kite

Definitions

1. 1.Fig. : One who is rapacious. Detested kite, thou liest. Shak.
2. 2.A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string.
3. 3.(Naut.) A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light.
4. 4.(Geom.) A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of symmetry. Henrici.
5. 5.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]
6. 6.(Zoöl.) 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.
7. 7.To raise money by "kites;" as, kiting transactions. See Kite, 6. [Cant]
8. 8.The belly. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is fig. : One who is rapacious. Detested kite, thou liest. Shak called?
• What is a light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string called?
• What is a lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light called?
• What is a quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of symmetry. Henrici called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is to raise money by "kites;" as, kiting transactions. See Kite, 6. [Cant] called?