(n.) Any raptorial bird of the subfamily Milvinae, of which many
species are known. They have long wings, adapted for soaring, and
usually a forked tail.
(n.) Fig. : One who is rapacious.
(n.) A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or
cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string.
(n.) A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light.
(n.) A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of
symmetry.
(n.) 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.
(n.) The brill.
(v. i.) To raise money by "kites;" as, kiting transactions. See
Kite, 6.
(n.) The belly.
