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<p><point26>T.</point26></p>

<p><hw>T</hw> (t&emacr;), <def>the twentieth letter of the English
alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant. With the letter <i>h</i> it forms the
digraph <i>th</i>, which has two distinct sounds, as in <i>th</i>in,
<i>th</i>en. See <i>Guide to Pronunciation</i>, &sect;&sect;262-264, and
also &sect;&sect;153, 156, 169, 172, 176, 178-180.</def></p>

<p>The letter derives its name and form from the Latin, the form of the
Latin letter being further derived through the Greek from the
Ph&oelig;nician. The ultimate origin is probably Egyptian. It is
etymologically most nearly related to <i>d</i>, <i>s</i>, <i>th</i>; as in
<i>t</i>ug, <i>d</i>uke; <i>t</i>wo, <i>d</i>ual, L. <i>d</i>uo;
re<i>s</i>in, L. re<i>s</i>ina, Gr. <grk>"rhti`nh</grk>, ten<i>t</i>,
ten<i>s</i>e, a., <i>t</i>enuous, <i>th</i>in; nos<i>t</i>ril,
<i>th</i>rill. See <u>D</u>, <u>S</u>.</p>

<p><col><b>T bandage</b></col> <i>(Surg.)</i>, <cd>a bandage shaped like
the letter <universbold>T</universbold>, and used principally for
application to the groin, or perineum.</cd> -- <col><b>T cart</b></col>,
<cd>a kind of fashionable two seated wagon for pleasure driving.</cd> --
<col><b>T iron</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A rod with a short
crosspiece at the end, -- used as a hook.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Iron
in bars, having a cross section formed like the letter
<universbold>T</universbold>, -- used in structures.</cd> -- <col><b>T
rail</b></col>, <cd>a kind of rail for railroad tracks, having no flange at
the bottom so that a section resembles the letter
<universbold>T</universbold>.</cd> -- <col><b>T square</b></col>, <cd>a
ruler having a crosspiece or head at one end, for the purpose of making
parallel lines; -- so called from its shape. It is laid on a drawing board
and guided by the crosspiece, which is pressed against the straight edge of
the board. Sometimes the head is arranged to be set at different
angles.</cd> -- <col><b>To a T</b></col>, <cd>exactly, perfectly; as, to
suit <i>to a T</i>.</cd> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To take.</def> [Obs. or
Scot.]  <i>Cursor Mundi.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Used by Chaucer to represent a peculiarity of the Northern
dialect.</p>

<p><hw>Taas</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A heap. See
<u>Tas</u>.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tab</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The flap or latchet of a shoe fastened with a
string or a buckle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A tag. See <u>Tag</u>, 2.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A loop for pulling or lifting
something.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A border of lace or other material, worn on the
inner front edge of ladies' bonnets.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A loose pendent part of a lady's garment; esp.,
one of a series of pendent squares forming an edge or border.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta*bac"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Tobacco.</def> [Obs.]
<i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ta*ba"nus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., horsefly.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of blood sucking flies, including the
horseflies.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tab"ard</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tabard</i>,
<i>tabart</i>; cf. Sp. & Pg. <i>tabardo</i>, It. <i>tabarro</i>, W.
<i>tabar</i>, LGr. &?;, LL. <i>tabardum</i>.] <def>A sort of tunic or
mantle formerly worn for protection from the weather. When worn over the
armor it was commonly emblazoned with the arms of the wearer, and from this
the name was given to the garment adopted for heralds.</def> [Spelt also
<i>taberd</i>.]</p>

<p><blockquote>In a <i>tabard</i> he [the Plowman] rode upon a
mare.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tab"ard*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One who wears a tabard.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A scholar on the foundation of Queen's College,
Oxford, England, whose original dress was a tabard.</def>
<i>Nares.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tab"a*ret</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Tabby</u>.] <def>A
stout silk having satin stripes, -- used for furniture.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tab`a*sheer"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Per.
<i>tab&amacr;sh&imacr;r</i>: cf. Skr. <i>tvakksh&imacr;r&amacr;</i>,
<i>tvaksh&imacr;r&amacr;</i>.] <def>A concretion in the joints of the
bamboo, which consists largely or chiefly of pure silica. It is highly
valued in the East Indies as a medicine for the cure of bilious vomitings,
bloody flux, piles, and various other diseases.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tab"bi*net</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Tabby</u>.] <def>A
fabric like poplin, with a watered surface.</def> [Written also
<i>tabinet</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tab"by</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tabbies</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>tabis</i> (cf. It.
<i>tab&igrave;</i>, Sp. & Pg. <i>tab&iacute;</i>, LL. <i>attabi</i>), fr.
Ar. <i>'att&amacr;b&imacr;</i>, properly the name of a quarter of Bagdad
where it was made, the quarter being named from the prince <i>Attab</i>,
great grandson of Omeyya.  Cf. <u>Tobine</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
kind of waved silk, usually called <i>watered silk</i>, manufactured like
taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by
calendering.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mixture of lime with shells, gravel, or
stones, in equal proportions, with an equal proportion of water. When dry,
this becomes as hard as rock.</def>  <i>Weale.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A brindled cat; hence, popularly, any
cat.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An old maid or gossip.</def> [Colloq.]
<i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tab"by</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having
a wavy or watered appearance; as, a <i>tabby</i> waistcoat.</def>
<i>Pepys.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Brindled; diversified in color; as, a
<i>tabby</i> cat.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tabby moth</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the grease moth.
See under <u>Grease</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tab"by</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tabbied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tabbying</u> (?).]
<def>To water; to cause to look wavy, by the process of calendering; to
calender; as, to <i>tabby</i> silk, mohair, ribbon, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tab`e*fac"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tabefy</u>.]
<def>A wasting away; a gradual losing of flesh by disease.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tab"e*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tabefied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tabefying</u> (?).] [L. <i>tabere</i> to waste away + <i>-fy</i>: cf. L.
<i>tabefacere</i> to melt.] <def>To cause to waste gradually, to
emaciate.</def> [R.]  <i>Harvey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ta*bel"lion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tabellio</i>, fr.
<i>tabella</i> a tablet, a writing, document, dim. of <i>tabula</i> a
board: cf. F. <i>tabellion</i>. See <u>Table</u>.] <def>A secretary or
notary under the Roman empire; also, a similar officer in France during the
old monarchy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Tabor</u>.</def>  <i>Nahum ii. 7.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tab"erd</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Tabard</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tab"er*na*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L.
<i>tabernaculum</i>, dim. of <i>taberna</i> nut. See <u>Tabern</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A slightly built or temporary habitation;
especially, a tent.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Dwelling in <i>tabernacles</i> with Isaac and
Jacob.</blockquote> <i>Heb. xi. 9.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Orange trees planted in the ground, and secured in winter
with a wooden <i>tabernacle</i> and stoves.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Jewish Antiq.)</i> <def>A portable structure of
wooden framework covered with curtains, which was carried through the
wilderness in the Israelitish exodus, as a place of sacrifice and
worship.</def>  <i>Ex. xxvi.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, the Jewish temple; sometimes, any other
place for worship.</def>  <i>Acts xv. 16.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Figuratively: The human body, as the temporary
abode of the soul.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Shortly I must put off this my
<i>tabernacle</i>.</blockquote> <i>2 Pet. i. 14.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Any small cell, or like place, in which some
holy or precious things was deposited or kept.</def> Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The ornamental receptacle for the pyx, or for
the consecrated elements, whether a part of a building or
movable.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A niche for the image of a saint, or for any
sacred painting or sculpture.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Hence, a work of art of sacred subject, having
a partially architectural character, as a solid frame resting on a bracket,
or the like.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>A tryptich for sacred imagery.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>A seat or stall in a choir, with its
canopy.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A boxlike step for a mast with
the after side open, so that the mast can be lowered to pass under bridges,
etc.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Feast of Tabernacles</b></col> <i>(Jewish Antiq.)</i>, <cd>one
of the three principal festivals of the Jews, lasting seven days, during
which the people dwelt in booths formed of the boughs of trees, in
commemoration of the habitation of their ancestors in similar dwellings
during their pilgrimage in the wilderness.</cd> -- <col><b>Tabernacle
work</b></col>, <cd>rich canopy work like that over the head of niches,
used over seats or stalls, or over sepulchral monuments.</cd> <i>Oxf.
Gloss.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tab"er*na*cle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tabernacled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tabernacling</u> (?).] <def>To dwell or reside for a time; to be
temporary housed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He assumed our nature, and <i>tabernacled</i> among us in
the flesh.</blockquote> <i>Dr. J. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tab`er*nac"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Of or pertaining to a tabernacle, especially the Jewish
tabernacle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Formed in latticework; latticed.</def>  <i>T.
Warton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to huts or booths; hence,
common; low.</def> "Horribly <i>tabernacular</i>."  <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ta"bes</hw> (t&amc;"b&emacr;z), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a
wasting disease.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Progressive emaciation of the body,
accompanied with hectic fever, with no well-marked local
symptoms.</def></p>

<p><col><b>||Tabes dorsalis</b></col> (d&ocirc;r*s&amacr;"l&ibreve;s) [NL.,
tabes of the back], <cd>locomotor ataxia; -- sometimes called simply
<i>tabes</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>||Tabes mesenterica</b></col> (&?;) [NL.,
mesenteric tabes], <cd>a wasting disease of childhood characterized by
chronic inflammation of the lymphatic glands of the mesentery, attended
with caseous degeneration.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ta*bes"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tabescens</i>
wasting, p. pr. of <i>tabescere</i>.] <def>Withering, or wasting
away.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta*bet"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to tabes; of the nature of tabes; affected with tabes;
tabid.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One affected with
tabes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tab"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tabidus</i>: cf. F.
<i>tabide</i>. See <u>Tabes</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Affected by tabes;
tabetic.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In <i>tabid</i> persons, milk is the bset
restorative.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Tab"id*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Tab"id*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ta*bif"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Ta*bif"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tabes</i> + L. <i>facere</i> to make.]
<i>(Med.)</i> <def>Producing tabes; wasting; tabefying.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tab"inet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Tabbinet</u>.</def>  <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tab"la*ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tablature</i>
ancient mode of musical notation. See <u>Table</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Paint.)</i> <def>A painting on a wall or ceiling; a single piece
comprehended in one view, and formed according to one design; hence, a
picture in general.</def>  <i>Shaftesbury.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>An ancient mode of indicating
musical sounds by letters and other signs instead of by notes.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The chimes of bells are so rarely managed that I went up to
that of Sir Nicholas, where I found who played all sorts of compositions
from the <i>tablature</i> before him as if he had fingered an
organ.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Division into plates or tables
with intervening spaces; as, the <i>tablature</i> of the cranial
bones.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>tabula</i> a
board, tablet, a painting.  Cf. <u>Tabular</u>, <u>Taffrail</u>,
<u>Tavern</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A smooth, flat surface, like the
side of a board; a thin, flat, smooth piece of anything; a slab.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A bagnio paved with fair <i>tables</i> of
marble.</blockquote> <i>Sandys.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A thin, flat piece of wood, stone, metal, or
other material, on which anything is cut, traced, written, or painted; a
tablet</def>; <i>pl.</i> <def>a memorandum book.</def> "The names . . .
written on his <i>tables</i>."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And the Lord said unto Moses, Hew thee two <i>tables</i> of
stone like unto the first, and I will write upon these <i>tables</i> the
words that were in the first <i>tables</i>, which thou
brakest.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxxiv. 1.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And stand there with your <i>tables</i> to glean<BR>
The golden sentences.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Any smooth, flat surface upon which an
inscription, a drawing, or the like, may be produced.</def> "Painted in a
<i>table</i> plain."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The opposite walls are painted by Rubens, which, with that
other of the Infanta taking leave of Don Philip, is a most incomparable
<i>table</i>.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>St. Antony has a <i>table</i> that hangs up to him from a
poor peasant.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Hence, in a great variety of applications: A
condensed statement which may be comprehended by the eye in a single view;
a methodical or systematic synopsis; the presentation of many items or
particulars in one group; a scheme; a schedule.</def> Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Bibliog.)</i> <def>A view of the contents of a
work; a statement of the principal topics discussed; an index; a syllabus;
a synopsis; as, a <i>table</i> of contents.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A list of substances and their
properties; especially, a list of the elementary substances with their
atomic weights, densities, symbols, etc.</def>
</p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>Any collection and arrangement
in a condensed form of many particulars or values, for ready reference, as
of weights, measures, currency, specific gravities, etc.; also, a series of
numbers following some law, and expressing particular values corresponding
to certain other numbers on which they depend, and by means of which they
are taken out for use in computations; as, <i>tables</i> of logarithms,
sines, tangents, squares, cubes, etc.; annuity <i>tables</i>; interest
<i>tables</i>; astronomical <i>tables</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <i>(Palmistry)</i> <def>The arrangement or
disposition of the lines which appear on the inside of the hand.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Mistress of a fairer <i>table</i><BR>
Hath not history for fable.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>An article of furniture, consisting of a flat
slab, board, or the like, having a smooth surface, fixed horizontally on
legs, and used for a great variety of purposes, as in eating, writing, or
working.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We may again<BR>
Give to our <i>tables</i> meat.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The nymph the <i>table</i> spread.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Hence, food placed on a table to be partaken of;
fare; entertainment; as, to set a good <i>table</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>The company assembled round a table.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I drink the general joy of the whole
<i>table</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the two, external and
internal, layers of compact bone, separated by diplo&euml;, in the walls of
the cranium.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A stringcourse which includes an
offset; esp., a band of stone, or the like, set where an offset is
required, so as to make it decorative. See <u>Water table</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <i>(Games)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The board on
the opposite sides of which backgammon and draughts are played.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of the divisions of a backgammon board; as, to
play into the right-hand <i>table</i>.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>pl.</i>
<def>The games of backgammon and of draughts.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This is the ape of form, monsieur the nice,<BR>
That, when he plays at <i>tables</i>, chides the dice.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <i>(Glass Manuf.)</i> <def>A circular plate of crown
glass.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A circular plate or <i>table</i> of about five feet diameter
weighs on an average nine pounds.</blockquote> <i>Ure.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <i>(Jewelry)</i> <def>The upper flat surface of a
diamond or other precious stone, the sides of which are cut in
angles.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>13.</b></sn> <i>(Persp.)</i> <def>A plane surface, supposed to be
transparent and perpendicular to the horizon; -- called also <i>perspective
plane</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>14.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>The part of a machine tool on
which the work rests and is fastened.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Bench table</b></col>, <col><b>Card table</b></col>,
<col><b>Communion table</b></col>, <col><b>Lord's table</b></col>, <cd>etc.
See under <u>Bench</u>, <u>Card</u>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Raised
table</b></col> <i>(Arch. & Sculp.)</i>, <cd>a raised or projecting member
of a flat surface, large in proportion to the projection, and usually
rectangular, -- especially intended to receive an inscription or the
like.</cd> -- <col><b>Roller table</b></col> <i>(Horology)</i>, <cd>a flat
disk on the arbor of the balance of a watch, holding the jewel which rolls
in and out of the fork at the end of the lever of the escapement.</cd> --
<col><b>Round table</b></col>. <cd>See Dictionary of Noted Names in
Fiction.</cd> -- <col><b>Table anvil</b></col>, <cd>a small anvil to be
fastened to a table for use in making slight repairs.</cd> -- <col><b>Table
base</b></col>. <i>(Arch.)</i> <cd>Same as <u>Water table</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Table bed</b></col>, <cd>a bed in the form of a table.</cd> --
<col><b>Table beer</b></col>, <cd>beer for table, or for common use; small
beer.</cd> -- <col><b>Table bell</b></col>, <cd>a small bell to be used at
table for calling servants.</cd> -- <col><b>Table cover</b></col>, <cd>a
cloth for covering a table, especially at other than mealtimes.</cd> --
<col><b>Table diamond</b></col>, <cd>a thin diamond cut with a flat upper
surface.</cd> -- <col><b>Table linen</b></col>, <cd>linen tablecloth,
napkins, and the like.</cd> -- <col><b>Table money</b></col> <i>(Mil. or
Naut.)</i>, <cd>an allowance sometimes made to officers over and above
their pay, for table expenses.</cd> -- <col><b>Table rent</b></col> <i>(O.
Eng. Law)</i>, <cd>rent paid to a bishop or religious, reserved or
appropriated to his table or housekeeping.</cd> <i>Burrill.</i> --
<col><b>Table shore</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a low, level shore.</cd>
-- <col><b>Table talk</b></col>, <cd>conversation at table, or at
meals.</cd> -- <col><b>Table talker</b></col>, <cd>one who talks at
table.</cd> -- <col><b>Table tipping</b></col>, <col><b>Table
turning</b></col>, <cd>certain movements of tables, etc., attributed by
some to the agency of departed spirits, and by others to the development of
latent vital or spriritual forces, but more commonly ascribed to the
muscular force of persons in connection with the objects moved, or to
physical force applied otherwise.</cd> -- <col><b>Tables of a
girder</b></col> or <col><b>chord</b></col> <i>(Engin.)</i>, <cd>the upper
and lower horizontal members.</cd> -- <col><b>To lay on the
table</b></col>, <cd>in parliamentary usage, to lay, as a report, motion,
etc., on the table of the presiding officer, -- that is, to postpone the
consideration of, by a vote.</cd> -- <col><b>To serve tables</b></col>
<i>(Script.)</i>, <cd>to provide for the poor, or to distribute provisions
for their wants.</cd> <i>Acts vi. 2.</i> -- <col><b>To turn the
tables</b></col>, <cd>to change the condition or fortune of contending
parties; -- a metaphorical expression taken from the vicissitudes of
fortune in gaming.</cd> -- <col><b>Twelve tables</b></col> <i>(Rom.
Antiq.)</i>, <cd>a celebrated body of Roman laws, framed by decemvirs
appointed 450 years before Christ, on the return of deputies or
commissioners who had been sent to Greece to examine into foreign laws and
institutions. They consisted partly of laws transcribed from the
institutions of other nations, partly of such as were altered and
accommodated to the manners of the Romans, partly of new provisions, and
mainly, perhaps, of laws and usages under their ancient kings.</cd>
<i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1467 !></p>

<p><hw>Ta"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tableed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tableing</u> (?).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To form into a table or
catalogue; to tabulate; as, to <i>table</i> fines.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To delineate, as on a table; to represent, as in
a picture.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Tabled</i> and pictured in the chambers of
meditation.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To supply with food; to feed.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Carp.)</i> <def>To insert, as one piece of timber
into another, by alternate scores or projections from the middle, to
prevent slipping; to scarf.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To lay or place on a table, as money.</def>
<i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>In parliamentary usage, to lay on the table; to
postpone, by a formal vote, the consideration of (a bill, motion, or the
like) till called for, or indefinitely.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To enter upon the docket; as, to <i>table</i>
charges against some one.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To make board hems in the skirts
and bottoms of (sails) in order to strengthen them in the part attached to
the boltrope.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta"ble</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To live at the table of
another; to board; to eat.</def> [Obs.] "He . . . was driven from the
society of men to <i>table</i> with the beasts."  <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ta`bleau"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tableaux</b></plw> (#). [F., dim. fr. L. <i>tabula</i> a painting.
See <u>Table</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A striking and vivid
representation; a picture.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A representation of some scene by means of
persons grouped in the proper manner, placed in appropriate postures, and
remaining silent and motionless.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ta`bleau" vi`vant"</hw> (?); <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Tableaux
vivants</b></plw> (#). [F.] <def>Same as <u>Tableau</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta"ble*book`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tablet; a
notebook.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Put into your <i>tablebook</i> whatever you judge
worthy.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ta"ble*cloth`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A cloth for
covering a table, especially one with which a table is covered before the
dishes, etc., are set on for meals.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ta"ble d'h&ocirc;te"</hw> (t&adot;"bl' d&omacr;t`); <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tables d'h&ocirc;te</b></plw> (#). [F., literally, table of the
landlord.] <def>A common table for guests at a hotel; an
ordinary.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta"ble-land`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A broad, level,
elevated area of land; a plateau.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The toppling crags of Duty scaled,<BR>
Are close upon the shining <i>table-lands</i><BR>
To which our God himself is moon and sun.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ta"ble*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tablemen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A man at draughts; a piece used in
playing games at tables. See <u>Table</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 10.</def>
[R.]  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ta"ble*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A
table.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Tablements</i> and chapters of pillars.</blockquote>
<i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ta"bler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who boards.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who boards others for hire.</def> [Obs.]
<i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ta"ble*spoon`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A spoon of the
largest size commonly used at the table; -- distinguished from
<i>teaspoon</i>, <i>dessert spoon</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta"ble*spoon`ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tablespoonfuls</b></plw> (&?;). <def>As much as a tablespoon will
hold; enough to fill a tablespoon. It is usually reckoned as one half of a
fluid ounce, or four fluid drams.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta"blet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tablette</i>, dim. of
<i>table</i>. See <u>Table</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small table or
flat surface.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A flat piece of any material on which to write,
paint, draw, or engrave; also, such a piece containing an inscription or a
picture.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a small picture; a miniature.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>A kind of pocket memorandum
book.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A flattish cake or piece; as, <i>tablets</i> of
arsenic were formerly worn as a preservative against the plague.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Pharm.)</i> <def>A solid kind of electuary or
confection, commonly made of dry ingredients with sugar, and usually formed
into little flat squares; -- called also <i>lozenge</i>, and <i>troche</i>,
especially when of a round or rounded form.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta"ble*ware`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ware, or articles
collectively, for table use.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta"bling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
forming into tables; a setting down in order.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Carp.)</i> <def>The letting of one timber into
another by alternate scores or projections, as in shipbuilding.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A broad hem on the edge of a
sail.</def>  <i>Totten.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Board; support.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Trence in
English (1614).</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Act of playing at tables. See <u>Table</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 10.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><col><b>Tabling house</b></col>, <cd>a gambling house.</cd> [Obs.]
<i>Northbrooke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ta*boo"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A total prohibition of
intercourse with, use of, or approach to, a given person or thing under
pain of death, -- an interdict of religious origin and authority, formerly
common in the islands of Polynesia; interdiction.</def> [Written also
<i>tabu</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Ta*boo"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tabooed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tabooing</u>.] <def>To put under taboo; to forbid, or to forbid the use
of; to interdict approach to, or use of; as, to <i>taboo</i> the ground set
apart as a sanctuary for criminals.</def> [Written also <i>tabu</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Ta"bor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>tabor</i>,
<i>tabour</i>, F. <i>tambour</i>; cf. Pr. <i>tabor</i>, <i>tanbor</i>, Sp.
& Pg. <i>tambor</i>, <i>atambor</i>, It. <i>tamburo</i>; all fr. Ar. & Per.
<i>tamb&?;r</i> a kind of lute, or giutar, or Per. <i>tab&imacr;r</i> a
drum.  Cf. <u>Tabouret</u>, <u>Tambour</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A small
drum used as an accompaniment to a pipe or fife, both being played by the
same person.</def> [Written also <i>tabour</i>, and <i>taber</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Ta"bor</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tabored</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Taboring</u>.]
[Cf. OF. <i>taborer</i>.] [Written also <i>tabour</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To play on a tabor, or little drum.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To strike lightly and frequently.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta"bor</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make (a sound) with a
tabor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta"bor*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who plays on the
tabor.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tab"o*ret</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dim. of <i>tabor</i>.  Cf.
<u>Tabret</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A small tabor.</def> [Written also
<i>tabouret</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tab"o*rine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>tabourin</i>, F.
<i>tambourin</i>. See <u>Tabor</u>, and cf. <u>Tambourine</u>.]
<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A small, shallow drum; a tabor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta"bor*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i>
<def>One of certain Bohemian reformers who suffered persecution in the
fifteenth century; -- so called from <i>Tabor</i>, a hill or fortress where
they encamped during a part of their struggles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta"bour</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Tabor</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tab"ou*ret</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., dim. of OF.
<i>tabor</i>, <i>tabour</i>, drum. See <u>Tabor</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Same as <u>Taboret</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A seat without arms or back, cushioned and
stuffed: a high stool; -- so called from its resemblance to a
drum.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An embroidery frame.</def>  <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Right of the tabouret</b></col>, <cd>the privilege of sitting on
a tabouret in the presence of the severeign, formerly granted to certain
ladies of high rank at the French court.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tab"rere</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A taborer.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tab"ret</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A taboret.</def>
<i>Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ta*bu"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Taboo</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tab"u*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tabul&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [L.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A table; a
tablet.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the transverse plants
found in the calicles of certain corals and hydroids.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tabula rasa</b></col> (&?;) [L.], <cd>a smoothed tablet; hence,
figuratively, the mind in its earliest state, before receiving impressions
from without; -- a term used by Hobbes, Locke, and others, in maintaining a
theory opposed to the doctrine of <i>innate ideas</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tab"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tabularis</i>, fr.
<i>tabula</i> a board, table. See <u>Table</u>.] <def>Having the form of,
or pertaining to, a table (in any of the uses of the word).</def>
Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Having a flat surface; as, a <i>tabular</i>
rock.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Formed into a succession of flakes;
laminated.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Nodules . . . that are <i>tabular</i> and
plated.</blockquote> <i>Woodward.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Set in squares.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>Arranged in a schedule; as, <i>tabular</i>
statistics.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>Derived from, or computed by, the use of
tables; as, <i>tabular</i> right ascension.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tabular difference</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>the difference
between two consecutive numbers in a table, sometimes printed in its proper
place in the table.</cd> -- <col><b>Tabular spar</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>,
<cd>wollastonite.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tab`u*lar*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
tabularizing, or the state of being tabularized; formation into tables;
tabulation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tab"u*lar*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tabularized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tabularizing</u> (?).] <def>To tabulate.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tab`u*la"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L.
<i>tabulatus</i> floored.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An artificial group of
stony corals including those which have transverse septa in the calicles.
The genera <i>Pocillopora</i> and Favosites are examples.</def>
</p>

<p><hw>Tab"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tabulated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tabulating</u>.] [L. <i>tabula</i> a table. See <u>Tabular</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To form into a table or tables; to reduce to tables
or synopses.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A philosophy is not worth the having, unless its results may
be <i>tabulated</i>, and put in figures.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To shape with a flat surface.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tab`u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of forming
into a table or tables; as, the <i>tabulation</i> of statistics.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tac</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Tack</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 4.] <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>A kind of customary
payment by a tenant; -- a word used in old records.</def>  <i>Cowell.
Burrill.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tac"a*ma*hac`</hw> (?), <hw>Tac`a*ma*ha"ca</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A bitter balsamic resin
obtained from tropical American trees of the genus <i>Elaphrium</i> (<i>E.
tomentosum</i> and <i>E. Tacamahaca</i>), and also from East Indian trees
of the genus <i>Calophyllum</i>; also, the resinous exhudation of the
balsam poplar.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any tree yielding tacamahac resin,
especially, in North America, the balsam poplar, or balm of Gilead
(<i>Populus balsamifera</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta*caud"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tacaud</i>. See
<u>Tomcod</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The bib, or whiting pout.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tace</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The cross, or church, of
St. Antony. See <i>Illust.</i> (6), under <u>Cross</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></def>  <i>Mollett.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tace</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Tasse</u>.</def>
<i>Fairholt.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ta"cet</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. impers.</i></pos> [L., it is silent,
3d pers.pr. of <i>tacere</i> to be silent.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>It is
silent; -- a direction for a vocal or instrumental part to be silent during
a whole movement.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tache</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tack</u> a kind of
nail.] <def>Something used for taking hold or holding; a catch; a loop; a
button.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Ex. xxvi. 6.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tache</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tache</i> spot. See
<u>Techy</u>.] <def>A spot, stain, or blemish.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Warner.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tach*hy"drite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>tachy`s</grk>
quick + <grk>"y`dwr</grk> water. So named from its ready deliquescence.]
<i>(Min.)</i> <def>A hydrous chloride of calcium and magnesium occurring in
yellowish masses which rapidly deliquesce upon exposure. It is found in the
salt mines at Stassfurt.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tach"i*na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tachin&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, for &?; swift.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of Diptera belonging
to <i>Tachina</i> and allied genera. Their larv&aelig; are external
parasites of other insects.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta*chom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; swiftness,
speed (fr. <grk>tachy`s</grk> quick) + <i>-meter</i>: cf. F.
<i>tachom&egrave;tre</i>.] <def>An instrument for measuring the velocity,
or indicating changes in the velocity, of a moving body or substance.</def>
Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An instrument for measuring the velocity of
running water in a river or canal, consisting of a wheel with inclined
vanes, which is turned by the current. The rotations of the wheel are
recorded by clockwork.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An instrument for showing at any moment the
speed of a revolving shaft, consisting of a delicate revolving conical
pendulum which is driven by the shaft, and the action of which by change of
speed moves a pointer which indicates the speed on a graduated
dial.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>An instrument for measuring
the velocity of the blood; a h&aelig;matachometer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tach"y*di*dax`y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr.
<grk>tachy`s</grk> quick + &?; teaching.] <def>A short or rapid method of
instructing.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>||Tach`y*glos"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
<grk>tachy`s</grk> quick + &?; tongue.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division
of monotremes which comprises the spiny ant-eaters of Australia and New
Guinea. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Echidna</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tach`y*graph"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Tach`y*graph"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tachygraphique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining
to tachygraphy; written in shorthand.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta*chyg"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr.
<grk>tachy`s</grk> quick + <i>-graphy</i>: cf. F. <i>tachygraphie</i>.]
<def>The art or practice of rapid writing; shorthand writing;
stenography.</def>  <i>I. Taylor (The Alphabet).</i></p>

<p><hw>Tach"y*lyte</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>tachy`s</grk>
quick + &?; to dissolve.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A vitreous form of basalt; --
so called because decomposable by acids and readily fusible.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tac"it</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tacitus</i>, p. p. of
<i>tacere</i> to be silent, to pass over in silence; akin to Goth.
<i>&thorn;ahan</i> to be silent, Icel. <i>&thorn;egja</i>, OHG.
<i>dag&emacr;n</i>: cf. F. <i>tacite</i>.  Cf. <u>Reticent</u>.] <def>Done
or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent; as, <i>tacit</i>
consent is consent by silence, or by not interposing an objection.</def> --
<wf>Tac"it*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>tacit</i> and secret theft of abusing our brother in
civil contracts.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tac"i*turn</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>taciturnus</i>: cf.
F. <i>taciturne</i>. See <u>Tacit</u>.] <def>Habitually silent; not given
to converse; not apt to talk or speak.</def> -- <wf>Tac"i*turn*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Silent; reserved.  <u>Taciturn</u>, <u>Silent</u>.
<i>Silent</i> has reference to the act; <i>taciturn</i>, to the habit. A
man may be <i>silent</i> from circumstances; he is <i>taciturn</i> from
disposition. The loquacious man is at times <i>silent</i>; one who is
<i>taciturn</i> may now and then make an effort at conversation.</p>

<p><hw>Tac`i*tur"ni*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>taciturnitas</i>: cf. F. <i>taciturnit&eacute;</i>.] <def>Habilual
silence, or reserve in speaking.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The cause of Addison's <i>taciturnity</i> was a natural
diffidence in the company of strangers.</blockquote> <i>V. Knox.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>taciturnity</i> and the short answers which gave so
much offense.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tack</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From an old or dialectal form
of F. <i>tache</i>. See <u>Techy</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A stain; a
tache.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Cf. L. <i>tactus</i>.] <def>A peculiar flavor or
taint; as, a musty <i>tack</i>.</def> [Obs. or Colloq.]
<i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tack</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tak</i>, <i>takke</i>, a
fastening; akin to D. <i>tak</i> a branch, twig, G. <i>zacke</i> a twig,
prong, spike, Dan. <i>takke</i> a tack, spike; cf. also Sw. <i>tagg</i>
prickle, point, Icel. <i>t&amacr;g</i> a willow twig, Ir. <i>taca</i> a
peg, nail, fastening, Gael. <i>tacaid</i>, Armor. & Corn. <i>tach</i>;
perhaps akin to E. <i>take</i>.  Cf. <u>Attach</u>, <u>Attack</u>,
<u>Detach</u>, <u>Tag</u> an end, <u>Zigzag</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat
head.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is attached; a supplement; an
appendix. See <u>Tack</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, 3.</def>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Some <i>tacks</i> had been made to money bills in King
Charles's time.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Burnet.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1468 !></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A rope used
to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel
is closehauled (see <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Ship</u>); also, a rope employed
to pull the lower corner of a studding sail to the boom.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The part of a sail to which the tack is usually
fastened; the foremost lower corner of fore-and-aft sails, as of schooners
(see <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Sail</u>).</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The
direction of a vessel in regard to the trim of her sails; as, the starboard
<i>tack</i>, or port <i>tack</i>; -- the former when she is closehauled
with the wind on her starboard side; hence, the run of a vessel on one
tack; also, a change of direction.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>A contract by which the use
of a thing is set, or let, for hire; a lease.</def>  <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Confidence; reliance.</def> [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Tack of a flag</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a line spliced into
the eye at the foot of the hoist for securing the flag to the
halyards.</cd> -- <col><b>Tack pins</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>belaying
pins; -- also called <i>jack pins</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>To haul the tacks
aboard</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to set the courses.</cd> -- <col><b>To
hold tack</b></col>, <cd>to last or hold out.</cd> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tack</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tacked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tacking</u>.] [Cf. OD. <i>tacken</i> to touch, take, seize, fix, akin to
E. <i>take</i>. See <u>Tack</u> a small nail.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
fasten or attach.</def> "In hopes of getting some commendam <i>tacked</i>
to their sees."  <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And <i>tacks</i> the center to the sphere.</blockquote>
<i>Herbert.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Especially, to attach or secure in a slight or
hasty manner, as by stitching or nailing; as, to <i>tack</i> together the
sheets of a book; to <i>tack</i> one piece of cloth to another; to
<i>tack</i> on a board or shingle; to <i>tack</i> one piece of metal to
another by drops of solder.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>In parliamentary usage, to add (a supplement) to
a bill; to append; -- often with <i>on</i> or <i>to</i>.</def>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To change the direction of (a
vessel) when sailing closehauled, by putting the helm alee and shifting the
tacks and sails so that she will proceed to windward nearly at right angles
to her former course.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In tacking, a vessel is brought to point at first directly to
windward, and then so that the wind will blow against the other side.</p>

<p><hw>Tack</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To change the
direction of a vessel by shifting the position of the helm and sails; also
(as said of a vessel), to have her direction changed through the shifting
of the helm and sails. See <u>Tack</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>,
4.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Monk, . . . when he wanted his ship to <i>tack</i> to
larboard, moved the mirth of his crew by calling out, "Wheel to the
left."</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tack"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who tacks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tack"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dim. of <i>tack</i> a small
nail.] <def>A small, broad-headed nail.</def> [Scot.]  <i>Jamieson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tack"ey</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Tacky</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tack"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A union of
securities given at different times, all of which must be redeemed before
an intermediate purchaser can interpose his claim.</def>
<i>Bouvier.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The doctrine of <i>tacking</i> is not recognized in American law.
<i>Kent.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tac"kle</hw> (?; sometimes improperly pronounced ?, especially by
seamen), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>takel</i>, akin to LG. & D.
<i>takel</i>, Dan. <i>takkel</i>, Sw. <i>tackel</i>; perhaps akin to E.
<i>taw</i>, v.t., or to <i>take</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Apparatus for
raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks;
sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which
an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing <i>tackle</i>, hunting
<i>tackle</i>; formerly, specifically, weapons.</def> "She to her
<i>tackle</i> fell."  <i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p>&fist; In Chaucer, it denotes usually an arrow or arrows.</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The rigging and apparatus of a
ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Fall and tackle</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under
<u>Pulley</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Fishing tackle</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Fishing</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Ground
tackle</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>anchors, cables, etc.</cd> --
<col><b>Gun tackle</b></col>, <cd>the apparatus or appliances for hauling
cannon in or out.</cd> -- <col><b>Tackle fall</b></col>, <cd>the rope, or
rather the end of the rope, of a tackle, to which the power is
applied.</cd> -- <col><b>Tack tackle</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a small
tackle to pull down the tacks of the principal sails.</cd> --
<col><b>Tackle board</b></col>, <col><b>Tackle post</b></col>
<i>(Ropemaking)</i>, <cd>a board, frame, or post, at the end of a ropewalk,
for supporting the spindels, or whirls, for twisting the yarns.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tac"kle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tackled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tackling</u>.] [Cf. LG. <i>takeln</i> to equip. See <u>Tackle</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To supply with tackle.</def>
<i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to
harness; as, to <i>tackle</i> a horse into a coach or wagon.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a
wrestler <i>tackles</i> his antagonist; a dog <i>tackles</i> the
game.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The greatest poetess of our day has wasted her time and
strength in <i>tackling</i> windmills under conditions the most fitted to
insure her defeat.</blockquote> <i>Dublin Univ. Mag.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tac"kled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Made of ropes tacked
together.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My man shall be with thee,<BR>
And bring thee cords made like a <i>tackled</i> stair.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tac"kling</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i>
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Furniture of the masts and yards of a vessel, as
cordage, sails, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Instruments of action; as, fishing
<i>tackling</i>.</def>  <i>Walton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The straps and fixures adjusted to an animal, by
which he draws a carriage, or the like; harness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tacks"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tacksmen</b></plw> (&?;). <i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>One who holds a
tack or lease from another; a tenant, or lessee.</def>  <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>tacksmen</i>, who formed what may be called the
"peerage" of the little community, must be the captains.</blockquote>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tack"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Techy</u>, <u>Tack</u>
a spot.] <def>Sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when
not well dried.</def> [U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Ta*con"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i>
<def>Designating, or pertaining to, the series of rocks forming the
<i>Taconic</i> mountains in Western New England. They were once supposed to
be older than the Cambrian, but later proved to belong to the Lower
Silurian and Cambrian.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tact</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tactus</i> a touching,
touch, fr. <i>tangere</i>, <i>tactum</i>, to touch: cf. F. <i>tact</i>. See
<u>Tangent</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The sense of touch;
feeling.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Did you suppose that I could not make myself sensible to
<i>tact</i> as well as sight?</blockquote> <i>Southey.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Now, sight is a very refined <i>tact</i>.</blockquote> <i>J.
Le Conte.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The stroke in beating
time.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or
faculty; nice perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and
doing what is required by circumstances.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He had formed plans not inferior in grandeur and boldness to
those of Richelieu, and had carried them into effect with a <i>tact</i> and
wariness worthy of Mazarin.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>tact</i> which surpassed the <i>tact</i> of her sex as
much as the <i>tact</i> of her sex surpassed the <i>tact</i> of
ours.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tac"ta*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
touched; tangible.</def> [R.] "They [women] being created to be both
tractable and <i>tactable</i>."  <i>Massinger.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tac"tic</hw> (?), <hw>Tac"tic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[Gr. &?;. See <u>tactics</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the art of military
and naval tactics.</def> -- <wf>Tac"tic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tac"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Tactics</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tac*ti"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>tacticien</i>.] <def>One versed in tactics; hence, a skillful
maneuverer; an adroit manager.</def>
</p>

<p><hw>Tac"tics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, pl., and &?; (sc.
&?;, sing., fr. &?; fit for ordering or arranging, fr. &?;, &?;, to put in
order, to arrange: cf. F. <i>tactique</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
science and art of disposing military and naval forces in order for battle,
and performing military and naval evolutions. It is divided into <i>grand
tactics</i>, or the tactics of battles, and <i>elementary tactics</i>, or
the tactics of instruction.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, any system or method of
procedure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tac"tile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tactilis</i>, fr.
<i>tangere</i>, <i>tactum</i>, to touch: cf. F. <i>tactile</i>.] <def>Of or
pertaining to the organs, or the sense, of touch; perceiving, or
perceptible, by the touch; capable of being touched; as, <i>tactile</i>
corpuscles; <i>tactile</i> sensations.</def> "<i>Tactile</i> sweets."
<i>Beaumont.</i> "<i>Tactile</i> qualities." <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Tactile</b></col><cd> sense <i>(Physiol.)</i>, the sense of
touch, or pressure sense. See <u>Touch</u>.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>The delicacy of the <i>tactile</i> sense varies on different
parts of the skin; it is geatest on the forehead, temples and back of the
forearm.</blockquote> <i>H. N. Martin.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tac*til"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>tactilit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being tactile;
perceptibility by touch; tangibleness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tac"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tactio</i>, from
<i>tangere</i>, <i>tactum</i>, to touch.] <def>The act of touching; touch;
contact; tangency.</def> "External <i>taction</i>."
<i>Chesterfield.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tact"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of
tact.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tac"tu*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Tact</u>.]
<i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the sense, or the organs, of
touch; derived from touch.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In the lowest organisms we have a kind of <i>tactual</i>
sense diffused over the entire body.</blockquote> <i>Tyndall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tad"pole`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tadde</i> toad (AS.
<i>t&amacr;die</i>, <i>t&amacr;dige</i>) + <i>poll</i>; properly, a toad
that is or seems all head. See <u>Toad</u>, and <u>Poll</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The young aquatic larva of any
amphibian. In this stage it breathes by means of external or internal
gills, is at first destitute of legs, and has a finlike tail. Called also
<i>polliwig</i>, <i>polliwog</i>, <i>porwiggle</i>, or
<i>purwiggy</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The hooded merganser.</def>
[Local, U. S.]</p>

<p><col><b>Tadpole fish</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See
<u>Forkbeard</u> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||T&aelig;"di*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>See
<u>Tedium</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tael</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Malay <i>ta&?;l</i>, a certain
weight, probably fr. Hind. <i>tola</i>, Skr. <i>tul&amacr;</i> a balance,
weight, <i>tul</i> to weigh.] <def>A denomination of money, in China, worth
nearly six shillings sterling, or about a dollar and forty cents; also, a
weight of one ounce and a third.</def> [Written also <i>tale</i>.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Taen</hw> (?), or <hw>Ta'en</hw>  }, <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos>
of <u>Ta</u>, to take, or a contraction of <u>Taken</u>.</def> [Poetic &
Scot.]  <i>Burns.</i></p>

<p><hw>||T&aelig;"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>T&aelig;ni&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [L., a ribbon, a tapeworm.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of intestinal worms
which includes the common tapeworms of man. See <u>Tapeworm</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A band; a structural line; --
applied to several bands and lines of nervous matter in the
brain.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The fillet, or band, at the
bottom of a Doric frieze, separating it from the architrave.</def></p>

<p><hw>||T&aelig;*ni"a*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>T&aelig;nioidea</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||T&aelig;`ni*a"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L.
<i>taenia</i> a ribbon.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of Ctenophora
including those which have a long, ribbonlike body. The Venus's girdle is
the most familiar example.</def></p>

<p><hw>||T&aelig;*nid"i*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>T&aelig;nidia</b></plw> (#). [NL., dim. fr. L. <i>taenia</i> a
ribbon.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The chitinous fiber forming the spiral
thread of the trache&aelig; of insects. See <i>Illust.</i> of
<u>Trachea</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||T&aelig;`ni*o*glos"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr.
Gr. &?; a ribbon + &?; a tongue.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An extensive
division of gastropod mollusks in which the odontophore is long and narrow,
and usually bears seven rows of teeth. It includes a large number of
families both marine and fresh-water.</def></p>

<p><hw>T&aelig;`ni*o*glos"sate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the
T&aelig;nioglossa.</def></p>

<p><hw>T&aelig;"ni*oid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>T&aelig;nia</i> +
<i>-oid</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Ribbonlike; shaped like a
ribbon.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Like or pertaining to
T&aelig;nia.</def></p>

<p><hw>||T&aelig;`ni*oi"de*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The division of cestode worms which comprises the
tapeworms. See <u>Tapeworm</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||T&aelig;*ni"o*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>T&aelig;niol&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [L., dim. of <i>taenia</i> a
ribbon.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the radial partitions which
separate the internal cavities of certain medus&aelig;.</def></p>

<p><hw>||T&aelig;`ni*o*so"mi</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr.
Gr. &?; ribbon + &?; body.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An order of fishes
remarkable for their long and compressed form. The ribbon fishes are
examples. See <i>Ribbon fish</i>, under <u>Ribbon</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Taf"fer*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>See
<u>Taffrail</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Taf"fe*ta</hw> (?), <hw>Taf"fe*ty</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[F. <i>taffetas</i>, It. <i>taffet&agrave;</i>, from Per.
<i>t&amacr;ftah</i>, originally, twisted, woven, from <i>t&amacr;ftan</i>
to twist, to spin.] <def>A fine, smooth stuff of silk, having usually the
wavy luster called <i>watering</i>. The term has also been applied to
different kinds of silk goods, from the 16th century to modern
times.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Lined with <i>taffeta</i> and with sendal.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Taff"rail</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>tafereel</i> a
panel, picture, fr. <i>tafel</i> table, fr. L. <i>tabula</i>. See
<u>Table</u>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The upper part of a ship's stern, which
is flat like a table on the top, and sometimes ornamented with carved work;
the rail around a ship's stern.</def> [Written also <i>tafferel</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Taf"fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prov. E. <i>taffy</i> toffy.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A kind of candy made of molasses or brown sugar
boiled down and poured out in shallow pans.</def> [Written also, in
England, <i>toffy</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Flattery; soft phrases.</def> [Slang]</p>

<p><hw>Taf"i*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. & Sp. <i>tafia</i>,
It. <i>taffia</i>; fr. Malay <i>t&amacr;f&imacr;a</i> a spirit distilled
from molasses.  Cf. <u>Ratafia</u>.] <def>A variety of rum.</def> [West
Indies]</p>

<p><hw>Tag</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably akin to <i>tack</i> a
small nail; cf. Sw. <i>tagg</i> a prickle, point, tooth.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Any slight appendage, as to an article of dress;
something slight hanging loosely; specifically, a direction card, or
label.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A metallic binding, tube, or point, at the end
of a string, or lace, to stiffen it.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The end, or catchword, of an actor's speech;
cue.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Something mean and paltry; the rabble.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><col><b>Tag and rag</b></col>, <cd>the lowest sort; the rabble.</cd>
<i>Holinshed.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A sheep of the first year.</def> [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tag</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tagged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tagging</u> (?).]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To fit with, or as with, a tag or tags.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He learned to make long-<i>tagged</i> thread
laces.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His courteous host . . . <BR>
<i>Tags</i> every sentence with some fawning word.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To join; to fasten; to attach.</def>
<i>Bolingbroke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To follow closely after; esp., to follow and
touch in the game of tag. See <u>Tag</u>, a play.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tag</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To follow closely, as it were
an appendage; -- often with <i>after</i>; as, to <i>tag</i> after a
person.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tag</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Tag</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos>; cf. <u>Tag</u>, an end.] <def>A child's play in which
one runs after and touches another, and then runs away to avoid being
touched.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tag"belt`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Far.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Tagsore</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tag"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who, or that which, appends or joins one thing to another.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is pointed like a tag.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Hedgehogs' or procupines' small <i>taggers</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Cotton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Sheets of tin or other plate which
run below the gauge.</def>  <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A device for removing taglocks from sheep.</def>
<i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tag"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little tag.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tagl"ia</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., a cutting, a pulley,
from <i>tagliare</i> to cut. See <u>Tailor</u>.] <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>A
peculiar combination of pulleys.</def>  <i>Brande & C.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tagl`ia*co"tain</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Surg.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to <i>Tagliacozzi</i>, a Venetian surgeon; as, the
<i>Tagliacotian</i> operation, a method of rhinoplasty described by
him.</def> [Also <i>Taliacotian</i>, and <i>Tagliacozzian</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tagl*io"ni</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of outer coat,
or overcoat; -- said to be so named after a celebrated Italian family of
professional dancers.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He ought certainly to exchange his <i>taglioni</i>, or
comfortable greatcoat, for a cuirass of steel.</blockquote> <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tag"lock`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An entangled lock, as
of hair or wool.</def>  <i>Nares.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tag"ni*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The white-lipped peccary.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tag"-rag`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos> [See <u>Tag</u> an
end, and <u>Rag</u>.] <def>The lowest class of people; the rabble.  Cf.
<i>Rag, tag, and bobtail</i>, under <u>Bobtail</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If the <i>tag-rag</i> people did not clap him and hiss him,
I am no true man.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tag"sore`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Far.)</i> <def>Adhesion
of the tail of a sheep to the wool from excoriation produced by contact
with the feces; -- called also <i>tagbelt</i>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tag"tail`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
worm which has its tail conspicuously colored.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A person who attaches himself to another against
the will of the latter; a hanger-on.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tag"u*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native name in the
East Indies.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A large flying squirrel (<i>Pteromys
petuarista</i>). Its body becomes two feet long, with a large bushy tail
nearly as long.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1469 !></p>

<p><hw>Ta`gui*ca"ti</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native name.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The white-lipped peccary.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta"ha</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The African rufous-necked
weaver bird (<i>Hyphantornis texor</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta*ha"leb</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native name.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A fox (<i>Vulpes Niloticus</i>) of Northern
Africa.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta*hi"ti*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
Tahiti, an island in the Pacific Ocean.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>A native inhabitant of Tahiti.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tahr</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Thar</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tail</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>taille</i> a cutting. See
<u>Entail</u>, <u>Tally</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>Limitation;
abridgment.</def>  <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Estate in tail</b></col>, <cd>a limited, abridged, or reduced
fee; an estate limited to certain heirs, and from which the other heirs are
precluded; -- called also <i>estate tail</i>.</cd> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tail</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Limited; abridged;
reduced; curtailed; as, estate <i>tail</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tail</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>t&aelig;gel</i>,
<i>t&aelig;gl</i>; akin to G. <i>zagel</i>, Icel. <i>tagl</i>, Sw.
<i>tagel</i>, Goth. <i>tagl</i> hair. &radic;59.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The terminal, and usually flexible, posterior
appendage of an animal.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The tail of mammals and reptiles contains a series of movable
vertebr&aelig;, and is covered with flesh and hairs or scales like those of
other parts of the body. The tail of existing birds consists of several
more or less consolidated vertebr&aelig; which supports a fanlike group of
quills to which the term <i>tail</i> is more particularly applied. The tail
of fishes consists of the tapering hind portion of the body ending in a
caudal fin. The term <i>tail</i> is sometimes applied to the entire abdomen
of a crustacean or insect, and sometimes to the terminal piece or pygidium
alone.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any long, flexible terminal appendage; whatever
resembles, in shape or position, the tail of an animal, as a
catkin.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Doretus writes a great praise of the distilled waters of
those <i>tails</i> that hang on willow trees.</blockquote>
<i>Harvey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, the back, last, lower, or inferior part
of anything, -- as opposed to the <i>head</i>, or the superior
part.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Lord will make thee the head, and not the
<i>tail</i>.</blockquote> <i>Deut. xxviii. 13.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A train or company of attendants; a
retinue.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>"Ah," said he, "if you saw but the chief with his
<i>tail</i> on."</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The side of a coin opposite to that which bears
the head, effigy, or date; the reverse; -- rarely used except in the
expression "heads or tails," employed when a coin is thrown up for the
purpose of deciding some point by its fall.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The distal tendon of a
muscle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A downy or feathery appendage to
certain achenes. It is formed of the permanent elongated style.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Surg.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A portion of
an incision, at its beginning or end, which does not go through the whole
thickness of the skin, and is more painful than a complete incision; --
called also <i>tailing</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of the
strips at the end of a bandage formed by splitting the bandage one or more
times.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A rope spliced to the strap of a
block, by which it may be lashed to anything.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The part of a note which runs
perpendicularly upward or downward from the head; the stem.</def>  <i>Moore
(Encyc. of Music).</i></p>

<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Same as <u>Tailing</u>, 4.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The bottom or lower portion of a
member or part, as a slate or tile.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>13.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>See <u>Tailing</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 5.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tail beam</b></col>. <i>(Arch.)</i> <cd>Same as
<u>Tailpiece</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tail coverts</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the feathers which cover the bases of the tail
quills. They are sometimes much longer than the quills, and form elegant
plumes. Those above the quills are called the <i>upper tail coverts</i>,
and those below, the <i>under tail coverts</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tail
end</b></col>, <cd>the latter end; the termination; as, the <i>tail end</i>
of a contest.</cd> [Colloq.] -- <col><b>Tail joist</b></col>.
<i>(Arch.)</i> <cd>Same as <u>Tailpiece</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tail of a
comet</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>a luminous train extending from the
nucleus or body, often to a great distance, and usually in a direction
opposite to the sun.</cd> -- <col><b>Tail of a gale</b></col>
<i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the latter part of it, when the wind has greatly
abated.</cd> <i>Totten.</i> -- <col><b>Tail of a lock</b></col> (on a
canal), <cd>the lower end, or entrance into the lower pond.</cd> --
<col><b>Tail of the trenches</b></col> <i>(Fort.)</i>, <cd>the post where
the besiegers begin to break ground, and cover themselves from the fire of
the place, in advancing the lines of approach.</cd> -- <col><b>Tail
spindle</b></col>, <cd>the spindle of the tailstock of a turning lathe; --
called also <i>dead spindle</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn tail</b></col>,
<cd>to run away; to flee.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>Would she <i>turn tail</i> to the heron, and fly quite out
another way; but all was to return in a higher pitch.</blockquote> <i>Sir
P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tail</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To follow
or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not
be evaded.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Nevertheless his bond of two thousand pounds, wherewith he
was <i>tailed</i>, continued uncanceled, and was called on the next
Parliament.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pull or draw by the tail.</def> [R.]
<i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To tail in</b></col> or <col><b>on</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>,
<cd>to fasten by one of the ends into a wall or some other support; as,
<i>to tail in</i> a timber.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tail</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i>
<def>To hold by the end; -- said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or
other support; -- with <i>in</i> or <i>into</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To swing with the stern in a
certain direction; -- said of a vessel at anchor; as, this vessel
<i>tails</i> down stream.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tail on</b></col>. <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>See <i>Tally on</i>, under
<u>Tally</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tail"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i>
<def>See <u>Tallage</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tail"-bay`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Arch.)</i> <def>One of the joists which rest one end on the wall and
the other on a girder; also, the space between a wall and the nearest
girder of a floor.  Cf. <u>Case-bay</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The part of a canal lock below the lower
gates.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tail"block`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A
block with a tail. See <u>Tail</u>, 9.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tail"board`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The board at the
rear end of a cart or wagon, which can be removed or let down, for
convenience in loading or unloading.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tailed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a tail; having
(such) a tail or (so many) tails; -- chiefly used in composition; as,
bob<i>tailed</i>, long<i>tailed</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Snouted and <i>tailed</i> like a boar.</blockquote>
<i>Grew.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tail"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The part of a projecting stone or brick inserted in a
wall.</def>  <i>Gwilt.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Tail</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 8 <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Sexual intercourse.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>The lighter parts of grain separated
from the seed threshing and winnowing; chaff.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>The refuse part of
stamped ore, thrown behind the tail of the buddle or washing apparatus. It
is dressed over again to secure whatever metal may exist in it.  Called
also <i>tails</i>.</def>  <i>Pryce.</i></p>

<p><hw>Taille</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Tally</u>,
<u>Tailor</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A tally; an account scored on a
piece of wood.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Whether that he paid or took by <i>taille</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(O. F. Law)</i> <def>Any imposition levied by the
king, or any other lord, upon his subjects.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>taille</i>, as it still subsists in France, may serve
as an example of those ancient tallages. It was a tax upon the profits of
the farmer, which they estimate by the stock that he has upon the
farm.</blockquote> <i>A. Smith.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The French name for the tenor
voice or part; also, for the tenor viol or viola.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tail"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no tail.</def>
<i>H. Spencer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tail"lie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>Same
as <u>Tailzie</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tai"lor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>tailleor</i>, F.
<i>tailleur</i>, fr. OF. <i>taillier</i>, F. <i>tailler</i> to cut, fr. L.
<i>talea</i> a rod, stick, a cutting, layer for planting.  Cf.
<u>Detail</u>, <u>Entail</u>, <u>Retail</u>, <u>Tally</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One whose occupation is to
cut out and make men's garments; also, one who cuts out and makes ladies'
outer garments.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Well said, good woman's <i>tailor</i> . . . I would thou
wert a man's <i>tailor</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The
mattowacca; -- called also <i>tailor herring</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>The silversides.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The goldfish.</def> [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><col><b>Salt-water tailor</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the
bluefish.</cd> [Local, U. S.] <i>Bartlett.</i> -- <col><b>Tailor
bird</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of numerous species of
small Asiatic and East Indian singing birds belonging to <i>Orthotomus</i>,
<i>Prinia</i>, and allied genera. They are noted for the skill with which
they sew leaves together to form nests. The common Indian species are <i>O.
longicauda</i>, which has the back, scapulars, and upper tail coverts
yellowish green, and the under parts white; and the golden-headed tailor
bird (<i>O. coronatus</i>), which has the top of the head golden yellow and
the back and wings pale olive-green.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tai"lor</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tailored</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tailoring</u>.] <def>To practice making men's clothes; to follow the
business of a tailor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>These <i>tailoring</i> artists for our lays<BR>
Invent cramped rules.</blockquote> <i>M. Green.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tai"lor*ess</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female
tailor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tai"lor*ing</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>The business or the
work of a tailor or a tailoress.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tail"piece`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
piece at the end; an appendage.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>One of the timbers which tail
into a header, in floor framing. See <i>Illust.</i> of
<u>Header</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>An ornament placed at the bottom
of a short page to fill up the space, or at the end of a book.</def>
<i>Savage.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A piece of ebony or other material attached to
the lower end of a violin or similar instrument, to which the strings are
fastened.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tail"pin"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>The
center in the spindle of a turning lathe.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tail"race`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>See <u>Race</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 6.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>The channel in which tailings,
suspended in water, are conducted away.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tail"stock`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The sliding block or
support, in a lathe, which carries the dead spindle, or adjustable center.
The <i>headstock</i> supports the live spindle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tail"-wa`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Water in a
tailrace.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tail"zie</hw> (-z&ibreve; or -y&ibreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>tailler</i> to cut. See <u>Tail</u> a limitation.] <i>(Scots Law)</i>
<def>An entailment or deed whereby the legal course of succession is cut
off, and an arbitrary one substituted.</def> [Written also
<i>tailzee</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tain</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tein</i>, <i>teyne</i>;
cf. Icel. <i>teinn</i> a twig, akin to AS. <i>t&amacr;n</i>, Goth.
<i>tains</i>.] <def>Thin tin plate; also, tin foil for mirrors.</def>
<i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Taint</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>atteinte</i> a blow,
bit, stroke. See <u>Attaint</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A thrust with a
lance, which fails of its intended effect.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>This <i>taint</i> he followed with his sword drawn from a
silver sheath.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An injury done to a lance in an encounter,
without its being broken; also, a breaking of a lance in an encounter in a
dishonorable or unscientific manner.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Taint</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tainted</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tainting</u>.]
<def>To thrust ineffectually with a lance.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Taint</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
injure, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but
usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Do not fear; I have<BR>
A staff to <i>taint</i>, and bravely.</blockquote> <i>Massinger.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To hit or touch lightly, in tilting.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>They <i>tainted</i> each other on the helms and passed
by.</blockquote> <i>Ld. Berners.</i></p>

<p><hw>Taint</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. <i>teint</i>, p. p. of
<i>teindre</i> to dye, tinge, fr. L. <i>tingere</i>, <i>tinctum</i>. See
<u>Tinge</u>, and cf. <u>Tint</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To imbue or
impregnate with something extraneous, especially with something odious,
noxious, or poisonous; hence, to corrupt; to infect; to poison; as, putrid
substance <i>taint</i> the air.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To stain; to sully; to tarnish.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His unkindness may defeat my life,<BR>
But never <i>taint</i> my love.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To contaminate; defile; pollute; corrupt; infect;
disease; vitiate; poison.</p>

<p><hw>Taint</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
be infected or corrupted; to be touched with something
corrupting.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I can not <i>taint</i> with fear.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be affected with incipient putrefaction; as,
meat soon <i>taints</i> in warm weather.</def></p>

<p><hw>Taint</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Tincture;
hue; color; tinge.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Infection; corruption; deprivation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He had inherited from his parents a scrofulous <i>taint</i>,
which it was beyond the power of medicine to remove.</blockquote>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A blemish on reputation; stain; spot;
disgrace.</def></p>

<p><hw>Taint"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Free from taint or
infection; pure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Taint"less*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a taintless
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tain"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>teinture</i>. See
<u>Taint</u> to stain, and cf. <u>Tincture</u>.] <def>Taint; tinge;
difilement; stain; spot.</def> [R.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Taint"worm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A destructive parasitic worm or insect larva.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tai"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same
as <u>Tayra</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tairn</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Tarn</u>.</def>
<i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tait</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small
nocturnal and arboreal Australian marsupial (<i>Tarsipes rostratus</i>)
about the size of a mouse. It has a long muzzle, a long tongue, and very
few teeth, and feeds upon honey and insects. Called also
<i>noolbenger</i>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ta*ja&ccedil;"u</hw>, <hw>Ta*jas"su</hw>  } (?),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg. <i>taja&ccedil;&uacute;</i>, from Braz.
<i>taya&ccedil;&uacute;</i> a hog or swine.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
common, or collared, peccary.</def></p>

<p><hw>Take</hw> (?), obs. <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Take</u>.
<def>Taken.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1470 !></p>

<p><hw>Take</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos>
<u>Took</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Takend</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr.
& vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Taking</u>.] [Icel. <i>taka</i>; akin to Sw.
<i>taga</i>, Dan. <i>tage</i>, Goth. <i>t&emacr;kan</i> to touch; of
uncertain origin.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In an active sense; To lay hold
of; to seize with the hands, or otherwise; to grasp; to get into one's hold
or possession; to procure; to seize and carry away; to convey.</def> Hence,
specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To obtain possession of by force or artifice;
to get the custody or control of; to reduce into subjection to one's power
or will; to capture; to seize; to make prisoner; as, to <i>take</i> am
army, a city, or a ship; also, to come upon or befall; to fasten on; to
attack; to seize; -- said of a disease, misfortune, or the like.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This man was <i>taken</i> of the Jews.</blockquote> <i>Acts
xxiii. 27.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Men in their loose, unguarded hours they <i>take</i>;<BR>
Not that themselves are wise, but others weak.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They that come abroad after these showers are commonly
<i>taken</i> with sickness.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There he blasts the tree and <i>takes</i> the cattle<BR>
And makes milch kine yield blood.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To gain or secure the interest or affection of;
to captivate; to engage; to interest; to charm.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Neither let her <i>take</i> thee with her
eyelids.</blockquote> <i>Prov. vi. 25.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Cleombroutus was so <i>taken</i> with this prospect, that he
had no patience.</blockquote> <i>Wake.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I know not why, but there was a something in those half-seen
features, -- a charm in the very shadow that hung over their imagined
beauty, -- which <i>took</i> me more than all the outshining loveliness of
her companions.</blockquote> <i>Moore.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>To make selection of; to choose; also, to turn
to; to have recourse to; as, to <i>take</i> the road to the
right.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And
Jonathan was <i>taken</i>.</blockquote> <i>1 Sam. xiv. 42.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The violence of storming is the course which God is forced
to <i>take</i> for the destroying . . . of sinners.</blockquote>
<i>Hammond.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>To employ; to use; to occupy; hence, to demand;
to require; as, it <i>takes</i> so much cloth to make a coat.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This man always <i>takes</i> time . . . before he passes his
judgments.</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>To form a likeness of; to copy; to delineate;
to picture; as, to <i>take</i> picture of a person.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Beauty alone could beauty <i>take</i> so right.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <def>To draw; to deduce; to derive.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The firm belief of a future judgment is the most forcible
motive to a good life, because <i>taken</i> from this consideration of the
most lasting happiness and misery.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(g)</i></sd> <def>To assume; to adopt; to acquire, as shape; to
permit to one's self; to indulge or engage in; to yield to; to have or
feel; to enjoy or experience, as rest, revenge, delight, shame; to form and
adopt, as a resolution; -- used in general senses, limited by a following
complement, in many idiomatic phrases; as, to <i>take</i> a resolution; I
<i>take</i> the liberty to say.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(h)</i></sd> <def>To lead; to conduct; as, to <i>take</i> a child
to church.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(i)</i></sd> <def>To carry; to convey; to deliver to another; to
hand over; as, he <i>took</i> the book to the bindery.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>took</i> me certain gold, I wot it well.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(k)</i></sd> <def>To remove; to withdraw; to deduct; -- with
<i>from</i>; as, to <i>take</i> the breath from one; to <i>take</i> two
from four.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In a somewhat passive sense, to receive; to
bear; to endure; to acknowledge; to accept.</def> Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To accept, as something offered; to receive;
not to refuse or reject; to admit.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ye shall <i>take</i> no satisfaction for the life of a
murderer.</blockquote> <i>Num. xxxv. 31.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Let not a widow be <i>taken</i> into the number under
threescore.</blockquote> <i>1 Tim. v. 10.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To receive as something to be eaten or dronk;
to partake of; to swallow; as, to <i>take</i> food or wine.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Not to refuse or balk at; to undertake readily;
to clear; as, to <i>take</i> a hedge or fence.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>To bear without ill humor or resentment; to
submit to; to tolerate; to endure; as, to <i>take</i> a joke; he will
<i>take</i> an affront from no man.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>To admit, as, something presented to the mind;
not to dispute; to allow; to accept; to receive in thought; to entertain in
opinion; to understand; to interpret; to regard or look upon; to consider;
to suppose; as, to <i>take</i> a thing for granted; this I <i>take</i> to
be man's motive; to <i>take</i> men for spies.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>You <i>take</i> me right.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Charity, <i>taken</i> in its largest extent, is nothing else
but the science love of God and our neighbor.</blockquote> <i>Wake.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[He] <i>took</i> that for virtue and affection which was
nothing but vice in a disguise.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>You'd doubt his sex, and <i>take</i> him for a
girl.</blockquote> <i>Tate.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <def>To accept the word or offer of; to receive and
accept; to bear; to submit to; to enter into agreement with; -- used in
general senses; as, to <i>take</i> a form or shape.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I <i>take</i> thee at thy word.</blockquote>
<i>Rowe.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Yet thy moist clay is pliant to command; . . . <BR>
Not <i>take</i> the mold.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To be taken aback</b></col>, <col><b>To take advantage
of</b></col>, <col><b>To take air</b></col>, etc. <cd>See under
<u>Aback</u>, <u>Advantage</u>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>To take aim</b></col>,
<cd>to direct the eye or weapon; to aim.</cd> -- <col><b>To take
along</b></col>, <cd>to carry, lead, or convey.</cd> -- <col><b>To take
arms</b></col>, <cd>to commence war or hostilities.</cd> -- <col><b>To take
away</b></col>, <cd>to carry off; to remove; to cause deprivation of; to do
away with; as, a bill for <i>taking away</i> the votes of bishops.</cd> "By
your own law, I <i>take</i> your life <i>away</i>." <i>Dryden.</i> --
<col><b>To take breath</b></col>, <cd>to stop, as from labor, in order to
breathe or rest; to recruit or refresh one's self.</cd> -- <col><b>To take
care</b></col>, <cd>to exercise care or vigilance; to be solicitous.</cd>
"Doth God <i>take care</i> for oxen?" <i>1 Cor. ix. 9.</i> -- <col><b>To
take care of</b></col>, <cd>to have the charge or care of; to care for; to
superintend or oversee.</cd> -- <col><b>To take down</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To reduce; to bring down, as from a high, or
higher, place; as, <i>to take down</i> a book; hence, to bring lower; to
depress; to abase or humble; as, <i>to take down</i> pride, or the
proud.</cd> "I never attempted to be impudent yet, that I was not <i>taken
down</i>." <i>Goldsmith.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To swallow; as, <i>to
take down</i> a potion.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To pull down; to pull
to pieces; as, <i>to take down</i> a house or a scaffold.</cd>
<sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <cd>To record; to write down; as, <i>to take down</i> a
man's words at the time he utters them.</cd> -- <col><b>To take
effect</b></col>, <col><b>To take fire</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Effect</u>, and <u>Fire</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>To take ground to the
right</b></col> or <col><b>to the left</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>to
extend the line to the right or left; to move, as troops, to the right or
left.</cd> -- <col><b>To take heart</b></col>, <cd>to gain confidence or
courage; to be encouraged.</cd> -- <col><b>To take heed</b></col>, <cd>to
be careful or cautious.</cd> "<i>Take heed</i> what doom against yourself
you give." <i>Dryden.</i> -- <col><b>To take heed to</b></col>, <cd>to
attend with care, as, <i>take heed to</i> thy ways.</cd> -- <col><b>To take
hold of</b></col>, <cd>to seize; to fix on.</cd> -- <col><b>To take
horse</b></col>, <cd>to mount and ride a horse.</cd> -- <col><b>To take
in</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To inclose; to fence.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To encompass or embrace; to comprise; to
comprehend.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To draw into a smaller compass; to
contract; to brail or furl; as, <i>to take in</i> sail.</cd>
<sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <cd>To cheat; to circumvent; to gull; to deceive.</cd>
[Colloq.] <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <cd>To admit; to receive; as, a leaky vessel
will <i>take in</i> water.</cd> <sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <cd>To win by
conquest.</cd> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>For now Troy's broad-wayed town<BR>
He shall <i>take in</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(g)</i></sd> <cd>To receive into the mind or understanding.</cd>
"Some bright genius can <i>take in</i> a long train of propositions." <i>I.
Watts.</i> <sd><i>(h)</i></sd> <cd>To receive regularly, as a periodical
work or newspaper; to take.</cd> [Eng.] -- <col><b>To take in
hand</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Hand</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>To take in
vain</b></col>, <cd>to employ or utter as in an oath.</cd> "Thou shalt not
<i>take</i> the name of the Lord thy God <i>in vain</i>." <i>Ex. xx. 7.</i>
-- <col><b>To take issue</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Issue</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>To take leave</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Leave</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</cd> -- <col><b>To take a newspaper</b></col>,
<col><b>magazine</b></col>, or the like, <cd>to receive it regularly, as on
paying the price of subscription.</cd> -- <col><b>To take notice</b></col>,
<cd>to observe, or to observe with particular attention.</cd> -- <col><b>To
take notice of</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Notice</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>To
take oath</b></col>, <cd>to swear with solemnity, or in a judicial
manner.</cd> -- <col><b>To take off</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To
remove, as from the surface or outside; to remove from the top of anything;
as, <i>to take off</i> a load; <i>to take off</i> one's hat.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To cut off; as, <i>to take off</i> the head, or a
limb.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To destroy; as, <i>to take off</i>
life.</cd> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <cd>To remove; to invalidate; as, <i>to take
off</i> the force of an argument.</cd> <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <cd>To withdraw;
to call or draw away.</cd> <i>Locke.</i> <sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <cd>To
swallow; as, <i>to take off</i> a glass of wine.</cd> <sd><i>(g)</i></sd>
<cd>To purchase; to take in trade.</cd> "The Spaniards having no
commodities that we will <i>take off</i>." <i>Locke.</i>
<sd><i>(h)</i></sd> <cd>To copy; to reproduce.</cd> "<i>Take off</i> all
their models in wood." <i>Addison.</i> <sd><i>(i)</i></sd> <cd>To imitate;
to mimic; to personate.</cd> <sd><i>(k)</i></sd> <cd>To find place for; to
dispose of; as, more scholars than preferments can <i>take off</i>.</cd>
[R.] <i>Bacon.</i>  -- <col><b>To take on</b></col>, <cd>to assume; to take
upon one's self; as, <i>to take on</i> a character or responsibility.</cd>
-- <col><b>To take one's own course</b></col>, <cd>to act one's pleasure;
to pursue the measures of one's own choice.</cd> -- <col><b>To take order
for</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Order</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>To take order
with</b></col>, <cd>to check; to hinder; to repress.</cd> [Obs.]
<i>Bacon.</i> -- <col><b>To take orders</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>To receive directions or commands.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<i>(Eccl.)</i> <cd>To enter some grade of the ministry. See <u>Order</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 10.</cd> -- <col><b>To take out</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To remove from within a place; to separate; to
deduct.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To draw out; to remove; to clear or
cleanse from; as, <i>to take out</i> a stain or spot from cloth.</cd>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To produce for one's self; as, <i>to take out</i> a
patent.</cd>  <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <cd>To put an end to; as, <i>to take</i>
the conceit <i>out</i> of a man.</cd> <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <cd>To escort;
as, <i>to take out</i> to dinner.</cd> -- <col><b>To take over</b></col>,
<cd>to undertake; to take the management of.</cd> [Eng.] <i>Cross (Life of
G. Eliot).</i> -- <col><b>To take part</b></col>, <cd>to share; as, they
<i>take part</i> in our rejoicing.</cd> -- <col><b>To take part
with</b></col>, <cd>to unite with; to join with.</cd> -- <col><b>To take
place</b></col>, <col><b>root</b></col>, <col><b>sides</b></col>,
<col><b>stock</b></col>, etc. <cd>See under <u>Place</u>, <u>Root</u>,
<u>Side</u>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>To take the air</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Falconry)</i> <cd>To seek to escape by trying to
rise higher than the falcon; -- said of a bird.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<cd>See under <u>Air</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>To take the field</b></col>.
<i>(Mil.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Field</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>To take
thought</b></col>, <cd>to be concerned or anxious; to be solicitous.</cd>
<i>Matt. vi. 25, 27.</i> -- <col><b>To take to heart</b></col>. <cd>See
under <u>Heart</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>To take to task</b></col>, <cd>to
reprove; to censure.</cd> --  <col><b>To take up</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To lift; to raise.</cd> <i>Hood.</i>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To buy or borrow; as, <i>to take up</i> goods to a
large amount; <i>to take up</i> money at the bank.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd>
<cd>To begin; as, <i>to take up</i> a lamentation.</cd> <i>Ezek. xix.
1.</i> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <cd>To gather together; to bind up; to fasten or
to replace; as, <i>to take up</i> raveled stitches</cd>; specifically
<i>(Surg.)</i>, <cd>to fasten with a ligature.</cd> <sd><i>(e)</i></sd>
<cd>To engross; to employ; to occupy or fill; as, <i>to take up</i> the
time; <i>to take up</i> a great deal of room.</cd> <sd><i>(f)</i></sd>
<cd>To take permanently.</cd> "Arnobius asserts that men of the finest
parts . . . <i>took up</i> their rest in the Christian religion."
<i>Addison.</i> <sd><i>(g)</i></sd> <cd>To seize; to catch; to arrest; as,
<i>to take up</i> a thief; <i>to take up</i> vagabonds.</cd>
<sd><i>(h)</i></sd> <cd>To admit; to believe; to receive.</cd> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The ancients <i>took up</i> experiments upon
credit.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(i)</i></sd> <cd>To answer by reproof; to reprimand; to
berate.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>One of his relations <i>took</i> him <i>up</i>
roundly.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(k)</i></sd> <cd>To begin where another left off; to keep up in
continuous succession.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>Soon as the evening shades prevail,<BR>
The moon <i>takes up</i> the wondrous tale.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(l)</i></sd> <cd>To assume; to adopt as one's own; to carry on or
manage; as, <i>to take up</i> the quarrels of our neighbors; <i>to take
up</i> current opinions.</cd> "They <i>take up</i> our old trade of
conquering." <i>Dryden.</i> <sd><i>(m)</i></sd> <cd>To comprise; to
include.</cd> "The noble poem of Palemon and Arcite . . . <i>takes up</i>
seven years." <i>Dryden.</i> <sd><i>(n)</i></sd> <cd>To receive, accept, or
adopt for the purpose of assisting; to espouse the cause of; to favor.</cd>
<i>Ps. xxvii. 10.</i> <sd><i>(o)</i></sd> <cd>To collect; to exact, as a
tax; to levy; as, <i>to take up</i> a contribution.</cd> "<i>Take up</i>
commodities upon our bills." <i>Shak.</i> <sd><i>(p)</i></sd> <cd>To pay
and receive; as, <i>to take up</i> a note at the bank.</cd>
<sd><i>(q)</i></sd> <i>(Mach.)</i> <cd>To remove, as by an adjustment of
parts; as, <i>to take up</i> lost motion, as in a bearing; also, to make
tight, as by winding, or drawing; as, <i>to take up</i> slack thread in
sewing.</cd> <sd><i>(r)</i></sd> <cd>To make up; to compose; to settle; as,
<i>to take up</i> a quarrel.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i>  -- <col><b>To take
up arms</b></col>. <cd>Same as <i>To take arms</i>, above.</cd> --
<col><b>To take upon one's self</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To
assume; to undertake; as, he <i>takes upon himself</i> to assert that the
fact is capable of proof.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To appropriate to
one's self; to allow to be imputed to, or inflicted upon, one's self; as,
<i>to take upon one's self</i> a punishment.</cd> -- <col><b>To take up the
gauntlet</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Gauntlet</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Take</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
take hold; to fix upon anything; to have the natural or intended effect; to
accomplish a purpose; as, he was inoculated, but the virus did not
<i>take</i>.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When flame <i>taketh</i> and openeth, it giveth a
noise.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In impressions from mind to mind, the impression
<i>taketh</i>, but is overcome . . . before it work any manifest
effect.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To please; to gain reception; to
succeed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Each wit may praise it for his own dear sake,<BR>
And hint he writ it, if the thing should <i>take</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To move or direct the course; to resort; to
betake one's self; to proceed; to go; -- usually with <i>to</i>; as, the
fox, being hard pressed, <i>took</i> to the hedge.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To admit of being pictured, as in a photograph;
as, his face does not <i>take</i> well.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To take after</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To learn to
follow; to copy; to imitate; as, he <i>takes after</i> a good pattern.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To resemble; as, the son <i>takes after</i> his
father.</cd> -- <col><b>To take in with</b></col>, <cd>to resort to.</cd>
[Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i> -- <col><b>To take on</b></col>, <cd>to be violently
affected; to express grief or pain in a violent manner.</cd> -- <col><b>To
take to</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To apply one's self to; to be
fond of; to become attached to; as, <i>to take to</i> evil practices.</cd>
"If he does but <i>take to</i> you, . . . you will contract a great
friendship with him." <i>Walpole.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To resort to;
to betake one's self to.</cd> "Men of learning, who <i>take to</i>
business, discharge it generally with greater honesty than men of the
world." <i>Addison.</i> -- <col><b>To take up</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To stop.</cd> [Obs.] "Sinners at last <i>take
up</i> and settle in a contempt of religion." <i>Tillotson.</i>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To reform.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Locke.</i> -- <col><b>To
take up with</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To be contended to receive;
to receive without opposition; to put up with; as, <i>to take up with</i>
plain fare.</cd> "In affairs which may have an extensive influence on our
future happiness, we should not <i>take up with</i> probabilities." <i>I.
Watts.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To lodge with; to dwell with.</cd>
[Obs.] <i>L'Estrange.</i> -- <col><b>To take with</b></col>, <cd>to
please.</cd> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Take</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which
is taken; especially, the quantity of fish captured at one haul or
catch.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>The quantity or copy given to a
compositor at one time.</def></p>

<p><hw>Take"-in`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Imposition;
fraud.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Tak"en</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Take</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Take"-off`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An imitation,
especially in the way of caricature.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tak"er</hw> (t&amacr;k"&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
takes or receives; one who catches or apprehends.</def></p>

<p><hw>Take"-up`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>That
which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for
drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a
stitch.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tak"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Apt
to take; alluring; attracting.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Subtile in making his temptations most
<i>taking</i>.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Infectious; contageous.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Beau. &
Fl.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Tak"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Tak"ing*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tak"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act
of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Agitation; excitement; distress of mind.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote>What a <i>taking</i> was he in, when your husband asked who
was in the basket!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Malign influence; infection.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tak"ing-off`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Removal; murder.
See <i>To take off</i> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd>, under <u>Take</u>, <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><blockquote>The deep damnation of his <i>taking-off</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tal"a*poin</hw> (t&abreve;l"&adot;*poin), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small African monkey (<i>Cercopithecus, or
Miopithecus, talapoin</i>) -- called also <i>melarhine</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ta*la"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L., from
<i>talaris</i> pertaining to the ankles, fr. <i>talus</i> ankle.]
<i>(Class. Myth.)</i> <def>Small wings or winged shoes represented as
fastened to the ankles, -- chiefly used as an attribute of
Mercury.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tal"bot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sort of dog, noted for
quick scent and eager pursuit of game.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Wase
(1654).</i></p>

<p>&fist; The figure of a dog is borne in the arms of the <i>Talbot</i>
family, whence, perhaps, the name.</p>

<p><hw>Tal"bo*type</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Photog.)</i>
<def>Same as <u>Calotype</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Talc</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>talc</i>; cf. Sp. & It.
<i>talco</i>, LL. <i>talcus</i>; all fr. Ar. <i>talq</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i>
<def>A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish
color, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is hydrous silicate of
magnesia. <i>Steatite</i>, or <i>soapstone</i>, is a compact granular
variety.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Indurated talc</b></col>, <cd>an impure, slaty talc, with a
nearly compact texture, and greater hardness than common talc; -- called
also <i>talc slate</i>.</cd></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tal*cose"</hw> (?), <hw>Talc"ous</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[Cf. F. <i>talqueux</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to talc;
composed of, or resembling, talc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tale</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Tael</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tale</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>talu</i> number, speech,
narrative; akin to D. <i>taal</i> speech, language, G. <i>zahl</i> number,
OHG. <i>zala</i>, Icel. <i>tal</i>, <i>tala</i>, number, speech, Sw.
<i>tal</i>, Dan. <i>tal</i> number, <i>tale</i> speech, Goth.
<i>talzjan</i> to instruct.  Cf. <u>Tell</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>,
<u>Toll</u> a tax, also <u>Talk</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which is told; an oral relation or recital;
any rehearsal of what has occured; narrative; discourse; statement;
history; story.</def> "The <i>tale</i> of Troy divine." <i>Milton.</i> "In
such manner rime is Dante's <i>tale</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We spend our years as a <i>tale</i> that is
told.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xc. 9.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A number told or counted off; a reckoning by
count; an enumeration; a count, in distinction from measure or weight; a
number reckoned or stated.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The ignorant, . . . who measure by <i>tale</i>, and not by
weight.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And every shepherd tells his <i>tale</i>,<BR>
Under the hawthornn in the dale.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In packing, they keep a just <i>tale</i> of the
number.</blockquote> <i>Carew.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A count or declaration.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><col><b>To tell tale of</b></col>, <cd>to make account of.</cd>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Therefore little <i>tale</i> hath he <i>told</i><BR>
<i>Of</i> any dream, so holy was his heart.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Anecdote; story; fable; incident; memoir; relation;
account; legend; narrative.</p>

<p><hw>Tale</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To tell stories.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer. Gower.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tale"bear`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who officiously
tells tales; one who impertinently or maliciously communicates
intelligence, scandal, etc., and makes mischief.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Spies and <i>talebearers</i>, encouraged by her father, did
their best to inflame her resentment.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tale"bear`ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Telling tales
officiously.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tale"bear`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of informing
officiously; communication of sectrts, scandal, etc.,
maliciously.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta"led</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Jewish Antiq.)</i> <def>A
kind of quadrangular piece of cloth put on by the Jews when repeating
prayers in the synagogues.</def>  <i>Crabb.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tale"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of stories.</def>
[R.]  <i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Tal`e*gal"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of Australian birds which includes the
brush turkey. See <u>Brush turkey</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tal"ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>talentum</i> a
talent (in sense 1), Gr. &?; a balance, anything weighed, a definite
weight, a talent; akin to &?; to bear, endure, &?;, L. <i>tolerare</i>,
<i>tollere</i>, to lift up, sustain, endure. See <u>Thole</u>, <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos>, <u>Tolerate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Among the ancient
Greeks, a weight and a denomination of money equal to 60 min&aelig; or
6,000 drachm&aelig;. The Attic talent, as a weight, was about 57 lbs.
avoirdupois; as a denomination of silver money, its value was &pound;243
15s. sterling, or about $1,180.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Rowing vessel whose burden does not exceed five hundred
<i>talents</i>.</blockquote> <i>Jowett (Thucid.).</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Among the Hebrews, a weight and denomination of
money. For silver it was equivalent to 3,000 shekels, and in weight was
equal to about 93&?; lbs. avoirdupois; as a denomination of silver, it has
been variously estimated at from &pound;340 to &pound;396 sterling, or
about $1,645 to $1,916. For gold it was equal to 10,000 gold
shekels.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Inclination; will; disposition; desire.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>They rather counseled you to your <i>talent</i> than to your
profit.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Intellectual ability, natural or acquired;
mental endowment or capacity; skill in accomplishing; a special gift,
particularly in business, art, or the like; faculty; a use of the word
probably originating in the Scripture parable of the talents (<i>Matt. xxv.
14-30</i>).</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He is chiefly to be considered in his three different
<i>talents</i>, as a critic, a satirist, and a writer of odes.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His <i>talents</i>, his accomplishments, his graceful
manners, made him generally popular.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Ability; faculty; gift; endowment. See <u>Genius</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Tal"ent*ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Furnished with talents;
possessing skill or talent; mentally gifted.</def>  <i>Abp. Abbot
(1663).</i></p>

<p>&fist; This word has been strongly objected to by Coleridge and some
other critics, but, as it would seem, upon not very good grounds, as the
use of <i>talent</i> or <i>talents</i> to signify mental ability, although
at first merely metaphorical, is now fully established, and
<i>talented</i>, as a formative, is just as analogical and legitimate as
<i>gifted</i>, <i>bigoted</i>, <i>moneyed</i>, <i>landed</i>,
<i>lilied</i>, <i>honeyed</i>, and numerous other adjectives having a
participal form, but derived directly from nouns and not from verbs.</p>

<p><hw>||Ta"les</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., pl. of <i>talis</i>
such (persons).] <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>pl.</i> <def>Persons
added to a jury, commonly from those in or about the courthouse, to make up
any deficiency in the number of jurors regularly summoned, being like, or
<i>such</i> as, the latter.</def> <i>Blount.  Blackstone.</i>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <pos><i>syntactically sing.</i></pos> <def>The writ by
which such persons are summoned.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tales book</b></col>, <cd>a book containing the names of such as
are admitted of the tales.</cd> <i>Blount.</i> <i>Craig.</i> --
<col><b>||Tales de circumstantibus</b></col> [L.], <cd>such, or the like,
from those standing about.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tales"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Talesmen</b></plw> (&?;). <i>(Law)</i> <def>A person called to make
up a deficiency in the number of jurors when a tales is awarded.</def>
<i>Wharton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tale"tell`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who tells tales
or stories, especially in a mischievous or officious manner; a talebearer;
a telltale; a tattler.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tale"wise`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a way of a tale
or story.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tal"ia*co`tian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Tagliacotian</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tal`i*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Retaliation.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Just heav'n this <i>taliation</i> did decree.</blockquote>
<i>Beaumont.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ta"li*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>talio</i>,
perh. fr. <i>talis</i> such.  Cf. <u>Retaliation</u>.]
<def>Retaliation.</def> [R.]  <i>Holinshed.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Tal"i*pes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. <i>talus</i>
an ankle + <i>pes</i>, <i>pedis</i>, a foot; cf. L. <i>talipedare</i> to be
weak in the feet, properly, to walk on the ankles.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The
deformity called <i>clubfoot</i>. See <u>Clubfoot</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Several varieties are distinguished; as, <i>Talipes varus</i>, in
which the foot is drawn up and bent inward; <i>T. valgus</i>, in which the
foot is bent outward; <i>T. equinus</i>, in which the sole faces backward
and the patient walks upon the balls of the toes; and <i>T. calcaneus</i>
(called also <i>talus</i>), in which the sole faces forward and the patient
walks upon the heel.</p>

<p><hw>Tal"i*pot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind.
<i>t&amacr;lp&amacr;t</i> the leaf of the tree.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
beautiful tropical palm tree (<i>Corypha umbraculifera</i>), a native of
Ceylon and the Malabar coast. It has a trunk sixty or seventy feet high,
bearing a crown of gigantic fan-shaped leaves which are used as umbrellas
and as fans in ceremonial processions, and, when cut into strips, as a
substitute for writing paper.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1471 !></p>

<p><hw>Tal"is*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Talismans</b></plw> (#). [Sp., from Ar. <i>tilism</i>,
<i>tilsam</i>, a magical image, pl. <i>tilsam&amacr;n</i>, fr. Gr. &?;
tribute, tax, LGr., an initiation, incantation, from &?; to complete,
perform, to play taxes, to make perfect, to initiate, especially in the
mysteries, fr. &?; completion, end.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A magical
figure cut or engraved under certain superstitious observances of the
configuration of the heavens, to which wonderful effects are ascribed; the
seal, figure, character, or image, of a heavenly sign, constellation, or
planet, engraved on a sympathetic stone, or on a metal corresponding to the
star, in order to receive its influence.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, something that produces extraordinary
effects, esp. in averting or repelling evil; an amulet; a charm; as, a
<i>talisman</i> to avert diseases.</def>  <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tal`is*man"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Tal`is*man"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>talismanique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to
a talisman; having the properties of a talisman, or preservative against
evils by occult influence; magical.</def></p>

<p><hw>Talk</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Talked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Talking</u>.] [Cf. LG. <i>talk</i> talk, gabble, Prov. G. <i>talken</i>
to speak indistinctly; or OD. <i>tolken</i> to interpret, MHG.
<i>tolkan</i> to interpret, to tell, to speak indistinctly, Dan.
<i>tolke</i> to interpret, Sw. <i>tolka</i>, Icel. <i>t&?;lka</i> to
interpret, <i>t&?;lkr</i> an interpreter, Lith. <i>tulkas</i> an
interpreter, <i>tulkanti</i>, <i>tulk&omacr;ti</i>, to interpret, Russ.
<i>tolkovate</i> to interpret, to talk about; or perhaps fr. OE.
<i>talien</i> to speak (see <u>Tale</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> &
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To utter words; esp., to
converse familiarly; to speak, as in familiar discourse, when two or more
persons interchange thoughts.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I will buy with you, sell with you, <i>talk</i> with you,
walk with you, and so following, but I will not eat with you.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To confer; to reason; to consult.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let me <i>talk</i> with thee of thy judgments.</blockquote>
<i>Jer. xii. 1.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To prate; to speak impertinently.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><col><b>To talk of</b></col>, <cd>to relate; to tell; to give an account
of; as, authors <i>talk of</i> the wonderful remains of Palmyra.</cd> "The
natural histories of Switzerland <i>talk</i> much <i>of</i> the fall of
these rocks, and the great damage done." <i>Addison.</i> -- <col><b>To talk
to</b></col>, <cd>to advise or exhort, or to reprove gently; as, I will
<i>talk to</i> my son respecting his conduct.</cd> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Talk</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To speak
freely; to use for conversing or communicating; as, to <i>talk</i>
French.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To deliver in talking; to speak; to utter; to
make a subject of conversation; as, to <i>talk</i> nonsense; to <i>talk</i>
politics.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To consume or spend in talking; -- often
followed by <i>away</i>; as, to <i>talk</i> away an evening.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To cause to be or become by talking.</def> "They
would <i>talk</i> themselves mad."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To talk over</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To talk about;
to have conference respecting; to deliberate upon; to discuss; as, to
<i>talk over</i> a matter or plan.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To change
the mind or opinion of by talking; to convince; as, to <i>talk over</i> an
opponent.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Talk</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of
talking; especially, familiar converse; mutual discourse; that which is
uttered, especially in familiar conversation, or the mutual converse of two
or more.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In various <i>talk</i> the instructive hours they
passed.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Their <i>talk</i>, when it was not made up of nautical
phrases, was too commonly made up of oaths and curses.</blockquote>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Report; rumor; as, to hear <i>talk</i> of
war.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I hear a <i>talk</i> up and down of raising our
money.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Subject of discourse; as, his achievment is the
<i>talk</i> of the town.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Conversation; colloquy; discourse; chat; dialogue;
conference; communication. See <u>Conversation</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Talk"a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Given to much
talking.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Garrulous; loquacious. See <u>Garrulous</u>.</p>

<p>-- <wf>Talk"a*tive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Talk"a*tive*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Talk"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who talks; especially, one who is noted for his power of conversing readily
or agreeably; a conversationist.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There probably were never four <i>talkers</i> more admirable
in four different ways than Johnson, Burke, Beauclerk, and
Garrick.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A loquacious person, male or female; a prattler;
a babbler; also, a boaster; a braggart; -- used in contempt or
reproach.</def>  <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Talk"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That
talks; able to utter words; as, a <i>talking</i> parrot.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Given to talk; loquacious.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade,<BR>
For <i>talking</i> age and whispering lovers made.</blockquote>
<i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tall</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Taller</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Tallest</u>.] [OE.
<i>tal</i> seemly, elegant, docile (?); of uncertain origin; cf. AS. un-
<i>tala</i>, un-<i>tale</i>, bad, Goth. un<i>tals</i> indocile,
disobedient, uninstructed, or W. & Corn. <i>tal</i> high, Ir. <i>talla</i>
meet, fit, proper, just.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>High in stature; having a
considerable, or an unusual, extension upward; long and comparatively
slender; having the diameter or lateral extent small in proportion to the
height; as, a <i>tall</i> person, tree, or mast.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Two of far nobler shape, erect and <i>tall</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Brave; bold; courageous.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>As <i>tall</i> a trencherman<BR>
As e'er demolished a pye fortification.</blockquote> <i>Massinger.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His companions, being almost in despair of victory, were
suddenly recomforted by Sir William Stanley, which came to succors with
three thousand <i>tall</i> men.</blockquote> <i>Grafton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Fine; splendid; excellent; also, extravagant;
excessive.</def> [Obs. or Slang]  <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- High; lofty.  -- <u>Tall</u>, <u>High</u>, <u>Lofty</u>.
<i>High</i> is the generic term, and is applied to anything which is
elevated or raised above another thing. <i>Tall</i> specifically describes
that which has a small diameter in proportion to its height; hence, we
speak of a <i>tall</i> man, a <i>tall</i> steeple, a <i>tall</i> mast,
etc., but not of a <i>tall</i> hill. <i>Lofty</i> has a special reference
to the expanse above us, and denotes an imposing height; as, a <i>lofty</i>
mountain; a <i>lofty</i> room. <i>Tall</i> is now properly applied only to
physical objects; <i>high</i> and <i>lofty</i> have a moral acceptation;
as, <i>high</i> thought, purpose, etc.; <i>lofty</i> aspirations; a
<i>lofty</i> genius. <i>Lofty</i> is the stronger word, and is usually
coupled with the grand or admirable.</p>

<p>{ <hw>Tal"lage</hw> (?), <hw>Tal"li*age</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[F. <i>taillage</i>. See <u>Taille</u>, and cf. <u>Tailage</u>.] <i>(O.
Eng. Law)</i> <def>A certain rate or tax paid by barons, knights, and
inferior tenants, toward the public expenses.</def> [Written also
<i>tailage</i>, <i>taillage</i>.]</p>

<p>&fist; When paid out of knight's fees, it was called <i>scutage</i>;
when by cities and burghs, <i>tallage</i>; when upon lands not held by
military tenure, <i>hidage</i>.  <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tal"lage</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To lay an impost upon;
to cause to pay tallage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tal"li*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who keeps
tally.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tall"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being tall; height of stature.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tal"low</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>taluh</i>,
<i>talugh</i>; akin to OD. <i>talgh</i>, D. <i>talk</i>, G., Dan. and Sw.
<i>talg</i>, Icel. <i>t&omacr;lgr</i>, <i>t&omacr;lg</i>,
<i>t&omacr;lk</i>; and perhaps to Goth. <i>tulgus</i> firm.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The suet or fat of animals of the sheep and ox
kinds, separated from membranous and fibrous matter by melting.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The solid consistency of tallow is due to the large amount of
stearin it contains. See <u>Fat</u>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The fat of some other animals, or the fat
obtained from certain plants, or from other sources, resembling the fat of
animals of the sheep and ox kinds.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tallow candle</b></col>, <cd>a candle made of tallow.</cd> --
<col><b>Tallow catch</b></col>, <cd>a keech.</cd> See <u>Keech</u>. [Obs.]
-- <col><b>Tallow chandler</b></col>, <cd>one whose occupation is to make,
or to sell, tallow candles.</cd> -- <col><b>Tallow chandlery</b></col>,
<cd>the trade of a tallow chandler; also, the place where his business is
carried on.</cd> -- <col><b>Tallow tree</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a tree
(<i>Stillingia sebifera</i>) growing in China, the seeds of which are
covered with a substance which resembles tallow and is applied to the same
purposes.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tal"low</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tallowed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tallowing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To grease or smear with
tallow.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to have a large quantity of tallow; to
fatten; as, <i>tallow</i> sheep.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tal"low*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An animal which
produces tallow.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tal"low-face`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who has a
sickly, pale complexion.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tal"low-faced`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a sickly
complexion; pale.</def>  <i>Burton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tal"low*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act, or art, of
causing animals to produce tallow; also, the property in animals of
producing tallow.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tal"low*ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the qualities of
tallow.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tal"low*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of the nature of
tallow; resembling tallow; greasy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tall"wood`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Tally</u>.]
<def>Firewood cut into billets of a certain length.</def> [Obs.] [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tal"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tallies</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>taile</i>, <i>taille</i>, F.
<i>taille</i> a cutting, cut tally, fr. <i>tailler</i> to cut, but
influenced probably by <i>taill&eacute;</i>, p. p. of <i>tailler</i>. See
<u>Tailor</u>, and cf. <u>Tail</u> a limitation, <u>Taille</u>,
<u>Tallage</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Originally, a piece of wood on
which notches or scores were cut, as the marks of number; later, one of two
books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were
kept.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In purshasing and selling, it was once customary for traders to
have two sticks, or one stick cleft into two parts, and to mark with a
score or notch, on each, the number or quantity of goods delivered, -- the
seller keeping one stick, and the purchaser the other. Before the use of
writing, this, or something like it, was the only method of keeping
accounts; and <i>tallies</i> were received as evidence in courts of
justice. In the English exchequer were <i>tallies</i> of loans, one part
being kept in the exchequer, the other being given to the creditor in lieu
of an obligation for money lent to government.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, any account or score kept by notches or
marks, whether on wood or paper, or in a book; especially, one kept in
duplicate.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One thing made to suit another; a match; a
mate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They were framed the <i>tallies</i> for each
other.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A notch, mark, or score made on or in a tally;
as, to make or earn a <i>tally</i> in a game.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A tally shop. See <i>Tally shop</i>,
below.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tally shop</b></col>, <cd>a shop at which goods or articles are
sold to customers on account, the account being kept in corresponding
books, one called the <i>tally</i>, kept by the buyer, the other the
<i>counter tally</i>, kept by the seller, and the payments being made
weekly or otherwise by agreement. The trade thus regulated is called
<i>tally trade</i>.</cd> <i>Eng. Encyc.</i> -- <col><b>To strike
tallies</b></col>, <cd>to act in correspondence, or alike.</cd> [Obs.]
<i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tal"ly</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tallied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tallying</u>.]
[Cf. F. <i>tialler</i> to cut. See <u>Tally</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To score with correspondent notches; hence, to make
to correspond; to cause to fit or suit.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They are not so well <i>tallied</i> to the present
juncture.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To check off, as parcels of
freight going inboard or outboard.</def>  <i>W. C. Russell.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Tally on</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to dovetail
together.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tal"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
be fitted; to suit; to correspond; to match.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I found pieces of tiles that exactly <i>tallied</i> with the
channel.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Your idea . . . <i>tallies</i> exactly with
mine.</blockquote> <i>Walpole.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make a tally; to score; as, to <i>tally</i>
in a game.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tally on</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to man a rope for
hauling, the men standing in a line or tail.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tal"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [See <u>Tall</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Stoutly; with spirit.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Beau. &
Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tal"ly*ho`</hw> (?), <pos><i>interj. & n.</i></pos>
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The huntsman's cry to incite or urge on his
hounds.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A tallyho coach.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tallyho coach</b></col>, <cd>a pleasure coach. See under
<u>Coach</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tal"ly*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tallymen</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who keeps the
tally, or marks the sticks.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who keeps a tally shop, or conducts his
business as tally trade.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tal"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Talmas</b></plw> (#). [Prob. so called from <i>Talma</i>, a French
actor.] <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A kind of large cape, or short, full
cloak, forming part of the dress of ladies.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>A similar garment worn formerly by gentlemen.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tal"mud</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Chald. <i>talm&umacr;d</i>
instruction, doctrine, fr. <i>lamad</i> to learn, <i>limmad</i> to teach.]
<def>The body of the Jewish civil and canonical law not comprised in the
Pentateuch.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The <i>Talmud</i> consists of two parts, the <i>Mishna</i>, or
text, and the <i>Gemara</i>, or commentary. Sometimes, however, the name
<i>Talmud</i> is restricted, especially by Jewish writers, to the Gemara.
There are two Talmuds, the <i>Palestinian</i>, commonly, but incorrectly,
called the <i>Talmud of Jerusalem</i>, and the <i>Babylonian Talmud</i>.
They contain the same Mishna, but different Gemaras. The Babylonian Talmud
is about three times as large as the other, and is more highly esteemed by
the Jews.</p>

