1. (n.) 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.

2. (n.) Fig. : One who is rapacious.

3. (n.) A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string.

4. (n.) A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light.

5. (n.) A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of symmetry.

6. (n.) 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.

7. (n.) The brill.

8. (v. i.) To raise money by kites; as, kiting transactions. See Kite, 6.

9. (n.) The belly.

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