'Ecardines' definitions:

Definition of 'Ecardines'

From: GCIDE
  • Inarticulate \In`ar*tic"u*late\, a. [L. inarticulatus; pref. in- not + articulatus articulate.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Not uttered with articulation or intelligible distinctness, as speech or words. [1913 Webster]
  • Music which is inarticulate poesy. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) (a) Not jointed or articulated; having no distinct body segments; as, an inarticulate worm. (b) Without a hinge; -- said of an order (Inarticulata or Ecardines) of brachiopods. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Incapable of articulating. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • The poor earl, who is inarticulate with palsy. --Walpole.
  • 4. Incapable of expressing one's ideas or feelings clearly. [PJC]

Definition of 'Ecardines'

From: GCIDE
  • Ecardines \E*car"di*nes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. e out, without + cardo a hinge.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of Brachiopoda; the Lyopomata. See Brachiopoda. [1913 Webster]