<p>{ <hw>Tal*mud"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Tal*mud"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>talmudique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to
the Talmud; contained in the Talmud; as, <i>Talmudic</i> Greek;
<i>Talmudical</i> phrases.</def>  <i>Lightfoot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tal"mud*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>talmudiste</i>.] <def>One versed in the Talmud; one who adheres to the
teachings of the Talmud.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tal`mud*is"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resembling the
Talmud; Talmudic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tal"on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., heel, spur, LL.
<i>talo</i>, fr. L. <i>talus</i> the ankle, heel.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The claw of a predaceous bird or animal, especially the claw of a bird
of prey.</def>  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of certain small
prominences on the hind part of the face of an elephant's tooth.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A kind of molding, concave at the
bottom and convex at the top; -- usually called an <i>ogee</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; When the concave part is at the top, it is called an <i>inverted
talon</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the
key acts to shoot the bolt.</def>  <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ta*look"</hw>, <hw>Ta*luk"</hw>  } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar.
<i>ta'lluq</i>.] <def>A large estate; esp., one constituting a revenue
district or dependency the native proprietor of which is responsible for
the collection and payment of the public revenue due from it.</def>
[India]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Ta*look"dar</hw>, <hw>Ta*luk"dar</hw>  } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[Hind., fr. Per. <i>ta'lluqd&amacr;r</i>.] <def>A proprietor of a
talook.</def> [India]</p>

<p><hw>||Tal"pa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., mole.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of small insectivores including the common
European mole.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ta"lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tali</b></plw> (#). [L., the ankle, the ankle bone.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The astragalus.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>A variety of clubfoot (<i>Talipes
calcaneus</i>). See the Note under <u>Talipes</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta"lus</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A slope; the inclination of the face of a
work.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A sloping heap of fragments of
rock lying at the foot of a precipice.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tam`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being tamable; tamableness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tam"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
tamed, subdued, or reclaimed from wildness or savage ferociousness.</def> -
- <wf>Tam"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ta*man"du</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., from the native name:
cf. F. <i>tamandua</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small ant-eater
(<i>Tamandua tetradactyla</i>) native of the tropical parts of South
America.</def></p>

<p>&fist; It has five toes on the fore feet, an elongated snout, small
ears, and short woolly hair. Its tail is stout and hairy at the base,
tapering, and covered with minute scales, and is somewhat prehensile at the
end. Called also <i>tamandua</i>, <i>little ant-bear</i>,
<i>fourmilier</i>, and <i>cagouare</i>.
    The collared, or striped, tamandu (<i>Tamandua bivittata</i>) is
considered a distinct species by some writers, but by others is regarded as
only a variety.</p>

<p><hw>Ta`ma*noir"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The ant-bear.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tam"a*rack</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The American larch; also, the larch of Oregon and
British Columbia (<i>Larix occidentalis</i>). See <u>Hackmatack</u>, and
<u>Larch</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The black pine (<i>Pinus
Murrayana</i>) of Alaska, California, etc. It is a small tree with fine-
grained wood.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tam"a*ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tamarice</i>. See
<u>Tamarisk</u>.] <def>A shrub or tree supposed to be the tamarisk, or
perhaps some kind of heath.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He shall be like <i>tamaric</i> in the desert, and he shall
not see when good shall come.</blockquote> <i>Jer. xvii. 6 (Douay
version).</i></p>

<p><hw>Tam"a*rin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native name in
Cayenne.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of small
squirrel-like South American monkeys of the genus <i>Midas</i>, especially
<i>M. ursulus</i>.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1472 !></p>

<p><hw>Tam"a*rind</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>tamarindo</i>, or
Sp. <i>tamarindo</i>, or Pg. <i>tamarindo</i>, <i>tamarinho</i>, from Ar.
<i>tamarhind&imacr;</i>, literally, Indian date; <i>tamar</i> a dried date
+ <i>Hind</i> India: cf. F. <i>tamarin</i>.  Cf. <u>Hindu</u>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A leguminous tree (<i>Tamarindus
Indica</i>) cultivated both the Indies, and the other tropical countries,
for the sake of its shade, and for its fruit. The trunk of the tree is
lofty and large, with wide-spreading branches; the flowers are in racemes
at the ends of the branches. The leaves are small and finely
pinnated.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One of the preserved seed pods of the tamarind,
which contain an acid pulp, and are used medicinally and for preparing a
pleasant drink.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tamarind fish</b></col>, <cd>a preparation of a variety of East
Indian fish with the acid pulp of the tamarind fruit.</cd> --
<col><b>Velvet tamarind</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A West African
leguminous tree (<i>Codarium acutifolium</i>).</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<cd>One of the small black velvety pods, which are used for food in Sierra
Leone.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild tamarind</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name
given to certain trees somewhat resembling the tamarind, as the <i>Lysiloma
latisiliqua</i> of Southern Florida, and the <i>Pithecolobium
filicifolium</i> of the West Indies.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tam"a*risk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tamariscus</i>,
also <i>tamarix</i>, <i>tamarice</i>, Skr. <i>tam&amacr;la</i>,
<i>tam&amacr;laka</i>, a tree with a very dark bark; cf. <i>tamas</i>
darkness: cf. F. <i>tamarisc</i>, <i>tamarix</i>, <i>tamaris</i>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any shrub or tree of the genus <i>Tamarix</i>, the
species of which are European and Asiatic. They have minute scalelike
leaves, and small flowers in spikes. An Arabian species (<i>T.
mannifera</i>) is the source of one kind of manna.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tamarisk salt tree</b></col>, <cd>an East Indian tree
(<i>Tamarix orientalis</i>) which produces an incrustation of
salt.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tam"bac</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Metal.)</i> <def>See
<u>Tombac</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tam"bour</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A kind of small flat drum; a tambourine.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A small frame, commonly circular, and somewhat
resembling a tambourine, used for stretching, and firmly holding, a portion
of cloth that is to be embroidered; also, the embroidery done upon such a
frame; -- called also, in the latter sense, <i>tambour work</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Drum</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2<sd><i>(d)</i></sd>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A work usually in the form of a
redan, to inclose a space before a door or staircase, or at the gorge of a
larger work. It is arranged like a stockade.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>A shallow metallic cup or
drum, with a thin elastic membrane supporting a writing lever. Two or more
of these are connected by an India rubber tube, and used to transmit and
register the movements of the pulse or of any pulsating artery.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tam"bour</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tamboured</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tambouring</u>.] <def>To embroider on a tambour.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tam`bou`rin"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See
<u>Tambourine</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A tambourine.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>An old Proven&ccedil;al dance of a
lively character, common on the stage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tam`bour*ine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tambourin</i>;
cf. It. <i>tamburino</i>. See <u>Tambour</u>, and cf. <u>Tamborine</u>.]
<def>A small drum, especially a shallow drum with only one skin, played on
with the hand, and having bells at the sides; a timbrel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tam"breet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The duck mole.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tam`bu*rin"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Tambourine</u>.</def>  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tame</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>entamer</i> to cut
into, to broach.] <def>To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to
divide; to distribute; to deal out.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><blockquote>In the time of famine he is the Joseph of the country, and
keeps the poor from starving. Then he <i>tameth</i> his stacks of corn,
which not his covetousness, but providence, hath reserved for time of
need.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tame</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Tamer</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Tamest</u>.] [AS.
<i>tam</i>; akin to D. <i>tam</i>, G. <i>zahm</i>, OHG. <i>zam</i>, Dan. &
Sw. <i>tam</i>, Icel. <i>tamr</i>, L. <i>domare</i> to tame, Gr. &?;, Skr.
<i>dam</i> to be tame, to tame, and perhaps to E. <i>beteem</i>. &radic;61.
Cf. <u>Adamant</u>, <u>Diamond</u>, <u>Dame</u>, <u>Daunt</u>,
<u>Indomitable</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Reduced from a state of native
wildness and shyness; accustomed to man; domesticated; domestic; as, a
<i>tame</i> deer, a <i>tame</i> bird.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Crushed; subdued; depressed;
spiritless.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Tame</i> slaves of the laborious plow.</blockquote>
<i>Roscommon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Deficient in spirit or animation; spiritless;
dull; flat; insipid; as, a <i>tame</i> poem; <i>tame</i> scenery.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Gentle; mild; meek. See <u>Gentle</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Tame</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tamed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Taming</u>.] [AS.
<i>tamian</i>, <i>temian</i>, akin to D. <i>tammen</i>, <i>temmen</i>, G.
<i>z&auml;hmen</i>, OHG. <i>zemmen</i>, Icel. <i>temja</i>, Goth.
ga<i>tamjan</i>. See <u>Tame</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To reduce from a wild to a domestic state; to make gentle and
familiar; to reclaim; to domesticate; as, to <i>tame</i> a wild
beast.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They had not been <i>tamed</i> into submission, but baited
into savegeness and stubbornness.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To subdue; to conquer; to repress; as, to
<i>tame</i> the pride or passions of youth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tame"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tamable.</def>
<i>Bp. Wilkins.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tame"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Incapable of being tamed;
wild; untamed; untamable.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i> --
<wf>Tame"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tame"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a tame
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tame"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being tame.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tam"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who tames or
subdues.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ta"mi*as</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a
distributer.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of ground squirrels,
including the chipmunk.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta"mil</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Tamils, or to their language.</def> [Written also <i>Tamul</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Ta"mil</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also <i>Tamul</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>One of a Dravidian race of men
native of Northern Ceylon and Southern India.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The Tamil language, the most important of the
Dravidian languages. See <u>Dravidian</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Ta*mil"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos>
<def>Tamil.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tam"ine</hw> (?), <hw>Tam"i*ny</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[Cf. F. <i>tamis</i> a sort of sieve.  Cf. <u>Stamin</u>, <u>Temse</u>.]
<def>A kind of woolen cloth; tammy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tam"is</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., a kind of sieve.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A sieve, or strainer, made of a kind of woolen
cloth.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The cloth itself; tammy.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tamis bird</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a Guinea
fowl.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tam"kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tampion.</def>
<i>Johnson (Dict.).</i></p>

<p><hw>Tam"my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tammies</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A kind of woolen,
or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, -- used for curtains,
sieves, strainers, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A sieve, or strainer, made of this material; a
tamis.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tamp</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tamped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tamping</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>tamponner</i> to plug or stop. See
<u>Tampion</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In blasting, to plug up with clay,
earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock, in
order to prevent the force of the explosion from being
misdirected.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To drive in or down by frequent gentle strokes;
as, to <i>tamp</i> earth so as to make a smooth place.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tam"pan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
venomous South African tick.</def>  <i>Livingstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tam"pe*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Tampion</u>.</def>  <i>Farrow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tamp"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who tamps; specifically, one who prepares for blasting, by filling the hole
in which the charge is placed.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An instrument used in tamping; a tamping
iron.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tam"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tampered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tampering</u>.] [A corruption of <i>temper</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To meddle; to be busy; to try little experiments; as, to <i>tamper</i>
with a disease.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>'T is dangerous <i>tampering</i> with a muse.</blockquote>
<i>Roscommon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To meddle so as to alter, injure, or vitiate a
thing.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To deal unfairly; to practice secretly; to use
bribery.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Others <i>tampered</i><BR>
For Fleetwood, Desborough, and Lambert.</blockquote> <i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tam"per*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who tampers; one
who deals unfairly.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tam*pi"co fi"ber</hw> or <hw>fi"bre</hw> (?) }. <def>A tough
vegetable fiber used as a substitute for bristles in making brushes. The
piassava and the ixtle are both used under this name.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tamp"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
act of one who tamps; specifically, the act of filling up a hole in a rock,
or the branch of a mine, for the purpose of blasting the rock or exploding
the mine.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The material used in tamping. See <u>Tamp</u>,
<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, 1.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tamping iron</b></col>, <cd>an iron rod for beating down the
earthy substance in tamping for blasting.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tam"pi*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tampon</i>,
<i>tapon</i>, <i>tape</i>, of Dutch or German origin. See <u>Tap</u> a pipe
or plug, and cf. <u>Tamp</u>, <u>Tampop</u>, <u>Tompion</u>.] [Written also
<i>tampeon</i>, and <i>tompion</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A wooden
stopper, or plug, as for a cannon or other piece of ordnance, when not in
use.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A plug for upper end of an organ
pipe.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tam"poe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The edible
fruit of an East Indian tree (<i>Baccaurea Malayana</i>) of the Spurge
family. It somewhat resembles an apple.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tam"pon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Tampion</u>.]
<i>(Surg.)</i> <def>A plug introduced into a natural or artificial cavity
of the body in order to arrest hemorrhage, or for the application of
medicine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tam"pon</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>To plug
with a tampon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tam"poon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tampion</u>.]
<def>The stopper of a barrel; a bung.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tam"-tam`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind.; of imitative
origin.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A kind of drum used in the
East Indies and other Oriental countries; -- called also <i>tom-
tom</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A gong. See <u>Gong</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta"mul</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> <def>Tamil.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Chin.] <def>See
<u>Picul</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tan</i>, perhaps fr. Armor.
<i>tann</i> an oak, oak bar; or of Teutonic origin; cf. G. <i>tanne</i> a
fir, OHG. <i>tanna</i> a fir, oak, MHG. <i>tan</i> a forest.  Cf.
<u>Tawny</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The bark of the oak, and some other
trees, bruised and broken by a mill, for tanning hides; -- so called both
before and after it has been used. Called also <i>tan bark</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A yellowish-brown color, like that of
tan.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A brown color imparted to the skin by exposure
to the sun; as, hands covered with <i>tan</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tan bed</b></col> <i>(Hort.)</i>, <cd>a bed made of tan; a bark
bed.</cd> -- <col><b>Tan pickle</b></col>, <cd>the liquor used in tanning
leather.</cd> -- <col><b>Tan spud</b></col>, <cd>a spud used in stripping
bark for tan from trees.</cd> -- <col><b>Tan stove</b></col>. <cd>See
<i>Bark stove</i>, under <u>Bark</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tan vat</b></col>,
<cd>a vat in which hides are steeped in liquor with tan.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tan</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of the color of tan; yellowish-
brown.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Black and tan</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Black</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p><hw>Tan</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tanned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tanning</u>.] [F.
<i>tanner</i>, LL. <i>tannare</i>. See <u>Tan</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To convert (the skin of an animal) into leather, as
by usual process of steeping it in an infusion of oak or some other bark,
whereby it is impregnated with tannin, or tannic acid (which exists in
several species of bark), and is thus rendered firm, durable, and in some
degree impervious to water.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The essential result in tanning is due to the fact that the
tannins form, with gelatins and albuminoids, a series of insoluble
compounds which constitute leather. Similar results may be produced by the
use of other reagents in place of tannin, as alum, and some acids or
chlorides, which are employed in certain processes of tanning.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make brown; to imbrown, as by exposure to the
rays of the sun; as, to <i>tan</i> the skin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To get or become
tanned.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same
as <u>Banxring</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan"a*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>tanagra</i>,
probably fr. Brazilian <i>tangara</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of
numerous species of bright-colored singing birds belonging to
<i>Tanagra</i>, <i>Piranga</i>, and allied genera. The scarlet tanager
(<i>Piranga erythromelas</i>) and the summer redbird (<i>Piranga rubra</i>)
are common species of the United States.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan"a*grine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to the tanagers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan"a*groid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tanager</i> + <i>-
oid</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Tanagrine.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ta*na"te</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>An Asiatic wild dog (<i>Canis procyonoides</i>), native of Japan and
adjacent countries. It has a short, bushy tail. Called also <i>raccoon
dog</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan"dem</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv. & a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tandem</i> at
length (of time only), punningly taken as meaning, lengthwise.] <def>One
after another; -- said especially of horses harnessed and driven one before
another, instead of abreast.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan"dem</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A team of horses harnessed
one before the other.</def> "He drove <i>tandems</i>."
<i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Tandem engine</b></col>, <cd>a compound steam engine having two
or more steam cylinders in the same axis, close to one another.</cd> --
<col><b>Tandem bicycle</b></col> or <col><b>tricycle</b></col>, <cd>one for
two persons in which one rider sits before the other.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tang</hw> (t&abreve;ng), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Of Scand. origin; cf.
Dan. <i>tang</i> seaweed, Sw. <i>t&aring;ng</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;ang</i>.
Cf. <u>Tangle</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A coarse blackish seaweed (<i>Fuscus
nodosus</i>).</def>  <i>Dr. Prior.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Tang sparrow</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the rock
pipit.</cd> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tang</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably fr. OD. <i>tanger</i>
sharp, tart, literally, pinching; akin to E. <i>tongs</i>. &radic;59. See
<u>Tong</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A strong or offensive taste;
especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself; as, wine
or cider has a <i>tang</i> of the cask.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: A sharp, specific flavor or tinge.  Cf.
<u>Tang</u> a twang.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Such proceedings had a strong <i>tang</i> of
tyranny.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A cant of philosophism, and a <i>tang</i> of party
politics.</blockquote> <i>Jeffrey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [Probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. <i>tangi</i> a
projecting point; akin to E. <i>tongs</i>. See <u>Tongs</u>.] <def>A
projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle,
or to some other part; anything resembling a tongue in form or
position.</def> Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The part of a knife, fork, file, or other small
instrument, which is inserted into the handle.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The projecting part of the breech of a musket
barrel, by which the barrel is secured to the stock.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The part of a sword blade to which the handle
is fastened.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>The tongue of a buckle.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tang</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Of imitative origin.  Cf.
<u>Twang</u>. This word has become confused with <i>tang</i> tatse,
flavor.] <def>A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a
twang.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tang</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tanged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tanging</u>.]
<def>To cause to ring or sound loudly; to ring.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let thy tongue <i>tang</i> arguments of state.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To tang bees</b></col>, <cd>to cause a swarm of bees to settle,
by beating metal to make a din.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tang</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make a ringing sound; to
ring.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let thy tongue <i>tang</i> arguments of state.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tan"ga*lung</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>An East Indian civet (<i>Viverra tangalunga</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan"gence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Tangency.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tan"gen*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being tangent; a contact or touching.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan"gent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tangens</i>, <i>-
entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>tangere</i> to touch; akin to Gr. &?; having
seized: cf. F. <i>tangente</i>.  Cf. <u>Attain</u>, <u>Contaminate</u>,
<u>Contingent</u>, <u>Entire</u>, <u>Tact</u>, <u>Taste</u>, <u>Tax</u>,
<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A tangent line curve, or
surface; specifically, that portion of the straight line tangent to a curve
that is between the point of tangency and a given line, the given line
being, for example, the axis of abscissas, or a radius of a circle
produced. See <i>Trigonometrical function</i>, under
<u>Function</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Artificial</b></col>, or <col><b>Logarithmic</b></col>,
<col><b>tangent</b></col>, <cd>the logarithm of the natural tangent of an
arc.</cd> -- <col><b>Natural tangent</b></col>, <cd>a decimal expressing
the length of the tangent of an arc, the radius being reckoned unity.</cd>
-- <col><b>Tangent galvanometer</b></col> <i>(Elec.)</i>, <cd>a form of
galvanometer having a circular coil and a short needle, in which the
tangent of the angle of deflection of the needle is proportional to the
strength of the current.</cd> -- <col><b>Tangent of an angle</b></col>,
<cd>the natural tangent of the arc subtending or measuring the angle.</cd>
-- <col><b>Tangent of an arc</b></col>, <cd>a right line, as <i>ta</i>,
touching the arc of a circle at one extremity <i>a</i>, and terminated by a
line <i>ct</i>, passing from the center through the other extremity
<i>o</i>.</cd>
</p>

<p><hw>Tan"gent</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tangens</i>, <i>-
entis</i>, p. pr.] <def>Touching; touching at a single point</def>;
specifically <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>meeting a curve or surface at a point and
having at that point the same direction as the curve or surface; -- said of
a straight line, curve, or surface; as, a line <i>tangent</i> to a curve; a
curve <i>tangent</i> to a surface; <i>tangent</i> surfaces.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tangent plane</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>a plane which
touches a surface in a point or line.</cd> -- <col><b>Tangent
scale</b></col> <i>(Gun.)</i>, <cd>a kind of breech sight for a
cannon.</cd> -- <col><b>Tangent screw</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>an
endless screw; a worm.</cd></p>

<p><! p. 1473 !></p>

<p><hw>Tan*gen"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Geom.)</i>
<def>Tangential.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan*gen"tial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>Of
or pertaining to a tangent; in the direction of a tangent.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tangential force</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>a force which
acts on a moving body in the direction of a tangent to the path of the
body, its effect being to increase or diminish the velocity; --
distinguished from a <i>normal force</i>, which acts at right angles to the
tangent and changes the direction of the motion without changing the
velocity.</cd> -- <col><b>Tangential stress</b></col>. <i>(Engin.)</i>
<cd>See <u>Shear</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tan*gen"tial*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the direction
of a tangent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan"ger*ine`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of orange, much like the mandarin, but of deeper
color and higher flavor. It is said to have been produced in America from
the mandarin.</def> [Written also <i>tangierine</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tang"fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The common harbor seal.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>||Tan*ghin"i*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>The ordeal tree. See under <u>Ordeal</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan`gi*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>tanggibilit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being
tangible.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan"gi*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tangibilis</i>, fr.
<i>tangere</i> to touch: cf. F. <i>tangible</i>. See <u>Tangent</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Perceptible to the touch; tactile; palpable.</def>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being possessed or realized; readily
apprehensible by the mind; real; substantial; evident.</def> "A
<i>tangible</i> blunder."  <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Direct and <i>tangible</i> benefit to ourselves and
others.</blockquote> <i>Southey.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Tan"gi*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>Tan"gi*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tan"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tangled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tangling</u> (?).] [A frequentative fr. <i>tang</i> seaweed; hence, to
twist like seaweed. See <u>Tang</u> seaweed, and cf. <u>Tangle</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To unite or knit together
confusedly; to interweave or interlock, as threads, so as to make it
difficult to unravel the knot; to entangle; to ravel.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To involve; to insnare; to entrap; as, to be
<i>tangled</i> in lies.</def> "<i>Tangled</i> in amorous nets."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When my simple weakness strays,<BR>
<i>Tangled</i> in forbidden ways.</blockquote> <i>Crashaw.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tan"gle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be entangled or united
confusedly; to get in a tangle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan"gle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> [Cf. Icel.
<i>&thorn;&ouml;ngull</i>. See <u>Tang</u> seaweed.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any
large blackish seaweed, especially the <i>Laminaria saccharina</i>. See
<u>Kelp</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Coral and sea fan and <i>tangle</i>, the blooms and the
palms of the ocean.</blockquote> <i>C. Kingsley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [From <u>Tangle</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>A
knot of threads, or other thing, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not
to be easily disengaged; a snarl; as, hair or yarn in <i>tangles</i>; a
<i>tangle</i> of vines and briers. Used also figuratively.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>An instrument consisting essentially
of an iron bar to which are attached swabs, or bundles of frayed rope, or
other similar substances, -- used to capture starfishes, sea urchins, and
other similar creatures living at the bottom of the sea.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Blue tangle</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i>S<cd>ee
<u>Dangleberry</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tangle picker</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the turnstone.</cd> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tan"gle*fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The sea adder, or great pipefish of Europe.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan"gling*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a tangling
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan"gly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Entangled; intricate.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Covered with tangle, or seaweed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Prone, helpless, on the <i>tangly</i> beach he
lay.</blockquote> <i>Falconer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tan"gram</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Trangram</u>.]
<def>A Chinese toy made by cutting a square of thin wood, or other suitable
material, into seven pieces, as shown in the cut, these pieces being
capable of combination in various ways, so as to form a great number of
different figures. It is now often used in primary schools as a means of
instruction.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tangue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
tenrec.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan"gun</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
piebald variety of the horse, native of Thibet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tang"whaup</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The whimbrel.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tan"i*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An aroid
plant (<i>Caladium sagitt&aelig;folium</i>), the leaves of which are boiled
and eaten in the West Indies.</def> [Written also <i>tannier</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tan"ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ir. <i>tanaiste</i>,
<i>tanaise</i>, second, the second person in rank, the presumptive or
apparent heir to a prince.] <def>In Ireland, a lord or proprietor of a
tract of land or of a castle, elected by a family, under the system of
tanistry.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This family [the O'Hanlons] were <i>tanists</i> of a large
territory within the present county of Armagh.</blockquote> <i>M. A.
Lower.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tan"ist*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tanist</u>.]
<def>In Ireland, a tenure of family lands by which the proprietor had only
a life estate, to which he was admitted by election.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The primitive intention seems to have been that the inheritance
should descend to the oldest or most worthy of the blood and name of the
deceased. This was, in reality, giving it to the strongest; and the
practice often occasioned bloody feuds in families, for which reason it was
abolished under James I.</p>

<p><hw>Ta"nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A firm composition of
emery and a certain kind of cement, used for making grinding wheels, slabs,
etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tank</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small Indian dry measure,
averaging 240 grains in weight; also, a Bombay weight of 72 grains, for
pearls.</def>  <i>Simmonds.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tank</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg. <i>tanque</i>, L.
<i>stangum</i> a pool; or perhaps of East Indian origin.  Cf. <u>Stank</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>A large basin or cistern; an artificial
receptacle for liquids.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tank engine</b></col>, <cd>a locomotive which carries the water
and fuel it requires, thus dispensing with a tender.</cd> -- <col><b>Tank
iron</b></col>, <cd>plate iron thinner than boiler plate, and thicker than
sheet iron or stovepipe iron.</cd> -- <col><b>Tank worm</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a small nematoid worm found in the water tanks of
India, supposed by some to be the young of the Guinea worm.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tan"ka</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A kind of
boat used in Canton. It is about 25 feet long and is often rowed by women.
Called also <i>tankia</i>.</def>  <i>S. W. Williams.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tank"ard</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>tanquart</i>; cf.
OD. <i>tanckaert</i>; of uncertain origin.] <def>A large drinking vessel,
especially one with a cover.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Marius was the first who drank out of a silver
<i>tankard</i>, after the manner of Bacchus.</blockquote>
<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tan"ki*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>See
<u>Tanka</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tank"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tinkling.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tan"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One tanned by the
sun.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Hot summer's <i>tanlings</i> and<BR>
The shrinking slaves of winter.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tan"na*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That may be
tanned.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan"nage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tanning; the act,
operation, or result of tanning.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>They should have got his cheek fresh
<i>tannage</i>.</blockquote> <i>R. Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tan"nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tannate</i>.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of tannic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan"ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One whose occupation is
to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan"ner*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tanneries</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. <i>tannerie</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A place where the work of tanning is carried
on.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The art or process of tanning.</def> [R.]
<i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tan"nic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to tan;
derived from, or resembling, tan; as, <i>tannic</i> acid.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tannic acid</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>An
acid obtained from nutgalls as a yellow amorphous substance,
C<sub>14</sub>H<sub>10</sub>O<sub>9</sub>, having an astringent taste, and
forming with ferric salts a bluish-black compound, which is the basis of
common ink. Called also <i>tannin</i>, and <i>gallotannic acid</i>.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>By extension, any one of a series of astringent
substances resembling tannin proper, widely diffused through the vegetable
kingdom, as in oak bark, willow, catechu, tea, coffee, etc.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tan"ni*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See
<u>Tanier</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan"nin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tannin</i>.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Same as <i>Tannic acid</i>, under
<u>Tannic</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan"ning</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art or process of
converting skins into leather. See <u>Tan</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>,
1.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan"rec</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same
as <u>Tenrec</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan"sy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tansaye</i>, F.
<i>tanaise</i>; cf. It. & Sp. <i>tanaceto</i>, NL. <i>tanacetum</i>, Pg.
<i>atanasia</i>, <i>athanasia</i>, Gr. <grk>'aqanasi`a</grk> immortality,
fr. <grk>'aqa`natos</grk> immortal; <grk>'a</grk> priv. +
<grk>qa`natos</grk> death.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any plant
of the composite genus <i>Tanacetum</i>. The common tansy (<i>T.
vulgare</i>) has finely divided leaves, a strong aromatic odor, and a very
bitter taste. It is used for medicinal and culinary purposes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dish common in the seventeenth century, made
of eggs, sugar, rose water, cream, and the juice of herbs, baked with
butter in a shallow dish.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Pepys.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Double tansy</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a variety of the
common tansy with the leaves more dissected than usual.</cd> --
<col><b>Tansy mustard</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant (<i>Sisymbrium
canescens</i>) of the Mustard family, with tansylike leaves.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Taint</u> tincture.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small scarlet arachnid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan"ta*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
salt of tantalic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan*tal"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to tantalum; derived from, or containing, tantalum;
specifically, designating any one of a series of acids analogous to nitric
acid and the polyacid compounds of phosphorus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan"ta*lism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tantalize</u>.]
<def>A punishment like that of Tantalus; a teasing or tormenting by the
hope or near approach of good which is not attainable; tantalization.</def>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Is not such a provision like <i>tantalism</i> to this
people?</blockquote> <i>Josiah Quincy.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tan"ta*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>tantalite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A heavy mineral of an iron-black
color and submetallic luster. It is essentially a tantalate of
iron.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan`ta*li*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
tantalizing, or state of being tantalized.</def>  <i>Gayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tan"ta*lize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tantalized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tantalizing</u> (?).] [From <u>Tantalus</u>: cf. F. <i>tantaliser</i>.]
<def>To tease or torment by presenting some good to the view and exciting
desire, but continually frustrating the expectations by keeping that good
out of reach; to tease; to torment.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thy vain desires, at strife<BR>
Within themselves, have <i>tantalized</i> thy life.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To tease; vex; irritate; provoke.  -- <u>Tantalize</u>,
<u>Disappoint</u>. To <i>disappoint</i> is literally to <i>do away</i> with
what was (or was taken to be) <i>appointed</i>; hence the peculiar pain
from hopes thus dashed to the ground. To <i>tantalize</i>, a much stronger
term, describes a most distressing form of disappointment, as in the case
of Tantalus, the Phrygian king. To <i>tantalize</i> is to visit with the
bitterest disappointment -- to torment by exciting hopes or expectations
which can never be realized.</p>

<p><hw>Tan"ta*li`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
tantalizes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan"ta*li`zing*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a
tantalizing or teasing manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan"ta*lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. So named on account
of the perplexity and difficulty encounterd by its discoverer (Ekeberg) in
isolating it. See <u>Tantalus</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A rare nonmetallic
element found in certain minerals, as tantalite, samarskite, and
fergusonite, and isolated as a dark powder which becomes steel-gray by
burnishing. Symbol Ta. Atomic weight 182.0. Formerly called also
<i>tantalium</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan"ta*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., from Gr.
<grk>Ta`ntalos</grk>.] <i>(Gr. Myth.)</i> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
Phrygian king who was punished in the lower world by being placed in the
midst of a lake whose waters reached to his chin but receded whenever he
attempted to allay his thirst, while over his head hung branches laden with
choice fruit which likewise receded whenever he stretched out his hand to
grasp them.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of wading birds
comprising the wood ibises.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tantalus's cup</b></col> <i>(Physics)</i>, <cd>a philosophical
toy, consisting of a cup, within which is the figure of a man, and within
the figure a siphon, the longer arm of which passes down through the bottom
of the cup, and allows the escape of any liquid that may be poured in, when
it reaches as high as the bend of the siphon, which is just below the level
of the mouth of the figure in the cup.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tan"ta*mount`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>tant</i> so much
(L. <i>tantus</i>) + E. <i>amount</i>.] <def>Equivalent in value,
signification, or effect.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A usage nearly <i>tantamount</i> to constitutional
right.</blockquote> <i>Hallam.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The certainty that delay, under these circumstances, was
<i>tantamount</i> to ruin.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tan"ta*mount`</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be tantamount or
equivalent; to amount.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tan*tiv"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Said to be from the note
of a hunting horn.] <def>Swiftly; speedily; rapidly; -- a fox-hunting term;
as, to ride <i>tantivy</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tan*tiv"y</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rapid, violent gallop;
an impetuous rush.</def>  <i>Cleverland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tan*tiv"y</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To go away in
haste.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Tan"trum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A whim, or burst of
ill-humor; an affected air.</def> [Colloq.]  <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tan"yard`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An inclosure where the
tanning of leather is carried on; a tannery.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tan`y*stom"a*ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
&?; to stretch + &?;, &?;, mouth.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of
dipterous insects in which the proboscis is large and contains lancelike
mandibles and maxill&aelig;. The horseflies and robber flies are
examples.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta"o*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the popular
religions of China, sanctioned by the state.</def> -- <wf>Ta"o*ist</wf>,
<pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tap</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tapped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tapping</u>.] [F. <i>taper</i> to strike; of Teutonic origin; cf. dial.
G. <i>tapp</i>, <i>tapps</i>, a blow, <i>tappe</i> a paw, fist, G.
<i>tappen</i> to grope.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To strike with a slight or
gentle blow; to touch gently; to rap lightly; to pat; as, to <i>tap</i> one
with the hand or a cane.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To put a new sole or heel on; as, to <i>tap</i>
shoes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tap</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tape</i>. See <u>Tap</u>
to strike.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a
pat.</def>  <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a
boot or shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel.</def>
</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A signal, by drum or
trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to
bed, -- usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo.</def>
<i>Wilhelm.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tap</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To strike a gentle
blow.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tap</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>t&aelig;ppa</i>, akin to D.
<i>tap</i>, G. <i>zapfen</i>, OHG. <i>zapfo</i>, Dan. <i>tap</i>, Sw.
<i>tapp</i>, Icel. <i>tappi</i>.  Cf. <u>Tampion</u>, <u>Tip</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A hole or pipe through which liquor is
drawn.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A plug or spile for stopping a hole pierced in a
cask, or the like; a faucet.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain
kind or quality of liquor; as, a liquor of the same <i>tap</i>.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A place where liquor is drawn for drinking; a
taproom; a bar.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>A tool for forming an internal
screw, as in a nut, consisting of a hardened steel male screw grooved
longitudinally so as to have cutting edges.</def></p>

<p><col><b>On tap</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Ready to be drawn; as,
ale <i>on tap</i>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Broached, or furnished with
a tap; as, a barrel <i>on tap</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Plug tap</b></col>
<i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>a screw-cutting tap with a slightly tapering end.</cd>
-- <col><b>Tap bolt</b></col>, <cd>a bolt with a head on one end and a
thread on the other end, to be screwed into some fixed part, instead of
passing through the part and receiving a nut. See <i>Illust.</i> under
<u>Bolt</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tap cinder</b></col> <i>(Metal.)</i>, <cd>the
slag of a puddling furnace.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tap</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To pierce
so as to let out, or draw off, a fluid; as, to <i>tap</i> a cask, a tree, a
tumor, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to draw from (anything) in any analogous
way; as, to <i>tap</i> telegraph wires for the purpose of intercepting
information; to <i>tap</i> the treasury.</def>
</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To draw, or cause to flow, by piercing.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He has been <i>tapping</i> his liquors.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>To form an internal screw in
(anything) by means of a tool called a <i>tap</i>; as, to <i>tap</i> a
nut.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ta"pa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of cloth prepared
by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry; -- sometimes
called also <i>kapa</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ta`pa*yax"in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A Mexican spinous lizard (<i>Phrynosoma orbiculare</i>) having a head
somewhat like that of a toad; -- called also <i>horned toad</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tape</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>t&aelig;ppe</i> a
fillet.  Cf. <u>Tapestry</u>, <u>Tippet</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
narrow fillet or band of cotton or linen; a narrow woven fabric used for
strings and the like; as, curtains tied with <i>tape</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A tapeline; also, a metallic ribbon so marked as
to serve as a tapeline; as, a steel <i>tape</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Red tape</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Red</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Tape grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant (<i>Vallisneria
spiralis</i>) with long ribbonlike leaves, growing in fresh or brackish
water; -- called also <i>fresh-water eelgrass</i>, and, in Maryland,
<i>wild celery</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tape needle</b></col>.  <cd>See
<u>Bodkin</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 4.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tape"line`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A painted tape,
marked with linear dimensions, as inches, feet, etc., and often inclosed in
a case, -- used for measuring.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>tapur</i>,
<i>tapor</i>, <i>taper</i>; cf. Ir. <i>tapar</i>, W. <i>tampr</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle;
hence, a small light.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Get me a <i>taper</i> in my study, Lucius.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness
in an elongated object; as, the <i>taper</i> of a spire.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1474 !></p>

<p><hw>Ta"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Supposed to be from
<i>taper</i>, n., in allusion to its form.] <def>Regularly narrowed toward
the point; becoming small toward one end; conical; pyramidical; as,
<i>taper</i> fingers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta"per</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tapered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tapering</u>.]
<def>To become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf
<i>tapers</i> toward one end.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta"per</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make or cause to
taper.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta"pered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Lighted with a taper or
tapers; as, a <i>tapered</i> choir.</def> [R.]  <i>T. Warton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ta"per*ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Becoming gradually
smaller toward one end.</def> -- <wf>Ta"per*ing*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ta"per*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being taper; tapering form; taper.</def>  <i>Shenstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tap"es*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tapestries</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>tapissere</i>, fr. <i>tapisser</i>
to carpet, to hang, or cover with tapestry, fr. <i>tapis</i> a carpet,
carpeting, LL. <i>tapecius</i>, fr. L. <i>tapete</i> carpet, tapestry, Gr.
&?;, &?;.  Cf. <u>Tapis</u>, <u>Tippet</u>.] <def>A fabric, usually of
worsted, worked upon a warp of linen or other thread by hand, the designs
being usually more or less pictorial and the stuff employed for wall
hangings and the like. The term is also applied to different kinds of
embroidery.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tapestry carpet</b></col>, <cd>a kind of carpet, somewhat
resembling Brussels, in which the warp is printed before weaving, so as to
produce the figure in the cloth.</cd> -- <col><b>Tapestry moth</b></col>.
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>Same as <i>Carpet moth</i>, under
<u>Carpet</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tap"es*try</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tapestried</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tapestrying</u>.] <def>To adorn with tapestry, or as with
tapestry.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Trosachs wound, as now, between gigantic walls of rock
<i>tapestried</i> with broom and wild roses.</blockquote>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tap"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tapete</i>. See
<u>Tapestry</u>.] <def>Worked or figured stuff; tapestry.</def> [R.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tap"e*ti</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tapetis</b></plw> (#). [Braz.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small
South American hare (<i>Lepus Braziliensis</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ta*pe"tum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from L.
<i>tapete</i> a carpet, a tapestry.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>An area in the
pigmented layer of the choroid coat of the eye in many animals, which has
an iridescent or metallic luster and helps to make the eye visible in the
dark. Sometimes applied to the whole layer of pigmented epithelium of the
choroid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tape"worm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any one of numerous species of cestode worms belonging to T&aelig;nia
and many allied genera. The body is long, flat, and composed of numerous
segments or proglottids varying in shape, those toward the end of the body
being much larger and longer than the anterior ones, and containing the
fully developed sexual organs. The head is small, destitute of a mouth, but
furnished with two or more suckers (which vary greatly in shape in
different genera), and sometimes, also, with hooks for adhesion to the
walls of the intestines of the animals in which they are parasitic. The
larv&aelig; (see <u>Cysticercus</u>) live in the flesh of various
creatures, and when swallowed by another animal of the right species
develop into the mature tapeworm in its intestine. See <i>Illustration</i>
in Appendix.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Three species are common parasites of man: the <i>pork
tapeworm</i> (<i>T&aelig;nia solium</i>), the larva of which is found in
pork; the <i>beef tapeworm</i> (<i>T. mediocanellata</i>), the larva of
which lives in the flesh of young cattle; and the <i>broad tapeworm</i>
(<i>Bothriocephalus latus</i>) which is found chiefly in the inhabitants of
the mountainous regions of Europe and Asia. See also <u>Echinococcus</u>,
<u>Cysticercus</u>, <u>Proglottis</u>, and 2d <u>Measles</u>, 4.</p>

<p><hw>Tap"house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A house where liquors
are retailed.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Taph*ren"chy*ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a trench +
<i>enchyma</i>, as in <i>parenchyma</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Bothrenchyma</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tap"i*nage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tapish</u>.]
<def>A lurking or skulking.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tap`i*o"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Braz. <i>tapioka</i>: cf.
Pg., Sp. & F. <i>tapioca</i>.] <def>A coarsely granular substance obtained
by heating, and thus partly changing, the moistened starch obtained from
the roots of the cassava. It is much used in puddings and as a thickening
for soups. See <u>Cassava</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta"pir</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Braz. <i>tapy'ra</i>: cf. F.
<i>tapir</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of large
odd-toed ungulates belonging to <i>Tapirus</i>, <i>Elasmognathus</i>, and
allied genera. They have a long prehensile upper lip, short ears, short and
stout legs, a short, thick tail, and short, close hair. They have three
toes on the hind feet, and four toes on the fore feet, but the outermost
toe is of little use.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The best-known species are the Indian tapir (<i>Tapirus
Indicus</i>), native of the East Indies and Malacca, which is black with a
broad band of white around the middle, and the common American tapir (<i>T.
Americanus</i>), which, when adult, is dull brown. Several others species
inhabit the Andes and Central America.</p>

<p><col><b>Tapir tiger</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the
wallah.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ta"pir*oid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tapir</i> + <i>-
oid</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Allied to the tapir, or the Tapir
family.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta"pis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Tapestry</u>.]
<def>Tapestry; formerly, the cover of a council table.</def></p>

<p><col><b>On</b></col>, or <col><b>Upon</b></col>, <col><b>the
tapis</b></col>, <cd>on the table, or under consideration; as, to lay a
motion in Parliament <i>on the tapis</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tap"is</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cover or work with
figures like tapestry.</def> [R.]  <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tap"is*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tapissier</i>.]
<def>A maker of tapestry; an upholsterer.</def> [R.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tap"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [F. se <i>tapir</i> to
squat.] <def>To lie close to the ground, so as to be concealed; to squat;
to crouch; hence, to hide one's self.</def> [Written also <i>tappis</i>,
<i>tappish</i>, <i>tappice</i>.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><blockquote>As a hound that, having roused a hart,<BR>
Although he <i>tappish</i> ne'er so soft.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tap"lash`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Bad small beer; also,
the refuse or dregs of liquor.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>taplash</i> of strong ale and wine.</blockquote>
<i>Taylor (1630).</i></p>

<p><hw>Tap"lings</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>The strong double
leathers by which the two parts of a flail are united.</def>
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ta*po"a ta"fa</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small
carnivorous marsupial (<i>Phascogale penicillata</i>) having long, soft
fur, and a very long tail with a tuft of long hairs at the end; -- called
also <i>brush-tailed phascogale</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tap"pen</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An obstruction, or
indigestible mass, found in the intestine of bears and other animals during
hibernation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tap"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
lesser spotted woodpecker (<i>Dendrocopus minor</i>); -- called also
<i>tapperer</i>, <i>tabberer</i>, <i>little wood pie</i>, <i>barred
woodpecker</i>, <i>wood tapper</i>, <i>hickwall</i>, and <i>pump
borer</i>.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tap"pes*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tapster</u>.]
<def>A female tapster.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tap"pet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>A lever
or projection moved by some other piece, as a cam, or intended to tap or
touch something else, with a view to produce change or regulate
motion.</def>  <i>G. Francis.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Tappet motion</b></col>, <cd>a valve motion worked by tappets
from a reciprocating part, without an eccentric or cam, -- used in steam
pumps, etc.</cd></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tap"pice</hw> (?), <hw>Tap"pis</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>
<def>See <u>Tapish</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tap"pit hen`</hw> (?). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A hen having a tuft
of feathers on her head.</def> [Scot.]  <i>Jamieson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A measuring pot holding one quart (according to
some, three quarts); -- so called from a knob on the lid, thought to
resemble a crested hen.</def> [Scot.]  <i>Jamieson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tap"room`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A room where liquors
are kept on tap; a barroom.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The ambassador was put one night into a miserable
<i>taproom</i>, full of soldiers smoking.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tap"root`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The root
of a plant which penetrates the earth directly downward to a considerable
depth without dividing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tap"ster</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>t&aelig;ppestre</i>
a female tapster. See <u>Tap</u> a plug, pipe, and <u>-ster</u>.] <def>One
whose business is to tap or draw ale or other liquor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta"qua-nut`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
Central American name for the ivory nut.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Abbrev. from <i>tarpaulin</i>.]
<def>A sailor; a seaman.</def> [Colloq.]  <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tar</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>terre</i>, <i>tarre</i>, AS.
<i>teru</i>, <i>teoru</i>; akin to D. <i>teer</i>, G. <i>teer</i>,
<i>theer</i>, Icel. <i>tjara</i>, Sw. <i>tj&auml;ra</i>, Dan.
<i>ti&aelig;re</i>, and to E. <i>tree</i>. &radic;63. See <u>Tree</u>.]
<def>A thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood,
coal, etc., and having a varied composition according to the temperature
and material employed in obtaining it.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Coal tar</b></col>. <cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd> --
<col><b>Mineral tar</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a kind of soft native
bitumen.</cd> -- <col><b>Tar board</b></col>, <cd>a strong quality of
millboard made from junk and old tarred rope.</cd> <i>Knight.</i> --
<col><b>Tar water</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A cold infusion of tar
in water, used as a medicine.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The ammoniacal
water of gas works.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood tar</b></col>, <cd>tar obtained
from wood. It is usually obtained by the distillation of the wood of the
pine, spruce, or fir, and is used in varnishes, cements, and to render
ropes, oakum, etc., impervious to water.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tar</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tarred</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tarring</u>.]
<def>To smear with tar, or as with tar; as, to <i>tar</i> ropes; to
<i>tar</i> cloth.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To tar and feather a person</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Feather</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p><hw>Tar"a*nis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>taranis</i>, from
the Celtic; cf. W. & Corn. <i>taran</i> thunder.] <i>(Myth.)</i> <def>A
Celtic divinity, regarded as the evil principle, but confounded by the
Romans with Jupiter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar`an*tass"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Russ.
<i>tarantas'</i>.] <def>A low four-wheeled carriage used in Russia. The
carriage box rests on two long, springy poles which run from the fore to
the hind axletree. When snow falls, the wheels are taken off, and the body
is mounted on a sledge.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar`an*tel"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A rapid and delirious sort of Neapolitan dance in
6-8 time, which moves in whirling triplets; -- so called from a popular
notion of its being a remedy against the poisonous bite of the
<i>tarantula</i>. Some derive its name from Taranto in Apulia.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Music suited to such a dance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"ant*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>tarantismo</i>:
cf. F. <i>tarentisme</i>. See <u>Tarantula</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A
nervous affection producing melancholy, stupor, and an uncontrollable
desire to dance. It was supposed to be produced by the bite of the
tarantula, and considered to be incapable of cure except by protracted
dancing to appropriate music.</def> [Written also <i>tarentism</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Ta*ran"tu*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E.
<plw><b>Tarantulas</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>Tarantul&aelig;</b></plw> (#).
[NL., fr. It. <i>tarantola</i>, fr. L. <i>Tarentum</i>, now <i>Taranto</i>,
in the south of Italy.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species
of large spiders, popularly supposed to be very venomous, especially the
European species (<i>Tarantula apuli&aelig;</i>). The tarantulas of Texas
and adjacent countries are large species of Mygale.</def> [Written also
<i>tarentula</i>.]</p>

<p><col><b>Tarantula killer</b></col>, <cd>a very large wasp (<i>Pompilus
formosus</i>), which captures the Texan tarantula (<i>Mygale Hentzii</i>)
and places it in its nest as food for its young, after paralyzing it by a
sting.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ta*ran"tu*la`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Bitten by a
tarantula; affected with tarantism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar*bog"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Toboggan</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar*boosh"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar. <i>tarb&?;sh</i>;
perhaps from Per. <i>sar-posh</i> headdress: cf. F. <i>tarbouch</i>.]
<def>A red cap worn by Turks and other Eastern nations, sometimes alone and
sometimes swathed with linen or other stuff to make a turban. See
<u>Fez</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar*da"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tardatio</i>, fr.
<i>tardare</i>, <i>tardatum</i>, to retard, delay, fr. <i>tardus</i> slow.]
<def>The act of retarding, or delaying; retardation.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Tar`di*gra"da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Tardigrade</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They
are noted for the slowness of their movements when on the ground. See
<u>Sloth</u>, 3.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An order of minute aquatic
arachnids; -- called also <i>bear animalcules</i>, <i>sloth
animalcules</i>, and <i>water bears</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"di*grade</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tardigradus</i>;
<i>tardus</i> slow + <i>gradi</i> to step: cf. F. <i>tardigrade</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Moving or stepping slowly; slow-paced.</def> [R.]
<i>G. Eliot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Tardigrada.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"di*grade</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One
of the Tardigrada.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"di*gra`dous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Moving slowly;
slow-paced.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tar"di*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a tardy manner;
slowly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"di*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being tardy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar`di*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Tardiness.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>To instruct them to avoid all snares of <i>tarditation</i>,
in the Lord's affairs.</blockquote> <i>Herrick.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tar"di*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tarditas</i>.]
<def>Slowness; tardiness.</def> [R.]  <i>Sir K. Digby.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Tar"do</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i>
<def>Slow; -- a direction to perform a passage slowly.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tar"do</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., slow, L. <i>tardus</i>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A sloth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Tardier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Tardiest</u>.] [F.
<i>tardif</i>, fr. (assumed) LL. <i>tardivus</i>, fr. L. <i>tardus</i>
slow.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Moving with a slow pace or motion; slow; not
swift.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And check the <i>tardy</i> flight of time.</blockquote>
<i>Sandys.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Tardy</i> to vengeance, and with mercy
brave.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not being inseason; late; dilatory; -- opposed
to <i>prompt</i>; as, to be <i>tardy</i> in one's payments.</def>
<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>tardy</i> plants in our cold orchards
placed.</blockquote> <i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Unwary; unready.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Criminal; guilty.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Collier.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Slow; dilatory; tedious; reluctant. See <u>Slow</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Tar"dy</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make tardy.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tare</hw> (?), obs. <pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Tear</u>.
<def>Tore.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tare</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Prov. E. <i>tare</i> brisk,
eager, OE. <i>tarefitch</i> the wild vetch.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A weed
that grows among wheat and other grain; -- alleged by modern naturalists to
be the <i>Lolium temulentum</i>, or darnel.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? From whence then
hath it <i>tares</i>?</blockquote> <i>Matt. xiii. 27.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The "darnel" is said to be the <i>tares</i> of Scripture,
and is the only deleterious species belonging to the whole
order.</blockquote> <i>Baird.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name of several climbing or
diffuse leguminous herbs of the genus <i>Vicia</i>; especially, the <i>V.
sativa</i>, sometimes grown for fodder.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tare</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tare</i>; cf. Pr., Sp., Pg.,
& It. <i>tara</i>; all fr. Ar. <i>tarah</i> thrown away, removed, fr.
<i>taraha</i> to reject, remove.] <i>(Com.)</i> <def>Deficientcy in the
weight or quantity of goods by reason of the weight of the cask, bag, or
whatever contains the commodity, and is weighed with it; hence, the
allowance or abatement of a certain weight or quantity which the seller
makes to the buyer on account of the weight of such cask, bag,
etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tare</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tared</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Taring</u>.] <def>To
ascertain or mark the tare of (goods).</def></p>

<p><hw>Tared</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Weighed;
determined; reduced to equal or standard weight; as, <i>tared</i> filter
papers, used in weighing precipitates.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta*ren"te</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tarente</i>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A harmless lizard of the Gecko family
(<i>Platydactylus Mauritianicus</i>) found in Southern Europe and adjacent
countries, especially among old walls and ruins.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"ent*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Tarantism</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta*ren"tu*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Tarantula</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Targe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.  Cf. <u>Target</u>.] <def>A
shield or target.</def> [Obs. or Poetic] "A buckler on a <i>targe</i>."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tar"get</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>targette</i>, dim. of
OF. & F. <i>targe</i>, of Teutonic origin; cf. AS. <i>targe</i>, OD.
<i>targie</i>, G. <i>zarge</i> a frame, case, border, OHG. <i>zarga</i>,
Icel. <i>targa</i> shield.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A kind of small shield
or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A butt or mark to shoot at,
as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a
projectile.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The pattern or arrangement of a
series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark; as, he made a good
<i>target</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Surveying)</i> <def>The sliding crosspiece, or
vane, on a leveling staff.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Railroad)</i> <def>A conspicuous disk attached to
a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1475 !></p>

<p><hw>Tar"get*ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Furnished, armed, or
protected, with a target.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar`get*eer"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is armed
with a target or shield.</def> [Written also <i>targetier</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tar"gum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Targums</b></plw> (#). Heb. <plw><b>Targumim</b></plw> (#). [Chald.
<i>targ&umacr;m</i> interpretation, fr. <i>targ&emacr;m</i> to interpret.
Cf. <u>Truchman</u>, and <u>Dragoman</u>.] <def>A translation or paraphrase
of some portion of the Old Testament Scriptures in the Chaldee or Aramaic
language or dialect.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"gum*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The writer of a Targum;
one versed in the Targums.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"iff</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tarif</i>; cf. Sp. &
Pg. <i>tarifa</i>, It. <i>tariffa</i>; all fr. Ar. <i>ta'r&imacr;f</i>
information, explanation, definition, from <i>'arafa</i>, to know, to
inform, explain.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A schedule, system, or scheme of
duties imposed by the government of a country upon goods imported or
exported; as, a revenue <i>tariff</i>; a protective <i>tariff</i>; Clay's
compromise <i>tariff</i>. (U. S. 1833).</def></p>

<p>&fist; The United States and Great Britain impose no duties on exports;
hence, in these countries the <i>tariff</i> refers only to imports.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The duty, or rate of duty, so imposed; as, the
<i>tariff</i> on wool; a <i>tariff</i> of two cents a pound.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Any schedule or system of rates, changes, etc.;
as, a <i>tariff</i> of fees, or of railroad fares.</def>
<i>Bolingbroke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tar"iff</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tariffed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tariffing</u>.] <def>To make a list of duties on, as goods.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The siskin.</def> [Prov.]</p>

<p><hw>Tar"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
common tern; -- called also <i>tarret</i>, and <i>tarrock</i>.</def> [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tar"la*tan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of thin,
transparent muslin, used for dresses.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tarn</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>terne</i>, Icel.
<i>tj&ouml;rn</i>.] <def>A mountain lake or pool.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A lofty precipice in front,<BR>
A silent <i>tarn</i> below.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tar"nish</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tarnished</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tarnishing</u>.] [F. <i>ternir</i>, fr. OHG. <i>tarnen</i> to darken, to
conceal, hide; akin to OS. <i>dernian</i> to hide, AS. <i>dernan</i>,
<i>dyrnan</i>, OHG. <i>tarni</i> hidden, OS. <i>derni</i>, AS.
<i>derne</i>, <i>dyrne</i>.  Cf. <u>Dern</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and see
<u>-ish</u>.] <def>To soil, or change the appearance of, especially by an
alternation induced by the air, or by dust, or the like; to diminish, dull,
or destroy the luster of; to sully; as, to <i>tarnish</i> a metal; to
<i>tarnish</i> gilding; to <i>tarnish</i> the purity of color.</def>
"<i>Tarnished</i> lace." <i>Fuller.</i> Used also figuratively; as, to
<i>tarnish</i> one's honor.</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To sully; stain; dim.</p>

<p><hw>Tar"nish</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To lose luster; to
become dull; as, gilding will <i>tarnish</i> in a foul air.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Till thy fresh glories, which now shine so bright,<BR>
Grow stale and <i>tarnish</i> with our daily sight.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tar"nish</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
quality or state of being tarnished; stain; soil; blemish.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A thin film on the surface of a
metal, usually due to a slight alteration of the original color; as, the
steel <i>tarnish</i> in columbite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"nish*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that
which, tarnishes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta"ro</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the Polynesian name.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name for several aroid plants (<i>Colocasia
antiquorum</i>, var. <i>esculenta</i>, <i>Colocasia macrorhiza</i>, etc.),
and their rootstocks. They have large ovate-sagittate leaves and large
fleshy rootstocks, which are cooked and used for food in tropical
countries.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"ot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.; cf. It. <i>tarocco</i>.]
<def>A game of cards; -- called also <i>taroc</i>.</def>  <i>Hoyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tar"pan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native name.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A wild horse found in the region of the Caspian
Sea.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar*pau"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tar</i> +
<i>palling</i> a covering, pall to cover. See <u>Pall</u> a covering.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A piece of canvas covered with tar or a waterproof
composition, used for covering the hatches of a ship, hammocks, boats,
etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A hat made of, or covered with, painted or
tarred cloth, worn by sailors and others.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a sailor; a seaman; a tar.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To a landsman, these <i>tarpaulins</i>, as they were called,
seemed a strange and half-savage race.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tar"pon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same
as <u>Tarpum</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"pum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
very large marine fish (<i>Megapolis Atlanticus</i>) of the Southern United
States and the West Indies. It often becomes six or more feet in length,
and has large silvery scales. The scales are a staple article of trade, and
are used in fancywork. Called also <i>tarpon</i>, <i>sabalo</i>,
<i>savanilla</i>, <i>silverfish</i>, and <i>jewfish</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"quin*ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a Tarquin, a
king of ancient Rome; proud; haughty; overbearing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"race</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Trass</u>.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tar"ra*gon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>taragona</i>, Ar.
<i>tarkh&?;n</i>; perhaps fr. Gr. &?; a dragon, or L. <i>draco</i>; cf. L.
<i>dracunculus</i> tarragon.  Cf. <u>Dragon</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
plant of the genus <i>Artemisa</i> (<i>A. dracunculus</i>), much used in
France for flavoring vinegar.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"ras</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Trass</u>.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tarre</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tarien</i>,
<i>terien</i>, to irritate, provoke, AS. <i>tergan</i> to pull, pluck,
torment; probably akin to E. <i>tear</i>, v.t. &radic;63.  Cf.
<u>Tarry</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>To set on, as a dog; to
incite.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tar"ri*ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or time of
tarrying; delay; lateness.</def> [Archaic]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And after two days' <i>tarriance</i> there,
returned.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tar"ri*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that
which, tarries.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"ri*er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A kind
of dig; a terrier.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tar"rock</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Greenland
<i>tattarock</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The young
of the kittiwake gull before the first molt.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>The common guillemot.</def> [Prov. Eng.] <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The
common tern.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Tar</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>Consisting of, or covered with, tar; like
tar.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tarried</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tarrying</u>.] [OE. <i>tarien</i> to irritate (see <u>Tarre</u>); but
with a change of sense probably due to confusion with OE. <i>targen</i> to
delay, OF. <i>targier</i>, fr. (assumed) LL. <i>tardicare</i>, fr. L.
<i>tardare</i> to make slow, to tarry, fr. <i>tardus</i> slow.  Cf.
<u>Tardy</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To stay or remain behind; to
wait.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Tarry</i> ye for us, until we come again.</blockquote>
<i>Ex. xxiv. 14.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To delay; to put off going or coming; to
loiter.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Come down unto me, <i>tarry</i> not.</blockquote> <i>Gen.
xic. 9.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>One <i>tarried</i> here, there hurried one.</blockquote>
<i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To stay; to abide; to continue; to
lodge.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Tarry</i> all night, and wash your feet.</blockquote>
<i>Gen. xix. 2.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To abide; continue; lodge; await; loiter.</p>

<p><hw>Tar"ry</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
delay; to defer; to put off.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Tarry</i> us here no longer than to-morrow.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To wait for; to stay or stop for.</def>
[Archaic]</p>

<p><blockquote>He that will have a cake out of the wheat must needs
<i>tarry</i> the grinding.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He plodded on, . . . <i>tarrying</i> no further
question.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tar"ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Stay; stop; delay.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>E. Lodge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tar"sal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to the tarsus (either of the foot or eye).</def> --
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tarsal bone or cartilage; a tarsale.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tarsal tetter</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>an eruptive disease
of the edges of the eyelids; a kind of bleareye.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tar"sal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same
as <u>Tercel</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Tar*sa"le</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tarsalia</b></plw> (#). [NL.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the bones
or cartilages of the tarsus; esp., one of the series articulating with the
metatarsals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tarse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Tassel</u>,
<u>Tiercel</u>.] <i>(Falconry)</i> <def>The male falcon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tarse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tarse</i>.]
<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>tarsus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar*sec"to*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tarsus</i> + Gr.
&?; to cut out.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The operation of excising one or more
of the bones of the tarsus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"sel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A male hawk. See
<u>Tercel</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Tar"si</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <def><pos><i>pl.</i></pos>
of <u>Tarsus</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>||Tar"si*a</hw> (?), <hw>||Tar`si*a*tu"ra</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.] <def>A kind of mosaic in woodwork, much employed
in Italy in the fifteenth century and later, in which scrolls and
arabesques, and sometimes architectural scenes, landscapes, fruits,
flowers, and the like, were produced by inlaying pieces of wood of
different colors and shades into panels usually of walnut wood.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"si*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tarsier</i>.]
<def>See <u>Tarsius</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tar"si*us</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Tarsus</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of nocturnal lemurine mammals having very
large eyes and ears, a long tail, and very long proximal tarsal bones; --
called also <i>malmag</i>, <i>spectral lemur</i>, <i>podji</i>, and
<i>tarsier</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"so-</hw> (?). <def>A combining form used in anatomy to indicate
<i>connection with</i>, or <i>relation to</i>, <i>the tarsus</i>; as,
<i>tarso</i>metatarsus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar`so*met`a*tar"sal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Of or pertaining to both the tarsus and
metatarsus; as, the <i>tarsometatarsal</i> articulations.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Of or pertaining to the tarsometatarsus.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tar`so*met`a*tar"sus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tarsometatarsi</b></plw> (#). [NL.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The large
bone next the foot in the leg of a bird. It is formed by the union of the
distal part of the tarsus with the metatarsus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar*sor"rha*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tarsus</i> + Gr.
<grk>"rafh`</grk> seam, fr. &?; to sew.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>An operation
to diminish the size of the opening between eyelids when enlarged by
surrounding cicatrices.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar*sot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tarsus</i> + Gr. &?;
to cut.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The operation of cutting or removing the
tarsal cartilages.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"sus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tarsi</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; the flat of the foot, the
edge of the eyelid.  Cf. 2d <u>Tarse</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The ankle; the bones or cartilages
of the part of the foot between the metatarsus and the leg, consisting in
man of seven short bones.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A plate of dense
connective tissue or cartilage in the eyelid of man and many animals; --
called also <i>tarsal cartilage</i>, and <i>tarsal plate</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The foot of an insect or a
crustacean. It usually consists of form two to five joints.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tart</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>teart</i>. &radic;63.
Cf. <u>Tear</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Sharp to
the taste; acid; sour; as, a <i>tart</i> apple.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Sharp; keen; severe; as, a <i>tart</i>
reply; <i>tart</i> language; a <i>tart</i> rebuke.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Why art thou <i>tart</i>, my brother?</blockquote>
<i>Bunyan.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tart</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tarte</i>, F. <i>tarte</i>;
perhaps originally the same word as <i>tourte</i>, LL. <i>torta</i>, fr. L.
<i>tortus</i>, p. p. of <i>torquere</i> to twist, bend, wind, because tarts
were originally made of a twisted shape.  Cf. <u>Torture</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>A species of small open pie, or piece of pastry,
containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"tan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tiretane</i> linsey-
woolsey, akin to Sp. <i>tirita&ntilde;a</i> a sort of thin silk; cf. Sp.
<i>tiritar</i> to shiver or shake with cold.] <def>Woolen cloth, checkered
or crossbarred with narrow bands of various colors, much worn in the
Highlands of Scotland; hence, any pattern of tartan; also, other material
of a similar pattern.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>MacCullummore's heart will be as cold as death can make it,
when it does not warm to the <i>tartan</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The sight of the <i>tartan</i> inflamed the populace of
London with hatred.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tar"tan</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tartane</i>, or Sp., Pg.,
or It. <i>tartana</i>; all perhaps of Arabic origin.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A
small coasting vessel, used in the Mediterranean, having one mast carrying
large leteen sail, and a bowsprit with staysail or jib.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"tar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tartre</i> (cf. Pr.
<i>tartari</i>, Sp., Pg., & It. <i>tartaro</i>, LL. <i>tartarum</i>, LGr.
&?;); perhaps of Arabic origin.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
reddish crust or sediment in wine casks, consisting essentially of crude
cream of tartar, and used in marking pure cream of tartar, tartaric acid,
potassium carbonate, black flux, etc., and, in dyeing, as a mordant for
woolen goods; -- called also <i>argol</i>, <i>wine stone</i>,
etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A correction which often incrusts the teeth,
consisting of salivary mucus, animal matter, and phosphate of
lime.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Cream of tartar</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Cream</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tartar emetic</b></col> <i>(Med. Chem.)</i>,
<cd>a double tartrate of potassium and basic antimony. It is a poisonous
white crystalline substance having a sweetish metallic taste, and used in
medicine as a sudorific and emetic.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tar"tar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> [Per.
<i>T&amacr;t&amacr;r</i>, of Tartar origin.] <def>A native or inhabitant of
Tartary in Asia; a member of any one of numerous tribes, chiefly Moslem, of
Turkish origin, inhabiting the Russian Europe; -- written also, more
correctly but less usually, <i>Tatar</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A person of a keen, irritable temper.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To catch a tartar</b></col>, <cd>to lay hold of, or encounter, a
person who proves too strong for the assailant.</cd> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Tar"tar</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Tartary
in Asia, or the Tartars.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"tar</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tartare</i>.] <def>See
<u>Tartarus</u>.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tar"tar*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Tartrated.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tar*ta"re*an</hw> (?), <hw>Tar*ta"re*ous</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tartareus</i>: cf. F. <i>tartar&eacute;en</i>.]
<def>Of or pertaining to Tartarus; hellish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar*ta"re*ous</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. 1st <u>Tartarous</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of tartar; of the nature of
tartar.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the surface rough and
crumbling; as, many lichens are <i>tartareous</i>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tar*ta"ri*an</hw> (?), <hw>Tar*tar"ic</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Tartary in Asia, or the
Tartars.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tartarian lamb</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>Scythian lamb. See
<u>Barometz</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tar*ta"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The
name of some kinds of cherries, as the Black <i>Tartarian</i>, or the White
<i>Tartarian</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar*tar"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to tartar; derived from, or resembling, tartar.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tartaric acid</b></col>. <i>(a)</i> <cd>An acid widely diffused
throughout the vegetable kingdom, as in grapes, mountain-ash berries, etc.,
and obtained from tartar as a white crystalline substance,
C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub>.(CO<sub>2</sub>H)<sub>2</sub>,
having a strong pure acid taste. It is used in medicine, in dyeing, calico
printing, photography, etc., and also as a substitute for lemon juice.
Called also <i>dextro-tartaric acid</i>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>By
extension, any one of the series of isomeric acids (racemic acid,
levotartaric acid, inactive tartaric acid) of which tartaric acid proper is
the type.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tar"tar*ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Old Chem.)</i>
<def>Potassium carbonate, obtained by the incineration of tartar.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tar"tar*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tartarized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tartarizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>tartariser</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>To
impregnate with, or subject to the action of, tartar.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><col><b>Tartarized antimony</b></col> <i>(Med. Chem.)</i>, <cd>tartar
emetic.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tar"tar*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause to
resemble the Tartars and their civilization, as by conquest.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"tar*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>tartareux</i>.] <def>Containing tartar; consisting of tartar, or
partaking of its qualities; tartareous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"tar*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resembling, or
characteristic of, a Tartar; ill-natured; irritable.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>Tartarous</i> moods of common men.</blockquote> <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tar"ta*rum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See
1st <u>Tartar</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"ta*rus</hw> (t&auml;r"t&adot;*r&ubreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[L., from Gr. <grk>Ta`rtaros</grk>.] <i>(Class. Myth.)</i> <def>The
infernal regions, described in the Iliad as situated as far below Hades as
heaven is above the earth, and by later writers as the place of punishment
for the spirits of the wicked. By the later poets, also, the name is often
used synonymously with <i>Hades</i>, or the Lower World in
general.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Tartarus.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1476 !></p>

<p><hw>Tar*ti"ni's tones`</hw> (?). [From <i>Tartini</i>, an Italian
violinist, who discovered them in 1754.] <def>See the Note under
<u>Tone</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tart"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat
tart.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tart"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small tart.</def>
<i>V. Knox.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tart"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a tart manner; with
acidity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tart"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being tart.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Acrimony; sourness; keenness; poignancy; severity;
asperity; acerbity; harshness. See <u>Acrimony</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Tar*tral"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Tartar</u> the
chemical compound.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an
acid obtained as a white amorphous deliquescent substance,
C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>10</sub>O<sub>11</sub>; -- called also
<i>ditartaric</i>, <i>tartrilic</i>, or <i>tartrylic acid</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar*tram"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
salt of tartramic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar*tram"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tarto-</i> +
<i>amic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, an
acid which is the primary acid amide derivative of tartaric acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar*tram"ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tarto-</i> +
<i>amide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An acid amide derivative of tartaric
acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"trate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tartrate</i>.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of tartaric acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"tra`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med. Chem.)</i>
<def>Containing, or derived from, tartar; combined with tartaric
acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"tra*zine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tart</i>aric +
hyd<i>razine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An artificial dyestuff obtained as
an orange-yellow powder, and regarded as a phenyl hydrazine derivative of
tartaric and sulphonic acids.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar*trel"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Tartar</u> the
chemical compound.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating,
an anhydride, C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>4</sub>O<sub>5</sub>, of tartaric acid,
obtained as a white crystalline deliquescent substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"tro-</hw>. <def>A combining form (also used adjectively) used in
chemistry to denote <i>the presence of tartar</i> or <i>of some of its
compounds</i> or <i>derivatives</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"tro*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
salt of tartronic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar*tron"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tartro-</i> +
mal<i>onic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, an
organic acid (called also <i>hydroxy malonic acid</i>) obtained, by
reducing mesoxalic acid, as a white crystalline substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar"tro*nyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tartron</i>ic + <i>-
yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hypothetical radical constituting the
characteristic residue of tartronic acid and certain of its
derivatives.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tar`tro*vin"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tartro-</i> +
<i>vinic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, a
certain acid composed of tartaric acid in combination with ethyl, and now
called <i>ethyltartaric acid</i>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tar*tuffe"</hw>, <hw>Tar*tufe"</hw>  } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[F. <i>tartufe</i>.] <def>A hypocritical devotee. See the Dictionary of
Noted Names in Fiction.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tar*tuff"ish</hw>, <hw>Tar*tuf"ish</hw>, } <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Like a tartuffe; precise; hypocritical.</def>  <i>Sterne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tar"weed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name
given to several resinous-glandular composite plants of California, esp. to
the species of <i>Grindelia</i>, <i>Hemizonia</i>, and
<i>Madia</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tas</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A heap.</def> [Obs.]
"The <i>tas</i> of bodies slain."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tas</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To tassel.</def> [Obs.] "A
purse of leather <i>tassed</i> with silk."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tas"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Sp. <i>tasconio</i>.]
<def>A kind of clay for making melting pots.</def>  <i>Percy Smith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ta*sim"er</hw> (t&adot;*s&ibreve;m"&esl;*t&etilde;r),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>ta`sis</grk> stretching, extension (from
<grk>tei`nein</grk> to stretch) + <i>-meter</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An
instrument for detecting or measuring minute extensions or movements of
solid bodies. It consists essentially of a small rod, disk, or button of
carbon, forming part of an electrical circuit, the resistance of which,
being varied by the changes of pressure produced by the movements of the
object to be measured, causes variations in the strength of the current,
which variations are indicated by a sensitive galvanometer. It is also used
for measuring minute changes of temperature.</def>  <i>T. A.
Edison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Task</hw> (t&adot;sk), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>taske</i>, OF.
<i>tasque</i>, F. <i>t&acirc;che</i>, for <i>tasche</i>, LL. <i>tasca</i>,
<i>taxa</i>, fr. L. <i>taxare</i> to rate, appraise, estimate. See
<u>Tax</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> & <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Labor or study imposed by another, often in a definite quantity or
amount.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ma <i>task</i> of servile toil.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Each morning sees some <i>task</i> begin,<BR>
Each evening sees it close.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Business; employment; undertaking;
labor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His mental powers were equal to greater
<i>tasks</i>.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To take to task</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Take</u>.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Work; labor; employment; business; toil; drudgery; study;
lesson; stint.</p>

<p><hw>Task</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tasked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tasking</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount
of business, labor, or duty to.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There <i>task</i> thy maids, and exercise the
loom.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to
tax.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To charge; to tax, as with a fault.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Too impudent to <i>task</i> me with those
errors.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Task"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who imposes a task.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who performs a task, as a day-laborer.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A laborer who receives his wages in kind.</def>
[Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Task"mas`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who imposes a
task, or burdens another with labor; one whose duty is to assign tasks; an
overseer.</def>  <i>Ex. i. 11.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All is, if I have grace to use it so,<BR>
As ever in my great <i>Taskmaster's</i> eye.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Task"work`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Work done as a task;
also, work done by the job; piecework.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tas"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tasse</u> a piece of
armor.] <def>A piece of armor formerly worn to guard the thighs; a
tasse.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tas*ma"ni*an</hw> (t&abreve;z*m&amacr;"n&ibreve;*<i>a</i>n),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Tasmania, or Van Diemen's
Land.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of
Tasmania;</def> specifically <i>(Ethnol.)</i>, <def>in the plural, the race
of men that formerly inhabited Tasmania, but is now extinct.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tasmanian cider tree</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See the Note
under <u>Eucalyptus</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tasmanian devil</b></col>.
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Devil</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tasmanian
wolf</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a savage carnivorous marsupial; --
called also <i>zebra wolf</i>. See <i>Zebra wolf</i>, under
<u>Wolf</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tasse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>tassette</i>.] <def>A
piece of armor for the thighs, forming an appendage to the ancient
corselet.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Usually the <i>tasse</i> was a plate of iron swinging from the
cuirass, but the skirts of sliding splints were also called by this
name.</p>

<p><hw>Tas"sel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Falconry)</i> <def>A male
hawk. See <u>Tercel</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tas"sel</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Teasel</u>.] <def>A kind
of bur used in dressing cloth; a teasel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tas"sel</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE., a fastening of a mantle,
OF. <i>tassel</i> a fastening, clasp, F. <i>tasseau</i> a bracket, Fr. L.
<i>taxillus</i> a little die, dim. of <i>talus</i> a die of a longish
shape, rounded on two sides and marked only on the other four, a knuckle
bone.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A pendent ornament, attached to the corners
of cushions, to curtains, and the like, ending in a tuft of loose threads
or cords.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The flower or head of some plants, esp. when
pendent.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And the maize field grew and ripened, Till it stood in all
the splendor<BR>
Of its garments green and yellow,<BR>
Of its <i>tassels</i> and its plumage.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A narrow silk ribbon, or the like, sewed to a
book to be put between the leaves.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A piece of board that is laid
upon a wall as a sort of plate, to give a level surface to the ends of
floor timbers; -- rarely used in the United States.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tassel flower</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name of several
composite plants of the genus <i>Cineraria</i>, especially the <i>C.
sconchifolia</i>, and of the blossoms which they bear.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tas"sel</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tasseled</u> (?) or <u>Tasselled</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Tasseling</u> or <u>Tasselling</u>.] <def>To put forth a
tassel or flower; as, maize <i>tassels</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tas"sel</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To adorn with
tassels.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tas"set</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tasse</u>.] <def>A
defense for the front of the thigh, consisting of one or more iron plates
hanging from the belt on the lower edge of the corselet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tast"a*ble</hw> (t&amacr;st"&adot;*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Capable of worthy of being tasted; savory; relishing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Taste</hw> (t&amacr;st), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tasted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tasting</u>.] [OE. <i>tasten</i> to feel, to taste, OF. <i>taster</i>,
F. <i>tater</i> to feel, to try by the touch, to try, to taste, (assumed)
LL. <i>taxitare</i>, fr. L. <i>taxare</i> to touch sharply, to estimate.
See <u>Tax</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To try by
the touch; to handle; as, to <i>taste</i> a bow.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Taste</i> it well and stone thou shalt it
find.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To try by the touch of the tongue; to perceive
the relish or flavor of (anything) by taking a small quantity into a mouth.
Also used figuratively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When the ruler of the feast had <i>tasted</i> the water that
was made wine.</blockquote> <i>John ii. 9.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When Commodus had once <i>tasted</i> human blood, he became
incapable of pity or remorse.</blockquote> <i>Gibbon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To try by eating a little; to eat a small
quantity of.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I <i>tasted</i> a little of this honey.</blockquote> <i>1
Sam. xiv. 29.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To become acquainted with by actual trial; to
essay; to experience; to undergo.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He . . . should <i>taste</i> death for every
man.</blockquote> <i>Heb. ii. 9.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To partake of; to participate in; -- usually
with an implied sense of relish or pleasure.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou . . . wilt <i>taste</i><BR>
No pleasure, though in pleasure, solitary.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Taste</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To try
food with the mouth; to eat or drink a little only; to try the flavor of
anything; as, to <i>taste</i> of each kind of wine.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To have a smack; to excite a particular
sensation, by which the specific quality or flavor is distinguished; to
have a particular quality or character; as, this water <i>tastes</i>
brackish; the milk <i>tastes</i> of garlic.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Yea, every idle, nice, and wanton reason<BR>
Shall to the king <i>taste</i> of this action.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To take sparingly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>For age but <i>tastes</i> of pleasures, youth
devours.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To have perception, experience, or enjoyment; to
partake; as, to <i>taste</i> of nature's bounty.</def>  <i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The valiant never <i>taste</i> of death but
once.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Taste</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of
tasting; gustation.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A particular sensation excited by the
application of a substance to the tongue; the quality or savor of any
substance as perceived by means of the tongue; flavor; as, the <i>taste</i>
of an orange or an apple; a bitter <i>taste</i>; an acid <i>taste</i>; a
sweet <i>taste</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The one of the five senses by
which certain properties of bodies (called their <i>taste</i>,
<i>savor</i>, <i>flavor</i>) are ascertained by contact with the organs of
taste.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Taste depends mainly on the contact of soluble matter with the
terminal organs (connected with branches of the glossopharyngeal and other
nerves) in the papill&aelig; on the surface of the tongue. The base of the
tongue is considered most sensitive to bitter substances, the point to
sweet and acid substances.</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Intellectual relish; liking; fondness; --
formerly with <i>of</i>, now with <i>for</i>; as, he had no <i>taste</i>
for study.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I have no <i>taste</i><BR>
Of popular applause.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The power of perceiving and relishing excellence
in human performances; the faculty of discerning beauty, order, congruity,
proportion, symmetry, or whatever constitutes excellence, particularly in
the fine arts and belles-letters; critical judgment; discernment.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Manner, with respect to what is pleasing,
refined, or in accordance with good usage; style; as, music composed in
good <i>taste</i>; an epitaph in bad <i>taste</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Essay; trial; experience; experiment.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>A small portion given as a specimen; a little
piece tasted or eaten; a bit.</def>  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>A kind of narrow and thin silk ribbon.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Savor; relish; flavor; sensibility; gout.  --
<u>Taste</u>, <u>Sensibility</u>, <u>Judgment</u>. Some consider
<i>taste</i> as a mere <i>sensibility</i>, and others as a simple exercise
of <i>judgment</i>; but a union of both is requisite to the existence of
anything which deserves the name. An original sense of the beautiful is
just as necessary to &aelig;sthetic judgments, as a sense of right and
wrong to the formation of any just conclusions on moral subjects. But this
"sense of the beautiful" is not an arbitrary principle. It is under the
guidance of reason; it grows in delicacy and correctness with the progress
of the individual and of society at large; it has its laws, which are
seated in the nature of man; and it is in the development of these laws
that we find the true "standard of taste."</p>

<p><blockquote>What, then, is <i>taste</i>, but those internal powers,<BR>
Active and strong, and feelingly alive<BR>
To each fine impulse? a discerning sense<BR>
Of decent and sublime, with quick disgust<BR>
From things deformed, or disarranged, or gross<BR>
In species? This, nor gems, nor stores of gold,<BR>
Nor purple state, nor culture, can bestow,<BR>
But God alone, when first his active hand<BR>
Imprints the secret bias of the soul.</blockquote> <i>Akenside.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Taste of buds</b></col>, or <col><b>Taste of goblets</b></col>
<i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the flask-shaped end organs of taste in the epithelium
of the tongue. They are made up of modified epithelial cells arranged
somewhat like leaves in a bud.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Taste"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Having a high relish; savory.</def> "<i>Tasteful</i> herbs."
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having or exhibiting good taste; in accordance
with good taste; tasty; as, a <i>tasteful</i> drapery.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Taste"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Taste"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Taste"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having
no taste; insipid; flat; as, <i>tasteless</i> fruit.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Destitute of the sense of taste; or of good
taste; as, a <i>tasteless</i> age.</def>  <i>Orrery.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not in accordance with good taste; as, a
<i>tasteless</i> arrangement of drapery.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Taste"less*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Taste"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tast"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who tastes; especially, one who first tastes food or drink to ascertain its
quality.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thy tutor be thy <i>taster</i>, ere thou eat.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That in which, or by which, anything is tasted,
as, a dram cup, a cheese taster, or the like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of a peculiar kind of
zooids situated on the polyp-stem of certain Siphonophora. They somewhat
resemble the feeding zooids, but are destitute of mouths. See
<u>Siphonophora</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tast"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a tasty
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tast"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of perceiving or
tasting by the organs of taste; the faculty or sense by which we perceive
or distinguish savors.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tas"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A
key or thing touched to produce a tone.</def></p>

<p><col><b>||Tasto solo</b></col>, <cd>single touch; -- in old music, a
direction denoting that the notes in the bass over or under which it is
written should be performed alone, or with no other chords than unisons and
octaves.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tast"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Tastier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Tastiest</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having a good taste; -- applied to persons; as, a
<i>tasty</i> woman. See <u>Taste</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 5.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Being in conformity to the principles of good
taste; elegant; as, <i>tasty</i> furniture; a <i>tasty</i> dress.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. <i>t&amacr;t</i>.]
<def>Gunny cloth made from the fiber of the <i>Corchorus olitorius</i>, or
jute.</def> [India]</p>

<p><hw>Tat</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. <i>tatt&?;</i>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A pony.</def> [India]</p>

<p><hw>Ta*tau"pa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native name.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A South American tinamou (<i>Crypturus
tataupa</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Tatch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tache</i> spot. See
<u>Techy</u>.] <def>A spot or stain; also, a trick.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T.
Elyot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tath</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>3d pers. sing. pres.</i></pos> of
<u>Ta</u>, to take.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tath</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prov. E.; of Scand. origin; cf.
Icel. <i>ta&?;</i> dung, <i>ta&?;a</i> the grass of a manured pasture,
<i>te&?;ja</i> to manure. &radic;58.  Cf. <u>Ted</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Dung, or droppings of cattle.</def> [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The luxuriant grass growing about the droppings
of cattle in a pasture.</def> [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Tath</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To manure (land) by
pasturing cattle on it, or causing them to lie upon it.</def> [Prov. Eng. &
Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Ta*tou"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Tatouay</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The giant armadillo (<i>Priodontes gigas</i>) of
tropical South America. It becomes nearly five feet long including the
tail. It is noted for its burrowing powers, feeds largely upon dead
animals, and sometimes invades human graves.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tat"ou*ay</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Of Brazilian origin; cf.
Pg. <i>tatu</i>, F. <i>tatou</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An armadillo
(<i>Xenurus unicinctus</i>), native of the tropical parts of South America.
It has about thirteen movable bands composed of small, nearly square,
scales. The head is long; the tail is round and tapered, and nearly
destitute of scales; the claws of the fore feet are very large. Called also
<i>tatouary</i>, and <i>broad-banded armadillo</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tat"ou*hou</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Tatouay</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The peba.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tatt</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To make (anything)
by tatting; to work at tatting; as, <i>tatted</i> edging.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1477 !></p>

<p><hw>||Tat"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind.
<i>&?;a&?;&?;&imacr;</i>, <i>t&amacr;t&imacr;</i>.] <def>A bamboo frame or
trellis hung at a door or window of a house, over which water is suffered
to trickle, in order to moisten and cool the air as it enters.</def>
[India]</p>

<p><hw>Tat"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who makes
tatting.</def>  <i>Caulfield & S. (Doct. of Needlework).</i></p>

<p><hw>Tat"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>t&ouml;tur</i>,
<i>t&ouml;ttur</i>, pl. <i>t&ouml;trar</i>, <i>&?;&ouml;ttrar</i>; cf.
Norw. <i>totra</i>, pl. <i>totror</i>, LG. <i>taltern</i> tatters.
&radic;240.] <def>A rag, or a part torn and hanging; -- chiefly used in the
plural.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Tear a passion to <i>tatters</i>, to very rags.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tat"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tattered</u> (?).] <def>To rend or tear into rags; -- used chiefly in
the past participle as an adjective.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Where waved the <i>tattered</i> ensigns of
Ragfair.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tat`ter*de*mal"ion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tatter</i> +
OF. <i>desmaillier</i> to break the meshes of, to tear: cf. OF.
<i>maillon</i> long clothes, swadding clothes, F. <i>maillot.</i> See
<u>Tatter</u>, and <u>Mail</u> armor.] <def>A ragged fellow; a
ragamuffin.</def>  <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tat"ting</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of lace made
from common sewing thread, with a peculiar stitch.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tatting shuttle</b></col>, <cd>the shuttle on which the thread
used in tatting is wound.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tat"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tattled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tattling</u> (?).] [Akin to OE. <i>tateren</i>, LG. <i>tateln</i>, D.
<i>tateren</i> to stammer, and perhaps to E. <i>titter</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To prate; to talk idly; to use many words with
little meaning; to chat.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>tattling</i> quality of age, which is always
narrative.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To tell tales; to communicate secrets; to be a
talebearer; as, a <i>tattling</i> girl.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tat"tle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Idle talk or chat; trifling
talk; prate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[They] told the <i>tattle</i> of the day.</blockquote>
<i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tat"tler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales.</def>  <i>Jer.
Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species
of large, long-legged sandpipers belonging to the genus
<i>Totanus</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The common American species are the greater tattler, or telltale
(<i>T. melanoleucus</i>), the smaller tattler, or lesser yellowlegs (<i>T.
flavipes</i>), the solitary tattler (<i>T. solitarius</i>), and the
semipalmated tattler, or willet. The first two are called also
<i>telltale</i>, <i>telltale spine</i>, <i>telltale tattler</i>,
<i>yellowlegs</i>, <i>yellowshanks</i>, and <i>yelper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tat"tler*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Idle talk or chat;
tittle-tattle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tat"tling</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Given to idle talk;
apt to tell tales.</def> -- <wf>Tat"tling*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tat*too"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Earlier <i>taptoo</i>, D.
<i>taptoe</i>; <i>tap</i> a tap, faucet + <i>toe</i> to, shut (<i>i.
e.</i>, the taps, or drinking houses, shut from the soldiers).]
<i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A beat of drum, or sound of a trumpet or bugle, at
night, giving notice to soldiers to retreat, or to repair to their quarters
in garrison, or to their tents in camp.</def></p>

<p><col><b>The Devil's tattoo</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Devil</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tat*too"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tattooed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tattooing</u>.] [Of Polynesian origin; cf. New Zealand <i>ta</i> to
tattoo, <i>tatu</i> puncturation (in Otaheite).] <def>To color, as the
flesh, by pricking in coloring matter, so as to form marks or figures which
can not be washed out.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tat*too"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tattoos</b></plw> (&?;). <def>An indelible mark or figure made by
puncturing the skin and introducing some pigment into the punctures; -- a
mode of ornamentation practiced by various barbarous races, both in ancient
and modern times, and also by some among civilized nations, especially by
sailors.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta*tu"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same
as <u>Tatou</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ta*tu"si*id</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any armadillo of the family <i>Tatusiid&aelig;</i>, of which the peba
and mule armadillo are examples. Also used adjectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tau</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>tay^</grk> the letter
&tau; (English <u>T</u>).] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The common American
toadfish; -- so called from a marking resembling the Greek letter
<i>tau</i> (&tau;).</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tau cross</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Illust.</i> 6, of
<u>Cross</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Taught</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Taut</u>.</def>
<i>Totten.</i></p>

<p><hw>Taught</hw>, <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Teach</u>.</def> [AS. imp. <i>t&aemacr;hte</i>, p. p.
<i>get&aemacr;ht</i>.] See <u>Teach</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Taunt</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>tant</i> so great,
F. <i>tant</i> so much, L. <i>tantus</i> of such size, so great, so much.]
<i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Very high or tall; as, a ship with <i>taunt</i>
masts.</def>  <i>Totten.</i></p>

<p><hw>Taunt</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Taunted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Taunting</u>.] [Earlier, to tease; probably fr. OF. <i>tanter</i> to
tempt, to try, for <i>tenter</i>. See <u>Tempt</u>.] <def>To reproach with
severe or insulting words; to revile; to upbraid; to jeer at; to
flout.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When I had at my pleasure <i>taunted</i> her.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To deride; ridicule; mock; jeer; flout; revile. See
<u>Deride</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Taunt</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Upbraiding language; bitter or
sarcastic reproach; insulting invective.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With scoffs, and scorns, and contemelious
<i>taunts</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>With sacrilegious <i>taunt</i> and impious
jest.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><hw>Taunt"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
taunts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Taunt"ing</hw>, <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from <u>Taunt</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><blockquote>Every kind of insolent and <i>taunting</i>
reflection.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Taunt"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a taunting
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Taunt"ress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A woman who
taunts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Taur</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Taurus</i>.] <def>The
constellation Taurus.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tau`ri*cor"nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>tauricornis</i>; <i>taurus</i> a bull + <i>cornu</i> a horn.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having horns like those of a bull.</def>  <i>Sir
T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tau`ri*dor"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Toreador</u>.]
<def>A bullfighter; a toreador.</def>  <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tau"ri*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tauriformis</i>;
<i>taurus</i> a bull + <i>-form</i>: cf. F. <i>tauriforme</i>.] <def>Having
the form of a bull.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tau"rine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>taurinus</i>, fr.
<i>taurus</i> a bull. See <u>Taurus</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to the genus Taurus, or cattle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tau"rine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So named because it was
discovered in the bile of the ox. See <u>Taurus</u>.] <i>(Physiol.
Chem.)</i> <def>A body occurring in small quantity in the juices of muscle,
in the lungs, and elsewhere, but especially in the bile, where it is found
as a component part of taurocholic acid, from which it can be prepared by
decomposition of the acid. It crystallizes in colorless, regular six-sided
prisms, and is especially characterized by containing both nitrogen and
sulphur, being chemically amido-isethionic acid,
C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>7</sub>NSO<sub>3</sub>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tau`ro*cho"late</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.
Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of taurocholic acid; as, sodium <i>taurocholate</i>,
which occurs in human bile.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tau`ro*chol"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Taur</i>ine +
<i>cholic</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating,
a conjugate acid (called <i>taurocholic acid</i>) composed of taurine and
cholic acid, present abundantly in human bile and in that of carnivora. It
is exceedingly deliquescent, and hence appears generally as a thick, gummy
mass, easily soluble in water and alcohol. It has a bitter taste.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tau"ro*col</hw> (?), <hw>Tau`ro*col"la</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>taurocolla</i>, fr. Gr.
<grk>tayro`kolla</grk>; <grk>tay^ros</grk> a bull + <grk>ko`lla</grk> glue:
cf. F. <i>taurocolle</i>.] <def>Glue made from a bull's hide.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tau`ro*ma"chi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See
<u>Tauromachy</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to bullfights.</def> --
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A bullfighter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tau*rom"a*chy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr.
<grk>tayromachi`a</grk>; <grk>tay^ros</grk> bull + <grk>ma`chh</grk>
fight.] <def>Bullfighting.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tau"rus</hw> (t&add;"r&ubreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., akin
to Gr. <grk>tay^ros</grk>, and E. <i>steer</i>. See <u>Steer</u> a young
ox.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The Bull;
the second in order of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters
about the 20th of April; -- marked thus [&taurus;] in almanacs.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A zodiacal constellation, containing the well-
known clusters called the Pleiades and the Hyades, in the latter of which
is situated the remarkably bright Aldebaran.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of ruminants
comprising the common domestic cattle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tau*ryl"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>taurus</i> a bull +
E. phen<i>ylic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an
acid found of a urine of neat cattle, and probably identical with
<i>cresol</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Taut</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Dan. <i>t&aelig;t</i>; akin to
E. <i>tight</i>. See <u>Tight</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i>
<def>Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is tightly
strained.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Snug; close; firm; secure.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Taut hand</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a sailor's term for an
officer who is severe in discipline.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tau`te*gor"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, for &?;
&?; the same + &?; to speak.  Cf. <u>Allegory</u>.] <def>Expressing the
same thing with different words; -- opposed to <i>allegorical</i>.</def>
[R.]  <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tau"to*chrone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, for &?; &?;
the same + &?; time: cf. F. <i>tautochrone</i>.] <i>(Math.)</i> <def>A
curved line, such that a heavy body, descending along it by the action of
gravity, will always arrive at the lowest point in the same time, wherever
in the curve it may begin to fall; as, an inverted cycloid with its base
horizontal is a <i>tautochrone</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tau*toch"ro*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Math.)</i>
<def>Occupying the same time; pertaining to, or having the properties of, a
tautochrone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tau*tog"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [The pl. of <i>taut</i>, the
American Indian name, translated by Roger Williams <i>sheep's heads</i>,
and written by him <i>tauta&uacute;og</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An
edible labroid fish (<i>Haitula onitis</i>, or <i>Tautoga onitis</i>) of
the Atlantic coast of the United States. When adult it is nearly black,
more or less irregularly barred, with greenish gray. Called also
<i>blackfish</i>, <i>oyster fish</i>, <i>salt-water chub</i>, and
<i>moll</i>.</def> [Written also <i>tautaug</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tau`to*log"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Tautological.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tau`to*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>tautologique</i>.] <def>Involving tautology; having the same
signification; as, <i>tautological</i> expression.</def> --
<wf>Tau`to*log"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><col><b>Tautological echo</b></col>, <cd>an echo that repeats the same
sound or syllable many times.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tau*tol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who uses
tautological words or phrases.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tau*tol"o*gize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tautologized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tautologizing</u> (?).] <def>To repeat the same thing in different
words.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tau*tol"o*gous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?;, for &?;
&?; the same + &?; to speak.] <def>Repeating the same thing in different
words; tautological.</def> [R.]  <i>Tooke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tau*tol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tautologia</i>,
Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>tautologie</i>.] <i>(Rhet.)</i> <def>A repetition of the
same meaning in different words; needless repetition of an idea in
different words or phrases; a representation of anything as the cause,
condition, or consequence of itself, as in the following lines: --<BR>
<BR>
<blockquote>The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers,<BR>
And heavily in clouds brings on the day.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Repetition.  -- <u>Tautology</u>, <u>Repetition</u>.
There may be frequent <i>repetitions</i> (as in legal instruments) which
are warranted either by necessity or convenience; but <i>tautology</i> is
always a fault, being a sameness of expression which adds nothing to the
sense or the sound.</p>

<p><hw>Tau`to*mer"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Relating to, or characterized by, tautomerism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tau*tom"er*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?;, for &?;
&?; the same + &?; part.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The condition, quality, or
relation of metameric substances, or their respective derivatives, which
are more or less interchangeable, according as one form or the other is the
more stable. It is a special case of metamerism; thus, the lactam and the
lactim compounds exhibit <i>tautomerism</i>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tau`to*ou"si*an</hw> (?), <hw>Tau`to*ou"si*ous</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?;, for &?; &?; the same + &?; being,
essence.] <def>Having the same essence; being identically of the same
nature.</def> [R.]  <i>Cudworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tau`to*phon"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to,
or characterized by, tautophony; repeating the same sound.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tau*toph"o*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?;, for &?;
&?; the same + &?; voice.] <def>Repetition of the same sound.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tau`to*zon"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?;, for &?;
&?; the same + E. <i>zonal</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Belonging to the
same zone; as, <i>tautozonal</i> planes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tav"ern</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>taverne</i>, F.
<i>taverne</i>, from L. <i>taberna</i> a hut, booth, tavern.  Cf.
<u>Table</u>, <u>Tabernacle</u>.] <def>A public house where travelers and
other transient guests are accomodated with rooms and meals; an inn; a
hotel; especially, in modern times, a public house licensed to sell liquor
in small quantities.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tav"ern*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tavernier</i>, L.
<i>tabernarius</i>.] <def>One who keeps a tavern.</def>  <i>Chaucer.
Camden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tav"ern*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A feasting at
taverns.</def> [Obs.] "The misrule of our <i>tavernings</i>."  <i>Bp.
Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tav"ern*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tavernmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>The keeper of a tavern; also, a
tippler.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Taw</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Tow.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Taw</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Tew</u> to tow,
<u>Tow</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>To push; to tug; to tow.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Taw</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tawed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tawing</u>.] [OE. <i>tawen</i>, <i>tewen</i>, AS. <i>t&amacr;wian</i> to
prepare; cf. D. <i>touwen</i>, Goth. <i>t&emacr;wa</i> order, <i>taujan</i>
to do, and E. <i>tool</i>. &radic;64.  Cf. 1st <u>Tew</u>, <u>Tow</u> the
coarse part of flax.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To prepare or dress, as hemp,
by beating; to tew; hence, to beat; to scourge.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Beau. &
Fl.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To dress and prepare, as the skins of sheep,
lambs, goats, and kids, for gloves, and the like, by imbuing them with
alum, salt, and other agents, for softening and bleaching them.</def></p>

<p><hw>Taw</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. AS. <i>t&amacr;w</i>
instrument.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A large marble to be played with;
also, a game at marbles.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A line or mark from which the players begin a
game of marbles.</def> [Colloq. U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Taw"dri*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a tawdry
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Taw"dri*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or state of
being tawdry.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A clumsy person makes his ungracefulness more ungraceful by
<i>tawdriness</i> of dress.</blockquote> <i>Richardson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Taw"dry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Tawdrier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Tawdriest</u>.] [Said to
be corrupted from <i>Saint Audrey</i>, or <i>Auldrey</i>, meaning <i>Saint
Ethelreda</i>, implying therefore, originally, bought at the fair of St.
Audrey, where laces and gay toys of all sorts were sold. This fair was held
in Isle Ely, and probably at other places, on the day of the saint, which
was the 17th of October.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Bought at the festival of
St. Audrey.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>And gird in your waist,<BR>
For more fineness, with a <i>tawdry</i> lace.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Very fine and showy in colors, without taste or
elegance; having an excess of showy ornaments without grace; cheap and
gaudy; as, a <i>tawdry</i> dress; <i>tawdry</i> feathers; <i>tawdry</i>
colors.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He rails from morning to night at essenced fops and
<i>tawdry</i> courtiers.</blockquote> <i>Spectator.</i></p>

