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Webster 1913 Edition
Kite
Kite
(kīt)
, Noun.
[OE.
kyte
, AS. cȳta
; cf. W. cud
, cut
.] 1.
(Zool.)
Any raptorial bird of the subfamily
Milvinæ
, of which many species are known. They have long wings, adapted for soaring, and usually a forked tail. ☞ The European species are
Milvus ictinus
and Milvus migrans
; the pariah kite of India is Milvus govinda
; the sacred or Brahmany kite of India is Haliastur Indus
; the American fork-tailed kite is the Nauclerus furcatus
. 2.
Fig.: One who is rapacious.
Detested
kite
, thou liest. Shakespeare
3.
A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string.
4.
(Naut.)
A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light.
5.
(Geom.)
A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of symmetry.
Henrici.
6.
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]
7.
(Zool.)
The brill.
[Prov. Eng.]
Flying kites
. (Naut.)
See under
– Flying
. Kite falcon
(Zool.)
, an African falcon of the genus
Avicida
, having some resemblance to a kite.Kite
,Noun.
The belly.
[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Kite
KITE
,Noun.
1.
A name of reproach, denoting rapacity.2.
A light frame of wood and paper constructed for flying in the air for the amusement of boys.KITE
,Noun.