'Royal tiger' definitions:

Definition of 'Royal tiger'

From: GCIDE
  • Royal \Roy"al\, a. [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F. royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See Rich, and cf. regal, real a coin, Rial.]
  • 1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely. [1913 Webster]
  • How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal Society. [1913 Webster]
  • Battle royal. See under Battle.
  • Royal bay (Bot.), the classic laurel (Laurus nobilis.)
  • Royal eagle. (Zool.) See Golden eagle, under Golden.
  • Royal fern (Bot.), the handsome fern Osmunda regalis. See Osmund.
  • Royal mast (Naut.), the mast next above the topgallant mast and usually the highest on a square-rigged vessel. The royal yard and royal sail are attached to the royal mast.
  • Royal metal, an old name for gold.
  • Royal palm (Bot.), a magnificent West Indian palm tree (Oreodoxa regia), lately discovered also in Florida.
  • Royal pheasant. See Curassow.
  • Royal purple, an intense violet color, verging toward blue.
  • Royal tern (Zool.), a large, crested American tern ({Sterna maxima}).
  • Royal tiger. (Zool.) See Tiger.
  • Royal touch, the touching of a diseased person by the hand of a king, with the view of restoring to health; -- formerly extensively practiced, particularly for the scrofula, or king's evil. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike; princely; august; majestic; superb; splendid; illustrious; noble; magnanimous. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'royal tiger'

From: GCIDE
  • Tiger \Ti"ger\, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti`gris; probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri an arrow, Per. t[imac]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v. t.; -- probably so named from its quickness.]
  • 1. A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris) native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also {royal tiger}, and Bengal tiger. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person. [1913 Webster]
  • As for heinous tiger, Tamora. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistress. --Dickens. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three cheers and a tiger. [Colloq. U. S.] [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar. [1913 Webster]
  • American tiger. (Zool.) (a) The puma. (b) The jaguar.
  • Clouded tiger (Zool.), a handsome striped and spotted carnivore (Felis macrocelis or Felis marmorata) native of the East Indies and Southern Asia. Its body is about three and a half feet long, and its tail about three feet long. Its ground color is brownish gray, and the dark markings are irregular stripes, spots, and rings, but there are always two dark bands on the face, one extending back from the eye, and one from the angle of the mouth. Called also tortoise-shell tiger.
  • Mexican tiger (Zool.), the jaguar.
  • Tiger beetle (Zool.), any one of numerous species of active carnivorous beetles of the family Cicindelidae. They usually inhabit dry or sandy places, and fly rapidly.
  • Tiger bittern. (Zool.) See Sun bittern, under Sun.
  • Tiger cat (Zool.), any one of several species of wild cats of moderate size with dark transverse bars or stripes somewhat resembling those of the tiger.
  • Tiger flower (Bot.), an iridaceous plant of the genus Tigridia (as Tigridia conchiflora, {Tigridia grandiflora}, etc.) having showy flowers, spotted or streaked somewhat like the skin of a tiger.
  • Tiger grass (Bot.), a low East Indian fan palm ({Chamaerops Ritchieana}). It is used in many ways by the natives. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
  • Tiger lily. (Bot.) See under Lily.
  • Tiger moth (Zool.), any one of numerous species of moths of the family Arctiadae which are striped or barred with black and white or with other conspicuous colors. The larvae are called woolly bears.
  • Tiger shark (Zool.), a voracious shark ({Galeocerdo tigrinus} syn. Galeocerdo maculatus) more or less barred or spotted with yellow. It is found in both the Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Called also zebra shark.
  • Tiger shell (Zool.), a large and conspicuously spotted cowrie (Cypraea tigris); -- so called from its fancied resemblance to a tiger in color and markings. Called also tiger cowrie.
  • Tiger snake (Zool.), either of two very venomous snakes of Tasmania and Australia, Notechis scutatis and {Notechis ater}, which grow up to 5 feet in length.
  • Tiger wolf (Zool.), the spotted hyena (Hyaena crocuta).
  • Tiger wood, the variegated heartwood of a tree ({Machaerium Schomburgkii}) found in Guiana. [1913 Webster]