<p><hw>Taw"dry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tawdries</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A necklace of a rural fashion,
bought at St. Audrey's fair; hence, a necklace in general.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Of which the Naiads and the blue Nereids make<BR>
Them <i>tawdries</i> for their necks.</blockquote> <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Taw"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who taws; a dresser
of white leather.</def></p>

<p><hw>Taw"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A place where skins are
tawed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Taw"ni*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being tawny.</def></p>

<p><hw>Taw"ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Tawnier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Tawniest</u>.] [F.
<i>tann&eacute;</i>, p. p. of <i>tanner</i> to tan. See <u>Tan</u>,
<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> & <pos><i>n.</i></pos>  Cf. <u>Tenn&eacute;</u>.]
<def>Of a dull yellowish brown color, like things tanned, or persons who
are sunburnt; as, <i>tawny</i> Moor or Spaniard; the <i>tawny</i>
lion.</def> "A leopard's <i>tawny</i> and spotted hide."
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Taws</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Taw</u> to beat.] <def>A
leather lash, or other instrument of punishment, used by a
schoolmaster.</def> [Written also <i>tawes</i>, <i>tawis</i>, and
<i>tawse</i>.] [Scot.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Never use the <i>taws</i> when a gloom can do the
turn.</blockquote> <i>Ramsay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tax</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>taxe</i>, fr. <i>taxer</i>
to tax, L. <i>taxare</i> to touch, sharply, to feel, handle, to censure,
value, estimate, fr. <i>tangere</i>, <i>tactum</i>, to touch. See
<u>Tangent</u>, and cf. <u>Task</u>, <u>Taste</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed by
authority.</def> Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A charge or burden laid upon persons or
property for the support of a government.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A farmer of <i>taxes</i> is, of all creditors, proverbially
the most rapacious.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Especially, the sum laid upon specific things,
as upon polls, lands, houses, income, etc.; as, a land <i>tax</i>; a window
<i>tax</i>; a <i>tax</i> on carriages, and the like.</def> Taxes are
<i>annual</i> or <i>perpetual</i>, <i>direct</i> or <i>indirect</i>,
etc.</p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A sum imposed or levied upon the members of a
society to defray its expenses.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A task exacted from one who is under control; a
contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a
subject.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A disagreeable or burdensome duty or charge; as,
a heavy <i>tax</i> on time or health.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Charge; censure.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A lesson to be learned; a task.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Tax cart</b></col>, <cd>a spring cart subject to a low tax.</cd>
[Eng.]</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Impost; tribute; contribution; duty; toll; rate;
assessment; exaction; custom; demand.</p>

<p><! p. 1478 !></p>

<p><hw>Tax</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Taxed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Taxing</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>taxer</i>. See <u>Tax</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To subject to the payment of a tax or taxes; to
impose a tax upon; to lay a burden upon; especially, to exact money from
for the support of government.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We are more heavily <i>taxed</i> by our idleness, pride, and
folly than we are <i>taxed</i> by government.</blockquote>
<i>Franklin.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To assess, fix, or determine
judicially, the amount of; as, to <i>tax</i> the cost of an action in
court.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To charge; to accuse; also, to censure; -- often
followed by <i>with</i>, rarely by <i>of</i> before an indirect object; as,
to <i>tax</i> a man with pride.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I <i>tax</i> you, you elements, with
unkindness.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Men's virtues I have commended as freely as I have
<i>taxed</i> their crimes.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Fear not now that men should <i>tax</i> thine
honor.</blockquote> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tax`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being taxable; taxableness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tax"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Capable of being taxed; liable by law to the assessment of taxes; as,
<i>taxable</i> estate; <i>taxable</i> commodities.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>That may be legally charged by a
court against the plaintiff of defendant in a suit; as, <i>taxable</i>
costs.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Tax"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- <wf>Tax"a*bly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tax`as*pid"e*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr.
<grk>ta`xis</grk> an arrangement + &?;, &?;, shield.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Having the posterior tarsal scales, or scutella, rectangular and
arranged in regular rows; -- said of certain birds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tax*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>taxation</i>, L.
<i>taxatio</i> a valuing, estimation, from L. <i>taxare</i>. See
<u>Tax</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of laying a tax, or of
imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by government, or on the
members of a corporation or company, by the proper authority; the raising
of revenue; also, a system of raising revenue.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The act of taxing, or assessing a
bill of cost.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Tax; sum imposed.</def> [R.]  <i>Daniel.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Charge; accusation.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tax"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
American badger.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tax`e*op"o*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;
(?) + <i>-poda</i>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An order of extinct Mammalia
found in the Tertiary formations.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tax"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who taxes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One of two officers chosen yearly to regulate
the assize of bread, and to see the true gauge of weights and measures is
observed.</def> [Camb. Univ., Eng.] [Written also <i>taxor</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tax"gath`er*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who collects
taxes or revenues.</def> -- <wf>Tax"gath`er*ing</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tax"i*arch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; and &?;; &?; a
division of an army, a brigade (from &?; to arrange, array) + to rule.]
<i>(Gr. Antiq.)</i> <def>An Athenian military officer commanding a certain
division of an army.</def>  <i>Milford.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tax"i*corn</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>taxus</i> a yew +
<i>cornu</i> a horn: cf. F. <i>taxicorne</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One
of a family of beetles (<i>Taxicornes</i>) whose antenn&aelig; are largest
at the tip. Also used adjectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tax`i*der"mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>taxidermique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the art of preparing and
preserving the skins of animals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tax"i*der`mist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person skilled
in taxidermy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tax"i*der`my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>ta`xis</grk>
an arranging, arrangement (fr. <grk>ta`ssein</grk> to arrange) + &?; a
skin, from &?; to skin: cf. F. <i>taxidermie</i>. See <u>Tactics</u>,
<u>Tear</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>The art of preparing,
preserving, and mounting the skins of animals so as to represent their
natural appearance, as for cabinets.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tax"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>taxus</i> a yew.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A poisonous alkaloid of bitter taste extracted from the
leaves and seeds of the European yew (<i>Taxus baccata</i>). Called also
<i>taxia</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tax"is</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
<grk>ta`xis</grk> a division or arrangement, fr. <grk>ta`ssein</grk> to
arrange.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>Manipulation applied to a hernial tumor, or
to an intestinal obstruction, for the purpose of reducing it.</def>
<i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tax"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Free from
taxation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tax*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>ta`xis</grk>
arrangement + <i>-logy</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Taxonomy</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tax`o*nom"ic</hw> (t&abreve;ks`&obreve;*n&obreve;m"&ibreve;k),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, or involving, taxonomy, or the
laws and principles of classification; classificatory.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tax*on"o*mist</hw> (t&abreve;ks*&obreve;n"&osl;*m&ibreve;st),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One skilled in taxonomy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tax*on"o*my</hw> (-m&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr.
<grk>ta`xis</grk> an arrangement, order + <grk>no`mos</grk> a law.]
<def>That division of the natural sciences which treats of the
classification of animals and plants; the laws or principles of
classification.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tax"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <def>Same as
<u>Taxer</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tax"pay`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is assessed
and pays a tax.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tay"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native name.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A South American carnivore (<i>Galera barbara</i>)
allied to the grison. The tail is long and thick. The length, including the
tail, is about three feet.</def> [Written also <i>taira</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Ta"zel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The
teasel.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Taz"za</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.] <def>An ornamental cup
or vase with a large, flat, shallow bowl, resting on a pedestal and often
having handles.</def></p>

<p><hw>T" cart`</hw> (?). <def>See under <u>T</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tcha*wy"tcha</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The quinnat salmon.</def> [Local, U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Tea</hw> (t&emacr;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Chin. <i>tsh&amacr;</i>,
Prov. Chin. <i>te</i>: cf. F. <i>th&eacute;</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree (<i>Thea, or Camellia,
Chinensis</i>). The shrub is a native of China, but has been introduced to
some extent into some other countries.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Teas</i> are classed as <i>green</i> or <i>black</i>,
according to their color or appearance, the kinds being distinguished also
by various other characteristic differences, as of taste, odor, and the
like. The color, flavor, and quality are dependent upon the treatment which
the leaves receive after being gathered. The leaves for green tea are
heated, or roasted slightly, in shallow pans over a wood fire, almost
immediately after being gathered, after which they are rolled with the
hands upon a table, to free them from a portion of their moisture, and to
twist them, and are then quickly dried. Those intended for black tea are
spread out in the air for some time after being gathered, and then tossed
about with the hands until they become soft and flaccid, when they are
roasted for a few minutes, and rolled, and having then been exposed to the
air for a few hours in a soft and moist state, are finally dried slowly
over a charcoal fire. The operation of roasting and rolling is sometimes
repeated several times, until the leaves have become of the proper color.
The principal sorts of green tea are Twankay, the poorest kind; Hyson skin,
the refuse of Hyson; Hyson, Imperial, and Gunpowder, fine varieties; and
Young Hyson, a choice kind made from young leaves gathered early in the
spring. Those of black tea are Bohea, the poorest kind; Congou; Oolong;
Souchong, one of the finest varieties; and Pekoe, a fine-flavored kind,
made chiefly from young spring buds. See <u>Bohea</u>, <u>Congou</u>,
<i>Gunpowder tea</i>, under <u>Gunpowder</u>, <u>Hyson</u>, <u>Oolong</u>,
and <u>Souchong</u>.  <i>K. Johnson. Tomlinson.</i></p>

<p>&fist; "No knowledge of . . . [tea] appears to have reached Europe till
after the establishment of intercourse between Portugal and China in 1517.
The Portuguese, however, did little towards the introduction of the herb
into Europe, and it was not till the Dutch established themselves at Bantam
early in 17th century, that these adventurers learned from the Chinese the
habit of tea drinking, and brought it to Europe."  <i>Encyc. Brit.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A decoction or infusion of tea leaves in boiling
water; as, <i>tea</i> is a common beverage.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Any infusion or decoction, especially when made
of the dried leaves of plants; as, sage <i>tea</i>; chamomile <i>tea</i>;
catnip <i>tea</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The evening meal, at which tea is usually
served; supper.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Arabian tea</b></col>, <cd>the leaves of <i>Catha edulis</i>;
also <i>(Bot.)</i>, the plant itself. See <u>Kat</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Assam
tea</b></col>, <cd>tea grown in Assam, in India, originally brought there
from China about the year 1850.</cd> -- <col><b>Australian</b></col>, or
<col><b>Botany Bay</b></col>, <col><b>tea</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a
woody clambing plant (<i>Smilax glycyphylla</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Brazilian
tea</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The dried leaves of <i>Lantana
pseodothea</i>, used in Brazil as a substitute for tea.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The dried leaves of <i>Stachytarpheta
mutabilis</i>, used for adulterating tea, and also, in Austria, for
preparing a beverage.</cd> -- <col><b>Labrador tea</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i>
<cd>See under <u>Labrador</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>New Jersey tea</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an American shrub, the leaves of which were formerly
used as a substitute for tea; redroot. See <u>Redroot</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>New Zealand tea</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under <u>New
Zealand</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Oswego tea</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See
<u>Oswego tea</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Paraguay tea</b></col>, <cd>mate. See
1st <u>Mate</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tea board</b></col>, <cd>a board or tray
for holding a tea set.</cd> -- <col><b>Tea bug</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>an hemipterous insect which injures the tea plant
by sucking the juice of the tender leaves.</cd> -- <col><b>Tea
caddy</b></col>, <cd>a small box for holding tea.</cd> -- <col><b>Tea
chest</b></col>, <cd>a small, square wooden case, usually lined with sheet
lead or tin, in which tea is imported from China.</cd> -- <col><b>Tea
clam</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a small quahaug.</cd> [Local, U.
S.] -- <col><b>Tea garden</b></col>, <cd>a public garden where tea and
other refreshments are served.</cd> -- <col><b>Tea plant</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>any plant, the leaves of which are used in making a
beverage by infusion; specifically, <i>Thea Chinensis</i>, from which the
tea of commerce is obtained.</cd> -- <col><b>Tea rose</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a delicate and graceful variety of the rose (<i>Rosa
Indica</i>, var. <i>odorata</i>), introduced from China, and so named from
its scent. Many varieties are now cultivated.</cd> -- <col><b>Tea
service</b></col>, <cd>the appurtenances or utensils required for a tea
table, -- when of silver, usually comprising only the teapot, milk pitcher,
and sugar dish.</cd> -- <col><b>Tea set</b></col>, <cd>a tea service.</cd>
-- <col><b>Tea table</b></col>, <cd>a table on which tea furniture is set,
or at which tea is drunk.</cd> -- <col><b>Tea taster</b></col>, <cd>one who
tests or ascertains the quality of tea by tasting.</cd> -- <col><b>Tea
tree</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the tea plant of China. See <i>Tea
plant</i>, above.</cd> -- <col><b>Tea urn</b></col>, <cd>a vessel generally
in the form of an urn or vase, for supplying hot water for steeping, or
infusing, tea.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tea</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To take or drink tea.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Tea"ber`ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The
checkerberry.</def></p>

<p><hw>Teach</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Taught</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Teaching</u>.] [OE. <i>techen</i>, imp. <i>taughte</i>, <i>tahte</i>,
AS. <i>t&?;cean</i>, imp. <i>t&?;hte</i>, to show, teach, akin to
<i>t&amacr;cn</i> token. See <u>Token</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
impart the knowledge of; to give intelligence concerning; to impart, as
knowledge before unknown, or rules for practice; to inculcate as true or
important; to exhibit impressively; as, to <i>teach</i> arithmetic,
dancing, music, or the like; to <i>teach</i> morals.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If some men <i>teach</i> wicked things, it must be that
others should practice them.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To direct, as an instructor; to manage, as a
preceptor; to guide the studies of; to instruct; to inform; to conduct
through a course of studies; as, to <i>teach</i> a child or a class.</def>
"He <i>taught</i> his disciples."  <i>Mark ix. 31.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The village master <i>taught</i> his little
school.</blockquote> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To accustom; to guide; to show; to
admonish.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I shall myself to herbs <i>teach</i> you.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They have <i>taught</i> their tongue to speak
lies.</blockquote> <i>Jer. ix. 5.</i></p>

<p>&fist; This verb is often used with two objects, one of the person, the
other of the thing; as, he <i>taught</i> me Latin grammar. In the passive
construction, either of these objects may be retained in the objective
case, while the other becomes the subject; as, I was <i>taught</i> Latin
grammar by him; Latin grammar was <i>taught</i> me by him.</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To instruct; inform; inculcate; tell; guide; counsel;
admonish. See the Note under <u>Learn</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Teach</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To give instruction; to
follow the business, or to perform the duties, of a preceptor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And gladly would he learn, and gladly
<i>teach</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The priests thereof <i>teach</i> for hire.</blockquote>
<i>Micah iii. 11.</i></p>

<p><hw>Teach"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
taught; apt to learn; also, willing to receive instruction;
docile.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We ought to bring our minds free, unbiased, and
<i>teachable</i>, to learn our religion from the Word of God.</blockquote>
<i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><hw>Teach"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Willingness to be
taught.</def></p>

<p><hw>Teache</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Ir. <i>teaghaim</i>,
Gael. <i>teasaich</i>, to heat.] <i>(Sugar Works)</i> <def>One of the
series of boilers in which the cane juice is treated in making sugar;
especially, the last boiler of the series.</def>  <i>Ure.</i></p>

<p><hw>Teach"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who teaches or instructs; one whose business or occupation is to instruct
others; an instructor; a tutor.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who instructs others in religion; a
preacher; a minister of the gospel; sometimes, one who preaches without
regular ordination.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>teachers</i> in all the churches
assembled.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p>

<p><hw>Teach"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or business of
instructing; also, that which is taught; instruction.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Education; instruction; breeding. See
<u>Education</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Teach"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not teachable.</def> [R.]
<i>Shelley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tea"cup`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small cup from which
to drink tea.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tea"cup`ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Teacupfuls</b></plw> (&?;). <def>As much as a teacup can hold;
enough to fill a teacup.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tead</hw>, <hw>Teade</hw>  } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>taeda</i>, <i>teda</i>.] <def>A torch.</def> [Obs.] "A burning
<i>teade</i>."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tea"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Tackle</u>.] <def>A
hoisting apparatus; an elevator; a crane; a lift.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Teague</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. W. <i>taeog</i>,
<i>taeawg</i>, adj., rustic, rude, n., a vassal, villain, pleasant, clown,
Ir. <i>th&?;atach</i> rural, boorish.] <def>An Irishman; -- a term used in
contempt.</def>  <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Teak</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Malayalm <i>tekku</i>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A tree of East Indies (<i>Tectona grandis</i>) which
furnishes an extremely strong and durable timber highly valued for
shipbuilding and other purposes; also, the timber of the tree.</def>
[Written also <i>teek</i>.]</p>

<p><col><b>African teak</b></col>, <cd>a tree (<i>Oldfieldia Africana</i>)
of Sierra Leone; also, its very heavy and durable wood; -- called also
<i>African oak</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>New Zeland teak</b></col>, <cd>a large
tree (<i>Vitex littoralis</i>) of New Zeland; also, its hard, durable
timber.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tea"ket`tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kettle in which
water is boiled for making tea, coffee, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Teal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tele</i>; akin to D.
<i>teling</i> a generation, production, teal, <i>telen</i> to breed,
produce, and E. <i>till</i> to cultivate. The English word probably once
meant, a brood or flock. See <u>Till</u> to cultivate.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any one of several species of small fresh-water ducks of the genus
<i>Anas</i> and the subgenera <i>Querquedula</i> and <i>Nettion</i>. The
male is handsomely colored, and has a bright green or blue speculum on the
wings.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The common European teal (<i>Anas crecca</i>) and the European
blue-winged teal, or garganey (<i>A. querquedula</i> or <i>A. circia</i>),
are well-known species. In America the blue-winged teal (<i>A.
discors</i>), the green-winged teal (<i>A. Carolinensis</i>), and the
cinnamon teal (<i>A. cynaoptera</i>) are common species, valued as game
birds. See <u>Garganey</u>.</p>

<p><col><b>Goose teal</b></col>, <cd>a goslet. See <u>Goslet</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Teal duck</b></col>, <cd>the common European teal.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Team</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tem</i>, <i>team</i>,
AS. <i>te&aacute;m</i>, offspring, progeny, race of descendants, family;
akin to D. <i>toom</i> a bridle, LG. <i>toom</i> progeny, team, bridle, G.
<i>zaum</i> a bridle, <i>zeugen</i> to beget, Icel. <i>taumr</i> to rein,
bridle, Dan. <i>t&ouml;mme</i>, Sw. <i>t&ouml;m</i>, and also to E.
<i>tow</i> to drag, <i>tug</i> to draw. &radic;64. See <u>Tug</u>, and cf.
<u>Teem</u> to bear.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A group of young animals,
especially of young ducks; a brood; a litter.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>team</i> of ducklings about her.</blockquote>
<i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a number of animals moving
together.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A long <i>team</i> of snowy swans on high.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Two or more horses, oxen, or other beasts
harnessed to the same vehicle for drawing, as to a coach, wagon, sled, or
the like.</def> "A <i>team</i> of dolphins."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To take his <i>team</i> and till the earth.</blockquote>
<i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>It happened almost every day that coaches stuck fast, until
a <i>team</i> of cattle could be procured from some neighboring farm to tug
them out of the slough.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A number of persons associated together in any
work; a gang; especially, a number of persons selected to contend on one
side in a match, or a series of matches, in a cricket, football, rowing,
etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A flock of wild
ducks.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>A royalty or privilege
granted by royal charter to a lord of a manor, of having, keeping, and
judging in his court, his bondmen, neifes, and villains, and their
offspring, or suit, that is, goods and chattels, and appurtenances
thereto.</def>  <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1479 !></p>

<p><hw>Team</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To engage in the
occupation of driving a team of horses, cattle, or the like, as in
conveying or hauling lumber, goods, etc.; to be a teamster.</def></p>

<p><hw>Team</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To convey or haul with a
team; as, to <i>team</i> lumber.</def> [R.]  <i>Thoreau.</i></p>

<p><hw>Teamed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Yoked in, or as in, a
team.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Let their <i>teamed</i> fishes softly swim.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Team"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
act or occupation of driving a team, or of hauling or carrying, as logs,
goods, or the like, with a team.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Manuf.)</i> <def>Contract work.</def> [R.]
<i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Team"ster</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who drives a
team.</def></p>

<p><hw>Team"work`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Work done by a team,
as distinguished from that done by personal labor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tea"pot`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A vessel with a spout,
in which tea is made, and from which it is poured into teacups.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tea"poy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. <i>tip&amacr;i</i>;
Hind. <i>tin</i> there + Per. <i>p&amacr;e</i> foot.] <def>An ornamental
stand, usually with three legs, having caddies for holding tea.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tear</hw> (t&emacr;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>te&aacute;r</i>;
akin to G. <i>z&auml;rhe</i>, OHG. <i>zahar</i>, OFries. & Icel.
<i>t&amacr;r</i>, Sw. <i>t&aring;r</i>, Dan. <i>taare</i>, Goth.
<i>tagr</i>, OIr. <i>d&emacr;r</i>, W. <i>dagr</i>, OW. <i>dacr</i>, L.
<i>lacrima</i>, <i>lacruma</i>, for older <i>dacruma</i>, Gr.
<grk>da`kry</grk>, <grk>da`kryon</grk>, <grk>da`kryma</grk>. &radic;59.
Cf. <u>Lachrymose</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>A drop of
the limpid, saline fluid secreted, normally in small amount, by the
lachrymal gland, and diffused between the eye and the eyelids to moisten
the parts and facilitate their motion. Ordinarily the secretion passes
through the lachrymal duct into the nose, but when it is increased by
emotion or other causes, it overflows the lids.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And yet for thee ne wept she never a
<i>tear</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Something in the form of a transparent drop of
fluid matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some
balsams or resins.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let Araby extol her happy coast,<BR>
Her fragrant flowers, her trees with precious <i>tears</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which causes or accompanies tears; a
lament; a dirge.</def> [R.] "Some melodous <i>tear</i>."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Tear</i> is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining
compounds; as, <i>tear</i>-distilling, <i>tear</i>-drop, <i>tear</i>-
filled, <i>tear</i>-stained, and the like.</p>

<p><hw>Tear</hw> (t&acirc;r), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Tore</u> (t&omacr;r), ((Obs. <u>Tare</u>)
(t&acirc;r); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Torn</u> (t&omacr;rn); <pos><i>p.
pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tearing</u>.] [OE. <i>teren</i>, AS.
<i>teran</i>; akin to OS. far<i>terian</i> to destroy, D. <i>teren</i> to
consume, G. <i>zerren</i> to pull, to tear, <i>zehren</i> to consume, Icel.
<i>t&aelig;ra</i>, Goth. <i>gata&iacute;ran</i> to destroy, Lith.
<i>dirti</i> to flay, Russ. <i>drate</i> to pull, to tear, Gr.
<grk>de`rein</grk> to flay, Skr. <i>dar</i> to burst. &radic;63.  Cf.
<u>Darn</u>, <u>Epidermis</u>, <u>Tarre</u>, <u>Tirade</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To separate by violence; to pull apart by force; to
rend; to lacerate; as, to <i>tear</i> cloth; to <i>tear</i> a garment; to
<i>tear</i> the skin or flesh.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Tear</i> him to pieces; he's a conspirator.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to divide by violent measures; to
disrupt; to rend; as, a party or government <i>torn</i> by
factions.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To rend away; to force away; to remove by force;
to sunder; as, a child <i>torn</i> from its home.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The hand of fate<BR>
Hath <i>torn</i> thee from me.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To pull with violence; as, to <i>tear</i> the
hair.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To move violently; to agitate.</def> "Once I
loved <i>torn</i> ocean's roar."  <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To tear a cat</b></col>, <cd>to rant violently; to rave; --
especially applied to theatrical ranting.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> --
<col><b>To tear down</b></col>, <cd>to demolish violently; to pull or pluck
down.</cd> -- <col><b>To tear off</b></col>, <cd>to pull off by violence;
to strip.</cd> -- <col><b>To tear out</b></col>, <cd>to pull or draw out by
violence; as, <i>to tear out</i> the eyes.</cd> -- <col><b>To tear
up</b></col>, <cd>to rip up; to remove from a fixed state by violence; as,
<i>to tear up</i> a floor; <i>to tear up</i> the foundation of government
or order.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tear</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
divide or separate on being pulled; to be rent; as, this cloth <i>tears</i>
easily.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To move and act with turbulent violence; to rush
with violence; hence, to rage; to rave.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tear</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of tearing, or the
state of being torn; a rent; a fissure.</def>  <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Wear and tear</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Wear</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p><hw>Tear"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who tears or rends
anything; also, one who rages or raves with violence.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tear"-fall`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Shedding tears;
tender.</def> [Poetic] "<i>Tear-falling</i> pity."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tear"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Abounding with tears;
weeping; shedding tears; as, <i>tearful</i> eyes.</def> --
<wf>Tear"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Tear"ful*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tear"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Shedding no tears; free
from tears; unfeeling.</def> -- <wf>Tear"less*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Tear"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tear"pit`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A
cavity or pouch beneath the lower eyelid of most deer and antelope; the
lachrymal sinus; larmier. It is capable of being opened at pleasure and
secretes a waxy substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tear"-thumb`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
name given to several species of plants of the genus Polygonum, having
angular stems beset with minute reflexed prickles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tear"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Wet
with tears; tearful.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of tears, or drops like
tears.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tea"-sau`cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small saucer in
which a teacup is set.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tease</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Teased</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Teasing</u>.] [AS. <i>t&?;san</i> to pluck, tease; akin to OD.
<i>teesen</i>, MHG. <i>zeisen</i>, Dan. <i>t&aelig;se</i>,
<i>t&aelig;sse</i>. &radic;58.  Cf. <u>Touse</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To comb or card, as wool or flax.</def> "<i>Teasing</i> matted wool."
<i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To stratch, as cloth, for the purpose of raising
a nap; teasel.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>To tear or separate into minute
shreds, as with needles or similar instruments.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To vex with importunity or impertinence; to
harass, annoy, disturb, or irritate by petty requests, or by jests and
raillery; to plague.</def>  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He . . . suffered them to <i>tease</i> him into acts
directly opposed to his strongest inclinations.</blockquote>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To vex; harass: annoy; disturb; irritate; plague;
torment; mortify; tantalize; chagrin.  -- <u>Tease</u>, <u>Vex</u>. To
<i>tease</i> is literally to pull or scratch, and implies a prolonged
annoyance in respect to little things, which is often more irritating, and
harder to bear, than severe pain. <i>Vex</i> meant originally to seize and
bear away hither and thither, and hence, to disturb; as, to <i>vex</i> the
ocean with storms. This sense of the term now rarely occurs; but <i>vex</i>
is still a stronger word than <i>tease</i>, denoting the disturbance or
anger created by minor provocations, losses, disappointments, etc.  We are
<i>teased</i> by the buzzing of a fly in our eyes; we are <i>vexed</i> by
the carelessness or stupidity of our servants.</p>

<p><blockquote>Not by the force of carnal reason,<BR>
But indefatigable <i>teasing</i>.</blockquote> <i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In disappointments, where the affections have been strongly
placed, and the expectations sanguine, particularly where the agency of
others is concerned, sorrow may degenerate into <i>vexation</i> and
chagrin.</blockquote> <i>Cogan.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Tease tenon</b></col> <i>(Joinery)</i>, <cd>a long tenon at the
top of a post to receive two beams crossing each other one above the
other.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tease</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who teases or
plagues.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Tea"sel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tesel</i>, AS.
<i>t&?;sel</i>, <i>t&?;sl</i>, the fuller's herb. See <u>Tease</u>.]
[Written also <i>tassel</i>, <i>tazel</i>, <i>teasle</i>, <i>teazel</i>,
and <i>teazle</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant of the
genus <i>Dipsacus</i>, of which one species (<i>D. fullonum</i>) bears a
large flower head covered with stiff, prickly, hooked bracts. This flower
head, when dried, is used for raising a nap on woolen cloth.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Small teasel is <i>Dipsacus pilosus</i>, wild teasel is <i>D.
sylvestris</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A bur of this plant.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Any contrivance intended as a substitute for
teasels in dressing cloth.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Teasel frame</b></col>, <cd>a frame or set of iron bars in which
teasel heads are fixed for raising the nap on woolen cloth.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tea"sel</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Teaseled</u> (?) or <u>Teaselled</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Teaseling</u> or <u>Teaselling</u>.] <def>To subject, as
woolen cloth, to the action of teasels, or any substitute for them which
has an effect to raise a nap.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tea"sel*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who uses teasels
for raising a nap on cloth.</def> [Written also <i>teaseller</i>,
<i>teasler</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tea"sel*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The cutting and
gathering of teasels; the use of teasels.</def> [Written also
<i>teaselling</i>, <i>teazling</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Teas"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who teases or vexes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A jager gull.</def> [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tea"sle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v. t.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Teasel</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tea"spoon`</hw> (t&emacr;"sp&oomac;n`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
small spoon used in stirring and sipping tea, coffee, etc., and for other
purposes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tea"spoon`ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Teaspoonfuls</b></plw> (&?;). <def>As much as teaspoon will hold;
enough to fill a teaspoon; -- usually reckoned at a fluid dram or one
quarter of a tablespoonful.</def></p>

<p><hw>Teat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tete</i>, <i>titte</i>,
AS. <i>tit</i>, <i>titt</i>; akin to LG. & OD. <i>titte</i>, D. <i>tet</i>,
G. <i>zitze</i>: cf. F. <i>tette</i>, probably of Teutonic origin.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The protuberance through which milk is drawn from
the udder or breast of a mammal; a nipple; a pap; a mammilla; a dug; a
tit.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>A small protuberance or nozzle
resembling the teat of an animal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Teat"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having protuberances
resembling the teat of an animal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Teathe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Tath</u>.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Teat"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Peevish; tettish;
fretful; -- said of a child. See <u>Tettish</u>.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Beau. &
Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Teaze"-hole`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Corrupted fr. F.
<i>tisard</i> fire door.] <i>(Glass Works)</i> <def>The opening in the
furnaces through which fuel is introduced.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tea"zel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v. t.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Teasel</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tea"zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Corrupted fr. F.
<i>tiser</i> to feed a fire.] <def>The stoker or fireman of a furnace, as
in glass works.</def>  <i>Tomlinson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tea"zle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v. t.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Teasel</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te"beth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb.] <def>The tenth month
of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, answering to a part of December with a
part of January.</def>  <i>Esther ii. 16.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tech"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a techy
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tech"i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being techy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tech"nic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Technical.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tech"nic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Technical</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The method of performance in
any art; technical skill; artistic execution; technique.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They illustrate the method of nature, not the <i>technic</i>
of a manlike Artificer.</blockquote> <i>Tyndall.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Technical terms or objects; things
pertaining to the practice of an art or science.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tech"nic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; an art,
probably from the same root as &?;, &?;, to bring forth, produce, and
perhaps akin to E. <i>text</i>: cf. F. <i>technique</i>.] <def>Of or
pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts, or to any science, business, or
the like; specially appropriate to any art, science, or business; as, the
words of an indictment must be <i>technical</i>.</def>
<i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tech`ni*cal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Technicalities</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality
or state of being technical; technicalness.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is technical, or peculiar to any
trade, profession, sect, or the like.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>technicalities</i> of the sect.</blockquote>
<i>Palfrey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tech"nic*al*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a technical
manner; according to the signification of terms as used in any art,
business, or profession.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tech"nic*al*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being technical; technicality.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tech"nic*als</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>Those things
which pertain to the practical part of an art, science, or profession;
technical terms; technics.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tech"ni*cist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One skilled in
technics or in one or more of the practical arts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tech`ni*co*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Technological; technical.</def> [R.]  <i>Dr. J. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tech`ni*col"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Technology.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tech"nics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The doctrine of arts
in general; such branches of learning as respect the arts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tech`nique"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>Same as
<u>Technic</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Tech"nism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Technicality.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tech`no*log"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Technological.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tech`no*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>technologique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to technology.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tech*nol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One skilled in
technology; one who treats of arts, or of the terms of arts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tech*nol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; an art + <i>-
logy</i>; cf. Gr. &?; systematic treatment: cf. F. <i>technologie</i>.]
<def>Industrial science; the science of systematic knowledge of the
industrial arts, especially of the more important manufactures, as
spinning, weaving, metallurgy, etc.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Technology</i> is not an independent science, having a set of
doctrines of its own, but consists of applications of the principles
established in the various physical sciences (chemistry, mechanics,
mineralogy, etc.) to manufacturing processes.  <i>Internat. Cyc.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>Tech"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From OE. <i>tecche</i>,
<i>tache</i>, a habit, bad habit, vice, OF. <i>tache</i>, <i>teche</i>, a
spot, stain, blemish, habit, vice, F. <i>tache</i> a spot, blemish;
probably akin to E. <i>tack</i> a small nail. See <u>Tack</u> a small nail,
and cf. <u>Touchy</u>.] <def>Peevish; fretful; irritable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tec`ti*branch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>One of the Tectibranchiata. Also used adjectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tec`ti*bran"chi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.]
<def>Same as <u>Tectibranchiata</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tec`ti*bran`chi*a"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr.
L. <i>tectus</i> (p. p. of <i>tegere</i> to cover) + Gr. &?; a gill.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An order, or suborder, of gastropod Mollusca in
which the gills are usually situated on one side of the back, and protected
by a fold of the mantle.  When there is a shell, it is usually thin and
delicate and often rudimentary. The aplysias and the bubble shells are
examples.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tec`ti*bran"chi*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tectus</i>
(p. p. of <i>tegere</i> to cover) + E. <i>branchiate</i>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having the gills covered by the mantle; of or
pertaining to the Tectibranchiata.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
tectibranchiate mollusk.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tect"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [L. <i>tectus</i> covered,
fr. <i>tegere</i> to cover.] <def>Covertly; privately; secretly.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Holinshed.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tec*tol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a carpenter +
<i>-logy</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A division of morphology created by
Haeckel; the science of organic individuality constituting the purely
structural portion of morphology, in which the organism is regarded as
composed of organic individuals of different orders, each organ being
considered an individual. See <u>Promorphology</u>, and
<u>Morphon</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tec*ton"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tectonicus</i>, Gr.
&?;, fr. &?;, &?;, a carpenter, builder.] <def>Of or pertaining to building
or construction; architectural.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tec*ton"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The science, or the
art, by which implements, vessels, dwellings, or other edifices, are
constructed, both agreeably to the end for which they are designed, and in
conformity with artistic sentiments and ideas.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tec*to"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tectorius</i>.]
<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to covering; -- applied to a membrane
immediately over the organ of Corti in the internal ear.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tec"tri*ces</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L.
<i>tegere</i>, <i>tectum</i>, to cover.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The wing
coverts of a bird. See <u>Covert</u>, and <i>Illust.</i> of
<u>Bird</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te"cum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See
<u>Tucum</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tedded</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tedding</u>.] [Prob. fr. Icel. <i>te&?;ja</i> to spread manure, fr.
<i>ta&?;</i> manure; akin to MHG. <i>zetten</i> to scatter, spread.
&radic;58.  Cf. <u>Teathe</u>.] <def>To spread, or turn from the swath, and
scatter for drying, as new-mowed grass; -- chiefly used in the past
participle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The smell of grain or <i>tedded</i> grass.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>tedded</i> hay and corn sheaved in one
field.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ted"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A machine for stirring
and spreading hay, to expedite its drying.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ted"der</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. &radic;64. See
<u>Tether</u>.] <def>Same as <u>Tether</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ted"der</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Teddered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Teddering</u>.] <def>Same as <u>Tether</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Te` De"um</hw> (?). [L., from <i>te</i> (accus. of <i>tu</i> thou)
+ <i>Deum</i>, accus. of <i>Deus</i> God. See <u>Thou</u>, and
<u>Deity</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An ancient and celebrated Christian
hymn, of uncertain authorship, but often ascribed to St. Ambrose; -- so
called from the first words "<i>Te Deum laudamus</i>." It forms part of the
daily matins of the Roman Catholic breviary, and is sung on all occasions
of thanksgiving. In its English form, commencing with words, "We praise
thee, O God," it forms a part of the regular morning service of the Church
of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church in America.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A religious service in which the singing of the
hymn forms a principal part.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tedge</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Founding)</i> <def>The gate
of a mold, through which the melted metal is poured; runner,
geat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te`di*os"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Tediousness.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Te"di*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>taediosus</i>, fr.
<i>taedium</i>. See <u>Tedium</u>.] <def>Involving tedium; tiresome from
continuance, prolixity, slowness, or the like; wearisome.</def> --
<wf>Te"di*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Te"di*ous*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>I see a man's life is a <i>tedious</i> one.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I would not be <i>tedious</i> to the court.</blockquote>
<i>Bunyan.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Wearisome; fatiguing. See <u>Irksome</u>.</p>

<p><! p. 1480 !></p>

<p><hw>Te"di*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>taedium</i>, fr.
<i>taedet</i> it disgusts, it wearies one.] <def>Irksomeness;
wearisomeness; tediousness.</def> [Written also <i>t&aelig;dium</i>.]
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To relieve the <i>tedium</i>, he kept plying them with all
manner of bams.</blockquote> <i>Prof. Wilson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>tedium</i> of his office reminded him more strongly
of the willing scholar, and his thoughts were rambling.</blockquote>
<i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tee</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel. <i>tj&amacr;</i> to
show, mark.] <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The mark aimed at in curling and in
quoits.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The nodule of earth  from which the
ball is struck in golf.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tee</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A short piece of pipe having a
lateral outlet, used to connect a line of pipe with a pipe at a right angle
with the line; -- so called because it resembles the letter <u>T</u> in
shape.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tee" i`ron</hw> (?). <def>See <i>T iron</i>, under
<u>T</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Teek</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See
<u>Teak</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Teel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Sesame.</def> [Sometimes
written <i>til</i>.]</p>

<p><col><b>Teel oil</b></col>, <cd>sesame oil.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Teel"seed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The seed of
sesame.</def></p>

<p><hw>Teem</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>t&aelig;ma</i> to
empty, from <i>t&omacr;mr</i> empty; akin to Dan. <i>t&ouml;mme</i> to
empty, Sw. <i>t&ouml;mma</i>. See <u>Toom</u> to empty.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To pour; -- commonly followed by <i>out</i>; as, to <i>teem</i> out
ale.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]  <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Steel Manuf.)</i> <def>To pour, as steel, from a
melting pot; to fill, as a mold, with molten metal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Teem</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Tame</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Beteem</u>.] <def>To think fit.</def>
[Obs. or R.]  <i>G. Gifford.</i></p>

<p><hw>Teem</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Teemed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Teeming</u>.] [OE.
<i>temen</i>, AS. <i>t&emacr;man</i>, <i>t&?;man</i>, from
<i>te&aacute;m</i>. See <u>Team</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To bring
forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be
pregnant; to conceive; to multiply.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If she must <i>teem</i>,<BR>
Create her child of spleen.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be full, or ready to bring forth; to be
stocked to overflowing; to be prolific; to abound.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His mind <i>teeming</i> with schemes of future deceit to
cover former villainy.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The young, brimful of the hopes and feeling which
<i>teem</i> in our time.</blockquote> <i>F. Harrison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Teem</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To produce; to bring
forth.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>That [grief] of an hour's age doth hiss the speaker;<BR>
Each minute <i>teems</i> a new one.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Teem"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who teems, or brings
forth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Teem"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Pregnant; prolific.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Brimful.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Ainsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Teem"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Prolific;
productive.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Teeming</i> buds and cheerful appear.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Teem"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not fruitful or prolific;
barren; as, a <i>teemless</i> earth.</def> [Poetic]  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Teen</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tene</i>, AS.
<i>te&oacute;na</i> reproach, wrong, fr. <i>te&oacute;n</i> to accuse; akin
to G. <i>zeihen</i>, Goth. ga<i>teihan</i> to tell, announce, L.
<i>dicere</i> to say. See <u>Token</u>.] <def>Grief; sorrow; affiction;
pain.</def> [Archaic]  <i>Chaucer. Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>With public toil and private <i>teen</i><BR>
Thou sank'st alone.</blockquote> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p>

<p><hw>Teen</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>te&oacute;nian</i>,
<i>t&?;nan</i>, to slander, vex. &radic;64. See <u>Teen</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>To excite; to provoke; to vex; to affict; to
injure.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Teen</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Tine</u> to shut.]
<def>To hedge or fence in; to inclose.</def> [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Teen"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The longer wood for
making or mending fences.</def> [Prov. Eng.]  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Teend</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [See <u>Tinder</u>.]
<def>To kindle; to burn.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Herrick.</i></p>

<p><hw>Teen"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of teen; harmful;
grievous; grieving; afflicted.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Teens</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [See <u>Ten</u>.] <def>The
years of one's age having the termination <i>-teen</i>, beginning with
thirteen and ending with nineteen; as, a girl in her
<i>teens</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tee"ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Very small; tiny.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Teen"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Teen</u> grief.]
<def>Fretful; peevish; pettish; cross.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tee*ong"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
mino bird.</def></p>

<p><hw>Teest</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tinsmith's stake, or
small anvil.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tee"tan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
pipit.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tee"tee</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>tit&iacute;</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of
small, soft-furred South American monkeys belonging to <i>Callithrix</i>,
<i>Chrysothrix</i>, and allied genera; as, the collared <i>teetee</i>
(<i>Callithrix torquatus</i>), and the squirrel <i>teetee</i>
(<i>Chrysothrix sciurea</i>). Called also <i>pinche</i>, <i>titi</i>, and
<i>saimiri</i>. See <i>Squirrel monkey</i>, under
<u>Squirrel</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A diving petrel of Australia
(<i>Halodroma wrinatrix</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Tee"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i. & t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Teetered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Teetering</u>.] [Prov. E. <i>titter</i> to tremble, to seesaw; cf. Icel.
<i>titra</i> to tremble, OHG. <i>zittar&omacr;n</i>, G. <i>zittern</i>.]
<def>To move up and down on the ends of a balanced plank, or the like, as
children do for sport; to seesaw; to titter; to titter-totter.</def> [U.
S.]</p>

<p><blockquote>[The bobolink] alit upon the flower, and <i>teetered</i> up
and down.</blockquote> <i>H. W. Beecher.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tee"ter-tail`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The spotted sandpiper. See the Note under <u>Sandpiper</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Teeth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <def><pos><i>pl.</i></pos> of
<u>Tooth</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Teeth</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Teethed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Teething</u>.] <def>To breed, or grow, teeth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Teeth"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The process of the
first growth of teeth, or the phenomena attending their issue through the
gums; dentition.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tee*to"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Entire; total.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Tee*to"tal*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One pledged to
entire abstinence from all intoxicating drinks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tee*to"tal*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The principle or
practice of entire abstinence, esp. from intoxicating drinks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tee*to"tal*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Entirely;
totally.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Tee*to"tum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [For T-<i>totum</i>. It
was used for playing games of chance, and was four-sided, one side having
the letter <u>T</u> on it, standing for Latin <i>totum</i> all, meaning,
take all that is staked, whence the name. The other three sides each had a
letter indicating an English or Latin word; as <u>P</u> meaning put down,
<u>N</u> nothing or L. <i>nil</i>, <u>H</u> half. See <u>Total</u>.] <def>A
child's toy, somewhat resembling a top, and twirled by the
fingers.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The staggerings of the gentleman . . . were like those of a
<i>teetotum</i> nearly spent.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tee"tuck</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The rock pipit.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tee"uck</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The lapwing.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tee"wit</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
pewit.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Teg</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sheep in its second year;
also, a doe in its second year.</def> [Prov. Eng.]  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Teg"men</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tegmina</b></plw> (#). [L., fr. <i>tegere</i>, <i>tectum</i>, to
cover.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A tegument or covering.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The inner layer of the coating of
a seed, usually thin and delicate; the endopleura.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the elytra of an
insect, especially of certain Orthoptera.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Tectrices</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Teg*men"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to a tegument or tegmentum; as, the <i>tegmental</i> layer of
the epiblast; the <i>tegmental</i> cells of the taste buds.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Teg*men"tum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tegmenta</b></plw> (#). [L., a covering.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A
covering; -- applied especially to the bundles of longitudinal fibers in
the upper part of the crura of the cerebrum.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*guex"in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
large South American lizard (<i>Tejus teguexin</i>). It becomes three or
four feet long, and is blackish above, marked with yellowish spots of
various sizes. It feeds upon fruits, insects, reptiles, young birds, and
birds' eggs. The closely allied species <i>Tejus rufescens</i> is called
<i>red teguexin</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Teg"u*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tegul&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [L., a tile, dim. fr. <i>tegere</i> to
cover.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small appendage situated above the base
of the wings of Hymenoptera and attached to the mesonotum.</def></p>

<p><hw>Teg"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL. <i>tegularis</i>, from
L. <i>tegula</i> a tile. See <u>Tile</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a tile;
resembling a tile, or arranged like tiles; consisting of tiles; as, a
<i>tegular</i> pavement.</def> -- <wf>Teg"u*lar*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Teg`u*la"ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Composed of small
plates, as of horn or metal, overlapping like tiles; -- said of a kind of
ancient armor.</def>  <i>Fairholt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Teg"u*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tegumentum</i>,
from <i>tegere</i> to cover. See <u>Thatch</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, and
cf. <u>Detect</u>, <u>Protect</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A cover or
covering; an integument.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Especially, the covering of a living body, or of
some part or organ of such a body; skin; hide.</def></p>

<p><hw>Teg`u*men"ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>t&eacute;gumentaire</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a tegument or
teguments; consisting of teguments; serving as a tegument or
covering.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te-hee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & interj.</i></pos> <def>A tittering
laugh; a titter.</def> "'<i>Te-hee</i>,' quoth she."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Te-hee"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To titter; to laugh
derisively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She cried, "Come, come; you must not look grave upon me."
Upon this, I <i>te-heed</i>.</blockquote> <i>Madame D'Arblay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Teil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>teil</i>, <i>til</i>, L.
<i>tilia</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The lime tree, or linden; -- called also
<i>teil tree</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Teind</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel. <i>t&imacr;und</i>.
See <u>Tithe</u>.] <def>A tithe.</def> [Scot.]  <i>Jamieson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Teine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Teyne</u>.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tein"land</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i>
<def>Land granted by the crown to a thane or lord.</def>
<i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tei"no*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; to extend +
<i>-scope</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An instrument formed by combining
prisms so as to correct the chromatic aberration of the light while linear
dimensions of objects seen through the prisms are increased or diminished;
-- called also <i>prism telescope</i>.</def>  <i>Sir D. Brewster.</i></p>

<p><hw>Teint</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>teint</i>,
<i>teinte</i>. See <u>Tint</u>.] <def>Tint; color; tinge, See
<u>Tint</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Time shall . . . embrown the <i>teint</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tein"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Tincture</u>.]
<def>Color; tinge; tincture.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tek</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
Siberian ibex.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tel`a*mo"nes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L., pl. of
<i>telamo</i> or <i>telamon</i>, Gr. &?; a bearer, fr. &?; to bear.]
<i>(Arch.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Atlantes</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tel*an`gi*ec"ta*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
&?; end + &?; vessel + &?; extension.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Dilatation of the
capillary vessels.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tel*an`gi*ec"ta*sy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i>
<def>Telangiectasis.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te"lar*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a weblike
manner.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Telarly</i> interwoven."  <i>Sir T.
Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Te"la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL. <i>telaris</i>, fr. L.
<i>tela</i> a web. See <u>Toil</u> a snare.] <def>Of or pertaining to a
web; hence, spinning webs; retiary.</def> "Pictures of <i>telary</i>
spiders."  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tel"e*du</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An
East Indian carnivore (<i>Mydaus meliceps</i>) allied to the badger, and
noted for the very offensive odor that it emits, somewhat resembling that
of a skunk. It is a native of the high mountains of Java and Sumatra, and
has long, silky fur. Called also <i>stinking badger</i>, and
<i>stinkard</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tel"e*gram</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; far + <i>-
gram</i>.] <def>A message sent by telegraph; a telegraphic
dispatch.</def></p>

<p>&fist; "A friend desires us to give notice that he will ask leave, at
some convenient time, to introduce a new word into the vocabulary. It is
<i>telegram</i>, instead of <i>telegraphic dispatch</i>, or <i>telegraphic
communication</i>."  <i>Albany [N. Y.] Evening Journal (April 6, 1852).</i>
</p>

<p><hw>Tel`e*gram*mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, or
resembling, a telegram; laconic; concise; brief.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tel"e*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; far, far off
(cf. Lith. <i>toli</i>) + <i>-graph</i>: cf. F.
<i>t&eacute;l&eacute;graphe</i>. See <u>Graphic</u>.] <def>An apparatus, or
a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points,
especially by means of preconcerted visible or audible signals representing
words or ideas, or by means of words and signs, transmitted by electrical
action.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The instruments used are classed as <i>indicator</i>, <i>type-
printing</i>, <i>symbol-printing</i>, or <i>chemical-printing
telegraphs</i>, according as the intelligence is given by the movements of
a pointer or indicator, as in Cooke & Wheatstone's (the form commonly used
in England), or by impressing, on a fillet of paper, letters from types, as
in House's and Hughe's, or dots and marks from a sharp point moved by a
magnet, as in Morse's, or symbols produced by electro-chemical action, as
in Bain's. In the offices in the United States the recording instrument is
now little used, the receiving operator reading by ear the combinations of
long and short intervals of sound produced by the armature of an electro-
magnet as it is put in motion by the opening and breaking of the circuit,
which motion, in registering instruments, traces upon a ribbon of paper the
lines and dots used to represent the letters of the alphabet. See
<i>Illustration</i> in Appendix.</p>

<p><col><b>Acoustic telegraph</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Acoustic</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Dial telegraph</b></col>, <cd>a telegraph
in which letters of the alphabet and numbers or other symbols are placed
upon the border of a circular dial plate at each station, the apparatus
being so arranged that the needle or index of the dial at the receiving
station accurately copies the movements of that at the sending
station.</cd> -- <col><b>Electric telegraph</b></col>, or <col><b>Electro-
magnetic telegraph</b></col>, <cd>a telegraph in which an operator at one
station causes words or signs to be made at another by means of a current
of electricity, generated by a battery and transmitted over an intervening
wire.</cd> -- <col><b>Facsimile telegraph</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Facsimile</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Indicator telegraph</b></col>. <cd>See
under <u>Indicator</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Pan-telegraph</b></col>, <cd>an
electric telegraph by means of which a drawing or writing, as an
autographic message, may be exactly reproduced at a distant station.</cd> -
- <col><b>Printing telegraph</b></col>, <cd>an electric telegraph which
automatically prints the message as it is received at a distant station, in
letters, not signs.</cd> -- <col><b>Signal telegraph</b></col>, <cd>a
telegraph in which preconcerted signals, made by a machine, or otherwise,
at one station, are seen or heard and interpreted at another; a
semaphore.</cd> -- <col><b>Submarine telegraph cable</b></col>, <cd>a
telegraph cable laid under water to connect stations separated by a body of
water.</cd> -- <col><b>Telegraph cable</b></col>, <cd>a telegraphic cable
consisting of several conducting wires, inclosed by an insulating and
protecting material, so as to bring the wires into compact compass for use
on poles, or to form a strong cable impervious to water, to be laid under
ground, as in a town or city, or under water, as in the ocean.</cd> --
<col><b>Telegraph plant</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a leguminous plant
(<i>Desmodium gyrans</i>) native of the East Indies. The leaflets move up
and down like the signals of a semaphore.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tel"e*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Telegraphed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Telegraphing</u> (?).] [F. <i>t&eacute;l&eacute;graphier</i>.] <def>To
convey or announce by telegraph.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*leg"ra*pher</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who sends
telegraphic messages; a telegraphic operator; a telegraphist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tel`e*graph"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>t&eacute;l&eacute;graphique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the
telegraph; made or communicated by a telegraph; as, <i>telegraphic</i>
signals; <i>telegraphic</i> art; <i>telegraphic</i> intelligence.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tel`e*graph"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Telegraphic.</def> -- <wf>Tel`e*graph"ic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Te*leg"ra*phist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One skilled in
telegraphy; a telegrapher.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*leg"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>t&eacute;l&eacute;graphie</i>.] <def>The science or art of constructing,
or of communicating by means of, telegraphs; as, submarine
<i>telegraphy</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*lem"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; far + <i>-
meter</i>.] <def>An instrument used for measuring the distance of an object
from an observer; as, a telescope with a micrometer for measuring the
apparent diameter of an object whose real dimensions are known.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Te`le*o*ceph"i*al</hw>
(t&emacr;`l&esl;*&osl;*s&ebreve;f"&adot;*l&imacr; <i>or</i>
t&ebreve;`l&esl;-), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
<grk>te`leos</grk> complete + <grk>kefalh`</grk> head.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>An extensive order of bony fishes including most of the common market
species, as bass, salmon, cod, perch, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te`le*o*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>t&eacute;l&eacute;ologique</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to
teleology, or the doctrine of design.</def> --
<wf>Te`le*o*log"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Te`le*ol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i>
<def>One versed in teleology.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te`le*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;,
<grk>teleos</grk>, the end or issue + <i>-logy</i>: cf. F.
<i>t&eacute;l&eacute;ologie</i>.] <def>The doctrine of the final causes of
things</def>; specif. <i>(Biol.)</i>, <def>the doctrine of design, which
assumes that the phenomena of organic life, particularly those of
evolution, are explicable only by purposive causes, and that they in no way
admit of a mechanical explanation or one based entirely on biological
science; the doctrine of adaptation to purpose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te"le*o*phore`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>teleos</grk>
complete + &?; to bear.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Gonotheca</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te`le*or*gan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr.
<grk>teleos</grk> complete + E. <i>organic</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i>
<def>Vital; as, <i>teleorganic</i> functions.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te`le*o*saur"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Paleon.)</i>
<def>Any one of several species of fossil suarians belonging to Teleosaurus
and allied genera. These reptiles are related to the crocodiles, but have
biconcave vertebr&aelig;.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Te`le*o*sau"rus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;
complete, perfect + &?; a lizard.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A genus of extinct
crocodilian reptiles of the Jurassic period, having a long and slender
snout.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te"le*ost</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; complete + &?;
bone.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the Teleosti. Also used
adjectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te`le*os"te*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to the teleosts.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
teleostean fish.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Te`le*os"te*i</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;
complete + &?; bone.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A subclass of fishes
including all the ordinary bony fishes as distinguished from the
ganoids.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1481 !></p>

<p><hw>||Te"le*os`to*mi</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
&?; complete + &?; mouth.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An extensive division
of fishes including the ordinary fishes (Teleostei) and the
ganoids.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te`le*o*zo"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Having tissued composed of cells.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*le*o*zo"&ouml;n</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A metazoan.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*lep"a*thy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; far off + &?;,
&?;, to suffer.] <def>The sympathetic affection of one mind by the
thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without
communication through the ordinary channels of sensation.</def> --
<wf>Tel`e*path"ic</wf>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> -- <wf>Te*lep"a*thist</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tel"e*pheme</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; afar + &?; a
saying.] <def>A message by a telephone.</def> [Recent]</p>

<p><hw>Tel"e*phone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; far off + &?;
sound.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An instrument for reproducing sounds,
especially articulate speech, at a distance.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The ordinary telephone consists essentially of a device by which
currents of electricity, produced by sounds through the agency of certain
mechanical devices and exactly corresponding in duration and intensity to
the vibrations of the air which attend them, are transmitted to a distant
station, and there, acting on suitable mechanism, reproduce similar sounds
by repeating the vibrations. The necessary variations in the electrical
currents are usually produced by means of a microphone attached to a thin
diaphragm upon which the voice acts, and are intensified by means of an
induction coil. In the <i>magnetic telephone</i>, or <i>magneto-
telephone</i>, the diaphragm is of soft iron placed close to the pole of a
magnet upon which is wound a coil of fine wire, and its vibrations produce
corresponding vibrable currents in the wire by induction. The
<i>mechanical</i>, or <i>string</i>, <i>telephone</i> is a device in which
the voice or sound causes vibrations in a thin diaphragm, which are
directly transmitted along a wire or string connecting it to a similar
diaphragm at the remote station, thus reproducing the sound. It does not
employ electricity.</p>

<p><hw>Tel"e*phone</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To convey or announce
by telephone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tel`e*phon"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>t&eacute;l&eacute;phonique</i>. See <u>Telephone</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Conveying sound to a great distance.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the telephone; by the
telephone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tel`e*phon"ic*al*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By
telephonic means or processes; by the use of the telephone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*leph"o*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art or process
of reproducing sounds at a distance, as with the telephone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tel`e*po*lar"i*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; far off
+ E. <i>polariscope</i>.] <i>(Opt.)</i> <def>A polariscope arranged to be
attached to a telescope.</def>  <i>Lockyer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tel`e*ryth"in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; end + E.
<i>erythrin</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A red crystalline compound related
to, or produced from, erythrin. So called because regarded as the end of
the series of erythrin compounds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tel"e*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; viewing afar,
farseeing; &?; far, far off + &?; a watcher, akin to &?; to view: cf. F.
<i>t&eacute;lescope</i>. See <u>Telegraph</u>, and <u>-scope</u>.] <def>An
optical instrument used in viewing distant objects, as the heavenly
bodies.</def></p>

<p>&fist; A telescope assists the eye chiefly in two ways; first, by
enlarging the visual angle under which a distant object is seen, and thus
magnifying that object; and, secondly, by collecting, and conveying to the
eye, a larger beam of light than would enter the naked organ, thus
rendering objects distinct and visible which would otherwise be indistinct
and or invisible. Its essential parts are the <i>object glass</i>, or
<i>concave mirror</i>, which collects the beam of light, and forms an image
of the object, and the <i>eyeglass</i>, which is a microscope, by which the
image is magnified.</p>

<p><col><b>Achromatic telescope</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Achromatic</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Aplanatic telescope</b></col>, <cd>a
telescope having an aplanatic eyepiece.</cd> -- <col><b>Astronomical
telescope</b></col>, <cd>a telescope which has a simple eyepiece so
constructed or used as not to reverse the image formed by the object glass,
and consequently exhibits objects inverted, which is not a hindrance in
astronomical observations.</cd> -- <col><b>Cassegrainian
telescope</b></col>, <cd>a reflecting telescope invented by
<i>Cassegrain</i>, which differs from the Gregorian only in having the
secondary speculum convex instead of concave, and placed nearer the large
speculum. The Cassegrainian represents objects inverted; the Gregorian, in
their natural position. The Melbourne telescope (see <i>Illust.</i> under
<i>Reflecting telescope</i>, below) is a Cassegrainian telescope.</cd> --
<col><b>Dialytic telescope</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Dialytic</u>.</cd> -
- <col><b>Equatorial telescope</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under
<u>Equatorial</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Galilean telescope</b></col>, <cd>a
refracting telescope in which the eyeglass is a concave instead of a convex
lens, as in the common opera glass. This was the construction originally
adopted by <i>Galileo</i>, the inventor of the instrument. It exhibits the
objects erect, that is, in their natural positions.</cd> --
<col><b>Gregorian telescope</b></col>, <cd>a form of reflecting telescope.
See under <u>Gregorian</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Herschelian
telescope</b></col>, <cd>a reflecting telescope of the form invented by Sir
William <i>Herschel</i>, in which only one speculum is employed, by means
of which an image of the object is formed near one side of the open end of
the tube, and to this the eyeglass is applied directly.</cd> --
<col><b>Newtonian telescope</b></col>, <cd>a form of reflecting telescope.
See under <u>Newtonian</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Photographic
telescope</b></col>, <cd>a telescope specially constructed to make
photographs of the heavenly bodies.</cd> -- <col><b>Prism
telescope</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Teinoscope</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Reflecting
telescope</b></col>, <cd>a telescope in which the image is formed by a
speculum or mirror (or usually by two speculums, a large one at the lower
end of the telescope, and the smaller one near the open end) instead of an
object glass. See <i>Gregorian, Cassegrainian, Herschelian, &and;
Newtonian, telescopes</i>, above.</cd> -- <col><b>Refracting
telescope</b></col>, <cd>a telescope in which the image is formed by
refraction through an object glass.</cd> -- <col><b>Telescope
carp</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the telescope fish.</cd> --
<col><b>Telescope fish</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a monstrous
variety of the goldfish having very protuberant eyes.</cd> --
<col><b>Telescope fly</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any two-winged fly
of the genus <i>Diopsis</i>, native of Africa and Asia. The telescope flies
are remarkable for having the eyes raised on very long stalks.</cd> --
<col><b>Telescope shell</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>an elongated
gastropod (<i>Cerithium telescopium</i>) having numerous flattened
whorls.</cd> -- <col><b>Telescope sight</b></col> <i>(Firearms)</i>, <cd>a
slender telescope attached to the barrel, having cross wires in the
eyepiece and used as a sight.</cd> -- <col><b>Terrestrial
telescope</b></col>, <cd>a telescope whose eyepiece has one or two lenses
more than the astronomical, for the purpose of inverting the image, and
exhibiting objects erect.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tel"e*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Telescoped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Telescoping</u> (?).] <def>To slide or pass one within another, after
the manner of the sections of a small telescope or spyglass; to come into
collision, as railway cars, in such a manner that one runs into
another.</def> [Recent]</p>

<p><hw>Tel"e*scope</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause to come into
collision, so as to telescope.</def> [Recent]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Tel`e*scop"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Tel`e*scop"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>t&eacute;lescopique</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a telescope; performed by a
telescope.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Seen or discoverable only by a telescope; as,
<i>telescopic</i> stars.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Able to discern objects at a distance;
farseeing; far-reaching; as, a <i>telescopic</i> eye; <i>telescopic</i>
vision.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Having the power of extension by joints sliding
one within another, like the tube of a small telescope or a spyglass;
especially <i>(Mach.)</i>, constructed of concentric tubes, either
stationary, as in the <i>telescopic</i> boiler, or movable, as in the
<i>telescopic</i> chimney of a war vessel, which may be put out of sight by
being lowered endwise.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tel`e*scop"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a
telescopical manner; by or with the telescope.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*les"co*pist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who uses a
telescope.</def>  <i>R. A. Proctor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Te*les"co*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art or practice
of using or making telescopes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tel"esm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar. <i>tilism</i>. See
<u>Talisman</u>.] <def>A kind of amulet or magical charm.</def> [Obs.]
<i>J. Gregory.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tel`es*mat"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Tel`es*mat"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to telesms; magical.</def>
<i>J. Gregory.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tel`e*spec"tro*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; far off
+ E. <i>spectroscope</i>.] <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>A spectroscope arranged to
be attached to a telescope for observation of distant objects, as the sun
or stars.</def>  <i>Lockyer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tel`e*ste"re*o*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; far off
+ E. <i>stereoscope</i>.] <i>(Opt.)</i> <def>A stereoscope adapted to view
distant natural objects or landscapes; a telescopic stereoscope.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*les"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; fit for
finishing, from &?; to finish.] <def>Tending or relating to a purpose or an
end.</def> [R.]  <i>Cudworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Te*les"tich</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the end + &?; a
line, verse.] <def>A poem in which the final letters of the lines, taken
consequently, make a name.  Cf. <u>Acrostic</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tel`e*ther*mom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; far off
+ E. <i>thermometer</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An apparatus for
determining the temperature of a distant point, as by a thermoelectric
circuit or otherwise.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*leu"to*spore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; completion +
E. <i>spore</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The thick-celled winter or resting
spore of the rusts (order <i>Uredinales</i>), produced in late summer. See
<i>Illust.</i> of <u>Uredospore</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tel"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, from &?; the end.]
<i>(Gram.)</i> <def>Denoting the final end or purpose, as distinguished
from <i>ecbatic</i>. See <u>Ecbatic</u>.</def>  <i>Gibbs.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tell</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Told</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Telling</u>.] [AS. <i>tellan</i>, from <i>talu</i> tale, number, speech;
akin to D. <i>tellen</i> to count, G. <i>z&auml;hlen</i>, OHG.
<i>zellen</i> to count, tell, say, Icel. <i>telja</i>, Dan. <i>tale</i> to
speak, <i>t&aelig;lle</i> to count. See <u>Tale</u> that which is told.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To mention one by one, or piece by piece; to
recount; to enumerate; to reckon; to number; to count; as, to <i>tell</i>
money.</def> "An heap of coin he <i>told</i>."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>telleth</i> the number of the stars.</blockquote>
<i>Ps. cxlvii. 4.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Tell</i> the joints of the body.</blockquote> <i>Jer.
Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To utter or recite in detail; to give an account
of; to narrate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Of which I shall <i>tell</i> all the array.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And not a man appears to <i>tell</i> their
fate.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To make known; to publish; to disclose; to
divulge.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Why didst thou not <i>tell</i> me that she was thy
wife?</blockquote> <i>Gen. xii. 18.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To give instruction to; to make report to; to
acquaint; to teach; to inform.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A secret pilgrimage,<BR>
That you to-day promised to <i>tell</i> me of?</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To order; to request; to command.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>told</i> her not to be frightened.</blockquote>
<i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To discern so as to report; to ascertain by
observing; to find out; to discover; as, I can not <i>tell</i> where one
color ends and the other begins.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To make account of; to regard; to reckon; to
value; to estimate.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I ne <i>told</i> no dainity of her love.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Tell</i>, though equivalent in some respect to <i>speak</i>
and <i>say</i>, has not always the same application. We say, to <i>tell</i>
truth or falsehood, to <i>tell</i> a number, to <i>tell</i> the reasons, to
<i>tell</i> something or nothing; but we never say, to <i>tell</i> a
speech, discourse, or oration, or to <i>tell</i> an argument or a lesson.
It is much used in commands; as, <i>tell</i> me the whole story;
<i>tell</i> me all you know.</p>

<p><col><b>To tell off</b></col>, <cd>to count; to divide.</cd> <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To communicate; impart; reveal; disclose; inform;
acquaint; report; repeat; rehearse; recite.</p>

<p><hw>Tell</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To give
an account; to make report.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That I may publish with the voice of thankgiving, and
<i>tell</i> of all thy wondrous works.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xxvi. 7.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To take effect; to produce a marked effect; as,
every shot <i>tells</i>; every expression <i>tells</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To tell of</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To speak of; to
mention; to narrate or describe.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To inform
against; to disclose some fault of.</cd> -- <col><b>To tell on</b></col>,
<cd>to inform against.</cd> [Archaic & Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Lest they should <i>tell on</i> us, saying, So did
David.</blockquote> <i>1 Sam. xxvii. 11.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tell</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which is told; tale;
account.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I am at the end of my <i>tell</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Walpole.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tell</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar.] <def>A hill or mound.</def>
<i>W. M. Thomson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tell"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
told.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tel"len</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any
species of Tellina.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tell"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who tells, relates, or communicates; an informer, narrator, or
describer.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One of four officers of the English Exchequer,
formerly appointed to receive moneys due to the king and to pay moneys
payable by the king.</def>  <i>Cowell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An officer of a bank who receives and counts
over money paid in, and pays money out on checks.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>One who is appointed to count the votes given in
a legislative body, public meeting, assembly, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tell"er*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office or
employment of a teller.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tel*li"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a kind
of shellfish.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of marine bivalve mollusks
having thin, delicate, and often handsomely colored shells.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tell"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Operating with great
effect; effective; as, a <i>telling</i> speech.</def> --
<wf>Tell"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tell"tale`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Telling tales;
babbling.</def> "The <i>telltale</i> heart."  <i>Poe.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tell"tale`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who officiously communicates information of the private concerns of others;
one who tells that which prudence should suppress.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A movable piece of ivory, lead, or
other material, connected with the bellows of an organ, that gives notice,
by its position, when the wind is exhausted.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A mechanical
attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows
the position of the helm.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A compass in the
cabin of a vessel, usually placed where the captain can see it at all
hours, and thus inform himself of the vessel's course.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>A machine or contrivance for
indicating or recording something, particularly for keeping a check upon
employees, as factory hands, watchmen, drivers, check takers, and the like,
by revealing to their employers what they have done or omitted.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The tattler. See
<u>Tattler</u>.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1482 !></p>

<p><hw>Tel*lu"ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tellus</i>, <i>-
uris</i>, the earth.] <def>Of or pertaining to the earth.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tel"lu*rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tellurate</i>.
See <u>Tellurium</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of telluric
acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tel"lu*ret</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
telluride.</def> [Obsoles.]</p>

<p><hw>Tel"lu*ret`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Combined or impregnated with tellurium; tellurized.</def> [Written
also <i>telluretted</i>.] [Obsoles.]</p>

<p><col><b>Tellureted hydrogen</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>hydrogen
telluride, H<sub>2</sub>Te, a gaseous substance analogous to hydrogen
sulphide; -- called also <i>tellurhydric acid</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tel`lur*hy"dric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, hydrogen telluride, which is
regarded as an acid, especially when in solution.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tel*lu"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tellus</i>, <i>-
uris</i>, the earth.] <def>Of or pertaining to the earth.</def>  <i>De
Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tel*lu"ri*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
dweller on the earth.</def>  <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An instrument for showing the operation of the
causes which produce the succession of day and night, and the changes of
the seasons.</def> [Written also <i>tellurion</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tel*lu"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tellus</i>, <i>-
uris</i>, the earth: cf. F. <i>tellurique</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of
or pertaining to the earth; proceeding from the earth.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Amid these hot, <i>telluric</i> flames.</blockquote>
<i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to tellurium;
derived from, or resembling, tellurium; specifically, designating those
compounds in which the element has a higher valence as contrasted with
<i>tellurous</i> compounds; as, <i>telluric acid</i>, which is analogous to
sulphuric acid.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Telluric bismuth</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>tetradymite.</cd>
-- <col><b>Telluric silver</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>hessite.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tel"lu*ride</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
compound of tellurium with a more positive element or radical; -- formerly
called <i>telluret</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tel"lu*rism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An hypothesis of
animal magnetism propounded by Dr. Keiser, in Germany, in which the
phenomena are ascribed to the agency of a telluric spirit or
influence.</def> [R.]  <i>S. Thompson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tel"lu*rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of tellurous acid.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Oxide of tellurium. It occurs
sparingly in tufts of white or yellowish crystals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tel*lu"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from L.
<i>tellus</i>, <i>-uris</i>, the earth.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A rare
nonmetallic element, analogous to sulphur and selenium, occasionally found
native as a substance of a silver-white metallic luster, but usually
combined with metals, as with gold and silver in the mineral sylvanite,
with mercury in Coloradoite, etc. Symbol Te. Atomic weight 125.2.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Graphic tellurium</b></col>. <i>(Min.)</i> <cd>See
<u>Sylvanite</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tellurium glance</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>,
<cd>nagyagite; -- called also <i>black tellurium</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tel"lu*rize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>To
impregnate with, or to subject to the action of, tellurium; -- chiefly used
adjectively in the past participle; as, <i>tellurized</i> ores.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tel"lu*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to tellurium; derived from, or containing, tellurium;
specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a lower
valence as contrasted with <i>telluric</i> compounds; as, <i>tellurous
acid</i>, which is analogous to sulphurous acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tel`o*dy*nam"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; far + E.
<i>dynamic</i>.] <def>Relating to a system for transmitting power to a
distance by means of swiftly moving ropes or cables driving grooved pulleys
of large diameter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tel`oo*goo"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Telugu</u>.</def>  <i>D. O. Allen.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Te*lot"ro*cha</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Telotroch&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Telotrochal</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An annelid larva having telotrochal bands of
cilia.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Te*lot"ro*chal</hw> (?), <hw>Te*lot"ro*chous</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; complete + &?; wheel, hoop.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having both a preoral and a posterior band of
cilla; -- applied to the larv&aelig; of certain annelids.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tel"o*type</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; far off + <i>-
type</i>.] <def>An electric telegraph which prints the messages in letters
and not in signs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tel"pher</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; far, far off + &?;
to bear.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>A contrivance for the conveyance of vehicles
or loads by means of electricity.</def>  <i>Fleeming Jenkin.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Telpher line</b></col>, or <col><b>Telpher road</b></col>,
<cd>an electric line or road over which vehicles for carrying loads are
moved by electric engines actuated by a current conveyed by the
line.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tel"pher*age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The conveyance of
vehicles or loads by means of electricity.</def>  <i>Fleeming
Jenkin.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tel"son</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Telsons</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a boundary, limit.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The terminal joint or movable piece at the end of
the abdomen of Crustacea and other articulates. See
<u>Thoracostraca</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tel`u*gu"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
Darvidian language spoken in the northern parts of the Madras presidency.
In extent of use it is the next language after Hindustani (in its various
forms) and Bengali.</def> [Spelt also <i>Teloogoo</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One of the people speaking the Telugu
language.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tel`u*gu"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Telugu language, or the Telugus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tem`er*a"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>temerarius</i>. See <u>Temerity</u>.] <def>Unreasonably adventurous;
despising danger; rash; headstrong; audacious; reckless; heedless.</def> --
<wf>Tem`er*a"ri*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>I spake against <i>temerarious</i> judgment.</blockquote>
<i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tem`er*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>temerare</i> to
defile.] <def>Temerity.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Te*mer"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>temeritas</i>,
from <i>temere</i> by chance, rashly; perhaps akin to Skr. <i>tamas</i>
darkness: cf. F. <i>t&eacute;m&eacute;rit&eacute;</i>.] <def>Unreasonable
contempt of danger; extreme venturesomeness; rashness; as, the
<i>temerity</i> of a commander in war.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Rashness; precipitancy; heedlessness; venturesomeness.  -
- <u>Temerity</u>, <u>Rashness</u>. These words are closely allied in
sense, but have a slight difference in their use and application.
<i>Temerity</i> is Latin, and <i>rashness</i> is Anglo-Saxon. As in many
such cases, the Latin term is more select and dignified; the Anglo-Saxon
more familiar and energetic. We show <i>temerity</i> in hasty decisions,
and the conduct to which they lead. We show <i>rashness</i> in particular
actions, as dictated by sudden impulse. It is an exhibition of
<i>temerity</i> to approach the verge of a precipice; it is an act of
<i>rashness</i> to jump into a river without being able to swim.
<i>Temerity</i>, then, is an unreasonable contempt of danger;
<i>rashness</i> is a rushing into danger from thoughtlessness or excited
feeling.</p>

<p><blockquote>It is notorious <i>temerity</i> to pass sentence upon
grounds uncapable of evidence.</blockquote> <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Her <i>rush</i> hand in evil hour<BR>
Forth reaching to the fruit, she plucked, she eat.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tem"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Temerarious.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tem*pe"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
Temple, a valley in Thessaly, celebrated by Greek poets on account of its
beautiful scenery; resembling Temple; hence, beautiful; delightful;
charming.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tem"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tempered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tempering</u>.] [AS. <i>temprian</i> or OF. <i>temper</i>, F.
<i>temp&eacute;rer</i>, and (in sense 3) <i>temper</i>, L.
<i>temperare</i>, akin to <i>tempus</i> time.  Cf. <u>Temporal</u>,
<u>Distemper</u>, <u>Tamper</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To mingle in due
proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new
element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to
assuage; to soothe; to calm.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Puritan austerity was so <i>tempered</i> by Dutch
indifference, that mercy itself could not have dictated a milder
system.</blockquote> <i>Bancroft.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Woman! lovely woman! nature made thee<BR>
To <i>temper</i> man: we had been brutes without you.</blockquote>
<i>Otway.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>But thy fire<BR>
Shall be more <i>tempered</i>, and thy hope far higher.</blockquote>
<i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>She [the Goddess of Justice] threw darkness and clouds about
her, that <i>tempered</i> the light into a thousand beautiful shades and
colors.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To fit together; to adjust; to
accomodate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thy sustenance . . . serving to the appetite of the eater,
<i>tempered</i> itself to every man's liking.</blockquote> <i>Wisdom xvi.
21.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Metal.)</i> <def>To bring to a proper degree of
hardness; as, to <i>temper</i> iron or steel.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>tempered</i> metals clash, and yield a silver
sound.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To govern; to manage.</def> [A Latinism &
Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>With which the damned ghosts he governeth,<BR>
And furies rules, and Tartare <i>tempereth</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To moisten to a proper consistency and stir
thoroughly, as clay for making brick, loam for molding, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>To adjust, as the mathematical
scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To soften; mollify; assuage; soothe; calm.</p>

<p><hw>Tem"per</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state
of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various
ingredients; due mixture of different qualities; just combination; as, the
<i>temper</i> of mortar.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Constitution of body; temperament; in old
writers, the mixture or relative proportion of the four humors, blood,
choler, phlegm, and melancholy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The exquisiteness of his [Christ's] bodily <i>temper</i>
increased the exquisiteness of his torment.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Disposition of mind; the constitution of the
mind, particularly with regard to the passions and affections; as, a calm
<i>temper</i>; a hasty <i>temper</i>; a fretful <i>temper</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Remember with what mild<BR>
And gracious <i>temper</i> he both heared and judged.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The consequents of a certain ethical
<i>temper</i>.</blockquote> <i>J. H. Newman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity;
composure; as, to keep one's <i>temper</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To fall with dignity, with <i>temper</i> rise.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Restore yourselves to your <i>tempers</i>,
fathers.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Heat of mind or passion; irritation; proneness
to anger; -- in a reproachful sense.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>The state of a metal or other substance,
especially as to its hardness, produced by some process of heating or
cooling; as, the <i>temper</i> of iron or steel.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Middle state or course; mean; medium.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The perfect lawgiver is a just <i>temper</i> between the
mere man of theory, who can see nothing but general principles, and the
mere man of business, who can see nothing but particular
circumstances.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Sugar Works)</i> <def>Milk of lime, or other
substance, employed in the process formerly used to clarify
sugar.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Temper screw</b></col>, <cd>in deep well boring, an adjusting
screw connecting the working beam with the rope carrying the tools, for
lowering the tools as the drilling progresses.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Disposition; temperament; frame; humor; mood. See
<u>Disposition</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Tem"per</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
accord; to agree; to act and think in conformity.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To have or get a proper or desired state or
quality; to grow soft and pliable.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I have him already <i>tempering</i> between my finger and my
thumb, and shortly will I seal with him.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Tem"pe*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Paint.)</i>
<def>A mode or process of painting; distemper.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The term is applied especially to early Italian painting, common
vehicles of which were yolk of egg, yolk and white of egg mixed together,
the white juice of the fig tree, and the like.</p>

<p><hw>Tem"per*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
tempered.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The fusible, hard, and <i>temperable</i> texture of
metals.</blockquote> <i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tem"per*a*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>temperamentum</i> a mixing in due proportion, proper measure,
temperament: cf. F. <i>temp&eacute;rament</i>. See <u>Temper</u>,
<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Internal constitution;
state with respect to the relative proportion of different qualities, or
constituent parts.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The common law . . . has reduced the kingdom to its just
state and <i>temperament</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Due mixture of qualities; a condition brought
about by mutual compromises or concessions.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>However, I forejudge not any probable expedient, any
<i>temperament</i> that can be found in things of this nature, so
disputable on their side.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The act of tempering or modifying; adjustment,
as of clashing rules, interests, passions, or the like; also, the means by
which such adjustment is effected.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Wholesome <i>temperaments</i> of the rashness of popular
assemblies.</blockquote> <i>Sir J. Mackintosh.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Condition with regard to heat or cold;
temperature.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Bodies are denominated "hot" and "cold" in proportion to the
present <i>temperament</i> of that part of our body to which they are
applied.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A system of compromises in the
tuning of organs, pianofortes, and the like, whereby the tones generated
with the vibrations of a ground tone are mutually modified and in part
canceled, until their number reduced to the actual practicable scale of
twelve tones to the octave. This scale, although in so far artificial, is
yet closely suggestive of its origin in nature, and this system of tuning,
although not mathematically true, yet satisfies the ear, while it has the
convenience that the same twelve fixed tones answer for every key or scale,
C&sharp; becoming identical with D&flat;, and so on.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The peculiar physical and
mental character of an individual, in olden times erroneously supposed to
be due to individual variation in the relations and proportions of the
constituent parts of the body, especially of the fluids, as the bile,
blood, lymph, etc. Hence the phrases, bilious or choleric
<i>temperament</i>, sanguine <i>temperament</i>, etc., implying a
predominance of one of these fluids and a corresponding influence on the
temperament.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Equal temperament</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>that in which the
variations from mathematically true pitch are distributed among all the
keys alike.</cd> -- <col><b>Unequal temperament</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>,
<cd>that in which the variations are thrown into the keys least
used.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tem`per*a*men"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to temperament; constitutional.</def> [R.]  <i>Sir T.
Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tem"per*ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>temperantia</i>:
cf. F. <i>temp&eacute;rance</i>. See <u>Temper</u>, <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Habitual moderation in regard to the
indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate
indulgence; moderation; as, <i>temperance</i> in eating and drinking;
<i>temperance</i> in the indulgence of joy or mirth; specifically,
moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating
liquors.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Moderation of passion; patience; calmness;
sedateness.</def> [R.] "A gentleman of all <i>temperance</i>."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He calmed his wrath with goodly
<i>temperance</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>State with regard to heat or cold;
temperature.</def> [Obs.] "Tender and delicate <i>temperance</i>."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Temperance society</b></col>, <cd>an association formed for the
purpose of diminishing or stopping the use of alcoholic liquors as a
beverage.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tem"per*an*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Temperance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tem"per*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>temperatus</i>, p.
p. of <i>temperare</i>. See <u>Temper</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Moderate; not excessive; as, <i>temperate</i> heat;
a <i>temperate</i> climate.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not marked with passion; not violent; cool;
calm; as, <i>temperate</i> language.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She is not hot, but <i>temperate</i> as the
morn.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>That sober freedom out of which there springs<BR>
Our loyal passion for our <i>temperate</i> kings.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Moderate in the indulgence of the natural
appetites or passions; as, <i>temperate</i> in eating and
drinking.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Be sober and <i>temperate</i>, and you will be
healthy.</blockquote> <i>Franklin.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Proceeding from temperance.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>temperate</i> sleeps, and spirits light as
air.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Temperate zone</b></col> <i>(Geog.)</i>, <cd>that part of the
earth which lies between either tropic and the corresponding polar circle;
-- so called because the heat is less than in the torrid zone, and the cold
less than in the frigid zones.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Abstemious; sober; calm; cool; sedate.</p>

<p><hw>Tem"per*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To render
temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>It inflames temperance, and <i>temperates</i>
wrath.</blockquote> <i>Marston.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tem"per*ate*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a temperate
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tem"per*ate*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being temperate; moderateness; temperance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tem"per*a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. L.
<i>temperativus</i> soothing.] <def>Having power to temper.</def> [R.]
<i>T. Granger.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tem"per*a*ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>temp&eacute;rature</i>, L. <i>temperatura</i> due measure, proportion,
temper, temperament.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Constitution; state; degree
of any quality.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The best composition and <i>temperature</i> is, to have
openness in fame and opinion, secrecy in habit, dissimulation in seasonable
use, and a power to feign, if there be no remedy.</blockquote>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Memory depends upon the consistence and the
<i>temperature</i> of the brain.</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Freedom from passion; moderation.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>In that proud port, which her so goodly graceth,<BR>
Most goodly <i>temperature</i> you may descry.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>Condition with respect to heat
or cold, especially as indicated by the sensation produced, or by the
thermometer or pyrometer; degree of heat or cold; as, the
<i>temperature</i> of the air; high <i>temperature</i>; low
<i>temperature</i>; <i>temperature</i> of freezing or of boiling.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Mixture; compound.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Made a <i>temperature</i> of brass and iron
together.</blockquote> <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Absolute temperature</b></col>. <i>(Physics)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Absolute</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Animal temperature</b></col>
<i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>the nearly constant temperature maintained in the
bodies of warm-blooded (<i>homoiothermal</i>) animals during life. The
ultimate source of the heat is to be found in the potential energy of the
food and the oxygen which is absorbed from the air during respiration. See
<u>Homoiothermal</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Temperature sense</b></col>
<i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>the faculty of perceiving cold and warmth, and so of
perceiving differences of temperature in external objects.</cd> <i>H. N.
Martin.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1483 !></p>

<p><hw>Tem"pered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Brought to a proper
temper; as, <i>tempered</i> steel; having (such) a temper; -- chiefly used
in composition; as, a good-<i>tempered</i> or bad-<i>tempered</i> man; a
well-<i>tempered</i> sword.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tem"per*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that
which, tempers; specifically, a machine in which lime, cement, stone, etc.,
are mixed with water.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tem"per*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Metal.)</i> <def>The
process of giving the requisite degree of hardness or softness to a
substance, as iron and steel; especially, the process of giving to steel
the degree of hardness required for various purposes, consisting usually in
first plunging the article, when heated to redness, in cold water or other
liquid, to give an excess of hardness, and then reheating it gradually
until the hardness is reduced or drawn down to the degree required, as
indicated by the color produced on a polished portion, or by the burning of
oil.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tempering color</b></col>, <cd>the shade of color that indicates
the degree of temper in tempering steel, as pale straw yellow for lancets,
razors, and tools for metal; dark straw yellow for penknives, screw taps,
etc.; brown yellow for axes, chisels, and plane irons; yellow tinged with
purple for table knives and shears; purple for swords and watch springs;
blue for springs and saws; and very pale blue tinged with green, too soft
for steel instruments.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tem"pest</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>tempeste</i>, F.
<i>temp&ecirc;te</i>, (assumed) LL. <i>tempesta</i>, fr. L.
<i>tempestas</i> a portion of time, a season, weather, storm, akin to
<i>tempus</i> time. See <u>Temporal</u> of time.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>An extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and
violence, and commonly attended with rain, hail, or snow; a furious
storm.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[We] caught in a fiery <i>tempest</i>, shall be hurled,<BR>
Each on his rock transfixed.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Any violent tumult or commotion; as, a
political <i>tempest</i>; a <i>tempest</i> of war, or of the
passions.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A fashionable assembly; a drum. See the Note
under <u>Drum</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 4.</def> [Archaic]
<i>Smollett.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Tempest</i> is sometimes used in the formation of self-
explaining compounds; as, <i>tempest</i>-beaten, <i>tempest</i>-loving,
<i>tempest</i>-tossed, <i>tempest</i>-winged, and the like.</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Storm; agitation; perturbation. See <u>Storm</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Tem"pest</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>tempester</i>, F.
<i>temp&ecirc;ter</i> to rage.] <def>To disturb as by a tempest.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Part huge of bulk<BR>
Wallowing unwieldy, enormous in their gait,<BR>
<i>Tempest</i> the ocean.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tem"pest</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To storm.</def> [Obs.]
<i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tem*pes"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tempestivus</i>.]
<def>Seasonable; timely; as, <i>tempestive</i> showers.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Heywood.</i> -- <wf>Tem*pes"tive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tem`pes*tiv"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>tempestivitas</i>.] <def>The quality, or state, of being tempestive;
seasonableness.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tem*pes"tu*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>tempestuous</i>: cf. OF. <i>tempestueux</i>, F.
<i>temp&ecirc;tueux</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a tempest; involving or
resembling a tempest; turbulent; violent; stormy; as, <i>tempestuous</i>
weather; a <i>tempestuous</i> night; a <i>tempestuous</i> debate.</def> --
<wf>Tem*pes"tu*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Tem*pes"tu*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>They saw the Hebrew leader,<BR>
Waiting, and clutching his <i>tempestuous</i> beard.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tem"plar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>templere</i>, F.
<i>templier</i>, LL. <i>templarius</i>. See <u>Temple</u> a church.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One of a religious and military order first
established at Jerusalem, in the early part of the 12th century, for the
protection of pilgrims and of the Holy Sepulcher. These Knights Templars,
or Knights of the Temple, were so named because they occupied an apartment
of the palace of Bladwin II. in Jerusalem, near the Temple.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The order was first limited in numbers, and its members were
bound by vows of chastity and poverty. After the conquest of Palestine by
the Saracens, the Templars spread over Europe, and, by reason of their
reputation for valor and piety, they were enriched by numerous donations of
money and lands. The extravagances and vices of the later Templars,
however, finally led to the suppression of the order by the Council of
Vienne in 1312.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A student of law, so called from having
apartments in the Temple at London, the original buildings having belonged
to the Knights Templars. See <i>Inner Temple</i>, and <i>Middle Temple</i>,
under <u>Temple</u>.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One belonged to a certain order or degree among
the Freemasons, called Knights Templars. Also, one of an order among
temperance men, styled Good Templars.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tem"plar</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a
temple.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Solitary, family, and <i>templar</i> devotion.</blockquote>
<i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tem"plate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Templet</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tem"ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Templet</u>.]
<i>(Weaving)</i> <def>A contrivence used in a loom for keeping the web
stretched transversely.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tem"ple</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>temple</i>, F.
<i>tempe</i>, from L. <i>tempora</i>, <i>tempus</i>; perhaps originally,
the right place, the fatal spot, supposed to be the same word as
<i>tempus</i>, <i>temporis</i>, the fitting or appointed time. See
<u>Temporal</u> of time, and cf. <u>Tempo</u>, <u>Tense</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The space, on
either side of the head, back of the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic
arch and in front of the ear.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One of the side bars of a pair of spectacles,
jointed to the bows, and passing one on either side of the head to hold the
spectacles in place.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tem"ple</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>tempel</i>, from L.
<i>templum</i> a space marked out, sanctuary, temple; cf. Gr. &?; a piece
of land marked off, land dedicated to a god: cf. F. <i>t&eacute;mple</i>,
from the Latin.  Cf. <u>Contemplate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A place
or edifice dedicated to the worship of some deity; as, the <i>temple</i> of
Jupiter at Athens, or of Juggernaut in India.</def> "The <i>temple</i> of
mighty Mars."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Jewish Antiq.)</i> <def>The edifice erected at
Jerusalem for the worship of Jehovah.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Jesus walked in the <i>temple</i> in Solomon's
porch.</blockquote> <i>John x. 23.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, among Christians, an edifice erected as a
place of public worship; a church.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Can he whose life is a perpetual insult to the authority of
God enter with any pleasure a <i>temple</i> consecrated to devotion and
sanctified by prayer?</blockquote> <i>Buckminster.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Any place in which the divine presence
specially resides.</def> "The <i>temple</i> of his body."  <i>John ii.
21.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Know ye not that ye are the <i>temple</i> of God, and that
the spirit of God dwelleth in you?</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. iii. 16.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The groves were God's first <i>temples</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Bryant.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Inner Temple</b></col>, &and; <col><b>Middle Temple</b></col>,
<cd>two buildings, or ranges of buildings, occupied by two inns of court in
London, on the site of a monastic establishment of the Knights Templars,
called <i>the Temple</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tem"ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To build a temple
for; to appropriate a temple to; as, to <i>temple</i> a god.</def> [R.]
<i>Feltham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tem"pled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Supplied with a temple
or temples, or with churches; inclosed in a temple.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I love thy rocks and rills,<BR>
Thy woods and <i>templed</i> hills.</blockquote> <i>S. F. Smith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tem"plet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>templatus</i>
vaulted, from L. <i>templum</i> a small timber.] [Spelt also
<i>template</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A gauge, pattern, or mold,
commonly a thin plate or board, used as a guide to the form of the work to
be executed; as, a mason's or a wheelwright's <i>templet</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A short piece of timber, iron, or
stone, placed in a wall under a girder or other beam, to distribute the
weight or pressure.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tem"po</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., fr. L. <i>tempus</i>.
See <u>Tense</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The rate or
degree of movement in time.</def></p>

<p><col><b>||A tempo giusto</b></col> (j&oomac;s"t&osl;) [It.], <cd>in
exact time; -- sometimes, directing a return to strict time after a tempo
rubato.</cd> -- <col><b>Tempo rubato</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Rubato</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tem"po*ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>temporalis</i>, fr.
<i>tempora</i> the temples: cf. F. <i>temporal</i>. See <u>Temple</u> a
part of the head.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the temple or
temples; as, the <i>temporal</i> bone; a <i>temporal</i> artery.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Temporal bone</b></col>, <cd>a very complex bone situated in the
side of the skull of most mammals and containing the organ of hearing. It
consists of an expanded <i>squamosal</i> portion above the ear,
corresponding to the squamosal and zygoma of the lower vertebrates, and a
thickened basal <i>petrosal</i> and <i>mastoid</i> portion, corresponding
to the periotic and tympanic bones of the lower vertebrates.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tem"po*ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>temporalis</i>, fr.
<i>tempus</i>, <i>temporis</i>, time, portion of time, the fitting or
appointed time: cf. F. <i>temporel</i>.  Cf. <u>Contemporaneous</u>,
<u>Extempore</u>, <u>Temper</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, <u>Tempest</u>,
<u>Temple</u> a part of the head, <u>Tense</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>,
<u>Thing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to time, that is,
to the present life, or this world; secular, as distinguished from
<i>sacred</i> or <i>eternal</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The things which are seen are <i>temporal</i>, but the
things which are not seen are eternal.</blockquote> <i>2 Cor. iv.
18.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Is this an hour for <i>temporal</i> affairs?</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Civil or political, as distinguished from
<i>ecclesiastical</i>; as, <i>temporal</i> power; <i>temporal</i>
courts.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Lords temporal</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Lord</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Temporal augment</b></col>. <cd>See
the Note under <u>Augment</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Transient; fleeting; transitory.</p>

<p><hw>Tem"po*ral</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Anything temporal or
secular; a temporality; -- used chiefly in the plural.</def>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He assigns supremacy to the pope in spirituals, and to the
emperor or <i>temporals</i>.</blockquote> <i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tem`po*ral"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Temporalities</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>temporalitas</i>, in LL.,
possessions of the church: cf. F. <i>temporalit&eacute;</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state or quality of being temporary; -- opposed
to <i>perpetuity</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The laity; temporality.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T.
More.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which pertains to temporal welfare;
material interests; especially, the revenue of an ecclesiastic proceeding
from lands, tenements, or lay fees, tithes, and the like; -- chiefly used
in the plural.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Supreme head, . . . under God, of the spirituality and
<i>temporality</i> of the same church.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tem"po*ral*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a temporal
manner; secularly.</def> [R.]  <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tem"po*ral*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Worldliness.</def>
[R.]  <i>Cotgrave.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tem"po*ral*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Temporality</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The laity; secular
people.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Abp. Abbot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A secular possession; a temporality.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tem`po*ra"ne*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>temporaneus</i> happening at the right time, fr. <i>tempus</i>,
<i>temporis</i>, time.] <def>Temporarity.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Hallywell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tem"po*ra*ri*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a temporary
manner; for a time.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tem"po*ra*ri*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being temporary; -- opposed to <i>perpetuity</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tem"po*ra*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>temporarius</i>,
fr. <i>tempus</i>, <i>temporis</i>, time: cf. F. <i>temporaire</i>.]
<def>Lasting for a time only; existing or continuing for a limited time;
not permanent; as, the patient has obtained <i>temporary</i>
relief.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Temporary</i> government of the city.</blockquote>
<i>Motley.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Temporary star</b></col>. <i>(Astron.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Star</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tem"po*rist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A temporizer.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Why, turn a <i>temporist</i>, row with the
tide.</blockquote> <i>Marston.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tem`po*ri*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>temporisation</i>.] <def>The act of temporizing.</def>
<i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tem"po*rize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Temporized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Temporizing</u> (?).] [F. <i>temporiser</i>. See <u>Temporal</u> of
time.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To comply with the time or occasion; to
humor, or yield to, the current of opinion or circumstances; also, to trim,
as between two parties.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They might their grievance inwardly complain,<BR>
But outwardly they needs must <i>temporize</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Daniel.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To delay; to procrastinate.</def> [R.]
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To comply; to agree.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tem"po*ri`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
temporizes; one who yields to the time, or complies with the prevailing
opinions, fashions, or occasions; a trimmer.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A sort of <i>temporizers</i>, ready to embrace and maintain
all that is, or shall be, proposed, in hope of preferment.</blockquote>
<i>Burton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tem"po*ri`zing*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a
temporizing or yielding manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tem"po*ro-</hw> (?). <def>A combining form used in anatomy to
indicate <i>connection with</i>, or <i>relation to</i>, <i>the temple</i>,
or <i>temporal bone</i>; as, <i>temporo</i>facial.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tem`po*ro-au*ric"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to both the temple and the ear; as, the <i>temporo-
auricular</i> nerve.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tem`po*ro*fa"cial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to both the temple and the face.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tem`po*ro*ma"lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to both the temple and the region of the malar bone;
as, the <i>temporomalar</i> nerve.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tem`po*ro*max"il*la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to both the temple or the temporal bone and the
maxilla.</def></p>

<p><hw>Temps</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. & F., fr. L.
<i>tempus</i>. See <u>Temporal</u> of time.] <def>Time.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tempse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Temse</u>.</def>
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tempt</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tempted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tempting</u>.] [OE. <i>tempten</i>, <i>tenten</i>, from OF.
<i>tempter</i>, <i>tenter</i>, F. <i>tenter</i>, fr. L. <i>tentare</i>,
<i>temptare</i>, to handle, feel, attack, to try, put to the test, urge,
freq. from <i>tendere</i>, <i>tentum</i>, and <i>tensum</i>, to stretch.
See <u>Thin</u>, and cf. <u>Attempt</u>, <u>Tend</u>, <u>Taunt</u>,
<u>Tent</u> a pavilion, <u>Tent</u> to probe.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
put to trial; to prove; to test; to try.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>God did <i>tempt</i> Abraham.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xxii.
1.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Ye shall not <i>tempt</i> the Lord your God.</blockquote>
<i>Deut. vi. 16.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To lead, or endeavor to lead, into evil; to
entice to what is wrong; to seduce.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Every man is <i>tempted</i> when he is drawn away of his own
lust, and enticed.</blockquote> <i>James i. 14.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To endeavor to persuade; to induce; to invite;
to incite; to provoke; to instigate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Tempt</i> not the brave and needy to
despair.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Nor <i>tempt</i> the wrath of heaven's avenging
Sire.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To endeavor to accomplish or reach; to
attempt.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ere leave be given to <i>tempt</i> the nether
skies.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To entice; allure; attract; decoy; seduce.</p>

<p><hw>Tempt`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being temptable; lability to temptation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tempt"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
tempted; liable to be tempted.</def>  <i>Cudworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Temp*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>temptation</i>,
<i>tentation</i>, F. <i>tentation</i>, L. <i>tentatio</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of tempting, or enticing to evil;
seduction.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When the devil had ended all the <i>temptation</i>, he
departed from him for a season.</blockquote> <i>Luke iv. 13.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being tempted, or enticed to
evil.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Lead us not into <i>temptation</i>.</blockquote> <i>Luke xi.
4.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which tempts; an inducement; an allurement,
especially to something evil.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Dare to be great, without a guilty crown;<BR>
View it, and lay the bright <i>temptation</i> down.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Temp*ta"tion*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no
temptation or motive; as, a <i>temptationless</i> sin.</def> [R.]
<i>Hammond.</i></p>

