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.