Defn: A kind of elastic floor cloth, made of India rubber, gutta- percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
KAMPYLITE
Kam"py*lite, n. Etym: [Gr. (Min.)
Defn: A variety of mimetite or arseniate of lead in hexagonal prisms of a fine orange yellow. [Written also campylite.]
KAMSIN; KHAMSIN Kam*sin", Kham*sin", n. Etym: [Ar. khamsin, fr. khamsun, oblique case khamsin, fifty; — so called because it blows for about fifty days, from April till June.]
Defn: A hot southwesterly wind in Egypt, coming from the Sahara.
[Written also Khamseen.]
KAMTSCHADALES
Kam"tscha*dales, n. pl. (Ethnol.)
Defn: An aboriginal tribe inhabiting the southern part of
Kamtschatka.
KAN
Kan, v. t.
Defn: To know; to ken. [Obs.] See Ken.
KAN
Kan, n.