<p><hw>Temp*ta"tious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tempting.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tempt"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who tempts or
entices; especially, Satan, or the Devil, regarded as the great enticer to
evil.</def> "Those who are bent to do wickedly will never want
<i>tempters</i> to urge them on."  <i>Tillotson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>So glozed the <i>Tempter</i>, and his proem
tuned.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tempt"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Adapted to entice or
allure; attractive; alluring; seductive; enticing; as, <i>tempting</i>
pleasures.</def> -- <wf>Tempt"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Tempt"ing*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tempt"ress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A woman who
entices.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She was my <i>temptress</i>, the foul provoker.</blockquote>
<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Temse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tamis</i>, or D.
<i>tems</i>, <i>teems</i>.  Cf. <u>Tamine</u>.] <def>A sieve.</def>
[Written also <i>tems</i>, and <i>tempse</i>.] [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Temse bread</b></col>, <col><b>Temsed bread</b></col>,
<col><b>Temse loaf</b></col>, <cd>bread made of flour better sifted than
common fluor.</cd> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Tem"u*lence</hw> (?), <hw>Tem"u*len*cy</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>temulentia</i>.] <def>Intoxication;
inebriation; drunkenness.</def> [R.] "Their <i>temulency</i>."  <i>Jer.
Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tem"u*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>temulentus</i>.]
<def>Intoxicated; drunken.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tem"u*lent*ive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat
temulent; addicted to drink.</def> [R.]  <i>R. Junius.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>t&emacr;n</i>,
<i>ti&eacute;n</i>, <i>t&?;n</i>, <i>t&emacr;ne</i>; akin to OFries.
<i>tian</i>, OS. <i>tehan</i>, D. <i>tien</i>, G. <i>zehn</i>, OHG.
<i>zehan</i>, Icel. <i>t&imacr;u</i>, Sw. <i>tio</i>, Dan. <i>ti</i>, Goth.
<i>ta&iacute;hun</i>, Lith. <i>deszimt</i>, Russ. <i>desiate</i>, W.
<i>deg</i>, Ir. & Gael. <i>deich</i>, L. <i>decem</i>, Gr. &?;, Skr.
<i>da&ccedil;an</i>. &radic;308.  Cf. <u>Dean</u>, <u>Decade</u>,
<u>Decimal</u>, <u>December</u>, <u>Eighteen</u>, <u>Eighty</u>,
<u>Teens</u>, <u>Tithe</u>.] <def>One more than nine; twice five.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With twice <i>ten</i> sail I crossed the Phrygian
Sea.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Ten</i> is often used, indefinitely, for <i>several</i>,
<i>many</i>, and other like words.</p>

<p><blockquote>There 's proud modesty in merit,<BR>
Averse from begging, and resolved to pay<BR>
<i>Ten</i> times the gift it asks.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1484 !></p>

<p><hw>Ten</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
number greater by one than nine; the sum of five and five; ten units of
objects.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I will not destroy it for <i>ten's</i> sake.</blockquote>
<i>Gen. xviii. 32.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A symbol representing ten units, as 10,
<u>x</u>, or <u>X</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being tenable; tenableness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>tenable</i>, fr.
<i>tenir</i> to hold, L. <i>tenere</i>. See <u>Thin</u>, and cf.
<u>Continue</u>, <u>Continent</u>, <u>Entertain</u>, <u>Maintain</u>,
<u>Tenant</u>, <u>Tent</u>.] <def>Capable of being held, naintained, or
defended, as against an assailant or objector, or againts attempts to take
or process; as, a <i>tenable</i> fortress, a <i>tenable</i>
argument.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If you have hitherto concealed his sight,<BR>
Let it be <i>tenable</i> in your silence still.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I would be the last man in the world to give up his cause
when it was <i>tenable</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten`a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Tenability</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten"ace</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tenace</i> tenacious,
demeurer <i>tenace</i> to hold the best and third best cards and take both
tricks, and adversary having to lead. See <u>Tenacious</u>.] <i>(Whist)</i>
<def>The holding by the fourth hand of the best and third best cards of a
suit led; also, sometimes, the combination of best with third best card of
a suit in any hand.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*na"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tenax</i>, <i>-
acis</i>, from <i>tenere</i> to hold. See <u>Tenable</u>, and cf.
<u>Tenace</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Holding fast, or inclined to hold
fast; inclined to retain what is in possession; as, men <i>tenacious</i> of
their just rights.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Apt to retain; retentive; as, a <i>tenacious</i>
memory.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Having parts apt to adhere to each other;
cohesive; tough; as, steel is a <i>tenacious</i> metal; tar is more
<i>tenacious</i> than oil.</def>  <i>Sir I. Newton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Apt to adhere to another substance; glutinous;
viscous; sticking; adhesive.</def> "Female feet, too weak to struggle with
<i>tenacious</i> clay."  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Niggardly; closefisted; miserly.</def>
<i>Ainsworth.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Holding stoutly to one's opinion or purpose;
obstinate; stubborn.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Te*na"cious*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Te*na"cious*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Te*nac"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tenacitas</i>: cf.
F. <i>t&eacute;nacit&eacute;</i>. See <u>Tenacious</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The quality or state of being tenacious; as, <i>tenacity</i>, or
retentiveness, of memory; <i>tenacity</i>, or persistency, of
purpose.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That quality of bodies which keeps them from
parting without considerable force; cohesiveness; the effect of attraction;
-- as distinguished from <i>brittleness</i>, <i>fragility</i>,
<i>mobility</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That quality of bodies which makes them adhere
to other bodies; adhesiveness; viscosity.</def>  <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>The greatest longitudinal
stress a substance can bear without tearing asunder, -- usually expressed
with reference to a unit area of the cross section of the substance, as the
number of pounds per square inch, or kilograms per square centimeter,
necessary to produce rupture.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Te*nac"u*lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L.
<plw><b>Tenacula</b></plw> (#); E. <plw><b>Tenaculums</b></plw> (#). [L., a
holder, fr. <i>tenere</i> to hold.  Cf. <u>Tenaille</u>.] <i>(Surg.)</i>
<def>An instrument consisting of a fine, sharp hook attached to a handle,
and used mainly for taking up arteries, and the like.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten"a*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tenacia</i>
obstinacy. See <u>Tenacious</u>.] <def>Tenaciousness; obstinacy.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Te*naille"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., a pair of pincers or
tongs, a tenaille, fr. L. <i>tenaculum</i>. See <u>Tenaculum</u>.]
<i>(Fort.)</i> <def>An outwork in the main ditch, in front of the curtain,
between two bastions. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Ravelin</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*nail"lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Tenaille</u>.]
<i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A work constructed on each side of the ravelins, to
increase their strength, procure additional ground beyond the ditch, or
cover the shoulders of the bastions.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten"an*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tenacies</b></plw> (#). [Cf. OF. <i>tenace</i>, LL.
<i>tenentia</i>. See <u>Tenant</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>A holding, or a mode of holding, an estate; tenure; the temporary
possession of what belongs to another.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(O.
Eng. Law)</i> <def>A house for habitation, or place to live in, held of
another.</def>  <i>Blount. Blackstone. Wharton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tenant</i>, p. pr. of
<i>tenir</i> to hold. See <u>Tenable</u>, and cf. <u>Lieutenant</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>One who holds or possesses lands, or
other real estate, by any kind of right, whether in fee simple, in common,
in severalty, for life, for years, or at will; also, one who has the
occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements the title of which
is in another; -- correlative to <i>landlord</i>. See Citation from
<i>Blackstone</i>, under <u>Tenement</u>, 2.</def>  <i>Blount.
Wharton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who has possession of any place; a dweller;
an occupant.</def> "Sweet <i>tenants</i> of this grove."
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The hhappy <i>tenant</i> of your shade.</blockquote>
<i>Cowley.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The sister <i>tenants</i> of the middle deep.</blockquote>
<i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Tenant in capite</b></col> [L. <i>in</i> in + <i>capite</i>,
abl. of <i>caput</i> head, chief.], or <col><b>Tenant in chief</b></col>,
<cd>by the laws of England, one who holds immediately of the king.
According to the feudal system, all lands in England are considered as held
immediately or mediately of the king, who is styled <i>lord paramount</i>.
Such tenants, however, are considered as having the fee of the lands and
permanent possession.</cd> <i>Blackstone.</i> -- <col><b>Tenant in
common</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Common</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ten"ant</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tenanted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tenanting</u>.] <def>To hold, occupy, or possess as a tenant.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Sir Roger's estate is <i>tenanted</i> by persons who have
served him or his ancestors.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"ant*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Fit to be rented;
in a condition suitable for a tenant.</def> -- <wf>Ten"ant*a*ble*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ten"ant*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no tenants;
unoccupied; as, a <i>tenantless</i> mansion.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"ant*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The body of tenants; as, the <i>tenantry</i> of a manor or a
kingdom.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Tenancy.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Ridley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"ant saw`</hw> (?). <def>See <i>Tenon saw</i>, under
<u>Tenon</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tench</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>tenche</i>, F.
<i>tanche</i>, L. <i>tinca</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A European fresh-
water fish (<i>Tinca tinca</i>, or <i>T. vulgaris</i>) allied to the carp.
It is noted for its tenacity of life.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tend</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Tender</u> to offer.]
<i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>To make a tender of; to offer or tender.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tend</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tended</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tending</u>.] [Aphetic
form of <i>attend</i>. See <u>Attend</u>, <u>Tend</u> to move, and cf.
<u>Tender</u> one that tends or attends.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look
after; to watch; to guard; as, shepherds <i>tend</i> their flocks.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And flaming ministers to watch and <i>tend</i><BR>
Their earthly charge.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There 's not a sparrow or a wren,<BR>
There 's not a blade of autumn grain,<BR>
Which the four seasons do not <i>tend</i><BR>
And tides of life and increase lend.</blockquote> <i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend
to.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Being to descend<BR>
A ladder much in height, I did not <i>tend</i><BR>
My way well down.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To tend a vessel</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to manage an
anchored vessel when the tide turns, so that in swinging she shall not
entangle the cable.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tend</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To wait,
as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend; -- with <i>on</i> or
<i>upon</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Was he not companion with the riotous knights<BR>
That <i>tend</i> upon my father?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [F. <i>attendre</i>.] <def>To await; to expect.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tend</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [F. <i>tendre</i>, L.
<i>tendere</i>, <i>tensum</i> and <i>tentum</i>, to stretch, extend, direct
one's course, tend; akin to Gr. &?; to stretch, Skr. <i>tan</i>. See
<u>Thin</u>, and cf. <u>Tend</u> to attend, <u>Contend</u>, <u>Intense</u>,
<u>Ostensible</u>, <u>Portent</u>, <u>Tempt</u>, <u>Tender</u> to offer,
<u>Tense</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To move in a
certain direction; -- usually with <i>to</i> or <i>towards</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Two gentlemen <i>tending</i> towards that
sight.</blockquote> <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thus will this latter, as the former world,<BR>
Still <i>tend</i> from bad to worse.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The clouds above me to the white Alps
<i>tend</i>.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be directed, as to any end, object, or
purpose; to aim; to have or give a leaning; to exert activity or influence;
to serve as a means; to contribute; as, our petitions, if granted, might
<i>tend</i> to our destruction.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The thoughts of the diligent <i>tend</i> only to
plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.</blockquote>
<i>Prov. xxi. 5.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The laws of our religion <i>tend</i> to the universal
happiness of mankind.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tend"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tend</u> to attend,
and cf. <u>Attendance</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of attending or
waiting; attendance.</def> [Archaic]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The breath<BR>
Of her sweet <i>tendance</i> hovering over him.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Persons in attendance; attendants.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tend"ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Tendency.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tend"en*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tendencies</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>tendents</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p.
pr. of <i>tendere</i>: cf. F. <i>tendance</i>. See <u>Tend</u> to move.]
<def>Direction or course toward any place, object, effect, or result;
drift; causal or efficient influence to bring about an effect or
result.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Writings of this kind, if conducted with candor, have a more
particular <i>tendency</i> to the good of their country.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In every experimental science, there is a <i>tendency</i>
toward perfection.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Disposition; inclination; proneness; drift; scope;
aim.</p>

<p><hw>Tend"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Tend</u> to attend.
Cf. <u>Attender</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who tends; one who takes
care of any person or thing; a nurse.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A vessel employed to attend other
vessels, to supply them with provisions and other stores, to convey
intelligence, or the like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A car attached to a locomotive, for carrying a
supply of fuel and water.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tendered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tendering</u>.] [F. <i>tendre</i> to stretch, stretch out, reach, L.
<i>tendere</i>. See <u>Tend</u> to move.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i>
<def>To offer in payment or satisfaction of a demand, in order to save a
penalty or forfeiture; as, to <i>tender</i> the amount of rent or
debt.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To offer in words; to present for
acceptance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>You see how all conditions, how all minds, . . .
<i>tender</i> down<BR>
Their services to Lord Timon.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"der</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i>
<def>An offer, either of money to pay a debt, or of service to be
performed, in order to save a penalty or forfeiture, which would be
incurred by nonpayment or nonperformance; as, the <i>tender</i> of rent
due, or of the amount of a note, with interest.</def></p>

<p>&fist; To constitute a legal tender, such money must be offered as the
law prescribes. So also the tender must be at the time and place where the
rent or debt ought to be paid, and it must be to the full amount due.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any offer or proposal made for acceptance; as, a
<i>tender</i> of a loan, of service, or of friendship; a <i>tender</i> of a
bid for a contract.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A free, unlimited <i>tender</i> of the gospel.</blockquote>
<i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The thing offered; especially, money offered in
payment of an obligation.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Legal tender</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Legal</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Tender of issue</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a form of words in a
pleading, by which a party offers to refer the question raised upon it to
the appropriate mode of decision.</cd> <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"der</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Tenderer</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Tenderest</u>.] [F.
<i>tendre</i>, L. <i>tener</i>; probably akin to <i>tenuis</i> thin. See
<u>Thin</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Easily impressed, broken, bruised, or
injured; not firm or hard; delicate; as, <i>tender</i> plants;
<i>tender</i> flesh; <i>tender</i> fruit.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Sensible to impression and pain; easily
pained.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Our bodies are not naturally more <i>tender</i> than our
faces.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Physically weak; not hardly or able to endure
hardship; immature; effeminate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>tender</i> and delicate woman among you.</blockquote>
<i>Deut. xxviii. 56.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Susceptible of the softer passions, as love,
compassion, kindness; compassionate; pitiful; anxious for another's good;
easily excited to pity, forgiveness, or favor; sympathetic.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Lord is very pitiful, and of <i>tender</i>
mercy.</blockquote> <i>James v. 11.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I am choleric by my nature, and <i>tender</i> by my
temper.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Exciting kind concern; dear; precious.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I love Valentine,<BR>
Whose life's as <i>tender</i> to me as my soul!</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Careful to save inviolate, or not to injure; --
with <i>of</i>.</def> "<i>Tender</i> of property."  <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The civil authority should be <i>tender</i> of the honor of
God and religion.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Unwilling to cause pain; gentle; mild.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>You, that are thus so <i>tender</i> o'er his follies,<BR>
Will never do him good.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy;
expressive of the softer passions; pathetic; as, <i>tender</i> expressions;
<i>tender</i> expostulations; a <i>tender</i> strain.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>Apt to give pain; causing grief or pain;
delicate; as, a <i>tender</i> subject.</def> "Things that are <i>tender</i>
and unpleasing."  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Heeling over too easily when
under sail; -- said of a vessel.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Tender</i> is sometimes used in the formation of self-
explaining compounds; as, <i>tender</i>-footed, <i>tender</i>-looking,
<i>tender</i>-minded, <i>tender</i>-mouthed, and the like.</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Delicate; effeminate; soft; sensitive; compassionate;
kind; humane; merciful; pitiful.</p>

<p><hw>Ten"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tendre</i>.]
<def>Regard; care; kind concern.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"der</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To have a care of; to be
tender toward; hence, to regard; to esteem; to value.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>For first, next after life, he <i>tendered</i> her
good.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Tender</i> yourself more dearly.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To see a prince in want would move a miser's charity. Our
western princes <i>tendered</i> his case, which they counted might be their
own.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"der*foot`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A delicate person;
one not inured to the hardship and rudeness of pioneer life.</def> [Slang,
Western U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Ten"der-heart`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having great
sensibility; susceptible of impressions or influence; affectionate;
pitying; sensitive.</def> -- <wf>Ten"der-heart`ed*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Ten"der-heart`ed*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>Rehoboam was young and <i>tender-hearted</i>, and could not
withstand them.</blockquote> <i>2 Chron. xiii. 7.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Be ye kind one to another, <i>tender-
hearted</i>.</blockquote> <i>Eph. iv. 32.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"der-heft`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having great
tenderness; easily moved.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"der*ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One made tender by too much kindness; a fondling.</def> [R.]  <i>W.
Harrison (1586).</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the first antlers of
a deer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten"der*loin`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A strip of tender
flesh on either side of the vertebral column under the short ribs, in the
hind quarter of beef and pork. It consists of the psoas muscles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten"der*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a tender manner;
with tenderness; mildly; gently; softly; in a manner not to injure or give
pain; with pity or affection; kindly.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"der*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being tender (in any sense of the adjective).</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Benignity; humanity; sensibility; benevolence; kindness;
pity; clemency; mildness; mercy.</p>

<p><hw>Ten"di*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>tendineux</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to a tendon; of the
nature of tendon.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Full of tendons; sinewy; as, nervous and
<i>tendinous</i> parts of the body.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tend"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Attendance;
care.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ten"don</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>tendere</i> to
stretch, extend. See <u>Tend</u> to move.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A tough
insensible cord, bundle, or band of fibrous connective tissue uniting a
muscle with some other part; a sinew.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tendon reflex</b></col> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>a kind of reflex
act in which a muscle is made to contract by a blow upon its tendon. Its
absence is generally a sign of disease. See <i>Knee jerk</i>, under
<u>Knee</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ten"don*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tendinous.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ten`do*syn`o*vi"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Tendon</u>, and <u>Synovitis</u>.] <def>See
<u>Tenosynovitis</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten"drac</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tenrec</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of small insectivores
of the family <i>Centetid&aelig;</i>, belonging to <i>Ericulus</i>,
<i>Echinope</i>, and related genera, native of Madagascar. They are more or
less spinose and resemble the hedgehog in habits. The rice tendrac
(<i>Oryzorictes hora</i>) is very injurious to rice crops. Some of the
species are called also <i>tenrec</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten"dril</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Shortened fr. OF.
<i>tendrillon</i>, fr. F. <i>tendre</i> tender; hence, properly, the tender
branch or spring of a plant: cf. F. <i>tendrille</i>. See <u>Tender</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Tendron</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
slender, leafless portion of a plant by which it becomes attached to a
supporting body, after which the tendril usually contracts by coiling
spirally.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Tendrils may represent the end of a stem, as in the grapevine; an
axillary branch, as in the passion flower; stipules, as in the genus
Smilax; or the end of a leaf, as in the pea.</p>

<p><! p. 1485 !></p>

<p><hw>Ten"dril</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Clasping; climbing as a
tendril.</def> [R.]  <i>Dyer.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ten"driled</hw>, <hw>Ten"drilled</hw>  } (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Furnished with tendrils, or with such or so many,
tendrils.</def> "The <i>thousand tendriled</i> vine."  <i>Southey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"dron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.  Cf. <u>Tendril</u>.]
<def>A tendril.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"dry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tender; an
offer.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Heylin.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See 1st and 2d
<u>Teen</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Ten"e*br&aelig;</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., pl.,
darkness.] <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>The matins and lauds for the last three
days of Holy Week, commemorating the sufferings and death of Christ, --
usually sung on the afternoon or evening of Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday, instead of on the following days.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*neb"ri*cose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>tenebricosus</i>.] <def>Tenebrous; dark; gloomy.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ten`e*brif"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tenebrae</i>
darkness + <i>facere</i> to make.] <def>Rendering dark or gloomy;
tenebrous; gloomy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It lightens, it brightens,<BR>
The <i>tenebrific</i> scene.</blockquote> <i>Burns.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Where light<BR>
Lay fitful in a <i>tenebrific</i> time.</blockquote> <i>R.
Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten`e*brif"ic*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Tenebrific.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Authors who are <i>tenebrificous</i> stars.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Te*ne"bri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tenebrous.</def>
<i>Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"e*brose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Characterized by
darkness or gloom; tenebrous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten`e*bros"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being tenebrous; tenebrousness.</def>  <i>Burton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"e*brous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tenebrosus</i>,
fr. <i>tenebrae</i> darkness: cf. F. <i>t&eacute;n&eacute;breux</i>.]
<def>Dark; gloomy; dusky; tenebrious.</def> -- <wf>Ten"e*brous*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>The most dark, <i>tenebrous</i> night.</blockquote> <i>J.
Hall (1565).</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The towering and <i>tenebrous</i> boughts of the
cypress.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"e*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>tenement</i> a
holding, a fief, F. <i>t&egrave;nement</i>, LL. <i>tenementum</i>, fr. L.
<i>tenere</i> to hold. See <u>Tenant</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Feud.
Law)</i> <def>That which is held of another by service; property which one
holds of a lord or proprietor in consideration of some military or
pecuniary service; fief; fee.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Common Law)</i> <def>Any species of permanent
property that may be held, so as to create a tenancy, as lands, houses,
rents, commons, an office, an advowson, a franchise, a right of common, a
peerage, and the like; -- called also <i>free or frank
tenements</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The thing held is a <i>tenement</i>, the possessor of it a
"tenant," and the manner of possession is called "tenure."</blockquote>
<i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A dwelling house; a building for a habitation;
also, an apartment, or suite of rooms, in a building, used by one family;
often, a house erected to be rented.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Dwelling; abode; habitation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Who has informed us that a rational soul can inhabit no
<i>tenement</i>, unless it has just such a sort of
frontispiece?</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Tenement house</b></col>, <cd>commonly, a dwelling house erected
for the purpose of being rented, and divided into separate apartments or
tenements for families. The term is often applied to apartment houses
occupied by poor families.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- House; dwelling; habitation.  -- <u>Tenement</u>,
<u>House</u>. There may be many <i>houses</i> under one roof, but they are
completely separated from each other by party walls. A <i>tenement</i> may
be detached by itself, or it may be part of a house divided off for the use
of a family.</p>

<p><hw>Ten`e*men"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to a tenement; capable of being held by tenants.</def>
<i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten`e*men"ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
leased; held by tenants.</def>  <i>Spelman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tenent</i> they hold,
3d pers. pl. pres. of <i>tenere</i>.] <def>A tenet.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Bp.
Sanderson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"er*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tener</i>, <i>-
eris</i>, tender, delicate.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or
designating, a condition assumed by the imago of certain Neuroptera, after
exclusion from the pupa. In this state the insect is soft, and has not
fully attained its mature coloring.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten`er*iffe"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A white wine
resembling Madeira in taste, but more tart, produced in Teneriffe, one of
the Canary Islands; -- called also <i>Vidonia</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*ner"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>teneritas</i>. See
<u>Tender</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Tenderness.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Ainsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Te*nes"mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to tenesmus; characterized by tenesmus.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Te*nes"mus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, fr.
&?; to stretch: cf. L. <i>tenesmos</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An urgent and
distressing sensation, as if a discharge from the intestines must take
place, although none can be effected; -- always referred to the lower
extremity of the rectum.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vesical tenesmus</b></col>, <cd>a similar sensation as to the
evacuation of urine, referred to the region of the bladder.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ten"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tenet</i> he holds, fr.
<i>tenere</i> to hold. See <u>Tenable</u>.] <def>Any opinion, principle,
dogma, belief, or doctrine, which a person holds or maintains as true; as,
the <i>tenets</i> of Plato or of Cicero.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That al animals of the land are in their kind in the sea, .
. . is a <i>tenet</i> very questionable.</blockquote> <i>Sir T.
Browne.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The religious <i>tenets</i> of his family he had early
renounced with contempt.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Dogma; doctrine; opinion; principle; position. See
<u>Dogma</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Ten"fold`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> <def>In tens;
consisting of ten in one; ten times repeated.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The grisly Terror . . . grew <i>tenfold</i><BR>
More dreadful and deform.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Te"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <def>See
<u>T&aelig;nia</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te"ni*oid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>T&aelig;noid</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten"nant*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Named after Smithson
<i>Tennant</i>, an English chemist.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A blackish lead-
gray mineral, closely related to tetrahedrite. It is essentially a sulphide
of arsenic and copper.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ten`n&eacute;"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Tawny</u>.]
<i>(Her.)</i> <def>A tincture, rarely employed, which is considered as an
orange color or bright brown. It is represented by diagonal lines from
sinister to dexter, crossed by vertical lines.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten"nis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tennes</i>,
<i>tenies</i>, <i>tenyse</i>; of uncertain origin, perhaps fr. F.
<i>tenez</i> hold or take it, fr. <i>tenir</i> to hold (see
<u>Tenable</u>).] <def>A play in which a ball is driven to and fro, or kept
in motion by striking it with a racket or with the open hand.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His easy bow, his good stories, his style of dancing and
playing <i>tennis</i>, . . . were familiar to all London.</blockquote>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Court tennis</b></col>, <cd>the old game of tennis as played
within walled courts of peculiar construction; -- distinguished from
<i>lawn tennis</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Lawn tennis</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Lawn</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Tennis court</b></col>,
<cd>a place or court for playing the game of tennis.</cd> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"nis</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To drive backward and
forward, as a ball in playing tennis.</def> [R.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"nu</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
tapir.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten"-o'*clock`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
plant, the star-of-Bethlehem. See under <u>Star</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten"on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>tenir</i> to hold.
See <u>Tenable</u>.] <i>(Carp. & Join.)</i> <def>A projecting member left
by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and
in this way secure together the parts of a frame; especially, such a member
when it passes entirely through the thickness of the piece in which the
mortise is cut, and shows on the other side.  Cf. <u>Tooth</u>,
<u>Tusk</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tenon saw</b></col>, <cd>a saw with a thin blade, usually
stiffened by a brass or steel back, for cutting tenons.</cd> [Corruptly
written <i>tenant saw</i>.] <i>Gwilt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"on</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cut or fit for
insertion into a mortise, as the end of a piece of timber.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*no"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Discovered or described by M. <i>Tenon</i>, a French
anatomist.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tenonian capsule</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>a lymphatic space
inclosed by a delicate membrane or fascia (the <i>fascia of Tenon</i>)
between the eyeball and the fat of the orbit; -- called also <i>capsule of
Tenon</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ten"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., from <i>tenere</i> to
hold; hence, properly, a holding on in a continued course: cf. F.
<i>teneur</i>. See <u>Tenable</u>, and cf. <u>Tenor</u> a kind of voice.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A state of holding on in a continuous course;
manner of continuity; constant mode; general tendency; course;
career.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Along the cool sequestered vale of life<BR>
They kept the noiseless <i>tenor</i> of their away.</blockquote>
<i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That course of thought which holds on through a
discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent;
meaning; understanding.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When it [the bond] is paid according to the
<i>tenor</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Does not the whole <i>tenor</i> of the divine law positively
require humility and meekness to all men?</blockquote> <i>Spart.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Stamp; character; nature.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This success would look like chance, if it were perpetual,
and always of the same <i>tenor</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>An exact copy of a writing, set
forth in the words and figures of it. It differs from <i>purport</i>, which
is only the substance or general import of the instrument.</def>
<i>Bouvier.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> [F. <i>t&eacute;nor</i>, L. <i>tenor</i>, properly, a
holding; -- so called because the tenor was the voice which took and held
the principal part, the plain song, air, or tune, to which the other voices
supplied a harmony above and below: cf. It. <i>tenore</i>.] <i>(Mus.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The higher of the two kinds of voices usually
belonging to adult males; hence, the part in the harmony adapted to this
voice; the second of the four parts in the scale of sounds, reckoning from
the base, and originally the air, to which the other parts were
auxillary.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A person who sings the tenor, or
the instrument that play it.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Old Tenor</b></col>, <col><b>New Tenor</b></col>, <col><b>Middle
Tenor</b></col>, <cd>different descriptions of paper money, issued at
different periods, by the American colonial governments in the last
century.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Ten`o*syn`o*vi"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
<grk>te`nwn</grk> a tendon + E. <i>synovitis</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i>
<def>Inflammation of the synovial sheath enveloping a tendon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten"o*tome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>A
slender knife for use in the operation of tenotomy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*not"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>te`nwn</grk> a
tendon + <grk>te`mnein</grk> to cut.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The division of a
tendon, or the act of dividing a tendon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten"pen*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Valued or sold at ten
pence; as, a <i>tenpenny</i> cake. See 2d <u>Penny</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Ten"pen*ny</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Denoting a size of nails.
See 1st <u>Penny</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten"pins</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A game resembling
ninepins, but played with ten pins. See <u>Ninepins</u>.</def> [U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Ten"-pound`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A large oceanic fish (<i>Elops saurus</i>) found in the tropical parts
of all the oceans. It is used chiefly for bait.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten"rec</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native name: cf. F.
<i>tanrac</i>, <i>tanrec</i>, <i>tandrec</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
small insectivore (<i>Centetes ecaudatus</i>), native of Madagascar, but
introduced also into the islands of Bourbon and Mauritius; -- called also
<i>tanrec</i>. The name is applied to other allied genera. See
<u>Tendrac</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tense</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>tens</i>, properly,
time, F. <i>temps</i> time, tense. See <u>Temporal</u> of time, and cf.
<u>Thing</u>.] <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>One of the forms which a verb takes by
inflection or by adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the
action or event signified; the modification which verbs undergo for the
indication of time.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The primary simple tenses are three: those which express time
<i>past</i>, <i>present</i>, and <i>future</i>; but these admit of
modifications, which differ in different languages.</p>

<p><hw>Tense</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tensus</i>, p. p. of
<i>tendere</i> to stretch. See <u>Tend</u> to move, and cf. <u>Toise</u>.]
<def>Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as, a
<i>tense</i> fiber.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The temples were sunk, her forehead was <i>tense</i>, and a
fatal paleness was upon her.</blockquote> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Tense"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Tense"ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ten`si*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being tensible; tensility.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten"si*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Tense</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Capable of being extended or drawn out; ductile;
tensible.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Gold . . . is likewise the most flexible and
<i>tensible</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"sile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Tense</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to
extension; as, <i>tensile</i> strength.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Capable of extension; ductile; tensible.</def>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"siled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Made tensile.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ten*sil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being tensile, or capable of extension; tensibility; as, the
<i>tensility</i> of the muscles.</def>  <i>Dr. H. Mere.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tensio</i>, from
<i>tendere</i>, <i>tensum</i>, to stretch: cf. F. <i>tension</i>. See
<u>Tense</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of
stretching or straining; the state of being stretched or strained to
stiffness; the state of being bent strained; as, the <i>tension</i> of the
muscles, <i>tension</i> of the larynx.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Extreme strain of mind or excitement of
feeling; intense effort.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The degree of stretching to which a wire, cord,
piece of timber, or the like, is strained by drawing it in the direction of
its length; strain.</def>  <i>Gwilt.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>The force by which a part is
pulled when forming part of any system in equilibrium or in motion; as, the
<i>tension</i> of a srting supporting a weight equals that
weight.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A device for checking the delivery of the thread
in a sewing machine, so as to give the stitch the required degree of
tightness.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>Expansive force; the force with
which the particles of a body, as a gas, tend to recede from each other and
occupy a larger space; elastic force; elasticity; as, the <i>tension</i> of
vapor; the <i>tension</i> of air.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>The quality in consequence of
which an electric charge tends to discharge itself, as into the air by a
spark, or to pass from a body of greater to one of less electrical
potential. It varies as the quantity of electricity upon a given
area.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tension brace</b></col>, or <col><b>Tension member</b></col>
<i>(Engin.)</i>, <cd>a brace or member designed to resist tension, or
subjected to tension, in a structure.</cd> -- <col><b>Tension rod</b></col>
<i>(Engin.)</i>, <cd>an iron rod used as a tension member to strengthen
timber or metal framework, roofs, or the like.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ten"sioned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Extended or drawn
out; subjected to tension.</def> "A highly <i>tensioned</i> string."
<i>Tyndall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"si*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being tense, or strained to stiffness; tension; tenseness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tensif</i>. See
<u>Tense</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Giving the sensation of tension,
stiffness, or contraction.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>tensive</i> pain from distension of the
parts.</blockquote> <i>Floyer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"sor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Tension</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A muscle that stretches a part, or
renders it tense.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>The ratio of one vector to
another in length, no regard being had to the direction of the two vectors;
-- so called because considered as a <i>stretching</i> factor in changing
one vector into another. See <u>Versor</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten"-strike`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Tenpins)</i> <def>A knocking down of all ten pins at one delivery of
the ball.</def> [U. S.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any quick, decisive stroke or act.</def>
[Colloq. U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Ten"sure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tensura</i>. See
<u>Tension</u>.] <def>Tension.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>tinto</i>, properly,
deep-colored, fr. L. <i>tinctus</i>, p. p. of <i>tingere</i> to dye. See
<u>Tinge</u>, and cf. <u>Tint</u>, <u>Tinto</u>.] <def>A kind of wine of a
deep red color, chiefly from Galicia or Malaga in Spain; -- called also
<i>tent wine</i>, and <i>tinta</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Attent</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Attention; regard,
care.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]  <i>Lydgate.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Intention; design.</def> [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tent</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To attend to; to heed;
hence, to guard; to hinder.</def> [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tent</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OF. <i>tenter</i>. See
<u>Tempt</u>.] <def>To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a
tent; as, to <i>tent</i> a wound. Used also figuratively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I'll <i>tent</i> him to the quick.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tente</i>. See <u>Tent</u> to
probe.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A roll of lint or linen, or
a conical or cylindrical piece of sponge or other absorbent, used chiefly
to dilate a natural canal, to keep open the orifice of a wound, or to
absorb discharges.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A probe for searching a
wound.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>tent</i> that searches<BR>
To the bottom of the worst.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1486 !></p>

<p><hw>Tent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tente</i>, F.
<i>tente</i>, LL. <i>tenta</i>, fr. L. <i>tendere</i>, <i>tentum</i>, to
stretch. See <u>Tend</u> to move, and cf. <u>Tent</u> a roll of lint.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins,
canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, -- used for
sheltering persons from the weather, especially soldiers in camp.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Within his <i>tent</i>, large as is a barn.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>The representation of a tent used
as a bearing.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tent bed</b></col>, <cd>a high-post bedstead curtained with a
tentlike canopy.</cd> -- <col><b>Tent caterpillar</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of gregarious
caterpillars which construct on trees large silken webs into which they
retreat when at rest. Some of the species are very destructive to fruit
trees. The most common American species is the larva of a bombycid moth
(<i>Clisiocampa Americana</i>). Called also <i>lackery caterpillar</i>, and
<i>webworm</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tent</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tented</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tenting</u>.] <def>To
lodge as a tent; to tabernacle.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We 're <i>tenting</i> to-night on the old camp
ground.</blockquote> <i>W. Kittredge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"ta*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>tentaculum</i>,
from L. <i>tentare</i> to handle, feel: cf. F. <i>tentacule</i>. See
<u>Tempt</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A more or less elongated process or
organ, simple or branched, proceeding from the head or cephalic region of
invertebrate animals, being either an organ of sense, prehension, or
motion.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tentacle sheath</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a sheathlike
structure around the base of the tentacles of many mollusks.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ten"ta*cled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Having tentacles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten*tac"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>tentaculaire</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a
tentacle or tentacles.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ten*tac`u*la"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of Ctenophora including those which
have two long tentacles.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ten*tac"u*late</hw> (?), <hw>Ten*tac"u*la`ted</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having tentacles, or organs
like tentacles; tentacled.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ten`ta*cu*lif"e*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Suctoria</u>, 1.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten`ta*cu*lif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[<i>Tentaculum</i> + <i>-ferous</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Producing or
bearing tentacles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten`ta*cu"li*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Shaped like a tentacle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten*tac"u*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Paleon.)</i>
<def>Any one of numerous species of small, conical fossil shells found in
Paleozoic rocks. They are supposed to be pteropods.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten*tac"u*lo*cyst</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tentaculum</i>
+ <i>cyst</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the auditory organs of
certain medus&aelig;; -- called also <i>auditory tentacle</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ten*tac"u*lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tentacula</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Tentacle</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A tentacle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the stiff hairs situated
about the mouth, or on the face, of many animals, and supposed to be
tactile organs; a tactile hair.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tent"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Tent</u> a
pavilion.] <def>A collection of tents; an encampment.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tentatio</i>: cf.
F. <i>tentation</i>. See <u>Temptation</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Trial;
temptation.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>A mode of adjusting or operating
by repeated trials or experiments.</def>  <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten*ta"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tentare</i> to
try: cf. F. <i>tentatif</i>. See <u>Tempt</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a
trial or trials; essaying; experimental.</def> "A slow, <i>tentative</i>
manner." <i>Carlyle.</i> -- <wf>Ten*ta"tive*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ten*ta"tive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tentative</i>.]
<def>An essay; a trial; an experiment.</def>  <i>Berkley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tent"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Covered with
tents.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant
foreman.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>A kind of governor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten"ter</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tenture</i>,
<i>tentoure</i>, OF. <i>tenture</i> a stretching, spreading, F.
<i>tenture</i> hangings, tapestry, from L. <i>tendere</i>, <i>tentum</i>,
to stretch. See <u>Tend</u> to move.] <def>A machine or frame for
stretching cloth by means of hooks, called <i>tenter-hooks</i>, so that it
may dry even and square.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tenter ground</b></col>, <cd>a place where tenters are
erected.</cd> -- <col><b>Tenter-hook</b></col>, <cd>a sharp, hooked nail
used for fastening cloth on a tenter.</cd> -- <col><b>To be on the
tenters</b></col>, or <col><b>on the tenter-hooks</b></col>, <cd>to be on
the stretch; to be in distress, uneasiness, or suspense.</cd>
<i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tentered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tentering</u>.] <def>To admit extension.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Woolen cloth will <i>tenter</i>, linen
scarcely.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To hang or stretch on, or
as on, tenters.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tent"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tentfuls</b></plw> (&?;). <def>As much, or as many, as a tent will
hold.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tenth</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Ten</u>: cf. OE.
<i>tethe</i>, AS. <i>te&oacute;&?;a</i>. See <u>Ten</u>, and cf.
<u>Tithe</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Next in order after the ninth;
coming after nine others.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Constituting or being one of ten equal parts
into which anything is divided.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tenth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
next in order after the ninth; one coming after nine others.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The quotient of a unit divided by ten; one of
ten equal parts into which anything is divided.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The tenth part of annual produce, income,
increase, or the like; a tithe.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The interval between any tone and
the tone represented on the tenth degree of the staff above it, as between
one of the scale and three of the octave above; the octave of the
third.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Eng. Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>A temporary aid issuing out of personal property, and granted to the
king by Parliament; formerly, the real tenth part of all the movables
belonging to the subject.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Eccl. Law)</i>
<def>The tenth part of the annual profit of every living in the kingdom,
formerly paid to the pope, but afterward transferred to the crown. It now
forms a part of the fund called <i>Queen Anne's Bounty</i>.</def>
  <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tenth"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a tenth
manner.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tenth"me`ter</hw>, <hw>Tenth"me`tre</hw>  } (?),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>A unit for the measurement of
many small lengths, such that 10<sup>10</sup> of these units make one
meter; the ten millionth part of a millimeter.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ten`thre*din"i*des</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr.
Gr. &?; a kind of wasp.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A group of Hymneoptera
comprising the sawflies.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten"tif</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Attentive.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten"tif*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Attentively.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten*tig"i*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tentigo</i>,
<i>-inis</i>, a tension, lecherousness, fr. <i>tendere</i>, <i>tentum</i>,
to stretch.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Stiff; stretched; strained.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Lustful, or pertaining to lust.</def> [Obs.]
<i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tent"mak`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One whose occupation
it is to make tents.</def>  <i>Acts xviii. 3.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ten*to"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a tent.]
<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A fold of the dura mater which separates the cerebellum
from the cerebrum and often incloses a process or plate of the skull called
the <i>bony tentorium</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tent"o*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tentorium</i> a
tent.] <def>The awning or covering of a tent.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tent"wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind
of small fern, the wall rue. See under <u>Wall</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten"u*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tenuated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tenuating</u>.] [L. <i>tenuatus</i>, p. p. of <i>tenuare</i> to make
thin, fr. <i>tenuis</i> thin. See <u>Tenuous</u>.] <def>To make thin; to
attenuate.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ten`u*i*fo"li*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tenuis</i>
thin + <i>folium</i> a leaf.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having thin or narrow
leaves.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*nu"i*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Tenuous</u>.]
<def>Rare or subtile; tenuous; -- opposed to <i>dense</i>.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ten`u*i*ros"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tenuirosters</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. L. <i>tenuis</i> thin +
<i>rostrum</i> a beak.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the
Tenuirostres.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten`u*i*ros"tral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Thin-billed; -- applied to birds with a slender bill, as the humming
birds.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ten`u*i*ros"tres</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An artificial group of passerine birds having
slender bills, as the humming birds.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ten"u*is</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tenues</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. L. <i>tenuis</i> fine, thin. See
<u>Tenuous</u>.] <i>(Gr. Gram.)</i> <def>One of the three surd mutes
&kappa;, &pi;, &tau;; -- so called in relation to their respective middle
letters, or medials, &gamma;, &beta;, &delta;, and their aspirates, &chi;,
&phi;, &theta;. The term is also applied to the corresponding letters and
articulate elements in other languages.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*nu"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tenuitas</i>, from
<i>tenuis</i> thin: cf. F. <i>t&eacute;nuit&eacute;</i>. See
<u>Tenuous</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being
tenuous; thinness, applied to a broad substance; slenderness, applied to
anything that is long; as, the <i>tenuity</i> of a leaf; the <i>tenuity</i>
of a hair.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Rarily; rareness; thinness, as of a fluid; as,
the <i>tenuity</i> of the air; the <i>tenuity</i> of the blood.</def>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Poverty; indigence.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Eikon
Basilike.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Refinement; delicacy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten"u*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tenuis</i> thin. See
<u>Thin</u>, and cf. <u>Tenuis</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Thin; slender;
small; minute.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Rare; subtile; not dense; -- said of
fluids.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ten"ure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tenure</i>, OF.
<i>teneure</i>, fr. F. <i>tenir</i> to hold. See <u>Tenable</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or right of holding, as property,
especially real estate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That the <i>tenure</i> of estates might rest on equity, the
Indian title to lands was in all cases to be quieted.</blockquote>
<i>Bancroft.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eng. Law)</i> <def>The manner of holding lands
and tenements of a superior.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Tenure is inseparable from the idea of property in land,
according to the theory of the English law; and this idea of tenure
pervades, to a considerable extent, the law of real property in the United
States, where the title to land is essentially allodial, and almost all
lands are held in fee simple, not of a superior, but the whole right and
title to the property being vested in the owner. Tenure, in general, then,
is the particular manner of holding real estate, as by exclusive title or
ownership, by fee simple, by fee tail, by courtesy, in dower, by copyhold,
by lease, at will, etc.</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The consideration, condition, or service which
the occupier of land gives to his lord or superior for the use of his
land.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Manner of holding, in general; as, in absolute
governments, men hold their rights by a precarious <i>tenure</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>All that seems thine own,<BR>
Held by the <i>tenure</i> of his will alone.</blockquote>
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Tenure by fee alms</b></col>. <i>(Law)</i> <cd>See
<u>Frankalmoigne</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Te`o*cal"li</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Teocallis</b></plw> (#). [Mexican.] <def>Literally, God's house; a
temple, usually of pyramidal form, such as were built by the aborigines of
Mexico, Yucatan, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And Aztec priests upon their <i>teocallis</i><BR>
Beat the wild war-drums made of serpent's skin.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Te`o*sin"te</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
large grass (<i>Euchl&aelig;na luxurians</i>) closely related to maize. It
is native of Mexico and Central America, but is now cultivated for fodder
in the Southern United States and in many warm countries. Called also
<i>Guatemala grass</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tep"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>t&eacute;pale</i>, fr.
<i>p&eacute;tale</i>, by transposition.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A division of a
perianth.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tep*ee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An Indian wigwam or
tent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tep`e*fac"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Act of
tepefying.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tep"e*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tepefied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tepefying</u> (?).] [L. <i>tepere</i> to be tepid + <i>-fy</i>; cf. L.
<i>tepefacere</i>. See <u>Tepid</u>.] <def>To make or become tepid, or
moderately warm.</def>  <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Teph"ra*man`cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; ashes + <i>-
mancy</i>.] <def>Divination by the ashes of the altar on which a victim had
been consumed in sacrifice.</def></p>

<p><hw>Teph"rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; ashes.]
<i>(Geol.)</i> <def>An igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase
and either leucite or nephelite, or both.</def></p>

<p><hw>Teph"ro*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tephrosia</u>.]
<i>(Min.)</i> <def>A silicate of manganese of an ash-gray color.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Te*phro"si*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; ash-
colored, from &?; ashes.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of leguminous shrubby
plants and herbs, mostly found in tropical countries, a few herbaceous
species being North American. The foliage is often ashy-pubescent, whence
the name.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The <i>Tephrosia toxicaria</i> is used in the West Indies and in
Polynesia for stupefying fish. <i>T</i>. <i>purpurea</i> is used
medicinally in the East Indies. <i>T</i>. <i>Virginia</i> is the goat's rue
of the United States.</p>

<p><hw>Tep"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tepidus</i>, fr.
<i>tepere</i> to be warm; akin to Skr. <i>tap</i> to be warm, <i>tapas</i>
heat.] <def>Moderately warm; lukewarm; as, a <i>tepid</i> bath;
<i>tepid</i> rays; <i>tepid</i> vapors.</def> -- <wf>Tep"id*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Te*pid"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>t&eacute;pidit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being tepid;
moderate warmth; lukewarmness; tepidness.</def>  <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Te"por</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. <i>tepere</i> to be
tepid.] <def>Gentle heat; moderate warmth; tepidness.</def>
<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Te*qui"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An intoxicating liquor
made from the maguey in the district of Tequila, Mexico.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter-</hw> (?). <def>A combining form from L. <i>ter</i> signifying
<i>three times</i>, <i>thrice</i>. See <u>Tri-</u>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter`a*con"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ter</i>ebic +
citr<i>aconic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an
acid obtained by the distillation of terebic acid, and homologous with
citraconic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter`a*cryl"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ter</i>pene +
<i>acrylic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, an
acid of the acrylic series, obtained by the distillation of terpenylic
acid, as an only substance having a peculiar cheesy odor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"aph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Teraphs</b></plw> (&?;). <def>See <u>Teraphim</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"a*phim</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [Heb.
<i>ter&amacr;ph&imacr;m</i>.] <def>Images connected with the magical rites
used by those Israelites who added corrupt practices to the patriarchal
religion. Teraphim were consulted by the Israelites for oracular
answers.</def>  <i>Dr. W. Smith (Bib. Dict.).</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter"a*pin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>See <u>Terrapin</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*rat"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a wonder.]
<def>Wonderful; ominous; prodigious.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Wollaston.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter`a*tog"e*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, a
wonder, monster + the root of &?; to be born.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The
formation of monsters.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"a*toid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, monster +
<i>-oid</i>.] <def>Resembling a monster; abnormal; of a pathological
growth, exceedingly complex or highly organized.</def>  <i>S. D.
Gross.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter`a*to*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to teratology; as, <i>teratological</i>
changes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter`a*tol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, a
wonder, monster + <i>-logy</i>: cf. Gr. &?; a telling of wonders, and F.
<i>t&eacute;ratologie</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That branch of
biological science which treats of monstrosities, malformations, or
deviations from the normal type of structure, either in plants or
animals.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Affectation of sublimity; bombast.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Bailey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter`a*to"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, &?;,
monster + <i>-oma</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A tumor, sometimes found in
newborn children, which is made up of a heterigenous mixture of tissues, as
of bone, cartilage and muscle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"bic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of,
pertaining to, or containing, terbium; also, designating certain of its
compounds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"bi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Yt<i>terby</i>,
in Sweden. See <u>Erbium</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A rare metallic element,
of uncertain identification, supposed to exist in certain minerals, as
gadolinite and samarskite, with other rare ytterbium earth. Symbol Tr or
Tb. Atomic weight 150.</def></p>

<p><hw>Terce</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Tierce</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"cel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Tiercel</u>.
Called also <i>tarsel</i>, <i>tassel</i>.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Terce"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
male hawk or eagle; a tiercelet.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter"cel*lene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A small male hawk.</def> [R.]  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter*cen"te*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ter</i>
thirce + E. <i>centenary</i>.] <def>Including, or relating to, an interval
of three hundred years.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The three
hundredth anniversary of any event; also, a celebration of such an
anniversary.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"cet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. It. <i>terzetto</i>,
dim. of <i>terzo</i>, third, L. <i>tertius</i>. See <u>Tierce</u>, and cf.
<u>Terzetto</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A triplet.</def>
<i>Hiles.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Poetry)</i> <def>A triplet; a group of three
lines.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"cine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from L. <i>tertius</i>
the third.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A cellular layer derived from the nucleus of
an ovule and surrounding the embryo sac.  Cf. <u>Quintine</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"e*bate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A salt of terebic
acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"e*bene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
polymeric modification of terpene, obtained as a white crystalline
camphorlike substance; -- called also <i>camphene</i>. By extension, any
one of a group of related substances.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1487 !></p>

<p><hw>Ter`e*ben"thene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Oil of turpentine. See <u>Turpentine</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*reb"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, terbenthene (oil of turpentine);
specifically, designating an acid,
C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>10</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, obtained by the oxidation of
terbenthene with nitric acid, as a white crystalline substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter`e*bi*len"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex acid,
C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>8</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, obtained as a white crystalline
substance by a modified oxidation of terebic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"e*binth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>terbinthus</i>,
Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>t&eacute;r&eacute;binthe</i>.  Cf. <u>Turpentine</u>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The turpentine tree.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter`e*bin"thic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of
or pertaining to turpentine; resembling turpentine; terbinthine; as,
<i>terbinthic</i> qualities.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter`e*bin"thi*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Impregnating
with the qualities of turpentine; terbinthine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter`e*bin"thine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>terbinthinus</i>, Gr. &?;.] <def>Of or pertaining to turpentine;
consisting of turpentine, or partaking of its qualities.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ter"e*bra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E.
<plw><b>Terebras</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>Terebr&aelig;</b></plw> (#).
[L., a borer.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of
marine gastropods having a long, tapering spire. They belong to the
Toxoglossa. Called also <i>auger shell</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The boring ovipositor of a
hymenopterous insect.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"e*brant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>terebrans</i>,
<i>-antis</i>, p. pr.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Boring, or adapted for
boring; -- said of certain Hymenoptera, as the sawflies.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ter`e*bran"ti*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of Hymenoptera including those which
have an ovipositor adapted for perforating plants. It includes the
sawflies.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"e*brate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>terebratus</i>,
p. p. of <i>terebrare</i>, from <i>terebra</i> a borer, <i>terere</i> to
rub.] <def>To perforate; to bore; to pierce.</def> [R.]  <i>Sir T.
Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter"e*bra`ting</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Boring; perforating; -- applied to molluskas which
form holes in rocks, wood, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Boring; piercing; -- applied to
certain kinds of pain, especially to those of locomotor ataxia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter`e*bra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>terebratio</i>.] <def>The act of terebrating, or boring.</def> [R.]
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ter`e*brat"u*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Terebratul&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [Nl., dim. fr. <i>terebratus</i>,
p. p., perforated.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of brachiopods which
includes many living and some fossil species. The larger valve has a
perforated beak, through which projects a short peduncle for attachment.
Called also <i>lamp shell</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter`e*brat"u*lid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any species of Terebratula or allied genera. Used also
adjectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter`e*bra*tu"li*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having the general form of a terebratula
shell.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"e*dine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>t&eacute;r&eacute;dine</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A borer; the
teredo.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*re"do</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E.
<plw><b>Teredos</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>Teredines</b></plw> (#). [L., a
worm that gnaws wood, clothes, etc.; akin to Gr. &?;, L. <i>terere</i> to
rub.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of long, slender, wormlike bivalve
mollusks which bore into submerged wood, such as the piles of wharves,
bottoms of ships, etc.; -- called also <i>shipworm</i>. See
<u>Shipworm</u>. See <i>Illust.</i> in App.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter*eph"tha*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>A salt of terephthalic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter`eph*thal"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tere</i>bene +
<i>phthalic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, a
dibasic acid of the aromatic series, metameric with phthalic acid, and
obtained, as a tasteless white crystalline powder, by the oxidation of oil
of turpentine; -- called also <i>paraphthalic acid</i>.  Cf.
<u>Phthalic</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Round; terete.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Fotherby.</i></p>

<p><hw>Te*rete"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>teres</i>, <i>-
etis</i>, rounded off, properly, rubbed off, fr. <i>terere</i> to rub.]
<def>Cylindrical and slightly tapering; columnar, as some stems of
plants.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*re"tial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Terete</u>.]
<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Rounded; as, the <i>teretial</i> tracts in the floor of
the fourth ventricle of the brain of some fishes.</def>  <i>Owen.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter"e*tous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Terete.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ter"gal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tergum</i> the back.]
<i>(Anat. & Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to back, or tergum. See
<u>Dorsal</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"gant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Showing
the back; as, the eagle <i>tergant</i>.</def> [Written also
<i>tergiant</i>.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Ter*gem"i*nal</hw> (?), <hw>Ter*gem"i*nate</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Tergeminous</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Thrice
twin; having three pairs of leaflets.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter*gem"i*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tergeminus</i>;
<i>ter</i> thrice + <i>geminus</i> doubled at birth, twin-born.  Cf.
<u>Trigeminous</u>.] <def>Threefold; thrice-paired.</def>
<i>Blount.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter*gif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tergum</i> the
back + <i>-ferous</i>.] <def>Carrying or bearing upon the back.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tergiferous plants</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>plants which
bear their seeds on the back of their leaves, as ferns.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ter"gite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
dorsal portion of an arthromere or somite of an articulate animal. See
<i>Illust.</i> under <u>Coleoptera</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"gi*ver*sate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L.
<i>tergiversatus</i>, p. p. of <i>tergiversari</i> to turn one's back, to
shift; <i>tergum</i> back + <i>versare</i>, freq. of <i>vertere</i> to
turn. See <u>Verse</u>.] <def>To shift; to practice evasion; to use
subterfuges; to shuffle.</def> [R.]  <i>Bailey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter`gi*ver*sa"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>tergiversario</i>: cf. F. <i>tergiversation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The act of tergiversating; a shifting; shift; subterfuge;
evasion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Writing is to be preferred before verbal conferences, as
being freer from passions and <i>tergiversations</i>.</blockquote> <i>Abp.
Bramhall.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fickleness of conduct; inconstancy;
change.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The colonel, after all his <i>tergiversations</i>, lost his
life in the king's service.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter"gi*ver*sa`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>One who
tergiversates; one who suffles, or practices evasion.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ter"gum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Terga</b></plw> (#). [L., the back.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The back of an animal.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>The dorsal piece of a somite of an articulate animal.</def>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>One of the dorsal plates of the operculum of a
cirriped.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te"rin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tarin</i>, Prov. F.
<i>tairin</i>, <i>t&eacute;rin</i>, probably from the Picard
<i>t&egrave;re</i> tender.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small yellow singing
bird, with an ash-colored head; the European siskin. Called also
<i>tarin</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Term</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>terme</i>, L.
<i>termen</i>, <i>-inis</i>, <i>terminus</i>, a boundary limit, end; akin
to Gr. &?;, &?;. See <u>Thrum</u> a tuft, and cf. <u>Terminus</u>,
<u>Determine</u>, <u>Exterminate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which
limits the extent of anything; limit; extremity; bound; boundary.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Corruption is a reciprocal to generation, and they two are
as nature's two <i>terms</i>, or boundaries.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The time for which anything lasts; any limited
time; as, a <i>term</i> of five years; the <i>term</i> of life.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>In universities, schools, etc., a definite
continuous period during which instruction is regularly given to students;
as, the school year is divided into three <i>terms</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A point, line, or superficies,
that limits; as, a line is the <i>term</i> of a superficies, and a
superficies is the <i>term</i> of a solid.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A fixed period of time; a
prescribed duration</def>; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The limitation of
an estate; or rather, the whole time for which an estate is granted, as for
the term of a life or lives, or for a term of years.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A space of time granted to a debtor for
discharging his obligation.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The time in
which a court is held or is open for the trial of causes.</def>
<i>Bouvier.</i></p>

<p>&fist; In England, there were formerly four terms in the year, during
which the superior courts were open: Hilary term, beginning on the 11th and
ending on the 31st of January; Easter term, beginning on the 15th of April,
and ending on the 8th of May; Trinity term, beginning on the 22d day of
May, and ending on the 12th of June; Michaelmas term, beginning on the 2d
and ending on the 25th day of November. The rest of the year was called
<i>vacation</i>. But this division has been practically abolished by the
Judicature Acts of 1873, 1875, which provide for the more convenient
arrangement of the terms and vacations.
    In the United States, the terms to be observed by the tribunals of
justice are prescribed by the statutes of Congress and of the several
States.</p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Logic)</i> <def>The subject or the predicate of a
proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of
which is used twice.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The subject and predicate of a proposition are, after
Aristotle, together called its <i>terms</i> or extremes.</blockquote>
<i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The predicate of the conclusion is called the <i>major</i> term,
because it is the most general, and the subject of the conclusion is called
the <i>minor</i> term, because it is less general. These are called the
<i>extermes</i>; and the third term, introduced as a common measure between
them, is called the <i>mean</i> or <i>middle</i> term. Thus in the
following syllogism, --</p>

<p>Every vegetable is combustible;
Every tree is a vegetable;
Therefore every tree is combustible, -</p>

<p><i>combustible</i>, the predicate of the conclusion, is the major term;
<i>tree</i> is the minor term; <i>vegetable</i> is the middle term.</p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A word or expression; specifically, one that has
a precisely limited meaning in certain relations and uses, or is peculiar
to a science, art, profession, or the like; as, a technical
<i>term</i>.</def> "<i>Terms</i> quaint of law."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In painting, the greatest beauties can not always be
expressed for want of <i>terms</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A quadrangular pillar, adorned on
the top with the figure of a head, as of a man, woman, or satyr; -- called
also <i>terminal figure</i>. See <u>Terminus</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2
and 3.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The pillar part frequently tapers downward, or is narrowest at
the base. <i>Terms</i> rudely carved were formerly used for landmarks or
boundaries. <i>Gwilt.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Alg.)</i> <def>A member of a compound quantity;
as, <i>a</i> or <i>b</i> in <i>a + b</i>; <i>ab</i> or <i>cd</i> in <i>ab -
cd</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The menses.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Propositions or
promises, as in contracts, which, when assented to or accepted by another,
settle the contract and bind the parties; conditions.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>In Scotland, the time fixed for
the payment of rents.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Terms legal and conventional</i> in Scotland correspond to
<i>quarter days</i> in England and Ireland. There are two <i>legal
terms</i> -- Whitsunday, May 15, and Martinmas, Nov. 11; and two
<i>conventional terms</i> -- Candlemas, Feb. 2, and Lammas day, Aug. 1.
<i>Mozley & W.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>13.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A piece of carved work placed
under each end of the taffrail.</def>  <i>J. Knowels.</i></p>

<p><col><b>In term</b></col>, <cd>in set terms; in formal phrase.</cd>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I can not speak <i>in term</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>-- <col><b>Term fee</b></col> <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>, <cd>a
fee by the term, chargeable to a suitor, or by law fixed and taxable in the
costs of a cause for each or any term it is in court.</cd> -- <col><b>Terms
of a proportion</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>the four members of which it
is composed.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring to terms</b></col>, <cd>to compel
(one) to agree, assent, or submit; to force (one) to come to terms.</cd> --
<col><b>To make terms</b></col>, <cd>to come to terms; to make an
agreement: to agree.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Limit; bound; boundary; condition; stipulation; word;
expression.  -- <u>Term</u>, <u>Word</u>. These are more frequently
interchanged than almost any other vocables that occur of the language.
There is, however, a difference between them which is worthy of being kept
in mind. <i>Word</i> is generic; it denotes an utterance which represents
or expresses our thoughts and feelings. <i>Term</i> originally denoted one
of the two essential members of a proposition in logic, and hence signifies
a word of specific meaning, and applicable to a definite class of objects.
Thus, we may speak of a scientific or a technical <i>term</i>, and of
stating things in distinct <i>terms</i>. Thus we say, "the <i>term</i>
minister literally denotes servant;" "an exact definition of <i>terms</i>
is essential to clearness of thought;" "no <i>term</i> of reproach can
sufficiently express my indignation;" "every art has its peculiar and
distinctive <i>terms</i>," etc. So also we say, "purity of style depends on
the choice of <i>words</i>, and precision of style on a clear understanding
of the <i>terms</i> used." <i>Term</i> is chiefly applied to verbs, nouns,
and adjectives, these being capable of standing as terms in a logical
proposition; while prepositions and conjunctions, which can never be so
employed, are rarely spoken of as <i>terms</i>, but simply as
<i>words</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Term</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Termed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Terming</u>.] [See <u>Term</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, and cf.
<u>Terminate</u>.] <def>To apply a term to; to name; to call; to
denominate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Men <i>term</i> what is beyond the limits of the universe
"imaginary space."</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ter"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Term</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The terminal lamina, or thin
ventral part, of the anterior wall of the third ventricle of the
brain.</def>  <i>B. G. Wilder.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter"ma*gan*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being termagant; turbulence; tumultuousness; as, a violent
<i>termagancy</i> of temper.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"ma*gant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>Trivigant</i>,
<i>Termagant</i>, Termagant (in sense 1), OF. <i>Tervagan</i>; cf. It.
<i>Trivigante</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An imaginary being supposed by
the Christians to be a Mohammedan deity or false god. He is represented in
the ancient moralities, farces, and puppet shows as extremely vociferous
and tumultous.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> "And oftentimes by
<i>Termagant</i> and Mahound [Mahomet] swore." <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The lesser part on Christ believed well,<BR>
On <i>Termagant</i> the more, and on Mahound.</blockquote>
<i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A boisterous, brawling, turbulent person; --
formerly applied to both sexes, now only to women.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This terrible <i>termagant</i>, this Nero, this
Pharaoh.</blockquote> <i>Bale (1543).</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The slave of an imperious and reckless
<i>termagant</i>.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter"ma*gant</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tumultuous; turbulent;
boisterous; furious; quarrelsome; scolding.</def> --
<wf>Ter"ma*gant*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>termagant</i>, imperious, prodigal, profligate
wench.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ter`ma*ta"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Termes</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any nest or dwelling of termes, or
white ants.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"ma*ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Same as <u>Termatarium</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Term"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who resorted to London during the law term only, in order to practice
tricks, to carry on intrigues, or the like.</def> [Obs.] [Written also
<i>termor</i>.]  <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>One who has an estate for a term of
years or for life.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ter"mes</hw> (t&etilde;r"m&emacr;z), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>;
<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Termites</b></plw> (-m&ibreve;*t&emacr;z). [L.
<i>termes</i>, <i>tarmes</i>, <i>-itis</i>, a woodworm.  Cf.
<u>Termite</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of Pseudoneuroptera
including the white ants, or termites. See <u>Termite</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"mi*na*ble</hw> (-m&ibreve;n*&adot;*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[See <u>Terminate</u>.] <def>Capable of being terminated or bounded;
limitable.</def> -- <wf>Ter"mi*na*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><col><b>Terminable annuity</b></col>, <cd>an annuity for a stated,
definite number of years; -- distinguished from <i>life annuity</i>, and
<i>perpetual annuity</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ter"mi*nal</hw> (-n<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>terminals</i>: cf. F. <i>terminal</i>. See <u>Term</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the end
or extremity; forming the extremity; as, a <i>terminal</i> edge.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Growing at the end of a branch or
stem; terminating; as, a <i>terminal</i> bud, flower, or spike.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Terminal moraine</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under
<u>Moraine</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Terminal statue</b></col>. <cd>See
<u>Terminus</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2 and 3.</cd> -- <col><b>Terminal
velocity</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The velocity acquired at the
end of a body's motion.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The limit toward which
the velocity of a body approaches, as of a body falling through the
air.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ter"mi*nal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That
which terminates or ends; termination; extremity.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>Either of the ends of the
conducting circuit of an electrical apparatus, as an inductorium, dynamo,
or electric motor, usually provided with binding screws for the attachment
of wires by which a current may be conveyed into or from the machine; a
pole.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ter`mi*na"li*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L.] <i>(Rom.
Antiq.)</i> <def>A festival celebrated annually by the Romans on February
23 in honor of <i>Terminus</i>, the god of boundaries.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"mi*nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>terminans</i>, p.
pr. of <i>terminare</i>.] <def>Termination; ending.</def> [R.]
<i>Puttenham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter"mi*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Terminated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Terminating</u>.] [L. <i>terminatus</i>, p. p. of <i>terminare</i>. See
<u>Term</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To set a term or limit to; to form
the extreme point or side of; to bound; to limit; as, to <i>terminate</i> a
surface by a line.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To put an end to; to make to cease; as, to
<i>terminate</i> an effort, or a controversy.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to put the finishing touch to; to bring
to completion; to perfect.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>During this interval of calm and prosperity, he [Michael
Angelo] <i>terminated</i> two figures of slaves, destined for the tomb, in
an incomparable style of art.</blockquote> <i>J. S. Harford.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1488 !></p>

<p><hw>Ter"mi*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To be limited in space by a point, line, or surface; to stop short; to
end; to cease; as, the torrid zone <i>terminates</i> at the
tropics.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To come to a limit in time; to end; to
close.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The wisdom of this world, its designs and efficacy,
<i>terminate</i> on zhis side heaven.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter`mi*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>terminatio</i>
a bounding, fixing, determining: cf. F. <i>terminasion</i>, OF. also
<i>termination</i>. See <u>Term</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of
terminating, or of limiting or setting bounds; the act of ending or
concluding; as, a voluntary <i>termination</i> of hostilities.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which ends or bounds; limit in space or
extent; bound; end; as, the <i>termination</i> of a line.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>End in time or existence; as, the
<i>termination</i> of the year, or of life; the <i>termination</i> of
happiness.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>End; conclusion; result.</def>
<i>Hallam.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Last purpose of design.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A word; a term.</def> [R. & Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>The ending of a word; a final
syllable or letter; the part added to a stem in inflection.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter`mi*na"tion*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to termination; forming a termination.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"mi*na*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tending or
serving to terminate; terminating; determining; definitive.</def> <i>Bp.
Rust.</i> -- <wf>Ter"mi*na*tive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <i>Jer.
Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter"mi*na`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., he who limits or
sets bounds.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which,
terminates.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>The dividing line between the
illuminated and the unilluminated part of the moon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"mi*na*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Terminative.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"mine</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>terminer</i>.]
<def>To terminate.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter"mi*ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>terminer</i> to
bound, limit, end. See <u>Terminate</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>A determining;
as, in oyer and <i>terminer</i>. See <u>Oyer</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"mi*nism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The doctrine held by
the Terminists.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"mi*nist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>terministe</i>.] <i>(Theol.)</i> <def>One of a class of theologians who
maintain that God has fixed a certain term for the probation of individual
persons, during which period, and no longer, they have the offer to
grace.</def>  <i>Murdock.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter`mi*no*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to terminology.</def> -- <wf>Ter`mi*no*log"ic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ter`mi*nol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>terminus</i>
term + <i>-logy</i>: cf. F. <i>terminologie</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or appellations; a treatise
on terms.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The terms actually used in any business, art,
science, or the like; nomenclature; technical terms; as, the
<i>terminology</i> of chemistry.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The barbarous effect produced by a German structure of
sentence, and a <i>terminology</i> altogether new.</blockquote> <i>De
Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter"mi*nus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Termini</b></plw> (#). [L. See <u>Term</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Literally, a boundary; a border; a limit.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Myth.)</i> <def>The Roman divinity who presided
over boundaries, whose statue was properly a short pillar terminating in
the bust of a man, woman, satyr, or the like, but often merely a post or
stone stuck in the ground on a boundary line.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, any post or stone marking a boundary; a
term. See <u>Term</u>, 8.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Either end of a railroad line; also, the station
house, or the town or city, at that place.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"mite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Termites</b></plw> (#). [F. See <u>Termes</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any one of numerous species of pseudoneoropterous insects belonging to
<i>Termes</i> and allied genera; -- called also <i>white ant</i>. See
<i>Illust.</i> of <u>White ant</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; They are very abundant in tropical countries, and are noted for
their destructive habits, their large nests, their remarkable social
instincts, and their division of labor among the polymorphic individuals of
several kinds. Besides the males and females, each nest has ordinary
workers, and large-headed individuals called <i>soldiers</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Term"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Having no term or end; unlimited; boundless; unending; as,
<i>termless</i> time.</def> [R.] "<i>Termless</i> joys."  <i>Sir W.
Raleigh.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Inexpressible; indescribable.</def> [R.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Term"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Occurring every term;
as, a <i>termly</i> fee.</def> [R.]  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Term"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Term by term; every
term.</def> [R.] "Fees . . . that are <i>termly</i> given."
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter`mo*nol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;,
boundary, end + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>Terminology.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Term"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Termer</u>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tern</hw> (t&etilde;rn), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dan. <i>terne</i>,
<i>t&aelig;rne</i>; akin to Sw. <i>t&auml;rna</i>, Icel.
<i>&thorn;erna</i>; cf. NL. <i>sterna</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any
one of numerous species of long-winged aquatic birds, allied to the gulls,
and belonging to <i>Sterna</i> and various allied genera.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Terns differ from gulls chiefly in their graceful form, in their
weaker and more slender bills and feet, and their longer and more pointed
wings. The tail is usually forked. Most of the species are white with the
back and wings pale gray, and often with a dark head. The common European
tern (<i>Sterna hirundo</i>) is found also in Asia and America. Among other
American species are the arctic tern (<i>S. paradis&aelig;a</i>), the
roseate tern (<i>S. Dougalli</i>), the least tern (<i>S. Antillarum</i>),
the royal tern (<i>S. maxima</i>), and the sooty tern (<i>S.
fuliginosa</i>).</p>

<p><col><b>Hooded tern</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Fairy bird</i>, under
<u>Fairy</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh tern</b></col>, <cd>any tern of the
genus <i>Hydrochelidon</i>. They frequent marshes and rivers and feed
largely upon insects.</cd> -- <col><b>River tern</b></col>, <cd>any tern
belonging to <i>Se&euml;na</i> or allied genera which frequent rivers.</cd>
-- <col><b>Sea tern</b></col>, <cd>any tern of the genus <i>Thalasseus</i>.
Terns of this genus have very long, pointed wings, and chiefly frequent
seas and the mouths of large rivers.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tern</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. pl. <i>terni</i> three each,
three; akin to <i>tres</i> three. See <u>Three</u>, and cf. <u>Trine</u>.]
<def>Threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tern flowers</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>flowers growing three
and three together.</cd> -- <col><b>Tern leaves</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>,
<cd>leaves arranged in threes, or three by three, or having three in each
whorl or set.</cd> -- <col><b>Tern peduncles</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>,
<cd>three peduncles growing together from the same axis.</cd> --
<col><b>Tern schooner</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a three-masted
schooner.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tern</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>terne</i>. See <u>Tern</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>That which consists of, or pertains to, three
things or numbers together; especially, a prize in a lottery resulting from
the favorable combination of three numbers in the drawing; also, the three
numbers themselves.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She'd win a <i>tern</i> in Thursday's lottery.</blockquote>
<i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter"na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ternarius</i>, fr.
<i>terni</i>. See <u>Tern</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Proceeding by threes; consisting of three; as, the <i>ternary</i>
number was anciently esteemed a symbol of perfection, and held in great
veneration.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Containing, or consisting of,
three different parts, as elements, atoms, groups, or radicals, which are
regarded as having different functions or relations in the molecule; thus,
sodic hydroxide, NaOH, is a <i>ternary</i> compound.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"na*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Ternaries</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A ternion; the number three; three
things taken together; a triad.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Some in <i>ternaries</i>, some in pairs, and some
single.</blockquote> <i>Holder.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter"nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [NL. <i>ternatus</i>, fr. L.
<i>terni</i> three each. See <u>Tern</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Having
the parts arranged by threes; as, <i>ternate</i> branches, leaves, or
flowers.</def> -- <wf>Ter"nate*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Terne"plate`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tern</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and <u>Plate</u>.] <def>Thin iron sheets coated with
an alloy of lead and tin; -- so called because made up of <i>three</i>
metals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"ni*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ternio</i>, fr.
<i>terni</i> three each. See <u>Tern</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>The
number three; three things together; a ternary.</def>  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter"pene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Turpentine</u>.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of a series of isomeric hydrocarbons of
pleasant aromatic odor, occurring especially in coniferous plants and
represented by oil of turpentine, but including also certain hydrocarbons
found in some essential oils.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter*pen"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Terpenylic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter`pe*nyl"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Terpene</i> + <i>-
yl</i> + <i>-ic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or
designating, an acid, C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>12</sub>O<sub>4</sub> (called also
<i>terpentic acid</i>), homologous with terebic acid, and obtained as a
white crystalline substance by the oxidation of oil of turpentine with
chromic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"pi*lene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
polymeric form of terpene, resembling terbene.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"pin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white
crystalline substance regarded as a hydrate of oil of turpentine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"pin*ol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Terpin</i> + L.
<i>ol</i>eum oil.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any oil substance having a
hyacinthine odor, obtained by the action of acids on terpin, and regarded
as a related hydrate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Terp*sich"o*re</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;; &?;
enjoyment (fr. &?; to gladden) + &?; dance, dancing.] <i>(Gr. Myth.)</i>
<def>The Muse who presided over the choral song and the dance, especially
the latter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Terp`sich*o*re"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Terpsichore; of or pertaining to dancing.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ter"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. & L. See
<u>Terrace</u>.] <def>The earth; earth.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Terra alba</b></col> [L., white earth] <i>(Com.)</i>, <cd>a
white amorphous earthy substance consisting of burnt gypsum, aluminium
silicate (kaolin), or some similar ingredient, as magnesia. It is sometimes
used to adulterate certain foods, spices, candies, paints, etc.</cd> --
<col><b>Terra cotta</b></col>. [It., fr. <i>terra</i> earth + <i>cotta</i>,
fem. of <i>cotto</i> cooked, L. <i>coctus</i>, p. p. of <i>coquere</i> to
cook. See <u>Cook</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <cd>Baked clay; a kind of hard
pottery used for statues, architectural decorations, figures, vases, and
the like.</cd> -- <col><b>Terr&aelig; filius</b></col> [L., son of the
earth], <cd>formerly, one appointed to write a satirical Latin poem at the
public acts in the University of Oxford; -- not unlike the
<i>prevaricator</i> at Cambridge, England.</cd> -- <col><b>Terra
firma</b></col> [L.], <cd>firm or solid earth, as opposed to
<i>water</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Terra Japonica</b></col>. [NL.] <cd>Same as
<u>Gambier</u>. It was formerly supposed to be a kind of earth from
Japan.</cd> -- <col><b>Terra Lemnia</b></col> [L., Lemnian earth],
<cd>Lemnian earth. See under <u>Lemnian</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Terra
ponderosa</b></col> [L., ponderous earth] <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>barite, or
heavy spar.</cd> -- <col><b>Terra di Sienna</b></col>. <cd>See
<u>Sienna</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ter"race</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>terrasse</i> (cf. Sp.
<i>terraza</i>, It. <i>terrazza</i>), fr. L. <i>terra</i> the earth,
probably for <i>tersa</i>, originally meaning, dry land, and akin to
<i>torrere</i> to parch, E. <i>torrid</i>, and <i>thirst</i>. See
<u>Thirst</u>, and cf. <u>Fumitory</u>, <u>Inter</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>,
<u>Patterre</u>, <u>Terrier</u>, <u>Trass</u>, <u>Tureen</u>,
<u>Turmeric</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A raised level space, shelf, or
platform of earth, supported on one or more sides by a wall, a bank of
tuft, or the like, whether designed for use or pleasure.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A balcony, especially a large and uncovered
one.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A flat roof to a house; as, the buildings of the
Oriental nations are covered with <i>terraces</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A street, or a row of houses, on a bank or the
side of a hill; hence, any street, or row of houses.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A level plain, usually with a
steep front, bordering a river, a lake, or sometimes the sea.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Many rivers are bordered by a series of terraces at different
levels, indicating the flood plains at successive periods in their
history.</p>

<p><col><b>Terrace epoch</b></col>. <i>(Geol.)</i> <cd>See <i>Drift
epoch</i>, under <u>Drift</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p><hw>Ter"race</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Terraced</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Terracing</u> (?).] <def>To form into a terrace or terraces; to furnish
with a terrace or terraces, as, to <i>terrace</i> a garden, or a
building.</def>  <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Clermont's <i>terraced</i> height, and Esher's
groves.</blockquote> <i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter"ra*cul`ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>terra</i> the
earth + <i>cultura</i>.] <def>Cultivation on the earth; agriculture.</def>
[R.] -- <wf>Ter`ra*cul"tur*al</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ter"rane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>terrain</i>, from L.
<i>terra</i> earth.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A group of rocks having a common
age or origin; -- nearly equivalent to <i>formation</i>, but used somewhat
less comprehensively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"ra*pin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably of American
Indian origin.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of
tortoises living in fresh and brackish waters. Many of them are valued for
food.</def> [Written also <i>terapin</i>, <i>terrapen</i>,
<i>terrapene</i>, and <i>turapen</i>.]</p>

<p>
&fist; The yellow-bellied terrapin (<i>Pseudemys acebra</i>) of the
Southern United States, the red-bellied terrapin (<i>Pseudemys rugosa</i>),
native of the tributaries Chesapeake Bay (called also <i>potter</i>,
<i>slider</i>, and <i>redfender</i>), and the diamond-back or salt-marsh
terrapin (<i>Malaclemmys palustris</i>), are the most important American
species. The diamond-back terrapin is native of nearly the whole of the
Atlantic coast of the United States.</p>

<p><col><b>Alligator terrapin</b></col>, <cd>the snapping turtle.</cd> --
<col><b>Mud terrapin</b></col>, <cd>any one of numerous species of American
tortoises of the genus <i>Cinosternon</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Painted
terrapin</b></col>, <cd>the painted turtle. See under <u>Painted</u>.</cd>
-- <col><b>Speckled terrapin</b></col>, <cd>a small fresh-water American
terrapin (<i>Chelopus guttatus</i>) having the carapace black with round
yellow spots; -- called also <i>spotted turtle</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ter*ra"que*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>terra</i> the
earth + E. <i>aqueous</i>.] <def>Consisting of land and water; as, the
earth is a <i>terraqueous</i> globe.</def>  <i>Cudworth.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The grand <i>terraqueous</i> spectacle<BR>
From center to circumference unveiled.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter"rar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>terrarius liber</i>.
See <u>Terrier</u> a collection of acknowledgments.] <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i>
<def>See 2d <u>Terrier</u>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"ras</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>See
<u>&?;rass</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter*reen"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Turren</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter*re"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality of being
earthy; earthiness.</def> [Obs.]  <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter"rel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>terrella</i>, from L.
<i>terra</i> the earth.] <def>A spherical magnet so placed that its poles,
equator, etc., correspond to those of the earth.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chambers.</i></p>

<p><hw>Terre"mote`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>terremote</i>,
<i>terremoete</i>, fr. L. <i>terra</i> the earth + <i>movere</i>,
<i>motum</i>, to move.] <def>An earthquake.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter*rene"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tureen.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Walpole.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter*rene"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>terrenus</i>, fr.
<i>terra</i> the earth. See <u>Terrace</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or
pertaining to the earth; earthy; as, <i>terrene</i> substance.</def>
<i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Earthy; terrestrial.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>God set before him a mortal and immortal life, a nature
celestial and <i>terrene</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Be true and faithful to the king and his heirs, and truth
and faith to bear of life and limb, and <i>terrene</i> honor.</blockquote>
<i>O. Eng. Oath of Allegiance, quoted by Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Common conceptions of the matters which lie at the basis of
our <i>terrene</i> experience.</blockquote> <i>Hickok.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter*rene"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>terrenum</i> land,
ground: cf. F. <i>terrain</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The earth's
surface; the earth.</def> [Poetic]</p>

<p><blockquote>Tenfold the length of this <i>terrene</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Surv.)</i> <def>The surface of the
ground.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter*ren"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Earthiness;
worldliness.</def> [Obs.] "A dull and low <i>terrenity</i>."
<i>Feltham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter"re*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>terreus</i>, fr.
<i>terra</i> the earth. See <u>Terrace</u>.] <def>Consisting of earth;
earthy; as, <i>terreous</i> substances; <i>terreous</i> particles.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Terre"plein`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>terra</i>
earth + <i>planus</i> even, level, plain.] <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>The top,
platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart, on which the cannon are
placed. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Casemate</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter*res"tre</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE., from OF. & F.
<i>terrestre</i>.] <def>Terrestrial; earthly.</def> [Obs.] "His paradise
<i>terrestre</i>."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter*res"tri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>terrestris</i>,
from <i>terra</i> the earth. See <u>Terrace</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as,
<i>terrestrial</i> animals.</def> "Bodies <i>terrestrial</i>."  <i>1 Cor.
xv. 40.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a
<i>terrestrial</i> globe.</def> "The dark <i>terrestrial</i> ball."
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the world, or to the present
state; sublunary; mundane.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Vain labors of <i>terrestrial</i> wit.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A genius bright and base,<BR>
Of towering talents, and <i>terrestrial</i> aims.</blockquote>
<i>Young.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of land, in distinction from water;
belonging to, or inhabiting, the land or ground, in distinction from trees,
water, or the like; as, <i>terrestrial</i> serpents.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>terrestrial</i> parts of the globe.</blockquote>
<i>Woodward.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Adapted for the observation of objects on land
and on the earth; as, a <i>terrestrial</i> telescope, in distinction from
an <i>astronomical</i> telescope.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Ter*res"tri*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Ter*res"tri*al*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ter*res"tri*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An inhabitant of the
earth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter*res"tri*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L.
<i>terrestris</i> terrestrial + <i>-fy</i>.] <def>To convert or reduce into
a condition like that of the earth; to make earthy.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T.
Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter*res"tri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See
<u>Terrestrial</u>.] <def>Terrestrial.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T.
Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter"ret</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the rings on the
top of the saddle of a harness, through which the reins pass.</def></p>

<p><hw>Terre"-ten`ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>terre</i>
earth, land + <i>tenant</i>, p. pr. of <i>tenir</i> to hold.] <i>(Law)</i>
<def>One who has the actual possession of land; the occupant.</def>
[Written also <i>ter-tenant</i>.]</p>

<p><! p. 1489 !></p>

<p><hw>Terre"-verte`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>terre</i>
earth + <i>vert</i>, <i>verte</i>, green.] <def>An olive-green earth used
as a pigment. See <u>Glauconite</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"ri*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L.
<i>terribilis</i>, fr. <i>terrere</i> to frighten. See <u>Terror</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Adapted or likely to excite terror, awe, or dread;
dreadful; formidable.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Prudent in peace, and <i>terrible</i> in war.</blockquote>
<i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou shalt not be affrighted at them; for the Lord thy God
is among you, a mighty God and <i>terrible</i>.</blockquote> <i>Deut. vii.
21.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Excessive; extreme; severe.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>terrible</i> coldness of the season.</blockquote>
<i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Terrific; fearful; frightful; formidable; dreadful;
horrible; shocking; awful.</p>

<p>-- <wf>Ter"ri*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>Ter"ri*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>||Ter*ric"o*l&aelig;</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L.
<i>terra + colere</i> to inhabit.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of
annelids including the common earthworms and allied species.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter`ri*en"ni*ak</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The arctic fox.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"ri*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [CF. L. <i>terere</i> to
rub, to rub away, <i>terebra</i> a borer.] <def>An auger or borer.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ter"ri*er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> [F.
<i>terrier</i>, <i>chien terrier</i>, from <i>terre</i> the earth, L.
<i>terra</i>; cf. F. <i>terrier</i> a burrow, LL. <i>terrarium</i> a
hillock (hence the sense, a mound thrown up in making a burrow, a burrow).
See <u>Terrace</u>, and cf. <u>Terrier</u>, 2.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>One of a breed of small dogs, which includes several distinct
subbreeds, some of which, such as the Skye terrier and Yorkshire terrier,
have long hair and drooping ears, while others, at the English and the
black-and-tan terriers, have short, close, smooth hair and upright
ears.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Most kinds of terriers are noted for their courage, the acuteness
of their sense of smell, their propensity to hunt burrowing animals, and
their activity in destroying rats, etc. See <i>Fox terrier</i>, under
<u>Fox</u>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [F. <i>terrier</i>, <i>papier terrier</i>, LL.
<i>terrarius liber</i>, i.e., a book belonging or pertaining to land or
landed estates. See <u>Terrier</u>, 1, and cf. <u>Terrar</u>.] <i>(Law)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Formerly, a collection of acknowledgments of the
vassals or tenants of a lordship, containing the rents and services they
owed to the lord, and the like.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>In modern
usage, a book or roll in which the lands of private persons or corporations
are described by their site, boundaries, number of acres, or the
like.</def> [Written also <i>terrar</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Ter*rif"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>terrificus</i>; fr.
<i>terrere</i> to frighten + <i>facere</i> to make. See <u>Terror</u>, and
<u>Fact</u>.] <def>Causing terror; adapted to excite great fear or dread;
terrible; as, a <i>terrific</i> form; a <i>terrific</i> sight.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter*rif"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Terrific.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ter*rif"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a terrific
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"ri*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Terrified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Terrifying</u> (?).] [L. <i>terrere</i> to frighten + <i>-fy</i>: cf. F.
<i>terrifier</i>, L. <i>terrificare</i>. See <u>Terrific</u>, and <u>-
fy</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make terrible.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>If the law, instead of aggravating and <i>terrifying</i>
sin, shall give out license, it foils itself.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To alarm or shock with fear; to
frighten.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When ye shall hear of wars . . . be not
<i>terrified</i>.</blockquote> <i>Luke xxi. 9.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter*rig"e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>terrigena</i>,
<i>terrigenus</i>; <i>terra</i> the earth + <i>genere</i>, <i>gignere</i>,
to bring forth.] <def>Earthborn; produced by the earth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter`ri*to"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>territorialis</i>: cf. F. <i>territorial</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Of or pertaining to territory or land; as, <i>territorial</i> limits;
<i>territorial</i> jurisdiction.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Limited to a certain district; as, right may be
personal or <i>territorial</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to all or any of the
Territories of the United States, or to any district similarly organized
elsewhere; as, <i>Territorial</i> governments.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter`ri*to"ri*al*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.
& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Territorialized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Territorializing</u> (?).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
enlarge by extension of territory.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To reduce to the condition of a
territory.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter`ri*to"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In regard to
territory; by means of territory.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"ri*to*ried</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Possessed of
territory.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ter"ri*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Territories</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>territorium</i>, from
<i>terra</i> the earth: cf. F. <i>territoire</i>. See <u>Terrace</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A large extent or tract of land; a region; a
country; a district.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He looked, and saw wide <i>territory</i> spread<BR>
Before him -- towns, and rural works between.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The extent of land belonging to, or under the
dominion of, a prince, state, or other form of government; often, a tract
of land lying at a distance from the parent country or from the seat of
government; as, the <i>territory</i> of a State; the <i>territories</i> of
the East India Company.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>In the United States, a portion of the country
not included within the limits of any State, and not yet admitted as a
State into the Union, but organized with a separate legislature, under a
Territorial governor and other officers appointed by the President and
Senate of the United States. In Canada, a similarly organized portion of
the country not yet formed into a Province.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"ror</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>terror</i>, akin to
<i>terrere</i> to frighten, for <i>tersere</i>; akin to Gr. &?; to flee
away, dread, Skr. <i>tras</i> to tremble, to be afraid, Russ.
<i>triasti</i> to shake: cf. F. <i>terreur</i>.  Cf. <u>Deter</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind;
violent dread; fright.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Terror</i> seized the rebel host.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which excites dread; a cause of extreme
fear.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Those enormous <i>terrors</i> of the Nile.</blockquote>
<i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Rulers are not a <i>terror</i> to good works.</blockquote>
<i>Rom. xiii. 3.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There is no <i>terror</i>, Cassius, in your
threats.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Terror</i> is used in the formation of compounds which are
generally self-explaining: as, <i>terror</i>-fraught, <i>terror</i>-giving,
<i>terror</i>-smitten, <i>terror</i>-stricken, <i>terror</i>-struck, and
the like.</p>

<p><col><b>King of terrors</b></col>, <cd>death.</cd> <i>Job xviii. 14.</i>
-- <col><b>Reign of Terror</b></col>. <i>(F. Hist.)</i> <cd>See in
Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Alarm; fright; consternation; dread; dismay. See
<u>Alarm</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Ter"ror*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>terrorisme</i>.] <def>The act of terrorizing, or state of being
terrorized; a mode of government by terror or intimidation.</def>
<i>Jefferson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter"ror*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>terroriste</i>.]
<def>One who governs by terrorism or intimidation; specifically, an agent
or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in
France.</def>  <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter"ror*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>terroriser</i>.] <def>To impress with terror; to coerce by
intimidation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Humiliated by the tyranny of foreign despotism, and
<i>terrorized</i> by ecclesiastical authority.</blockquote> <i>J. A.
Symonds.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter"ror*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Free from terror.</def>
<i>Poe.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ter"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of heavy colored
fabric, either all silk, or silk and worsted, or silk and cotton, often
called <i>terry velvet</i>, used for upholstery and trimmings.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ter*sanc"tus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ter</i> thrice
+ <i>sanctus</i> holy.] <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>An ancient ascription of praise
(containing the word "Holy" -- in its Latin form, "<i>Sanctus</i>" --
thrice repeated), used in the Mass of the Roman Catholic Church and before
the prayer of consecration in the communion service of the Church of
England and the Protestant Episcopal Church.  Cf.
<u>Trisagion</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Terse</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Terser</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Tersest</u>.] [L.
<i>tersus</i>, p. p. of <i>tergere</i> to rub or wipe off.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Appearing as if rubbed or wiped off; rubbed;
smooth; polished.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Many stones, . . . although <i>terse</i> and smooth, have
not this power attractive.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Refined; accomplished; -- said of persons.</def>
[R. & Obs.] "Your polite and <i>terse</i> gallants."  <i>Massinger.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Elegantly concise; free of superfluous words;
polished to smoothness; as, <i>terse</i> language; a <i>terse</i>
style.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Terse</i>, luminous, and dignified
eloquence.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A poet, too, was there, whose verse<BR>
Was tender, musical, and <i>terse</i>.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Neat; concise; compact.  <u>Terse</u>, <u>Concise</u>.
<i>Terse</i> was defined by Johnson "cleanly written", <i>i. e.</i>, free
from blemishes, neat or smooth. Its present sense is "free from
excrescences," and hence, <i>compact</i>, with smoothness, grace, or
elegance, as in the following lones of Whitehead: -</p>

<p><blockquote>"In eight <i>terse</i> lines has Ph&aelig;drus told<BR>
(So frugal were the bards of old)<BR>
A tale of goats; and closed with grace,<BR>
Plan, moral, all, in that short space."</blockquote></p>

<p>   It differs from <i>concise</i> in not implying, perhaps, quite as
much condensation, but chiefly in the additional idea of "grace or
elegance."</p>

<p>-- <wf>Terse"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Terse"ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ter*sul"phide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>ter-</i> +
<i>sulphide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A trisulphide.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter*sul"phu*ret</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>ter-</i> +
<i>sulphuret</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A trisulphide.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ter"-ten`ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Terre-
tenant</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"tial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> [From L. <i>tertius</i>
third, the tertial feathers being feathers of the third row. See
<u>Tierce</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Tertiary</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"tian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tertianus</i>, from
<i>tertius</i> the third. See <u>Tierce</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Occurring
every third day; as, a <i>tertian</i> fever.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"tian</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tertiana</i> (sc.
<i>febris</i>): cf. OF. <i>tertiane</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i>
<def>A disease, especially an intermittent fever, which returns every third
day, reckoning inclusively, or in which the intermission lasts one
day.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A liquid measure formerly used for wine, equal
to seventy imperial, or eighty-four wine, gallons, being one third of a
tun.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"ti*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tertiarius</i>
containing a third part, fr. <i>tertius</i> third: cf. F. <i>tertiaire</i>.
See <u>Tierce</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Being of the third formation,
order, or rank; third; as, a <i>tertiary</i> use of a word.</def>
<i>Trench.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Possessing some quality in the
third degree; having been subjected to the substitution of three atoms or
radicals; as, a <i>tertiary</i> alcohol, amine, or salt.  Cf.
<u>Primary</u>, and <u>Secondary</u>.</def>
</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Later than, or subsequent to, the
Secondary.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Growing on the innermost
joint of a bird's wing; tertial; -- said of quills.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tertiary age</b></col>. <i>(Geol.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Age</u>,
8.</cd> -- <col><b>Tertiary color</b></col>, <cd>a color produced by the
mixture of two secondaries.</cd> "The so-called <i>tertiary colors</i> are
<i>citrine</i>, <i>russet</i>, and <i>olive.</i>" <i>Fairholt.</i> --
<col><b>Tertiary period</b></col>. <i>(Geol.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>The first period of the age of mammals, or of the Cenozoic era.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The rock formation of that period; -- called also
<i>Tertiary formation</i>. See the <i>Chart</i> of <u>Geology</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Tertiary syphilis</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>the third and last
stage of syphilis, in which it invades the bones and internal
organs.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ter"ti*a*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tertiaries</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i>
<def>A member of the Third Order in any monastic system; as, the Franciscan
<i>tertiaries</i>; the Dominican <i>tertiaries</i>; the Carmelite
<i>tertiaries</i>. See <i>Third Order</i>, under <u>Third</u>.</def>
<i>Addis & Arnold.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>The Tertiary era, period, or
formation.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the quill feathers
which are borne upon the basal joint of the wing of a bird. See
<i>Illust.</i> of <u>Bird</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ter"ti*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>tertiatus</i>,
p. p. of <i>tertiare</i> to do for the third time, fr. <i>tertius</i> the
third.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To do or perform for the third time.</def>
[Obs. & R.]  <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Gun.)</i> <def>To examine, as the thickness of
the metal at the muzzle of a gun; or, in general, to examine the thickness
of, as ordnance, in order to ascertain its strength.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ter`u*ter"o</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably so named from
its city.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The South American lapwing (<i>Vanellus
Cayennensis</i>). Its wings are furnished with short spurs. Called also
<i>Cayenne lapwing</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ter"za ri"ma</hw> (?). [It., a third or triple rhyme.] <def>A
peculiar and complicated system of versification, borrowed by the early
Italian poets from the Troubadours.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ter*zet"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., dim. of
<i>terzo</i> the third, L. <i>tertius</i>. See <u>Tierce</u>.]
<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A composition in three voice parts; a vocal (rarely an
instrumental) trio.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tes"sel*ar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tessella</i> a
small square piece, a little cube, dim. of <i>tessera</i> a square piece of
stone, wood, etc., a die.] <def>Formed of tesser&aelig;, as a
mosaic.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tes`sel*la"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Tessellate</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of Crinoidea
including numerous fossil species in which the body is covered with
tessellated plates.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tes"sel*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tessellated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tessellating</u>.] [L. <i>tessellatus</i> tessellated. See
<u>Tessellar</u>.] <def>To form into squares or checkers; to lay with
checkered work.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The floors are sometimes of wood, <i>tessellated</i> after
the fashion of France.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tes"sel*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tesselatus</i>.]
<def>Tessellated.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tes"sel*la`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Formed of little squares, as mosaic work; checkered; as, a
<i>tessellated</i> pavement.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot. & Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Marked like a
checkerboard; as, a <i>tessellated</i> leaf.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tes`sel*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
tessellating; also, the mosaic work so formed.</def>  <i>J.
Forsyth.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Tes"se*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tesser&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [L., a square piece, a die. See
<u>Tessellar</u>.] <def>A small piece of marble, glass, earthenware, or the
like, having a square, or nearly square, face, used by the ancients for
mosaic, as for making pavements, for ornamenting walls, and like purposes;
also, a similar piece of ivory, bone, wood, etc., used as a ticket of
admission to theaters, or as a certificate for successful gladiators, and
as a token for various other purposes.</def>  <i>Fairholt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tes`se*ra"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Diversified by
squares; done in mosaic; tessellated.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir R. Atkyns
(1712).</i></p>

<p><hw>Tes"se*ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Of, pertaining to, or containing, tesser&aelig;.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Isometric.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tes"su*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Crystallog.)</i>
<def>Tesseral.</def></p>

<p><hw>Test</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>test</i> test, or cupel,
potsherd, F. <i>t&ecirc;t</i>, from L. <i>testum</i> an earthen vessel;
akin to <i>testa</i> a piece of burned clay, an earthen pot, a potsherd,
perhaps for <i>tersta</i>, and akin to <i>torrere</i> to patch,
<i>terra</i> earth (cf. <u>Thirst</u>, and <u>Terrace</u>), but cf. Zend
<i>tasta</i> cup.  Cf. <u>Test</u> a shell, <u>Testaceous</u>,
<u>Tester</u> a covering, a coin, <u>Testy</u>, <u>T&ecirc;te-&agrave;-
t&ecirc;te</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Metal.)</i> <def>A cupel or
cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and
refinement.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Our ingots, <i>tests</i>, and many mo.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Examination or trial by the cupel; hence, any
critical examination or decisive trial; as, to put a man's assertions to a
<i>test</i>.</def> "Bring me to the <i>test</i>."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Means of trial; as, absence is a <i>test</i> of
love.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Each <i>test</i> every light her muse will
bear.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>That with which anything is compared for proof
of its genuineness; a touchstone; a standard.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Life, force, and beauty must to all impart,<BR>
At once the source, and end, and <i>test</i> of art.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Discriminative characteristic; standard of
judgment; ground of admission or exclusion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Our <i>test</i> excludes your tribe from
benefit.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Judgment; distinction; discrimination.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Who would excel, when few can make a <i>test</i><BR>
Betwixt indifferent writing and the best?</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A reaction employed to recognize
or distinguish any particular substance or constituent of a compound, as
the production of some characteristic precipitate; also, the reagent
employed to produce such reaction; thus, the ordinary <i>test</i> for
sulphuric acid is the production of a white insoluble precipitate of barium
sulphate by means of some soluble barium salt.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Test act</b></col> <i>(Eng. Law)</i>, <cd>an act of the English
Parliament prescribing a form of oath and declaration against
transubstantiation, which all officers, civil and military, were formerly
obliged to take within six months after their admission to office. They
were obliged also to receive the sacrament according to the usage of the
Church of England.</cd> <i>Blackstone.</i> -- <col><b>Test object</b></col>
<i>(Optics)</i>, <cd>an object which tests the power or quality of a
microscope or telescope, by requiring a certain degree of excellence in the
instrument to determine its existence or its peculiar texture or
markings.</cd> -- <col><b>Test paper</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>Paper prepared for use in testing for certain substances
by being saturated with a reagent which changes color in some specific way
when acted upon by those substances; thus, litmus paper is turned red by
acids, and blue by alkalies, turmeric paper is turned brown by alkalies,
etc.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Law)</i> <cd>An instrument admitted as a
standard or comparison of handwriting in those jurisdictions in which
comparison of hands is permitted as a mode of proving handwriting.</cd> --
<col><b>Test tube</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A
simple tube of thin glass, closed at one end, for heating solutions and for
performing ordinary reactions.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A graduated
tube.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Criterion; standard; experience; proof; experiment;
trial.  -- <u>Test</u>, <u>Trial</u>. <i>Trial</i> is the wider term;
<i>test</i> is a searching and decisive <i>trial</i>. It is derived from
the Latin <i>testa</i> (earthen pot), which term was early applied to the
<i>fining pot</i>, or <i>crucible</i>, in which metals are melted for trial
and refinement. Hence the peculiar force of the word, as indicating a trial
or criterion of the most decisive kind.</p>

