Kafkaprop. n.Franz Kafka, a writer, b. 1883, d. 1924. Syn. -- Franz Kafka.
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Kafkaesqueprop. a.[fr. Franz Kafka, novelist; especially from his novels such as The Trial.]Frightening, threating, and bewildering in a vague and unexplicable way; -- of situations or regulations. Often used to describe illogical bureaucratic entanglements with no reasonable solution.
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Kaftan(?), n.(?) v.See Caftan.
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Kage(?), n.A chantry chapel inclosed with lattice or screen work.
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(?)Kagu(?), n.(Zo(?)l.)A singular, crested, grallatorial bird (Rhinochetos jubatus), native of New Caledonia. It is gray above, paler beneath, and the feathers of the wings and tail are handsomely barred with brown, black, and gray. It is allied to the sun bittern.
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Kail(?), n.1.(Bot.)A kind of headless cabbage. Same as Kale, 1.
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2.Any cabbage, greens, or vegetables. [OE. or Scot.]
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3.A broth made with kail or other vegetables; hence, any broth; also, a dinner. [Scot.]
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Kail yard, a kitchen garden. [Scot.]
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(?)Kai`ma*cam(?), n.Same as Caimacam.
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Kain(?), n.(Scots Law)Poultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a tenant to his landlord.Wharton (Law Dict.).
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Kainit(?), n.[Trade name, fr. kainite.]Salts of potassium used in the manufacture of fertilizers.
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