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n.
A kind of parrot, of a beautiful green color, found in the Philippine Islands.
n.
The European hedge sparrow.
n.
The East Indian weaver bird (Ploceus Philippinus).
imp. & p. p.
of Philippize
n.
A delicate fiber, produced in the Philippine Islands from an unidentified plant, of which dresses, etc., are made.
n.
A kind of cigar, originally brought from Mania, in the Philippine Islands; now often made of inferior or adulterated tobacco.
a.
Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Philippize
a.
Of or pertaining to Philippi, a city of ancient Macedonia.
n.
A rare and doubtful metallic element said to have been discovered in the mineral samarskite.
n.
A native or an inhabitant of Philippi.
n.
The red dusty hairs of the capsules of an East Indian tree (Mallotus Philippinensis) used for dyeing silk. It is violently emetic, and is used in the treatment of tapeworm.
n.
A genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of great size, including the banana (Musa sapientum), the plantain (M. paradisiaca of Linnaeus, but probably not a distinct species), the Abyssinian (M. Ensete), the Philippine Island (M. textilis, which yields Manila hemp), and about eighteen other species. See Illust. of Banana and Plantain.
v. i.
To support or advocate the cause of Philip of Macedon.
n.
A kind of persimmon tree (Diospyros discolor) from the Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies. It bears an edible fruit as large as a quince.
n.
The house sparrow. Called also phip.
n.
Hence: Any discourse or declamation abounding in acrimonious invective.
n.
A prolonged or exhaustive discussion; especially, an acrimonious or invective harangue; a strain of abusive or railing language; a philippic.
v. i.
To write or speak in the style of a philippic.
n.
Any one of the series of famous orations of Demosthenes, the Grecian orator, denouncing Philip, king of Macedon.
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