<p><blockquote>I leave him to your gracious acceptance, whose <i>trial</i>
shall better publish his commediation.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thy virtue, prince, has stood the <i>test</i> of
fortune,<BR>
Like purest gold, that tortured in the furnace,<BR>
Comes out more bright, and brings forth all its weight.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Test</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tested</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Testing</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Metal.)</i> <def>To refine, as gold or silver, in a
test, or cupel; to subject to cupellation.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To put to the proof; to prove the truth,
genuineness, or quality of by experiment, or by some principle or standard;
to try; as, to <i>test</i> the soundness of a principle; to <i>test</i> the
validity of an argument.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Experience is the surest standard by which to <i>test</i>
the real tendency of the existing constitution.</blockquote>
<i>Washington.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>To examine or try, as by the use
of some reagent; as, to <i>test</i> a solution by litmus paper.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1490 !></p>

<p><hw>Test</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>testis</i>.  Cf.
<u>Testament</u>, <u>Testify</u>.] <def>A witness.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Prelates and great lords of England, who were for the more
surety <i>tests</i> of that deed.</blockquote> <i>Ld. Berners.</i></p>

<p><hw>Test</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. <i>testari</i>. See
<u>Testament</u>.] <def>To make a testament, or will.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Test</hw> (?), <hw>||Tes"ta</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos>;
<i>pl.</i> E. <plw><b>Tests</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>Test&aelig;</b></plw>
(#). [L. <i>testa</i> a piece of burned clay, a broken piece of
earthenware, a shell. See <u>Test</u> a cupel.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The external hard or firm covering of many
invertebrate animals.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The <i>test</i> of crustaceans and insects is composed largely of
chitin; in mollusks it is composed chiefly of calcium carbonate, and is
called the <i>shell</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The outer integument of a seed;
the episperm, or spermoderm.</def></p>

<p><hw>Test"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Testament</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being tested or proved.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being devised, or given by
will.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tes*ta"ce*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L.
<i>testaceum</i> a shelled anumal. See <u>Testaceous</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Invertebrate animals covered with shells,
especially mollusks; shellfish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tes*ta"cean</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Onr of the Testacea.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tes*ta`ce*og"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Testacea</i>
+ <i>-graphy</i>: cf. F. <i>testac&eacute;ographie</i>.] <def>The science
which treats of testaceans, or shellfish; the description of
shellfish.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tes*ta`ce*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Testacea</i> +
<i>-logy</i>: cf. F. <i>testac&eacute;ologie</i>.] <def>The science of
testaceous mollusks; conchology.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tes*ta"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>testaceus</i>,
fr. <i>testa</i> a shell. See <u>Testa</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or
pertaining to shells; consisted of a hard shell, or having a hard
shell.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot. & Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having a dull red
brick color or a brownish yellow color.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Testaceous animals</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>animals
having a firm, calcareous shell, as oysters and clams, thus distinguished
from <i>crustaceous animals</i>, whose shells are more thin and soft, and
consist of several joints, or articulations, as lobsters and
crabs.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tes"ta*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Testate</u>.]
<i>(Law)</i> <def>The state or circumstance of being testate, or of leaving
a valid will, or testament, at death.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tes"ta*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L.
<i>testamentum</i>, fr. <i>testari</i> to be a witness, to make one's last
will, akin to <i>testis</i> a witness.  Cf. <u>Intestate</u>,
<u>Testify</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A solemn, authentic
instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will as to disposal
of his estate and effects after his death.</def></p>

<p>&fist; This is otherwise called a <i>will</i>, and sometimes a <i>last
will and testament</i>. A <i>testament</i>, to be valid, must be made by a
person of sound mind; and it must be executed and published in due form of
law. A man, in certain cases, may make a valid will by word of mouth only.
See <i>Nuncupative will</i>, under <u>Nuncupative</u>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One of the two distinct revelations of God's
purposes toward man; a covenant; also, one of the two general divisions of
the canonical books of the sacred Scriptures, in which the covenants are
respectively revealed; as, the Old <i>Testament</i>; the New
<i>Testament</i>; -- often limited, in colloquial language, to the
latter.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He is the mediator of the new <i>testament</i> . . . for the
redemption of the transgressions that were under the first
<i>testament</i>.</blockquote> <i>Heb. ix. 15.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Holographic testament</b></col>, <cd>a testament written wholly
by the testator himself.</cd> <i>Bouvier.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>Tes`ta*men"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>testamentalis</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a testament;
testamentary.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thy <i>testamental</i> cup I take,<BR>
And thus remember thee.</blockquote> <i>J. Montgomery.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tes`ta*men"ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>testamentarius</i>: cf. F. <i>testamentaire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Of or pertaining to a will, or testament; as, letters
<i>testamentary</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Bequeathed by will; given by
testament.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>How many <i>testamentary</i> charities have been defeated by
the negligence or fraud of executors!</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Done, appointed by, or founded on, a testament,
or will; as, a <i>testamentary</i> guardian of a minor, who may be
appointed by the will of a father to act in that capacity until the child
becomes of age.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tes`ta*men*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or
power of giving by testament, or will.</def> [R.]  <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tes"ta*men*tize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make a
will.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Tes*ta"mur</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., we testify, fr.
<i>testari</i> to testify.] <i>(Eng. Universities)</i> <def>A certificate
of merit or proficiency; -- so called from the Latin words, <i>Ita
testamur</i>, with which it commences.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tes"tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>testatus</i>, p. p.
of <i>testari</i>. See <u>Testament</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>Having made and
left a will; as, a person is said to die <i>testate</i>.</def>
<i>Ayliffe.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tes"tate</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>One who leaves
a valid will at death; a testate person.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tes*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>testatio</i>.]
<def>A witnessing or witness.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tes*ta"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.: cf. F.
<i>testateur</i>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>A man who makes and leaves a will, or
testament, at death.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tes*ta"trix</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>A
woman who makes and leaves a will at death; a female testator.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tes"te</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called fr. L.
<i>teste</i>, abl. of <i>testis</i> a witness, because this was formerly
the initial word in the clause.] <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A
witness.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The witnessing or concluding
clause, duty attached; -- said of a writ, deed, or the like.</def>
<i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tes"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>testere</i> a
headpiece, helmet, OF. <i>testiere</i>, F. <i>t&ecirc;ti&egrave;re</i> a
head covering, fr. OF. <i>teste</i> the head, F. <i>t&ecirc;te</i>, fr. L.
<i>testa</i> an earthen pot, the skull. See <u>Test</u> a cupel, and cf.
<u>Testi&egrave;re</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A headpiece; a
helmet.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The shields bright, <i>testers</i>, and
trappures.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A flat canopy, as over a pulpit or tomb.</def>
<i>Oxf. Gross.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A canopy over a bed, supported by the
bedposts.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>No <i>testers</i> to the bed, and the saddles and
portmanteaus heaped on me to keep off the cold.</blockquote>
<i>Walpole.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tes"ter</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [For <i>testern</i>,
<i>teston</i>, fr. F. <i>teston</i>, fr. OF. <i>teste</i> the head, the
head of the king being impressed upon the coin. See <u>Tester</u> a
covering, and cf. <u>Testone</u>, <u>Testoon</u>.] <def>An old French
silver coin, originally of the value of about eighteen pence, subsequently
reduced to ninepence, and later to sixpence, sterling. Hence, in modern
English slang, a sixpence; -- often contracted to <i>tizzy</i>. Called also
<i>teston</i>.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tes"tern</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sixpence; a
tester.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tes"tern</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To present with a
tester.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Tes"tes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <def><pos><i>pl.</i></pos>
of <u>Teste</u>, or of <u>Testis</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tes`ti*car"di*nes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Test</u> a shell, and <u>Cardo</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division
of brachiopods including those which have a calcareous shell furnished with
a hinge and hinge teeth. Terebratula and Spirifer are examples.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tes"ti*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>testiculus</i>,
dim. of <i>testis</i> a testicle, probably the same word as <i>testis</i> a
witness, as being a witness to manhood.  Cf. <u>Test</u> a witness.]
<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the essential male genital glands which secrete
the semen.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tes"ti*cond</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>testis</i> testis
+ <i>condere</i> to hide.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having the testicles
naturally concealed, as in the case of the cetaceans.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tes*tic"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of
or pertaining to the testicle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tes*tic"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [NL.
<i>testiculatus</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Shaped like a
testicle, ovate and solid.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Having two tubers
resembling testicles in form, as some species of orchis.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tes`ti*&egrave;re"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF.
<i>testiere</i>. See <u>Tester</u> a headpiece.] <def>A piece of plate
armor for the head of a war horse; a tester.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tes"tif</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Testy</u>.]
<def>Testy; headstrong; obstinate.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Testif</i> they were and lusty for to play.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tes`ti*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>testificatio</i>: cf. OF. <i>testification</i>. See <u>Testify</u>.]
<def>The act of testifying, or giving testimony or evidence; as, a direct
<i>testification</i> of our homage to God.</def>  <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tes"ti*fi*ca`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <def>A
testifier.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tes"ti*fi`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who testifies;
one who gives testimony, or bears witness to prove anything; a
witness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tes"ti*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Testified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Testifying</u> (?).] [OF. <i>testifier</i>, L. <i>testificari</i>;
<i>testis</i> a witness + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See <u>-
fy</u>, and cf. <u>Attest</u>, <u>Contest</u>, <u>Detest</u>,
<u>Protest</u>, <u>Testament</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make a solemn
declaration, verbal or written, to establish some fact; to give testimony
for the purpose of communicating to others a knowledge of something not
known to them.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Jesus . . . needed not that any should <i>testify</i> of
man, for he knew what was in man.</blockquote> <i>John ii. 25.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To make a solemn declaration under
oath or affirmation, for the purpose of establishing, or making proof of,
some fact to a court; to give testimony in a cause depending before a
tribunal.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>One witness shall not <i>testify</i> against any person to
cause him to die.</blockquote> <i>Num. xxxv. 30.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To declare a charge; to protest; to give
information; to bear witness; -- with <i>against</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>O Israel, . . . I will <i>testify</i> against
thee.</blockquote> <i>Ps. l. 7.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I <i>testified</i> against them in the day wherein they sold
victuals.</blockquote> <i>Neh. xiii. 15.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tes"ti*fy</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
bear witness to; to support the truth of by testimony; to affirm or declare
solemny.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We speak that we do know, and <i>testify</i> that we have
seen; and ye receive not our witness.</blockquote> <i>John iii. 11.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To affirm or declare under oath or
affirmation before a tribunal, in order to prove some fact.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tes"ti*fy</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a testy manner;
fretfully; peevishly; with petulance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tes`ti*mo"ni*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF.
<i>testimoniale</i>, LL. <i>testimonialis</i>, L. <i>testimoniales</i> (sc.
<i>litter&aelig;</i>). See <u>Testimonial</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A writing or certificate which bears testimony in
favor of one's character, good conduct, ability, etc., or of the value of a
thing.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Something, as money or plate, presented to a
preson as a token of respect, or of obligation for services
rendered.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tes`ti*mo"ni*al</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>testimonialis</i>:
cf. F. <i>testimonial</i>.] <def>Relating to, or containing,
testimony.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tes"ti*mo*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Testimonies</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>testimonium</i>, from
<i>testis</i> a witness: cf. OF. <i>testimoine</i>, <i>testemoine</i>,
<i>testimonie</i>. See <u>Testify</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A solemn
declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving
some fact.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Such declaration, in judicial proceedings, may be verbal or
written, but must be under oath or affirmation.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Affirmation; declaration; as, these doctrines
are supported by the uniform <i>testimony</i> of the fathers; the belief of
past facts must depend on the evidence of human <i>testimony</i>, or the
<i>testimony</i> of historians.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Open attestation; profession.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[Thou] for the <i>testimony</i> of truth, hast borne<BR>
Universal reproach.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Witness; evidence; proof of some fact.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet
for a <i>testimony</i> against them.</blockquote> <i>Mark vi. 11.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Jewish Antiq.)</i> <def>The two tables of the
law.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou shalt put into the ark the <i>testimony</i> which I
shall give thee.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxv. 16.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Hence, the whole divine revelation; the sacre&?;
Scriptures.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>testimony</i> of the Lord is sure, making wise the
simple.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xix. 7.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Proof; evidence; attestation; witness; affirmation;
confirmation; averment.  -- <u>Testimony</u>, <u>Proof</u>,
<u>Evidence</u>. <i>Proof</i> is the most familiar, and is used more
frequently (though not exclusively) of facts and things which occur in the
ordinary concerns of life. <i>Evidence</i> is a word of more dignity, and
is more generally applied to that which is moral or intellectual; as, the
<i>evidences</i> of Christianity, etc. <i>Testimony</i> is what is deposed
to by a witness on oath or affirmation. When used figuratively or in a
wider sense, the word <i>testimony</i> has still a reference to some living
agent as its author, as when we speak of the <i>testimony</i> of
conscience, or of doing a thing in <i>testimony</i> of our affection, etc.
<i>Testimony</i> refers rather to the thing declared, <i>evidence</i> to
its value or effect. "To conform our language more to common use, we ought
to divide arguments into demonstrations, <i>proofs</i>, and probabilities;
ba <i>proofs</i>, meaning such arguments from experience as leave no room
for doubt or opposition." <i>Hume.</i> "The <i>evidence</i> of sense is the
first and highest kind of <i>evidence</i> of which human nature is
capable." <i>Bp. Wilkins.</i> "The <i>proof</i> of everything must be by
the <i>testimony</i> of such as the parties produce." <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tes"ti*mo*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To witness; to
attest; to prove by testimony.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tes"ti*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being testy; fretfulness; petulance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Testiness</i> is a disposition or aptness to be
angry.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Test"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
act of testing or proving; trial; proof.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Metal.)</i> <def>The operation of refining gold
or silver in a <i>test</i>, or cupel; cupellation.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Testing machine</b></col> <i>(Engin.)</i>, <cd>a machine used in
the determination of the strength of materials, as iron, stone, etc., and
their behavior under strains of various kinds, as elongation, bending,
crushing, etc.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Tes"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Testes</b></plw> (#). [L.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A
testicle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tes"ton</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tester; a
sixpence.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tes*tone"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Pg.
<i>test&atilde;o</i>, <i>tost&atilde;o</i>. See <u>Testoon</u>.] <def>A
silver coin of Portugal, worth about sixpence sterling, or about eleven
cents.</def>  <i>Homans.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tes*toon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>testone</i>. See
<u>Tester</u> a coin.] <def>An Italian silver coin. The testoon of Rome is
worth 1s. 3d. sterling, or about thirty cents.</def>  <i>Homans.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tes*tu"di*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Testudo</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a
tortoise.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tes*tu`di*na"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the shell of a tortoise;
resembling a tortoise shell; having the color or markings of a tortoise
shell.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tes*tu`di*na"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [Nl. See
<u>Testudo</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An order of reptiles which
includes the turtles and tortoises. The body is covered by a shell
consisting of an upper or dorsal shell, called the <i>carapace</i>, and a
lower or ventral shell, called the <i>plastron</i>, each of which consists
of several plates.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tes*tu"di*nate</hw> (?), <hw>Tes*tu"di*na`ted</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>testudinatus</i>, fr. <i>testudo</i>, <i>-
inis</i>, a tortoise, an arch or vault.] <def>Resembling a tortoise shell
in appearance or structure; roofed; arched; vaulted.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tes`tu*din"e*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>testudineus</i>.] <def>Resembling the shell of a tortoise.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tes*tu"do</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Testudines</b></plw> (#). [L., from <i>testa</i> the shell of
shellfish, or of testaceous animals.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of tortoises which formerly included a
large number of diverse forms, but is now restricted to certain terrestrial
species, such as the European land tortoise (<i>Testudo Gr&aelig;ca</i>)
and the gopher of the Southern United States.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>A cover or screen which a
body of troops formed with their shields or targets, by holding them over
their heads when standing close to each other. This cover resembled the
back of a tortoise, and served to shelter the men from darts, stones, and
other missiles. A similar defense was sometimes formed of boards, and moved
on wheels.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A kind of musical instrument. a
species of lyre; -- so called in allusion to the lyre of Mercury, fabled to
have been made of the shell of a tortoise.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tes"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Testier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Testiest</u>.] [OF.
<i>testu</i> obstinate, headstrong, F. <i>t&ecirc;tu</i>, fr. OF.
<i>teste</i> the head, F. <i>t&ecirc;te</i>. See <u>Test</u> a cupel.]
<def>Fretful; peevish; petulant; easily irritated.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Must I observe you? must I stand and crouch<BR>
Under your <i>testy</i> humor?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I was displeased with myself; I was
<i>testy</i>.</blockquote> <i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Te*tan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. L. <i>tetanicus</i>
suffering from tetanus, Gr. &?;, F. <i>t&eacute;tanique</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to tetanus;
having the character of tetanus; as, a <i>tetanic</i> state; <i>tetanic</i>
contraction.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This condition of muscle, this fusion of a number of simple
spasms into an apparently smooth, continuous effort, is known as tetanus,
or <i>tetanic</i> contraction.</blockquote> <i>Foster.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol. & Med.)</i> <def>Producing, or tending
to produce, tetanus, or tonic contraction of the muscles; as, a
<i>tetanic</i> remedy. See <u>Tetanic</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><! p. 1491 !></p>

<p><hw>Te*tan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol. & Med.)</i>
<def>A substance (notably nux vomica, strychnine, and brucine) which,
either as a remedy or a poison, acts primarily on the spinal cord, and
which, when taken in comparatively large quantity, produces tetanic spasms
or convulsions.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet"a*nin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i>
<def>A poisonous base (ptomaine) formed in meat broth through the agency of
a peculiar microbe from the wound of a person who has died of tetanus; --
so called because it produces tetanus as one of its prominent
effects.</def>
</p>

<p><hw>Tet`a*ni*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i>
<def>The production or condition of tetanus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet"a*nize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i>
<def>To throw, as a muscle, into a state of permanent contraction; to cause
tetanus in. See <u>Tetanus</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet"a*noid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tetanus</i> + <i>-
oid</i>.] <i>(Med. & Physiol.)</i> <def>Resembling tetanus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet`a*no*mo"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i>
<def>An instrument from tetanizing a muscle by irritating its nerve by
successive mechanical shocks.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tet"a*nus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?;
stretched, &?; to stretch.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A painful
and usually fatal disease, resulting generally from a wound, and having as
its principal symptom persistent spasm of the voluntary muscles. When the
muscles of the lower jaw are affected, it is called <i>locked-jaw</i>, or
<i>lickjaw</i>, and it takes various names from the various incurvations of
the body resulting from the spasm.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>That condition of a muscle in
which it is in a state of continued vibratory contraction, as when
stimulated by a series of induction shocks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet"a*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A morbid
condition resembling tetanus, but distinguished from it by being less
severe and having intermittent spasms.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*tard"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
gobioid fish (<i>Eleotris gyrinus</i>) of the Southern United States; --
called also <i>sleeper</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*tar`to*he"dral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; fourth +
&?; base.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Having one fourth the number of planes
which are requisite to complete symmetry.</def> --
<wf>Te*tar`to*he"dral*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Te*tar`to*he"drism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>The property of being tetartohedral.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*taug"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See
<u>Tautog</u>.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tetch"i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Techiness</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tetch"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Techy</u>.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>||T&ecirc;te</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., the head. See
<u>Tester</u> a covering.] <def>A kind of wig; false hair.</def></p>

<p><hw>||T&ecirc;te`-&agrave;-t&ecirc;te"</hw>
(t&amacr;t`&adot;*t&amacr;t"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., head to head. See
<u>Tester</u> a covering, <u>Test</u> a cupel.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Private conversation; familiar interview or conference of two
persons.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A short sofa intended to accomodate two
persons.</def></p>

<p><hw>||T&ecirc;te`-&agrave;-t&ecirc;te"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Private; confidential; familiar.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She avoided <i>t&ecirc;te-&agrave;-t&ecirc;te</i> walks with
him.</blockquote> <i>C. Kingsley.</i></p>

<p><hw>||T&ecirc;te`-&agrave;-t&ecirc;te"</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>
<def>Face to face; privately or confidentially; familiarly.</def>
<i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><hw>||T&ecirc;te`-de-pont"</hw> (t&amacr;t`d<i>e</i>*p&ocirc;N"),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>T&ecirc;tes-de-pont</b></plw> (#).
[F., head of a bridge.] <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A work thrown up at the end of a
bridge nearest the enemy, for covering the communications across a river; a
bridgehead.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*tel"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
large African antelope (<i>Alcelaphus tora</i>). It has widely divergent,
strongly ringed horns.</def></p>

<p><hw>Teth"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Formerly <i>tedder</i>, OE.
<i>tedir</i>; akin to LG. <i>tider</i>, <i>tier</i>, Icel.
<i>tj&omacr;&?;r</i>, Dan. <i>t&ouml;ir</i>. &radic;64.] <def>A long rope
or chain by which an animal is fastened, as to a stake, so that it can
range or feed only within certain limits.</def></p>

<p><hw>Teth"er</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tethered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tethering</u>.] <def>To confine, as an animal, with a long rope or
chain, as for feeding within certain limits.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And by a slender cord was <i>tethered</i> to a
stone.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Te*thy"dan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tethys</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A tunicate.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Te`thy*o"de*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr.
<i>Tethys</i> + Gr. &?; form.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of
Tunicata including the common attached ascidians, both simple and compound.
Called also <i>Tethioidea</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te"thys</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; an oyster,
or &?; a kind of ascidian.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of a large
naked mollusks having a very large, broad, fringed cephalic disk, and
branched dorsal gills. Some of the species become a foot long and are
brilliantly colored.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet"ra-</hw> (?). [Gr. <grk>te`tra-</grk>, from <grk>te`sares</grk>,
<grk>te`ttares</grk>, four. See <u>Four</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
combining form or prefix signifying <i>four</i>, as in <i>tetra</i>basic,
<i>tetra</i>petalous.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A combining form (also used
adjectively) denoting <i>four proportional</i> or <i>combining parts</i> of
the substance or ingredient denoted by the term to which it is prefixed, as
in <i>tetra</i>-chloride, <i>tetr</i>oxide.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ra*bas"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tetra-</i> +
<i>basic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Capable of neutralizing four molecules
of a monacid base; having four hydrogen atoms capable of replacement by
bases; quadribasic; -- said of certain acids; thus, normal silicic acid,
Si(OH)<sub>4</sub>, is a <i>tetrabasic</i> acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ra*bor"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tetra-</i> +
<i>boric</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Pyroboric</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tet`ra*bran`chi*a"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Tetra-</u>, and <u>Branchia</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An order of
Cephalopoda having four gills. Among living species it includes only the
pearly nautilus. Numerous genera and species are found in the fossil state,
such as Ammonites, Baculites, Orthoceras, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ra*bran`chi*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tetra</i> +
<i>branchiate</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Tetrabranchiata.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the
Tetrabranchiata.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ra*car"pel</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tetra-</i> +
<i>carpellary</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Composed of four carpels.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet"ra*chord</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tetrachordon</i>,
Gr. &?;, from &?; four-stringed; <grk>te`tra-</grk> (see <u>Tetra-</u>) +
&?; a chord: cf. F. <i>t&eacute;trachorde</i>.] <i>(Anc. Mus.)</i> <def>A
scale series of four sounds, of which the extremes, or first and last,
constituted a fourth. These extremes were immutable; the two middle sounds
were changeable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ra*chot"o*mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr.
<grk>te`tracha</grk> in four parts + <grk>te`mnein</grk> to cut.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having a division by fours; separated into four parts or
series, or into series of fours.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet*rac"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tetra</i> +
<i>acid</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Capable of neutralizing four molecules of
a monobasic acid; having four hydrogen atoms capable of replacement ba
acids or acid atoms; -- said of certain bases; thus, erythrine,
C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>6</sub>(OH)<sub>4</sub>, is a <i>tetracid</i>
alcohol.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ra*coc"cous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Tetra-</u>,
and <u>Coccus</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having four cocci, or
carpels.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ra*co"lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; with four
members; <grk>te`tra-</grk> (see <u>Tetra-</u>) + &?; limb, member.]
<i>(Pros.)</i> <def>A stanza or division in lyric poetry, consisting of
four verses or lines.</def>  <i>Crabb.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Te`tra*co*ral"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Tetra-</u>, and <u>Corallum</u>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Rugosa</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*trac`ti*nel"lid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any species of sponge of the division
Tetractinellida. Also used adjectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Te*trac`ti*nel"li*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from
Gr. <grk>te`tra-</grk> tetra- + &?;, &?;, ray, spoke.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A division of Spongi&aelig; in which the spicules are siliceous and
have four branches diverging at right angles. Called also
<i>Tetractinellin&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet"rad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tetras</i>, <i>-
adis</i>, Gr. &?;, &?;: cf. F. <i>t&eacute;trade</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The number four; a collection of four things; a quaternion.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A tetravalent or quadrivalent
atom or radical; as, carbon is a <i>tetrad</i>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tet`ra*dac"tyl</hw>, <hw>Tet`ra*dac"tyle</hw>  } (?),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>t&eacute;tradactyle</i>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Tetradactylous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ra*dac"tyl*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;;
<grk>te`tra-</grk> (see <u>Tetra-</u>) + &?; finger, toe.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having, or characterized by, four digits to the
foot or hand.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ra*dec"ane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tetra-</i> + Gr.
&?; ten.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A light oily hydrocarbon,
C<sub>14</sub>H<sub>30</sub>, of the marsh-gas series; -- so called from
the fourteen carbon atoms in the molecule.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tet`ra*de*cap"o*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Tetra-</u>, and <u>Decapoda</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Arthrostraca</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet*rad"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to a tetrad; possessing or having the characteristics of a
tetrad; as, a carbon is a <i>tetradic</i> element.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet"ra*dite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tetrad</u>.]
<def>A person in some way remarkable with regard to the number four, as one
born on the <i>fourth</i> day of the month, or one who reverenced
<i>four</i> persons in the Godhead.</def>  <i>Smart.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tet"ra*don</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>See <u>Tetrodon</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet"ra*dont</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>See <u>Tetrodont</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tet"ra*drachm</hw> (?), <hw>||Tet`ra*drach"ma</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>tetradrachma</i>, fr. Gr.
<grk>tetra`drachmon</grk>; <grk>te`tra-</grk> (see <u>Tetra-</u>) +
<grk>drachmh`</grk> drachm, drachma.] <def>A silver coin among the ancient
Greeks, of the value of four drachms.</def> The Attic <i>tetradrachm</i>
was equal to 3s. 3d. sterling, or about 76 cents.</p>

<p><hw>Tet*rad"y*mite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr.
<grk>tetra`dymos</grk> fourfold. So named from its occurrence in compound
twin crystals, or fourlings.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A telluride of bismuth. It
is of a pale steel-gray color and metallic luster, and usually occurs in
foliated masses. Called also <i>telluric bismuth</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tet`ra*dy*na"mi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
<grk>te`tra-</grk> (see <u>Tetra-</u>) + &?; power.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
Linn&aelig;an class of plants having six stamens, four of which are longer
than the others.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ra*dy*na"mi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>A plant of the order Tetradynamia.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tet`ra*dy*na"mi*an</hw> (?), <hw>Tet`ra*dyn"a*mous</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Belonging to the order
Tetradynamia; having six stamens, four of which are uniformly longer than
the others.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet"ra*gon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tetragonum</i>, Gr.
<grk>tetra`gwnon</grk>; <grk>te`tra-</grk> (see <u>Tetra-</u>) +
<grk>gwni`a</grk> corner, angle: cf. F. <i>t&eacute;tragone</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A plane figure having four sides and
angles; a quadrangle, as a square, a rhombus, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astrol.)</i> <def>An aspect of two planets with
regard to the earth when they are distant from each other ninety degrees,
or the fourth of a circle.</def>  <i>Hutton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Te*trag"o*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Geom.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a tetragon; having four angles or
sides; thus, the square, the parallelogram, the rhombus, and the trapezium
are <i>tetragonal</i> fingers.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having four prominent longitudinal
angles.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Designating, or belonging
to, a certain system of crystallization; dimetric. See <i>Tetragonal
system</i>, under <u>Crystallization</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tet`ra*gram"ma*ton</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
&?;; <grk>te`tra-</grk> (see <u>Tetra-</u>) + &?; a letter.] <def>The
mystic number four, which was often symbolized to represent the Deity,
whose name was expressed by four letters among some ancient nations; as,
the Hebrew <i>JeHoVaH</i>, Greek <grk>qeo`s</grk>, Latin <i>deus</i>,
etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tet`ra*gyn"i*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
<grk>te`tra-</grk> (see <u>Tetra-</u>) + <grk>gynh`</grk> a woman, female.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A Linn&aelig;an order of plants having four
styles.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tet`ra*gyn"i*an</hw> (?), <hw>Te*trag"y*nous</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Belonging to the order Tetragynia;
having four styles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ra*he"dral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See
<u>Tetrahedron</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having, or composed of, four
sides.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Having
the form of the regular tetrahedron.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>Pertaining or related to a tetrahedron, or to the system of hemihedral
forms to which the tetrahedron belongs.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tetrahedral angle</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>a solid angle
bounded or inclosed by four plane angles.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ra*he"dral*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a tetrahedral
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ra*he"drite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called because
the crystals of the species are commonly <i>tetrahedrons</i>.]
<i>(Min.)</i> <def>A sulphide of antimony and copper, with small quantities
of other metals. It is a very common ore of copper, and some varieties
yield a considerable presentage of silver. Called also <i>gray copper
ore</i>, <i>fahlore</i>, and <i>panabase</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ra*he"dron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tetra-</i> + Gr.
&?; seat, base, fr. &?; to sit.] <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A solid figure
inclosed or bounded by four triangles.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In crystallography, the regular tetrahedron is regarded as the
hemihedral form of the regular octahedron.</p>

<p><col><b>Regular tetrahedron</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>a solid
bounded by four equal equilateral triangles; one of the five regular
solids.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ra*hex`a*he"dral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Pertaining to a tetrahexahedron.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ra*hex`a*he"dron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tetra-</i> +
<i>hexahedron</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>A solid in the isometric
system, bounded by twenty-four equal triangular faces, four corresponding
to each face of the cube.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ra*kis*hex`a*he"dron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;
four times + E. <i>hexahedron</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>A
tetrahexahedron.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet"ra*ko*sane`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tetra-</i> + Gr.
&?; twenty.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hydrocarbon,
C<sub>24</sub>H<sub>50</sub>, resembling paraffin, and like it belonging to
the marsh-gas series; -- so called from having <i>twenty-four</i> atoms of
carbon in the molecule.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*tral"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; <grk>te`tra-
</grk> (see <u>Tetra-</u>) + &?; a speech, discourse: cf. F.
<i>t&eacute;tralogie</i>.] <i>(Gr. Drama)</i> <def>A group or series of
four dramatic pieces, three tragedies and one satyric, or comic, piece (or
sometimes four tragedies), represented consequently on the Attic stage at
the Dionysiac festival.</def></p>

<p>&fist; A group or series of three tragedies, exhibited together without
a fourth piese, was called a <i>trilogy</i>.</p>

<p><hw>||Te*tram"e*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Tetramerous</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of Coleoptera
having, apparently, only four tarsal joints, one joint being
rudimentary.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*tram"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tetra-</i> + Gr.
&?; part.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the parts arranged
in sets of four; as, a <i>tetramerous</i> flower.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having four joints in each
of the tarsi; -- said of certain insects.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*tram"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tetrametrus</i>,
Gr. &?;; <grk>te`tra-</grk> (see <u>Tetra-</u>) + &?; a measure: cf. F.
<i>t&eacute;tram&egrave;tre</i>.] <i>(GR. & Latin Pros.)</i> <def>A verse
or line consisting of four measures, that is, in iambic, trochaic, and
anapestic verse, of eight feet; in other kinds of verse, of four
feet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ra*meth"yl*ene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tetra-</i> +
<i>methylene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A hypothetical
hydrocarbon, C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>8</sub>, analogous to trimethylene, and
regarded as the base of well-known series or derivatives.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Sometimes, an isomeric radical used to designate
certain compounds which are really related to butylene.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet"ra*morph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tetra-</i> + Gr. &?;
form, figure: cf. Gr. &?; fourfold.] <i>(Christian Art)</i> <def>The union
of the four attributes of the Evangelists in one figure, which is
represented as winged, and standing on winged fiery wheels, the wings being
covered with eyes. The representations of it are evidently suggested by the
vision of Ezekiel (ch. i.)</def></p>

<p><hw>||Te*tran"dri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr.
<grk>te`tra-</grk> (see <u>Tetra-</u>) + &?;, &?;, a man, male.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A Linn&aelig;an class of plants having four
stamens.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Te*tran"dri*an</hw> (?), <hw>Te*tran"drous</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Belonging to the class
Tetrandria.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1492 !></p>

<p><hw>Te*tra"o*nid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tetrao</i> a
heath cock, grouse, Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>t&eacute;traonide</i>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A bird belonging to the tribe of which the genus
<i>Tetrao</i> is the type, as the grouse, partridge, quail, and the like.
Used also adjectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ra*pet"al*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tetra-</i> +
<i>petal</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Containing four distinct petals, or
flower leaves; as, a <i>tetrapetalous</i> corolla.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tet`ra*phar"ma*com</hw> (?), <hw>Tet`ra*phar"ma*cum</hw> (?) },
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>tetrapharmacon</i>, L. <i>tetrapharmacum</i>,
Gr. &?;; <grk>te`tra-</grk> (see <u>Tetra-</u>) + &?; a drug.]
<i>(Med.)</i> <def>A combination of wax, resin, lard, and pitch, composing
an ointment.</def>  <i>Brande & C.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ra*phe"nol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tetra-</i> +
<i>phenol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Furfuran.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Te*traph"yl*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tetra-</i> + Gr.
&?; a leaf.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having four leaves; consisting of four
distinct leaves or leaflets.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tet"ra*pla</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; etymologically
<pos><i>pl.</i></pos>, but syntactically <pos><i>sing.</i></pos> [NL., fr.
Gr. <grk>tetraplo`os</grk>, <grk>tetraploy^s</grk>, fourfold.] <def>A Bible
consisting of four different Greek versions arranged in four columns by
Origen; hence, any version in four languages or four columns.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tet`rap*neu"mo*na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Tetra-</u>, and <u>Pneumo-</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of
Arachnida including those spiders which have four lungs, or pulmonary sacs.
It includes the bird spiders (Mygale) and the trapdoor spiders. See
<u>Mygale</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet`rap*nue*mo"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the Tetrapneumona.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet"ra*pod</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; fourfooted;
<grk>te`tra-</grk> (see <u>Tetra-</u>) + &?;, &?;, foot.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An insect characterized by having but four perfect
legs, as certain of the butterflies.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*trap"o*dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;.] <def>A set of
four feet; a measure or distance of four feet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*trap"ter*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Tetrapterous</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An insect having four
wings.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*trap"ter*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;;
<grk>te`tra-</grk> (see <u>Tetra-</u>) + &?; wing.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Having four wings.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet"rap*tote</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tetraptotum</i>,
Gr. &?;.] <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>A noun that has four cases only.</def>
<i>Andrews.</i></p>

<p><hw>Te"trarch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tetrarches</i>, Gr.
&?;, &?;; <grk>te`tra-</grk> (see <u>Tetra-</u>) + &?; a ruler, &?; to
lead; rule: cf. F. <i>t&eacute;trarque</i>. See <u>Arch</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>A Roman governor of the
fourth part of a province; hence, any subordinate or dependent prince;
also, a petty king or sovereign.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te"trarch</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Four.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Te*trarch"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>t&eacute;trarchat</i>.] <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>A tetrarchy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*trarch"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;.] <def>Of or
pertaining to a tetrarch or tetrarchy.</def>  <i>Bolingbroke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tet"rarch*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tetrarchies</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>tetrarchia</i>, Gr. &?;: cf. F.
<i>t&eacute;trarchie</i>.] <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>The district under a
Roman tetrarch; the office or jurisdiction of a tetrarch; a
tetrarchate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ra*schis"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; divided
into four parts; <grk>te`tra-</grk> tetra- + &?; to split.] <i>(Biol.)</i>
<def>Characterized by division into four parts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ra*sep"al*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tetra-</i> +
<i>sepal</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having four sepals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ra*spas"ton</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
<grk>te`tra-</grk> (see <u>Tetra-</u>) + &?; to draw, pull.] <i>(Mach.)</i>
<def>A machine in which four pulleys act together.</def>  <i>Brande &
C.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ra*sper"mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tetra-</i> + Gr.
&?; a seed.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having four seeds.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tetraspermous plant</b></col>, <cd>a plant which produces four
seeds in each flower.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tet"ra*spore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tetra-</i> +
<i>spore</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A nonsexual spore, one of a group of four
regularly occurring in red seaweeds.</def> -- <wf>Tet`ra*spor"ic</wf> (#),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Te*tras"tich</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tetrastichon</i>,
Gr. &?;; <grk>te`tra-</grk> (see <u>Tetra-</u>) + &?; a row, verse.] <def>A
stanza, epigram, or poem, consisting of four verses or lines.</def>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tet"ra*style</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tetrastylon</i>,
Gr. &?; with four pillars in front; <grk>te`tra-</grk> (see <u>Tetra-</u>)
+ &?; a column.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>Having four columns in front; -- said
of a temple, portico, or colonnade.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
tetrastyle building.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tet`ra*syl*lab"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Tet`ra*syl*lab"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>t&eacute;trasyllabique</i>.]
<def>Consisting of, or having, four syllables; quadrisyllabic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet"ra*syl`la*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tetra-</i> +
<i>syllable</i>: cf. Gr. &?; of four syllables.] <def>A word consisting of
four syllables; a quadrisyllable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ra*the"cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tetra-</i> +
<i>thecal</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having four loculaments, or
thec&aelig;.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ra*thi"on*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>A salt of tetrathionic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ra*thi*on"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tetra-</i> +
<i>thionic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, a
thionic derivative, H<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub>O<sub>6</sub>, of sulphuric
acid, obtained as a colorless, odorless liquid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ra*tom"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tetra-</i> +
<i>atomic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Consisting of four
atoms; having four atoms in the molecule, as phosphorus and arsenic.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Having a valence of four; quadrivalent;
tetravalent; sometimes, in a specific sense, having four hydroxyl groups,
whether acid or basic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*trav"a*lence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>The quality or state of being tetravalent; quadrivalence.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*trav"a*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tetra-</i> + L.
<i>valens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Having a valence
of four; tetratomic; quadrivalent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te*trax"ile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tetra-</i> +
<i>axile</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having four branches diverging at
right angles; -- said of certain spicules of sponges.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet*raz"o-</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tetra-</i> + <i>azo-
</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A combining form (also used adjectively),
designating any one of a series of double derivatives of the azo and diazo
compounds <i>containing four atoms of nitrogen</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet"ra*zone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any
one of a certain series of basic compounds containing a chain of four
nitrogen atoms; for example, ethyl <i>tetrazone</i>,
(C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub>N.
N<sub>2</sub>.N(C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub>, a colorless 
liquid having an odor of leeks.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tet"ric</hw> (?), <hw>Tet"ri*cal</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[L. <i>tetricus</i>, taetricus, from <i>teter</i>, <i>taeter</i>,
offensive, foul.] <def>Forward; perverse; harsh; sour; rugged.</def> [Obs.]
-- <wf>Tet"ric*al*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Te*tric"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tetricitas</i>,
<i>taetricitas</i>.] <def>Crabbedness; perverseness.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tet"ric*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tetric.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Te*trin"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Tetra-</u>.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex ketonic
acid, C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>6</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, obtained as a white
crystalline substance; -- so called because once supposed to contain a
peculiar radical of <i>four</i> carbon atoms. Called also <i>acetyl-acrylic
acid</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet"ro*don</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tetra-</i> + Gr. &?;,
&?;, tooth.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of
plectognath fishes belonging to <i>Tetrodon</i> and allied genera. Each jaw
is furnished with two large, thick, beaklike, bony teeth.</def> [Written
also <i>tetradon</i>.]</p>

<p>&fist; The skin is usually spinous, and the belly is capable of being
greatly distended by air or water. It includes the swellfish, puffer
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd>, and similar species.</p>

<p><hw>Tet"ro*dont</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to the tetrodons.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>A tetrodon.</def> [Written also <i>tetradont</i>, and
<i>tetraodont</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tet"rol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tetra-</i> +
benz<i>ol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hypothetical hydrocarbon,
C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>4</sub>, analogous to benzene; -- so called from the
<i>four</i> carbon atoms in the molecule.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tetrol phenol</b></col>, <cd>furfuran.</cd> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tet*rol"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of,
pertaining to, or designating, an acid,
C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>3</sub>.CO<sub>2</sub>H, of the acetylene series,
homologous with propiolic acid, obtained as a white crystalline
substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet*rox"ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tetr</i>a- +
<i>oxide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An oxide having four atoms of oxygen in
the molecule; a quadroxide; as, osmium <i>tetroxide</i>, OsO&?;.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet"ryl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tetr</i>a- + <i>-yl</i>.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Butyl; -- so called from the <i>four</i> carbon atoms
in the molecule.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet"ryl*ene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tetr</i>a- +
eth<i>ylene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Butylene; -- so called from the
<i>four</i> carbon atoms in the molecule.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>teter</i>, AS.
<i>teter</i>, <i>tetr</i>; akin to G. <i>zitter</i>, <i>zitter</i>mal, OHG.
<i>zittar</i>och, Skr. <i>dadru</i>, <i>dadruka</i>, a sort of skin
disease. &radic;63, 240.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A vesicular disease of the
skin; herpes. See <u>Herpes</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Honeycomb tetter</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>favus.</cd> --
<col><b>Moist tetter</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>eczema.</cd> --
<col><b>Scaly tetter</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>psoriasis.</cd> --
<col><b>Tetter berry</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the white
bryony.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tet"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tettered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tettering</u>.] <def>To affect with tetter.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tet"ter*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the character
of, or pertaining to, tetter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet"ter-tot`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Teeter</u>.]
<def>A certain game of children; seesaw; -- called also <i>titter-
totter</i>, and <i>titter-cum-totter</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet"ter*wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
plant used as a remedy for tetter, -- in England the calendine, in America
the bloodroot.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet`ti*go"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, dim. of &?;
a kind of grasshopper.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous
species of Hemiptera belonging to <i>Tettigonia</i> and allied genera; a
leaf hopper.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet"tish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Testy</u>.]
<def>Captious; testy.</def> [Written also <i>teatish</i>.] [Obs.]  <i>Beau.
& Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Tet"tix</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a kind of
grasshopper.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The cicada.</def>
[Obs. or R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of small
grasshoppers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tet"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Testy; irritable.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Burton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Teu"fit</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
lapwing; -- called also <i>teuchit</i>.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Teuk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
redshank.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Teu"ton</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E.
<plw><b>Teutons</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>Teutones</b></plw> (#). [L.
<i>Teutones</i>, <i>Teutoni</i>, the name of a Germanic people, probably
akin to E. <i>Dutch</i>.  Cf. <u>Dutch</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One of
an ancient German tribe; later, a name applied to any member of the
Germanic race in Europe; now used to designate a German, Dutchman,
Scandinavian, etc., in distinction from a Celt or one of a Latin
race.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A member of the Teutonic branch of the Indo-
European, or Aryan, family.</def></p>

<p><hw>Teu*ton"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Teutonicus</i>,
from <i>Teutoni</i>, or <i>Teutones</i>. See <u>Teuton</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the Teutons, esp. the ancient
Teutons; Germanic.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to any of the Teutonic
languages, or the peoples who speak these languages.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Teutonic languages</b></col>, <cd>a group of languages forming a
division of the Indo-European, or Aryan, family, and embracing the High
German, Low German, Gothic, and Scandinavian dialects and languages.</cd> -
- <col><b>Teutonic order</b></col>, <cd>a military religious order of
knights, established toward the close of the twelfth century, in imitation
of the Templars and Hospitalers, and composed chiefly of Teutons, or
Germans. The order rapidly increased in numbers and strength till it became
master of all Prussia, Livonia, and Pomerania. In its decay it was
abolished by Napoleon; but it has been revived as an honorary
order.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Teu*ton"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The language of the
ancient Germans; the Teutonic languages, collectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Teu*ton"i*cism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mode of speech
peculiar to the Teutons; a Teutonic idiom, phrase, or expression; a
Teutonic mode or custom; a Germanism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tew</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tewed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tewing</u>.] [OE. <i>tewen</i>, <i>tawen</i>. &radic;64. See <u>Taw</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To prepare by beating or
working, as leather or hemp; to taw.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to beat; to scourge; also, to pull about;
to maul; to tease; to vex.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Tew</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To work hard; to strive; to
fuse.</def> [Local]</p>

<p><hw>Tew</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Taw</u> to tow,
<u>Tow</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>To tow along, as a vessel.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tew</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rope or chain for towing a
boat; also, a cord; a string.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Te"wan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A tribe
of American Indians including many of the Pueblos of New Mexico and
adjacent regions.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tewed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Fatigued; worn with labor
or hardship.</def> [Obs. or Local]  <i>Mir. for Mag.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tew"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tuel</i>, OF.
<i>tuiel</i>, <i>tuel</i>, F. <i>tuyau</i>; of Teutonic origin; cf. Dan.
<i>tud</i>, D. <i>tuit</i>, Prov. G. <i>zaute</i>.  Cf.
<u>Tuy&egrave;re</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A pipe, funnel, or chimney,
as for smoke.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The tuy&egrave;re of a furnace.</def></p>

<p><hw>Te"whit</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
lapwing; -- called also <i>teewheep</i>.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tew"taw</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Tew</u>,
<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>To beat; to break, as flax or hemp.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Mortimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tex"as</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A structure on the
hurricane deck of a steamer, containing the pilot house, officers' cabins,
etc.</def> [Western U. S.]  <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Text</hw> (t&ebreve;kst), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>texte</i>, L.
<i>textus</i>, texture, structure, context, fr. <i>texere</i>,
<i>textum</i>, to weave, construct, compose; cf. Gr. <grk>te`ktwn</grk>
carpenter, Skr. <i>taksh</i> to cut, carve, make.  Cf. <u>Context</u>,
<u>Mantle</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <u>Pretext</u>, <u>Tissue</u>,
<u>Toil</u> a snare.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A discourse or composition on
which a note or commentary is written; the original words of an author, in
distinction from a paraphrase, annotation, or commentary.</def>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>The four Gospels, by way of
distinction or eminence.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one
chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>How oft, when Paul has served us with a <i>text</i>,<BR>
Has Epictetus, Plato, Tully, preached!</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Hence, anything chosen as the subject of an
argument, literary composition, or the like; topic; theme.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A style of writing in large characters; text-
hand also, a kind of type used in printing; as, German
<i>text</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Text blindness</b></col>. <i>(Physiol.)</i> <cd>See <i>Word
blindness</i>, under <u>Word</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Text letter</b></col>,
<cd>a large or capital letter.</cd> [Obs.] -- <col><b>Text pen</b></col>,
<cd>a kind of metallic pen used in engrossing, or in writing text-
hand.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Text</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To write in large
characters, as in text hand.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Text"-book`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
book with wide spaces between the lines, to give room for notes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A volume, as of some classical author, on which
a teacher lectures or comments; hence, any manual of instruction; a
schoolbook.</def></p>

<p><hw>Text"-hand`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A large hand in
writing; -- so called because it was the practice to write the text of a
book in a large hand and the notes in a smaller hand.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tex"tile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>textilis</i>, fr.
<i>texere</i> to weave: cf. F. <i>textile</i>. See <u>Text</u>.]
<def>Pertaining to weaving or to woven fabrics; as, <i>textile</i> arts;
woven, capable of being woven; formed by weaving; as, <i>textile</i>
fabrics.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Textile cone</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a beautiful cone
shell (<i>Conus textilis</i>) in which the colors are arranged so that they
resemble certain kinds of cloth.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tex"tile</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which is, or may be,
woven; a fabric made by weaving.</def>  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Text"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Textmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>One ready in quoting texts.</def>
[R.]  <i>Bp. Sanderston.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tex*to"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>textorius</i>,
fr. <i>textor</i> a weaver, fr. <i>texere</i>, <i>textum</i>, to weave.]
<def>Of or pertaining to weaving.</def>  <i>T. Warton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tex"trine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>textrinus</i>, for
<i>textorinus</i>, fr. <i>textor</i> a weaver.] <def>Of or pertaining to
weaving, textorial; as, the <i>textrine</i> art.</def>  <i>Denham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tex"tu*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>textuel</i>, F.
<i>textuel</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or contained
in, the text; as, <i>textual</i> criticism; a <i>textual</i> reading.</def>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Serving for, or depending on, texts.</def>
<i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Familiar with texts or authorities so as to cite
them accurately.</def> "I am not <i>textuel</i>."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tex"tu*al*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A textman; a
textuary.</def>  <i>Lightfoot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tex"tu*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a textual manner;
in the text or body of a work; in accordance with the text.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tex"tu*a*rist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A textuary.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tex"tu*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>textuaire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Contained in the text;
textual.</def>  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Serving as a text; authoritative.</def>
<i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tex"tu*a*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>textuaire</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who is well versed in the Scriptures; a
textman.</def>  <i>Bp. Bull.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who adheres strictly or rigidly to the
text.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tex"tu*el</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Textual.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tex"tu*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A textualist; a
textman.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The crabbed <i>textualists</i> of his time.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tex"tur*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
texture.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tex"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>textura</i>, fr.
<i>texere</i>, <i>textum</i>, to weave: cf. F. <i>texture</i>. See
<u>Text</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or art of weaving.</def> [R.]
<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which woven; a woven fabric; a web.</def>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Others, apart far in the grassy dale,<BR>
Or roughening waste, their humble <i>texture</i> weave.</blockquote>
<i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The disposition or connection of threads,
filaments, or other slender bodies, interwoven; as, the <i>texture</i> of
cloth or of a spider's web.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The disposition of the several parts of any body
in connection with each other, or the manner in which the constituent parts
are united; structure; as, the <i>texture</i> of earthy substances or
minerals; the <i>texture</i> of a plant or a bone; the <i>texture</i> of
paper; a loose or compact <i>texture</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A tissue. See
<u>Tissue</u>.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1493 !></p>

<p><hw>Tex"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Textured</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Texturing</u>.] <def>To form a texture of or with; to interweave.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tex"tur*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art or process of
weaving; texture.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Teyne</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tain</u>.] <def>A thin
plate of metal.</def> [Obs.] "A <i>teyne</i> of silver."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Th</hw>. <def>In Old English, the article <i>the</i>, when the
following word began with a vowel, was often written with elision as if a
part of the word. Thus in Chaucer, the forms <i>thabsence</i>,
<i>tharray</i>, <i>thegle</i>, <i>thend</i>, <i>thingot</i>, etc., are
found for <i>the absence</i>, <i>the array</i>, <i>the eagle</i>, <i>the
end</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Thack</hw> (?), <hw>Thack"er</hw> (?) }. <def>See <u>Thatch</u>,
<u>Thatcher</u>.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Thak</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To thwack.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Thal`a*men*ceph"a*lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Thalamus</u>, and <u>Encephalon</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The segment of
the brain next in front of the midbrain, including the thalami, pineal
gland, and pituitary body; the diencephalon; the interbrain.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tha*lam"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to a thalamus or to thalami.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Thal`a*mi*flo"ral</hw> (?), <hw>Thal`a*mi*flo"rous</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Thalamus</u>, and <u>Floral</u>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Bearing the stamens directly on the receptacle; -- said
of a subclass of polypetalous dicotyledonous plants in the system of De
Candolle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thal"a*mo*c&oelig;le`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[<i>Thalam</i>ic + Gr. <grk>koi^los</grk> hollow.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The
cavity or ventricle of the thalamencephalon; the third ventricle.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Thal`a*moph"o*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
<grk>qa`lamos</grk> chamber + &?; to bear.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same
as <u>Foraminifera</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Thal"a*mus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Thalami</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>thalamus</i> chamber, Gr.
<grk>qa`lamos</grk>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A mass of
nervous matter on either side of the third ventricle of the brain; --
called also <i>optic thalamus</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Same as
<u>Thallus</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The receptacle of a flower;
a torus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tha*las"si*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From Gr. &?; the sea.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any sea tortoise.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tha*las"sic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the sea.]
<i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the sea; -- sometimes applied to
rocks formed from sediments deposited upon the sea bottom.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thal`as*sin"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any species of <i>Thalaassinid&aelig;</i>, a family of burrowing
macrurous Crustacea, having a long and soft abdomen.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thal`as*sog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; sea +
<i>-graphy</i>.] <def>The study or science of the life of marine
organisms.</def>  <i>Agassiz.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Tha"ler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G. See <u>Dollar</u>.]
<def>A German silver coin worth about three shillings sterling, or about 73
cents.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tha*li"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr.
<grk>Qa`leia</grk>, originally, blooming, luxuriant, akin to
<grk>qa`llein</grk> to be luxuriant.] <i>(Class. Myth.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>That one of the nine Muses who presided over
comedy.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of the three Graces.</def>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>One of the Nereids.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tha`li*a"ce*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Thalia</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of Tunicata comprising
the free-swimming species, such as Salpa and Doliolum.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tha*li"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
Thalia; hence, of or pertaining to comedy; comic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thal"late</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt
of a hypothetical thallic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thal"lene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
hydrocarbon obtained from coal-tar residues, and remarkable for its intense
yellowish green fluorescence.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thal"lic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to thallium; derived from, or containing, thallium;
specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a higher
valence as contrasted with the <i>thallous</i> compounds; as,
<i>thallic</i> oxide.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thal"line</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Consisting of a thallus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thal"line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a young shoot or
branch.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An artificial alkaloid of the quinoline
series, obtained as a white crystalline substance,
C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>13</sub>NO, whose salts are valuable as antipyretics; -
- so called from the <i>green</i> color produced in its solution by certain
oxidizing agents.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thal"li*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See
<u>Thallous</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thal"li*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; young or
green shoot or branch, twig. So called from a characteristic bright
<i>green</i> line in its spectrum.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A rare metallic
element of the aluminium group found in some minerals, as certain pyrites,
and also in the lead-chamber deposit in the manufacture of sulphuric acid.
It is isolated as a heavy, soft, bluish white metal, easily oxidized in
moist air, but preserved by keeping under water. Symbol Tl. Atomic weight
203.7.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thal"lo*gen</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; young shoot or
branch, frond + <i>-gen</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One of a large class or
division of the vegetable kingdom, which includes those flowerless plants,
such as fungi, alg&aelig;, and lichens, that consist of a thallus only,
composed of cellular tissue, or of a congeries of cells, or even of
separate cells, and never show a distinction into root, stem, and
leaf.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thal"loid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Thallus</i> + <i>-
oid</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Resembling, or consisting of,
thallus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thal"lo*phyte</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; young shoot +
&?; plant.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Thallogen</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thal"lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to thallium; derived from, or containing, thallium;
specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a lower
valence as contrasted with the <i>thallic</i> compounds.</def> [Written
also <i>thallious</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>||Thal"lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Thalli</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; young shoot or branch,
frond.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A solid mass of cellular tissue, consisting of
one or more layers, usually in the form of a flat stratum or expansion, but
sometimes erect or pendulous, and elongated and branching, and forming the
substance of the thallogens.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tham"muz</hw> (?), <hw>Tam"muz</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[Heb. <i>thamm&umacr;z</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A deity among the
ancient Syrians, in honor of whom the Hebrew idolatresses held an annual
lamentation. This deity has been conjectured to be the same with the
Ph&oelig;nician Adon, or Adonis.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The fourth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical
year, -- supposed to correspond nearly with our month of July.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tham"no*phile</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>qa`mnos</grk>
a bush + <grk>fi`los</grk> loving.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A bush
shrike.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tha"myn</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An
Asiatic deer (<i>Rucervus Eldi</i>) resembling the swamp deer; -- called
also <i>Eld's deer</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Than</hw> (&thlig;&abreve;n), <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> [OE.
<i>than</i>, <i>thon</i>, <i>then</i>, <i>thanne</i>, <i>thonne</i>,
<i>thenne</i>, than, then, AS. <i>&eth;anne</i>, <i>&eth;onne</i>,
<i>&eth;&aelig;nne</i>; akin to D. <i>dan</i>, OHG. <i>danne</i>, G.
<i>dann</i> then, <i>denn</i> than, for, Goth. <i>&thorn;an</i> then, and
to E. <i>the</i>, <i>there</i>, <i>that</i>. See <u>That</u>, and cf.
<u>Then</u>.] <def>A particle expressing comparison, used after certain
adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as
<i>more</i>, <i>better</i>, <i>other</i>, <i>otherwise</i>, and the like.
It is usually followed by the object compared in the nominative case.
Sometimes, however, the object compared is placed in the objective case,
and <i>than</i> is then considered by some grammarians as a preposition.
Sometimes the object is expressed in a sentence, usually introduced by
<i>that</i>; as, I would rather suffer <i>than</i> that you should
want.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Behold, a greater <i>than</i> Solomon is here.</blockquote>
<i>Matt. xii. 42.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Which when Beelzebub perceived, <i>than</i> whom,<BR>
Satan except, none higher sat.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>It's wiser being good <i>than</i> bad;<BR>
It's safer being meek <i>than</i> fierce;<BR>
It's fitter being sane <i>than</i> mad.</blockquote> <i>R.
Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Than</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Then. See <u>Then</u>.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Thanne</i> longen folk to gon on
pilgrimages.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Than"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The district in which a
thane anciently had jurisdiction; thanedom.</def></p>

<p><hw>Than"a*toid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>qa`natos</grk>
death + <i>-oid</i>.] <def>Deathlike; resembling death.</def>
<i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Than`a*tol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr.
<grk>qa`natos</grk> + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>A description, or the doctrine,
of death.</def>  <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Than`a*top"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
<grk>qa`natos</grk> death + <grk>'o`psis</grk> view.] <def>A view of death;
a meditation on the subject of death.</def>  <i>Bryant.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thane</hw> (th&amacr;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>thein</i>,
<i>&thorn;ein</i>, AS. <i>&thorn;egen</i>, <i>&thorn;egn</i>; akin to OHG.
<i>degan</i> a follower, warrior, boy, MHG. <i>degen</i> a hero, G.
<i>degen</i> hero, soldier, Icel. <i>&thorn;egn</i> a thane, a freeman;
probably akin to Gr. <grk>te`knon</grk> a child, <grk>ti`ktein</grk> to
bear, beget, or perhaps to Goth. <i>&thorn;ius</i> servant, AS.
<i>&thorn;e&oacute;w</i>, G. <i>dienen</i> to serve.] <def>A dignitary
under the Anglo-Saxons and Danes in England. Of these there were two
orders, the king's thanes, who attended the kings in their courts and held
lands immediately of them, and the ordinary thanes, who were lords of
manors and who had particular jurisdiction within their limits. After the
Conquest, this title was disused, and <i>baron</i> took its
place.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Among the ancient Scots, <i>thane</i> was a title of honor, which
seems gradually to have declined in its significance.  <i>Jamieson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thane"dom</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The property or
jurisdiction of a thane; thanage.</def>  <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thane"hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The character or
dignity of a thane; also, thanes, collectively.</def>  <i>J. R.
Green.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thane"ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or dignity of a
thane; thanehood; also, the seignioralty of a thane.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thank</hw> (th&abreve;&nsmac;k), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Thanks</b></plw> (#). [AS. <i>&thorn;anc</i>, <i>&thorn;onc</i>,
thanks, favor, thought; akin to OS. <i>thank</i> favor, pleasure, thanks,
D. & G. <i>dank</i> thanks, Icel. <i>&thorn;&ouml;kk</i>, Dan. <i>tak</i>,
Sw. <i>tack</i>, Goth. <i>&thorn;agks</i> thanks; -- originally, a thought,
a thinking. See <u>Think</u>.] <def>A expression of gratitude; an
acknowledgment expressive of a sense of favor or kindness received;
obligation, claim, or desert, or gratitude; -- now generally used in the
plural.</def> "This ceremonial <i>thanks</i>."  <i>Massinger.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If ye do good to them which do good to you, what
<i>thank</i> have ye? for sinners also do even the same.</blockquote>
<i>Luke vi. 33.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>What great <i>thank</i>, then, if any man, reputed wise and
constant, will neither do, nor permit others under his charge to do, that
which he approves not, especially in matter of sin?</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Thanks</i>, <i>thanks</i> to thee, most worthy
friend,<BR>
For the lesson thou hast taught.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><col><b>His thanks</b></col>, <col><b>Her thanks</b></col>, etc., <cd>of
his or her own accord; with his or her good will; voluntary.</cd>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Full sooth is said that love ne lordship,<BR>
Will not, <i>his thanks</i>, have no fellowship.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>-- <col><b>In thank</b></col>, <cd>with thanks or thankfulness.</cd>
[Obs.] -- <col><b>Thank offering</b></col>, <cd>an offering made as an
expression of thanks.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Thank</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Thanked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Thanking</u>.] [AS. <i>&thorn;ancian</i>. See <u>Thank</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>To express gratitude to (anyone) for a favor; to
make acknowledgments to (anyone) for kindness bestowed; -- used also
ironically for <i>blame</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>"Graunt mercy, lord, that <i>thank</i> I you," quod
she.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I <i>thank</i> thee for thine honest care.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Weigh the danger with the doubtful bliss,<BR>
And <i>thank</i> yourself if aught should fall amiss.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thank"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>&thorn;ancfull</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Obtaining or deserving
thanks; thankworthy.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Ladies, look here; this is the <i>thankful</i> glass<BR>
That mends the looker's eyes; this is the well<BR>
That washes what it shows.</blockquote> <i>Herbert.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Impressed with a sense of kindness received, and
ready to acknowledge it; grateful.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Be <i>thankful</i> unto him, and bless his
name.</blockquote> <i>Ps. c. 4.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Thank"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Thank"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Thank"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
acknowledging favors; not expressing thankfulness; unthankful;
ungrateful.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That she may feel<BR>
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is<BR>
To have a <i>thankless</i> child!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not obtaining or deserving thanks; unacceptable;
as, a <i>thankless</i> task.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To shepherd <i>thankless</i>, but by thieves that love the
night allowed.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Thank"less*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Thank"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Thank"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Thankfully.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Sylvester (Du Bartas).</i></p>

<p><hw>Thanks"give</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To give or
dedicate in token of thanks.</def> [Obs. or R.]  <i>Mede.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thanks"giv`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who gives
thanks, or acknowledges a kindness.</def>  <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thanks"giv`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The act of rending thanks, or expressing gratitude for favors or
mercies.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if
it be received with <i>thanksgiving</i>.</blockquote> <i>1 Tim. iv.
4.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In the <i>thanksgiving</i> before meat.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And taught by thee the Church prolongs<BR>
Her hymns of high <i>thanksgiving</i> still.</blockquote> <i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A public acknowledgment or celebration of divine
goodness; also, a day set apart for religious services, specially to
acknowledge the goodness of God, either in any remarkable deliverance from
calamities or danger, or in the ordinary dispensation of his
bounties.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In the United States it is now customary for the President by
proclamation to appoint annually a day (usually the last Thursday in
November) of thanksgiving and praise to God for the mercies of the past
year. This is an extension of the custom long prevailing in several States
in which an annual Thanksgiving day has been appointed by proclamation of
the governor.</p>

<p><hw>Thank"wor`thi*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality
or state of being thankworthy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thank"wor`thy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Deserving thanks;
worthy of gratitude; mreitorious.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>For this <i>thankworthy</i>, if a man, for conscience toward
God, endure grief, suffering wrongfully.</blockquote> <i>1 Pet. ii.
19.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
goatlike animal (<i>Capra Jemlaica</i>) native of the Himalayas. It has
small, flattened horns, curved directly backward. The hair of the neck,
shoulders, and chest of the male is very long, reaching to the knees.
Called also <i>serow</i>, and <i>imo</i>.</def> [Written also <i>thaar</i>,
and <i>tahr</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Thar</hw>, <pos><i>v. impersonal, pres.</i></pos> [OE. <i>thar</i>,
<i>&thorn;arf</i>, AS. <i>&thorn;earf</i>, infin. <i>&thorn;urfan</i> to
need; akin to OHG. <i>durfan</i>, G. <i>d&uuml;rfen</i> to be allowed,
Icel. <i>&thorn;urfa</i> to need, Goth. <i>&thorn;a&uacute;rban</i>.]
<def>It needs; need.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>What <i>thar</i> thee reck or care?</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tharms</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&thorn;earm</i> a
gut; akin to D. & G. <i>darm</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;armr</i>, Sw. & Dan.
<i>tarm</i>. &radic;53.] <def>Twisted guts.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
<i>Ascham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tha"ros</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
small American butterfly (<i>Phycoides tharos</i>) having the upper surface
of the wings variegated with orange and black, the outer margins black with
small white crescents; -- called also <i>pearl crescent</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>That</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron., a., conj., & adv.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>&eth;&aelig;t</i>, neuter nom. & acc. sing. of the article (originally a
demonstrative pronoun). The nom. masc. <i>s&emacr;</i>, and the nom. fem.
<i>se&oacute;</i> are from a different root. AS. <i>&eth;&aelig;t</i> is
akin to D. <i>dat</i>, G. <i>das</i>, OHG. <i>daz</i>, Sw. & Dan.
<i>det</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;at</i> (masc. <i>s&amacr;</i>, fem.
<i>s&omacr;</i>), Goth. <i>&thorn;ata</i> (masc. <i>sa</i>, fem.
<i>s&omacr;</i>), Gr. &?; (masc. &?;, fem. &?;), Skr. <i>tat</i> (for
<i>tad</i>, masc. <i>sas</i>, fem. <i>s&amacr;</i>); cf. L. is<i>tud</i>
that. &radic;184.  Cf. <u>The</u>, <u>Their</u>, <u>They</u>, <u>Them</u>,
<u>This</u>, <u>Than</u>, <u>Since</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>As a
demonstrative pronoun (<i>pl.</i> <u>Those</u>), <i>that</i> usually points
out, or refers to, a person or thing previously mentioned, or supposed to
be understood. <i>That</i>, as a demonstrative, may precede the noun to
which it refers; as, <i>that</i> which he has said is true; <i>those</i> in
the basket are good apples.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The early fame of Gratian was equal to <i>that</i> of the
most celebrated princes.</blockquote> <i>Gibbon.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>That</i> may refer to an entire sentence or paragraph, and not
merely to a word. It usually follows, but sometimes precedes, the sentence
referred to.</p>

<p><blockquote><i>That</i> be far from thee, to do after this manner, to
slay the righteous with the wicked.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xviii. 25.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And when Moses heard <i>that</i>, he was
content.</blockquote> <i>Lev. x. 20.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I will know your business, Harry, <i>that</i> I
will.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>That</i> is often used in opposition to <i>this</i>, or by way
of distinction, and in such cases <i>this</i>, like the Latin <i>hic</i>
and French <i>ceci</i>, generally refers to that which is nearer, and
<i>that</i>, like Latin <i>ille</i> and French <i>cela</i>, to that which
is more remote. When they refer to foreign words or phrases, <i>this</i>
generally refers to the latter, and <i>that</i> to the former.</p>

<p><blockquote>Two principles in human nature reign;<BR>
Self-love, to urge, and Reason, to restrain;<BR>
Nor <i>this</i> a good, nor <i>that</i> a bad we call.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If the Lord will, we shall live, and do <i>this</i> or
<i>that</i>.</blockquote> <i>James iv. 16.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>As an adjective, <i>that</i> has the same
demonstrative force as the pronoun, but is followed by a noun.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day
of judgment, than for <i>that</i> city.</blockquote> <i>Matt. x.
15.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The woman was made whole from <i>that</i> hour.</blockquote>
<i>Matt. ix. 22.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>That</i> was formerly sometimes used with the force of the
article <i>the</i>, especially in the phrases <i>that one</i>, <i>that
other</i>, which were subsequently corrupted into <i>th'tone</i>,
<i>th'tother</i> (now written <i>t'other</i>).</p>

<p><blockquote>Upon a day out riden knightes two . . . <BR>
<i>That one</i> of them came home, <i>that other</i> not.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>As a relative pronoun, <i>that</i> is equivalent
to <i>who</i> or <i>which</i>, serving to point out, and make definite, a
person or thing spoken of, or alluded to, before, and may be either
singular or plural.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>that</i> reproveth a scorner getteth to himself
shame.</blockquote> <i>Prov. ix. 7.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A judgment <i>that</i> is equal and impartial must incline
to the greater probabilities.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Wilkins.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1494 !></p>

<p>&fist; If the relative clause simply conveys an additional idea, and is
not properly explanatory or restrictive, <i>who</i> or <i>which</i> (rarely
<i>that</i>) is employed; as, the king <i>that</i> (or <i>who</i>) rules
well is generally popular; Victoria, <i>who</i> (not <i>that</i>) rules
well, enjoys the confidence of her subjects. Ambiguity may in some cases be
avoided in the use of <i>that</i> (which is restrictive) instead of
<i>who</i> or <i>which</i>, likely to be understood in a co&ouml;rdinating
sense. <i>Bain.</i></p>

<p><i>That</i> was formerly used for <i>that which</i>, as <i>what</i> is
now; but such use is now archaic.</p>

<p><blockquote>We speak <i>that</i> we do know, and testify <i>that</i> we
have seen.</blockquote> <i>John iii. 11.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>That</i> I have done it is thyself to wite
[blame].</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><i>That</i>, as a relative pronoun, cannot be governed by a preposition
preceding it, but may be governed by one at the end of the sentence which
it commences.</p>

<p><blockquote>The ship <i>that</i> somebody was sailing in.</blockquote>
<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p>In Old English, <i>that</i> was often used with the demonstratives
<i>he</i>, <i>his</i>, <i>him</i>, etc., and the two together had the force
of a relative pronoun; thus, <i>that he</i> = who; <i>that his</i> = whose;
<i>that him</i> = whom.</p>

<p><blockquote>I saw to-day a corpse yborn to church<BR>
<i>That</i> now on Monday last I saw <i>him</i> wirche [work].</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>Formerly, <i>that</i> was used, where we now commonly use <i>which</i>,
as a relative pronoun with the demonstrative pronoun <i>that</i> as its
antecedent.</p>

<p><blockquote>That <i>that</i> dieth, let it die; and that <i>that</i> is
to cut off, let it be cut off.</blockquote> <i>Zech. xi. 9.</i>
</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>As a conjunction, <i>that</i> retains much of
its force as a demonstrative pronoun.</def> It is used, specifically: --
</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To introduce a clause employed as the object of
the preceding verb, or as the subject or predicate nominative of a
verb.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She tells them 't is a causeless fantasy,<BR>
And childish error, <i>that</i> they are afraid.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I have shewed before, <i>that</i> a mere possibility to the
contrary, can by no means hinder a thing from being highly
credible.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Wilkins.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To introduce, a reason or cause; -- equivalent
to <i>for that</i>, <i>in that</i>, <i>for the reason that</i>,
<i>because</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He does hear me;<BR>
And <i>that</i> he does, I weep.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>To introduce a purpose; -- usually followed by
<i>may</i>, or <i>might</i>, and frequently preceded by <i>so</i>, <i>in
order</i>, <i>to the end</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>These things I say, <i>that</i> ye might be
saved.</blockquote> <i>John v. 34.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To the end <i>that</i> he may prolong his days.</blockquote>
<i>Deut. xvii. 20.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>To introduce a consequence, result, or effect;
-- usually preceded by <i>so</i> or <i>such</i>, sometimes by
<i>that</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The birds their notes renew, and bleating herds<BR>
Attest their joy, <i>that</i> hill and valley rings.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He gazed so long<BR>
<i>That</i> both his eyes were dazzled.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> To introduce a clause denoting time; -- equivalent
to <i>in which time</i>, <i>at which time</i>, <i>when</i>.</p>

<p><blockquote>So wept Duessa until eventide,<BR>
<i>That</i> shining lamps in Jove's high course were lit.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Is not this the day<BR>
<i>That</i> Hermia should give answer of her choice?</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <def>In an elliptical sentence to introduce a
dependent sentence expressing a wish, or a cause of surprise, indignation,
or the like.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ha, cousin Silence, <i>that</i> thou hadst seen that that
this knight and I have seen!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i>
</p>

<p><blockquote>O God, <i>that</i> right should thus overcome
might!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>That</i> was formerly added to other conjunctions or to
adverbs to make them emphatic.</p>

<p><blockquote>To try if <i>that</i> our own be ours or no.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><i>That</i> is sometimes used to connect a clause with a preceding
conjunction on which it depends.</p>

<p><blockquote>When he had carried Rome and <i>that</i> we looked<BR>
For no less spoil than glory.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i>
</p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>As adverb: To such a degree; so; as, he was
<i>that</i> frightened he could say nothing.</def> [Archaic or in illiteral
use.]</p>

<p><col><b>All that</b></col>, <cd>everything of that kind; all that
sort.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>With singing, laughing, ogling, and <i>all
that</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The rank is but the guinea's stamp,<BR>
The man's the gowd [gold] for <i>a'that</i>.</blockquote> <i>Burns.</i></p>

<p>-- <col><b>For that</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>For</u>,
<pos><i>prep.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>In that</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>In</u>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p><hw>Thatch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>thak</i>, AS.
<i>&thorn;&aelig;c</i> a roof; akin to <i>&thorn;eccean</i> to cover, D.
<i>dak</i> a roof, <i>dekken</i> to cover, G. <i>dach</i> a roof,
<i>decken</i> 8cover, Icel. <i>&thorn;ak</i> a roof, Sw. <i>tak</i>, Dan.
<i>tag</i>, Lith. <i>st&omacr;gas</i>, Ir. <i>teagh</i> a house, Gael.
<i>teach</i>, <i>tigh</i>, W. <i>ty</i>, L. <i>tegere</i> to cover,
<i>toga</i> a toga, Gr. &?;, &?;, a roof, &?; to cover, Skr. <i>sthag</i>.
Cf. <u>Deck</u>, <u>Integument</u>, <u>Tile</u>, <u>Toga</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Straw, rushes, or the like, used for making or
covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name in the West Indies for
several kinds of palm, the leaves of which are used for
thatching.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Thatch sparrow</b></col>, <cd>the house sparrow.</cd> [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Thatch</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Thatched</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Thatching</u>.]
[From <u>Thatch</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>: cf. OE. <i>thecchen</i>, AS.
<i>&?;eccean</i> to cover.] <def>To cover with, or with a roof of, straw,
reeds, or some similar substance; as, to <i>thatch</i> a roof, a stable, or
a stack of grain.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thatch"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
thatches.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thatch"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
act or art of covering buildings with thatch; so as to keep out rain, snow,
etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The materials used for this purpose;
thatch.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thaught</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>See
<u>Thwart</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thau`ma*tol"a*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, a
wonder + &?; worship.] <def>Worship or undue admiration of wonderful or
miraculous things.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>thaumatolatry</i> by which our theology has been
debased for more than a century.</blockquote> <i>Hare.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thau"ma*trope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a wonder + &?;
to turn.] <i>(Opt.)</i> <def>An optical instrument or toy for showing the
presistence of an impression upon the eyes after the luminous object is
withdrawn.</def></p>

<p>&fist; It consists of a card having on its opposite faces figures of two
different objects, or halves of the same object, as a bird and a cage,
which, when the card is whirled rapidlz round a diameter by the strings
that hold it, appear to the eye combined in a single picture, as of a bird
in its cage.</p>

<p><hw>Thau"ma*turge</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Thaumaturgus</u>.] <def>A magician; a wonder worker.</def>
<i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Thau`ma*tur"gic</hw> (?), <hw>Thau`ma*tur"gic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to thaumaturgy; magical;
wonderful.</def>  <i>Burton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thau`ma*tur"gics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Feats of
legerdemain, or magical performances.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thau`ma*tur"gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who deals
in wonders, or believes in them; a wonder worker.</def>
<i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Thau`ma*tur"gus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?;
wonder-working; &?; a wonder + &?; work.] <def>A miracle worker; -- a title
given by the Roman Catholics to some saints.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thau"ma*tur`gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;.] <def>The
act or art of performing something wonderful; magic; legerdemain.</def>
<i>T. Warton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thave</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Theave</u>.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Thaw</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Thawed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Thawing</u>.] [AS. <i>&thorn;&amacr;wian</i>, <i>&thorn;&amacr;wan</i>;
akin to D. <i>dovijen</i>, G. <i>tauen</i>, <i>thauen</i> (cf. also
ver<i>dauen</i> 8digest, OHG. <i>douwen</i>, fir<i>douwen</i>), Icel.
<i>&thorn;eyja</i>, Sw. <i>t&ouml;a</i>, Dan. <i>t&ouml;e</i>, and perhaps
to Gr. &?; to melt. &radic;56.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To melt, dissolve,
or become fluid; to soften; -- said of that which is frozen; as, the ice
<i>thaws</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To become so warm as to melt ice and snow; --
said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To grow gentle or genial.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thaw</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause (frozen things, as
earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thaw</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The melting of ice, snow, or
other congealed matter; the resolution of ice, or the like, into the state
of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost; also, a
warmth of weather sufficient to melt that which is congealed.</def>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thaw"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Liquefying by heat after
having been frozen; thawing; melting.</def></p>

<p><hw>The</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Thee</u>.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer. Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>The</hw> (&thlig;&emacr;, <i>when emphatic or alone</i>;
&thlig;&esl;, <i>obscure before a vowel</i>; &thlig;<i>e</i>, <i>obscure
before a consonant</i>; 37), <pos><i>definite article.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>&eth;e</i>, a later form for earlier nom. sing. masc. <i>s&emacr;</i>,
formed under the influence of the oblique cases. See <u>That</u>, pron.]
<def>A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their
meaning.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>The</i> was originally a demonstrative pronoun, being a
weakened form of <i>that</i>. When placed before adjectives and
participles, it converts them into abstract nouns; as, <i>the</i> sublime
and <i>the</i> beautiful. <i>Burke.</i>  <i>The</i> is used regularly
before many proper names, as of rivers, oceans, ships, etc.; as, <i>the</i>
Nile, <i>the</i> Atlantic, <i>the</i> Great Eastern, <i>the</i> West
Indies, <i>The</i> Hague. <i>The</i> with an epithet or ordinal number
often follows a proper name; as, Alexander <i>the</i> Great; Napoleon
<i>the</i> Third. <i>The</i> may be employed to individualize a particular
kind or species; as, <i>the</i> grasshopper shall be a burden. <i>Eccl.
xii. 5.</i></p>

<p><hw>The</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&eth;&emacr;</i>,
<i>&eth;&ymacr;</i>, instrumental case of <i>s&emacr;</i>,
<i>se&oacute;</i>, <i>&eth;&aelig;t</i>, the definite article. See 2d
<u>The</u>.] <def>By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; --
used before comparatives; as, <i>the</i> longer we continue in sin,
<i>the</i> more difficult it is to reform.</def> "Yet not <i>the</i> more
cease I."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>So much <i>the</i> rather thou, Celestial Light,<BR>
Shine inward, and the mind through all her powers<BR>
Irradiate.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>||The"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Tea</u>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of plants found in China and Japan; the tea
plant.</def></p>

<p>&fist; It is now commonly referred to the genus <i>Camellia</i>.</p>

<p><hw>The*an"dric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; god + &?;,
&?;, a man.] <def>Relating to, or existing by, the union of divine and
human operation in Christ, or the joint agency of the divine and human
nature.</def>  <i>Murdock.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>The`an*throp"ic</hw> (?), <hw>The`an*throp"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Partaking of, or combining, both divinity and
humanity.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The gorgeous and imposing figures of his [Homer's]
<i>theanthropic</i> sytem.</blockquote> <i>Gladstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>The*an"thro*pism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; god + &?;
man.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A state of being God and man.</def> [R.]
<i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The ascription of human atributes to the Deity,
or to a polytheistic deity; anthropomorphism.</def>  <i>Gladstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>The*an"thro*pist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
advocates, or believes in, theanthropism.</def></p>

<p><hw>The*an"thro*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Theanthropism.</def></p>

<p><hw>The*ar"chic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;. See
<u>Thearchy</u>.] <def>Divinely sovereign or supreme.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He [Jesus] is the <i>thearchic</i>
Intelligence.</blockquote> <i>Milman.</i></p>

<p><hw>The"ar*chy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; god + <i>-
archy</i>: cf. Gr. &?; the supreme deity.] <def>Government by God; divine
sovereignty; theocracy.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>The"a*ter</hw>, <hw>The"a*tre</hw>  } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[F. <i>th&eacute;&acirc;tre</i>, L. <i>theatrum</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?;  to
see, view; cf. Skr. <i>dhy&amacr;</i> to meditate, think.  Cf.
<u>Theory</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An edifice in which dramatic
performances or spectacles are exhibited for the amusement of spectators;
anciently uncovered, except the stage, but in modern times
roofed.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any room adapted to the exhibition of any
performances before an assembly, as public lectures, scholastic exercises,
anatomical demonstrations, surgical operations, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which resembles a theater in form, use, or
the like; a place rising by steps or gradations, like the seats of a
theater.</def>  <i>Burns.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Shade above shade, a woody <i>theater</i><BR>
Of stateliest view.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A sphere or scheme of operation.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>For if a man can be partaker of God's <i>theater</i>, he
shall likewise be partaker of God's rest.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A place or region where great events are
enacted; as, the <i>theater</i> of war.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>The"a*tin</hw>, <hw>The"a*tine</hw>  } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[F. <i>th&eacute;atin</i>, It. <i>theatino</i>.] <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i>
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One of an order of Italian monks, established in
1524, expressly to oppose Reformation, and to raise the tone of piety among
Roman Catholics. They hold no property, nor do they beg, but depend on what
Providence sends. Their chief employment is preaching and giving religious
instruction.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Their name is derived from <i>Theate</i>, or <i>Chieti</i>, a
city of Naples, the archbishop of which was a principal founder of the
order; but they bore various names; as, <i>Regular Clerks of the
Community</i>, <i>Pauline Monks</i>, <i>Apostolic Clerks</i>, and
<i>Regular Clerks of the Divine Providence</i>. The order never flourished
much out of Italy.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>One of an order of nuns
founded by Ursula Benincasa, who died in 1618.</def></p>

<p><hw>The"a*tral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>theatralis</i>: cf.
F. <i>th&eacute;atral</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a theater;
theatrical.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>The*at"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Theatrical.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Woods over woods in gay, <i>theatric</i> pride.</blockquote>
<i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><hw>The*at"ric*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>theatricus</i>,
Gr. &?;.] <def>Of or pertaining to a theater, or to the scenic
representations; resembling the manner of dramatic performers; histrionic;
hence, artificial; as, <i>theatrical</i> performances; <i>theatrical</i>
gestures.</def> -- <wf>The*at`ri*cal"i*ty</wf> (#), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>The*at"ric*al*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>No meretricious aid whatever has been called in -- no trick,
no illusion of the eye, nothing <i>theatrical</i>.</blockquote> <i>R.
Jefferies.</i></p>

<p><hw>The*at"ric*als</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>Dramatic
performances; especially, those produced by amateurs.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Such fashionable cant terms as &lsquo;<i>theatricals</i>,'
and &lsquo;musicals,' invented by the flippant Topham, still survive among
his confraternity of frivolity.</blockquote> <i>I. Disraeli.</i></p>

<p><hw>Theave</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. W. <i>dafad</i> a sheep,
ewe.] <def>A ewe lamb of the first year; also, a sheep three years
old.</def> [Written also <i>thave</i>.] [Prov. Eng.]  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>The*ba"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>thebaicus</i>, Gr.
&?;.] <def>Of or pertaining to Thebes in Egypt; specifically, designating a
version of the Bible preserved by the Copts, and esteemed of great value by
biblical scholars. This version is also called the <i>Sahidic
version</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>The"ba*id</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Thebais</i>, <i>-
idis</i>.] <def>A Latin epic poem by Statius about Thebes in
B&oelig;otia.</def></p>

<p><hw>The*ba"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called from a kind of
Egyptian opium produced at <i>Thebes</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A poisonous
alkaloid, C<sub>19</sub>H<sub>21</sub>NO<sub>3</sub>, found in opium in
small quantities, having a sharp, astringent taste, and a tetanic action
resembling that of strychnine.</def></p>

<p><hw>The"ban</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Thebanus</i>.] <def>Of
or pertaining to Thebes.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Theban year</b></col> <i>(Anc. Chron.)</i>, <cd>the Egyptian
year of 365 days and 6 hours.</cd> <i>J. Bryant.</i></p>

<p><hw>The"ban</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of
Thebes; also, a wise man.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I'll talk a word with this same learned
<i>Theban</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>||The"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Thec&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [L., fr. Gr. &?; a case to put anything
in. See <u>Tick</u> a cover.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A sheath; a case; as,
the <i>theca</i>, or cell, of an anther; the <i>theca</i>, or spore case,
of a fungus; the <i>theca</i> of the spinal cord.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The
chitinous cup which protects the hydranths of certain hydroids.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The more or less cuplike calicle of a coral.</def>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The wall forming a calicle of a coral.</def></p>

<p><hw>The"cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a
theca; as, a <i>thecal</i> abscess.</def></p>

<p><hw>The"ca*phore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Theca</i> + Gr. &?;
to bear: cf. F. <i>th&eacute;caphore</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A surface or organ bearing a theca, or covered
with thec&aelig;.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>See
<u>Basigynium</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>The*cas"po*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Having the spores in thec&aelig;, or cases.</def></p>

<p><hw>||The*ca"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?; a
case.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Thecophora</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thec"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Any one of many species
of small delicately colored butterflies belonging to <i>Thecla</i> and
allied genera; -- called also <i>hairstreak</i>, and
<i>elfin</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>The`co*dac"tyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [&?; case + &?;
finger.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of a group of lizards of the
Gecko tribe, having the toes broad, and furnished with a groove in which
the claws can be concealed.</def></p>

<p><hw>The"co*dont</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a case + &?;,
&?;, a tooth.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Having the teeth
inserted in sockets in the alveoli of the jaws.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the
thecodonts.</def></p>

<p><hw>The"co*dont</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>One of
the Thecodontia.</def></p>

<p><hw>||The`co*don"ti*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.]
<i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A group of fossil saurians having biconcave
vertebr&aelig; and the teeth implanted in sockets.</def></p>

<p><hw>||The*coph"o*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr.
&?; a case + &?; to bear.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of hydroids
comprising those which have the hydranths in thec&aelig; and the gonophores
in capsules. The campanularians and sertularians are examples. Called also
<i>Thecata</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Hydroidea</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||The`co*so"ma*ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Theca</u>, and <u>Soma</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An order of
Pteropoda comprising those species which have a shell. See
<u>Pteropoda</u>.</def> -- <wf>The`co*so"ma*tous</wf> (#),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>The"dom</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thee</i> to prosper +
<i>-dom</i>.] <def>Success; fortune; luck; chance.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Evil <i>thedom</i> on his monk's snout.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thee</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&?;e&oacute;n</i>;
akin to OS. <i>th&imacr;han</i>, D. ge<i>dijen</i>, G. ge<i>deihen</i>,
OHG. gi<i>dihan</i>, Goth. <i>&?;eihan</i>, Lith. <i>tekti</i> to fall to
the lot of.  Cf. <u>Tight</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>To thrive; to
prosper.</def> [Obs.] "He shall never <i>thee</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Well mote <i>thee</i>, as well can wish your
thought.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thee</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&eth;&emacr;</i>,
acc. & dat. of <i>&eth;&umacr;</i> thou. See <u>Thou</u>.] <def>The
objective case of <i>thou</i>. See <u>Thou</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Thee is poetically used for <i>thyself</i>, as <i>him</i> for
<i>himself</i>, etc.</p>

<p><blockquote>This sword hath ended him; so shall it thee,<BR>
Unless thou yield <i>thee</i> as my prisoner.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1495 !></p>

<p><hw>Theft</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>thefte</i>, AS.
<i>&thorn;i&eacute;f&eth;e</i>, <i>&thorn;&ymacr;f&eth;e</i>,
<i>&thorn;e&oacute;f&eth;e</i>. See <u>Thief</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Law)</i> <def>The act of stealing; specifically, the felonious taking
and removing of personal property, with an intent to deprive the rightful
owner of the same; larceny.</def></p>

<p>&fist; To constitute theft there must be a taking without the owner's
consent, and it must be unlawful or felonious; every part of the property
stolen must be removed, however slightly, from its former position; and it
must be, at least momentarily, in the complete possession of the thief. See
<u>Larceny</u>, and the Note under <u>Robbery</u>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The thing stolen.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>If the <i>theft</i> be certainly found in his hand alive, .
. . he shall restore double.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxii. 4.</i></p>

<p><hw>Theft"bote`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Theft</i> +
<i>bote</i> compensation.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>The receiving of a man's goods
again from a thief, or a compensation for them, by way of composition, with
the intent that the thief shall escape punishment.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thegn</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Thane. See
<u>Thane</u>.</def>  <i>E. A. Freeman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thegn"hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Thanehood.</def>
<i>E. A. Freeman.</i></p>

<p><hw>The"i*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [NL. <i>thea</i> tea, the
tea plant + <i>-form</i>: cf. F. <i>th&eacute;iforme</i>.] <def>Having the
form of tea.</def></p>

<p><hw>The"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>th&eacute;ine</i>, fr.
NL. <i>thea</i>. See <u>Theiform</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See
<u>Caffeine</u>. Called also <i>theina</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Their</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron. & a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>thair</i>, fr.
Icel. <i>&thorn;eirra</i>, <i>&thorn;eira</i>, of them, but properly gen.
pl. of the definite article; akin to AS. <i>&eth;&amacr;ra</i>,
<i>&eth;&aemacr;ra</i>, gen. pl. of the definite article, or fr. AS.
<i>&eth;&aemacr;ra</i>, influenced by the Scandinavian use. See
<u>That</u>.] <def>The possessive case of the personal pronoun <i>they</i>;
as, <i>their</i> houses; <i>their</i> country.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The possessive takes the form <i>theirs</i> (&?;) when the noun
to which it refers is not expressed, but implied or understood; as, our
land is richest, but <i>theirs</i> is best cultivated.</p>

<p><blockquote>Nothing but the name of zeal appears<BR>
'Twixt our best actions and the worst of <i>theirs</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Denham.</i></p>

<p><hw>The"ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From Gr. &?; God; probably
akin to &?; to pray for, &?; spoken by God, decreed: cf. F.
<i>th&eacute;isme</i>.  Cf. <u>Enthusiasm</u>, <u>Pantheon</u>,
<u>Theology</u>.] <def>The belief or acknowledgment of the existence of a
God, as opposed to <i>atheism</i>, <i>pantheism</i>, or
<i>polytheism</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>The"ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>th&eacute;iste</i>. See <u>Theism</u>.] <def>One who believes in the
existence of a God; especially, one who believes in a personal God; --
opposed to <i>atheist</i>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>The*is"tic</hw> (?), <hw>The*is"tic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to theism, or a theist;
according to the doctrine of theists.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thel*phu"si*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; nipple + &?;
to blow, to puff.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of a tribe of fresh-water
crabs which live in or on the banks of rivers in tropical
countries.</def></p>

<p><hw>The*lyt"o*kous</hw> (th&esl;*l&ibreve;t"&osl;*k&ubreve;s),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>qh^lys</grk> female + <grk>to`kos</grk> a
bringing forth.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Producing females only; -- said
of certain female insects.</def></p>

<p><hw>Them</hw> (&thlig;&ebreve;m), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>&eth;&aemacr;m</i>, dat. pl. of the article, but influenced by the
Scand. use of the corresponding form <i>&thorn;eim</i> as a personal
pronoun. See <u>They</u>.] <def>The objective case of they. See
<u>They</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Go ye rather to <i>them</i> that sell, and buy for
yourselves.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxv. 9.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Then shall the King say unto <i>them</i> on his right hand,
Come, ye blessed of my Father.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxv. 34.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Them</i> is poetically used for <i>themselves</i>, as
<i>him</i> for <i>himself</i>, etc.</p>

<p><blockquote>Little stars may hide <i>them</i> when they
list.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>The*mat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;: cf. F.
<i>th&eacute;matique</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to the theme of a word. See <u>Theme</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>,
4.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a theme, or
subject.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Thematic catalogue</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a catalogue of
musical works which, besides the title and other particulars, gives in
notes the theme, or first few measures, of the whole work or of its several
movements.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Theme</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>teme</i>, OF.
<i>teme</i>, F. <i>th&egrave;me</i>, L. <i>thema</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to
set, place. See <u>Do</u>, and cf. <u>Thesis</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks; a proposition
for discussion or argument; a text.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My <i>theme</i> is alway one and ever was.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And when a soldier was the <i>theme</i>, my name<BR>
Was not far off.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Discourse on a certain subject.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Then ran repentance and rehearsed his
<i>theme</i>.</blockquote> <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>It was the subject of my <i>theme</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A composition or essay required of a
pupil.</def>  <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>A noun or verb, not modified by
inflections; also, that part of a noun or verb which remains unchanged
(except by euphonic variations) in declension or conjugation;
stem.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>That by means of which a thing is done; means;
instrument.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The leading subject of a
composition or a movement.</def></p>

<p><hw>The"mis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?;
that which is laid down or established by usage, law, prob. fr. &?; to set,
place.] <i>(Gr. Myth.)</i> <def>The goddess of law and order; the patroness
of existing rights.</def></p>

<p><hw>Them*selves"</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> <def>The plural of
<i>himself</i>, <i>herself</i>, and <i>itself</i>. See <u>Himself</u>,
<u>Herself</u>, <u>Itself</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Then</hw> (&thlig;&ebreve;n), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Originally the
same word as <i>than</i>. See <u>Than</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>At that
time (referring to a time specified, either past or future).</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And the Canaanite was <i>then</i> in the land.</blockquote>
<i>Gen. xii. 6.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Now I know in part; but <i>then</i> shall I know even as
also I am known.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. xiii. 12.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Soon afterward, or immediately; next;
afterward.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>First be reconciled to thy brother, and <i>then</i> come and
offer thy gift.</blockquote> <i>Matt. v. 24.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>At another time; later; again.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>One while the master is not aware of what is done, and
<i>then</i> in other cases it may fall out to be own act.</blockquote>
<i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><col><b>By then</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>By that time.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>By the time that.</cd> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>But that opinion, I trust, <i>by then</i> this following
argument hath been well read, will be left for one of the mysteries of an
indulgent Antichrist.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Now and then</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Now</u>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Till then</b></col>, <cd>until that
time; until the time mentioned.</cd> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Then</i> is often used elliptically, like an adjective, for
<i>then existing</i>; as, the <i>then</i> administration.</p>

<p><hw>Then</hw> (?), <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Than.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In that case; in consequence; as a consequence;
therefore; for this reason.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If all this be so, <i>then</i> man has a natural
freedom.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Now, <i>then</i>, be all thy weighty cares
away.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Therefore.  <u>Then</u>, <u>Therefore</u>. Both these
words are used in reasoning; but <i>therefore</i> takes the lead, while
<i>then</i> is rather subordinate or incidental. <i>Therefore</i> states
reasons and draws inferences in form; <i>then</i>, to a great extent, takes
the point as proved, and passes on to the general conclusion.
"<i>Therefore</i> being justified by faith, we have peace with God."
<i>Rom. v. 1.</i> "So <i>then</i> faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by
the word of God." <i>Rom. x. 17.</i></p>

<p><hw>Then"a*days</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>At that time;
then; in those days; -- correlative to <i>nowadays</i>.</def> [R.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>The"nal</hw> (?), <hw>The"nar</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[NL., fr. Gr. &?;.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the thenar;
corresponding to thenar; palmar.</def></p>

<p><hw>The"nar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The palm of the hand.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>The prominence of the palm above the base of the thumb; the thenar
eminence; the ball of the thumb. Sometimes applied to the corresponding
part of the foot.</def></p>

<p><hw>The*nard"ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Named after the French
chemist, L. J. <i>Th&eacute;nard</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Anhydrous sodium
sulphate, a mineral of a white or brown color and vitreous
luster.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thence</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. <i>thenne</i>,
<i>thanne</i>, and (with the adverbal <i>-s</i>; see <u>-wards</u>)
<i>thennes</i>, <i>thannes</i> (hence <i>thens</i>, now written
<i>thence</i>), AS. <i>&eth;anon</i>, <i>&eth;anan</i>, <i>&eth;onan</i>;
akin to OHG. <i>dannana</i>, <i>dann&amacr;n</i>, <i>dan&amacr;n</i>, and
G. von <i>dannen</i>, E. <i>that</i>, <i>there</i>. See <u>That</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>From that place.</def> "Bid him <i>thence</i> go."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When ye depart <i>thence</i>, shake off the dust under your
feet for a testimony against them.</blockquote> <i>Mark vi. 11.</i></p>

<p>&fist; It is not unusual, though pleonastic, to use <i>from</i> before
<i>thence</i>.  Cf. <u>Hence</u>, <u>Whence</u>.</p>

<p><blockquote>Then I will send, and fetch thee <i>from
thence</i>.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xxvii. 45.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>From that time; thenceforth;
thereafter.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There shall be no more <i>thence</i> an infant of
days.</blockquote> <i>Isa. lxv. 20.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>For that reason; therefore.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Not to sit idle with so great a gift<BR>
Useless, and <i>thence</i> ridiculous, about him.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Not there; elsewhere; absent.</def> [Poetic]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thence`forth"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>From that time;
thereafter.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be
salted? it is <i>thenceforth</i> good for nothing.</blockquote> <i>Matt. v.
13.</i></p>

<p>    This word is sometimes preceded by <i>from</i>, -- a redundancy
sanctioned by custom.  <i>Chaucer.</i> <i>John. xix. 12.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>Thence`for"ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>From that time
onward; thenceforth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thence`from"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>From that
place.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>The`o*bro"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a god
+ &?; food, fr. &?; to eat: cf. F. <i>th&eacute;obrome</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>A genus of small trees. See <u>Cacao</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>The`o*bro"mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of,
pertaining to, or designating, an acid extracted from cacao butter (from
the <i>Theobroma Cacao</i>), peanut oil (from <i>Arachis
hypog&aelig;a</i>), etc., as a white waxy crystalline substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>The`o*bro"mine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An
alkaloidal ureide, C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>8</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>2</sub>,
homologous with and resembling caffeine, produced artificially, and also
extracted from cacao and chocolate (from <i>Theobroma Cacao</i>) as a
bitter white crystalline substance; -- called also <i>dimethyl
xanthine</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>The`o*chris"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; God +
&?; anointed, fr. &?; to anoint.] <def>Anointed by God.</def></p>

<p><hw>The*oc"ra*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; God + &?;
to be strong, to rule, fr. &?; strength: cf. F. <i>th&eacute;ocratie</i>.
See <u>Theism</u>, and cf. <u>Democracy</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Government of a state by the immediate direction or administration of
God; hence, the exercise of political authority by priests as representing
the Deity.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state thus governed, as the Hebrew
commonwealth before it became a kingdom.</def></p>

<p><hw>The*oc"ra*sy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; union of the
soul with God; &?; God + &?; a mixing, akin to &?; to mix.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A mixture of the worship of different gods, as of
Jehovah and idols.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This syncretistic <i>theocracy</i> by no means excludes in
him [Solomon] the proper service of idols.</blockquote> <i>J.
Murphy.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Philos.)</i> <def>An intimate union of the soul
with God in contemplation, -- an ideal of the Neoplatonists and of some
Oriental mystics.</def></p>

