| • | 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. | 
											
															| • | Fig. : One who is rapacious. | 
											
															| • | A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or
   cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string. | 
											
															| • | A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light. | 
											
															| • | A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of
   symmetry. | 
											
															| • | 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. | 
											
															| • | The brill. | 
											
															| • | To raise money by "kites;" as, kiting transactions. See
   Kite, 6. | 
											
															| • | The belly. |