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February 6, 2012

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In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed... No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people.

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(7) Words.

insect
insectator
insected
insectile
insection
insectivorous
insectologer

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(7) Words.

insect
insectator
insected
insectile
insection
insectivorous
insectologer

(218) Words.

abdomen
achor
antennae
ape
aphis
apis
aptera
armadillo
aurelia
balancer
bear-fly
beard
beast
bee
bee-flower
beetle
bibio
boat-fly
bombardier
boud
breeze
bug
butterfly
cabbage-worm
calander
calandre
caprification
caterpillar
centiped
chafer
chegoe
chinch
chirp
chirping
chrysalis
churnworm
cicada
cochineal
cockroach
coleopter
concealment
corcelet
crab
crane-fly
crawl
creep
cricket
crustaceous
daybed
daybook
daybreak
daycoal
daydream
dayflower
dayfly
death-watch
deathward
destroy
dipter
diptera
doglouse
dragon-fly
drone-fly
earwig
egg
entomolite
entomological
entomologist
entomology
ephemera
fallow
feeler
flea
flight
fly
flytrap
frolick
gadfly
gallfly
gally-worm
glowworm
gnat
gnatworm
goat-chaffer
grub
gumlac
habitude
harvest-fly
hawthorn-fly
hemiptera
honey-dew
honey-gnat
horn
hornet
hum
hymenoptera
ichneumon
insect
insectator
insected
insectile
insectivorous
insectologer
itch
jacamar
julus
kermes
lac
lady-fly
lantern-fly
larve
least
lepidoptera
live
locust
louse
luggs
may-fly
mealy
metamorphose
metamorphosis
microscopical
milleped
miller
mite
mole
mole-cricket
monocule
multiped
musketoe
nest
neuropter
neuroptera
nidus
night-fly
nit
noise
nymph
nympha
oak-apple
papilio
pica
pismire
plant-louse
polypus
preservation
prey
proboscis
pseudo-tinea
puceron
pupa
pupivorous
ravet
rook
run
scarabee
scolopendra
scorpion
scorpion-fly
shardborn
sheath
sheath-winged
shrew-mouse
side-fly
silk
sloe-worm
slow-worm
snail
sow
spanish-fly
sphinx
spider
spoil
squat
squill
stag-beetle
stag-worm
stigmata
sting
stone-fly
sugar-mite
suspicious
swarm
taint
tarantula
tera
tody
transformation
tribe
troublesome
trunk
turn
turnstone
turpentine-tree
vaginopennous
vermilion
vermin
vine-fretter
vine-grub
wall-louse
warbler
warp
wash
wasp
water-fly
web
weevil
white-bug
white-caterpillar
wing
wing-shell
wire-grate
wood-fretter
wood-louse
wood-mite
wood-puceron
woodpecker
worm

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1828 Definition

IN'SECT, n. [L. insecta, plu.,from inseco, to cut in; in and seco, to cut. This name seems to have been originally given to certain small animals whose bodies appear cut in, or almost divided.]

1. In zoology, a small invertebral animal, breathing by lateral spiracles, and furnished with articulated extremities and movable antennae. Most insects pass through three states or metamorphoses, the larva, the chrysalis,and the perfect insect.

The class of insects, in the Linnean system, is divided into seven orders, the last of which [Aptera] includes the Crustacea, which breathe by gills, and the Arachnids, which have no antennae, now forming two distinct classes.

The term insect has been applied,but improperly, to other small invertebral animals of the Linnean class Vermes.

2. Any thing small or contemptible.

IN'SECT, a. Small; mean; contemptible.

1913 Definition

Insect (insect)
n.	(***ibreve]n"skt)
In"sect
[F. insecte, L. insectum, fr. insectus, p. p. of insecare to cut in. See Section. The name was originally given to certain small animals, whose bodies appear cut in, or almost divided. Cf. Entomology.]

One of the Insecta; esp., one of the Hexapoda. See Insecta.

* The hexapod insects pass through three stages during their growth, viz., the larva, pupa, and imago or adult, but in some of the orders the larva differs little from the imago, except in lacking wings, and the active pupa is very much like the larva, except in having rudiments of wings. In the higher orders, the larva is usually a grub, maggot, or caterpillar, totally unlike the adult, while the pupa is very different from both larva and imago and is inactive, taking no food.

Any air-breathing arthropod, as a spider or scorpion.

Any small crustacean. In a wider sense, the word is often loosely applied to various small invertebrates.

Fig.: Any small, trivial, or contemptible person or thing.

Thomson.

Insect powder, a powder used for the extermination of insects; esp., the powdered flowers of certain species of Pyrethrum, a genus now merged in Chrysanthemum. Called also Persian powder.

Of or pertaining to an insect or insects.

Like an insect; small; mean; ephemeral.

Noah Says...

Noah Webster was born on Monday, October 16th, 1758 making him a Libra, Yin Fire Ox [Ding-chou].

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The foundation for American Heritage Access [AHA] strives to capture the essence of American culture with an intent to make early American manuscripts accessible to modern society. We believe that the successful future of this country is dependent on honoring and respecting its past. In order to achieve this ideal, several projects will be introduced and executed. The first initiatives of Project::Noah will involve the accessibility of the 1828 American dictionary.

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The first vision, Vision::Reprint, has an intent to make a modern printing of the first dictionary of the American language available to the public for under $25. The first task, Task::Access, involves the digitizing of the original 1828 dictionary. The dictionary is available in microfilm (American Culture Series, Reel 335.6-336.1, Michigan University Microfilms) at many universities. To digitize the microfilm as a batch process requires a special scanner.

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The second vision, Vision::Redesign, has an intent to improve the current online accessibility to the 1828 dictionary. Beyond the Task::XML, other tasks related to this Vision::Redesign include identifying features and functionality for this new website. In addition, plugins will be discussed and created to make the dictionary accessible in other ways: iPhone, Google widget, Firefox Add-on, etc.

Vision::Recapture

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The third vision, Vision::Recapture, has an intent to evoke the importance of Noah Webster in our American Heritage. This vision will manifest itself in a commissioned painting of Noah Webster. The process involved will require the input from concerned Americans. The final commission painting will be derived from initial sketches and digital compositions. Feedback from the community is essential for this vision's success throughout the entire process.

February 6, 2012