Zibet
(Zib"et, Zib"eth) n. [Cf. It. zibetto. See Civet.] (Zoöl.) A carnivorous mammal (Viverra zibetha)
closely allied to the civet, from which it differs in having the spots on the body less distinct, the throat
whiter, and the black rings on the tail more numerous.
It inhabits India, Southern China, and the East Indies. It yields a perfume similar to that of the civet. It is
often domesticated by the natives, and then serves the same purposes as the domestic cat. Called also
Asiatic, or Indian, civet.
Ziega
(Zie"ga) n. Curd produced from milk by adding acetic acid, after rennet has ceased to cause
coagulation. Brande & C.
Zietrisikite
(Zie`tri*si"kite) n. (Min.) A mineral wax, vert similar to ozocerite. It is found at Zietrisika,
Moldavia, whence its name.
Zif
(||Zif) n. [Heb. ziv.] The second month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, corresponding to our
May.
Zigger
(Zig"ger, Zig"hyr) v. i. (Mining) Same as Sicker. [Prov. Eng.] Raymond.
Zigzag
(Zig"zag`) n. [F. zigzag, G. zickzack, from zacke, zacken, a dentil, tooth. Cf. Tack a small
nail.]
1. Something that has short turns or angles.
The fanatics going straight forward and openly, the politicians by the surer mode of zigzag.
Burke. 2. (Arch.) A molding running in a zigzag line; a chevron, or series of chevrons. See Illust. of Chevron,
3.
3. (Fort.) See Boyau.
Zigzag
(Zig"zag`) a. Having short, sharp turns; running this way and that in an onward course.
Zigzag
(Zig"zag`), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Zigzagged ; p. pr. & vb. n. Zigzagging.] To form with short
turns.
Zigzag
(Zig"zag`), v. i. To move in a zigzag manner; also, to have a zigzag shape. R. Browning.
Zigzaggery
(Zig"zag`ger*y) n. The quality or state of being zigzag; crookedness. [R.]
The . . . zigzaggery of my father's approaches.
Sterne. Zigzaggy
(Zig"zag`gy), a. Having sharp turns. Barham.
Zilla
(Zil"la) n. (Bot.) A low, thorny, suffrutescent, crucifeous plant (Zilla myagroides) found in the deserts
of Egypt. Its leaves are boiled in water, and eaten, by the Arabs.
Zillah
(||Zil"lah) n. [Ar. zila.] A district or local division, as of a province. [India]
Zimb
(||Zimb) n. (Zoöl.) A large, venomous, two-winged fly, native of Abyssinia. It is allied to the tsetse
fly, and, like the latter, is destructive to cattle.
Ziment-water
(Zim"ent-wa`ter) n. [G. cement- wasser. See Cement.] A kind of water found in copper
mines; water impregnated with copper.
Zinc
(Zinc) n. [G. zink, probably akin to zinn tin: cf. F. zinc, from the German. Cf. Tin.] (Chem.)
An abundant element of the magnesium-cadmium group, extracted principally from the minerals zinc
