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A yellow pigment found in the feathers of certain parrots.

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  • YELLOW-GOLDS
    A certain plant, probably the yellow oxeye. B. Jonson.
  • YELLOWTOP
    A kind of grass, perhaps a species of Agrostis.
  • YELLOWFISH
    A rock trout found on the coast of Alaska; -- called also striped fish, and Atka mackerel.
  • FOUNDATION
    The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course , under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry. 4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution,
  • PIGMENTATION
    A deposition, esp. an excessive deposition, of coloring matter; as, pigmentation of the liver.
  • FOUND
    imp. & p. p. of Find.
  • PIGMENTAL; PIGMENTARY
    Of or pertaining to pigments; furnished with pigments. Dunglison. Pigmentary degeneration , a morbid condition in which an undue amount of pigment is deposited in the tissues.
  • FOUNDATIONER
    One who derives support from the funds or foundation of a college or school.
  • YELLOW
    1. A bright golden color, reflecting more light than any other except white; the color of that part of the spectrum which is between the orange and green. "A long motley coat guarded with yellow." Shak. 2. A yellow pigment. Cadmium yellow, Chrome
  • FOUNDEROUS
    Difficult to travel; likely to trip one up; as, a founderous road. Burke.
  • YELLOWBILL
    The American scoter.
  • YELLOWWOOD
    The wood of any one of several different kinds of trees; also, any one of the trees themselves. Among the trees so called are the Cladrastis tinctoria, an American leguminous tree; the several species of prickly ash ; the Australian Flindersia
  • FOUNDRESS
    A female founder; a woman who founds or establishes, or who endows with a fund.
  • FOUNDERY
    See FOUNDRY
  • PIGMENTED
    Colored; specifically , filled or imbued with pigment; as, pigmented epithelial cells; pigmented granules.
  • YELLOWHAMMER
    A common European finch . The color of the male is bright yellow on the breast, neck, and sides of the head, with the back yellow and brown, and the top of the head and the tail quills blackish. Called also yellow bunting, scribbling lark, and
  • CERTAINTY
    Clearness; freedom from ambiguity; lucidity. Of a certainty, certainly. (more info) 1. The quality, state, or condition, of being certain. The certainty of punishment is the truest security against crimes. Fisher Ames. 2. A fact or truth
  • YELLOWLEGS
    Any one of several species of long-legged sandpipers of the genus Totanus, in which the legs are bright yellow; -- called also stone snipe, tattler, telltale, yellowshanks; and yellowshins. See Tattler, 2.
  • FOUNDLING
    A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent or owner. Foundling hospital, a hospital for foundlings.
  • YELLOWBIRD
    The American goldfinch, or thistle bird. See Goldfinch. The common yellow warbler; -- called also summer yellowbird. See Illust. of Yellow warbler, under Yellow, a.
  • CONFOUNDED
    1. Confused; perplexed. A cloudy and confounded philosopher. Cudworth. 2. Excessive; extreme; abominable. He was a most confounded tory. Swift. The tongue of that confounded woman. Sir. W. Scott.
  • ASCERTAINMENT
    The act of ascertaining; a reducing to certainty; a finding out by investigation; discovery. The positive ascertainment of its limits. Burke.
  • ASCERTAINABLE
    That may be ascertained. -- As`cer*tain"a*ble*ness, n. -- As`cer*tain"a*bly, adv.
  • FOUNDER
    One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom anything originates; one who endows.
  • UNCERTAINTY
    1. The quality or state of being uncertain. 2. That which is uncertain; something unknown. Our shepherd's case is every man's case that quits a moral certainty for an uncertainty. L'Estrange.
  • PROFOUNDNESS
    The quality or state of being profound; profundity; depth. Hooker.
  • UNCERTAINLY
    In an uncertain manner.
  • PROFOUNDLY
    In a profound manner. Why sigh you so profoundly Shak.

 

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