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Sumo - Martial Arts (gambling) and Admiral (medicine)


Sumo - Martial Arts (gambling)


A basic Japanese form of grappling in which the participants are of gigantic proportions. Victory is either achieved by forcing the opponent out of the ring, or by forcing him to touch the floor within the ring with any part of his body above the knee.

Admiral (medicine)


admiral


1. A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief gradations in rank are admiral, vice admiral, and rear admiral. The admiral is the commander in chief of a fleet or of fleets.

2. The ship which carries the admiral; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet. "Like some mighty admiral, dark and terrible, bearing down upon his antagonist with all his canvas straining to the wind, and all his thunders roaring from his broadsides." (E. Everett)

3. <zoology> A handsome butterfly (Pyrameis Atalanta) of Europe and America. The larva feeds on nettles.

<zoology> Admiral shell, the popular name of an ornamental cone shell (Conus admiralis). Lord High Admiral, a great officer of state, who (when this rare dignity is conferred) is at the head of the naval administration of Great Britain.

Origin: OE. Amiral, admiral, OF. Amiral, ultimately fr. Ar. Amir-al-bahr commander of the sea; Ar. Amir is commander, al is the Ar. Article, and amir-al, heard in different titles, was taken as one word. Early forms of the word show confusion with L. Admirabilis admirable, fr. Admirari to admire. It is said to have been introduced into Europe by the Genoese or Venetians, in the 12th or 13th century. Cf. Ameer, Emir.

Source: Websters Dictionary