<p><hw>The"o*crat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who lives under a
theocratic form of government; one who in civil affairs conforms to divine
law.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>The`o*crat"ic</hw> (?), <hw>The`o*crat"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>th&eacute;ocratique</i>.] <def>Of or
pertaining to a theocracy; administred by the immediate direction of God;
as, the <i>theocratical</i> state of the Israelites.</def></p>

<p><hw>The*od"i*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.
<i>theodic&aelig;a</i>, fr. Gr. &?; God + &?; right, justice: cf. F.
<i>th&eacute;odic&eacute;e</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A vindication of
the justice of God in ordaining or permitting natural and moral
evil.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That department of philosophy which treats of
the being, perfections, and government of God, and the immortality of the
soul.</def>  <i>Krauth-Fleming.</i></p>

<p><hw>The*od"o*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably a corruption
of <i>the alidade</i>. See <u>Alidade</u>.] <def>An instrument used,
especially in trigonometrical surveying, for the accurate measurement of
horizontal angles, and also usually of vertical angles. It is variously
constructed.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The theodolite consists principally of a telescope, with cross
wires in the focus of its object glass, clamped in Y's attached to a frame
that is mounted so as to turn both on vertical and horizontal axes, the
former carrying a vernier plate on a horizontal graduated plate or circle
for azimuthal angles, and the latter a vertical graduated arc or semicircle
for altitudes. The whole is furnished with levels and adjusting screws and
mounted on a tripod.</p>

<p><hw>The*od`o*lit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to a theodolite; made by means of a theodolite; as, <i>theodolitic</i>
observations.</def></p>

<p><hw>The`o*gon"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or relating to
theogony.</def></p>

<p><hw>The*og"o*nism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Theogony.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>The*og"o*nist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A writer on
theogony.</def></p>

<p><hw>The*og"o*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>theogonia</i>, Gr.
&?;; &?; a god + the root of &?; to be born. See <u>Theism</u>, and
<u>Genus</u>.] <def>The generation or genealogy of the gods; that branch of
heathen theology which deals with the origin and descent of the deities;
also, a poem treating of such genealogies; as, the <i>Theogony</i> of
Hesiod.</def></p>

<p><hw>The*ol"o*gas`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Formed like
<i>poetaster</i>: cf. F. <i>th&eacute;ologastre</i>.] <def>A pretender or
quack in theology.</def> [R.]  <i>Burton.</i></p>

<p><hw>The*ol"o*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A theologian.</def>
<i>Cudworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>The`o*lo"gi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>th&eacute;ologien</i>, L. <i>theologus</i>, Gr. &?;. See
<u>Theology</u>.] <def>A person well versed in theology; a professor of
theology or divinity; a divine.</def></p>

<p><hw>The`o*log"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Theological.</def></p>

<p><hw>The`o*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>theologicus</i>, Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>th&eacute;ologique</i>.] <def>Of or
pertaining to theology, or the science of God and of divine things; as, a
<i>theological</i> treatise.</def> -- <wf>The`o*log"ic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>The`o*log"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Theology.</def>
<i>Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>The*ol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
theologian.</def></p>

<p><hw>The*ol"o*gize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Theologized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Theologizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>th&eacute;ologiser</i>.] <def>To
render theological; to apply to divinity; to reduce to a system of
theology.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>School divinity was but Aristotle's philosophy
<i>theologized</i>.</blockquote> <i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p><hw>The*ol"o*gize</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To frame a system
of theology; to theorize or speculate upon theological subjects.</def></p>

<p><hw>The*ol"o*gi`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
theologizes; a theologian.</def> [R.]  <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>The"o*logue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. L. <i>theologus</i>,
Gr. &?;, and E. <i>philologue</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
theologian.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Ye gentle <i>theologues</i> of calmer kind.</blockquote>
<i>Young.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He [Jerome] was the <i>theologue</i> -- and the word is
designation enough.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A student in a theological seminary.</def>
[Written also <i>theolog</i>.] [Colloq. U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>The*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Theologies</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>theologia</i>, Gr. &?;; &?; God +
&?; discourse: cf. F. <i>th&eacute;ologie</i>. See <u>Theism</u>, and
<u>Logic</u>.] <def>The science of God or of religion; the science which
treats of the existence, character, and attributes of God, his laws and
government, the doctrines we are to believe, and the duties we are to
practice; divinity; (as more commonly understood) "the knowledge derivable
from the Scriptures, the systematic exhibition of revealed truth, the
science of Christian faith and life."</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Many speak of <i>theology</i> as a science of religion
[instead of "science of God"] because they disbelieve that there is any
knowledge of God to be attained.</blockquote> <i>Prof. R. Flint (Enc.
Brit.).</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Theology</i> is ordered knowledge; representing in the
region of the intellect what religion represents in the heart and life of
man.</blockquote> <i>Gladstone.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Ascetic theology</b></col>, <col><b>Natural theology</b></col>.
<cd>See <u>Ascetic</u>, <u>Natural</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Moral
theology</b></col>, <cd>that phase of theology which is concerned with
moral character and conduct.</cd> -- <col><b>Revealed theology</b></col>,
<cd>theology which is to be learned only from revelation.</cd> --
<col><b>Scholastic theology</b></col>, <cd>theology as taught by the
scholastics, or as prosecuted after their principles and methods.</cd> --
<col><b>Speculative theology</b></col>, <cd>theology as founded upon, or
influenced by, speculation or metaphysical philosophy.</cd> --
<col><b>Systematic theology</b></col>, <cd>that branch of theology of which
the aim is to reduce all revealed truth to a series of statements that
together shall constitute an organized whole.</cd> <i>E. G. Robinson
(Johnson's Cyc.).</i></p>

<p><hw>The*om"a*chist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Gr. &?;.]
<def>One who fights against the gods; one who resists God of the divine
will.</def></p>

<p><hw>The*om"a*chy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; a god +
&?; a battle.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A fighting against the gods, as the
battle of the gaints with the gods.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A battle or strife among the gods.</def>
<i>Gladstone.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Opposition to God or the divine will.</def>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>The"o*man`cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a god + <i>-
mancy</i>: cf. F. <i>th&eacute;omancie</i>, Gr. &?; a spirit of prophecy,.]
<def>A kind of divination drawn from the responses of oracles among heathen
nations.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>The`o*pa*thet"ic</hw> (?), <hw>The`o*path"ic</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a theopathy.</def></p>

<p><hw>The*op"a*thy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; God + &?;, &?;,
to suffer, feel.] <def>Capacity for religious affections or
worship.</def></p>

<p><hw>The`o*phan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to a theopany; appearing to man, as a god.</def></p>

<p><hw>The*oph"a*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>-
nies</b></plw> (#). [Gr. &?;; &?; God + &?; to appear.] <def>A
manifestation of God to man by actual appearance, usually as an
incarnation.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1496 !></p>

<p><hw>The`o*phil`an*throp"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Pertaining to theophilanthropy or the theophilanthropists.</def></p>

<p><hw>The`o*phi*lan"thro*pism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The
doctrine of the theophilanthropists; theophilanthropy.</def></p>

<p><hw>The`o*phi*lan"thro*pist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>th&eacute;ophilanthrope</i>.] <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>A member of a
deistical society established at Paris during the French
revolution.</def></p>

<p><hw>The`o*phi*lan"thro*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; God +
E. <i>philanthropy</i>.] <def>Theophilanthropism.</def>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>The`o*phil`o*soph"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; God +
E. <i>philosophic</i>.] <def>Combining theism and philosophy, or pertaining
to the combination of theism and philosophy.</def></p>

<p><hw>The`op*neus"ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Divinely
inspired; theopneustic.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>The`op*neus"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; inspired of
God; &?; God + &?; to blow, to breathe.] <def>Given by the inspiration of
the Spirit of God.</def></p>

<p><hw>The"op*neus`ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;.] <def>Divine
inspiration; the supernatural influence of the Divine Spirit in qualifying
men to receive and communicate revealed truth.</def></p>

<p><hw>The*or"bist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>One
who plays on a theorbo.</def></p>

<p><hw>The*or"bo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>th&eacute;orbe</i>,
<i>t&eacute;orbe</i>, formerly <i>tuorbe</i>, <i>tiorbe</i>, It.
<i>tiorba</i>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>An instrument made like large lute, but
having two necks, with two sets of pegs, the lower set holding the strings
governed by frets, while to the upper set were attached the long bass
strings used as open notes.</def></p>

<p>&fist; A larger form of <i>theorbo</i> was also called the
<i>archlute</i>, and was used chiefly, if not only, as an accompaniment to
the voice. Both have long fallen into disuse.</p>

<p><hw>The"o*rem</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>theorema</i>, Gr.
&?; a sight, speculation, theory, theorem, fr. &?; to look at, &?; a
spectator: cf. F. <i>th&eacute;or&egrave;me</i>. See <u>Theory</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which is considered and established as a
principle; hence, sometimes, a rule.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Not theories, but <i>theorems</i> (&?;), the intelligible
products of contemplation, intellectual objects in the mind, and of and for
the mind exclusively.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>By the <i>theorems</i>,<BR>
Which your polite and terser gallants practice,<BR>
I re-refine the court, and civilize<BR>
Their barbarous natures.</blockquote> <i>Massinger.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>A statement of a principle to be
demonstrated.</def></p>

<p>&fist; A <i>theorem</i> is something to be proved, and is thus
distinguished from a <i>problem</i>, which is something to be solved. In
analysis, the term is sometimes applied to a rule, especially a rule or
statement of relations expressed in a formula or by symbols; as, the
binomial <i>theorem</i>; Taylor's <i>theorem</i>. See the Note under
<u>Proposition</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 5.</p>

<p><col><b>Binomial theorem</b></col>. <i>(Math.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Binomial</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Negative theorem</b></col>, <cd>a theorem
which expresses the impossibility of any assertion.</cd> --
<col><b>Particular theorem</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>a theorem which
extends only to a particular quantity.</cd> -- <col><b>Theorem of
Pappus</b></col>. <i>(Math.)</i> <cd>See <i>Centrobaric method</i>, under
<u>Centrobaric</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Universal theorem</b></col>
<i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>a theorem which extends to any quantity without
restriction.</cd></p>

<p><hw>The"o*rem</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To formulate into a
theorem.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>The`o*re*mat"ic</hw> (?), <hw>The`o*re*mat"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. Gr. &?;.] <def>Of or pertaining to a theorem or
theorems; comprised in a theorem; consisting of theorems.</def></p>

<p><hw>The`o*rem"a*tist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
constructs theorems.</def></p>

<p><hw>The`o*rem"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Theorematic.</def>
<i>Grew.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>The`o*ret"ic</hw> (?), <hw>The`o*ret"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;: cf. L. <i>theoreticus</i>, F.
<i>th&eacute;or&eacute;tique</i>.] <def>Pertaining to theory; depending on,
or confined to, theory or speculation; speculative; terminating in theory
or speculation: not practical; as, <i>theoretical</i> learning;
<i>theoretic</i> sciences.</def> -- <wf>The`o*ret"ic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>The`o*ret"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The speculative
part of a science; speculation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>At the very first, with our Lord himself, and his apostles,
as represented to us in the New Testament, morals come before
contemplation, ethics before <i>theoretics</i>.</blockquote> <i>H. B.
Wilson.</i></p>

<p><hw>The*or"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>th&eacute;orique</i>. See <u>Theory</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or
pertaining to the theorica.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> (<i>pron.</i> &?;) <def>Relating to, or skilled in,
theory; theoretically skilled.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A man but young,<BR>
Yet old in judgment, <i>theoric</i> and practic<BR>
In all humanity.</blockquote> <i>Massinger.</i></p>

<p><hw>The"o*ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>theorique</i>; cf.
L. <i>theorice</i>.] <def>Speculation; theory.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>||The*or"i*ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;
(sc. &?;), fr. &?; belonging to &?; a public spectacle. See <u>Theory</u>.]
<i>(Gr. Antiq.)</i> <def>Public moneys expended at Athens on festivals,
sacrifices, and public entertainments (especially theatrical performances),
and in gifts to the people; -- also called <i>theoric fund</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>The*or"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Theoretic.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>The*or"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a theoretic
manner.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>The"o*rist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>th&eacute;oriste</i>.] <def>One who forms theories; one given to theory
and speculation; a speculatist.</def>  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The greatest <i>theoretists</i> have given the preference to
such a government as that which obtains in this kingdom.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>The`o*ri*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or
product of theorizing; the formation of a theory or theories;
speculation.</def></p>

<p><hw>The"o*rize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Theorized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Theorizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>th&eacute;oriser</i>.] <def>To form a
theory or theories; to form opinions solely by theory; to
speculate.</def></p>

<p><hw>The"o*ri`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who theorizes
or speculates; a theorist.</def></p>

<p><hw>The"o*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Theories</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>th&eacute;orie</i>, L.
<i>theoria</i>, Gr. &?; a beholding, spectacle, contemplation, speculation,
fr. &?; a spectator, &?; to see, view. See <u>Theater</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A doctrine, or scheme of things, which terminates
in speculation or contemplation, without a view to practice; hypothesis;
speculation.</def></p>

<p>&fist; "This word is employed by English writers in a very loose and
improper sense. It is with them usually convertible into <i>hypothesis</i>,
and <i>hypothesis</i> is commonly used as another term for
<i>conjecture</i>. The terms <i>theory</i> and <i>theoretical</i> are
properly used in opposition to the terms <i>practice</i> and
<i>practical</i>. In this sense, they were exclusively employed by the
ancients; and in this sense, they are almost exclusively employed by the
Continental philosophers."  <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i>
</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An exposition of the general or abstract
principles of any science; as, the <i>theory</i> of music.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The science, as distinguished from the art; as,
the <i>theory</i> and practice of medicine.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The philosophical explanation of phenomena,
either physical or moral; as, Lavoisier's <i>theory</i> of combustion; Adam
Smith's <i>theory</i> of moral sentiments.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Atomic theory</b></col>, <col><b>Binary theory</b></col>,
<cd>etc. See under <u>Atomic</u>, <u>Binary</u>, etc.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Hypothesis, speculation.  -- <u>Theory</u>,
<u>Hypothesis</u>. A <i>theory</i> is a scheme of the relations subsisting
between the parts of a systematic whole; an <i>hypothesis</i> is a
tentative conjecture respecting a cause of phenomena.</p>

<p>{ <hw>The"o*soph</hw> (?), <hw>The*os"o*pher</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A theosophist.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>The`o*soph"ic</hw> (?), <hw>The`o*soph"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>th&eacute;osophique</i>.] <def>Of or
pertaining to theosophy.</def> -- <wf>The`o*soph"ic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>The*os"o*phism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>th&eacute;osophisme</i>.] <def>Belief in theosophy.</def>
<i>Murdock.</i></p>

<p><hw>The*os"o*phist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One addicted to
theosophy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>theosophist</i> is one who gives you a theory of God,
or of the works of God, which has not reason, but an inspiration of his
own, for its basis.</blockquote> <i>R. A. Vaughan.</i></p>

<p><hw>The*os`o*phis"tic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to theosophy; theosophical.</def></p>

<p><hw>The*os"o*phize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Theosophized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Theosophizing</u>.] <def>To practice theosophy.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>The*os"o*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; knowledge of
things divine, fr. &?; wise in the things of God; &?; God + &?; wise: cf.
F. <i>th&eacute;osophie</i>.] <def>Any system of philosophy or mysticism
which proposes to attain intercourse with God and superior spirits, and
consequent superhuman knowledge, by physical processes, as by the theurgic
operations of some ancient Platonists, or by the chemical processes of the
German fire philosophers; also, a direct, as distinguished from a revealed,
knowledge of God, supposed to be attained by extraordinary illumination;
especially, a direct insight into the processes of the divine mind, and the
interior relations of the divine nature.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ther`a*peu"t&aelig;</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr.
Gr. &?; (pl. &?;) an attendant, servant, physician. See
<u>Therapeutic</u>.] <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>A name given to certain
ascetics said to have anciently dwelt in the neighborhood of Alexandria.
They are described in a work attributed to Philo, the genuineness and
credibility of which are now much discredited.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ther`a*peu"tic</hw> (?), <hw>Ther`a*peu"tic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>th&eacute;rapeutique</i>, Gr. &?;, from &?;
attendant, servant, &?; to serve, take care of, treat medically, &?;
attendant, servant.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the healing
art; concerned in discovering and applying remedies for diseases;
curative.</def> "<i>Therapeutic</i> or curative physic."  <i>Sir T.
Browne.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Medicine is justly distributed into "prophylactic," or the
art of preserving health, and <i>therapeutic</i>, or the art of restoring
it.</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ther`a*peu"tic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the
Therapeut&aelig;.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther`a*peu"tics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>th&eacute;rapeutique</i>.] <def>That part of medical science which
treats of the discovery and application of remedies for diseases.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther`a*peu"tist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed in
therapeutics, or the discovery and application of remedies.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther"a*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;.]
<def>Therapeutics.</def></p>

<p><hw>There</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ther</i>, AS.
<i>&eth;&aemacr;r</i>; akin to D. <i>daar</i>, G. <i>da</i>, OHG.
<i>d&amacr;r</i>, Sw. & Dan. <i>der</i>, Icel. & Goth. <i>&thorn;ar</i>,
Skr. <i>tarhi</i> then, and E. <i>that</i>. &radic;184. See <u>That</u>,
<pos><i>pron.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In or at that place.</def>
"[They] <i>there</i> left me and my man, both bound together."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and
<i>there</i> he put the man whom he had formed.</blockquote> <i>Ge. ii.
8.</i></p>

<p>&fist; In distinction from <i>here</i>, <i>there</i> usually signifies a
place farther off. "Darkness <i>there</i> might well seem twilight
<i>here</i>." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In that matter, relation, etc.; at that point,
stage, etc., regarded as a distinct place; as, he did not stop
<i>there</i>, but continued his speech.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The law that theaten'd death becomes thy friend<BR>
And turns it to exile; <i>there</i> art thou happy.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To or into that place; thither.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The rarest that e'er came <i>there</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>There</i> is sometimes used by way of exclamation, calling the
attention to something, especially to something distant; as, <i>there</i>,
<i>there</i>! see <i>there</i>! look <i>there</i>! <i>There</i> is often
used as an expletive, and in this use, when it introduces a sentence or
clause, the verb precedes its subject.</p>

<p><blockquote>A knight <i>there</i> was, and that a worthy
man.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>There</i> is a path which no fowl knoweth.</blockquote>
<i>Job xxviii. 7.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Wherever <i>there</i> is a sense or perception, <i>there</i>
some idea is actually produced.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>There</i> have been that have delivered themselves from
their ills by their good fortune or virtue.</blockquote>
<i>Suckling.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>There</i> is much used in composition, and often has the sense
of a pronoun. See <u>Thereabout</u>, <u>Thereafter</u>, <u>Therefrom</u>,
etc.</p>

<p>&fist; <i>There</i> was formerly used in the sense of <i>where</i>.</p>

<p><blockquote>Spend their good <i>there</i> it is reasonable.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Here and there</b></col>, <cd>in one place and another.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Thither</u>.</p>

<p>{ <hw>There"a*bout`</hw> (?), <hw>There"a*bouts`</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [The latter spelling is less proper, but more
commonly used.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Near that place.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Near that number, degree, or quantity; nearly;
as, ten men, or <i>thereabouts</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Five or six thousand horse . . . or
<i>thereabouts</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Some three months since, or <i>thereabout</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Suckling.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Concerning that; about that.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>What will ye dine? I will go <i>thereabout</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They were much perplexed <i>thereabout</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Luke xxiv. 4.</i></p>

<p><hw>There*af"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>&eth;&aemacr;r&aelig;fter</i> after that. See <u>There</u>, and
<u>After</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>After that; afterward.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>According to that; accordingly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I deny not but that it is of greatest concernment in the
church and commonwealth to have a vigilant eye how books demean themselves
as well as men; and <i>thereafter</i> to confine, imprison, and do sharpest
justice on them as malefactors.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of that sort.</def> [Obs.] "My audience is not
<i>thereafter</i>."  <i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>There"a*gain`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In opposition;
against one's course.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>If that him list to stand <i>thereagain</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>There"-a*nent`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Concerning
that.</def> [Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>There*at"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>At that place; there.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to
destruction, and many there be which go in <i>thereat</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Matt. vii. 13.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>At that occurrence or event; on that
account.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Every error is a stain to the beauty of nature; for which
cause it blusheth <i>thereat</i>.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>There`be*fore"</hw> (?), <hw>There`bi*forn"</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Before that time; beforehand.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Many a winter <i>therebiforn</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>There*by"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>By that; by that means; in consequence of that.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace;
<i>thereby</i> good shall come unto thee.</blockquote> <i>Job xxii.
21.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Annexed to that.</def> "<i>Thereby</i> hangs a
tale."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Thereabout; -- said of place, number, etc.</def>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>There*for"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>There</i> +
<i>for.</i>  Cf. <u>Therefore</u>.] <def>For that, or this; for
it.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With certain officers ordained
<i>therefore</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>There"fore</hw> (?), <pos><i>conj. & adv.</i></pos> [OE.
<i>therfore</i>. See <u>There</u>, and <u>Fore</u>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>,
<u>For</u>, and cf. <u>Therefor</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>For that or
this reason, referring to something previously stated; for that.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I have married a wife, and <i>therefore</i> I can not
come.</blockquote> <i>Luke xiv. 20.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall
we have <i>therefore</i>?</blockquote> <i>Matt. xix. 27.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Consequently; by consequence.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He blushes; <i>therefore</i> he is guilty.</blockquote>
<i>Spectator.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Then</u>.</p>

<p><hw>There*from"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>From this or
that.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Turn not aside <i>therefrom</i> to the right hand or to the
left.</blockquote> <i>John. xxiii. 6.</i></p>

<p><hw>There*in"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In that or this
place, time, or thing; in that particular or respect.</def>
<i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He pricketh through a fair forest,<BR>
<i>Therein</i> is many a wild beast.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply
<i>therein</i>.</blockquote> <i>Gen. ix. 7.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Therein</i> our letters do not well agree.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>There`in*to"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Into that or
this, or into that place.</def>  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Let not them . . . enter <i>thereinto</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Luke xxi. 21.</i></p>

<p><hw>There*of"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Of that or
this.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In the day that thou eatest <i>thereof</i>, thou shalt
surely die.</blockquote> <i>Gen. ii. 17.</i></p>

<p><hw>The`re*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Therapeutios.</def></p>

<p><hw>There*on"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&?;&?;ron</i>.
See <u>There</u>, and <u>On</u>.] <def>On that or this.</def>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Then the king said, Hang him <i>thereon</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Esther vii. 9.</i></p>

<p><hw>There*out"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Out of that or this.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He shall take <i>thereout</i> his handful of the
flour.</blockquote> <i>Lev. ii. 2.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>On the outside; out of doors.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>There*to"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To that or this.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Besides; moreover.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Her mouth full small, and <i>thereto</i> soft and
red.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>There`to*fore"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Up to that
time; before then; -- correlative with <i>heretofore</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>There*un"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Under that or
this.</def></p>

<p><hw>There`un*to"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Unto that or
this; thereto; besides.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>There`up*on"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Upon that or this; thereon.</def> "They shall feed <i>thereupon</i>."
<i>Zeph. ii. 7.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>On account, or in consequence, of that;
therefore.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[He] hopes to find you forward, . . . <BR>
And <i>thereupon</i> he sends you this good news.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Immediately; at once; without delay.</def></p>

<p><hw>There*while"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>At that time; at
the same time.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Laud.</i></p>

<p><hw>There*with"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>With that or this.</def> "I have learned in whatsoever state I am,
<i>therewith</i> to be content."  <i>Phil. iv. 11.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In addition; besides; moreover.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To speak of strength and <i>therewith</i>
hardiness.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>At the same time; forthwith.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>There`with*al"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Over and above; besides; moreover.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Daniel.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And <i>therewithal</i> it was full poor and
bad.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>With that or this; therewith; at the same
time.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thy slanders I forgive; and <i>therewithal</i><BR>
Remit thy other forfeits.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And <i>therewithal</i> one came and seized on her,<BR>
And Enid started waking.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Therf</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&?;eorf</i>; akin to
OHG. <i>derb</i>, Icel. <i>&?;jarfr</i>.] <def>Not fermented; unleavened; -
- said of bread, loaves, etc.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Pask and the feast of <i>therf</i> loaves.</blockquote>
<i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1497 !></p>

<p>{ <hw>The"ri*ac</hw> (?), <hw>||The*ri"a*ca</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>theriaca</i> an antidote against the bite of
serpents, Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>th&eacute;riaque</i>. See <u>Treacle</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Old Med.)</i> <def>An ancient composition esteemed
efficacious against the effects of poison; especially, a certain compound
of sixty-four drugs, prepared, pulverized, and reduced by means of honey to
an electuary; -- called also <i>theriaca Andromachi</i>, and <i>Venice
treacle</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Treacle; molasses.</def>  <i>British
Pharm.</i></p>

<p>
{ <hw>The"ri*ac</hw> (?), <hw>The*ri"a*cal</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[Cf. F. <i>th&eacute;riacal</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to theriac;
medicinal.</def> "<i>Theriacal</i> herbs."  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>The"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Theriac.</def> [R.]
<i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>The"ri*o*dont</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Paleon.)</i>
<def>One of the Theriodontia. Used also adjectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>||The`ri*o*don"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.]
<i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Theriodontia</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||The`ri*o*don"ti*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
&?; (dim. of &?; a beast) + &?;, &?;, a tooth.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An
extinct order of reptiles found in the Permian and Triassic formations in
South Africa. In some respects they resembled carnivorous mammals. Called
also <i>Theromorpha</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; They had biconcave vertebr&aelig;, ambulatory limbs, and a well-
developed pelvis and shoulder girdle. Some of the species had large
maxillary teeth. The head somewhat resembled that of a turtle. The
Dicynodont is one of the best-known examples. See <u>Dicynodont</u>.</p>

<p><hw>The`ri*ot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; wild beast +
&?; to cut.] <def>Zo&ouml;tomy.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ther"m&aelig;</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L. See
<u>Thermal</u>.] <def>Springs or baths of warm or hot water.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther"mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>thermae</i> hot
springs, fr. Gr. &?;, pl. of &?; heat, fr. &?; hot, warm, &?; to warm, make
hot; perhaps akin to L. <i>formus</i> warm, and E. <i>forceps</i>.] <def>Of
or pertaining to heat; warm; hot; as, the <i>thermal</i> unit;
<i>thermal</i> waters.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>thermal</i> condition of the earth.</blockquote>
<i>J. D. Forbes.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Thermal conductivity</b></col>, <col><b>Thermal
spectrum</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Conductivity</u>, and
<u>Spectrum</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Thermal unit</b></col> <i>(Physics)</i>,
<cd>a unit chosen for the comparison or calculation of quantities of heat.
The unit most commonly employed is the amount of heat necessary to raise
the temperature of one gram or one pound of water from zero to one degree
Centigrade. See <u>Calorie</u>, and under <u>Unit</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ther"mal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a thermal
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther*met"o*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; heat + &?;
measure + <i>-graph</i>.] <def>A self-registering thermometer, especially
one that registers the maximum and minimum during long periods.</def>
<i>Nichol.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ther"mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; heat.] <def>Of or
pertaining to heat; due to heat; thermal; as, <i>thermic</i>
lines.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Thermic balance</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Bolometer</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Thermic fever</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>the condition of fever
produced by sunstroke. See <u>Sunstroke</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Thermic
weight</b></col>. <i>(Mech.)</i> <cd>Same as <i>Heat weight</i>, under
<u>Heat</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Ther`mi`dor"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. Gr. &?; warm,
hot.] <def>The eleventh month of the French republican calendar, --
commencing July 19, and ending August 17. See the Note under
<u>Vend&eacute;miaire</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther*mif"u*gine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; heat + L.
<i>fugere</i> to flee.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An artificial alkaloid of
complex composition, resembling thalline and used as an antipyretic, --
whence its name.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther"mo-</hw> (?). <def>A combining form from Gr. <grk>qe`rmh</grk>
<i>heat</i>, <grk>qermo`s</grk> <i>hot</i>, <i>warm</i>; as in
<i>thermo</i>chemistry, <i>thermo</i>dynamic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther`mo*ba*rom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thermo-</i>
+ <i>barometer</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An instrument for determining
altitudes by the boiling point of water.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther`mo*bat"ter*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thermo-</i> +
<i>battery</i>.] <def>A thermoelectric battery; a thermopile.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther`mo*cau"ter*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thermo-</i> +
<i>cautery</i>.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>Cautery by the application of
heat.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Paquelin's thermocautery</b></col>, <cd>thermocautery by means
of a hollow platinum point, which is kept constantly hot by the passage
through it of benzine vapor.</cd></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ther`mo*chem"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Ther`mo*chem"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem. Physics)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to
thermochemistry; obtained by, or employed in, thermochemistry.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther`mo*chem"is*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thermo-</i> +
<i>chemistry</i>.] <def>That branch of chemical science which includes the
investigation of the various relations existing between chemical action and
that manifestation of force termed heat, or the determination of the heat
evolved by, or employed in, chemical actions.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther*moch"ro*sy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thermo-</i> + Gr.
&?; coloring.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>The property possessed by heat of
being composed, like light, of rays of different degrees of refrangibility,
which are unequal in rate or degree of transmission through diathermic
substances.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther"mo*cur`rent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thermo-</i> +
<i>current</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>A current, as of electricity,
developed, or set in motion, by the action of heat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther`mo*dy*nam"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Thermo-</i> +
<i>dynamic</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>Relating to thermodynamics; caused
or operated by force due to the application of heat.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Thermodynamic function</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Heat weight</i>,
under <u>Heat</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ther`mo*dy*nam"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The science
which treats of the mechanical action or relations of heat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther`mo*e*lec"tric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Physics)</i>
<def>Pertaining to thermoelectricity; as, <i>thermoelectric</i>
currents.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther`mo*e`lec*tric"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thermo-
</i> + <i>electricity</i>: cf. F. <i>thermo&eacute;lectricit&eacute;</i>.]
<i>(Physics)</i> <def>Electricity developed in the action of heat. See the
Note under <u>Electricity</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther`mo*e`lec*trom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thermo-
</i> + <i>electrometer</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An instrument for
measuring the strength of an electric current in the heat which it
produces, or for determining the heat developed by such a
current.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther"mo*gen</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thermo-</i> + <i>-
gen</i>.] <i>(Old Chem.)</i> <def>Caloric; heat; regarded as a material but
imponderable substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther`mo*gen"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i>
<def>Relating to heat, or to the production of heat; producing heat;
thermogenous; as, the <i>thermogenic</i> tissues.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther*mog"e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Thermo-</i> +
<i>-genous</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Producing heat;
thermogenic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther"mo*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thermo-</i> + <i>-
graph</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An instrument for automatically recording
indications of the variation of temperature.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther*mol"o*gy</hw> (th&etilde;r"m&obreve;l"&osl;*j&ybreve;),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thermo-</i> + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>A discourse on,
or an account of, heat.</def>  <i>Whewell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ther*mol"y*sis</hw> (-&ibreve;*s&ibreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[<i>Thermo-</i> + Gr. <grk>ly`ein</grk> to loose.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The
resolution of a compound into parts by heat; dissociation by
heat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther"mo*lyze</hw> (th&etilde;r"m&osl;*l&imacr;z), <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>To subject to thermolysis; to dissociate
by heat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther`mo*mag"net*ism</hw> (-m&abreve;g"n&ebreve;t*&ibreve;z'm),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thermo-</i> + <i>magnetism</i>.] <def>Magnetism as
affected or caused by the action of heat; the relation of heat to
magnetism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther*mom"e*ter</hw> (th&etilde;r*m&obreve;m"&esl;*t&etilde;r),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thermo-</i> + <i>-meter</i>: cf. F.
thermom&egrave;tre. See <u>Thermal</u>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An
instrument for measuring temperature, founded on the principle that changes
of temperature in bodies are accompanied by proportional changes in their
volumes or dimensions.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The <i>thermometer</i> usually consists of a glass tube of
capillary bore, terminating in a bulb, and containing mercury or alcohol,
which expanding or contracting according to the temperature to which it is
exposed, indicates the degree of heat or cold by the amount of space
occupied, as shown by the position of the top of the liquid column on a
graduated scale. See <u>Centigrade</u>, <u>Fahrenheit</u>, and
<u>R&eacute;aumur</u>.</p>

<p>    To reduce degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Centigrade, substract
32&deg; and multiply by &frac59;; to reduce degrees Centigrade to degrees
Fahrenheit, multiply by &frac95; and add 32&deg;.</p>

<p><col><b>Air thermometer</b></col>, <col><b>Balance
thermometer</b></col>, <cd>etc. See under <u>Air</u>, <u>Balance</u>,
etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Metallic thermometer</b></col>, <cd>a form of
thermometer indicating changes of temperature by the expansion or
contraction of rods or strips of metal.</cd> -- <col><b>Register
thermometer</b></col>, or <col><b>Self-registering thermometer</b></col>,
<cd>a thermometer that registers the maximum and minimum of temperature
occurring in the interval of time between two consecutive settings of the
instrument. A common form contains a bit of steel wire to be pushed before
the column and left at the point of maximum temperature, or a slide of
enamel, which is drawn back by the liquid, and left within it at the point
of minimum temperature.</cd></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ther`mo*met"ric</hw> (?), <hw>Ther`mo*met"ric*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>thermom&eacute;trique</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a thermometer; as, the
<i>thermometrical</i> scale or tube.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Made, or ascertained, by means of a thermometer;
as, <i>thermometrical</i> observations.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther`mo*met"ric*al*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a
thermometrical manner; by means of a thermometer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther`mo*met"ro*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thermo-</i>
+ Gr. &?; measure + <i>-graph</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An instrument for
recording graphically the variations of temperature, or the indications of
a thermometer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther*mom"e*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The estimation of
temperature by the use of a thermometric apparatus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther`mo*mul"ti*pli`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thermo-</i>
+ <i>multiplier</i>.] <def>Same as <u>Thermopile</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther"mo*pile</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thermo-</i> +
<i>pile</i> a heap.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An instrument of extreme
sensibility, used to determine slight differences and degrees of heat. It
is composed of alternate bars of antimony and bismuth, or any two metals
having different capacities for the conduction of heat, connected with an
astatic galvanometer, which is very sensibly affected by the electric
current induced in the system of bars when exposed even to the feeblest
degrees of heat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther"mo*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thermo-</i> + <i>-
scope</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An instrument for indicating changes of
temperature without indicating the degree of heat by which it is affected;
especially, an instrument contrived by Count Rumford which, as modified by
Professor Leslie, was afterward called the <i>differential
thermometer</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther`mo*scop"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Physics)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to the thermoscope; made by means of the thermoscope;
as, <i>thermoscopic</i> observations.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther"mo*stat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thermo-</i> + Gr.
&?; to make to stand.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>A self-acting apparatus for
regulating temperature by the unequal expansion of different metals,
liquids, or gases by heat, as in opening or closing the damper of a stove,
or the like, as the heat becomes greater or less than is desired.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther`mo*stat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Physics)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to the thermostat; made or effected by means of the
thermostat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther`mo*sys*tal"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Thermo-</i> +
<i>systaltic</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Influenced in its contraction by
heat or cold; -- said of a muscle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther`mo*tax"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Thermo-</i> + Gr.
&?; arrangement.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or connected with,
the regulation of temperature in the animal body; as, the
<i>thermotaxic</i> nervous system.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther`mo*ten"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thermo-</i> +
<i>tension</i>.] <def>A process of increasing the strength of wrought iron
by heating it to a determinate temperature, and giving to it, while in that
state, a mechanical strain or tension in the direction in which the
strength is afterward to be exerted.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ther*mot"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Ther*mot"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; heat, fr. &?; hot.] <def>Of or pertaining to
heat; produced by heat; as, <i>thermotical</i> phenomena.</def>
<i>Whewell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ther*mot"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The science of
heat.</def>  <i>Whewell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ther`mo*trop"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Manifesting thermotropism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther*mot"ro*pism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thermo-</i> +
Gr. &?; to turn.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The phenomenon of turning towards a
source of warmth, seen in the growing parts of some plants.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther"mo*type</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thermo-</i> + <i>-
type</i>.] <def>A picture (as of a slice of wood) obtained by first wetting
the object slightly with hydrochloric or dilute sulphuric acid, then taking
an impression with a press, and next strongly heating this
impression.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther*mot"y*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art or process
of obtaining thermotypes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ther`mo*vol*ta"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Thermo-</i> +
<i>voltaic</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>Of or relating to heat and
electricity; especially, relating to thermal effects produced by voltaic
action.</def>  <i>Faraday.</i></p>

<p><hw>||The`ro*mor"pha</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.: Gr. &?;
beast + &?; form.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>See <u>Theriodonta</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||The*rop"o*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;
a beast + &?;, &?;, foot.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An order of carnivorous
dinosaurs in which the feet are less birdlike, and hence more like those of
an ordinary quadruped, than in the Ornithopoda. It includes the rapacious
genera <i>Megalosaurus</i>, <i>Creosaurus</i>, and their allies.</def></p>

<p><hw>||The*sau"rus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Thesauri</b></plw> (#). [L. See <u>Treasure</u>.] <def>A treasury
or storehouse; hence, a repository, especially of knowledge; -- often
applied to a comprehensive work, like a dictionary or cyclopedia.</def></p>

<p><hw>These</hw> (&thlig;&emacr;z), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> [OE.
<i>&thorn;es</i>, <i>&thorn;&aelig;s</i>, a variant of <i>&thorn;as</i>,
pl. of <i>&thorn;es</i>, <i>thes</i>, this. See <u>This</u>, and cf.
<u>Those</u>.] <def>The plural of <i>this</i>. See <u>This</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thes"i*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dim. of <i>thesis</i>.]
<def>A little or subordinate thesis; a proposition.</def></p>

<p><hw>The"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Theses</b></plw> (#). [L., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to place, set. See
<u>Do</u>, and cf. <u>Anathema</u>, <u>Apothecary</u>, <u>Epithet</u>,
<u>Hypothesis</u>, <u>Parenthesis</u>, <u>Theme</u>, <u>Tick</u> a cover.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A position or proposition which a person advances
and offers to maintain, or which is actually maintained by
argument.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, an essay or dissertation written upon
specific or definite theme; especially, an essay presented by a candidate
for a diploma or degree.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I told them of the grave, becoming, and sublime deportment
they should assume upon this mystical occasion, and read them two homilies
and a <i>thesis</i> of my own composing, to prepare them.</blockquote>
<i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Logic)</i> <def>An affirmation, or distinction
from a supposition or hypothesis.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The accented part of the measure,
expressed by the downward beat; -- the opposite of <i>arsis</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Pros.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The
depression of the voice in pronouncing the syllables of a word.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The part of the foot upon which such a depression
falls.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thes"mo*thete</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; that
which is established, a law (fr. &?; to set) + &?; a giver (also fr. &?;).]
<i>(Gr. Antiq.)</i> <def>A lawgiver; a legislator; one of the six junior
archons at Athens.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thes"pi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From L. <i>Thespis</i>,
Gr. &?;, the founder of the Greek drama.] <def>Of or pertaining to Thespis;
hence, relating to the drama; dramatic; as, the <i>Thespian</i> art.</def>
-- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An actor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thes*sa"li*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. L.
<i>Thessalius</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to Thessaly in Greece.</def>
<i>Shak.</i> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of
Thessaly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thes`sa*lo"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Thessalonica, a city of Macedonia.</def> --
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Thessalonica.</def></p>

<p><hw>The"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. <grk>qh^ta</grk>,
the Greek letter &theta;, &THETA;.] <def>A letter of the Greek alphabet
corresponding to <i>th</i> in English; -- sometimes called the
<i>unlucky</i> letter, from being used by the judges on their ballots in
passing condemnation on a prisoner, it being the first letter of the Greek
<grk>qa`natos</grk>, death.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Theta function</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>one of a group of
functions used in developing the properties of elliptic functions.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Thet"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; fit for placing,
fr. &?; to set, lay down. See <u>Thesis</u>.] <def>Laid down; absolute or
positive, as a law.</def>  <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>The"tine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Th</i>io + <i>et</i>her
+ sulph<i>ine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of a series of complex
basic sulphur compounds analogous to the sulphines.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>The*ur"gic</hw> (?), <hw>The*ur"gic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>theurgicus</i>, Gr. &?;: cf. F.
<i>th&eacute;urgique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to theurgy;
magical.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Theurgic hymns</b></col>, <cd>songs of incantation.</cd></p>

<p><hw>The"ur*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>th&eacute;urgiste</i>.] <def>One who pretends to, or is addicted to,
theurgy.</def>  <i>Hallywell.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1498 !></p>

<p><hw>The"ur*gy</hw> (th&emacr;"&ubreve;r*j&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[L. <i>theurgia</i>, Gr. <grk>qeoyrgi`a</grk>, fr. <grk>qeoyrgo`s</grk>
doing the works of God; <grk>qeo`s</grk> God + <grk>'e`rgon</grk> work: cf.
F. <i>th&eacute;urgie</i>. See <u>Theism</u>, and <u>Work</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A divine work; a miracle; hence, magic;
sorcery.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of magical science or art developed in
Alexandria among the Neoplatonists, and supposed to enable man to influence
the will of the gods by means of purification and other sacramental
rites.</def>  <i>Schaff-Herzog Encyc.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>In later or modern magic, that species of magic
in which effects are claimed to be produced by supernatural agency, in
distinction from <i>natural</i> magic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thew</hw> (th&umacr;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Chiefly used in the
plural <u>Thews</u> (th&umacr;z).] [OE. <i>thew</i>, <i>&thorn;eau</i>,
manner, habit, strength, AS. <i>&thorn;e&aacute;w</i> manner, habit (cf.
<i>&thorn;&ymacr;wan</i> to drive); akin to OS. <i>thau</i> custom, habit,
OHG. <i>dou</i>. &radic;56.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Manner; custom; habit;
form of behavior; qualities of mind; disposition; specifically, good
qualities; virtues.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>For her great light<BR>
Of sapience, and for her <i>thews</i> clear.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Evil speeches destroy good <i>thews</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Wyclif (1 Cor. xv. 33).</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To be upbrought in gentle <i>thews</i> and martial
might.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Muscle or strength; nerve; brawn; sinew.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And I myself, who sat apart<BR>
And watched them, waxed in every limb;<BR>
I felt the <i>thews</i> of Anakim,<BR>
The pules of a Titan's heart.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thewed</hw> (th&umacr;d), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Furnished with thews or muscles; as, a well-<i>thewed</i>
limb.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Accustomed; mannered.</def> [Obs.]  <i>John
Skelton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Yet would not seem so rude and <i>thewed</i>
ill.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thew"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having strong or large
thews or muscles; muscular; sinewy; strong.</def></p>

<p><hw>They</hw> (&thlig;&amacr;), <pos><i>pron. pl.</i></pos>;
<pos><i>poss.</i></pos> <u>Theirs</u>; <pos><i>obj.</i></pos> <u>Them</u>.
[Icel. <i>&thorn;eir</i> they, properly nom. pl. masc. of <i>s&amacr;</i>,
<i>s&umacr;</i>, <i>&thorn;at</i>, a demonstrative pronoun, akin to the
English definite article, AS. <i>s&emacr;</i>, <i>se&oacute;</i>,
<i>&eth;&aelig;t</i>, nom. pl. <i>&eth;&amacr;</i>. See <u>That</u>.]
<def>The plural of <i>he</i>, <i>she</i>, or <i>it</i>. <i>They</i> is
never used adjectively, but always as a pronoun proper, and sometimes
refers to persons without an antecedent expressed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Jolif and glad <i>they</i> went unto <i>here</i> [their]
rest<BR>
And casten <i>hem</i> [them] full early for to sail.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>They</i> of Italy salute you.</blockquote> <i>Heb. xiii.
24.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Blessed are <i>they</i> which do hunger and thirst after
righteousness.</blockquote> <i>Matt. v. 6.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>They</i> is used indefinitely, as our ancestors used
<i>man</i>, and as the French use <i>on</i>; as, <i>they</i> say (French
<i>on dit</i>), that is, it is said by persons not specified.</p>

<p><hw>Thi*al"dine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thio-</i> +
<i>al</i>dehyde + <i>-ine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A weak nitrogenous
sulphur base, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>13</sub>NS<sub>2</sub>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thi"al*ol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thio-</i> +
<i>al</i>cohol + L. <i>ol</i>eum oil.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A colorless oily
liquid, (C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>, having a
strong garlic odor; -- called also <i>ethyl disulphide</i>. By extension,
any one of the series of related compounds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thib"e*tan</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
Thibet.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of
Thibet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thib"et cloth`</hw> (?). <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A fabric made of
coarse goat's hair; a kind of camlet.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A kind
of fine woolen cloth, used for dresses, cloaks, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thi*be"tian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Thibetan</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thi"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A slice; a skimmer; a
spatula; a pudding stick.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]  <i>Ainsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thick</hw> (th&ibreve;k), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Thicker</u> (-&etilde;r);
<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Thickest</u>.] [OE. <i>thicke</i>, AS.
<i>&thorn;icce</i>; akin to D. <i>dik</i>, OS. <i>thikki</i>, OHG.
<i>dicchi</i> thick, dense, G. <i>dick</i> thick, Icel. <i>&thorn;ykkr</i>,
<i>&thorn;j&ouml;kkr</i>, and probably to Gael. & Ir. <i>tiugh</i>.  Cf.
<u>Tight</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Measuring in the third dimension
other than length and breadth, or in general dimension other than length; -
- said of a solid body; as, a timber seven inches <i>thick</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Were it as <i>thick</i> as is a branched oak.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>My little finger shall be <i>thicker</i> than my father's
loins.</blockquote> <i>1 Kings xii. 10.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having more depth or extent from one surface to
its opposite than usual; not thin or slender; as, a <i>thick</i> plank;
<i>thick</i> cloth; <i>thick</i> paper; <i>thick</i> neck.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, <i>thick</i>
vapors. Also used figuratively; as, <i>thick</i> darkness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Make the gruel <i>thick</i> and slab.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy,
or misty; as, the water of a river is apt to be <i>thick</i> after a
rain.</def> "In a <i>thick</i>, misty day."  <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely
set; following in quick succession; frequently recurring.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The people were gathered <i>thick</i> together.</blockquote>
<i>Luke xi. 29.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Black was the forest; <i>thick</i> with beech it
stood.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Not having due distinction of syllables, or good
articulation; indistinct; as, a <i>thick</i> utterance.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Deep; profound; as, <i>thick</i> sleep.</def>
[R.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Dull; not quick; as, <i>thick</i> of
fearing.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His dimensions to any <i>thick</i> sight were
invincible.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>Intimate; very friendly; familiar.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote>We have been <i>thick</i> ever since.</blockquote> <i>T.
Hughes.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Thick</i> is often used in the formation of compounds, most of
which are self-explaining; as, <i>thick</i>-barred, <i>thick</i>-bodied,
<i>thick</i>-coming, <i>thick</i>-cut, <i>thick</i>-flying, <i>thick</i>-
growing, <i>thick</i>-leaved, <i>thick</i>-lipped, <i>thick</i>-necked,
<i>thick</i>-planted, <i>thick</i>-ribbed, <i>thick</i>-shelled,
<i>thick</i>-woven, and the like.</p>

<p><col><b>Thick register</b></col>. <i>(Phon.)</i> <cd>See the Note under
<u>Register</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 7.</cd> -- <col><b>Thick
stuff</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>all plank that is more than four inches
thick and less than twelve.</cd> <i>J. Knowles.</i>
</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Dense; close; compact; solid; gross; coarse.</p>

<p><hw>Thick</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In the <i>thick</i> of the dust and smoke.</blockquote>
<i>Knolles.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A thicket; as, gloomy <i>thicks</i>.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Through the <i>thick</i> they heard one rudely
rush.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He through a little window cast his sight<BR>
Through <i>thick</i> of bars, that gave a scanty light.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Thick-and-thin block</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a fiddle
block. See under <u>Fiddle</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Through thick and
thin</b></col>, <cd>through all obstacles and difficulties, both great and
small.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Through thick and thin</i> she followed him.</blockquote>
<i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He became the panegyrist, <i>through thick and thin</i>, of
a military frenzy.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thick</hw> (th&ibreve;k), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>&thorn;icce</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Frequently; fast;
quick.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Closely; as, a plat of ground <i>thick</i>
sown.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To a great depth, or to a greater depth than
usual; as, land covered <i>thick</i> with manure.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Thick and threefold</b></col>, <cd>in quick succession, or in
great numbers.</cd> [Obs.] <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thick</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [Cf. AS.
<i>&thorn;iccian</i>.] <def>To thicken.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The nightmare Life-in-death was she,<BR>
Who <i>thicks</i> man's blood with cold.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thick"bill`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The bullfinch.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Thick"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Thickened</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Thickening</u>.] <def>To make thick (in any sense of the word).</def>
Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To render dense; to inspissate; as, to
<i>thicken</i> paint.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To make close; to fill up interstices in; as,
to <i>thicken</i> cloth; to <i>thicken</i> ranks of trees or men.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>To strengthen; to confirm.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>And this may to <i>thicken</i> other proofs.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>To make more frequent; as, to <i>thicken</i>
blows.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thick"en</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become thick.</def>
"Thy luster <i>thickens</i> when he shines by."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The press of people <i>thickens</i> to the
court.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The combat <i>thickens</i>, like the storm that
flies.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thick"en*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Something put into a
liquid or mass to make it thicker.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thick"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&thorn;iccet</i>.
See <u>Thick</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>A wood or a collection of
trees, shrubs, etc., closely set; as, a ram caught in a
<i>thicket</i>.</def>  <i>Gen. xxii. 13.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thick"head`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
thick-headed or stupid person.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species
of Australian singing birds of the genus <i>Pachycephala</i>. The males of
some of the species are bright-colored. Some of the species are popularly
called <i>thrushes</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thick"-head`ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a thick skull;
stupid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thick"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat thick.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thick"-knee`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A stone curlew. See under <u>Stone</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thick"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a thick manner;
deeply; closely.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thick"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&?;icnes</i>.]
<def>The quality or state of being thick (in any of the senses of the
adjective).</def></p>

<p><hw>Thick"set`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Close planted; as, a <i>thickset</i> wood; a <i>thickset</i>
hedge.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having a short, thick body; stout.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thick"set`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
close or thick hedge.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A stout, twilled cotton cloth; a fustian
corduroy, or velveteen.</def>  <i>McElrath.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thick"skin`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A coarse, gross
person; a person void of sensibility or sinsitiveness; a dullard.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thick"-skinned`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a thick
skin; hence, not sensitive; dull; obtuse.</def>  <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thick"skull`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A dullard, or dull
person; a blockhead; a numskull.</def>  <i>Entick.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thick"-skulled`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a thick
skull; hence, dull; heavy; stupid; slow to learn.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thick" wind`</hw> (?). <i>(Far.)</i> <def>A defect of respiration in
a horse, that is unassociated with noise in breathing or with the signs of
emphysema.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thick"-wind`ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Far.)</i>
<def>Affected with thick wind.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thid"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Thither.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thid"er*ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>
<def>Thitherward.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Thief</hw> (th&emacr;f), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Thieves</b></plw> (th&emacr;vz). [OE. <i>thef</i>, <i>theef</i>,
AS. <i>&thorn;e&oacute;f</i>; akin to OFries. <i>thiaf</i>, OS.
<i>theof</i>, <i>thiof</i>, D. <i>dief</i>, G. <i>dieb</i>, OHG.
<i>diob</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;j&omacr;fr</i>, Sw. <i>tjuf</i>, Dan.
<i>tyv</i>, Goth. <i>&thorn;iufs</i>, <i>&thorn;iubs</i>, and perhaps to
Lith. <i>tupeti</i> to squat or crouch down.  Cf. <u>Theft</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who steals; one who commits theft or larceny.
See <u>Theft</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There came a privy <i>thief</i>, men clepeth
death.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Where <i>thieves</i> break through and steal.</blockquote>
<i>Matt. vi. 19.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A waster in the snuff of a candle.</def>  <i>Bp.
Hall.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Thief catcher</b></col>. <cd>Same as <u>Thief taker</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Thief leader</b></col>, <cd>one who leads or takes away a
thief.</cd> <i>L'Estrange.</i> -- <col><b>Thief taker</b></col>, <cd>one
whose business is to find and capture thieves and bring them to
justice.</cd> -- <col><b>Thief tube</b></col>, <cd>a tube for withdrawing a
sample of a liquid from a cask.</cd> -- <col><b>Thieves' vinegar</b></col>,
<cd>a kind of aromatic vinegar for the sick room, taking its name from the
story that thieves, by using it, were enabled to plunder, with impunity to
health, in the great plague at London.</cd> [Eng.]</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Robber; pilferer.  -- <u>Thief</u>, <u>Robber</u>. A
<i>thief</i> takes our property by stealth; a <i>robber</i> attacks us
openly, and strips us by main force.</p>

<p><blockquote>Take heed, have open eye, for <i>thieves</i> do foot by
night.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Some roving <i>robber</i> calling to his
fellows.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thief"ly</hw>, <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> <def>Like a thief;
thievish; thievishly.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thi"&euml;*none</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thi&euml;n</i>yl
+ ket<i>one</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A ketone derivative of thiophene
obtained as a white crystalline substance,
(C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>3</sub>S)<sub>2</sub>.CO, by the action of aluminium
chloride and carbonyl chloride on thiophene.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thi"&euml;*nyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[<i>Thi</i>oph<i>ene</i> + <i>-yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The
hypothetical radical C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>3</sub>S, regarded as the essential
residue of thiophene and certain of its derivatives.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thieve</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Thieved</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Thieving</u>.] [AS. ge<i>&thorn;e&oacute;fian</i>.] <def>To practice
theft; to steal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thiev"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The practice of stealing; theft; thievishness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Among the Spartans, <i>thievery</i> was a practice morally
good and honest.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is stolen.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thiev"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Given
to stealing; addicted to theft; as, a <i>thievish</i> boy, a
<i>thievish</i> magpie.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Like a thief; acting by stealth; sly;
secret.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Time's <i>thievish</i> progress to eternity.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Partaking of the nature of theft; accomplished
by stealing; dishonest; as, a <i>thievish</i> practice.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Or with a base and biosterous sword enforce<BR>
A <i>thievish</i> living on the common road.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Thiev"ish*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Thiev"ish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Thigh</hw> (th&imacr;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>thi</i>,
<i>&thorn;ih</i>, <i>&thorn;eh</i>, AS. <i>&thorn;e&oacute;h</i>; akin to
OFries. <i>thiach</i>, D. <i>dij</i>, <i>dije</i>, OHG. <i>dioh</i>,
<i>thioh</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;j&omacr;</i> thigh, rump, and probably to
Lith. <i>taukas</i> fat of animals, <i>tukti</i> to become fat, Russ.
<i>tuke</i> fat of animals. &radic;56.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>The proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and the trunk.
See <u>Femur</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The coxa, or femur, of an
insect.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Thigh bone</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the femur.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Thilk</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Ilk</u> same.]
<def>That same; this; that.</def> [Obs.] "I love <i>thilk</i> lass."
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou spake right now of <i>thilke</i> traitor
death.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thill</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>thille</i>, AS.
<i>&?;ille</i> a board, plank, beam, thill; akin to <i>&?;el</i> a plank,
D. <i>deel</i> a plank, floor, G. <i>diele</i>, OHG. <i>dili</i>,
<i>dilla</i>, Icel. <i>&?;ilja</i> a plank, planking, a thwart,
<i>&?;ili</i> a wainscot, plank; cf. Skr. <i>tala</i> a level surface.
&radic;236.  Cf. <u>Fill</u> a thill, <u>Deal</u> a plank.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One of the two long pieces of wood, extending
before a vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>The floor of a coal mine.</def>
<i>Raymond.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Thill coupling</b></col>, <cd>a device for connecting the thill
of a vehicle to the axle.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Thill"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The horse which goes
between the thills, or shafts, and supports them; also, the last horse in a
team; -- called also <i>thill horse</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thim"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>thimbil</i>, AS.
<i>&?;&?;mel</i>, fr. <i>&?;&?;ma</i> a thumb. &radic;56. See
<u>Thumb</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A kind of cap or cover, or sometimes
a broad ring, for the end of the finger, used in sewing to protect the
finger when pushing the needle through the material. It is usually made of
metal, and has upon the outer surface numerous small pits to catch the head
of the needle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>Any thimble-shaped appendage or
fixure.</def> Specifically: -- <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A tubular piece,
generally a strut, through which a bolt or pin passes.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A fixed or movable ring, tube, or lining placed in
a hole.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A tubular cone for expanding a flue;
-- called <i>ferrule</i> in England.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A ring of thin metal formed with
a grooved circumference so as to fit within an eye-spice, or the like, and
protect it from chafing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thim"ble*ber`ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
kind of black raspberry (<i>Rubus occidentalis</i>), common in
America.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thim"ble*eye`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The chub mackerel. See under <u>Chub</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thim"ble*ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Thimblefuls</b></plw> (&?;). <def>As much as a thimble will hold; a
very small quantity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>For a <i>thimbleful</i> of golf, a <i>thimbleful</i> of
love.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thim"ble*rig`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sleight-of-hand
trick played with three small cups, shaped like thimbles, and a small ball
or little pea.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thim"ble*rig`</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Thimblerigged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Thimblerigging</u>.] <def>To swindle by means of small cups or thimbles,
and a pea or small ball placed under one of them and quickly shifted to
another, the victim laying a wager that he knows under which cup it is;
hence, to cheat by any trick.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thim"ble*rig`ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who cheats
by thimblerigging, or tricks of legerdemain.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thim"ble*weed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any
plant of the composite genus <i>Rudbeckia</i>, coarse herbs somewhat
resembling the sunflower; -- so called from their conical
receptacles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thin</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Thiner</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Thinest</u>.] [OE.
<i>thinne</i>, <i>thenne</i>, <i>thunne</i>, AS. <i>&thorn;ynne</i>; akin
to D. <i>dun</i>, G. <i>d&uuml;nn</i>, OHG. <i>dunni</i>, Icel.
<i>&thorn;unnr</i>, Sw. <i>tunn</i>, Dan. <i>tynd</i>, Gael. & Ir.
<i>tana</i>, W. <i>teneu</i>, L. <i>tenuis</i>, Gr. &?; (in comp.)
stretched out, &?; stretched, stretched out, long, Skr. <i>tanu</i> thin,
slender; also to AS. <i>&?;enian</i> to extend, G. <i>dehnen</i>, Icel.
<i>&?;enja</i>, Goth. <i>&?;anjan</i> (in comp.), L. <i>tendere</i> to
stretch, <i>tenere</i> to hold, Gr. &?; to stretch, Skr. <i>tan</i>.
&radic;51 & 237.   Cf. <u>Attenuate</u>, <u>Dance</u>, <u>Tempt</u>,
<u>Tenable</u>, <u>Tend</u> to move, <u>Tenous</u>, <u>Thunder</u>,
<u>Tone</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having little thickness or extent
from one surface to its opposite; as, a <i>thin</i> plate of metal;
<i>thin</i> paper; a <i>thin</i> board; a <i>thin</i> covering.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Rare; not dense or thick; -- applied to fluids
or soft mixtures; as, <i>thin</i> blood; <i>thin</i> broth; <i>thin</i>
air.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In the day, when the air is more <i>thin</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Satan, bowing low<BR>
His gray dissimulation, disappeared,<BR>
Into <i>thin</i> air diffused.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not close; not crowded; not filling the space;
not having the individuals of which the thing is composed in a close or
compact state; hence, not abundant; as, the trees of a forest are
<i>thin</i>; the corn or grass is <i>thin</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ferrara is very large, but extremely <i>thin</i> of
people.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Not full or well grown; wanting in
plumpness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Seven <i>thin</i> ears . . . blasted with the east
wind.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xli. 6.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Not stout; slim; slender; lean; gaunt; as, a
person becomes <i>thin</i> by disease.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Wanting in body or volume; small; feeble; not
full.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Thin</i>, hollow sounds, and lamentable
screams.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Slight; small; slender; flimsy; wanting
substance or depth or force; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a
covering; as, a <i>thin</i> disguise.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My tale is done, for my wit is but <i>thin</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Thin</i> is used in the formation of compounds which are
mostly self-explaining; as, <i>thin</i>-faced, <i>thin</i>-lipped,
<i>thin</i>-peopled, <i>thin</i>-shelled, and the like.</p>

<p><col><b>Thin section</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Section</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Thin</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Not thickly or closely; in a
seattered state; as, seed sown <i>thin</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Spain is <i>thin</i> sown of people.</blockquote>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thin</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Thinned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Thinning</u>.]
[Cf. AS. ge<i>&thorn;ynnian</i>.] <def>To make thin (in any of the senses
of the adjective).</def></p>

<p><hw>Thin</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To grow or become thin; --
used with some adverbs, as <i>out</i>, <i>away</i>, etc.; as, geological
strata <i>thin</i> out, <i>i. e.</i>, gradually diminish in thickness until
they disappear.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thine</hw> (&thlig;&imacr;n), <pos><i>pron. & a.</i></pos> [OE.
<i>thin</i>, AS. <i>&eth;&imacr;n</i>, originally gen. of <i>&eth;u</i>,
<i>&eth;&umacr;</i>, thou; akin to G. <i>dein</i> thine, Icel.
<i>&thorn;inn</i>, possessive pron., <i>&thorn;&imacr;n</i>, gen. of
&thorn;&umacr; thou, Goth. <i>&thorn;eins</i>, possessive pron.,
<i>&thorn;eina</i>, gen. of <i>&thorn;u</i> thou. See <u>Thou</u>, and cf.
<u>Thy</u>.] <def>A form of the possessive case of the pronoun <i>thou</i>,
now superseded in common discourse by <i>your</i>, the possessive of
<i>you</i>, but maintaining a place in solemn discourse, in poetry, and in
the usual language of the Friends, or Quakers.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In the old style, <i>thine</i> was commonly shortened to
<i>thi</i> (<i>thy</i>) when used attributively before words beginning with
a consonant; now, <i>thy</i> is used also before vowels. <i>Thine</i> is
often used absolutely, the thing possessed being understood.</p>

<p><! p. 1499 !></p>

<p><hw>Thing</hw> (th&ibreve;ng), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>&thorn;ing</i> a thing, cause, assembly, judicial assembly; akin to
<i>&thorn;ingan</i> to negotiate, <i>&thorn;ingian</i> to reconcile,
conciliate, D. <i>ding</i> a thing, OS. <i>thing</i> thing, assembly,
judicial assembly, G. <i>ding</i> a thing, formerly also, an assembly,
court, Icel. <i>&thorn;ing</i> a thing, assembly, court, Sw. & Dan.
<i>ting</i>; perhaps originally used of the transaction of or before a
popular assembly, or the time appointed for such an assembly; cf. G.
<i>dingen</i> to bargain, hire, MHG. <i>dingen</i> to hold court, speak
before a court, negotiate, Goth. <i>&thorn;eihs</i> time, perhaps akin to
L. <i>tempus</i> time.  Cf. <u>Hustings</u>, and <u>Temporal</u> of time.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Whatever exists, or is conceived to exist, as a
separate entity, whether animate or inanimate; any separable or
distinguishable object of thought.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>God made . . . every <i>thing</i> that creepeth upon the
earth after his kind.</blockquote> <i>Gen. i. 25.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good
<i>things</i> of Egypt.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xiv. 23.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>thing</i> of beauty is a joy forever.</blockquote>
<i>Keats.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An inanimate object, in distinction from a
living being; any lifeless material.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ye meads and groves, unconscious <i>things</i>!</blockquote>
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A transaction or occurrence; an event; a
deed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[And Jacob said] All these <i>things</i> are against
me.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xlii. 36.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what
authority I do these <i>things</i>.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxi. 24.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A portion or part; something.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Wicked men who understand any <i>thing</i> of
wisdom.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A diminutive or slighted object; any object
viewed as merely existing; -- often used in pity or contempt.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>See, sons, what <i>things</i> you are!</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The poor <i>thing</i> sighed, and . . . turned from
me.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I'll be this abject <i>thing</i> no more.</blockquote>
<i>Granville.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I have a <i>thing</i> in prose.</blockquote>
<i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Clothes; furniture; appurtenances;
luggage; as, to pack or store one's <i>things</i>.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p>&fist; Formerly, the singular was sometimes used in a plural or
collective sense.</p>

<p><blockquote>And them she gave her moebles and her
<i>thing</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Thing</i> was used in a very general sense in Old English, and
is still heard colloquially where some more definite term would be used in
careful composition.</p>

<p><blockquote>In the garden [he] walketh to and fro,<BR>
And hath his <i>things</i> [<i>i. e.</i>, prayers, devotions] said full
courteously.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Hearkening his minstrels their <i>things</i>
play.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Whatever may be possessed or owned;
a property; -- distinguished from <i>person</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> [<i>In this sense pronounced</i> t&ibreve;ng.]
<def>In Scandinavian countries, a legislative or judicial assembly.</def>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Things personal</b></col>. <i>(Law)</i> <cd>Same as <i>Personal
property</i>, under <u>Personal</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Things real</b></col>.
<cd>Same as <i>Real property</i>, under <u>Real</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Think</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Thought</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Thinking</u>.] [OE. <i>thinken</i>, properly, to seem, from AS.
<i>&thorn;yncean</i> (cf. <u>Methinks</u>), but confounded with OE.
<i>thenken</i> to think, fr. AS. <i>&thorn;encean</i> (imp.
<i>&thorn;&omacr;hte</i>); akin to D. <i>denken</i>, <i>dunken</i>, OS.
<i>thenkian</i>, <i>thunkian</i>, G. <i>denken</i>, <i>d&uuml;nken</i>,
Icel. <i>&thorn;ekkja</i> to perceive, to know, <i>&thorn;ykkja</i> to
seem, Goth. <i>&thorn;agkjan</i>, <i>&thorn;aggkjan</i>, to think,
<i>&thorn;ygkjan</i> to think, to seem, OL. <i>tongere</i> to know.  Cf.
<u>Thank</u>, <u>Thought</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To seem or appear; -
- used chiefly in the expressions <i>methinketh</i> or <i>methinks</i>, and
<i>methought</i>.</def>
</p>

<p>&fist; These are genuine Anglo-Saxon expressions, equivalent to <i>it
seems to me</i>, <i>it seemed to me</i>. In these expressions <i>me</i> is
in the dative case.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To employ any of the intellectual powers except
that of simple perception through the senses; to exercise the higher
intellectual faculties.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>For that I am<BR>
I know, because I <i>think</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> Specifically: -- <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To call
anything to mind; to remember; as, I would have sent the books, but I did
not <i>think</i> of it.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Well <i>thought</i> upon; I have it here.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To reflect upon any subject; to muse; to
meditate; to ponder; to consider; to deliberate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And when he <i>thought</i> thereon, he wept.</blockquote>
<i>Mark xiv. 72.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>thought</i> within himself, saying, What shall I do,
because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?</blockquote> <i>Luke xii.
17.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>To form an opinion by reasoning; to judge; to
conclude; to believe; as, I <i>think</i> it will rain to-morrow.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let them marry to whom they <i>think</i> best.</blockquote>
<i>Num. xxxvi. 6.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>To purpose; to intend; to design; to
mean.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I <i>thought</i> to promote thee unto great
honor.</blockquote> <i>Num. xxiv. 11.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou <i>thought'st</i> to help me.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>To presume; to venture.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Think</i> not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham
to our father.</blockquote> <i>Matt. iii. 9.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>To think</i>, in a philosophical use as yet somewhat limited,
designates the higher intellectual acts, the acts pre&euml;minently
rational; to judge; to compare; to reason. Thinking is employed by Hamilton
as "comprehending all our collective energies." It is defined by Mansel as
"the act of knowing or judging by means of concepts,"by Lotze as "the
reaction of the mind on the material supplied by external influences." See
<u>Thought</u>.</p>

<p><col><b>To think better of</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Better</u>.</cd>
-- <col><b>To think much of</b></col>, or <col><b>To think well
of</b></col>, <cd>to hold in esteem; to esteem highly.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To expect; guess; cogitate; reflect; ponder; contemplate;
meditate; muse; imagine; suppose; believe. See <u>Expect</u>,
<u>Guess</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Think</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
conceive; to imagine.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Charity . . . <i>thinketh</i> no evil.</blockquote> <i>1
Cor. xiii. 4,5.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To plan or design; to plot; to compass.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>So little womanhood<BR>
And natural goodness, as to <i>think</i> the death<BR>
Of her own son.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To believe; to consider; to esteem.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Nor <i>think</i> superfluous other's aid.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To think much</b></col>, <cd>to esteem a great matter; to
grudge.</cd> [Obs.] "[He] <i>thought</i> not <i>much</i> to clothe his
enemies." <i>Milton.</i> -- <col><b>To think scorn</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To disdain.</cd> [Obs.] "He <i>thought scorn</i> to
lay hands on Mordecai alone." <i>Esther iii. 6.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<cd>To feel indignation.</cd> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Think"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
thought or conceived; cogitable.</def>  <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Think"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who thinks;
especially and chiefly, one who thinks in a particular manner; as, a close
<i>thinker</i>; a deep <i>thinker</i>; a coherent <i>thinker</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Think"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the faculty of
thought; cogitative; capable of a regular train of ideas; as, man is a
<i>thinking</i> being.</def> -- <wf>Think"ing*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Think"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of thinking; mode
of thinking; imagination; cogitation; judgment.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I heard a bird so sing,<BR>
Whose music, to my <i>thinking</i>, pleased the king.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thin"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>In a thin manner; in a
loose, scattered manner; scantily; not thickly; as, ground <i>thinly</i>
planted with trees; a country <i>thinly</i> inhabited.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thin"ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who thins, or makes
thinner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thin"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being thin (in any of the senses of the word).</def></p>

<p><hw>Thin"nish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat
thin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thin"o*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, shore +
<i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A calcareous tufa, in part crystalline,
occurring on a large scale as a shore deposit about the Quaternary lake
basins of Nevada.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thin"-skinned`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a thin
skin; hence, sensitive; irritable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thi"o-</hw> (?). [Gr. &?; brimstone, sulphur.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
combining form (also used adjectively) denoting <i>the presence of
sulphur</i>. See <u>Sulpho-</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thi`o*car"bon*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>A sulphocarbonate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thi`o*car*bon"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Thio-</i> +
<i>carbonic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Sulphocarbonic</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thi`o*cy"a*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Same as <u>Sulphocyanate</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thi`o*cy*an"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Thio-</i> +
<i>cyanic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Sulphocyanic</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thi`o*naph"thene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thio</i>phene +
<i>naphth</i>al<i>ene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A double benzene and
thiophene nucleus, C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>6</sub>S, analogous to naphthalene,
and like it the base of a large series of derivatives.</def> [Written also
<i>thionaphtene</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Thi*on"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; brimstone,
sulphur.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to sulphur; containing or
resembling sulphur; specifically, designating certain of the thio
compounds; as, the <i>thionic</i> acids.  Cf. <u>Dithionic</u>,
<u>Trithionic</u>, <u>Tetrathionic</u>, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thi"on*ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; brimstone,
sulphur.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An artificial red or violet dyestuff
consisting of a complex sulphur derivative of certain aromatic diamines,
and obtained as a dark crystalline powder; -- called also <i>phenylene
violet</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thi"on*ol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thion</i>ine + <i>-
ol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A red or violet dyestuff having a greenish
metallic luster. It is produced artificially, by the chemical dehydration
of thionine, as a brown amorphous powder.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thi*on"o*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
beautiful fluorescent crystalline substance, intermediate in composition
between thionol and thionine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thi"on*yl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thion</i>ic + <i>-
yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The hypothetical radical SO, regarded as an
essential constituent of certain sulphurous compounds; as, <i>thionyl</i>
chloride.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thi"o*phene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thio-</i> +
<i>ph</i>enyl + <i>-ene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A sulphur hydrocarbon,
C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>4</sub>S, analogous to furfuran and benzene, and acting
as the base of a large number of substances which closely resemble the
corresponding aromatic derivatives.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thi`o*phen"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of,
pertaining to, or derived from, thiophene; specifically, designating a
certain acid analogous to benzoic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thi`o*phe"nol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thio-</i> +
<i>phenol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A colorless mobile liquid,
C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>.SH, of an offensive odor, and analogous to
phenol; -- called also <i>phenyl sulphydrate</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thi*oph"thene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Abbreviated from
<i>thio</i>na<i>phthene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A double thiophene
nucleus, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>S<sub>2</sub>, analogous to
thionaphthene, and the base of a large series of compounds.</def> [Written
also <i>thiophtene</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Thi`o*sul"phate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
salt of thiosulphuric acid; -- formerly called
<i>hyposulphite</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The sodium salt called in photography by the name <i>sodium
hyposulphite</i>, being used as a solvent for the excess of unchanged
silver chloride, bromide, and iodide on the sensitive plate.</p>

<p><hw>Thi`o*sul*phur"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Thio-</i> +
<i>sulphuric</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating,
an unstable acid, H<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, analogous to
sulphuric acid, and formerly called <i>hyposulphurous acid</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thi`o*to"lene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thio-</i> +
<i>tol</i>u<i>ene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A colorless oily liquid,
C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>3</sub>S.CH<sub>3</sub>, analogous to, and resembling,
toluene; -- called also <i>methyl thiophene</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thi*ox"ene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thio</i>phene +
<i>x</i>yl<i>ene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of three possible
metameric substances, which are dimethyl derivatives of thiophene, like the
xylenes from benzene.</def></p>

<p><hw>Third</hw> (th&etilde;rd), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>thirde</i>,
AS. <i>&thorn;ridda</i>, fr. <i>&thorn;r&imacr;</i>,
<i>&thorn;re&oacute;</i>, three; akin to D. <i>derde</i> third, G.
<i>dritte</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;ri&eth;i</i>, Goth. <i>&thorn;ridja</i>, L.
<i>tertius</i>, Gr. <grk>tri`tos</grk>, Skr. <i>t&rsdot;t&imacr;ya</i>. See
<u>Three</u>, and cf. <u>Riding</u> a jurisdiction, <u>Tierce</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Next after the second; coming after two others; --
the ordinal of three; as, the <i>third</i> hour in the day.</def> "The
<i>third</i> night."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Constituting or being one of three equal parts
into which anything is divided; as, the <i>third</i> part of a
day.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Third estate</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>In England, the
commons, or the commonalty, who are represented in Parliament by the House
of Commons.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>In France, the tiers
&eacute;tat.</cd> See <u>Tiers &eacute;tat</u>. <col><b>Third
order</b></col> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i>, <cd>an order attached to a monastic
order, and comprising men and women devoted to a rule of pious living,
called the third rule, by a simple vow if they remain seculars, and by more
solemn vows if they become regulars. See <u>Tertiary</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</cd> -- <col><b>Third person</b></col>
<i>(Gram.)</i>, <cd>the person spoken of. See <u>Person</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 7.</cd> -- <col><b>Third sound</b></col>.
<i>(Mus.)</i> <cd>See <u>Third</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Third</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
quotient of a unit divided by three; one of three equal parts into which
anything is divided.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The sixtieth part of a second of time.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The third tone of the scale; the
mediant.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The third part of the
estate of a deceased husband, which, by some local laws, the widow is
entitled to enjoy during her life.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Major third</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>an interval of two
tones.</cd> -- <col><b>Minor third</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>an interval
of a tone and a half.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Third"-bor`ough</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i>
<def>An under constable.</def>  <i>Shak. Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Third"ings</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>(Eng. Law)</i>
<def>The third part of the corn or grain growing on the ground at the
tenant's death, due to the lord for a heriot, as within the manor of Turfat
in Herefordshire.</def></p>

<p><hw>Third"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the third place.</def>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Third"-pen`ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(A.S. Law)</i>
<def>A third part of the profits of fines and penalties imposed at the
country court, which was among the perquisites enjoyed by the
earl.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thirl</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Thirled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Thirling</u>.] [See <u>Thrill</u>.] <def>To bore; to drill or thrill.
See <u>Thrill</u>.</def> [Obs. or Prov.]</p>

<p><blockquote>That with a spear was <i>thirled</i> his breast
bone.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thirl"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Thrall</u>.]
<i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>The right which the owner of a mill possesses, by
contract or law, to compel the tenants of a certain district, or of his
sucken, to bring all their grain to his mill for grinding.</def>
<i>Erskine.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thirst</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>thirst</i>,
<i>&thorn;urst</i>, AS. <i>&thorn;urst</i>, <i>&thorn;yrst</i>; akin to D.
<i>dorst</i>, OS. <i>thurst</i>, G. <i>durst</i>, Icel.
<i>&thorn;orsti</i>, Sw. & Dan. <i>t&ouml;rst</i>, Goth.
<i>&thorn;a&uacute;rstei</i> thirst, <i>&thorn;a&uacute;rsus</i> dry,
withered, <i>&thorn;a&uacute;rsie&thorn; mik</i> I thirst,
ga<i>&thorn;a&iacute;rsan</i> to wither, L. <i>torrere</i> to parch, Gr.
<grk>te`rsesqai</grk> to become dry, <grk>tesai`nein</grk> to dry up, Skr.
<i>t&rsdot;sh</i> to thirst. &radic;54.  Cf. <u>Torrid</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A sensation of dryness in the throat associated
with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some
other cause (as fear, excitement, etc.) which arrests the secretion of the
pharyngeal mucous membrane; hence, the condition producing this
sensation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt,
to kill us, and our children . . . with <i>thirst</i>?</blockquote> <i>Ex.
xvii. 3.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>With <i>thirst</i>, with cold, with hunger so
confounded.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: A want and eager desire after anything; a
craving or longing; -- usually with <i>for</i>, <i>of</i>, or <i>after</i>;
as, the <i>thirst</i> for gold.</def> "<i>Thirst</i> of worldy good."
<i>Fairfax.</i> "The <i>thirst</i> I had of knowledge." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thirst</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Thirsted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Thirsting</u>.] [AS.
<i>&thorn;yrstan</i>. See <u>Thirst</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy
sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The people <i>thirsted</i> there for water.</blockquote>
<i>Ex. xvii. 3.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To have a vehement desire.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My soul <i>thirsteth</i> for . . . the living
God.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xlii. 2.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thirst</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To have a thirst
for.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He seeks his keeper's flesh, and <i>thirsts</i> his
blood.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thirst"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
thirsts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thirst"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a thirsty
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thirst"i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being
thirsty; thirst.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thirs"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The throstle.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Thirst"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Thirstier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Thirstiest</u>.] [AS.
<i>&thorn;urstig</i>. See <u>Thirst</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing
sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I am
<i>thirsty</i>.</blockquote> <i>Judges iv. 19.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Deficient in moisture; dry; parched.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A dry and <i>thirsty</i> land, where no water
is.</blockquote> <i>Ps. lxiii. 1.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When in the sultry glebe I faint,<BR>
Or on the <i>thirsty</i> mountain pant.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thir"teen`</hw> (th&etilde;r"t&emacr;n`), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE.
<i>threttene</i>, AS. <i>&thorn;re&oacute;t&emacr;ne</i>,
<i>&thorn;re&oacute;tyne</i>. See <u>Three</u>, and <u>Ten</u>, and cf.
<u>Thirty</u>.] <def>One more than twelve; ten and three; as,
<i>thirteen</i> ounces or pounds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thir"teen`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
number greater by one than twelve; the sum of ten and three; thirteen units
or objects.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A symbol representing thirteen units, as 13 or
xiii.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thir"teenth`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Thirteen</u>:
cf. AS. <i>&thorn;re&oacute;te&oacute;&eth;a</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Next in order after the twelfth; the third after the tenth; -- the
ordinal of <i>thirteen</i>; as, the <i>thirteenth</i> day of the
month.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Constituting or being one of thirteen equal
parts into which anything is divided.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thir"teenth`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
quotient of a unit divided by thirteen; one of thirteen equal parts into
which anything is divided.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The next in order after the twelfth.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The interval comprising an octave
and a sixth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thir"ti*eth</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Thirty</u>: cf.
AS. <i>&thorn;r&imacr;tig&omacr;&eth;a</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Next
in order after the twenty-ninth; the tenth after the twentieth; -- the
ordinal of <i>thirty</i>; as, the <i>thirtieth</i> day of the
month.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Constituting or being one of thirty equal parts
into which anything is divided.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thir"ti*eth</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quotient of a unit
divided by thirty; one of thirty equal parts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thir"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>thritty</i>, AS.
<i>&thorn;r&imacr;tig</i>, <i>&thorn;rittig</i>; akin to D. <i>dertig</i>,
G. <i>dreissig</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;rj&amacr;t&imacr;u</i>,
<i>&thorn;rj&amacr;tigi</i>, <i>&thorn;rir teger</i>, Goth. <i>&thorn;reis
tigjus</i>, i.e., three tens. See <u>Three</u>, and Ten, and cf.
<u>Thirteen</u>.] <def>Being three times ten; consisting of one more than
twenty-nine; twenty and ten; as, the month of June consists of
<i>thirty</i> days.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1500 !></p>

<p><hw>Thir"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Thirties</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The sum of three
tens, or twenty and ten; thirty units or objects.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A symbol expressing thirty, as 30, or
XXX.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thir"ty-sec`ond</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being one of
thirty-two equal parts into which anything is divided.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Thirty-second note</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>the thirty-
second part of a whole note; a demi-semiquaver.</cd></p>

<p><hw>This</hw> (&thlig;&ibreve;s), <pos><i>pron. & a.</i></pos>;
<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>These</b></plw> (&thlig;&emacr;z). [OE. <i>this</i>,
<i>thes</i>, AS. <i>&eth;&emacr;s</i>, masc., <i>&eth;e&oacute;s</i>, fem.,
<i>&eth;is</i>, neut.; akin to OS. <i>these</i>, D. <i>deze</i>, G.
<i>dieser</i>, OHG. <i>diser</i>, <i>deser</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;essi</i>;
originally from the definite article + a particle <i>-se</i>, <i>-si</i>;
cf. Goth. <i>sai</i> behold. See <u>The</u>, <u>That</u>, and cf.
<u>These</u>, <u>Those</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>As a demonstrative
pronoun, <i>this</i> denotes something that is present or near in place or
time, or something just mentioned, or that is just about to be
mentioned.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When they heard <i>this</i>, they were pricked in their
heart.</blockquote> <i>Acts ii. 37.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>But know <i>this</i>, that if the good man of the house had
known in what watch the thief would come, he would have
watched.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxiv. 43.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>As an adjective, <i>this</i> has the same
demonstrative force as the pronoun, but is followed by a noun; as,
<i>this</i> book; <i>this</i> way to town.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>This</i> may be used as opposed or correlative to <i>that</i>,
and sometimes as opposed to <i>other</i> or to a second <i>this</i>. See
the Note under <u>That</u>, 1.</p>

<p><blockquote><i>This</i> way and <i>that</i> wavering sails they
bend.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A body of <i>this</i> or <i>that</i> denomination is
produced.</blockquote> <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Their judgment in <i>this</i> we may not, and in <i>that</i>
we need not, follow.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Consider the arguments which the author had to write
<i>this</i>, or to design the <i>other</i>, before you arraign
him.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thy crimes . . . soon by <i>this</i> or <i>this</i> will
end.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>This</i>, like <i>a</i>, <i>every</i>, <i>that</i>, etc., may
refer to a number, as of years, persons, etc., taken collectively or as a
whole.</p>

<p><blockquote><i>This</i> twenty years have I been with
thee..</blockquote> <i>Gen. xxxi. 38.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I have not wept <i>this</i> years; but now<BR>
My mother comes afresh into my eyes.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>This"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>thistil</i>, AS.
<i>&thorn;istel</i>; akin to D. & G. <i>distel</i>, OHG. <i>distila</i>,
<i>distil</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;istill</i>, Sw. <i>tistel</i>, Dan.
<i>tidsel</i>; of uncertain origin.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any one of several
prickly composite plants, especially those of the genera <i>Cnicus</i>,
<i>Craduus</i>, and <i>Onopordon</i>. The name is often also applied to
other prickly plants.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Blessed thistle</b></col>, <cd><i>Carduus benedictus</i>, so
named because it was formerly considered an antidote to the bite of
venomous creatures.</cd> -- <col><b>Bull thistle</b></col>, <cd><i>Cnicus
lanceolatus</i>, the common large thistle of neglected pastures.</cd> --
<col><b>Canada thistle</b></col>, <cd><i>Cnicus arvensis</i>, a native of
Europe, but introduced into the United States from Canada.</cd> --
<col><b>Cotton thistle</b></col>, <cd><i>Onopordon Acanthium</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>Fuller's thistle</b></col>, <cd>the teasel.</cd> -- <col><b>Globe
thistle</b></col>, <col><b>Melon thistle</b></col>, <cd>etc. See under
<u>Globe</u>, <u>Melon</u>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Pine thistle</b></col>,
<cd><i>Atractylis gummifera</i>, a native of the Mediterranean region. A
vicid gum resin flows from the involucre.</cd> -- <col><b>Scotch
thistle</b></col>, <cd>either the cotton thistle, or the musk thistle, or
the spear thistle; -- all used national emblems of Scotland.</cd> --
<col><b>Sow thistle</b></col>, <cd><i>Sonchus oleraceus</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>Spear thistle</b></col>. <cd>Same as <u>Bull thistle</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Star thistle</b></col>, <cd>a species of <i>Centaurea</i>. See
<u>Centaurea</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Torch thistle</b></col>, <cd>a
candelabra-shaped plant of the genus Cereus. See <u>Cereus</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Yellow thistle</b></col>, <cd><i>Cincus horridulus</i>.</cd></p>

<p><col><b>Thistle bird</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the American
goldfinch, or yellow-bird (<i>Spinus tristis</i>); -- so called on account
of its feeding on the seeds of thistles. See <i>Illust.</i> under
<u>Goldfinch</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Thistle butterfly</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a handsomely colored American butterfly
(<i>Vanessa cardui</i>) whose larva feeds upon thistles; -- called also
<i>painted lady</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Thistle cock</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the corn bunting (<i>Emberiza militaria</i>).</cd>
[Prov. Eng.] -- <col><b>Thistle crown</b></col>, <cd>a gold coin of England
of the reign of James I., worth four shillings.</cd> -- <col><b>Thistle
finch</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the goldfinch; -- so called from
its fondness for thistle seeds.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] -- <col><b>Thistle
funnel</b></col>, <cd>a funnel having a bulging body and flaring
mouth.</cd></p>

<p><hw>This"tly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Overgrown with thistles; as, <i>thistly</i> ground.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Resembling a thistle or thistles; sharp;
pricking.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In such a world, so thorny, and where none<BR>
Finds happiness unblighted, or, if found,<BR>
Without some <i>thistly</i> sorrow at its side.</blockquote>
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thith"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. <i>thider</i>, AS.
<i>&eth;ider</i>; akin to E. <i>that</i>; cf. Icel. <i>&thorn;a&eth;ra</i>
there, Goth. <i>&thorn;a&thorn;r&omacr;</i> thence. See <u>That</u>, and
<u>The</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To that place; -- opposed to
<i>hither</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This city is near; . . . O, let me escape
<i>thither</i>.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xix. 20.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Where I am, <i>thither</i> ye can not come.</blockquote>
<i>John vii. 34.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To that point, end, or result; as, the argument
tended <i>thither</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Hither and thither</b></col>, <cd>to this place and to that; one
way and another.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- There.  <u>Thither</u>, <u>There</u>. <i>Thither</i>
properly denotes motion toward a place; <i>there</i> denotes rest in a
place; as, I am going <i>thither</i>, and shall meet you <i>there</i>. But
<i>thither</i> has now become obsolete, except in poetry, or a style
purposely conformed to the past, and <i>there</i> is now used in both
senses; as, I shall go <i>there</i> to-morrow; we shall go <i>there</i>
together.</p>

<p><hw>Thith"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Being on the farther side from the person speaking; farther; -- a
correlative of <i>hither</i>; as, on the <i>thither</i> side of the
water.</def>  <i>W. D. Howells.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Applied to time: On the thither side of, older
than; of more years than. See <u>Hither</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def>
<i>Huxley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thith"er*to`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>To that point; so
far.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Thith"er*ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>To ward that
place; in that direction.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They shall ask the way to Zion, with their faces
<i>thitherward</i>.</blockquote> <i>Jer. l. 5.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thit"see</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also
<i>theesee</i>, and <i>thietsie</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>The varnish tree of Burmah (<i>Melanorrh&oelig;a
usitatissima</i>).</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A black varnish obtained from the
tree.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Thlip"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;
pressure, fr. &?; to press.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Compression, especially
constriction of vessels by an external cause.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tho</hw> (&thlig;&omacr;), <pos><i>def. art.</i></pos>
<def>The.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tho</hw>, <pos><i>pron. pl.</i></pos> <def>Those.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>This knowen <i>tho</i> that be to wives bound.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tho</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&thorn;&amacr;</i>.]
<def>Then.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To do obsequies as was <i>tho</i> the guise.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tho</hw>, <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> <def>Though.</def> [Reformed
spelling.]</p>

<p><hw>Thole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also <i>thowel</i>,
and <i>thowl</i>.] [OE. <i>thol</i>, AS. <i>&thorn;ol</i>; akin to D.
<i>dol</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;ollr</i> a fir tree, a young fir, a tree, a
thole.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A wooden or metal pin, set in the gunwale
of a boat, to serve as a fulcrum for the oar in rowing.</def>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The pin, or handle, of a scythe snath.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Thole pin</b></col>. <cd>Same as <u>Thole</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Thole</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tholed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tholing</u>.] [OE.
<i>&thorn;olen</i>, <i>&thorn;olien</i>, AS. <i>&thorn;olian</i>; akin to
OS. <i>thol&omacr;n</i>, OHG. <i>dol&emacr;n</i>, G. ge<i>duld</i>
patience, <i>dulden</i> to endure, Icel. <i>&thorn;ola</i>, Sw.
<i>t&aring;la</i>, Dan. <i>taale</i>, Goth. <i>&thorn;ulan</i>, L.
<i>tolerate</i>, <i>tulisse</i>, to endure, bear, <i>tollere</i> to lift,
bear, Gr. &?; to bear, Skr. <i>tul</i> to lift. &radic;55.  Cf.
<u>Tolerate</u>.] <def>To bear; to endure; to undergo.</def> [Obs. or
Scot.]  <i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>So much woe as I have with you <i>tholed</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To <i>thole</i> the winter's steely dribble.</blockquote>
<i>Burns.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thole</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To wait.</def> [Prov. Eng.
& Scot.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Tho*m&aelig;"an</hw>, <hw>Tho*me"an</hw>} (?),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>A member of the ancient
church of Christians established on the Malabar coast of India, which some
suppose to have been originally founded by the Apostle Thomas.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tho"mism</hw> (?), <hw>Tho"ma*ism</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>The doctrine of Thomas Aquinas, esp. with respect
to predestination and grace.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tho"mist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>A
follower of Thomas Aquinas. See <u>Scotist</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tho"mite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>A
Thom&aelig;an.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thom"sen*o*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Named after Dr. J.
<i>Thomsen</i> of Copenhagen. See <u>-lite</u>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A
fluoride of aluminium, calcium, and sodium occurring with the cryolite of
Greenland.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thom"sen's dis*ease"</hw> (?). [From <i>Thomsen</i>, a physician of
Sleswick.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An affection apparently congenital,
consisting in tonic contraction and stiffness of the voluntary muscles
occurring after a period of muscular inaction.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thom*so"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Of
or pertaining to Thomsonianism.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
believer in Thomsonianism; one who practices Thomsonianism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thom*so"ni*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i>
<def>An empirical system which assumes that the human body is composed of
four elements, earth, air, fire, and water, and that vegetable medicines
alone should be used; -- from the founder, Dr. Samuel <i>Thomson</i>, of
Massachusetts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thom"son*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From R. D.
<i>Thomson</i>, of Glasgow.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A zeolitic mineral,
occurring generally in masses of a radiated structure. It is a hydrous
silicate of aluminia, lime, and soda. Called also <i>mesole</i>, and
<i>comptonite</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thong</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>thong</i>,
<i>&thorn;wong</i>, <i>thwang</i>, AS. <i>&thorn;wang</i>; akin to Icel.
<i>&thorn;vengr</i> a thong, latchet. &radic;57.  Cf. <u>Twinge</u>.]
<def>A strap of leather; especially, one used for fastening
anything.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And nails for loosened spears, and <i>thongs</i> for
shields, provide.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Thong seal</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the bearded seal.
See the Note under <u>Seal</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tho"oid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, the jacal +
<i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a group of
carnivores, including the wovels and the dogs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>&thorn;&omacr;rs</i>.
Cf. <u>Thursday</u>.] <i>(Scand. Myth.)</i> <def>The god of thunder, and
son of Odin.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tho`ra*cen*te"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;
thorax + &?; pricking, from &?; to prick, stab.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The
operation of puncturing the chest wall so as to let out liquids contained
in the cavity of the chest.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tho*rac"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>thoracique</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the thorax, or
chest.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Thoracic duct</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the great trunk of
the lymphatic vessels, situated on the ventral side of the vertebral column
in the thorax and abdomen. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Lacteal</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tho*rac"ic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>thoracique</i>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins
placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectorial fins.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tho*rac"i*ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of cirripeds including those which have
six thoracic segments, usually bearing six pairs of cirri. The common
barnacles are examples.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tho`ra*com"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i>
<def>Same as <u>Stethometer</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tho`ra*co*plas"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thorax</i> +
<i>plasty</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A remodeling or reshaping of the thorax;
especially, the operation of removing the ribs, so as to obliterate the
pleural cavity in cases of empyema.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tho`ra*cos"tra*ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Thorax</u>, and <u>Ostracoid</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An extensive division of Crustacea, having a
dorsal shield or carapec&?; &?;&?;niting all, or nearly all, of the
thoracic somites to the head. It includes the crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and
similar species.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tho`ra*cot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, thorax
+ &?; to cut.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The operation of opening the pleural
cavity by incision.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tho"ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>torus</i> a couch,
bed.] <def>Of or pertaining to a bed.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tho"rax</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The part of the trunk between the
neck and the abdomen, containing that part of the body cavity the walls of
which are supported by the dorsal vertebr&aelig;, the ribs, and the
sternum, and which the heart and lungs are situated; the chest.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In mammals the thoracic cavity is completely separated from the
abdominal by the diaphragm, but in birds and many reptiles the separation
is incomplete, while in other reptiles, and in amphibians and fishes, there
is no marked separation and no true thorax.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The
middle region of the body of an insect, or that region which bears the legs
and wings. It is composed of three united somites, each of which is
composed of several distinct parts. See <i>Illust.</i> in Appendix. and
<i>Illust.</i> of <u>Coleoptera</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The
second, or middle, region of the body of a crustacean, arachnid, or other
articulate animal. In the case of decapod Crustacea, some writers include
under the term <i>thorax</i> only the three segments bearing the
maxillipeds; others include also the five segments bearing the legs. See
<i>Illust.</i> in Appendix.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Antiq.)</i> <def>A breastplate, cuirass, or
corselet; especially, the breastplate worn by the ancient Greeks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tho"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Thorite</u>.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A rare white earthy substance, consisting of the oxide
of thorium; -- formerly called also <i>thorina</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thor"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to thorium; designating the compounds of thorium.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tho"rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called by Berzelius from
the Scandinavian god <i>Thor</i>. See <u>Thor</u>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A
mineral of a brown to black color, or, as in the variety <i>orangite</i>,
orange-yellow. It is essentially a silicate of thorium.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tho"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Thorite</u>.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A metallic element found in certain rare minerals, as
thorite, pyrochlore, monazite, etc., and isolated as an infusible gray
metallic powder which burns in the air and forms thoria; -- formerly called
also <i>thorinum</i>. Symbol Th. Atomic weight 232.0.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thorn</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&thorn;orn</i>; akin to
OS. & OFries. <i>thorn</i>, D. <i>doorn</i>, G. <i>dorn</i>, Dan.
<i>torn</i>, Sw. <i>t&ouml;rne</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;orn</i>, Goth.
<i>&thorn;a&uacute;rnus</i>; cf. Pol. <i>tarn</i>, Russ. <i>tern'</i> the
blackthorn, <i>ternie</i> thorns, Skr. <i>t&rsdot;&nsdot;a</i> grass, blade
of grass. &radic;53.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A hard and sharp-pointed
projection from a woody stem; usually, a branch so transformed; a
spine.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any shrub or small tree which
bears thorns; especially, any species of the genus Crat&aelig;gus, as the
haw<i>thorn</i>, white<i>thorn</i>, cockspur <i>thorn</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: That which pricks or annoys as a thorn;
anything troublesome; trouble; care.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There was given to me a <i>thorn</i> in the flesh, the
messenger of Satan to buffet me.</blockquote> <i>2 Cor. xii. 7.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The guilt of empire, all its <i>thorns</i> and cares,<BR>
Be only mine.</blockquote> <i>Southern.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The name of the Anglo-Saxon letter &?;, capital
form &?;. It was used to represent both of the sounds of English <i>th</i>,
as in <i>thin</i>, <i>then</i>. So called because it was the initial letter
of <i>thorn</i>, a spine.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Thorn apple</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>Jamestown weed.</cd> --
<col><b>Thorn broom</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a shrub that produces
thorns.</cd> -- <col><b>Thorn hedge</b></col>, <cd>a hedge of thorn-bearing
trees or bushes.</cd> -- <col><b>Thorn devil</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<cd>See <u>Moloch</u>, 2.</cd> -- <col><b>Thorn hopper</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a tree hopper (<i>Thelia crat&aelig;gi</i>) which
lives on the thorn bush, apple tree, and allied trees.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Thorn</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To prick, as with a
thorn.</def> [Poetic]</p>

<p><blockquote>I am the only rose of all the stock<BR>
That never <i>thorn'd</i> him.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thorn"back`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A European skate (<i>Raia clavata</i>) having
thornlike spines on its back.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The large European spider
crab or king crab (<i>Maia squinado</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Thorn"bill`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any one of several species of small, brilliantly colored American
birds of the genus <i>Rhamphomicron</i>. They have a long, slender, sharp
bill, and feed upon honey, insects, and the juice of the sugar
cane.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1501 !></p>

<p><hw>Thorn"bird`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A small South American bird (<i>Anumbius anumbii</i>) allied to the
ovenbirds of the genus <i>Furnarius</i>). It builds a very large and
complex nest of twigs and thorns in a bush or tree.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thorn"but</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thorn</i> + <i>-but</i>
as in <i>halibut</i>; cf. G. <i>dornbutt</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
turbot.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thorn"-head`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a head
armed with thorns or spines.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Thorn-headed worm</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any worm of
the order Acanthocephala; -- called also <i>thornhead</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Thorn"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of, or free
from, thorns.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thorn"set`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Set with
thorns.</def>  <i>Dyer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thorn"tail`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A beautiful South American humming bird (<i>Gouldia Popelairii</i>),
having the six outer tail feathers long, slender, and pointed. The head is
ornamented with a long, pointed crest.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thorn"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Thornier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Thorniest</u>.] [Cf. AS.
<i>&thorn;orniht</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Full of thorns or spines;
rough with thorns; spiny; as, a <i>thorny</i> wood; a <i>thorny</i> tree; a
<i>thorny</i> crown.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Like a thorn or thorns; hence, figuratively,
troublesome; vexatious; harassing; perplexing.</def> "The <i>thorny</i>
point of bare distress."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The steep and <i>thorny</i> way to heaven.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Thorny rest-harrow</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>rest-
harrow.</cd> -- <col><b>Thorny trefoil</b></col>, <cd>a prickly plant of
the genus <i>Fagonia</i> (<i>F. Cretica</i>, etc.).</cd></p>

