Angelique (Frenchgirl name) –“Like an angel” or “angelic”; a witch character in “Dark Shadows”TV series and film Anya (Igbo, Hungarian, and Kurdish girl name) –“Eye,”“power,” or “mother” Fëanor (Quenyaboy name; *Quenya is a J.R.R. Tolkien-invented language) –Elfboy...
sciagraphynoun(n.) The art or science of projecting or delineating shadows as they fall in nature. noun(n.) Same as Sciagraph. noun(n.) Same as Radiography. sciamachynoun(n.) See Sciomachy. sciographynoun(n.) See Sciagraphy.
An old instrument used for taking altitudes; -- called also geometrical square, and line of shadows. quadrate adjective (a.) Having four equal sides, the opposite sides parallel, and four right angles; square. adjective (a.) Produced by multiplying a number by itself; square. adjective (a...
It would be a natural assumption that ava- appears in the name Avathar, an outer land in the south of Aman, but in fact this does not seem to be the case (rather, that name is said to mean 'the Shadows'). azan (Khuzdul) 'dark, dim', a word from the language of the Dwarves...
When Izanami died, she went to Yomi-tsu Kuni, the land of darkness and death. Izanagi followed her there and tried to bring her back. But Izanami's body had already begun to decay, and she hid in the shadows and told Izanagi that she could not leave. Izanagi could not resist looking...
Of or relating to women. hebrician noun (n.) A Hebraist. heteroscian noun (n.) One who lives either north or south of the tropics, as contrasted with one who lives on the other side of them; -- so called because at noon the shadows always fall in opposite directions (the one ...
noun(n.) To attend as closely as a shadow; to follow and watch closely, especially in a secret or unobserved manner; as, a detective shadows a criminal. shadowingnoun(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shadow noun(n.) Shade, or gradation of light and color; shading. ...
noun(n.) To cloud; to darken; to cast a gloom over. noun(n.) To attend as closely as a shadow; to follow and watch closely, especially in a secret or unobserved manner; as, a detective shadows a criminal. shadowingnoun(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shadow ...