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<hw>Kit"ish</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Like or relating to a kite.</def>

<h1>Kitling</h1> <Xpage=816>

<hw>Kit"ling</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Kit</ets> a kitten + ling: cf. Icel. <ets>ketlingr</ets>.]</ety> <def>A young kitten; a whelp.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Scot.]</mark>

<i>B. Jonson.</i>

<h1>Kitte</h1> <Xpage=816>

<hw>Kit"te</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>imp.</tt> <def>of <er>Kit</er> to cut.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Kittel</h1> <Xpage=816>

<hw>Kit"tel</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>See <er>Kittle</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt></def>

<h1>Kitten</h1> <Xpage=816>

<hw>Kit"ten</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>kiton</ets>, a dim. of <ets>cat</ets>; cf. G.<ets>kitze</ets> a young cat, also a female cat, and F. <ets>chaton</ets>, dim. of <ets>chat</ets> cat, also E. <ets>kitling</ets>. See <er>Cat</er>.]</ety> <def>A young cat.</def>

<h1>Kitten</h1> <Xpage=816>

<hw>Kit"ten</hw>, <tt>v. t. & i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Kittened</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Kittening</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To bring forth young, as a cat; to bring forth, as kittens.</def>

<i>Shak. H. Spencer.</i>

<h1>Kittenish</h1> <Xpage=816>

<hw>Kit"ten*ish</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Resembling a kitten; playful; <as>as, a <ex>kittenish</ex> disposition</as>.</def>

<i>Richardson.</i>

<h1>Kittiwake</h1> <Xpage=816>

<hw>Kit"ti*wake</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A northern gull (<spn>Rissa tridactyla</spn>), inhabiting the coasts of Europe and America. It is white, with black tips to the wings, and has but three toes.</def>

<h1>Kittle</h1> <Xpage=816>

<hw>Kit"tle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Kit</er> a kitten.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</mark>

<h1>Kittle</h1> <Xpage=816>

<hw>Kit"tle</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Cf. AS. <ets>citelian</ets>; akin to D. <ets>kittelen</ets>, G. <ets>kitzeln</ets>, Icel. <ets>kitla</ets>, Sw. <ets>kittla</ets>, <ets>kittsla</ets>, Dan. <ets>kildre</ets>. Cf. <er>Tickle</er>.]</ety> <def>To tickle.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also <asp>kittel</asp>.]</altsp>

<i>Halliwell. Jamieson.</i>

<h1>Kittle</h1> <Xpage=816>

<hw>Kit"tle</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Ticklish; not easily managed; troublesome; difficult; variable.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</mark>

<i>Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.</i>

<h1>Kittlish</h1> <Xpage=816>