| CHEONGSAM | • cheongsam n. A tight-fitting Chinese formal woman’s dress, usually brightly coloured, patterned and/or embroidered… • cheongsam n. (Hong Kong) A plain coloured, tight-fitting dress with a short split at the thigh, worn as a school… • cheongsam n. A long formal dress-like garment or robe worn by Asian men. |
| CHIYOGAMI | • chiyogami n. The repeating pattern found in many origami papers, originally applied with wood blocks, but now mainly… • CHIYOGAMI n. (Japanese) a kind of hand-printed patterned paper. |
| CYMOGRAPH | • cymograph n. An instrument for obtaining drawings from the mouldings of Gothic architecture. • CYMOGRAPH n. an instrument for tracing the outline of mouldings, also CYMAGRAPH. |
| DICHOGAMY | • dichogamy n. (Biology) The condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime. • DICHOGAMY n. an arrangement for preventing the self-fertilization of hermaphrodite flowers, the stamens and stigmas ripening at different times. |
| ECHOGRAMS | • echograms n. Plural of echogram. • ECHOGRAM n. a record produced by a device that uses ultrasonic waves. |
| FROGMARCH | • frogmarch v. To march or force a person forward while holding their arms from behind or the side, as a prisoner. • frogmarch v. (Figurative) To force a person forward against their will. • frogmarch v. (Formerly) To carry a person face-down with one person holding each limb. |
| GRAMOCHES | • GRAMOCHE n. (Scots) a type of legging, also GAMASH, GRAMASH. |
| HECTOGRAM | • hectogram n. (Metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 102 grams. Symbol: hg. • HECTOGRAM n. a measure of weight, containing a hundred grams, also HECTOGRAMME, HEKTOGRAM. |
| HERCOGAMY | • hercogamy n. (Botany) The condition where self-pollination is impossible (e.g. due to physical obstacles or mutations). • HERCOGAMY n. the prevention of self-pollination in plants, also HERKOGAMY. |
| HOMOGAMIC | • homogamic adj. Of or relating to homogamy. • HOMOGAMIC adj. breeding like with like, inbreeding. |
| LOGOMACHS | • logomachs n. Plural of logomach. • LOGOMACH n. one given to arguing about words. |
| LOGOMACHY | • logomachy n. Dispute over the meaning of words. • logomachy n. A conflict waged only as a battle of words. • LOGOMACHY n. a dispute about words; controversy marked by verbiage. |
| MANCHEGOS | • manchegos n. Plural of manchego. • Manchegos n. Plural of Manchego. • MANCHEGO n. (Spanish) a cheese made from ewes' milk. |
| MYCOPHAGY | • mycophagy n. (Biology) The eating of fungus. • MYCOPHAGY n. the eating of mushrooms. |
| OMOPHAGIC | • omophagic adj. Eating raw flesh; using uncooked meat as food. • OMOPHAGIC adj. relating to omophagia, the eating of raw flesh. |
| TACHOGRAM | • tachogram n. A graphical record of the movement and velocity of the bloodstream, made by a tachometer. • TACHOGRAM n. a record made by a tachograph, an instrument for recording speed of rotation. |