<p><hw>Thor"o</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Thorough.</def> [Reformed
spelling.]</p>

<p><hw>Thor"ough</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> [See <u>Through</u>.]
<def>Through.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Spenser. Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thor"ough</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Passing
through; as, <i>thorough</i> lights in a house.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Passing through or to the end; hence, complete;
perfect; as, a <i>thorough</i> reformation; <i>thorough</i> work; a
<i>thorough</i> translator; a <i>thorough</i> poet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thor"ough</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Thoroughly.</def> [Obs. or Colloq.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Through.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thor"ough</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A furrow between two
ridges, to drain off the surface water.</def> [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thor"ough bass`</hw> (?). <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The representation of
chords by figures placed under the base; figured bass; basso continuo; --
sometimes used as synonymous with <i>harmony</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thor"ough-brace`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A leather strap
supporting the body of a carriage, and attached to springs, or serving as a
spring. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Chaise</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thor"ough*bred`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Bred from the
best blood through a long line; pure-blooded; -- said of stock, as horses.
Hence, having the characteristics of such breeding; mettlesome; courageous;
of elegant form, or the like.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
thoroughbred animal, especially a horse.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thor"ough*fare`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>&thorn;urhfaru</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A passage through; a
passage from one street or opening to another; an unobstructed way open to
the public; a public road; hence, a frequented street.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A large and splendid <i>thoroughfare</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Motley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A passing or going through; passage.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>[Made] Hell and this world -- one realm, one continent<BR>
Of easy <i>thoroughfare</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thor"ough*go`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Going through, or to the end or bottom; very thorough;
complete.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Going all lengths; extreme; thoroughplaced; --
less common in this sense.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thor"ough-light`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Arch.)</i>
<def>Provided with thorough lights or windows at opposite sides, as a room
or building.</def>  <i>Gwilt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thor"ough*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a thorough manner;
fully; entirely; completely.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thor"ough*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being thorough; completeness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thor"ough*paced`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Perfect in what
is undertaken; complete; going all lengths; as, a <i>thoroughplaced</i>
Tory or Whig.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If she be a <i>thoroughplaced</i> impostor.</blockquote>
<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thor"ough*pin`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Far.)</i> <def>A
disease of the hock (sometimes of the knee) of a horse, caused by
inflammation of the synovial membrane and a consequent excessive secretion
of the synovial fluid; -- probably so called because there is usually an
oval swelling on each side of the leg, appearing somewhat as if a pin had
been thrust through.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thor"ough*sped`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Fully
accomplished; thoroughplaced.</def> [R.]  <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thor"ough*stitch`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>So as to go
the whole length of any business; fully; completely.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Preservance alone can carry us
<i>thoroughstitch</i>.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thor"ough*wax`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An umbelliferous plant (<i>Bupleurum
rotundifolium</i>) with perfoliate leaves.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>Thoroughwort.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thor"ough*wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Boneset</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thor"ow</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>Through.</def> [Obs.]
"<i>Thorow</i> bramble, pits, and floods."  <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thor"ow</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Thorough.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Hakluyt.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Thorp</hw>, <hw>Thorpe</hw>} (th&ocirc;rp), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[AS. <i>&thorn;orp</i>; akin to OS. & OFries. <i>thorp</i>, D. <i>dorp</i>,
G. <i>dorf</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;orp</i>, Dan. <i>torp</i>, Sw. <i>torp</i>
a cottage, a little farm, Goth. <i>&thorn;a&uacute;rp</i> a field, and
probably to Lith. <i>troba</i> a building, a house, W. <i>tref</i> a
hamlet, Ir. <i>treabh</i> a farmed village, a tribe, clan, Gael.
<i>treabhair</i> houses, and perhaps to L. <i>turba</i> a crowd, mult.  Cf.
<u>Dorp</u>.] <def>A group of houses in the country; a small village; a
hamlet; a dorp; -- now chiefly occurring in names of places and persons;
as, Al<i>thorp</i>, Mable<i>thorpe</i>.</def> "Within a little <i>thorp</i>
I staid."  <i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Then <i>thorpe</i> and byre arose in fire.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Those</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> [OE. <i>&thorn;os</i>,
<i>&thorn;as</i>, AS. <i>&eth;&amacr;s</i>, nom. and acc. pl. of
<i>&eth;&emacr;s</i> this. See <u>This</u>, and cf. <u>These</u>.] <def>The
plural of <i>that</i>. See <u>That</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Thoth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Myth.)</i> <def>The god of eloquence and letters among the ancient
Egyptians, and supposed to be the inventor of writing and philosophy. He
corresponded to the <i>Mercury</i> of the Romans, and was usually
represented as a human figure with the head of an ibis or a lamb.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The Egyptian sacred
baboon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thou</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Sing.:
nom.</i></pos> <u>Thou</u>; <pos><i>poss.</i></pos> <u>Thy</u> (?) or
<u>Thine</u> (&?;); <pos><i>obj.</i></pos> <u>Thee</u> (?).
<pos><i>Pl.</i></pos>: <pos><i>nom.</i></pos> <u>You</u> (&?;);
<pos><i>poss.</i></pos> <u>Your</u> (?) or <u>Yours</u> (&?;);
<pos><i>obj.</i></pos> <u>You</u>.] [OE. <i>thou</i>, <i>&thorn;u</i>, AS.
<i>&eth;&umacr;</i>, <i>&eth;u</i>; akin to OS. & OFries. <i>thu</i>, G.,
Dan. & Sw. <i>du</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;&umacr;</i>, Goth. <i>&thorn;u</i>,
Russ. <i>tui</i>, Ir. & Gael. <i>tu</i>, W. <i>ti</i>, L. <i>tu</i>, Gr.
<grk>sy`</grk>, Dor. <i><grk>ty`</grk></i>, <i>Skr</i>. <i>tvam</i>.
&radic;185.  Cf. <u>Thee</u>, <u>Thine</u>, <u>Te Deum</u>.] <def>The
second personal pronoun, in the singular number, denoting the person
addressed; thyself; the pronoun which is used in addressing persons in the
solemn or poetical style.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Art <i>thou</i> he that should come?</blockquote> <i>Matt.
xi. 3.</i></p>

<p>&fist; "In Old English, generally, <i>thou</i> is the language of a lord
to a servant, of an equal to an equal, and expresses also companionship,
love, permission, defiance, scorn, threatening: whilst <i>ye</i> is the
language of a servant to a lord, and of compliment, and further expresses
honor, submission, or entreaty."  <i>Skeat.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Thou</i> is now sometimes used by the Friends, or Quakers, in
familiar discourse, though most of them corruptly say <i>thee</i> instead
of <i>thou</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Thou</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To address as <i>thou</i>,
esp. to do so in order to treat with insolent familiarity or
contempt.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If thou <i>thouest</i> him some thrice, it shall not be
amiss.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thou</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To use the words <i>thou</i>
and <i>thee</i> in discourse after the manner of the Friends.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Though</hw> (&thlig;&omacr;), <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> [OE.
<i>thogh</i>, <i>&thorn;ah</i>, AS. <i>&eth;e&aacute;h</i>,
<i>&eth;&aemacr;h</i>, <i>&eth;&emacr;h</i>; akin to OS. <i>th&omacr;h</i>,
OFries. <i>thach</i>, D. & G. <i>doch</i> but, yet, OHG. <i>doh</i> but,
yet though, Icel. <i>&thorn;&omacr;</i> yet, nevertheless, Sw. <i>dock</i>,
Dan. <i>dog</i>, Goth. <i>&thorn;&aacute;uh</i>, <i>&thorn;&aacute;u</i>,
than, or, yet; of uncertain origin. &radic;184.] <def>Granting, admitting,
or supposing that; notwithstanding that; if.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Though</i> he slay me, yet will I trust in
him.</blockquote> <i>Job xiii. 15.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Not that I so affirm, <i>though</i> so it seem.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>&fist; It is compounded with <i>all</i> in <i>although</i>. See
<u>Although</u>.</p>

<p><col><b>As though</b></col>, <cd>as if.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>In the vine were three branches; and it was <i>as though</i>
it budded.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xl. 10.</i></p>

<p><hw>Though</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>However; nevertheless;
notwithstanding; -- used in familiar language, and in the middle or at the
end of a sentence.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I would not be as sick <i>though</i> for his
place.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A good cause would do well, <i>though</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thought</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Think</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thought</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>&thorn;oght</i>,
<i>&thorn;ouht</i>, AS. <i>&thorn;&omacr;ht</i>, ge<i>&thorn;&omacr;ht</i>,
fr. <i>&thorn;encean</i> to think; akin to D. ge<i>dachte</i> thought, MHG.
<i>d&amacr;ht</i>, ge<i>d&amacr;ht</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;&omacr;ttr</i>,
<i>&thorn;&omacr;tti</i>. See <u>Think</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
act of thinking; the exercise of the mind in any of its higher forms;
reflection; cogitation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Thought</i> can not be superadded to matter, so as in any
sense to render it true that matter can become cogitative.</blockquote>
<i>Dr. T. Dwight.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Meditation; serious consideration.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Pride, of all others the most dangerous fault,<BR>
Proceeds from want of sense or want of <i>thought</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Roscommon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is thought; an idea; a mental
conception, whether an opinion, judgment, fancy, purpose, or
intention.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thus Bethel spoke, who always speaks his
<i>thought</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Why do you keep alone, . . . <BR>
Using those <i>thoughts</i> which should indeed have died<BR>
With them they think on?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Thoughts</i> come crowding in so fast upon me, that my
only difficulty is to choose or to reject.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All their <i>thoughts</i> are against me for
evil.</blockquote> <i>Ps. lvi. 5.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Solicitude; anxious care; concern.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Hawis was put in trouble, and died with <i>thought</i> and
anguish before his business came to an end.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Take no <i>thought</i> for your life, what ye shall eat, or
what ye shall drink.</blockquote> <i>Matt. vi. 25.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A small degree or quantity; a trifle; as, a
<i>thought</i> longer; a <i>thought</i> better.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote>If the hair were a <i>thought</i> browner.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Thought</i>, in philosophical usage now somewhat current,
denotes the capacity for, or the exercise of, the very highest intellectual
functions, especially those usually comprehended under judgment.</p>

<p><blockquote>This [faculty], to which I gave the name of the "elaborative
faculty," -- the faculty of relations or comparison, -- constitutes what is
properly denominated <i>thought</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W.
Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Idea; conception; imagination; fancy; conceit; notion;
supposition; reflection; consideration; meditation; contemplation;
cogitation; deliberation.</p>

<p><hw>Thought"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of
<i>thoughtful</i> mind.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>War, horrid war, your <i>thoughtful</i> walks
invades.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Attentive; careful; exercising the judgment;
having the mind directed to an object; as, <i>thoughtful</i> of gain;
<i>thoughtful</i> in seeking truth.</def>  <i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Anxious; solicitous; concerned.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Around her crowd distrust, and doubt, and fear,<BR>
And <i>thoughtful</i> foresight, and tormenting care.</blockquote>
<i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Considerate; deliberate; contemplative; attentive;
careful; wary; circumspect; reflective; discreet.  -- <u>Thoughtful</u>,
<u>Considerate</u>. He who is habitually <i>thoughtful</i> rarely neglects
his duty or his true interest; he who is <i>considerate</i> pauses to
reflect and guard himself against error. One who is not <i>thoughtful</i>
by nature, if he can be made <i>considerate</i>, will usually be guarded
against serious mistakes. "He who is <i>thoughtful</i> does not forget his
duty; he who is <i>considerate</i> pauses, and <i>considers</i> properly
what is his duty. It is a recommendation to a subordinate person to be
<i>thoughtful</i> in doing what is wished of him; it is the recommendation
of a confidential person to be <i>considerate</i>, as he has often to judge
according to his own discretion.  <i>Crabb.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Thought"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Thought"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Thought"less</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Lacking thought; careless; inconsiderate; rash; as, a
<i>thoughtless</i> person, or act.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Giddy; gay; dissipated.</def> [R.]
<i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Deficient in reasoning power; stupid;
dull.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Thoughtless</i> as monarch oaks that shade the
plain.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Thought"less*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Thought"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Thou"sand</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>&thorn;ousend</i>,
<i>&thorn;usend</i>, AS. <i>&thorn;&umacr;send</i>; akin to OS.
<i>th&umacr;sundig</i>, <i>th&umacr;sind</i>, OFries. <i>thusend</i>, D.
<i>duizend</i>, G. <i>tausend</i>, OHG. <i>t&umacr;sunt</i>,
<i>d&umacr;sunt</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;&umacr;sund</i>,
<i>&thorn;&umacr;shund</i>, Sw. <i>tusen</i>, <i>Dan</i>. <i>tusind</i>,
Goth. <i>&thorn;&umacr;sundi</i>, Lith. <i>tukstantis</i>, Russ.
<i>tuisiacha</i>; of uncertain origin.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The number
of ten hundred; a collection or sum consisting of ten times one hundred
units or objects.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, indefinitely, a great number.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>thousand</i> shall fall at thy side, and ten
<i>thousand</i> at thy right hand.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xci. 7.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The word <i>thousand</i> often takes a plural form. See the Note
under <u>Hundred</u>.</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A symbol representing one thousand units; as,
1,000, M or CI&Crev;.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thou"sand</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Consisting of ten hundred; being ten times one hundred.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, consisting of a great number
indefinitely.</def> "Perplexed with a <i>thousand</i> cares."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thou"sand*fold`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Multiplied by a
thousand.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thou"sand legs`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A millepid, or
galleyworm; -- called also <i>thousand-legged worm</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thou"sandth</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Next in order after nine hundred and ninty-nine; coming last of a
thousand successive individuals or units; -- the ordinal of
<i>thousand</i>; as, the <i>thousandth</i> part of a thing.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Constituting, or being one of, a thousand equal
parts into which anything is divided; the tenth of a hundredth.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Occurring as being one of, or the last one of, a
very great number; very small; minute; -- used hyperbolically; as, to do a
thing for the <i>thousandth</i> time.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thou"sandth</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quotient of a unit
divided by a thousand; one of a thousand equal parts into which a unit is
divided.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Thow"el</hw> (?), <hw>Thowl</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Thole</u>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A thole pin.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A rowlock.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I would sit impatiently thinking with what an unusual amount
of noise the oars worked in the <i>thowels</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thra"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
Thrace, or its people.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos>  <def>A native or
inhabitant of Thrace.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thrack</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To load or burden; as,
to <i>thrack</i> a man with property.</def> [Obs.]  <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thrack"scat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Metal still in the
mine.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Thral"dom</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel.
<i>&?;r&aelig;ld&omacr;mr</i>. See <u>Thrall</u>, and <u>-dom</u>.]
<def>The condition of a thrall; slavery; bondage; state of servitude.</def>
[Written also <i>thralldom</i>.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Women are born to <i>thraldom</i> and penance<BR>
And to be under man's governance.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He shall rule, and she in <i>thraldom</i> live.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thrall</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>thral</i>,
<i>&thorn;ral</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;r&aelig;ll</i>, perhaps through AS.
<i>&thorn;r&aemacr;l</i>; akin to Sw. <i>tr&auml;l</i>, Dan.
<i>tr&aelig;l</i>, and probably to AS. <i>&thorn;r&aelig;gian</i> to run,
Goth. <i>&thorn;ragjan</i>, Gr. <grk>tre`chein</grk>; cf. OHG.
<i>dregil</i>, <i>drigil</i>, a servant.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A slave;
a bondman.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Gurth, the born <i>thrall</i> of Cedric.</blockquote> <i>Sir
W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Slavery; bondage; servitude; thraldom.</def>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He still in <i>thrall</i><BR>
Of all-subdoing sleep.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A shelf; a stand for barrels, etc.</def> [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Thrall</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a thrall;
in the condition of a thrall; bond; enslaved.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The fiend that would make you <i>thrall</i> and
bond.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thrall</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To enslave.</def> [Obs. or
Poetic]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thrall"dom</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Thraldom.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thrall"-less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>Having no thralls.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Not enslaved; not
subject to bonds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thrall"-like`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resembling a
thrall, or his condition, feelings, or the like; slavish.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Servile and <i>thrall-like</i> fear.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thra"nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, from &?; a bench,
form, especially the topmost of the three benches in a trireme.] <i>(Gr.
Antiq.)</i> <def>One of the rowers on the topmost of the three benches in a
trireme.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thrap"ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Also <i>thropple</i>,
corrupted fr. <i>throttle</i>.] <def>Windpipe; throttle.</def> [Prov. Eng.
& Scot.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Thrash</hw> (?), <hw>Thresh</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Thrashed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Thrashing</u>.] [OE. <i>&thorn;reschen</i>,
<i>&thorn;reshen</i>, to beat, AS. <i>&thorn;erscan</i>,
<i>&thorn;rescan</i>; akin to D. <i>dorschen</i>, OD. <i>derschen</i>, G.
<i>dreschen</i>, OHG. <i>dreskan</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;reskja</i>, Sw.
<i>tr&ouml;ska</i>, Dan. <i>t&aelig;rske</i>, Goth. <i>&thorn;riskan</i>,
Lith. <i>traszketi</i> to rattle, Russ. <i>treskate</i> to burst, crackle,
<i>tresk'</i> a crash, OSlav. <i>troska</i> a stroke of lighting.  Cf.
<u>Thresh</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To beat out grain from, as straw or
husks; to beat the straw or husk of (grain) with a flail; to beat off, as
the kernels of grain; as, to <i>thrash</i> wheat, rye, or oats; to
<i>thrash</i> over the old straw.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The wheat was reaped, <i>thrashed</i>, and winnowed by
machines.</blockquote> <i>H. Spencer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To beat soundly, as with a stick or whip; to
drub.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Thrash</hw>, <hw>Thresh</hw>}, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To practice thrashing grain or the like; to perform
the business of beating grain from straw; as, a man who <i>thrashes</i>
well.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to labor; to toil; also, to move
violently.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I rather would be M&aelig;vius, <i>thrash</i> for
rhymes,<BR>
Like his, the scorn and scandal of the times.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thrash"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An instrument to
thrash with; a flail.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Thrash"er</hw> (?), <hw>Thresh"er</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing
machine.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A large and voracious shark
(<i>Alopias vulpes</i>), remarkable for the great length of the upper lobe
of its tail, with which it beats, or thrashes, its prey. It is found both
upon the American and the European coasts. Called also <i>fox shark</i>,
<i>sea ape</i>, <i>sea fox</i>, <i>slasher</i>, <i>swingle-tail</i>, and
<i>thrasher shark</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A name given to the brown
thrush and other allied species. See <u>Brown thrush</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Sage thrasher</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Sage</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Thrasher whale</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>the common killer of the Atlantic.</cd></p>

<p><! p. 1502 !></p>

<p><hw>Thrash"ing</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from
<u>Thrash</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><col><b>Thrashing floor</b></col>, <col><b>Threshing-floor</b></col>, or
<col><b>Threshing floor</b></col>, <cd>a floor or area on which grain is
beaten out.</cd> -- <col><b>Thrashing machine</b></col>, <cd>a machine for
separating grain from the straw.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Thra*son"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <i>Thrso</i>,
the name of a braggart soldier in Terence's "Eunuch:" cf. L.
<i>Thrasonianus</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to Thraso; like, or becoming
to, Thraso; bragging; boastful; vainglorious.</def> --
<wf>Thra*son"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>C&aelig;sar's <i>thrasonical</i> brag of 'I came, saw, and
overcame.'</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thraste</hw> (thr&auml;st), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Thraste</u>; <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Thrast</u>.] <def>To thrust.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thrave</hw> (thr&amacr;v), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE.
<i>&thorn;rave</i>, <i>&thorn;reve</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;refi</i>; akin to
Dan. <i>trave</i>; cf. Icel. <i>&thorn;r&imacr;fa</i> to grasp.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Twenty-four (in some places, twelve) sheaves of
wheat; a shock, or stook.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The number of two dozen; also, an indefinite
number; a bunch; a company; a throng.</def> "The worst of a <i>thrave</i>."
[Obs.]  <i>Landsdowne MS.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He sends forth <i>thraves</i> of ballads to the
sale.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thraw</hw> (thr&add;), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Throse</u>.</def> [Scot.]  <i>Burns.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thread</hw> (thr&ebreve;d), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>threed</i>,
<i>&thorn;red</i>, AS. <i>&thorn;r&aemacr;d</i>; akin to D. <i>draad</i>,
G. <i>draht</i> wire, thread, OHG. <i>dr&amacr;t</i>, Icel.
<i>&thorn;r&amacr;&eth;r</i> a thread, Sw. <i>tr&aring;d</i>, Dan.
<i>traad</i>, and AS. <i>&thorn;r&amacr;wan</i> to twist. See <u>Throw</u>,
and cf. <u>Third</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A very small twist of flax,
wool, cotton, silk, or other fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable
length; a compound cord consisting of two or more single yarns doubled, or
joined together, and twisted.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous
substance, as of bark; also, a line of gold or silver.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or
nut; the rib. See <u>Screw</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Something continued in a long course or
tenor; a,s the <i>thread</i> of life, or of a discourse.</def>  <i>Bp.
Burnet.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A neat courtier,<BR>
Of a most elegant <i>thread</i>.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Air thread</b></col>, <cd>the fine white filaments which are
seen floating in the air in summer, the production of spiders;
gossamer.</cd> -- <col><b>Thread and thrum</b></col>, <cd>the good and bad
together.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>Thread cell</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a lasso cell. See under <u>Lasso</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Thread herring</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the gizzard shad.
See under <u>Gizzard</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Thread lace</b></col>, <cd>lace
made of linen thread.</cd> -- <col><b>Thread needle</b></col>, <cd>a game
in which children stand in a row, joining hands, and in which the outer
one, still holding his neighbor, runs between the others; -- called also
<i>thread the needle</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Thread</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Threaded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Threading</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To pass a thread through the eye of; as, to
<i>thread</i> a needle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pass or pierce through as a narrow way; also,
to effect or make, as one's way, through or between obstacles; to
thrid.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Heavy trading ships . . . <i>threading</i> the
Bosphorus.</blockquote> <i>Mitford.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They would not <i>thread</i> the gates.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To form a thread, or spiral rib, on or in; as,
to <i>thread</i> a screw or nut.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thread"bare`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Worn to the naked thread; having the nap worn off; <i>threadbare</i>
clothes.</def> "A <i>threadbare</i> cope."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Worn out; as, a <i>threadbare</i> subject;
stale topics and <i>threadbare</i> quotations.</def>  <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thread"bare`ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being
threadbare.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thread"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Made of thread; as,
<i>threaden</i> sails; a <i>threaden</i> fillet.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thread"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
device for assisting in threading a needle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A tool or machine for forming a thread on a
screw or in a nut.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thread"fin`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any one of several species of fishes belonging to <i>Polynemus</i> and
allied genera. They have numerous long pectoral filaments.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thread"fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The cutlass fish.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A
carangoid fish (<i>Caranx gallus</i>, or <i>C. crinitus</i>) having the
anterior rays of the soft dorsal and anal fins prolonged in the form of
long threads.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thread"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality of being
thready.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thread"-shaped`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the form
of a thread; filiform.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thread"worm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any long, slender nematode worm, especially the pinworm and
filaria.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thread"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Like
thread or filaments; slender; as, the <i>thready</i> roots of a
shrub.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Containing, or consisting of, thread.</def></p>

<p><hw>Threap</hw> (thr&emacr;p), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Threaped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Threaping</u>.] [AS. <i>&thorn;re&aacute;pian</i> to reprove.] [Written
also <i>threpe</i>, and <i>threip</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To call; to
name.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To maintain obstinately against denial or
contradiction; also, to contend or argue against (another) with obstinacy;
to chide; as, he <i>threaped</i> me down that it was so.</def> [Prov. Eng.
& Scot.]  <i>Burns.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To beat, or thrash.</def> [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To cozen, or cheat.</def> [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Threap</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To contend obstinately; to
be pertinacious.</def> [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p>

<p><blockquote>It's not for a man with a woman to
<i>threap</i>.</blockquote> <i>Percy's Reliques.</i></p>

<p><hw>Threap</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An obstinate decision or
determination; a pertinacious affirmation.</def> [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He was taken a <i>threap</i> that he would have it finished
before the year was done.</blockquote> <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Threat</hw> (thr&ebreve;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>&thorn;re&aacute;t</i>, akin to &amacr;<i>&thorn;re&oacute;tan</i> to
vex, G. ver<i>driessen</i>, OHG. ir<i>driozan</i>, Icel.
<i>&thorn;rj&omacr;ta</i> to fail, want, lack, Goth. us<i>&thorn;riutan</i>
to vex, to trouble, Russ. <i>trudite</i> to impose a task, irritate, vex,
L. <i>trudere</i> to push.  Cf. <u>Abstruse</u>, <u>Intrude</u>,
<u>Obstrude</u>, <u>Protrude</u>.] <def>The expression of an intention to
inflict evil or injury on another; the declaration of an evil, loss, or
pain to come; menace; threatening; denunciation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There is no terror, Cassius, in your
<i>threats</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Threat</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [OE. <i>&thorn;reten</i>,
AS. <i>&thorn;re&aacute;tian</i>. See <u>Threat</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]
<def>To threaten.</def> [Obs. or Poetic]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Of all his <i>threating</i> reck not a mite.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Our dreaded admiral from far they
<i>threat</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Threat"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Threatened</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Threatening</u>.] [OE. <i>&thorn;retenen</i>. See <u>Threat</u>,
<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To utter threats against;
to menace; to inspire with apprehension; to alarm, or attempt to alarm, as
with the promise of something evil or disagreeable; to warn.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let us straitly <i>threaten</i> them, that they speak
henceforth to no man in this name.</blockquote> <i>Acts iv. 17.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To exhibit the appearance of (something evil or
unpleasant) as approaching; to indicate as impending; to announce the
conditional infliction of; as, to <i>threaten</i> war; to <i>threaten</i>
death.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The skies look grimly<BR>
And <i>threaten</i> present blusters.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To menace.  -- <u>Threaten</u>, <u>Menace</u>.
<i>Threaten</i> is Anglo-Saxon, and <i>menace</i> is Latin. As often
happens, the former is the more familiar term; the latter is more employed
in formal style. We are <i>threatened</i> with a drought; the country is
<i>menaced</i> with war.</p>

<p><blockquote>By turns put on the suppliant and the lord:<BR>
<i>Threatened</i> this moment, and the next implored.</blockquote>
<i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Of the sharp ax<BR>
Regardless, that o'er his devoted head<BR>
Hangs <i>menacing</i>.</blockquote> <i>Somerville.</i></p>

<p><hw>Threat"en</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To use threats, or
menaces; also, to have a threatening appearance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Though the seas <i>threaten</i>, they are
merciful.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Threat"en*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
threatens.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Threat"en*ing</hw>, <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from
<u>Threaten</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos></def> -- <wf>Threat"en*ing*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><col><b>Threatening letters</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>letters
containing threats, especially those designed to extort money, or to obtain
other property, by menaces; blackmailing letters.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Threat"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of threats;
having a menacing appearance.</def> <i>Spenser.</i> --
<wf>Threat"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Threave</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Thrave</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Three</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>&thorn;re</i>,
<i>&thorn;reo</i>, <i>&thorn;ri</i>, AS. <i>&thorn;r&imacr;</i>, masc.,
<i>&thorn;re&oacute;</i>, fem. and neut.; akin to OFries. <i>thre</i>, OS.
<i>thria</i>, <i>threa</i>, D. <i>drie</i>, G. <i>drei</i>, OHG.
<i>dr&imacr;</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;r&imacr;r</i>, Dan. & Sw. <i>tre</i>,
Goth. <i>&thorn;reis</i>, Lith. <i>trys</i>, Ir., Gael. & W. <i>tri</i>,
Russ. <i>tri</i>, L. <i>tres</i>, Gr. <grk>trei^s</grk>, Skr. <i>tri</i>.
&radic;301.  Cf. 3d <u>Drilling</u>, <u>Tern</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>,
<u>Third</u>, <u>Thirteen</u>, <u>Thirty</u>, <u>Tierce</u>, <u>Trey</u>,
<u>Tri-</u>, <u>Triad</u>, <u>Trinity</u>, <u>Tripod</u>.] <def>One more
than two; two and one.</def> "I offer thee <i>three</i> things."  <i>2 Sam.
xxiv. 12.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Three</i> solemn aisles approach the shrine.</blockquote>
<i>Keble.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Three</i> is often joined with other words, forming compounds
signifying <i>divided into</i>, <i>composed of</i>, or <i>containing</i>,
<i>three parts</i>, <i>portions</i>, <i>organs</i>, or the like; as,
<i>three</i>-branched, <i>three</i>-capsuled, <i>three</i>-celled,
<i>three</i>-cleft, <i>three</i>-edged, <i>three</i>-foot, <i>three</i>-
footed, <i>three</i>-forked, <i>three</i>-grained, <i>three</i>-headed,
<i>three</i>-legged, <i>three</i>-mouthed, <i>three</i>-nooked,
<i>three</i>-petaled, <i>three</i>-pronged, <i>three</i>-ribbed,
<i>three</i>-seeded, <i>three</i>-stringed, <i>three</i>-toed, and the
like.</p>

<p><hw>Three</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The number
greater by a unit than two; three units or objects.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A symbol representing three units, as 3 or
iii.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Rule of three</b></col>. <i>(Arith.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Rule</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p><hw>Three"-coat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Arch.)</i>
<def>Having or consisting of three coats; -- applied to plastering which
consists of pricking-up, floating, and a finishing coat; or, as called in
the United States, a scratch coat, browning, and finishing coat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Three"-cor`nered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Having three corners, or angles; as, a <i>three-cornered</i>
hat.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having three prominent
longitudinal angles; as, a <i>three-cornered</i> stem.</def></p>

<p><hw>Three"-deck`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A
vessel of war carrying guns on three decks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Three"-flow`ered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Bearing three flowers together, or only three flowers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Three"fold`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE.
<i>&thorn;reofald</i>; cf. AS. <i>&thorn;r&imacr;feald</i>.]
<def>Consisting of three, or thrice repeated; triple; as, <i>threefold</i>
justice.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>threefold</i> cord is not quickly broken.</blockquote>
<i>Eccl. iv. 12.</i></p>

<p><hw>Three"-hand`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Said of games or
contests where three persons play against each other, or two against one;
as, a <i>three-handed</i> game of cards.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Three"-leafed`</hw> (?), <hw>Three"-leaved`</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Producing three
leaves; as, <i>three-leaved</i> nightshade.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>Consisting of three distinct leaflets; having the leaflets arranged in
threes.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Three-leaved nightshade</b></col>. <cd>See
<u>Trillium</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Three"-lobed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having three
lobes.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Three-lobed leaf</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a leaf divided
into three parts, the sinuses extending not more than half way to the
middle, and either the parts of the sinuses being rounded.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Three"-nerved`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having three
nerves.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Three-nerved leaf</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a leaf having
three distinct and prominent ribs, or nerves, extending from the
base.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Three"-part`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Divided into, or
consisting of, three parts; tripartite.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Three-parted leaf</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a leaf divided
into three parts down to the base, but not entirely separate.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Three"pence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small silver coin
of three times the value of a penny.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Three"pen*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Costing or worth
three pence; hence, worth but little; poor; mean.</def></p>

<p><hw>Three"-pile`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An old name for the
finest and most costly kind of velvet, having a fine, thick pile.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I have served Prince Florizel and in my time wore <i>three-
pile</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Three"-piled`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Having the quality of three-pile; best; most costly.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Thou art good velvet; thou 'rt <i>three-piled</i>
piece.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Extravagant; exaggerated; high-
flown.</def> "<i>Three-piled</i> hyperboles."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Accustomed to wearing three-pile; hence, of high
rank, or wealth.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Three-piled</i> people."  <i>Beau. &
Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Three"-ply`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Consisting of three
distinct webs inwrought together in weaving, as cloth or carpeting; having
three strands; threefold.</def></p>

<p><hw>Three"-point`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Having three acute or setigerous points; tricuspidate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Three"-quar`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Paint.)</i>
<def>Measuring thirty inches by twenty-five; -- said of
portraitures.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Three-quarter length</b></col>, <cd>a portrait showing the
figure to the hips only.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Three"-score`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Thrice twenty;
sixty.</def></p>

<p><hw>Three"-sid`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having three
sides, especially three plane sides; as, a <i>three-sided</i> stem, leaf,
petiole, peduncle, scape, or pericarp.</def></p>

<p><hw>Three"-square`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a cross
section in the form of an equilateral triangle; -- said especially of a
kind of file.</def></p>

<p><hw>Three"-valved`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Consisting of, or
having, three valves; opening with three valves; as, a <i>three-valved</i>
pericarp.</def></p>

<p><hw>Three"-way`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Connected with, or
serving to connect, three channels or pipes; as, a <i>three-way</i> cock or
valve.</def></p>

<p><hw>Threne</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>threnus</i>, Gr. &?;.
Cf. <u>Drone</u>.] <def>Lamentation; threnody; a dirge.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>threns</i> . . . of the prophet
Jeremiah.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Thre*net"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Thre*net"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;. See <u>Threne</u>.] <def>Pertaining to a
threne; sorrowful; mournful.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thren"ode</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A threne, or threnody;
a dirge; a funeral song.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thren"o*dist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who composes,
delivers, or utters, a threnode, or threnody.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thren"o*dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; a dirge +
&?; a song. See <u>Threne</u>, and <u>Ode</u>.] <def>A song of lamentation;
a threnode.</def>  <i>Sir T. Herbert.</i></p>

<p><hw>Threpe</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Threap</u>.]
<def>To call; to term.</def> [Obs.] "Luna silver we <i>threpe</i>."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Threp*sol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; nourishment +
<i>-logy</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The doctrine of nutrition; a treatise on
nutrition.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thresh</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Threshed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Threshing</u>.] <def>Same as <u>Thrash</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He would <i>thresh</i>, and thereto dike and
delve.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thresh"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Thrasher</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thresh"-fold`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Threshold.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thresh"old</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>threswold</i>,
<i>&thorn;reshwold</i>, AS. <i>&thorn;rescwald</i>, <i>&thorn;erscwald</i>,
<i>&thorn;erscold</i>, <i>&thorn;rescold</i>, fr. <i>&thorn;rescan</i>,
<i>&thorn;erscan</i>, to thresh; akin to Icel. <i>&thorn;reskj&ouml;de</i>,
<i>&thorn;r&ouml;skuldr</i>, Sw. <i>tr&ouml;skel</i>, Dan.
<i>t&aelig;rskel</i>. See <u>Thrash</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
plank, stone, or piece of timber, which lies under a door, especially of a
dwelling house, church, temple, or the like; the doorsill; hence, entrance;
gate; door.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: The place or point of entering or
beginning, entrance; outset; as, the <i>threshold</i> of life.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thresh"wold`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Threshold.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Threste</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos>
<u>Threste</u>; <pos><i>p. p. &</i></pos> <u>Threst</u>.] <def>To
thrust.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thret"teen`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Thirteen.</def>
[Obs. or Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Thret"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Thirty.</def> [Obs. or
Scot.]  <i>Burns.</i></p>

<p><hw>Threw</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of
<u>Throw</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thrib"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Triple; treble;
threefold.</def> [Prov. Eng. or Colloq.]  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thrice</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. <i>thries</i>;
<i>thrie</i> thrice (AS. <i>&thorn;riga</i>, <i>&thorn;riwa</i>) + <i>-
s</i>, the adverbal suffix. See <u>Three</u>, and <u>-wards</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Three times.</def> "<i>Thrice</i> in vain."
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Verily I say unto thee. That this night, before the cock
crow, thou shalt deny me <i>thrice</i>.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxvi.
34.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In a threefold manner or degree; repeatedly;
very.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Thrice</i> noble lord, let me entreat of you<BR>
To pardon me.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Thrice</i> is he armed that hath his quarrel
just.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Thrice</i> is often used, generally with an intensive force,
to form compounds which are usually of obvious meaning; as, in
<i>thrice</i>-blessed, <i>thrice</i>-favored, <i>thrice</i>-hallowed,
<i>thrice</i>-happy, <i>thrice</i>-told, and the like.</p>

<p><hw>Thrice"cock`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The missel thrush.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Thrid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Third.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thrid</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Thridded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Thridding</u>.] [A
variant of <i>thread</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To pass through in the
manner of a thread or a needle; to make or find a course through; to
thread.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Some <i>thrid</i> the mazy ringlets of her
hair.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And now he <i>thrids</i> the bramble bush.</blockquote>
<i>J. R. Drake.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I began<BR>
To <i>thrid</i> the musky-circled mazes.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make or effect (a way or course) through
something; as, to <i>thrid</i> one's way through a wood.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thrid</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Thread; continuous line.</def>
[Archaic]</p>

<p><blockquote>I resume the <i>thrid</i> of my discourse.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thri"fal`low</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Thryfallow</u>, and <u>Trifallow</u>.</def> [R.]  <i>Tusser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thrift</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>&thorn;rift</i>. See
<u>Thrive</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A thriving state; good husbandry;
economical management in regard to property; frugality.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The rest, . . . willing to fall to <i>thrift</i>, prove very
good husbands.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Success and advance in the acquisition of
property; increase of worldly goods; gain; prosperity.</def> "Your
<i>thrift</i> is gone full clean."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I have a mind presages me such <i>thrift</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Vigorous growth, as of a plant.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One of several species of
flowering plants of the genera <i>Statice</i> and <i>Armeria</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Common thrift</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd><i>Armeria
vulgaris</i>; -- also called <i>sea pink</i>.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Frugality; economy; prosperity; gain; profit.</p>

<p><! p. 1503 !></p>

<p><hw>Thrift"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>In a thrifty manner.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Carefully; properly; becomingly.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A young clerk . . . in Latin <i>thriftily</i> them gret
[greeted].</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thrift"i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being thrifty; thrift.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thrift"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without thrift; not
prudent or prosperous in money affairs.</def> -- <wf>Thrift"less*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Thrift"less*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Thrift"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Thriftier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Thriftiest</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Given to, or evincing, thrift; characterized by
economy and good menegement of property; sparing; frugal.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Her chaffer was so <i>thrifty</i> and so new.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I am glad he hath so much youth and vigor left, of which he
hath not been <i>thrifty</i>.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Thriving by industry and frugality; prosperous
in the acquisition of worldly goods; increasing in wealth; as, a
<i>thrifty</i> farmer or mechanic.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Growing rapidly or vigorously; thriving; as, a
<i>thrifty</i> plant or colt.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Secured by thrift; well husbanded.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I have five hundred crowns,<BR>
The <i>thrifty</i> hire I saved under your father.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Well appearing; looking or being in good
condition; becoming.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I sit at home, I have no <i>thrifty</i> cloth.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Frugal; sparing; economical; saving; careful.</p>

<p><hw>Thrill</hw> (thr&ibreve;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Trill</u>.]
<def>A warbling; a trill.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thrill</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&thorn;yrel</i> an
aperture. See <u>Thrill</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>A breathing
place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thrill</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Thrilled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Thrilling</u>.]
[OE. <i>thrillen</i>, <i>&thorn;irlen</i>, <i>&thorn;urlen</i>, to pierce;
all probably fr. AS. <i>&thorn;yrlian</i>, <i>&thorn;yrelian</i>, Fr.
<i>&thorn;yrel</i> pierced; as a noun, a hole, fr. <i>&thorn;urh</i>
through; probably akin to D. <i>drillen</i> to drill, to bore. &radic;53.
See <u>Through</u>, and cf. <u>Drill</u> to bore, <u>Nostril</u>,
<u>Trill</u> to trickle.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To perforate by a pointed
instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He pierced through his chafed chest<BR>
With <i>thrilling</i> point of deadly iron brand.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to affect, as if by something that
pierces or pricks; to cause to have a shivering, throbbing, tingling, or
exquisite sensation; to pierce; to penetrate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To bathe in flery floods, or to reside<BR>
In <i>thrilling</i> region of thick-ribbed ice.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Vivid and picturesque turns of expression which
<i>thrill</i> the &?;eader with sudden delight.</blockquote> <i>M.
Arnold.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The cruel word her tender heart so <i>thrilled</i>,<BR>
That sudden cold did run through every vein.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To hurl; to throw; to cast.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I'll <i>thrill</i> my javelin.</blockquote>
<i>Heywood.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thrill</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
pierce, as something sharp; to penetrate; especially, to cause a tingling
sensation that runs through the system with a slight shivering; as, a sharp
sound <i>thrills</i> through the whole frame.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I have a faint cold fear <i>thrills</i> through my
veins.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To feel a sharp, shivering, tingling, or
exquisite sensation, running through the body.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To seek sweet safety out<BR>
In vaults and prisons, and to <i>thrill</i> and shake.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thrill</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A drill.
See 3d <u>Drill</u>, 1.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A sensation as of being thrilled; a tremulous
excitement; as, a <i>thrill</i> of horror; a <i>thrill</i> of joy.</def>
<i>Burns.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thrill"ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Piercing; sharp;
thrilling.</def> [Obs.] "His <i>thrillant</i> spear."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thrill"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Causing a thrill; causing
tremulous excitement; deeply moving; as, a <i>thrilling</i> romance.</def>
-- <wf>Thrill"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Thrill"ing*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Thring</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Throng</u> (?).] [AS. <i>&thorn;ringan</i>. See
<u>Throng</u>.] <def>To press, crowd, or throng.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Thrips</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a woodworm, Gr. &?;.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous small species of Thysanoptera,
especially those which attack useful plants, as the grain thrips (<i>Thrips
cerealium</i>).</def></p>

<p>&fist; The term is also popularly applied to various other small
injurious insects.</p>

<p><hw>Thrist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Thrist.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thrit"tene`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Thirteen.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thrive</hw> (thr&imacr;v), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Throve</u> (thr&omacr;v) or <u>Thrived</u>
(thr&imacr;vd); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Thrived</u> or <u>Thriven</u>
(thr&ibreve;v"'n); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Thriving</u>.] [OE.
<i>&thorn;riven</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;r&imacr;fask</i>; probably originally,
to grasp for one's self, from <i>&thorn;r&imacr;fa</i> to grasp; akin to
Dan. <i>trives</i> to thrive, Sw. <i>trifvas</i>.  Cf. <u>Thrift</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To prosper by industry, economy, and good
management of property; to increase in goods and estate; as, a farmer
<i>thrives</i> by good husbandry.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Diligence and humility is the way to <i>thrive</i> in the
riches of the understanding, as well as in gold.</blockquote> <i>I.
Watts.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To prosper in any business; to have increase or
success.</def> "They by vices <i>thrive</i>."  <i>Sandys.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>O son, why sit we here, each other viewing<BR>
Idly, while Satan, our great author, <i>thrives</i>?</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And so she <i>throve</i> and prospered.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To increase in bulk or stature; to grow
vigorously or luxuriantly, as a plant; to flourish; as, young cattle
<i>thrive</i> in rich pastures; trees <i>thrive</i> in a good
soil.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thriv"en</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Thrive</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thriv"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who thrives, or
prospers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thriv"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a thriving
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thriv"ing*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
condition of one who thrives; prosperity; growth; increase.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thro'</hw> (?). <def>A contraction of <u>Through</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Throat</hw> (thr&omacr;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>throte</i>,
AS. <i>&thorn;rote</i>, <i>&thorn;rotu</i>; akin to OHG. <i>drozza</i>, G.
<i>drossel</i>; cf. OFries. & D. <i>stort</i>.  Cf. <u>Throttle</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The part of the
neck in front of, or ventral to, the vertebral column.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Hence, the passage through it to the stomach and
lungs; the pharynx; -- sometimes restricted to the fauces.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I can vent clamor from my <i>throat</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A contracted portion of a vessel, or of a
passage way; as, the <i>throat</i> of a pitcher or vase.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The part of a chimney between the
gathering, or portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and the
flue.</def>  <i>Gwilt.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The upper
fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a staysail.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>That end of a gaff which is next the mast.</def>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The angle where the arm of an anchor is joined to
the shank.</def>  <i>Totten.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Shipbuilding)</i> <def>The inside of a timber
knee.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The orifice of a tubular organ;
the outer end of the tube of a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or
fauces.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Throat brails</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>brails attached to
the gaff close to the mast.</cd> -- <col><b>Throat halyards</b></col>
<i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>halyards that raise the throat of the gaff.</cd> --
<col><b>Throat pipe</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the windpipe, or
trachea.</cd> -- <col><b>To give one the lie in his throat</b></col>,
<cd>to accuse one pointedly of lying abominably.</cd> -- <col><b>To lie in
one's throat</b></col>, <cd>to lie flatly or abominably.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Throat</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
utter in the throat; to mutter; as, to <i>throat</i> threats.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To mow, as beans, in a direction against their
bending.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Throat"band`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Throatlatch</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Throat"boll`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Throat</i> +
<i>boll</i> a ball.] <def>The Adam's apple in the neck.</def> [Obs. or
R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>By the <i>throatboll</i> he caught Aleyn.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Throat"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A drip, or
drip molding.</def></p>

<p><hw>Throat"latch`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A strap of a
bridle, halter, or the like, passing under a horse's throat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Throat"wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
plant (<i>Campanula Trachelium</i>) formerly considered a remedy for sore
throats because of its throat-shaped corolla.</def></p>

<p><hw>Throat"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Guttural; hoarse;
having a guttural voice.</def> "Hard, <i>throaty</i> words."
<i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Throb</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Throbbed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Throbbing</u>.] [OE. <i>&thorn;robben</i>; of uncertain origin; cf.
Russ. <i>trepete</i> a trembling, and E. <i>trepidation</i>.] <def>To beat,
or pulsate, with more than usual force or rapidity; to beat in consequence
of agitation; to palpitate; -- said of the heart, pulse, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My heart<BR>
<i>Throbs</i> to know one thing.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Here may his head lie on my <i>throbbing</i>
breast.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Throb</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A beat, or strong pulsation,
as of the heart and arteries; a violent beating; a papitation:</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The impatient <i>throbs</i> and longings of a soul<BR>
That pants and reaches after distant good.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Throd"den</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Prov. E.
<i>throdden</i>, <i>throddle</i>, fat, thriving; cf. Icel. <i>throask</i>
to grow.] <def>To grow; to thrive.</def> [Prov. Eng.]  <i>Grose.</i></p>

<p><hw>Throe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>&thorn;rowe</i>,
<i>&thorn;rawe</i>, AS. <i>&thorn;re&aacute;</i> a threatening, oppression,
suffering, perhaps influenced by Icel. <i>&thorn;r&amacr;</i> a throe, a
pang, a longing; cf. AS. <i>&thorn;reowian</i> to suffer.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Extreme pain; violent pang; anguish; agony;
especially, one of the pangs of travail in childbirth, or
purturition.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Prodogious motion felt, and rueful
<i>throes</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A tool for splitting wood into shingles; a
frow.</def></p>

<p><hw>Throe</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To struggle in extreme
pain; to be in agony; to agonize.</def></p>

<p><hw>Throe</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To put in agony.</def> [R.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Throm*bo"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Thrombus</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The obstruction of a blood vessel by a
clot formed at the site of obstruction; -- distinguished from
<i>embolism</i>, which is produced by a clot or foreign body brought from a
distance.</def> -- <wf>Throm*bot"ic</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>||Throm"bus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Thrombi</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a lump, a clot of blood.]
<i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A clot of blood formed of a passage
of a vessel and remaining at the site of coagulation.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A tumor produced by the escape of blood into the
subcutaneous cellular tissue.</def></p>

<p><hw>Throne</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>trone</i>, F.
<i>tr&ocirc;ne</i>, L. <i>thronus</i>, Gr. &?;; cf. &?; a bench, &?; a
footstool, &?; to set one's self, to sit, Skr. <i>dhara&nsdot;a</i>
supporting, <i>dh&rsdot;</i> to hold fast, carry, and E. <i>firm</i>, a.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but
sometimes the seat of a prince, bishop, or other high dignitary.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The noble king is set up in his <i>throne</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>High on a <i>throne</i> of royal state.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the
one who occupies a throne, or is invested with sovereign authority; an
exalted or dignified personage.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Only in the <i>throne</i> will I be greater than
thou.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xli. 40.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To mold a mighty state's decrees,<BR>
And shape the whisper of the <i>throne</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>A high order of angels in the
celestial hierarchy; -- a meaning given by the schoolmen.</def>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Great Sire! whom <i>thrones</i> celestial ceaseless
sing.</blockquote> <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>Throne</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Throned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Throning</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To place on a royal seat; to enthrone.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To place in an elevated position; to give
sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>True image of the Father, whether <i>throned</i><BR>
In the bosom of bliss, and light of light.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Throne</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be in, or sit upon,
a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Throne"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no
throne.</def></p>

<p><hw>Throng</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>&thorn;rong</i>,
<i>&thorn;rang</i>, AS. <i>ge&thorn;rang</i>, fr. <i>&thorn;ringan</i> to
crowd, to press; akin to OS. <i>thringan</i>, D. & G. <i>dringen</i>, OHG.
<i>dringan</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;ryngva</i>, <i>&thorn;r&ouml;ngva</i>,
Goth. <i>&thorn;riehan</i>, D. & G. <i>drang</i> a throng, press, Icel.
<i>&thorn;r&ouml;ng</i> a throng, Lith. <i>trenkti</i> to jolt,
<i>tranksmas</i> a tumult.  Cf. <u>Thring</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
multitude of persons or of living beings pressing or pressed into a close
body or assemblage; a crowd.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A great multitude; as, the heavenly
<i>throng</i>.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- <u>Throng</u>, <u>Multitude</u>, <u>Crowd</u>.  Any great
number of persons form a <i>multitude</i>; a <i>throng</i> is a large
number of persons who are gathered or are moving together in a collective
body; a <i>crowd</i> is composed of a large or small number of persons who
press together so as to bring their bodies into immediate or inconvenient
contact. A dispersed <i>multitude</i>; the <i>throngs</i> in the streets of
a city; the <i>crowd</i> at a fair or a street fight. But these
distinctions are not carefully observed.</p>

<p><blockquote>So, with this bold opposer rushes on<BR>
This many-headed monster, <i>multitude</i>.</blockquote> <i>Daniel.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Not to know me argues yourselves unknown,<BR>
The lowest of your <i>throng</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I come from empty noise, and tasteless pomp,<BR>
From <i>crowds</i> that hide a monarch from himself.</blockquote>
<i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Throng</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Thronged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Thronging</u>.]
<def>To crowd together; to press together into a close body, as a multitude
of persons; to gather or move in multitudes.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I have seen the dumb men <i>throng</i> to see
him.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Throng</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
crowd, or press, as persons; to oppress or annoy with a crowd of living
beings.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Much people followed him, and <i>thronged</i>
him.</blockquote> <i>Mark v. 24.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To crowd into; to fill closely by crowding or
pressing into, as a hall or a street.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Throng</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Thronged; crowded; also, much
occupied; busy.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]  <i>Bp. Sanderson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To the intent the sick . . . should not lie too
<i>throng</i>.</blockquote> <i>Robynson (More's Utopia).</i></p>

<p><hw>Throng"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In throngs or
crowds.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Throp</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A thorp.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Throp"ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Thrapple</u>, and
see <u>Throttle</u>.] <def>The windpipe.</def> [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Throp"ple</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To throttle.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Thros"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>throsel</i>, AS.
<i>&thorn;rostle</i>, <i>&thorn;rosle</i>; akin to MHG. <i>trostel</i>, G.
<i>drossel</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;r&ouml;str</i>, Sw. <i>trast</i>, Lith.
<i>strazdas</i>, L. <i>turdus</i>. &radic;238.   Cf. <u>Thrush</u> the
bird.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The song thrush. See
under <u>Song</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A machine for spinning wool, cotton, etc., from
the rove, consisting of a set of drawing rollers with bobbins and flyers,
and differing from the mule in having the twisting apparatus stationary and
the processes continuous; -- so called because it makes a singing
noise.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Throstle cock</b></col>, <cd>the missel thrush.</cd> [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Thros"tling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Throttle</u>.]
<def>A disease of bovine cattle, consisting of a swelling under the throat,
which, unless checked, causes strangulation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Throt"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dim. of <i>throat</i>. See
<u>Throat</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The windpipe, or trachea; the
weasand.</def>  <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Steam Engine)</i> <def>The throttle
valve.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Throttle lever</b></col> <i>(Steam Engine)</i>, <cd>the hand
lever by which a throttle valve is moved, especially in a locomotive.</cd>
-- <col><b>Throttle valve</b></col> <i>(Steam Engine)</i>, <cd>a valve
moved by hand or by a governor for regulating the supply of steam to the
steam chest. In one form it consists of a disk turning on a transverse
axis.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Throt"tle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Throttled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Throttling</u> (?).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To compress the throat of;
to choke; to strangle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Grant him this, and the Parliament hath no more freedom than
if it sat in his noose, which, when he pleases to draw together with one
twitch of his negative, shall <i>throttle</i> a whole nation, to the wish
of Caligula, in one neck.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To utter with breaks and interruption, in the
manner of a person half suffocated.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Throttle</i> their practiced accent in their
fears.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To shut off, or reduce flow of, as steam to an
engine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Throt"tle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke;
to suffocate.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To breathe hard, as when nearly
suffocated.</def></p>

<p><hw>Throt"tler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One who, or that which, throttles, or chokes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Flasher</u>, 3
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd>.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Through</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> [OE. <i>thurgh</i>,
<i>&thorn;urh</i>, <i>&thorn;uruh</i>, <i>&thorn;oruh</i>, AS.
<i>&thorn;urh</i>; akin to OS. <i>thurh</i>, <i>thuru</i>, OFries.
<i>thruch</i>, D. <i>door</i>, OHG. <i>durh</i>, <i>duruh</i>, G.
<i>durch</i>, Goth. <i>&thorn;a&iacute;rh</i>; cf. Ir. <i>tri</i>,
<i>tre</i>, W. <i>trwy</i>. &radic;53.   Cf. <u>Nostril</u>,
<u>Thorough</u>, <u>Thrill</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>From end to end
of, or from side to side of; from one surface or limit of, to the opposite;
into and out of at the opposite, or at another, point; as, to bore
<i>through</i> a piece of timber, or <i>through</i> a board; a ball passes
<i>through</i> the side of a ship.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Between the sides or walls of; within; as, to
pass <i>through</i> a door; to go <i>through</i> an avenue.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Through</i> the gate of ivory he dismissed<BR>
His valiant offspring.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>By means of; by the agency of.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Through</i> these hands this science has passed with
great applause.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Material things are presented only <i>through</i> their
senses.</blockquote> <i>Cheyne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Over the whole surface or extent of; as, to ride
<i>through</i> the country; to look <i>through</i> an account.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Among or in the midst of; -- used to denote
passage; as, a fish swims <i>through</i> the water; the light glimmers
<i>through</i> a thicket.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>From the beginning to the end of; to the end or
conclusion of; as, <i>through</i> life; <i>through</i> the year.</def></p>

<p><hw>Through</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>From
one end or side to the other; as, to pierce a thing
<i>through</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>From beginning to end; as, to read a letter
<i>through</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To the end; to a conclusion; to the ultimate
purpose; as, to carry a project <i>through</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Through</i> was formerly used to form compound adjectives
where we now use <i>thorough</i>; as, <i>through</i>-bred; <i>through</i>-
lighted; <i>through</i>-placed, etc.</p>

<p><col><b>To drop through</b></col>, <cd>to fall through; to come to
naught; to fail.</cd> -- <col><b>To fall through</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Fall</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p><! p. 1504 !></p>

<p><hw>Through</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Going or extending
through; going, extending, or serving from the beginning to the end;
thorough; complete; as, a <i>through</i> line; a <i>through</i> ticket; a
<i>through</i> train.  Also, admitting of passage through; as, a
<i>through</i> bridge.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Through bolt</b></col>, <cd>a bolt which passes through all the
thickness or layers of that which it fastens, or in which it is fixed.</cd>
-- <col><b>Through bridge</b></col>, <cd>a bridge in which the floor is
supported by the lower chords of the tissues instead of the upper, so that
travel is between the trusses and not over them.   Cf. <i>Deck bridge</i>,
under <u>Deck</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Through cold</b></col>, <cd>a deep-
seated cold.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i> -- <col><b>Through
stone</b></col>, <cd>a flat gravestone.</cd> [Scot.] [Written also
<i>through stane</i>.] <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> -- <col><b>Through
ticket</b></col>, <cd>a ticket for the whole journey.</cd> --
<col><b>Through train</b></col>, <cd>a train which goes the whole length of
a railway, or of a long route.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Through"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Thoroughly.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Wash me <i>throughly</i> from mine iniquity.</blockquote>
<i>Ps. li. 2.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To dare in fields is valor; but how few<BR>
Dare to be <i>throughly</i> valiant to be true?</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Through*out"</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>Quite through;
from one extremity to the other of; also, every part of; as, to search
<i>throughout</i> the house.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear<BR>
Of sun, or moon, or star, <i>throughout</i> the year.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Through*out"</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In every part; as,
the cloth was of a piece <i>throughout</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Throve</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of
<u>Thrive</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Throw</hw> (thr&omacr;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Throe</u>.]
<def>Pain; especially, pain of travail; throe.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.
Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Throw</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&thorn;r&amacr;h</i>,
<i>&thorn;r&amacr;g</i>.] <def>Time; while; space of time; moment;
trice.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I will with Thomas speak a little <i>throw</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Throw</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos>
<u>Threw</u> (thr&udd;); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Thrown</u>
(thr&omacr;n); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Throwing</u>.] [OE.
<i>&thorn;rowen</i>, <i>&thorn;rawen</i>, to throw, to twist, AS.
<i>&thorn;r&amacr;wan</i> to twist, to whirl; akin to D. <i>draaijen</i>,
G. <i>drehen</i>, OHG. <i>dr&amacr;jan</i>, L. <i>terebra</i> an auger,
gimlet, Gr. &?; to bore, to turn, &?; to pierce, &?; a hole.  Cf.
<u>Thread</u>, <u>Trite</u>, <u>Turn</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To fling, cast, or hurl with a certain whirling
motion of the arm, to <i>throw</i> a ball; -- distinguished from to
<i>toss</i>, or to <i>bowl</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To fling or cast in any manner; to drive to a
distance from the hand or from an engine; to propel; to send; as, to
<i>throw</i> stones or dust with the hand; a cannon <i>throws</i> a ball; a
fire engine <i>throws</i> a stream of water to extinguish flames.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To drive by violence; as, a vessel or sailors
may be <i>thrown</i> upon a rock.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>To cause to take a strategic
position; as, he <i>threw</i> a detachment of his army across the
river.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To overturn; to prostrate in wrestling; as, a
man <i>throws</i> his antagonist.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To cast, as dice; to venture at dice.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Set less than thou <i>throwest</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To put on hastily; to spread
carelessly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>O'er his fair limbs a flowery vest he
<i>threw</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>To divest or strip one's self of; to put
off.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There the snake <i>throws</i> her enameled
skin.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Pottery)</i> <def>To form or shape roughly on a
throwing engine, or potter's wheel, as earthen vessels.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>To give forcible utterance to; to cast; to
vent.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I have <i>thrown</i><BR>
A brave defiance in King Henry's teeth.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <def>To bring forth; to produce, as young; to bear;
-- said especially of rabbits.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <def>To twist two or more filaments of, as silk, so
as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction
contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; -- sometimes applied to
the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the
weaver.</def>  <i>Tomlinson.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To throw away</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To lose by
neglect or folly; to spend in vain; to bestow without a compensation; as,
<i>to throw away</i> time; <i>to throw away</i> money.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To reject; as, <i>to throw away</i> a good book, or
a good offer.</cd> -- <col><b>To throw back</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>To retort; to cast back, as a reply.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To
reject; to refuse.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To reflect, as light.</cd>
-- <col><b>To throw by</b></col>, <cd>to lay aside; to discard; to neglect
as useless; as, <i>to throw by</i> a garment.</cd> -- <col><b>To throw
down</b></col>, <cd>to subvert; to overthrow; to destroy; as, <i>to throw
down</i> a fence or wall.</cd> -- <col><b>To throw in</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To inject, as a fluid.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<cd>To put in; to deposit with others; to contribute; as, <i>to throw
in</i> a few dollars to help make up a fund; <i>to throw in</i> an
occasional comment.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To add without enumeration
or valuation, as something extra to clinch a bargain.</cd> -- <col><b>To
throw off</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To expel; to free one's self
from; as, <i>to throw off</i> a disease.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To
reject; to discard; to abandon; as, <i>to throw off</i> all sense of shame;
<i>to throw off</i> a dependent.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To make a
start in a hunt or race.</cd> [Eng.] -- <col><b>To throw on</b></col>,
<cd>to cast on; to load.</cd> -- <col><b>To throw one's self
down</b></col>, <cd>to lie down neglectively or suddenly.</cd> --
<col><b>To throw one's self on</b></col> or <col><b>upon</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To fall upon.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To
resign one's self to the favor, clemency, or sustain power of (another); to
repose upon.</cd> -- <col><b>To throw out</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>To cast out; to reject or discard; to expel.</cd> "The other two, whom
they had <i>thrown out</i>, they were content should enjoy their exile."
<i>Swift.</i> "The bill was <i>thrown out</i>." <i>Swift.</i>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To utter; to give utterance to; to speak; as, <i>to
throw out</i> insinuation or observation.</cd> "She <i>throws out</i>
thrilling shrieks." <i>Spenser.</i> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To distance; to
leave behind.</cd> <i>Addison.</i> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <cd>To cause to
project; as, <i>to throw out</i> a pier or an abutment.</cd>
<sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <cd>To give forth; to emit; as, an electric lamp
<i>throws out</i> a brilliant light.</cd> <sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <cd>To put
out; to confuse; as, a sudden question often <i>throws out</i> an
orator.</cd> -- <col><b>To throw over</b></col>, <cd>to abandon the cause
of; to desert; to discard; as, <i>to throw over</i> a friend in
difficulties.</cd> -- <col><b>To throw up</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>To resign; to give up; to demit; as, <i>to throw up</i> a
commission.</cd> "Experienced gamesters <i>throw up</i> their cards when
they know that the game is in the enemy's hand." <i>Addison.</i>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To reject from the stomach; to vomit.</cd>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To construct hastily; as, <i>to throw up</i> a
breastwork of earth.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Throw</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To perform the act of
throwing or casting; to cast; specifically, to cast dice.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To throw about</b></col>, <cd>to cast about; to try
expedients.</cd> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Throw</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of
hurling or flinging; a driving or propelling from the hand or an engine; a
cast.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He heaved a stone, and, rising to the <i>throw</i>,<BR>
He sent it in a whirlwind at the foe.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A stroke; a blow.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Nor shield defend the thunder of his
<i>throws</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The distance which a missile is, or may be,
thrown; as, a stone's <i>throw</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A cast of dice; the manner in which dice fall
when cast; as, a good <i>throw</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>An effort; a violent sally.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Your youth admires<BR>
The <i>throws</i> and swellings of a Roman soul.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>The extreme movement given to a
sliding or vibrating reciprocating piece by a cam, crank, eccentric, or the
like; travel; stroke; as, the <i>throw</i> of a slide valve. Also,
frequently, the length of the radius of a crank, or the eccentricity of an
eccentric; as, the <i>throw</i> of the crank of a steam engine is equal to
half the stroke of the piston.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Pottery)</i> <def>A potter's wheel or table; a
jigger. See 2d <u>Jigger</u>, 2 <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>A turner's lathe; a throwe.</def> [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>The amount of vertical
displacement produced by a fault; -- according to the direction it is
designated as an <i>upthrow</i>, or a <i>downthrow</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Throw"-crook`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Agric.)</i> <def>An
instrument used for twisting ropes out of straw.</def></p>

<p><hw>Throwe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A turning lathe.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Throw"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who throws.
Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> One who throws or twists silk; a
throwster. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> One who shapes vessels on a throwing
engine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Throw"ing</hw>, <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from <u>Throw</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><col><b>Throwing engine</b></col>, <col><b>Throwing mill</b></col>,
<col><b>Throwing table</b></col>, or <col><b>Throwing wheel</b></col>
<i>(Pottery)</i>, <cd>a machine on which earthenware is first rudely shaped
by the hand of the potter from a mass of clay revolving rapidly on a disk
or table carried by a vertical spindle; a potter's wheel.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Thrown</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>a. & p. p.</i></pos> from
<u>Throw</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><col><b>Thrown silk</b></col>, <cd>silk thread consisting of two or more
singles twisted together like a rope, in a direction contrary to that in
which the singles of which it is composed are twisted.</cd>
<i>M'Culloch.</i> -- <col><b>Thrown singles</b></col>, <cd>silk thread or
cord made by three processes of twisting, first into <i>singles</i>, two or
more of which are twisted together making <i>dumb singles</i>, and several
of these twisted together to make <i>thrown singles</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Throw"-off`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A start in a hunt or
a race.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Throw"ster</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Throw</i> + <i>-
ster</i>.] <def>One who throws or twists silk; a thrower.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thru</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep., adv. & a.</i></pos>
<def>Through.</def> [Ref. spelling.]</p>

<p><hw>Thrum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>thrum</i>,
<i>throm</i>; akin to OD. <i>drom</i>, D. <i>dreum</i>, G. <i>trumm</i>,
lump, end, fragment, OHG. <i>drum</i> end, Icel. <i>&?;r&ouml;mr</i> edge,
brim, and L. <i>terminus</i> a limit, term.  Cf. <u>Term</u>.] [Written
also <i>thrumb</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One of the ends of weaver's
threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling
these.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of
rope.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A threadlike part of a flower; a
stamen.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A shove out of place; a small
displacement or fault along a seam.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A mat made of canvas and tufts of
yarn.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Thrum cap</b></col>, <cd>a knitted cap.</cd> <i>Halliwell.</i> -
- <col><b>Thrum hat</b></col>, <cd>a hat made of coarse woolen cloth.</cd>
<i>Minsheu.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thrum</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Thrummed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Thrumming</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to
fringe.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Are we born to <i>thrum</i> caps or pick straw?</blockquote>
<i>Quarles.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To insert short pieces of rope-
yarn or spun yarn in; as, to <i>thrum</i> a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus
making a rough or tufted surface.</def>  <i>Totten.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thrum</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [CF. Icel. <i>&?;ruma</i> to
rattle, to thunder, and E. <i>drum</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To play
rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to
strum.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as,
to <i>thrum</i> on a table.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thrum</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To play,
as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous
manner; to <i>thrum</i> the table.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thrum"-eyed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Having the anthers raised above the stigma, and visible at the throat
of the corolla, as in long-stamened primroses; -- the reverse of <i>pin-
eyed</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thrum"my</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like thrums; made of,
furnished with, or characterized by, thrums.</def>  <i>Dampier.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>On her head <i>thrummy</i> cap she had.</blockquote>
<i>Chalkhill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thrum"wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind
of amaranth (<i>Amarantus caudatus</i>).</def>  <i>Dr. Prior.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thru*out"</hw> (?). <def>Throughout.</def> [Ref. spelling.]</p>

<p><hw>Thrush</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>&thorn;rusche</i>, AS.
<i>&thorn;rysce</i>; akin to OHG. <i>drosca</i>, <i>droscea</i>,
<i>droscela</i>, and E. <i>throstle</i>.  Cf. <u>Throstle</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of
singing birds belonging to <i>Turdus</i> and allied genera. They are noted
for the sweetness of their songs.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Among the best-known European species are the song thrush or
throstle (<i>Turdus musicus</i>), the missel thrush (see under
<u>Missel</u>), the European redwing, and the blackbird. The most important
American species are the wood thrush (<i>Turdus mustelinus</i>), Wilson's
thrush (<i>T. fuscescens</i>), the hermit thrush (see under <u>Hermit</u>),
Swainson's thrush (<i>T. Alici&aelig;</i>), and the migratory thrush, or
American robin (see <u>Robin</u>).</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species
of singing birds more or less resembling the true thrushes in appearance or
habits; as the thunderbird and the American brown thrush (or thrasher). See
<u>Brown thrush</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Ant thrush</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Ant thrush</u>, <u>Breve</u>,
and <u>Pitta</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Babbling thrush</b></col>, <cd>any one of
numerous species of Asiatic timaline birds; -- called also
<i>babbler</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Fruit thrush</b></col>, <cd>any species of
bulbul.</cd> -- <col><b>Shrike thrush</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Shrike</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Stone thrush</b></col>, <cd>the missel
thrush; -- said to be so called from its marbled breast.</cd> --
<col><b>Thrush nightingale</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Nightingale</u>, 2.</cd> -
- <col><b>Thrush tit</b></col>, <cd>any one of several species of Asiatic
singing birds of the genus <i>Cochoa</i>. They are beautifully colored
birds allied to the tits, but resembling thrushes in size and habits.</cd>
-- <col><b>Water thrush</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The European
dipper.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>An American warbler (<i>Seiurus
Noveboracensis</i>).</cd></p>

<p><hw>Thrush</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Akin to Dan.
<i>tr&ouml;ske</i>, Sw. <i>trosk</i>; cf. Dan. <i>t&ouml;r</i> dry, Sw.
<i>torr</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;urr</i>, AS. <i>&thorn;yrr</i>, OE.
<i>thrust</i> thrist, E. <i>thrist</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i>
<def>An affection of the mouth, fauces, etc., common in newly born
children, characterized by minute ulcers called <i>aphth&aelig;</i>. See
<u>Aphth&aelig;</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Far.)</i> <def>An inflammatory and suppurative
affection of the feet in certain animals. In the horse it is in the
frog.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thrush"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The song thrush.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Thrush"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The song thrush.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Thrust</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>Thrist.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thrust</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Thrust</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Thrusting</u>.]
[OE. <i>&?;rusten</i>, <i>&?;risten</i>, <i>&?;resten</i>, Icel.
<i>&?;r&?;st&?;</i> to thrust, press, force, compel; perhaps akin to E.
<i>threat</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To push or drive with force; to
drive, force, or impel; to shove; as, to <i>thrust</i> anything with the
hand or foot, or with an instrument.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Into a dungeon <i>thrust</i>, to work with
slaves.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To stab; to pierce; -- usually with
<i>through</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To thrust away</b></col> or <col><b>from</b></col>, <cd>to push
away; to reject.</cd> -- <col><b>To thrust in</b></col>, <cd>to push or
drive in.</cd> -- <col><b>To thrust off</b></col>, <cd>to push away.</cd> -
- <col><b>To thrust on</b></col>, <cd>to impel; to urge.</cd> -- <col><b>To
thrust one's self in</b></col> or <col><b>into</b></col>, <cd>to obtrude
upon, to intrude, as into a room; to enter (a place) where one is not
invited or not welcome.</cd> -- <col><b>To thrust out</b></col>, <cd>to
drive out or away; to expel.</cd> -- <col><b>To thrust through</b></col>,
<cd>to pierce; to stab.</cd> "I am eight times <i>thrust through</i> the
doublet." <i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>To thrust together</b></col>, <cd>to
compress.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Thrust</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make
a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer <i>thrusts</i> at his
antagonist.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And <i>thrust</i> between my father and the
god.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To push forward; to come with force; to press
on; to intrude.</def> "Young, old, <i>thrust</i> there in mighty
concourse."  <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To thrust to</b></col>, <cd>to rush upon.</cd> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>As doth an eager hound<BR>
<i>Thrust to</i> an hind within some covert glade.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thrust</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A violent
push or driving, as with a pointed weapon moved in the direction of its
length, or with the hand or foot, or with any instrument; a stab; -- a word
much used as a term of fencing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[Polites] Pyrrhus with his lance pursues,<BR>
And often reaches, and his <i>thrusts</i> renews.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An attack; an assault.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>One <i>thrust</i> at your pure, pretended
mechanism.</blockquote> <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>The force or pressure of one part
of a construction against other parts; especially <i>(Arch.)</i>, a
horizontal or diagonal outward pressure, as of an arch against its
abutments, or of rafters against the wall which support them.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>The breaking down of the roof of
a gallery under its superincumbent weight.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Thrust bearing</b></col> <i>(Screw Steamers)</i>, <cd>a bearing
arranged to receive the thrust or endwise pressure of the screw shaft.</cd>
-- <col><b>Thrust plane</b></col> <i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>the surface along
which dislocation has taken place in the case of a reversed fault.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Push; shove; assault; attack.  <u>Thrust</u>,
<u>Push</u>, <u>Shove</u>. <i>Push</i> and <i>shove</i> usually imply the
application of force by a body already in contact with the body to be
impelled. <i>Thrust</i>, often, but not always, implies the impulse or
application of force by a body which is in motion before it reaches the
body to be impelled.</p>

<p><hw>Thrust"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who thrusts or
stabs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thrust"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
act of pushing with force.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Dairies)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The act of
squeezing curd with the hand, to expel the whey.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<i>pl.</i> <def>The white whey, or that which is last pressed out of the
curd by the hand, and of which butter is sometimes made.</def> [Written
also <i>thrutchthings</i>.] [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><col><b>Thrusting screw</b></col>, <cd>the screw of a screw press, as
for pressing curd in making cheese.</cd> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Thrus"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The throstle, or song thrust.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><blockquote>When he heard the <i>thrustel</i> sing.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thryes</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Thrice.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thry"fal`low</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Perhaps fr.
<i>thrice + fallow</i>.  Cf. <u>Trifallow</u>.] <def>To plow for the third
time in summer; to trifallow.</def> [R.] [Written also <i>thrifallow</i>.]
<i>Tusser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thud</hw> (th&ubreve;d), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. AS.
<i>&thorn;&omacr;den</i> a whirlwind, violent wind, or E. <i>thump</i>.]
<def>A dull sound without resonance, like that produced by striking with,
or striking against, some comparatively soft substance; also, the stroke or
blow producing such sound; as, the <i>thrud</i> of a cannon ball striking
the earth.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>At every new <i>thud</i> of the blast, a sob
arose.</blockquote> <i>Jeffrey.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>At intervals there came some tremendous <i>thud</i> on the
side of the steamer.</blockquote> <i>C. Mackay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thug</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. <i>thag</i> a deceiver,
robber.] <def>One of an association of robbers and murderers in India who
practiced murder by stealthy approaches, and from religious motives. They
have been nearly exterminated by the British government.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thug*gee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind.
<i>&?;hag&imacr;</i>.] <def>The practice of secret or stealthy murder by
Thugs.</def> "One of the suppressors of <i>Thuggee</i>."  <i>J. D.
Hooker.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Thug"ger*y</hw> (?), <hw>Thug"gism</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Thuggee.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1505 !></p>

<p><hw>||Thu"ja</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?; an
African tree with sweet-smelling wood.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of
evergreen trees, thickly branched, remarkable for the distichous
arrangement of their branches, and having scalelike, closely imbricated, or
compressed leaves.</def> [Written also <i>thuya</i>.] See <u>Thyine
wood</u>.</p>

<p>&fist; <i>Thuja occidentalis</i> is the <i>Arbor vit&aelig;</i> of the
Eastern and Northern United States. <i>T. gigantea</i> of North-waetern
America is a very large tree, there called <i>red cedar</i>, and <i>canoe
cedar</i>, and furnishes a useful timber.</p>

<p><hw>||Thu"le</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Thule</i>,
<i>Thyle</i>, Gr. &?;, &?;.] <def>The name given by ancient geographers to
the northernmost part of the habitable world. According to some, this land
was Norway, according to others, Iceland, or more probably Mainland, the
largest of the Shetland islands; hence, the Latin phrase <i>ultima
Thule</i>, farthest Thule.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thu"li*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Oxide of thulium.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thu"li*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Thule</u>.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A rare metallic element of uncertain properties and
identity, said to have been found in the mineral gadolinite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thumb</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>thombe</i>,
<i>thoumbe</i>, <i>&thorn;ume</i>, AS. <i>&thorn;&umacr;ma</i>; akin to
OFries. <i>th&umacr;ma</i>, D. <i>duim</i>, G. <i>daumen</i>, OHG.
<i>d&umacr;mo</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;umall</i>, Dan. <i>tommel</i>finger, Sw.
<i>tumme</i>, and perhaps to L. <i>tumere</i> to swell. &radic;56.  Cf.
<u>Thimble</u>, <u>Tumid</u>.] <def>The short, thick first digit of the
human hand, differing from the other fingers in having but two phalanges;
the pollex. See <u>Pollex</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Upon his <i>thumb</i> he had of gold a ring.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Thumb band</b></col>, <cd>a twist of anything as thick as the
thumb.</cd> <i>Mortimer.</i> -- <col><b>Thumb blue</b></col>, <cd>indigo in
the form of small balls or lumps, used by washerwomen to blue linen, and
the like.</cd> -- <col><b>Thumb latch</b></col>, <cd>a door latch having a
lever formed to be pressed by the thumb.</cd> -- <col><b>Thumb
mark</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The mark left by the impression of
a thumb, as on the leaves of a book.</cd> <i>Longfellow.</i>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The dark spot over each foot in finely bred black
and tan terriers.</cd> -- <col><b>Thumb nut</b></col>, <cd>a nut for a
screw, having wings to grasp between the thumb and fingers in turning it;
also, a nut with a knurled rim for the same perpose.</cd> -- <col><b>Thumb
ring</b></col>, <cd>a ring worn on the thumb.</cd> <i>Shak.</i> --
<col><b>Thumb stall</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A kind of thimble or
ferrule of iron, or leather, for protecting the thumb in making sails, and
in other work.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Mil.)</i> <cd>A buckskin
cushion worn on the thumb, and used to close the vent of a cannon while it
is sponged, or loaded.</cd> -- <col><b>Under one's thumb</b></col>,
<cd>completely under one's power or influence; in a condition of
subservience.</cd> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Thumb</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Thumbed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Thumbing</u> (?).]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To handle awkwardly.</def>  <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and
fingers; as, to <i>thumb</i> over a tune.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers;
to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling; also, to cover with the thumb;
as, to <i>thumb</i> the touch-hole of a cannon.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He gravely informed the enemy that all his cards had been
<i>thumbed</i> to pieces, and begged them to let him have a few more
packs.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thumb</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To play with the thumb or
thumbs; to play clumsily; to thrum.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thumb"bird`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The goldcrest.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Thumbed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Having thumbs.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Soiled by handling.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thumb"kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An instrument of
torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbscrew.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thumb"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without a thumb.</def>
<i>Darwin.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thumb"screw`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A screw having a flat-sided or knurled head, so that it may be turned
by the thumb and forefinger.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An old instrument of torture for compressing the
thumb by a screw; a thumbkin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thum"mie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The chiff-chaff.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Thum"mim</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [Heb., pl. of
<i>th&omacr;m</i> perfection.] <def>A mysterious part or decoration of the
breastplate of the Jewish high priest. See the note under
<u>Urim</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thump</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably of imitative origin;
perhaps influenced by <i>dump</i>, v.t.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The sound
made by the sudden fall or blow of a heavy body, as of a hammer, or the
like.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The distant forge's swinging <i>thump</i>
profound.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>With heavy <i>thump</i>, a lifeless lump,<BR>
They dropped down, one by one.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A blow or knock, as with something blunt or
heavy; a heavy fall.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The watchman gave so great a <i>thump</i> at my door, that I
awaked at the knock.</blockquote> <i>Tatler.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thump</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Thumped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Thumping</u>.]
<def>To strike or beat with something thick or heavy, or so as to cause a
dull sound.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>These bastard Bretons; whom our hathers<BR>
Have in their own land beaten, bobbed, and <i>thumped</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thump</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To give a thump or thumps;
to strike or fall with a heavy blow; to pound.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A watchman at midnight <i>thumps</i> with his
pole.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thump"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which,
thumps.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thump"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Heavy; large.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Thun"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>&thorn;under</i>,
<i>&thorn;onder</i>, <i>&thorn;oner</i>, AS. <i>&thorn;unor</i>; akin to
<i>&thorn;unian</i> to stretch, to thunder, D. <i>donder</i> thunder, G.
<i>donner</i>, OHG. <i>donar</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;&omacr;rr</i> Thor, L.
<i>tonare</i> to thunder, <i>tonitrus</i> thunder, Gr. <grk>to`nos</grk> a
stretching, straining, Skr. <i>tan</i> to stretch. &radic;52. See
<u>Thin</u>, and cf. <u>Astonish</u>, <u>Detonate</u>, <u>Intone</u>,
<u>Thursday</u>, <u>Tone</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The sound which
follows a flash of lightning; the report of a discharge of atmospheric
electricity.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The discharge of electricity; a
thunderbolt.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The revenging gods<BR>
'Gainst parricides did all their <i>thunders</i> bend.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Any loud noise; as, the <i>thunder</i> of
cannon.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An alarming or statrling threat or
denunciation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>thunders</i> of the Vatican could no longer strike
into the heart of princes.</blockquote> <i>Prescott.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Thunder pumper</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The croaker (<i>Haploidontus grunniens</i>).</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The American bittern or stake-driver.</cd> --
<col><b>Thunder rod</b></col>, <cd>a lightning rod.</cd> [R.] --
<col><b>Thunder snake</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>The chicken, or milk, snake.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A small
reddish ground snake (<i>Carphophis, or Celuta, am&oelig;na</i>) native to
the Eastern United States; -- called also <i>worm snake</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>Thunder tube</b></col>, <cd>a fulgurite. See
<u>Fulgurite</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Thun"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Thundered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Thundering</u>.] [AS. <i>&thorn;unrian</i>. See <u>Thunder</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To produce thunder; to sound,
rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity; -- often used
impersonally; as, it <i>thundered</i> continuously.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Canst thou <i>thunder</i> with a voice like
him?</blockquote> <i>Job xl. 9.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To make a loud noise; esp. a heavy sound,
of some continuance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His dreadful voice no more<BR>
Would <i>thunder</i> in my ears.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To utter violent denunciation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thun"der</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To emit with noise and
terror; to utter vehemently; to publish, as a threat or
denunciation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Oracles severe<BR>
Were daily <i>thundered</i> in our general's ear.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>An archdeacon, as being a prelate, may <i>thunder</i> out an
ecclesiastical censure.</blockquote> <i>Ayliffe.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thun"der*bird`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>An Australian insectivorous singing bird (<i>Pachycephala
gutturalis</i>). The male is conspicuously marked with black and yellow,
and has a black crescent on the breast. Called also <i>white-throated
thickhead</i>, <i>orange-breasted thrust</i>, <i>black-crowned thrush</i>,
<i>guttural thrush</i>, and <i>black-breasted flycatcher</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thun"der*bolt`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A shaft of lightning; a brilliant stream of electricity passing from
one part of the heavens to another, or from the clouds to the
earth.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Something resembling lightning in suddenness and
effectiveness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Scipios' worth, those <i>thunderbolts</i> of
war.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Vehement threatening or censure; especially,
ecclesiastical denunciation; fulmination.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He severely threatens such with the <i>thunderbolt</i> of
excommunication.</blockquote> <i>Hakewill.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A belemnite, or
thunderstone.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Thunderbolt beetle</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a long-
horned beetle (<i>Arhopalus fulminans</i>) whose larva bores in the trunk
of oak and chestnut trees. It is brownish and bluish-black, with W-shaped
whitish or silvery markings on the elytra.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Thun"der*burst`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A burst of
thunder.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thun"der*clap`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sharp burst of
thunder; a sudden report of a discharge of atmospheric electricity.</def>
"<i>Thunderclaps</i> that make them quake."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When suddenly the <i>thunderclap</i> was heard.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thun"der*cloud`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A cloud charged
with electricity, and producing lightning and thunder.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thun"der*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who thunders; --
used especially as a translation of L. <i>tonans</i>, an epithet applied by
the Romans to several of their gods, esp. to Jupiter.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That dreadful oath which binds the
<i>Thunderer</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thun"der*fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A large European loach (<i>Misgurnus fossilis</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Thun"der*head`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rounded mass of
cloud, with shining white edges; a cumulus, -- often appearing before a
thunderstorm.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thun"der*ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Emitting thunder.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Roll the <i>thundering</i> chariot o'er the
ground.</blockquote> <i>J. Trumbull.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Very great; -- often adverbially.</def>
[Slang]</p>

<p>-- <wf>Thun"der*ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Thun"der*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Thunder.</def>  <i>Rev.
iv. 5.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thun"der*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without thunder or
noise.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thun"der*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Written also
<i>thundrous</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Producing thunder.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>How he before the <i>thunderous</i> throne doth
lie.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Making a noise like thunder; sounding loud and
deep; sonorous.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Thun"der*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Thun"der*proof`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Secure against
the effects of thunder or lightning.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thun"der*show`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A shower
accompanied with lightning and thunder.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thun"der*stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A thunderbolt, -- formerly believed to be a stone.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Fear no more the lightning flash,<BR>
Nor the all-dreaded <i>thunderstone</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A belemnite. See
<u>Belemnite</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thun"der*storm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A storm
accompanied with lightning and thunder.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thun"der*strike`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Thunderstruck</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Thunderstruck</u>, <u>-strucken</u> (&?;); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Thunderstriking</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To strike,
blast, or injure by, or as by, lightning.</def> [R.]  <i>Sir P.
Sidney.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To astonish, or strike dumb, as with something
terrible; -- rarely used except in the past participle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>drove before him, <i>thunderstruck</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thun"der*worm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A small, footless, burrowing, snakelike lizard (<i>Rhineura
Floridana</i>) allied to Amphisb&aelig;na, native of Florida; -- so called
because it leaves its burrows after a thundershower.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thun"der*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Accompanied with
thunder; thunderous.</def> [R.] "<i>Thundery</i> weather."
<i>Pennant.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thun"drous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Thunderous;
sonorous.</def> "Scraps of <i>thunderous</i> epic."  <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thun"ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
tunny.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Thurgh</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>Through.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thurgh"fare`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Thoroughfare.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>This world is but a <i>thurghfare</i> full of
woe.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thu"ri*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>thuribulum</i>,
<i>turibulum</i>, from <i>thus</i>, <i>thuris</i>, or better <i>tus</i>,
<i>turis</i>, frankincense, fr. Gr. &?; a sacrifice, an offering, from &?;
to sacrifice.] <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>A censer of metal, for burning
incense, having various forms, held in the hand or suspended by chains; --
used especially at mass, vespers, and other solemn services.</def>
<i>Fairholt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thu*rif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>thurifer</i>,
<i>turifer</i>; <i>thus</i> frankincense + <i>-ferre</i> to bear.]
<def>Producing or bearing frankincense.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thu`ri*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>thus</i>
incense + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See <u>-fy</u>.] <def>The act
of fuming with incense, or the act of burning incense.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thu*rin"gi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to Thuringia, a country in Germany, or its people.</def> --
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>  <def>A native, or inhabitant of Thuringia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thu*rin"gite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>Thuringia</i>,
where it is found.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral occurring as an
aggregation of minute scales having an olive-green color and pearly luster.
It is a hydrous silicate of aluminia and iron.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thurl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&thorn;yrel</i> a hole.
&radic;53. See <u>Thirl</u>, <u>Thrill</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
hole; an aperture.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A short
communication between adits in a mine.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A
long adit in a coalpit.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thurl</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Thrill</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cut through; to pierce.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Piers
Plowman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>To cut through, as a partition
between one working and another.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thurl"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Thurl</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2 <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thur"rok</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&thorn;urruc</i> a
boat.] <def>The hold of a ship; a sink.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Small drops of water that enter through a little crevice
into the <i>thurrok</i> and into the bottom of a ship.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thurs"day</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>&thorn;ursdei</i>,
<i>&thorn;orsday</i>, from the Scand. name <i>Thor</i> + E. <i>day</i>.
Icel. <i>&thorn;&omacr;rr</i> Thor, the god of thunder, is akin to AS.
<i>&thorn;unor</i> thunder; D. <i>Donderdag</i> Thursday, G.
<i>Donnerstag</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;&omacr;rsdagr</i>, Sw. & Dan.
<i>Torsdag</i>. &radic;52. See <u>Thor</u>, <u>Thunder</u>, and
<u>Day</u>.] <def>The fifth day of the week, following Wednesday and
preceding Friday.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Holy Thursday</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Holy</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Thurst</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Coal Mining)</i> <def>The
ruins of the fallen roof resulting from the removal of the pillars and
stalls.</def>  <i>Raymond.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Thus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>thus</i>, better
<i>tus</i>, frankincense. See <u>Thurible</u>.] <def>The commoner kind of
frankincense, or that obtained from the Norway spruce, the long-leaved
pine, and other conifers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thus</hw> (&thlig;us), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. <i>thus</i>, AS.
<i>&eth;us</i>; akin to OFries. & OS. <i>thus</i>, D. <i>dus</i>, and E.
<i>that</i>; cf. OHG. <i>sus</i>. See <u>That</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>In this or that manner; on this wise.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Thus</i> did Noah; according to all that God commanded
him, so did he.</blockquote> <i>Gen. vi. 22.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Thus</i> God the heaven created, <i>thus</i> the
earth.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To this degree or extent; so far; so; as,
<i>thus</i> wise; <i>thus</i> peaceble; <i>thus</i> bold.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Thus</i> far extend, <i>thus</i> far thy
bounds.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thus"sock</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Tussock</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Thu"ya</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Thuja</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thu"yin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
substance extracted from trees of the genus <i>Thuja</i>, or <i>Thuya</i>,
and probably identical with quercitrin.</def> [Written also
<i>thujin</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Thwack</hw> (thw&abreve;k), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Thwacked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Thwacking</u>.] [Cf. OE. <i>thakken</i> to stroke, AS.
<i>&thorn;accian</i>, E. <i>whack</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To strike
with something flat or heavy; to bang, or thrash: to thump.</def> "A
distant <i>thwacking</i> sound."  <i>W. Irving.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To fill to overflow.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Stanyhurst.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thwack</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A heavy blow with something
flat or heavy; a thump.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With many a stiff <i>thwack</i>, many a bang,<BR>
Hard crab tree and old iron rang.</blockquote> <i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thwaite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
twaite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thwaite</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [CF. Icel. <i>&thorn;veit</i> a
piece of land, fr. <i>&thorn;v&imacr;ta</i> to cut. See <u>Thwite</u>, and
cf. <u>Doit</u>, and <u>Twaite</u> land cleared of woods.] <def>Forest land
cleared, and converted to tillage; an assart.</def> [Obs. or Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p>&fist; <i>Thwaite</i> occurs in composition as the last element in many
names of places in the north of England; as, in Ros<i>thwaite</i>,
Stone<i>thwaite</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Thwart</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>&thorn;wart</i>,
<i>&thorn;wert</i>, a. and adv., Icel. <i>&thorn;vert</i>, neut. of
<i>&thorn;verr</i> athwart, transverse, across; akin to AS.
<i>&thorn;weorh</i> perverse, transverse, cross, D. <i>dwars</i>, OHG.
<i>dwerah</i>, <i>twerh</i>, G. <i>zwerch</i>, <i>quer</i>, Dan. & Sw.
<i>tver</i> athwart, transverse, Sw. <i>tv&auml;r</i> cross, unfriendly,
Goth. <i>&thorn;wa&iacute;rhs</i> angry.  Cf. <u>Queer</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Situated or placed across something else;
transverse; oblique.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Moved contrary with <i>thwart</i> obliquities.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thwart</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [See <u>Thwart</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Thwartly; obliquely; transversely;
athwart.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thwart</hw>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>Across; athwart.</def>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Thwart ships</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Athwart ships</i>, under
<u>Athwart</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Thwart</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A seat in an
open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the
boat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thwart</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Thwarted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Thwarting</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To move across or counter to; to cross; as, an
arrow <i>thwarts</i> the air.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Swift as a shooting star<BR>
In autumn <i>thwarts</i> the night.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run
counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If crooked fortune had not <i>thwarted</i> me.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The proposals of the one never <i>thwarted</i> the
inclinations of the other.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thwart</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To move
or go in an oblique or crosswise manner.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to be in opposition; to clash.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Any proposition . . . that shall at all <i>thwart</i> with
internal <i>oracles</i>.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thwart"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Far.)</i> <def>A
disease in sheep, indicated by shaking, trembling, or convulsive
motions.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thwart"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a thwarting or
obstructing manner; so as to thwart.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thwart"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Transversely;
obliquely.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thwart"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being thwart; obliquity; perverseness.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1506 !></p>

<p><hw>Thwite</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>&thorn;w&imacr;tan</i>. See <u>Whittle</u>, and cf. <u>Thwaite</u> a
piece of land.] <def>To cut or clip with a knife; to whittle.</def> [Obs.
or Prov. Eng.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thwit"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Thwite</u>, and
<u>Whittle</u>.] <def>To cut or whittle.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
<i>Palsgrave.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thwit"tle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small knife; a
whittle.</def> [Written also <i>thwitel</i>.] [Obs.] "A Sheffield
<i>thwittle</i>."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thy</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> [OE. <i>thi</i>, shortened
from <i>thin</i>. See <u>Thine</u>, <u>Thou</u>.] <def>Of thee, or
belonging to thee; the more common form of <i>thine</i>, possessive case of
<i>thou</i>; -- used always attributively, and chiefly in the solemn or
grave style, and in poetry. <i>Thine</i> is used in the predicate; as, the
knife is <i>thine</i>. See <u>Thine</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Our father which art in heaven, Hallowed be <i>thy</i> name.
<i>Thy</i> kingdom come. <i>Thy</i> will be done.</blockquote> <i>Matt. vi.
9,10.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>These are <i>thy</i> glorious works, Parent of
good.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thy"ine wood`</hw> (?). [Gr. &?; &?;, fr. &?;, adj., pertaining to
the tree &?; or &?;, an African tree with sweet-smelling wood.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The fragrant and beautiful wood of a North African tree
(<i>Callitris quadrivalvis</i>), formerly called <i>Thuja articulata</i>.
The tree is of the Cedar family, and furnishes a balsamic resin called
<i>sandarach</i>.</def>  <i>Rev. xviii. 12.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thy"la*cine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a sack.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The zebra wolf. See under <u>Wolf</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thym"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
compound of thymol analogous to a salt; as, sodium
<i>thymate</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thyme</hw> (t&imacr;m), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tyme</i>, L.
<i>thymum</i>, Gr. <grk>qy`mon</grk>, <grk>qy`mos</grk>; cf.
<grk>qy`ein</grk>, to sacrifice, <grk>qy`os</grk> a sacrifice, offering,
incense: cf. F. <i>thym</i>; -- perhaps so named because of its sweet
smell.  Cf. <u>Fume</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any plant
of the labiate genus <i>Thymus</i>. The garden thyme (<i>Thymus
vulgaris</i>) is a warm, pungent aromatic, much used to give a relish to
seasoning and soups.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ankle deep in moss and flowery <i>thyme</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Cat thyme</b></col>, <cd>a labiate plant (<i>Teucrium Marum</i>)
of the Mediterranean religion. Cats are said to be fond of rolling on
it.</cd> <i>J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).</i> -- <col><b>Wild
thyme</b></col>, <cd><i>Thymus Serpyllum</i>, common on banks and hillsides
in Europe.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>I know a bank where the <i>wild thyme</i>
blows.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thym"ene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A liquid
terpene obtained from oil of thyme.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thym"i*a*tech`ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; incense +
<grk>te`chnh</grk> art.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The art of employing perfumes
in medicine.</def> [R.]  <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thym"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to the thymus gland.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thy"mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med. Chem.)</i>
<def>Pertaining to, or derived from, thyme; as, <i>thymic</i>
acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thym"ol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thym</i>e + <i>-ol</i>.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A phenol derivative of cymene,
C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>13</sub>.OH, isomeric with carvacrol, found in oil of
thyme, and extracted as a white crystalline substance of a pleasant
aromatic odor and strong antiseptic properties; -- called also <i>hydroxy
cymene</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Thy"mus</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
<grk>qy`mos</grk>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating,
the thymus gland.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The thymus
gland.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Thymus gland</b></col>, or <col><b>Thymus body</b></col>, <cd>a
ductless gland in the throat, or in the neighboring region, of nearly all
vertebrates. In man and other mammals it is the throat, or neck,
sweetbread, which lies in the upper part of the thorax and lower part of
the throat. It is largest in fetal and early life, and disappears or
becomes rudimentary in the adult.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Thym"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Abounding with thyme;
fragrant; as, a <i>thymy</i> vale.</def>  <i>Akenside.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Where'er a <i>thymy</i> bank he found,<BR>
He rolled upon the fragrant ground.</blockquote> <i>Gay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Thy"ro-</hw> (?). <def>A combining form used in anatomy to indicate
<i>connection with</i>, or <i>relation to</i>, <i>the thyroid body</i> or
<i>the thyroid cartilage</i>; as, <i>thyro</i>hyal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thy`ro*a*ryt"e*noid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to both the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages of the
larynx.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thy`ro*hy"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One
of the lower segments in the hyoid arch, often consolidated with the body
of the hyoid bone and forming one of its great horns, as in man.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thy`ro*hy"oid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of
or pertaining to the thyroid cartilage of the larynx and the hyoid
arch.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thy"roid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; shield-shaped; &?;
a large, oblong shield (from &?; a door) + &?; form: cf. F.
<i>thyro&iuml;de</i>, <i>thyr&eacute;o&iuml;de</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Shaped like an oblong shield; shield-shaped; as, the <i>thyroid</i>
cartilage.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the thyroid
body, thyroid cartilage, or thyroid artery; thyroideal.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Thyroid cartilage</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Larynx</u>.</cd> -
- <col><b>Thyroid body</b></col>, or <col><b>Thyroid gland</b></col>
<i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>a glandlike but ductless body, or pair of bodies, of
unknown function, in the floor of the mouth or the region of the larynx. In
man and most mammals it is a highly vascular organ, partly surrounding the
base of the larynx and the upper part of the trachea.</cd> --
<col><b>Thyroid dislocation</b></col> <i>(Surg.)</i>, <cd>dislocation of
the thigh bone into the thyroid foramen.</cd> -- <col><b>Thyroid
foramen</b></col>, <cd>the obturator foramen.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Thy*roid"e*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Thyroid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thy*rot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Thyro-</i> + Gr. &?;
to cut.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The operation of cutting into the thyroid
cartilage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thyrse</hw> (th&etilde;rs), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>thyrse</i>.] <def>A thyrsus.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Thyr"soid</hw> (th&etilde;r"soid), <hw>Thyr*soid"al</hw>
(th&etilde;r*soid"<i>a</i>l), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; thyrsus
+ &?; form, shape: cf. F. <i>thyrso&iuml;de</i>.] <def>Having somewhat the
form of a thyrsus.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Thyr"sus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Thyrsi</b></plw> (#). [L., fr. Gr. &?;.  Cf. <u>Torso</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A staff entwined with ivy, and surmounted by a pine
cone, or by a bunch of vine or ivy leaves with grapes or berries. It is an
attribute of Bacchus, and of the satyrs and others engaging in Bacchic
rites.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A good to grow on graves<BR>
As twist about a <i>thyrsus</i>.</blockquote> <i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In my hand I bear<BR>
The <i>thyrsus</i>, tipped with fragrant cones of pine.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A species of inflorescence; a
dense panicle, as in the lilac and horse-chestnut.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Thy`sa*nop"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>One of the Thysanoptera.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Thy`sa*nop"te*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr.
&?; a fringe + &?; a wing.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of insects,
considered by some writers a distinct order, but regarded by others as
belonging to the Hemiptera. They are all of small size, and have narrow,
broadly fringed wings with rudimentary nervures. Most of the species feed
upon the juices of plants, and some, as those which attack grain, are very
injurious to crops. Called also <i>Physopoda</i>.  See
<u>Thrips</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thy`sa*nop"ter*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>One of the Thysanoptera.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thy`sa*nop"ter*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the Thysanoptera.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Thys`a*nu"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;
fringe + &?; tail.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An order of wingless hexapod
insects which have setiform caudal appendages, either bent beneath the body
to form a spring, or projecting as bristles. It comprises the Cinura, or
bristletails, and the Collembola, or springtails. Called also
<i>Thysanoura</i>. See <u>Lepisma</u>, and <u>Podura</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thys`a*nu"ran</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>One of the Thysanura. Also used adjectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thys`a*nu"rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to the Thysanura.</def></p>

