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KITES
Noun
kites
plural of kite
Verb
kites
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kite
Anagrams
• skite, steik, stike, tikes
Proper noun
Kites
plural of Kite
Anagrams
• skite, steik, stike, tikes
Source: Wiktionary
KITE
Kite, n. Etym: [OE. kyte, AS.c; cf. W. cud, cut.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any raptorial bird of the subfamily Milvinæ, of which many species are known. They have long wings, adapted for soaring, and usually a forked tail.
Note: The European species are Milvus ictinus and M. govinda; the sacred or Brahmany kite of India is Haliastur Indus; the American fork-tailed kite is the Nauclerus furcatus.
2. Fig. : One who is rapacious. Detested kite, thou liest. Shak.
3. A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string.
4. (Naut.)
Definition: A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light.
5. (Geom.)
Definition: A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of symmetry. Henrici.
6. Fictitious commercial paper used for raising money or to sustain credit, as a check which represents no deposit in bank, or a bill of exchange not sanctioned by sale of goods; an accommodation check or bill. [Cant]
7. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The brill. [Prov. Eng. ] Flying kites. (Naut.) See under Flying.
– Kite falcon (Zoöl.), an African falcon of the genus Avicida, having some resemblance to a kite.
Kite, v. i.
Definition: To raise money by "kites;" as, kiting transactions. See Kite, 6. [Cant]
Kite, n.
Definition: The belly. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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