<p><hw>Thys"be</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. <i>Thisbe</i>
maiden beloved by Pyramus, Gr. &?;.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A common
clearwing moth (<i>Hemaris thysbe</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Thy*self"</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> <def>An emphasized form
of the personal pronoun of the second person; -- used as a subject commonly
with <i>thou</i>; as, thou <i>thyself</i> shalt go; that is, thou shalt go,
and no other. It is sometimes used, especially in the predicate, without
<i>thou</i>, and in the nominative as well as in the objective
case.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Thyself</i> shalt see the act.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Ere I do thee, thou to <i>thyself</i> wast
cruel.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ti"ar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tiare</i>. See
<u>Tiara</u>.] <def>A tiara.</def> [Poetic]  <i>Milton. Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ti*a"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., from Gr. &?;, &?;; of
Persian origin.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A form of headdress worn by the
ancient Persians. According to Xenophon, the royal tiara was encircled with
a diadem, and was high and erect, while those of the people were flexible,
or had rims turned over.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The pope's triple crown. It was at first a
round, high cap, but was afterward encompassed with a crown, subsequently
with a second, and finally with a third. Fig.: The papal dignity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti*a"raed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Adorned with, or
wearing, a tiara.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tib"-cat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female cat.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Tib"i*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tibi&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [L.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>The inner, or preaxial, and usually the larger, of the two bones of
the leg or hind limb below the knee.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The fourth joint of the leg
of an insect. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Coleoptera</u>, and under
<u>Hexapoda</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Antiq.)</i> <def>A musical instrument of the
flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tib"i*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tibialis</i>, fr.
<i>tibia</i> the shin bone; also, a pipe or flute, originally made of a
bone: cf. F. <i>tibial</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a
tibia.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a pipe or flute.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tibial spur</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a spine
frequently borne on the tibia of insects. See <i>Illust.</i> under
<u>Coleoptera</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tib"i*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A tibial
bone; a tibiale.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tib`i*a"le</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tibialia</b></plw> (#). [NL.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The bone or
cartilage of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia and corresponds to
a part of the astragalus in man and most mammals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti*bic"i*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L.
<i>tibicinare</i>.] <def>To play on a tibia, or pipe.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tib"i*o-</hw> (?). <def>A combining form used in anatomy to indicate
<i>connection with</i>, or <i>relation to</i>, <i>the tibia</i>; as,
<i>tibio</i>tarsus, <i>tibio</i>fibular.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tib`i*o*tar"sal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Of or pertaining to both to the tibia and the
tarsus; as, the <i>tibiotarsal</i> articulation.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>Of or pertaining to the tibiotarsus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tib`i*o*tar"sus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tibiotarsi</b></plw> (&?;). <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The large bone
between the femur and tarsometatarsus in the leg of a bird. It is formed by
the union of the proximal part of the tarsus with the tibia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tib"rie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
pollack.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A local
and habitual convulsive motion of certain muscles; especially, such a
motion of some of the muscles of the face; twitching; velication; -- called
also <i>spasmodic tic</i>.</def>  <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Tic douloureux</b></col> (&?;). [F., fr. <i>tic</i> a knack, a
twitching + <i>douloureux</i> painful.] <i>(Med.)</i> <cd>Neuralgia in the
face; face ague. See under <u>Face</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Ti*cal"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
bean-shaped coin of Siam, worth about sixty cents; also, a weight equal to
236 grains troy.</def>  <i>Malcom.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A money of account in China, reckoning at about
$1.60; also, a weight of about four ounces avoirdupois.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tice</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Aphetic form of
<i>entice</i>.] <def>To entice.</def> [Obs.]  <i>The Coronation.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tice</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Cricket)</i> <def>A ball bowled
to strike the ground about a bat's length in front of the wicket.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tice"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Enticement.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tich"or*rhine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a wall + &?;,
&?;, the nose.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A fossil rhinoceros with a vertical
bony medial septum supporting the nose; the hairy rhinoceros.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tick</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Abbrev. from <i>ticket</i>.]
<def>Credit; trust; as, to buy on, or upon, <i>tick</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tick</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To go on
trust, or credit.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To give tick; to trust.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tick</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tike</i>, <i>teke</i>; akin
to D. <i>teek</i>, G. <i>zecke</i>.  Cf. <u>Tike</u> a tick.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any one of numerous species of
large parasitic mites which attach themselves to, and suck the blood of,
cattle, dogs, and many other animals. When filled with blood they become
ovate, much swollen, and usually livid red in color. Some of the species
often attach themselves to the human body. The young are active and have at
first but six legs.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any one of several
species of dipterous insects having a flattened and usually wingless body,
as the bird ticks (see under <u>Bird</u>) and sheep tick (see under
<u>Sheep</u>).</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tick bean</b></col>, <cd>a small bean used for feeding horses
and other animals.</cd> -- <col><b>Tick trefoil</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>,
<cd>a name given to many plants of the leguminous genus <i>Desmodium</i>,
which have trifoliate leaves, and joined pods roughened with minute hooked
hairs by which the joints adhere to clothing and to the fleece of
sheep.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tick</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>techa</i>, <i>teca</i>, L.
<i>theca</i> case, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to put. See <u>Thesis</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The cover, or case, of a bed, mattress, etc., which
contains the straw, feathers, hair, or other filling.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Ticking. See <u>Ticking</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Tick</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Ticked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Ticking</u>.]
[Probably of imitative origin; cf. D. <i>tikken</i>, LG. <i>ticken</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make a small or repeating noise by beating or
otherwise, as a watch does; to beat.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To strike gently; to pat.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Stand not <i>ticking</i> and toying at the
branches.</blockquote> <i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tick</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A quick,
audible beat, as of a clock.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any small mark intended to direct attention to
something, or to serve as a check.</def>  <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The whinchat; -- so called
from its note.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><col><b>Death tick</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See
<u>Deathwatch</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tick</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To check off by means of a
tick or any small mark; to score.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When I had got all my responsibilities down upon my list, I
compared each with the bill and <i>ticked</i> it off.</blockquote>
<i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tick"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Ticking</u>.</def> [R.]  <i>R. Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tick"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tick</u>.] <def>One
who, or that which, ticks, or produces a ticking sound, as a watch or
clock, a telegraphic sounder, etc.</def></p>

<p>
</p>

<p><hw>Tick"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>&eacute;tiquette</i> a
label, ticket, fr. OF. <i>estiquette</i>, or OF. <i>etiquet</i>,
<i>estiquet</i>; both of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. <i>stick</i>. See
<u>Stick</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> & <pos><i>v.</i></pos>, and cf.
<u>Etiquette</u>, <u>Tick</u> credit.] <def>A small piece of paper,
cardboard, or the like, serving as a notice, certificate, or distinguishing
token of something.</def> Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A little note or notice.</def> [Obs. or
Local]</p>

<p><blockquote>He constantly read his lectures twice a week for above forty
years, giving notice of the time to his auditors in a <i>ticket</i> on the
school doors.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A tradesman's bill or account.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p>&fist; Hence the phrase <i>on ticket</i>, on account; whence, by
abbreviation, came the phrase <i>on tick</i>. See 1st <u>Tick</u>.</p>

<p><blockquote>Your courtier is mad to take up silks and velvets<BR>
<i>On ticket</i> for his mistress.</blockquote> <i>J. Cotgrave.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A certificate or token of right of admission to
a place of assembly, or of passage in a public conveyance; as, a theater
<i>ticket</i>; a railroad or steamboat <i>ticket</i>.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>A label to show the character or price of
goods.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>A certificate or token of a share in a lottery
or other scheme for distributing money, goods, or the like.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <i>(Politics)</i> <def>A printed list of candidates
to be voted for at an election; a set of nominations by one party for
election; a ballot.</def> [U. S.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The old <i>ticket</i> forever! We have it by thirty-four
votes.</blockquote> <i>Sarah Franklin (1766).</i></p>

<p><col><b>Scratched ticket</b></col>, <cd>a ticket from which the names of
one or more of the candidates are scratched out.</cd> -- <col><b>Split
ticket</b></col>, <cd>a ticket representing different divisions of a party,
or containing candidates selected from two or more parties.</cd> --
<col><b>Straight ticket</b></col>, <cd>a ticket containing the regular
nominations of a party, without change.</cd> -- <col><b>Ticket
day</b></col> <i>(Com.)</i>, <cd>the day before the settling or pay day on
the stock exchange, when the names of the actual purchasers are rendered in
by one stockbroker to another.</cd> [Eng.] <i>Simmonds.</i> --
<col><b>Ticket of leave</b></col>, <cd>a license or permit given to a
convict, or prisoner of the crown, to go at large, and to labor for himself
before the expiration of his sentence, subject to certain specific
conditions.</cd> [Eng.] <i>Simmonds.</i> -- <col><b>Ticket
porter</b></col>, <cd>a licensed porter wearing a badge by which he may be
identified.</cd> [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tick"et</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Ticketed</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Ticketing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To distinguish by a ticket; to
put a ticket on; as, to <i>ticket</i> goods.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To furnish with a tickets; to book; as, to
<i>ticket</i> passengers to California.</def> [U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Tick"et*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A periodical sale of ore
in the English mining districts; -- so called from the tickets upon which
are written the bids of the buyers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tick"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Tick</u> a bed
cover.  Cf. <u>Ticken</u>.] <def>A strong, closely woven linen or cotton
fabric, of which ticks for beds are made. It is usually twilled, and woven
in stripes of different colors, as white and blue; -- called also
<i>ticken</i>.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1507 !></p>

<p><hw>Tic"kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tickled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tickling</u> (?).] [Perhaps freq. of <i>tick</i> to beat; pat; but cf.
also AS. <i>citelian</i> to tickle, D. <i>kittelen</i>, G. <i>kitzlen</i>,
OHG. <i>chizzil&omacr;n</i>, <i>chuzzil&omacr;n</i>, Icel. <i>kitla</i>.
Cf. <u>Kittle</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
touch lightly, so as to produce a peculiar thrilling sensation, which
commonly causes laughter, and a kind of spasm which become dengerous if too
long protracted.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If you <i>tickle</i> us, do we not laugh?</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To please; to gratify; to make joyous.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Pleased with a rattle, <i>tickled</i> with a
straw.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Such a nature<BR>
<i>Tickled</i> with good success, disdains the shadow<BR>
Which he treads on at noon.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tic"kle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
feel titillation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He with secret joy therefore<BR>
Did <i>tickle</i> inwardly in every vein.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To excite the sensation of titillation.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tic"kle</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Ticklish;
easily tickled.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Liable to change; uncertain; inconstant.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The world is now full <i>tickle</i>, sikerly.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>So <i>tickle</i> is the state of earthy things.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Wavering, or liable to waver and fall at the
slightest touch; unstable; easily overthrown.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Thy head stands so <i>tickle</i> on thy shoulders, that a
milkmaid, if she be in love, may sigh it off.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tic"kle-foot`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Uncertain;
inconstant; slippery.</def> [Obs. & R.]  <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tick"len*burg</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A coarse, mixed
linen fabric made to be sold in the West Indies.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tic"kle*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Unsteadiness.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>For hoard hath hate, and climbing
<i>tickleness</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tic"kler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who, or that which, tickles.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Something puzzling or difficult.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A book containing a memorandum of notes and
debts arranged in the order of their maturity.</def> [Com. Cant, U. S.]
<i>Bartlett.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A prong used by coopers to extract bungs from
casks.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tic"klish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Sensible to slight touches; easily tickled; as, the sole of the foot
is very <i>ticklish</i>; the hardened palm of the hand is not
<i>ticklish</i>.</def>  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Standing so as to be liable to totter and fall
at the slightest touch; unfixed; easily affected; unstable.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Can any man with comfort lodge in a condition so dismally
<i>ticklish</i>?</blockquote> <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Difficult; nice; critical; as, a <i>ticklish</i>
business.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Surely princes had need, in tender matters and
<i>ticklish</i> times, to beware what they say.</blockquote>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Tic"klish*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Tic"klish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tick"seed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tick</i> the insect +
<i>seed</i>; cf. G. <i>wanzensamen</i>, literally, bug seed.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A seed or fruit resembling in shape an insect, as
that of certain plants.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Same as
<u>Coreopsis</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any plant of the genus
<i>Corispermum</i>, plants of the Goosefoot family.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tick"tack`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tick</u> to beat,
to pat, and (for sense 2) cf. <u>Tricktrack</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
noise like that made by a clock or a watch.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of backgammon played both with men and
pegs; tricktrack.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A game at <i>ticktack</i> with words.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tick"tack`</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With a ticking noise,
like that of a watch.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tic`po*lon"ga</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Native name.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A very venomous viper (<i>Daboia Russellii</i>),
native of Ceylon and India; -- called also <i>cobra monil</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. AS. <i>tedre</i>,
<i>tydere</i>, weak, tender.] <def>Tender; soft; nice; -- now only used in
<i>tid</i>bit.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tid"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
tides; caused by tides; having tides; periodically rising and falling, or
following and ebbing; as, <i>tidal</i> waters.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>tidal</i> wave of deeper souls<BR>
Into our inmost being rolls,<BR>
And lifts us unawares<BR>
Out of all meaner cares.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Tidal air</b></col> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>the air which passes
in and out of the lungs in ordinary breathing. It varies from twenty to
thirty cubic inches.</cd> -- <col><b>Tidal basin</b></col>, <cd>a dock that
is filled at the rising of the tide.</cd> -- <col><b>Tidal wave</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>See <i>Tide wave</i>, under <u>Tide</u>.  Cf. 4th
<u>Bore</u>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A vast, swift wave caused by an
earthquake or some extraordinary combination of natural causes. It rises
far above high-water mark and is often very destructive upon low-lying
coasts.</cd>
</p>

<p><hw>Tid"bit`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tid</i> + <i>bit</i>.]
<def>A delicate or tender piece of anything eatable; a delicious
morsel.</def> [Written also <i>titbit</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tid"de</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Tide</u>,
<pos><i>v. i.</i></pos></def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tid"der</hw> (?), <hw>Tid"dle</hw> (?), } <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>
[Cf. AS. <i>tyderian</i> to grow tender. See <u>Tid</u>.] <def>To use with
tenderness; to fondle.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>t&imacr;d</i> time; akin
to OS. & OFries. <i>t&imacr;d</i>, D. <i>tijd</i>, G. <i>zeit</i>, OHG.
<i>z&imacr;t</i>, Icel. <i>t&imacr;&?;</i>, Sw. & Dan. <i>tid</i>, and
probably to Skr. <i>aditi</i> unlimited, endless, where <i>a-</i> is a
negative prefix. &radic;58.  Cf. <u>Tidings</u>, <u>Tidy</u>, <u>Till</u>,
<pos><i>prep.</i></pos>, <u>Time</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Time;
period; season.</def> [Obsoles.] "This lusty summer's <i>tide</i>."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And rest their weary limbs a <i>tide</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Which, at the appointed <i>tide</i>,<BR>
Each one did make his bride.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>At the <i>tide</i> of Christ his birth.</blockquote>
<i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The alternate rising and falling of the waters
of the ocean, and of bays, rivers, etc., connected therewith. The tide ebbs
and flows twice in each lunar day, or the space of a little more than
twenty-four hours. It is occasioned by the attraction of the sun and moon
(the influence of the latter being three times that of the former), acting
unequally on the waters in different parts of the earth, thus disturbing
their equilibrium. A high tide upon one side of the earth is accompanied by
a high tide upon the opposite side. Hence, when the sun and moon are in
conjunction or opposition, as at new moon and full moon, their action is
such as to produce a greater than the usual tide, called the <i>spring
tide</i>, as represented in the cut. When the moon is in the first or third
quarter, the sun's attraction in part counteracts the effect of the moon's
attraction, thus producing under the moon a smaller tide than usual, called
the <i>neap tide</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The flow or rising of the water is called <i>flood tide</i>, and
the reflux, <i>ebb tide</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A stream; current; flood; as, a <i>tide</i> of
blood.</def> "Let in the <i>tide</i> of knaves once more; my cook and I'll
provide."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Tendency or direction of causes, influences, or
events; course; current.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There is a <i>tide</i> in the affairs of men,<BR>
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Violent confluence.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>The period of twelve
hours.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Atmospheric tides</b></col>, <cd>tidal movements of the
atmosphere similar to those of the ocean, and produced in the same manner
by the attractive forces of the sun and moon.</cd> -- <col><b>Inferior
tide</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Inferior</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd> --
<col><b>To work double tides</b></col>. See under <u>Work</u>, <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos> -- <col><b>Tide day</b></col>, <cd>the interval between the
occurrences of two consecutive maxima of the resultant wave at the same
place. Its length varies as the components of sun and moon waves approach
to, or recede from, one another. A retardation from this cause is called
the <i>lagging</i> of the tide, while the acceleration of the recurrence of
high water is termed the <i>priming</i> of the tide. See <i>Lag of the
tide</i>, under 2d <u>Lag</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tide dial</b></col>, <cd>a
dial to exhibit the state of the tides at any time.</cd> -- <col><b>Tide
gate</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>An opening through which water may
flow freely when the tide sets in one direction, but which closes
automatically and prevents the water from flowing in the other
direction.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>A place where the
tide runs with great velocity, as through a gate.</cd> -- <col><b>Tide
gauge</b></col>, <cd>a gauge for showing the height of the tide;
especially, a contrivance for registering the state of the tide
continuously at every instant of time.</cd> <i>Brande & C.</i> --
<col><b>Tide lock</b></col>, <cd>a lock situated between an inclosed basin,
or a canal, and the tide water of a harbor or river, when they are on
different levels, so that craft can pass either way at all times of the
tide; -- called also <i>guard lock</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tide
mill</b></col>. <i>(a)</i> <cd>A mill operated by the tidal currents.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A mill for clearing lands from tide water.</cd> --
<col><b>Tide rip</b></col>, <cd>a body of water made rough by the conflict
of opposing tides or currents.</cd> -- <col><b>Tide table</b></col>, <cd>a
table giving the time of the rise and fall of the tide at any place.</cd> -
- <col><b>Tide water</b></col>, <cd>water affected by the flow of the tide;
hence, broadly, the seaboard.</cd> -- <col><b>Tide wave</b></col>, or
<col><b>Tidal wave</b></col>, <cd>the swell of water as the tide moves.
That of the ocean is called <i>primitive</i>; that of bays or channels
<i>derivative</i>.</cd> <i>Whewell.</i> -- <col><b>Tide wheel</b></col>,
<cd>a water wheel so constructed as to be moved by the ebb or flow of the
tide.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tide</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause to float with
the tide; to drive or carry with the tide or stream.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They are <i>tided</i> down the stream.</blockquote>
<i>Feltham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tide</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [AS. <i>t&imacr;dan</i> to
happen. See <u>Tide</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
betide; to happen.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>What should us <i>tide</i> of this new law?</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pour a tide or flood.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To work into or out of a river or
harbor by drifting with the tide and anchoring when it becomes
adverse.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tid"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Affected by the tide;
having a tide.</def> "The <i>tided</i> Thames."  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tide"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no tide.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tide"-rode`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Swung
by the tide when at anchor; -- opposed to <i>wind-rode</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tides"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tidesmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A customhouse officer who goes on
board of a merchant ship to secure payment of the duties; a
tidewaiter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tide"wait`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A customhouse
officer who watches the landing of goods from merchant vessels, in order to
secure payment of duties.</def>  <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tide"way`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Channel in which the
tide sets.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tid"ife</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The blue titmouse.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p>&fist; The "tidif" mentioned in Chaucer is by some supposed to be the
titmouse, by others the wren.</p>

<p><hw>Ti"di*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a tidy
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti"di*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being tidy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti"ding</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Tidings.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ti"dings</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tidinge</i>,
<i>ti&?;inge</i>, <i>tidinde</i>, from or influenced by Icel.
<i>t&imacr;&?;indi</i>; akin to Dan. <i>tidende</i>, Sw. <i>tidning</i>, G.
<i>zeung</i>, AS. <i>t&imacr;dan</i> to happen, E. be<i>tide</i>,
<i>tide</i>. See <u>Tide</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> &
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>Account of what has taken place, and was not
before known; news.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I shall make my master glad with these
<i>tidings</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Full well the busy whisper, circling round,<BR>
Conveyed the dismal <i>tidings</i> when he frowned.</blockquote>
<i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Although <i>tidings</i> is plural in form, it has been used also
as a singular. By Shakespeare it was used indiscriminately as a singular or
plural.</p>

<p><blockquote>Now near the <i>tidings</i> of our comfort is.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Tidings</i> to the contrary<BR>
Are brought your eyes.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- News; advice; information; intelligence.  --
<u>Tidings</u>, <u>News</u>. The term <i>news</i> denotes recent
intelligence from any quarter; the term <i>tidings</i> denotes intelligence
expected from a particular quarter, showing what has there <i>betided</i>.
We may be indifferent as to <i>news</i>, but are always more or less
interested in <i>tidings</i>. We read the <i>news</i> daily; we wait for
<i>tidings</i> respecting an absent friend or an impending battle. We may
be curious to hear the <i>news</i>; we are always anxious for
<i>tidings</i>.</p>

<p><blockquote>Evil <i>news</i> rides post, while good <i>news</i>
baits.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>What <i>tidings</i> dost thou bring?</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tid"ley</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The wren.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The
goldcrest.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tid*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tide</i> + <i>-
logy</i>.] <def>A discourse or treatise upon the tides; that part of
science which treats of tides.</def>  <i>J. S. Mill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ti"dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
wren; -- called also <i>tiddy</i>.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>tidy</i> for her notes as delicate as
they.</blockquote> <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p>&fist; This name is probably applied also to other small singing birds,
as the goldcrest.</p>

<p><hw>Ti"dy</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Tidier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Tidiest</u>.] [From
<u>Tide</u> time, season; cf. D. <i>tijdig</i> timely, G. <i>zeitig</i>,
Dan. & Sw. <i>tidig</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Being in proper time;
timely; seasonable; favorable; as, <i>tidy</i> weather.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>If weather be fair and <i>tidy</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Tusser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate;
neat; kept in proper and becoming neatness, or habitually keeping things
so; as, a <i>tidy</i> lass; their dress is <i>tidy</i>; the apartments are
well furnished and <i>tidy</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>tidy</i> man, that tened [injured] me
never.</blockquote> <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ti"dy</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tidies</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A cover, often of
tatting, drawn work, or other ornamental work, for the back of a chair, the
arms of a sofa, or the like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A child's pinafore.</def> [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Wright.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ti"dy</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tidied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tidying</u>.]
<def>To put in proper order; to make neat; as, to <i>tidy</i> a room; to
<i>tidy</i> one's dress.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti"dy</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make things tidy.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I have <i>tidied</i> and <i>tidied</i> over and over
again.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ti"dy*tips`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
California composite plant (<i>Layia platyglossa</i>), the flower of which
has yellow rays tipped with white.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Ties</b></plw> (#). [AS. <i>t&emacr;ge</i>, <i>t&?;ge</i>,
<i>t&imacr;ge</i>. &radic;64. See <u>Tie</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A knot; a fastening.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A bond; an obligation, moral or legal; as, the
sacred <i>ties</i> of friendship or of duty; the <i>ties</i> of
allegiance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>No distance breaks the <i>tie</i> of blood.</blockquote>
<i>Young.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.</def>
<i>Young.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An equality in numbers, as of votes, scores,
etc., which prevents either party from being victorious; equality in any
contest, as a race.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Arch. & Engin.)</i> <def>A beam or rod for
holding two parts together; in railways, one of the transverse timbers
which support the track and keep it in place.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A line, usually straight, drawn
across the stems of notes, or a curved line written over or under the
notes, signifying that they are to be slurred, or closely united in the
performance, or that two notes of the same pitch are to be sounded as one;
a bind; a ligature.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Low shoes fastened with
lacings.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Bale tie</b></col>, <cd>a fastening for the ends of a hoop for a
bale.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tie</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tied</u> (?) (Obs. <u>Tight</u> (&?;)); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Tying</u> (?).] [OE. <i>ti&?;en</i>, <i>teyen</i>, AS.
<i>t&imacr;gan</i>, <i>ti&eacute;gan</i>, fr. <i>te&aacute;g</i>,
<i>te&aacute;h</i>, a rope; akin to Icel. <i>taug</i>, and AS.
<i>te&oacute;n</i> to draw, to pull. See <u>Tug</u>, <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Tow</u> to drag.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind.</def> "<i>Tie</i> the kine to
the cart."  <i>1 Sam. vi. 7.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the
law of thy mother: bind them continually upon thine heart, and <i>tie</i>
them about thy neck.</blockquote> <i>Prov. vi. 20,21.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To form, as a knot, by interlacing or
complicating a cord; also, to interlace, or form a knot in; as, to
<i>tie</i> a cord to a tree; to knit; to knot.</def> "We do not <i>tie</i>
this knot with an intention to puzzle the argument."  <i>Bp.
Burnet.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To unite firmly; to fasten; to hold.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In bond of virtuous love together <i>tied</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To hold or constrain by authority or moral
influence, as by knotted cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to
confine.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Not <i>tied</i> to rules of policy, you find<BR>
Revenge less sweet than a forgiving mind.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>To unite, as notes, by a cross
line, or by a curved line, or slur, drawn over or under them.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To make an equal score with, in a contest; to be
even with.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To ride and tie</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Ride</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>To tie down</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To fasten so as to
prevent from rising.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To restrain; to confine;
to hinder from action.</cd> -- <col><b>To tie up</b></col>, <cd>to confine;
to restrain; to hinder from motion or action.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tie</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make a tie; to make an
equal score.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tie"bar`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A flat bar used as a
tie.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tie"beam`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A beam
acting as a tie, as at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters, to
prevent them from thrusting out the wall. See <i>Illust.</i> of
<i>Timbers</i>, under <u>Roof</u>.</def>  <i>Gwilt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ti"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which,
ties.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tire</u> a headdress.]
<def>A chold's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with
tape or cord; a pinafore.</def> [Written also <i>tire</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tier</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Perhaps fr. OF. <i>tire</i>, F.
<i>tire</i>; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. <i>ziar&imacr;</i>
ornament, G. <i>zier</i>, AS. <i>t&imacr;r</i> glory, <i>ti&eacute;r</i>
row, rank. But cf. also F. <i>tirer</i> to draw, pull; of Teutonic origin.
Cf. <u>Attire</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, <u>Tire</u> a headdress, but
also <u>Tirade</u>.] <def>A row or rank, especially one of two or more rows
placed one above, or higher than, another; as, a <i>tier</i> of seats in a
theater.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tiers of a cable</b></col>, <cd>the ranges of fakes, or
windings, of a cable, laid one within another when coiled.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tierce</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tierce</i> a third,
from <i>tiers</i>, <i>tierce</i>, third, fr. L. <i>tertius</i> the third;
akin to <i>tres</i> three. See <u>Third</u>, <u>Three</u>, and cf.
<u>Terce</u>, <u>Tercet</u>, <u>Tertiary</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
cask whose content is one third of a pipe; that is, forty-two wine gallons;
also, a liquid measure of forty-two wine, or thirty-five imperial,
gallons.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A cask larger than a barrel, and smaller than a
hogshead or a puncheon, in which salt provisions, rice, etc., are packed
for shipment.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The third tone of the scale. See
<u>Mediant</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A sequence of three playing cards of the same
suit. Tierce of ace, king, queen, is called <i>tierce-major</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Fencing)</i> <def>A position in thrusting or
parrying in which the wrist and nails are turned downward.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>The third hour of the day, or
nine <u>a. m,</u>; one of the canonical hours; also, the service appointed
for that hour.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1508 !></p>

<p><hw>Tier*c&eacute;"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Her.)</i>
<def>Divided into three equal parts of three different tinctures; -- said
of an escutcheon.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tier"cel</hw> (?), <hw>Tierce"let</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[OE. <i>tercel</i>, <i>tercelet</i>, F. <i>tiercelet</i>, a dim. of
(assumed) <i>tiercel</i>, or LL. <i>tertiolus</i>, dim. fr. L.
<i>tertius</i> the third; -- so called, according to some, because every
third bird in the nest is a male, or, according to others, because the male
is the third part less than female.  Cf. <u>Tercel</u>.] <i>(Falconry)</i>
<def>The male of various falcons, esp. of the peregrine; also, the male of
the goshawk.</def>  <i>Encyc. Brit.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tierce"-ma`jor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tierce
majeure</i>.] <i>(Card Playing)</i> <def>See <u>Tierce</u>, 4.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tier"cet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tercet</i>. See
<u>Tercet</u>.] <i>(Pros.)</i> <def>A triplet; three lines, or three lines
rhyming together.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tie"-rod</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rod used as a tie.
See <u>Tie</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tiers` &eacute;`tat"</hw> (?). [F.] <def>The third estate, or
commonalty, in France, answering to the commons in Great Britain; -- so
called in distinction from, and as inferior to, the nobles and
clergy.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The refusal of the clergy and nobility to give the <i>tiers
&eacute;tat</i> a representation in the States-general proportioned to
their actual numbers had an important influence in bringing on the French
Revolution of 1789. Since that time the term has been purely
historical.</p>

<p><hw>Tie"tick</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The meadow pipit.</def>
[Prov. Eng].</p>

<p><hw>Tie"wig`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wig having a tie or
ties, or one having some of the curls tied up; also, a wig tied upon the
head.</def>  <i>Wright. V. Knox.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tiff</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Originally, a sniff, sniffing;
cf. Icel. <i>&?;efr</i> a smell, <i>&?;efa</i> to sniff, Norw. <i>tev</i> a
drawing in of the breath, <i>teva</i> to sniff, smell, dial. Sw.
<i>t&uuml;v</i> smell, scent, taste.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Liquor;
especially, a small draught of liquor.</def> "Sipping his <i>tiff</i> of
brandy punch."  <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A fit of anger or peevishness; a slight
altercation or contention. See <u>Tift</u>.</def>  <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tiff</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tiffed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tiffing</u>.]
<def>To be in a pet.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She <i>tiffed</i> with Tim, she ran from Ralph.</blockquote>
<i>Landor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tiff</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tiffen</i>, OF.
<i>tiffer</i>, <i>tifer</i>, to bedizen; cf. D. <i>tippen</i> to clip the
points or ends of the hair, E. <i>tip</i>, n.] <def>To deck out; to
dress.</def> [Obs.]  <i>A. Tucker.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tif"fa*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tiffenay</i>; cf.
OF. <i>tiffe</i> ornament, <i>tiffer</i> to adjust, adorn. See <u>Tiff</u>
to dress.] <def>A species of gause, or very silk.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The smoke of sulphur . . . is commonly used by women to
whiten <i>tiffanies</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tif"fin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Properly, <i>tiffing</i> a
quaffing, a drinking. See <u>Tiff</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>A lunch,
or slight repast between breakfast and dinner; -- originally, a Provincial
English word, but introduced into India, and brought back to England in a
special sense.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tiff"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inclined to tiffs;
peevish; petulant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tift</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Norw. <i>teft</i> a scent.
See <u>Tiff</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>A fit of pettishness, or slight
anger; a tiff.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>After all your fatigue you seem as ready for a <i>tift</i>
with me as if you had newly come from church.</blockquote> <i>Blackwood's
Mag.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tig</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A game
among children. See <u>Tag</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A capacious, flat-bottomed drinking cup,
generally with four handles, formerly used for passing around the table at
convivial entertainment.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ti*gel"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from F. <i>tige</i>
stem or stock.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>That part of an embryo which represents
the young stem; the caulicle or radicle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti*gelle"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Same as <u>Tigella</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tigre</i>, F.
<i>tigre</i>, L. <i>tigris</i>, Gr. <grk>ti`gris</grk>; probably of Persian
origin; cf. Zend <i>tighra</i> pointed, <i>tighri</i> an arrow, Per.
<i>t&imacr;r</i>; perhaps akin to E. <i>stick</i>, v.t.; -- probably so
named from its quickness.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A very large and
powerful carnivore (<i>Felis tigris</i>) native of Southern Asia and the
East Indies. Its back and sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely
striped with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and belly are
nearly white. When full grown, it equals or exceeds the lion in size and
strength. Called also <i>royal tiger</i>, and <i>Bengal
tiger</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty
person.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>As for heinous <i>tiger</i>, Tamora.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A servant in livery, who rides with his master
or mistress.</def>  <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as,
three cheers and a <i>tiger</i>.</def> [Colloq. U. S.]</p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A pneumatic box or pan used in refining
sugar.</def></p>

<p><col><b>American tiger</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The puma.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The
jaguar.</cd> -- <col><b>Clouded tiger</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a
handsome striped and spotted carnivore (<i>Felis macrocelis</i> or <i>F.
marmorata</i>) native of the East Indies and Southern Asia. Its body is
about three and a half feet long, and its tail about three feet long. Its
ground color is brownish gray, and the dark markings are irregular stripes,
spots, and rings, but there are always two dark bands on the face, one
extending back from the eye, and one from the angle of the mouth. Called
also <i>tortoise-shell tiger</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mexican tiger</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the jaguar.</cd> -- <col><b>Tiger beetle</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of numerous species of active carnivorous
beetles of the family <i>Cicindelid&aelig;</i>. They usually inhabit dry or
sandy places, and fly rapidly.</cd> -- <col><b>Tiger bittern</b></col>.
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <i>Sun bittern</i>, under <u>Sun</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Tiger cat</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several
species of wild cats of moderate size with dark transverse bars or stripes
somewhat resembling those of the tiger.</cd> -- <col><b>Tiger
flower</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an iridaceous plant of the genus
<i>Tigridia</i> (as <i>T. conchiflora</i>, <i>T. grandiflora</i>, etc.)
having showy flowers, spotted or streaked somewhat like the skin of a
tiger.</cd> -- <col><b>Tiger grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a low East
Indian fan palm (<i>Cham&aelig;rops Ritchieana</i>). It is used in many
ways by the natives.</cd> <i>J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).</i> --
<col><b>Tiger lily</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Lily</u>.</cd>
-- <col><b>Tiger moth</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of
numerous species of moths of the family <i>Arctiad&aelig;</i> which are
striped or barred with black and white or with other conspicuous colors.
The larv&aelig; are called <i>woolly bears</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tiger
shark</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a voracious shark (<i>Galeocerdo
maculatus or tigrinus</i>) more or less barred or spotted with yellow. It
is found in both the Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Called also <i>zebra
shark</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tiger shell</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a
large and conspicuously spotted cowrie (<i>Cypr&aelig;a tigris</i>); -- so
called from its fancied resemblance to a tiger in color and markings.
Called also <i>tiger cowrie</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tiger wolf</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the spotted hyena (<i>Hy&aelig;na
crocuta</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Tiger wood</b></col>, <cd>the variegated
heartwood of a tree (<i>Mach&aelig;rium Schomburgkii</i>) found in
Guiana.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ti"ger-eye`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A
siliceous stone of a yellow color and chatoyant luster, obtained in South
Africa and much used for ornament. It is an altered form of the mineral
crocidolite. See <u>Crocidolite</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti"ger-foot`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same
as <u>Tiger's-foot</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti"ger-foot`ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Hastening to devour;
furious.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti"ger*ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tigerish;
tigrine.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ti"ger*ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a tiger;
tigrish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti"ger's-foot`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
name given to some species of morning-glory (<i>Ipom&oelig;a</i>) having
the leaves lobed in pedate fashion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tigh</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Perhaps akin to <i>tight</i>.]
<def>A close, or inclosure; a croft.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Cowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tight</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Tie</u>.</def>  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tight</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Tighter</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Tightest</u>.] [OE.
<i>tight</i>, <i>thiht</i>; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel.
<i>&?;&emacr;ttr</i>, Dan. <i>t&aelig;t</i>, Sw. <i>t&auml;t</i>: akin to
D. & G. <i>dicht</i> thick, tight, and perhaps to E. <i>thee</i> to thrive,
or to <i>thick</i>.  Cf. <u>Taut</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Firmly held
together; compact; not loose or open; as, <i>tight</i> cloth; a
<i>tight</i> knot.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Close, so as not to admit the passage of a
liquid or other fluid; not leaky; as, a <i>tight</i> ship; a <i>tight</i>
cask; a <i>tight</i> room; -- often used in this sense as the second member
of a compound; as, water-<i>tight</i>; air-<i>tight</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a
<i>tight</i> coat or other garment.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Clad very plain, but clean and <i>tight</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I'll spin and card, and keep our children
<i>tight</i>.</blockquote> <i>Gay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man
<i>tight</i> in his dealings.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; --
applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Handy; adroit; brisk.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy.</def> [Slang]</p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Com.)</i> <def>Pressing; stringent; not easy;
firmly held; dear; -- said of money or the money market.  Cf. <u>Easy</u>,
7.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tight</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To tighten.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tight"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tightened</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tightening</u>.] <def>To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close
in any manner.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Just where I please, with <i>tightened</i> rein<BR>
I'll urge thee round the dusty plain.</blockquote> <i>Fawkes.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Tightening pulley</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>a pulley which
rests, or is forced, against a driving belt to tighten it.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tight"en*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which tightens;
specifically <i>(Mach.)</i>, a tightening pulley.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tight"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A ribbon or string used
to draw clothes closer.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tight"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a tight manner;
closely; nearly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tight"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or condition
of being tight.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tights</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>Close-fitting
garments, especially for the lower part of the body and the legs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tig"lic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of,
pertaining to, or designating, an acid,
C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>7</sub>CO<sub>2</sub>H (called also <i>methyl crotonic
acid</i>), homologous with crotonic acid, and obtained from croton oil
(from <i>Croton Tiglium</i>) as a white crystalline substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti"gress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Tiger</u>: cf. F.
<i>tigresse</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The female of the tiger.</def>
<i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ti"grine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tigrinus</i>, fr.
<i>tigris</i> a tiger.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a
tiger; like a tiger.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Resembling the tiger in
color; as, the <i>tigrine</i> cat (<i>Felis tigrina</i>) of South
America.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti"grish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resembling a tiger;
tigerish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tike</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A tick.
See 2d <u>Tick</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tike</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>t&imacr;k</i> a bitch;
akin to Sw. <i>tik</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A dog; a cur.</def>
"Bobtail <i>tike</i> or trundle-tail."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A countryman or clown; a boorish
person.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti"kus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
bulau.</def></p>

<p><hw>Til</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep. & conj.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Till</u>.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Til"bu*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tilburies</b></plw> (#). [Probably from <i>Tilbury</i>fort, in the
Country of Essex, in England.] <def>A kind of gig or two-wheeled carriage,
without a top or cover.</def> [Written also <i>tilburgh</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>||Til"de</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., fr. L. <i>titulus</i>
a superscription, title, token, sign. See <u>Title</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>The accentual mark placed over <i>n</i>, and
sometimes over <i>l</i>, in Spanish words [thus, <i>&ntilde;</i>,
<i>&ltilde;</i>], indicating that, in pronunciation, the sound of the
following vowel is to be preceded by that of the initial, or consonantal,
<i>y</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tile</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See 2d <u>Tiler</u>.]
<def>To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated; as, to <i>tile</i> a
Masonic lodge.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tile</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tile</i>, <i>tigel</i>, AS.
<i>tigel</i>, <i>tigol</i>, fr. L. <i>tegula</i>, from <i>tegere</i> to
cover. See <u>Thatch</u>, and cf. <u>Tegular</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A plate, or thin piece, of baked clay, used for covering the roofs of
buildings, for floors, for drains, and often for ornamental mantel
works.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A small slab
of marble or other material used for flooring.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>A plate of metal used for roofing.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Metal.)</i> <def>A small, flat piece of dried
earth or earthenware, used to cover vessels in which metals are
fused.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A draintile.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A stiff hat.</def> [Colloq.]
<i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Tile drain</b></col>, <cd>a drain made of tiles.</cd> --
<col><b>Tile earth</b></col>, <cd>a species of strong, clayey earth; stiff
and stubborn land.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] -- <col><b>Tile kiln</b></col>, <cd>a
kiln in which tiles are burnt; a tilery.</cd> -- <col><b>Tile ore</b></col>
<i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>an earthy variety of cuprite.</cd> -- <col><b>Tile
red</b></col>, <cd>light red like the color of tiles or bricks.</cd> --
<col><b>Tile tea</b></col>, <cd>a kind of hard, flat brick tea. See
<i>Brick tea</i>, under <u>Brick</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tile</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tiled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tiling</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cover with tiles; as, to <i>tile</i> a
house.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To cover, as if with tiles.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The muscle, sinew, and vein,<BR>
Which <i>tile</i> this house, will come again.</blockquote>
<i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tile"-drain`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To drain by
means of tiles; to furnish with a tile drain.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tile"fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
large, edible, deep-water food fish (<i>Lopholatilus
cham&aelig;leonticeps</i>) more or less thickly covered with large, round,
yellow spots.</def></p>

<p>&fist; It was discovered off the Eastern coast of the United States in
1880, and was abundant in 1881, but is believed to have become extinct in
1882.</p>

<p><hw>Til"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A man whose occupation is
to cover buildings with tiles.</def>  <i>Bancroft.</i></p>

<p><hw>Til"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Of uncertain origin, but probably
from E. <i>tile</i>, n.] <def>A doorkeeper or attendant at a lodge of
Freemasons.</def> [Written also <i>tyler</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Til"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tileries</b></plw> (#). [From <u>Tile</u>; cf. F. <i>tuilerie</i>,
fr. <i>tuile</i> a tile, L. <i>tegula</i>.] <def>A place where tiles are
made or burned; a tile kiln.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tile"stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A kind of laminated shale or sandstone belonging to
some of the layers of the Upper Silurian.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A tile of stone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Til`i*a"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tilia</i> the
linden tree.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a
natural order of plants (<i>Tiliace&aelig;</i>) of which the linden
(<i>Tilia</i>) is the type. The order includes many plants which furnish a
valuable fiber, as the jute.</def></p>

<p><hw>Til"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
surface covered with tiles, or composed of tiles.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They . . . let him down through the
<i>tiling</i>.</blockquote> <i>Luke v. 19.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Tiles, collectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Till</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Abbrev. from <i>lentil</i>.]
<def>A vetch; a tare.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Till</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Properly, a drawer, from OE.
<i>tillen</i> to draw. See <u>Tiller</u> the lever of a rudder.] <def>A
drawer.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A tray or drawer in a
chest.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A money drawer in a shop or
store.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Till alarm</b></col>, <cd>a device for sounding an alarm when a
money drawer is opened or tampered with.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Till</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i>
<def>A deposit of clay, sand, and gravel, without lamination, formed in a
glacier valley by means of the waters derived from the melting glaciers; --
sometimes applied to alluvium of an upper river terrace, when not
laminated, and appearing as if formed in the same manner.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of coarse, obdurate land.</def>
<i>Loudon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Till</hw>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> [OE. <i>til</i>, Icel.
<i>til</i>; akin to Dan. <i>til</i>, Sw. <i>till</i>, OFries. <i>til</i>,
also to AS. <i>til</i> good, excellent, G. <i>ziel</i> end, limit, object,
OHG. <i>zil</i>, Goth. <i>tils</i>, ga<i>tils</i>, fit, convenient, and E.
<i>till</i> to cultivate. See <u>Till</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]
<def>To; unto; up to; as far as; until; -- now used only in respect to
time, but formerly, also, of place, degree, etc., and still so used in
Scotland and in parts of England and Ireland; as, I worked <i>till</i> four
o'clock; I will wait <i>till</i> next week.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He . . . came <i>till</i> an house.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Women, up <i>till</i> this<BR>
Cramped under worse than South-sea-isle taboo.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Similar sentiments will recur to every one familiar with his
writings -- all through them <i>till</i> the very end.</blockquote>
<i>Prof. Wilson.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Till now</b></col>, <cd>to the present time.</cd> --
<col><b>Till then</b></col>, <cd>to that time.</cd></p>

<p><! p. 1509 !></p>

<p><hw>Till</hw> (?), <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> <def>As far as; up to the
place or degree that; especially, up to the time that; that is, to the time
specified in the sentence or clause following; until.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And said unto them, Occupy <i>till</i> I come.</blockquote>
<i>Luke xix. 13.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Mediate so long <i>till</i> you make some act of prayer to
God.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There was no outbreak <i>till</i> the regiment
arrived.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p>&fist; This use may be explained by supposing an ellipsis of
<i>when</i>, or <i>the time when</i>, the proper conjunction or conjunctive
adverb begin <i>when</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Till</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tilled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tilling</u>.] [OE.
<i>tilen</i>, <i>tilien</i>, AS. <i>tilian</i>, <i>teolian</i>, to aim,
strive for, till; akin to OS. <i>tilian</i> to get, D. <i>telen</i> to
propagate, G. <i>zielen</i> to aim, <i>ziel</i> an end, object, and perhaps
also to E. <i>tide</i>, <i>time</i>, from the idea of something fixed or
definite.  Cf. <u>Teal</u>, <u>Till</u>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To plow and prepare for seed, and to sow, dress,
raise crops from, etc., to cultivate; as, to <i>till</i> the earth, a
field, a farm.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>No field nolde [would not] <i>tilye</i>.</blockquote> <i>P.
Plowman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to
<i>till</i> the ground from whence he was taken.</blockquote> <i>Gen. iii.
23.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To prepare; to get.</def> [Obs.]  <i>W.
Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Till</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To cultivate land.</def>
<i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Till"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
tilled; fit for the plow; arable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Till"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
operation, practice, or art of tilling or preparing land for seed, and
keeping the ground in a proper state for the growth of crops.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A place tilled or cultivated; cultivated
land.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Cultivation; culture; husbandry; farming;
agriculture.</p>

<p><hw>||Til*land"si*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. So named after
Prof. <i>Tillands</i>, of Abo, in Finland.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of
epiphytic endogenous plants found in the Southern United States and in
tropical America. <i>Tillandsia usneoides</i>, called <i>long moss</i>,
<i>black moss</i>, <i>Spanish moss</i>, and <i>Florida moss</i>, has a very
slender pendulous branching stem, and forms great hanging tufts on the
branches of trees. It is often used for stuffing mattresses.</def></p>

<p><hw>Till"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Till</u>, <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos>] <def>One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a
plowman.</def></p>

<p><hw>Till"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>telgor</i> a small
branch.  Cf. <u>Till</u> to cultivate.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A shoot of a plant, springing from the root or
bottom of the original stalk; a sucker.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A
sprout or young tree that springs from a root or stump.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A young timber tree.</def> [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><hw>Till"er</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tillered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tillering</u>.] <def>To put forth new shoots from the root, or round the
bottom of the original stalk; as, wheat or rye <i>tillers</i>; some spread
plants by <i>tillering</i>.</def> [Sometimes written <i>tillow</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Till"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From OE. <i>tillen</i>,
<i>tullen</i>, to draw, pull; probably fr. AS. <i>tyllan</i> in
for<i>tyllan</i> to lead astray; or cf. D. <i>tillen</i> to lift up.  Cf.
<u>Till</u> a drawer.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A lever of
wood or metal fitted to the rudder head and used for turning side to side
in steering. In small boats hand power is used; in large vessels, the
tiller is moved by means of mechanical appliances. See <i>Illust.</i> of
<u>Rudder</u>.  Cf. 2d <u>Helm</u>, 1.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also,
sometimes, the bow itself.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>You can shoot in a <i>tiller</i>.</blockquote> <i>Beau. &
Fl.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The handle of anything.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A small drawer; a till.</def>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Tiller rope</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a rope for turning a
tiller. In a large vessel it forms the connection between the fore end of
the tiller and the steering wheel.</cd></p>

<p>{ <hw>Til"ley</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, or <hw>Til"ley seed`</hw>
(?) }. <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The seeds of a small tree (<i>Croton Pavana</i>)
common in the Malay Archipelago. These seeds furnish croton oil, like those
of <i>Croton Tiglium</i>.</def> [Written also <i>tilly</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Till"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tillmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A man who tills the earth; a
husbandman.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Tusser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Til"lo*dont</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the
Tillodontia.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Til`lo*don"ti*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>
<i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An extinct group of Mammalia found fossil in the
Eocene formation. The species are related to the carnivores, ungulates, and
rodents. Called also <i>Tillodonta</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Til"lot</hw> (t&ibreve;l"l&obreve;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
bag made of thin glazed muslin, used as a wrapper for dress goods.</def>
<i>McElrath.</i></p>

<p><hw>Til"low</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>See 3d
<u>Tiller</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Til"ly-val`ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>interj., adv., or a.</i></pos>
<def>A word of unknown origin and signification, formerly used as
expressive of contempt, or when anything said was rejected as trifling or
impertinent.</def> [Written also <i>tille-vally</i>, <i>tilly-fally</i>,
<i>tille-fally</i>, and otherwise.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Til"mus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
<grk>tilmo`s</grk>, fr. <grk>ti`llein</grk> to pluck, pull.] <i>(Med.)</i>
<def>Floccillation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tilt</hw> (t&ibreve;lt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>telt</i>
(perhaps from the Danish), <i>teld</i>, AS. <i>teld</i>, ge<i>teld</i>;
akin to OD. <i>telde</i>, G. <i>zelt</i>, Icel. <i>tjald</i>, Sw.
<i>t&auml;lt</i>, <i>tj&auml;ll</i>, Dan. <i>telt</i>, and AS.
be<i>teldan</i> to cover.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A covering overhead;
especially, a tent.</def>  <i>Denham.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The cloth covering of a cart or a
wagon.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A cloth cover of a boat; a small
canopy or awning extended over the sternsheets of a boat.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tilt boat</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a boat covered with
canvas or other cloth.</cd> -- <col><b>Tilt roof</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>,
<cd>a round-headed roof, like the canopy of a wagon.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tilt</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tilted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tilting</u>.] <def>To
cover with a tilt, or awning.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tilt</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tilten</i>,
<i>tulten</i>, to totter, fall, AS. <i>tealt</i> unstable, precarious; akin
to <i>tealtrian</i> to totter, to vacillate, D. <i>tel</i> amble, ambling
pace, G. <i>zelt</i>, Icel. <i>t&ouml;lt</i> an ambling pace,
<i>t&ouml;lta</i> to amble.  Cf. <u>Totter</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
incline; to tip; to raise one end of for discharging liquor; as, to
<i>tilt</i> a barrel.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To point or thrust, as a lance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Sons against fathers <i>tilt</i> the fatal
lance.</blockquote> <i>J. Philips.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To point or thrust a weapon at.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To hammer or forge with a tilt hammer; as, to
<i>tilt</i> steel in order to render it more ductile.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tilt</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To run or
ride, and thrust with a lance; to practice the military game or exercise of
thrusting with a lance, as a combatant on horseback; to joust; also,
figuratively, to engage in any combat or movement resembling that of
horsemen tilting with lances.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>tilts</i><BR>
With piercing steel at bold Mercutio's breast.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Swords out, and <i>tilting</i> one at other's
breast.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>But in this tournament can no man <i>tilt</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The fleet, swift <i>tilting</i>, o'er the &?;urges
flew.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To lean; to fall partly over; to tip.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The trunk of the body is kept from <i>tilting</i> forward by
the muscles of the back.</blockquote> <i>Grew.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tilt</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
thrust, as with a lance.</def>  <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A military exercise on horseback, in which the
combatants attacked each other with lances; a tournament.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>See <u>Tilt hammer</u>, in the
Vocabulary.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Inclination forward; as, the <i>tilt</i> of a
cask.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Full tilt</b></col>, <cd>with full force.</cd>
<i>Dampier.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tilt"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who tilts, or jousts; hence, one who fights.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let me alone to match your <i>tilter</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Glanville.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who operates a tilt hammer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tilth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>til&?;</i>, fr.
<i>tilian</i> to till. See <u>Till</u> to cultivate.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The state of being tilled, or prepared for a crop; culture; as, land
is good <i>tilth</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>tilth</i> and rank fertility of its golden
youth.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is tilled; tillage ground.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>And so by <i>tilth</i> and grange . . . <BR>
We gained the mother city.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tilt" ham`mer</hw> (?). <def>A tilted hammer; a heavy hammer, used
in iron works, which is lifted or tilted by projections or wipers on a
revolving shaft; a trip hammer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tilt"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
act of one who tilts; a tilt.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The process by which blister steel is rendered
ductile by being forged with a tilt hammer.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tilting helmet</b></col>, <cd>a helmet of large size and unusual
weight and strength, worn at tilts.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tilt"-mill`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mill where a tilt
hammer is used, or where the process of tilting is carried on.</def></p>

<p><hw>Til" tree`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See <u>Teil</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tilt"-up`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Same as <u>Tip-up</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tilt"-yard`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A yard or place for
tilting.</def> "The <i>tilt-yard</i> of Templestowe."  <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ti"mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
blue titmouse.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tim"a*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to the genus <i>Timalus</i> or family
<i>Timalid&aelig;</i>, which includes the babblers thrushes, and
bulbuls.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tim"bal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kettledrum. See
<u>Tymbal</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tim"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably the same word as
<i>timber</i> sort of wood; cf. Sw. <i>timber</i>, LG. <i>timmer</i>, MHG.
<i>zimber</i>, G. <i>zimmer</i>, F. <i>timbre</i>, LL. <i>timbrium</i>.
Cf. <u>Timmer</u>.] <i>(Com.)</i> <def>A certain quantity of fur skins, as
of martens, ermines, sables, etc., packed between boards; being in some
cases forty skins, in others one hundred and twenty; -- called also
<i>timmer</i>.</def> [Written also <i>timbre</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tim"ber</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>timbre</i>. See
<u>Timbre</u>.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>The crest on a coat of arms.</def>
[Written also <i>timbre</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tim"ber</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surmount as a timber
does.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tim"ber</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>timbor</i>,
<i>timber</i>, wood, building; akin to OFries. <i>timber</i>, D.
<i>timmer</i> a room, G. <i>zimmer</i>, OHG. <i>zimbar</i> timber, a
dwelling, room, Icel. <i>timbr</i> timber, Sw. <i>timmer</i>, Dan.
<i>t&ouml;mmer</i>, Goth. <i>timrjan</i> to build, <i>timrja</i> a builder,
L. <i>domus</i> a house, Gr. &?; house, &?; to build, Skr. <i>dama</i> a
house. &radic;62.  Cf. <u>Dome</u>, <u>Domestic</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>That sort of wood which is proper for buildings or for tools,
utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and the like; -- usually
said of felled trees, but sometimes of those standing.  Cf. <u>Lumber</u>,
3.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And ta'en my fiddle to the gate, . . . <BR>
And fiddled in the <i>timber</i>!</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The body, stem, or trunk of a tree.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Material for any structure.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Such dispositions are the very errors of human nature; and
yet they are the fittest <i>timber</i> to make politics of.</blockquote>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A single piece or squared stick of wood intended
for building, or already framed; collectively, the larger pieces or sticks
of wood, forming the framework of a house, ship, or other structure, in
distinction from the covering or boarding.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>So they prepared <i>timber</i> . . . to build the
house.</blockquote> <i>1 Kings v. 18.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Many of the <i>timbers</i> were decayed.</blockquote> <i>W.
Coxe.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Woods or forest; wooden land.</def> [Western U.
S.]</p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Shipbuilding)</i> <def>A rib, or a curving piece
of wood, branching outward from the keel and bending upward in a vertical
direction. One <i>timber</i> is composed of several pieces
united.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Timber and room</b></col>. <i>(Shipbuilding)</i> <cd>Same as
<i>Room and space</i>. See under <u>Room</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Timber
beetle</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of numerous species of
beetles the larv&aelig; of which bore in timber; as, the silky <i>timber
beetle</i> (<i>Lymexylon sericeum</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Timber
doodle</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the American woodcock.</cd>
[Local, U. S.] -- <col><b>Timber grouse</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>any species of grouse that inhabits woods, as the ruffed grouse and
spruce partridge; -- distinguished from <i>prairie grouse</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>Timber hitch</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a kind of hitch used for
temporarily marking fast a rope to a spar. See <i>Illust.</i> under
<u>Hitch</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Timber mare</b></col>, <cd>a kind of
instrument upon which soldiers were formerly compelled to ride for
punishment.</cd> <i>Johnson.</i> -- <col><b>Timber scribe</b></col>, <cd>a
metal tool or pointed instrument for marking timber.</cd> <i>Simmonds.</i>
-- <col><b>Timber sow</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>Same as <i>Timber
worm</i>, below.</cd> <i>Bacon.</i> -- <col><b>Timber tree</b></col>, <cd>a
tree suitable for timber.</cd> -- <col><b>Timber worm</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any larval insect which burrows in timber.</cd> --
<col><b>Timber yard</b></col>, <cd>a yard or place where timber is
deposited.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tim"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Timbered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Timbering</u>.] <def>To furnish with timber; -- chiefly used in the past
participle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His bark is stoutly <i>timbered</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tim"ber</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
light on a tree.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Falconry)</i> <def>To make a nest.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tim"bered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Furnished with timber; -- often compounded; as, a well-<i>timbered</i>
house; a low-<i>timbered</i> house.</def>  <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Built; formed; contrived.</def> [R.]  <i>Sir H.
Wotton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Massive, like timber.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>His <i>timbered</i> bones all broken, rudely
rumbled.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Covered with growth timber; wooden; as, well-
<i>timbered</i> land.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tim"ber*head`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The
top end of a timber, rising above the gunwale, and serving for belaying
ropes, etc.; -- called also <i>kevel head</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tim"ber*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of furnishing
with timber; also, timbers, collectively; timberwork; timber.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tim"ber*ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Timber</i> + <i>-
ling</i>.] <def>A small tree.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tim"ber*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Timbermen</b></plw> (&?;). <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A man employed in
placing supports of timber in a mine.</def>  <i>Weale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tim"ber*work`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Work made of
timbers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tim"bre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See 1st
<u>Timber</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tim"bre</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., a bell to be struck with a
hammer, sound, tone, stamp, crest, in OF., a timbrel.  Cf. <u>Timbrel</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>The crest on a coat of
arms.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The quality or tone distinguishing
voices or instruments; tone color; clang tint; as, the <i>timbre</i> of the
voice; the <i>timbre</i> of a violin.  See <u>Tone</u>, and <i>Partial
tones</i>, under <u>Partial</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tim"brel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dim. of OE. <i>timbre</i>,
OF. <i>timbre</i>; probably fr. L. <i>typmanum</i>, Gr. &?; a kettledrum,
but influenced perhaps by Ar. <i>tabl</i> a drum; cf. Per. <i>tambal</i> a
drum. See <u>Tympanum</u>, and cf. 2d <u>Timbre</u>, <u>Tymbal</u>.]
<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A kind of drum, tabor, or tabret, in use from the
highest antiquity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Miriam . . . took a <i>timbrel</i> in her hand, and all the
women went out after her with <i>timbrels</i> and with dances.</blockquote>
<i>Ex. xv. 20.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tim"breled</hw>, <hw>Tim"brelled</hw>} (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Sung to the sound of the timbrel.</def> "In vain with <i>timbreled</i>
anthems dark."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tim`bu*rine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tambourine.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Time</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Times</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>time</i>, AS. <i>t&imacr;ma</i>, akin
to <i>t&imacr;d</i> time, and to Icel. <i>t&imacr;mi</i>, Dan. <i>time</i>
an hour, Sw. <i>timme</i>. &radic;58. See <u>Tide</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Duration, considered
independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms which
designate limited portions thereof.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>time</i> wasteth [<i>i. e.</i> passes away] night and
day.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I know of no ideas . . . that have a better claim to be
accounted simple and original than those of space and
<i>time</i>.</blockquote> <i>Reid.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A particular period or part of duration, whether
past, present, or future; a point or portion of duration; as, the
<i>time</i> was, or has been; the <i>time</i> is, or will be.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>God, who at sundry <i>times</i> and in divers manners spake
in <i>time</i> past unto the fathers by the prophets.</blockquote> <i>Heb.
i. 1.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The period at which any definite event occurred,
or person lived; age; period; era; as, the Spanish Armada was destroyed in
the <i>time</i> of Queen Elizabeth; -- often in the plural; as, ancient
<i>times</i>; modern <i>times</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The duration of one's life; the hours and days
which a person has at his disposal.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Believe me, your <i>time</i> is not your own; it belongs to
God, to religion, to mankind.</blockquote> <i>Buckminster.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A proper time; a season; an
opportunity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There is . . . a <i>time</i> to every purpose.</blockquote>
<i>Eccl. iii. 1.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>time</i> of figs was not yet.</blockquote> <i>Mark
xi. 13.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Hour of travail, delivery, or
parturition.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She was within one month of her <i>time</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Performance or occurrence of an action or event,
considered with reference to repetition; addition of a number to itself;
repetition; as, to double cloth four <i>times</i>; four <i>times</i> four,
or sixteen.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Summers three <i>times</i> eight save one.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>The present life; existence in this world as
contrasted with immortal life; definite, as contrasted with infinite,
duration.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Till <i>time</i> and sin together cease.</blockquote>
<i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>Tense.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The measured duration of sounds;
measure; tempo; rate of movement; rhythmical division; as, common or triple
<i>time</i>; the musician keeps good <i>time</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Some few lines set unto a solemn <i>time</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Time</i> is often used in the formation of compounds, mostly
self-explaining; as, <i>time</i>-battered, <i>time</i>-beguiling,
<i>time</i>-consecrated, <i>time</i>-consuming, <i>time</i>-enduring,
<i>time</i>-killing, <i>time</i>-sanctioned, <i>time</i>-scorner,
<i>time</i>-wasting, <i>time</i>-worn, etc.</p>

<p><col><b>Absolute time</b></col>, <cd>time irrespective of local
standards or epochs; as, all spectators see a lunar eclipse at the same
instant of <i>absolute time</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Apparent time</b></col>,
<cd>the time of day reckoned by the sun, or so that 12 o'clock at the place
is the instant of the transit of the sun's center over the meridian.</cd> -
- <col><b>Astronomical time</b></col>, <cd>mean solar time reckoned by
counting the hours continuously up to twenty-four from one noon to the
next.</cd> -- <col><b>At times</b></col>, <cd>at distinct intervals of
duration; now and then; as, <i>at times</i> he reads, <i>at</i> other
<i>times</i> he rides.</cd> -- <col><b>Civil time</b></col>, <cd>time as
reckoned for the purposes of common life in distinct periods, as years,
months, days, hours, etc., the latter, among most modern nations, being
divided into two series of twelve each, and reckoned, the first series from
midnight to noon, the second, from noon to midnight.</cd> -- <col><b>Common
time</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>the ordinary time of marching, in which
ninety steps, each twenty-eight inches in length, are taken in one
minute.</cd> -- <col><b>Equation of time</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Equation</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>In time</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>In good season; sufficiently early; as, he arrived
<i>in time</i> to see the exhibition.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>After a
considerable space of duration; eventually; finally; as, you will <i>in
time</i> recover your health and strength.</cd> -- <col><b>Mean
time</b></col>. <cd>See under 4th <u>Mean</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Quick
time</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>time of marching, in which one hundred
and twenty steps, each thirty inches in length, are taken in one
minute.</cd> -- <col><b>Sidereal time</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Sidereal</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Standard time</b></col>, <cd>the civil
time that has been established by law or by general usage over a region or
country. In England the standard time is Greenwich mean solar time. In the
United States and Canada four kinds of standard time have been adopted by
the railroads and accepted by the people, viz., <i>Eastern</i>,
<i>Central</i>, <i>Mountain</i>, and <i>Pacific</i> time, corresponding
severally to the mean local times of the 75th, 90th, 105th, and 120th
meridians west from Greenwich, and being therefore five, six, seven, and
eight hours slower than Greenwich time.</cd> -- <col><b>Time
ball</b></col>, <cd>a ball arranged to drop from the summit of a pole, to
indicate true midday time, as at Greenwich Observatory, England.</cd>
<i>Nichol.</i> -- <col><b>Time bargain</b></col> <i>(Com.)</i>, <cd>a
contract made for the sale or purchase of merchandise, or of stock in the
public funds, at a certain time in the future.</cd> -- <col><b>Time
bill</b></col>. <cd>Same as <u>Time-table</u>.</cd> [Eng.] -- <col><b>Time
book</b></col>, <cd>a book in which is kept a record of the time persons
have worked.</cd> -- <col><b>Time detector</b></col>, <cd>a timepiece
provided with a device for registering and indicating the exact time when a
watchman visits certain stations in his beat.</cd> -- <col><b>Time
enough</b></col>, <cd>in season; early enough.</cd> "Stanly at Bosworth
field, . . . came <i>time enough</i> to save his life." <i>Bacon.</i> --
<col><b>Time fuse</b></col>, <cd>a fuse, as for an explosive projectile,
which can be so arranged as to ignite the charge at a certain definite
interval after being itself ignited.</cd> -- <col><b>Time
immemorial</b></col>, or <col><b>Time out of mind</b></col>. <i>(Eng.
Law)</i> <cd>See under <u>Immemorial</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Time
lock</b></col>, <cd>a lock having clockwork attached, which, when wound up,
prevents the bolt from being withdrawn when locked, until a certain
interval of time has elapsed.</cd> -- <col><b>Time of day</b></col>,
<cd>salutation appropriate to the times of the day, as "good morning,"
"good evening," and the like; greeting.</cd> -- <col><b>To kill
time</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Kill</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></cd> --
<col><b>To make time</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To gain time.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To occupy or use (a certain) time in doing
something; as, the trotting horse <i>made</i> fast <i>time</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>To move</b></col>, <col><b>run</b></col>, or <col><b>go</b></col>,
<col><b>against time</b></col>, <cd>to move, run, or go a given distance
without a competitor, in the quickest possible time; or, to accomplish the
greatest distance which can be passed over in a given time; as, the horse
is <i>to run against time</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>True time</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Mean time as kept by a clock going uniformly.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Astron.)</i> <cd>Apparent time as reckoned from the
transit of the sun's center over the meridian.</cd></p>

<p><! p. 1510 !></p>

<p><hw>Time</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Timed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Timing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To appoint the time for; to bring,
begin, or perform at the proper season or time; as, he <i>timed</i> his
appearance rightly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There is no greater wisdom than well to <i>time</i> the
beginnings and onsets of things.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree
with, in time of movement.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Who overlooked the oars, and <i>timed</i> the
stroke.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He was a thing of blood, whose every motion<BR>
Was <i>timed</i> with dying cries.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To ascertain or record the time, duration, or
rate of; as, to <i>time</i> the speed of horses, or hours for
workmen.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To measure, as in music or harmony.</def></p>

<p><hw>Time</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To keep
or beat time; to proceed or move in time.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With oar strokes <i>timing</i> to their song.</blockquote>
<i>Whittier.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pass time; to delay.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Time"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Seasonable; timely;
sufficiently early.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p>

<p><hw>Time"-hon`ored</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Honored for a
long time; venerable, and worthy of honor, by reason of antiquity, or long
continuance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Time"keep`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A clock, watch, or other chronometer; a timepiece.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A person who keeps, marks, regulates, or
determines the time.</def> Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A person who keeps a record of the time spent
by workmen at their work.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One who gives the time for the departure of
conveyances.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>One who marks the time in musical
performances.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>One appointed to mark and declare the time of
participants in races or other contests.</def></p>

<p><hw>Time"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Done at
an improper time; unseasonable; untimely.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Nor fits it to prolong the heavenly feast<BR>
<i>Timeless</i>, indecent.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Done or occurring before the proper time;
premature; immature; as, a <i>timeless</i> grave.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Must I behold thy <i>timeless</i>, cruel death?</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Having no end; interminable; unending.</def>
"<i>Timeless</i> night and chaos."  <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>Time"less*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a timeless manner;
unseasonably.</def> [R.]  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Time"li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being timely; seasonableness; opportuneness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Time"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A timeserver.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Time"ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Timelier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Timeliest</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Being or occurring in good time; sufficiently
early; seasonable.</def> "The <i>timely</i> dew of sleep."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Keeping time or measure.</def>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Time"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Early; soon; in good
season.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Timely</i> advised, the coming evil shun.</blockquote>
<i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thanks to you,<BR>
That called me <i>timelier</i> than my purpose hither,<BR>
For I have gained by it.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ti*men"o*guy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A
rope carried taut between or over obstacles likely to engage or foul the
running rigging in working a ship.</def></p>

<p><hw>Time"ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Timely;
seasonable.</def> [R. or Scot.] -- <wf>Time"ous*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [R. or Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Time"piece`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A clock, watch, or
other instrument, to measure or show the progress of time; a
chronometer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Time"pleas`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who complies
with prevailing opinions, whatever they may be; a timeserver.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Timepleasers</i>, flatterers, foes to
nobleness.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tim"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A timekeeper; especially,
a watch by which small intervals of time can be measured; a kind of stop
watch. It is used for timing the speed of horses, machinery, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Time"sav`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Saving time; as, a
<i>timesaving</i> expedient.</def></p>

<p><hw>Time"serv`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who adapts his
opinions and manners to the times; one who obsequiously compiles with the
ruling power; -- now used only in a bad sense.</def></p>

<p><hw>Time"serv`ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Obsequiously complying
with the spirit of the times, or the humors of those in power.</def></p>

<p><hw>Time"serv`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An obsequious
compliance with the spirit of the times, or the humors of those in power,
which implies a surrender of one's independence, and sometimes of one's
integrity.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Temporizing.  -- <u>Timeserving</u>, <u>Temporizing</u>.
Both these words are applied to the conduct of one who adapts himself
servilely to times and seasons. A <i>timeserver</i> is rather active, and a
<i>temporizer</i>, passive. One whose policy is <i>timeserving</i> comes
forward to act upon principles or opinions which may promote his
advancement; one who is <i>temporizing</i> yields to the current of public
sentiment or prejudice, and shrinks from a course of action which might
injure him with others. The former is dishonest; the latter is weak; and
both are contemptible.</p>

<p><blockquote>Trimming and <i>timeserving</i>, which are but two words for
the same thing, . . . produce confusion.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[I] pronounce thee . . . a hovering <i>temporizer</i>,
that<BR>
Canst with thine eyes at once see good and evil,<BR>
Inclining to them both.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Time"-ta`ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A tabular statement of the time at which, or within which, several
things are to take place, as the recitations in a school, the departure and
arrival of railroad trains or other public conveyances, the rise and fall
of the tides, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Railroad)</i> <def>A plane surface divided in one
direction with lines representing hours and minutes, and in the other with
lines representing miles, and having diagonals (usually movable strings)
representing the speed and position of various trains.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A table showing the notation,
length, or duration of the several notes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tim"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>timidus</i>, fr.
<i>timere</i> to fear; cf. Skr. <i>tam</i> to become breathless, to become
stupefief: cf. F. <i>timide</i>.] <def>Wanting courage to meet danger;
easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Poor is the triumph o'er the <i>timid</i> hare.</blockquote>
<i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Fearful; timorous; afraid; cowardly; pusillanimous;
faint-hearted; shrinking; retiring.</p>

<p>-- <wf>Tim"id*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Tim"id*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ti*mid"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>timiditas</i>: cf.
F. <i>timidit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being timid;
timorousness; timidness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tim"id*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Timid.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tim"ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also
<i>timeist</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A performer who
keeps good time.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A timeserver.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Overbury.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tim"mer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as 1st
<u>Timber</u>.</def> [Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Ti*moc"ra*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; honor,
worth (fr. &?; to honor) + &?; to govern: cf. F. <i>timocratie</i>.]
<i>(Gr. Antiq.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A state in which the love of
honor is the ruling motive.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A state in which
honors are distributed according to a rating of property.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti`mo*crat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Belonging to, or
constituted by, timocracy.</def>  <i>Sir G. C. Lewis.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tim`o*neer"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>timonier</i>, fr.
<i>timon</i> a helm, fr. L. <i>temo</i>, <i>-onis</i>, a pole.] <def>A
helmsman.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tim"or*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL. <i>timorosus</i>,
from L. <i>timor</i> fear; akin to <i>timere</i> to fear. See
<u>Timid</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Fearful of danger; timid; deficient
in courage.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Indicating, or caused by, fear; as,
<i>timorous</i> doubts.</def> "The <i>timorous</i> apostasy of chuchmen."
<i>Milman.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Tim"or*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Tim"or*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tim"or*some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Easily frightened;
timorous.</def> [Written also <i>timersome</i>.] [Scot.]  <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tim"o*thy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, or <hw>Tim"o*thy
grass`</hw> (?) }. [From <i>Timothy</i> Hanson, who carried the seed from
New England to Maryland about 1720.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of grass
(<i>Phleum pratense</i>) with long cylindrical spikes; -- called also
<i>herd's grass</i>, in England, <i>cat's-tail grass</i>, and <i>meadow
cat's-tail grass</i>. It is much prized for fodder. See <i>Illustration</i>
in Appendix.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tim"ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Timeous</u>.]
<def>Timely; seasonable.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i> -- <wf>Tim"ous*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Tim"pa*no</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Timpani</b></plw> (#). [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>See
<u>Tympano</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tim"-whis`key</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of
carriage. See <u>Whiskey</u>.</def>  <i>Southery.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [As. <i>tin</i>; akin to D.
<i>tin</i>, G. <i>zinn</i>, OHG. <i>zin</i>, Icel. & Dan. <i>tin</i>, Sw.
<i>tenn</i>; of unknown origin.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An
elementary substance found as an oxide in the mineral cassiterite, and
reduced as a soft white crystalline metal, malleable at ordinary
temperatures, but brittle when heated. It is not easily oxidized in the
air, and is used chiefly to coat iron to protect it from rusting, in the
form of tin foil with mercury to form the reflective surface of mirrors,
and in solder, bronze, speculum metal, and other alloys. Its compounds are
designated as <i>stannous</i>, or <i>stannic</i>. Symbol Sn
(<i>Stannum</i>). Atomic weight 117.4.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Thin plates of iron covered with tin; tin
plate.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Money.</def> [Cant]  <i>Beaconsfield.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Block tin</b></col> <i>(Metal.)</i>, <cd>commercial tin, cast
into blocks, and partially refined, but containing small quantities of
various impurities, as copper, lead, iron, arsenic, etc.; solid tin as
distinguished from tin plate; -- called also <i>bar tin</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>Butter of tin</b></col>. <i>(Old Chem.)</i> <cd>See <i>Fuming
liquor of Libavius</i>, under <u>Fuming</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Grain
tin</b></col>. <i>(Metal.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Grain</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Salt of tin</b></col> <i>(Dyeing)</i>, <cd>stannous chloride,
especially so called when used as a mordant.</cd> -- <col><b>Stream
tin</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Stream</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tin
cry</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>the peculiar creaking noise made when a
bar of tin is bent. It is produced by the grating of the crystal granules
on each other.</cd> -- <col><b>Tin foil</b></col>, <cd>tin reduced to a
thin leaf.</cd> -- <col><b>Tin frame</b></col> <i>(Mining)</i>, <cd>a kind
of buddle used in washing tin ore.</cd> -- <col><b>Tin liquor</b></col>,
<col><b>Tin mordant</b></col> <i>(Dyeing)</i>, <cd>stannous chloride, used
as a mordant in dyeing and calico printing.</cd> -- <col><b>Tin
penny</b></col>, <cd>a customary duty in England, formerly paid to
tithingmen for liberty to dig in tin mines.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Bailey.</i> --
<col><b>Tin plate</b></col>, <cd>thin sheet iron coated with tin.</cd> --
<col><b>Tin pyrites</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Stannite</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tin</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tinned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tinning</u>.] <def>To cover with tin or tinned iron, or to overlay with
tin foil.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ti*nam"i*des</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of struthious birds, including the
tinamous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tin"a*mou</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native name: cf.
F. <i>tinamous</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of
South American birds belonging to <i>Tinamus</i> and allied
genera.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In general appearance and habits they resemble grouse and
partridges, but in anatomical characters they are allied to the ostriches
and other struthious birds. Their wings are of moderate length, and they
are able to fly a considerable distance.</p>

<p><hw>Tin"cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar., Per. & Hind.
<i>tink&amacr;r</i>; cf. Malay <i>tingkal</i>; all fr. Skr.
<i>&?;a&?;ka&?;a</i>.  Cf. <u>Altincar</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Crude
native borax, formerly imported from Thibet. It was once the chief source
of boric compounds.  Cf. <u>Borax</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tin"chel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also
<i>tinchill</i>.] [Gael. <i>timchioll</i> a circuit, compass.] <def>A
circle of sportsmen, who, by surrounding an extensive space and gradually
closing in, bring a number of deer and game within a narrow compass.</def>
[Scot.]</p>

<p><blockquote>We'll quell the savage mountaineer,<BR>
As their <i>tinchel</i> cows the game!</blockquote> <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tinct</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tinctus</i>, p. p. of
<i>tingere</i> to tinge. See <u>Tinge</u>.] <def>Tined; tinged.</def>
[Archaic]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tinct</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tint</u>.] <def>Color;
tinge; tincture; tint.</def> [Archaic] "Blue of heaven's own <i>tinct</i>."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All the devices blazoned on the shield,<BR>
In their own <i>tinct</i>.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tinct</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Tinge</u>.] <def>To
color or stain; to imblue; to tint.</def> [Archaic]  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tinc*to"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tinctorius</i>,
from <i>tinctor</i> a dyer, <i>tingere</i>, <i>tinctum</i>, to dye: cf. F.
<i>tinctorial</i>. See <u>Tinge</u>.] <def>Of or relating to color or
colors; imparting a color; as, <i>tinctorial</i> matter.</def>
<i>Ure.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tinc"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tinctura</i> a
dyeing, from <i>tingere</i>, <i>tinctum</i>, to tinge, dye: cf. OE.
<i>tainture</i>, <i>teinture</i>, F. <i>teinture</i>, L. <i>tinctura</i>.
See <u>Tinge</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A tinge or shade of color; a
tint; as, a <i>tincture</i> of red.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>One of the metals, colors, or furs
used in armory.</def></p>

<p>&fist; There are two metals: gold, called <i>or</i>, and represented in
engraving by a white surface covered with small dots; and silver, called
<i>argent</i>, and represented by a plain white surface. The colors and
their representations are as follows: red, called <i>gules</i>, or a
shading of vertical lines; blue, called <i>azure</i>, or horizontal lines;
black, called <i>sable</i>, or horizontal and vertical lines crossing;
green, called <i>vert</i>, or diagonal lines from dexter chief corner;
purple, called <i>purpure</i>, or diagonal lines from sinister chief
corner. The furs are <i>ermine</i>, <i>ermines</i>, <i>erminois</i>,
<i>pean</i>, <i>vair</i>, <i>counter vair</i>, <i>potent</i>, and
<i>counter potent</i>. See <i>Illustration</i> in Appendix.</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The finer and more volatile parts of a
substance, separated by a solvent; an extract of a part of the substance of
a body communicated to the solvent.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A solution (commonly colored) of
medicinal substance in alcohol, usually more or less diluted; spirit
containing medicinal substances in solution.</def></p>

<p>&fist; According to the United States Pharmacop&oelig;ia, the term
<i>tincture</i> (also called <i>alcoholic tincture</i>, and <i>spirituous
tincture</i>) is reserved for the alcoholic solutions of nonvolatile
substances, alcoholic solutions of volatile substances being called
<i>spirits</i>.</p>

<p><col><b>Ethereal tincture</b></col>, <cd>a solution of medicinal
substance in ether.</cd></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A slight taste superadded to any substance; as,
a <i>tincture</i> of orange peel.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A slight quality added to anything; a tinge; as,
a <i>tincture</i> of French manners.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>All manners take a <i>tincture</i> from our
own.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Every man had a slight <i>tincture</i> of soldiership, and
scarcely any man more than a slight <i>tincture</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tinc"ture</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tinctured</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tincturing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To communicate a slight foreign
color to; to tinge; to impregnate with some extraneous matter.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A little black paint will <i>tincture</i> and spoil twenty
gay colors.</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To imbue the mind of; to communicate a portion
of anything foreign to; to tinge.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The stain of habitual sin may thoroughly <i>tincture</i> all
our soul.</blockquote> <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tind</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tenden</i>, AS.
<i>tendan</i>; akin to G. <i>z&uuml;nden</i>, OHG. <i>zunten</i>, Icel.
<i>tendra</i>, Sw. <i>t&auml;nda</i>, Dan. <i>t&aelig;nde</i>, Goth.
<i>tandjan</i> to kindle, <i>tundnan</i> to be kindled, to burn.  Cf.
<u>Tinder</u>.] <def>To kindle.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Bp. Sanderson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tin"dal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native name: cf.
Malayalam <i>ta&?;&?;al</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A petty officer among
lascars, or native East Indian sailors; a boatswain's mate; a
cockswain.</def> [India]  <i>Malcom.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An attendant on an army.</def> [India]
<i>Simmonds.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tin"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tinder</i>,
<i>tunder</i>, AS. <i>tynder</i>, <i>tyndre</i>; akin to <i>tendan</i> to
kindle, D. <i>tonder</i> tinder, G. <i>zunder</i>, OHG. <i>zuntara</i>,
<i>zuntra</i>, Icel. <i>tundr</i>, Sw. <i>tunder</i>, Dan.
<i>t&ouml;nder</i>. See <u>Tind</u>.] <def>Something very inflammable, used
for kindling fire from a spark, as scorched linen.</def></p>

<p><col><b>German tinder</b></col>. <cd>Same as <u>Amadou</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Tinder box</b></col>, <cd>a box in which tinder is kept.</cd></p>

<p><! p. 1511 !></p>

<p><hw>Tine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Teen</u> affliction.]
<def>Trouble; distress; teen.</def> [Obs.] "Cruel winter's <i>tine</i>."
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tine</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Tind</u>.] <def>To
kindle; to set on fire.</def> [Obs.] See <u>Tind</u>. "To <i>tine</i> the
cloven wood."  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Coals of contention and hot vengeance
<i>tind</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tine</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Tine</u> distress, or
<u>Tine</u> to kindle.] <def>To kindle; to rage; to smart.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Ne was there slave, ne was there medicine<BR>
That mote recure their wounds; so inly they did <i>tine</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tine</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>t&?;nan</i>, from
<i>t&?;n</i> an inclosure. See <u>Town</u>.] <def>To shut in, or
inclose.</def> [Prov. Eng.]  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tine</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tind</i>, AS. <i>tind</i>;
akin to MHG. <i>zint</i>, Icel. <i>tindr</i>, Sw. <i>tinne</i>, and
probably to G. <i>zinne</i> a pinnacle, OHG. <i>zinna</i>, and E.
<i>tooth</i>. See <u>Tooth</u>.] <def>A tooth, or spike, as of a fork; a
prong, as of an antler.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tin"e*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a worm, a moth.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A name applied to various skin
diseases, but especially to ringworm. See <u>Ringworm</u>, and
<u>Sycosis</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of small
Lepidoptera, including the clothes moths and carpet moths.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tin"e*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any
species of Tinea, or of the family <i>Tineid&aelig;</i>, which includes
numerous small moths, many of which are injurious to woolen and fur goods
and to cultivated plants. Also used adjectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tined</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Furnished with tines; as,
a three-<i>tined</i> fork.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tin"e*id</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Same as <u>Tinean</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tine"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tinemen</b></plw> (#). [Probably akin to <i>tine</i> to shut or
inclose.] <i>(O. Eng. Forest Law)</i> <def>An officer of the forest who had
the care of vert and venison by night.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ti"net</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Tine</u> to shut in,
inclose.] <def>Brushwood and thorns for making and repairing hedges.</def>
[Obs. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Ting</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [An imitative word.  Cf.
<u>Tink</u>.] <def>A sharp sound, as of a bell; a tinkling.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ting</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To sound or ring, as a bell;
to tinkle.</def> [R.]  <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ting</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The apartment in a Chinese
temple where the idol is kept.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tinge</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tinged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tingeing</u> (?).] [L. <i>tingere</i>, <i>tinctum</i>, to dye, stain,
wet; akin to Gr. &?;, and perhaps to G. <i>tunken</i> to dip, OHG.
<i>tunch&omacr;n</i>, <i>dunch&omacr;n</i>, <i>thunk&omacr;n</i>.  Cf.
<u>Distain</u>, <u>Dunker</u>, <u>Stain</u>, <u>Taint</u> a stain, to
stain, <u>Tincture</u>, <u>Tint</u>.] <def>To imbue or impregnate with
something different or foreign; as, to <i>tinge</i> a decoction with a
bitter taste; to affect in some degree with the qualities of another
substance, either by mixture, or by application to the surface; especially,
to color slightly; to stain; as, to <i>tinge</i> a blue color with red; an
infusion <i>tinged</i> with a yellow color by saffron.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His [Sir Roger's] virtues, as well as imperfections, are
<i>tinged</i> by a certain extravagance.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To color; dye; stain.</p>

<p><hw>Tinge</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A degree, usually a slight
degree, of some color, taste, or something foreign, infused into another
substance or mixture, or added to it; tincture; color; dye; hue; shade;
taste.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His notions, too, respecting the government of the state,
took a <i>tinge</i> from his notions respecting the government of the
church.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tin"gent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tingens</i>, p. pr.
of <i>tingere</i> to tinge. See <u>Tinge</u>.] <def>Having the power to
tinge.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>As for the white part, it appears much less enriched with
the <i>tingent</i> property.</blockquote> <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tin"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which,
tinges.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tin"gid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of
or pertaining to the genus Tingis.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tin"gis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A genus of small hemipterous insects which injure trees by sucking the
sap from the leaves. See <i>Illustration</i> in Appendix.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tin"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tingled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tingling</u> (?).] [Freq. of <i>ting</i>.  Cf. <u>Tinkle</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To feel a kind of thrilling sensation, as in
hearing a shrill sound.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>At which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall
tingle.</blockquote> <i>1 Sam. iii. 11.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To feel a sharp, thrilling pain.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The pale boy senator yet <i>tingling</i>
stands.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To have, or to cause, a sharp, thrilling
sensation, or a slight pricking sensation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They suck pollution through their <i>tingling</i>
vein.</blockquote> <i>Tickell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tink</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tinken</i>; of
imitative origin.  Cf. <u>Ting</u> a tinkling, <u>Tinker</u>.] <def>To make
a sharp, shrill noise; to tinkle.</def>  <i>Wyclif (1 Cor. xiii.
1).</i></p>

<p><hw>Tink</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sharp, quick sound; a
tinkle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tink"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Tink</u>, because
the tinker's way of proclaiming his trade is to beat a kettle, or because
in his work he makes a <i>tinkling</i> noise. <i>Johnson</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A mender of brass kettles, pans, and other metal
ware.</def> "Tailors and <i>tinkers</i>."  <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One skilled in a variety of small mechanical
work.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Ordnance)</i> <def>A small mortar on the end of a
staff.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A young
mackerel about two years old.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The chub
mackerel.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The silversides.</def>
<sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>A skate.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The razor-billed
auk.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tink"er</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tinkered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tinkering</u>.] <def>To mend or solder, as metal wares; hence, more
generally, to mend.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tink"er</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To busy one's self in
mending old kettles, pans, etc.; to play the tinker; to be occupied with
small mechanical works.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tink"er*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or work of a
tinker.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tink"er*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>After the manner of a
tinker.</def> [R.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Tink"er*shire</hw> (?), <hw>Tin"kle</hw> (?) },
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The common guillemot.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tin"kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Freq. of <i>tink</i>. See
<u>Tink</u>, <u>Tingle</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make, or give
forth, small, quick, sharp sounds, as a piece of metal does when struck; to
clink.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>As sounding brass, or a <i>tinkling</i> cymbal.</blockquote>
<i>1 Cor. xiii. 1.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The sprightly horse<BR>
Moves to the music of his <i>tinkling</i> bells.</blockquote>
<i>Dodsley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To hear, or resound with, a small, sharp
sound.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And his ears <i>tinkled</i>, and the color
fled.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tin"kle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tinkled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tinkling</u>.] <def>To cause to clonk, or make small, sharp, quick
sounds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tin"kle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small, sharp, quick sound,
as that made by striking metal.</def>  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tin"kler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tinker.</def> [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tin"kling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
tinkle, or succession of tinkles.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Drowsy <i>tinklings</i> lull the distant folds.</blockquote>
<i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A grackle (<i>Quiscalus
crassirostris</i>) native of Jamaica. It often associates with domestic
cattle, and rids them of insects.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tin"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tinmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A manufacturer of tin vessels; a
dealer in tinware.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tin"mouth`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The crappie.</def> [U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Tinned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Covered, or plated, with tin; as, a <i>tinned</i> roof; <i>tinned</i>
iron.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Packed in tin cases; canned; as, <i>tinned</i>
meats.</def>  <i>Cassell (Dict. of Cookery).</i></p>

<p><hw>Tin"nen</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Made or consisting of
tin.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tin"ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who works in a tin mine.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who makes, or works in, tinware; a
tinman.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tin"ni*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tinniens</i>, p.
pr. of <i>tinnire</i> to ring, tinkle.] <def>Emitting a clear sound.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tin"ning</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
act, art, or process of covering or coating anything with melted tin, or
with tin foil, as kitchen utensils, locks, and the like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The covering or lining of tin thus put
on.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tin*ni"tus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. <i>tinnire</i>
to jingle.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A ringing, whistling, or other imaginary
noise perceived in the ears; -- called also <i>tinnitus
aurium</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tin"nock</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
blue titmouse.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tin"ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, abounding
with, or resembling, tin.</def> "The <i>tinny</i> strand."
<i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tin"sel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>&eacute;tincelle</i> a
spark, OF. <i>estincelle</i>, L. <i>scintilla</i>.  Cf. <u>Scintillate</u>,
<u>Stencil</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A shining material used for
ornamental purposes; especially, a very thin, gauzelike cloth with much
gold or silver woven into it; also, very thin metal overlaid with a thin
coating of gold or silver, brass foil, or the like.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Who can discern the <i>tinsel</i> from the
gold?</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Something shining and gaudy; something
superficially shining and showy, or having a false luster, and more gay
than valuable.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>O happy peasant! O unhappy bard!<BR>
His the mere <i>tinsel</i>, hers the rich reward.</blockquote>
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tin"sel</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Showy to excess; gaudy;
specious; superficial.</def> "<i>Tinsel</i> trappings."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tin"sel</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tinseled</u> (?) or <u>Tinselled</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Tinseling</u> or <u>Tinselling</u>.] <def>To adorn with
tinsel; to deck out with cheap but showy ornaments; to make
gaudy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She, <i>tinseled</i> o'er in robes of varying
hues.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tin"sel*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like tinsel; gaudy;
showy, but cheap.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tin"sel*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a showy and cheap
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tin"smith`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who works in tin;
a tinner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tin"stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i>
<def>Cassiterite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tint</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [For older <i>tinct</i>, fr. L.
<i>tinctus</i>, p. p. of <i>tingere</i> to dye: cf. F. <i>teinte</i>,
<i>teint</i>, It. <i>tinta</i>, <i>tinto</i>. See <u>Tinge</u>, and cf.
<u>Taint</u> to stain, a stain, <u>Tent</u> a kind of wine, <u>Tinto</u>.]
<def>A slight coloring.</def> Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A pale or faint tinge of any color.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Or blend in beauteous <i>tints</i> the colored
mass.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Their vigor sickens, and their <i>tints</i>
decline.</blockquote> <i>Harte.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A color considered with reference to other very
similar colors; as, red and blue are different colors, but two shades of
scarlet are different <i>tints</i>.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Engraving)</i> <def>A shaded effect produced by
the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tint tool</b></col> <i>(Eng.)</i>, <cd>a species of graver used
for cutting the parallel lines which produce tints in engraving.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tint</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tinted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tinting</u>.] <def>To
give a slight coloring to; to tinge.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tin`ta*mar"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tintamarre</i>.]
<def>A hideous or confused noise; an uproar.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tin"ter*nell</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A certain old
dance.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tin"tie</hw> (t&ibreve;n"t&ibreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The wren.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Tin`tin*nab"u*lar</hw> (?), <hw>Tin`tin*nab"u*la*ry</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tintinnabulum</i> a little bell, fr.
<i>tintinnare</i> to ring, to jingle, <i>tinnire</i> to jingle.]
<def>Having or making the sound of a bell; tinkling.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tin`tin*nab`u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tinkling
sound, as of a bell or bells.</def>  <i>Poe.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tin`tin*nab"u*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of,
pertaining to, or resembling, the tinkling of a bell; having a tinkling
sound; tintinnabular.</def>  <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tin"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg., tinged, fr. L.
<i>tinctus</i>, p. p. of <i>tingere</i> to tinge. See <u>Tint</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>A red Madeira wine, wanting the high aroma of
the white sorts, and, when old, resembling tawny port.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tin"type`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Ferrotype</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tin"ware`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Articles made of
tinned iron.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti"ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Tinier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Tiniest</u>.] [Probably fr.
<i>tine</i>, <i>teen</i>, trouble, distress, vexation.] <def>Very small;
little; puny.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When that I was and a little <i>tiny</i> boy.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tip</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Akin to D. & Dan. <i>tip</i>,
LG. & Sw. <i>tipp</i>, G. <i>zipfel</i>, and probably to E. <i>tap</i> a
plug, a pipe.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The point or extremity of anything;
a pointed or somewhat sharply rounded end; the end; as, the <i>tip</i> of
the finger; the <i>tip</i> of a spear.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To the very <i>tip</i> of the nose.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An end piece or part; a piece, as a cap, nozzle,
ferrule, or point, applied to the extreme end of anything; as, a <i>tip</i>
for an umbrella, a shoe, a gas burner, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Hat Manuf.)</i> <def>A piece of stiffened lining
pasted on the inside of a hat crown.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used
by gilders in lifting gold leaf.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Rubbish thrown from a quarry.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tip</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tipped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tipping</u>.] <def>To form a point upon; to cover the tip, top, or end
of; as, to <i>tip</i> anything with gold or silver.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With truncheon <i>tipped</i> with iron head.</blockquote>
<i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Tipped</i> with jet,<BR>
Fair ermines spotless as the snows they press.</blockquote>
<i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tip</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. LG. <i>tippen</i> to tap, Sw.
<i>tippa</i>, and E. <i>tap</i> to strike gently.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To strike slightly; to tap.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A third rogue <i>tips</i> me by the elbow.</blockquote>
<i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a
present to; as, to <i>tip</i> a servant.</def> [Colloq.]
<i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To lower one end of, or to throw upon the end;
to tilt; as, to <i>tip</i> a cask; to <i>tip</i> a cart.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To tip off</b></col>, <cd>to pour out, as liquor.</cd> --
<col><b>To tip over</b></col>, <cd>to overturn.</cd> -- <col><b>To tip the
wink</b></col>, <cd>to direct a wink; to give a hint or suggestion by, or
as by, a wink.</cd> [Slang] <i>Pope.</i> -- <col><b>To tip up</b></col>,
<cd>to turn partly over by raising one end.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tip</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To fall on, or incline to,
one side.</def>  <i>Bunyan.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To tip off</b></col>, <cd>to fall off by tipping.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tip</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tip</u> to strike slightly,
and cf. <u>Tap</u> a slight blow.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A light touch or
blow; a tap.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A gift; a douceur; a fee.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A hint, or secret intimation, as to the chances
in a horse race, or the like.</def> [Sporting Cant]</p>

<p><hw>Tip"cart`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A cart so constructed
that the body can be easily tipped, in order to dump the load.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tip"cat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A game in which a small
piece of wood pointed at both ends, called a <i>cat</i>, is tipped, or
struck with a stick or bat, so as to fly into the air.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In the middle of a game at <i>tipcat</i>, he paused, and
stood staring wildly upward with his stick in his hand.</blockquote>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tip"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of ale brewed
with brackish water obtained from a particular well; -- so called from the
first brewer of it, one Thomas <i>Tipper</i>.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tip"pet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tipet</i>,
<i>tepet</i>, AS. <i>t&aelig;ppet</i>, probably fr. L. <i>tapete</i>
tapestry, hangings.  Cf. <u>Tape</u>, <u>Tapestry</u>, <u>Tapet</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A cape, or scarflike garment for covering the neck,
or the neck and shoulders, -- usually made of fur, cloth, or other warm
material.</def>  <i>Chaucer. Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A length of twisted hair or gut in a fish
line.</def> [Scot.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A handful of straw bound together at one end,
and used for thatching.</def> [Scot.]  <i>Jamieson.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Tippet grebe</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the great
crested grebe, or one of several similar species.</cd> -- <col><b>Tippet
grouse</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the ruffed grouse.</cd> --
<col><b>To turn tippet</b></col>, <cd>to change.</cd> [Obs.]  <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tip"ping</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A
distinct articulation given in playing quick notes on the flute, by
striking the tongue against the roof of the mouth; double-
tonguing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tip"ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tippled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tippling</u> (?).] [From <i>tip</i> a small end, or a word akin to it;
cf. Norw. <i>tipla</i> to tipple, to drip, Prov. E. <i>tip</i>,
<i>tiff</i>, <i>tift</i>, a draught of liquor, dial. G. <i>zipfeln</i> to
eat and drink in small parts. See <u>Tip</u> a point, and cf.
<u>Tipsy</u>.] <def>To drink spirituous or strong liquors habitually; to
indulge in the frequent and improper used of spirituous liquors;
especially, to drink frequently in small quantities, but without absolute
drunkeness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Few of those who were summoned left their homes, and those
few generally found it more agreeable to <i>tipple</i> in alehouses than to
pace the streets.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tip"ple</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
drink, as strong liquors, frequently or in excess.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Himself, for saving charges,<BR>
A peeled, sliced onions eats, and <i>tipples</i> verjuice.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To put up in bundles in order to dry, as
hay.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tip"ple</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Liquor taken in tippling;
drink.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Pulque, the national <i>tipple</i> of Mexico.</blockquote>
<i>S. B. Griffin.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tip"pled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Intoxicated;
inebriated; tipsy; drunk.</def> [R.]  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tip"pler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who keeps a tippling-house.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who habitually indulges in the excessive use
of spirituous liquors, whether he becomes intoxicated or not.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tip"pling-house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A house in
which liquors are sold in drams or small quantities, to be drunk on the
premises.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tip"si*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<i>Tipsy</i> + <i>-
fy</i>.] <def>To make tipsy.</def> [Colloq.]  <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tip"si*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a tipsy manner; like
one tipsy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tip"si*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being
tipsy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tip"staff`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tipstaff</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A staff tipped
with metal.</def>  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An officer who bears a staff tipped with metal;
a constable.</def>  <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tip"sy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Tipsier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Tipsiest</u>.] [Akin to
<i>tipple</i>; cf. Prov. G. <i>tips</i> drunkenness, be<i>tipst</i> drunk,
tipsy. See <u>Tipple</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Being under the
influence of strong drink; rendered weak or foolish by liquor, but not
absolutely or completely drunk; fuddled; intoxicated.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Staggering, as if from intoxication;
reeling.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Midnight shout and revelry,<BR>
<i>Tipsy</i> dance and jollity.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tip"toe`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tiptoes</b></plw> (&?;). <def>The end, or tip, of the
toe.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He must . . . stand on his <i>typtoon</i>
[tiptoes].</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Upon his <i>tiptoes</i> stalketh stately by.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To be</b></col>, or <col><b>To stand</b></col>, <col><b>a
tiptoe</b></col> or <col><b>on tiptoe</b></col>, <cd>to be awake or alive
to anything; to be roused; to be eager or alert; as, <i>to be a tiptoe</i>
with expectation.</cd></p>

<p><! p. 1512 !></p>

<p><hw>Tip"toe`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Being on tiptoe, or as on tiptoe; hence, raised as high as possible;
lifted up; exalted; also, alert.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day<BR>
Stands <i>tiptoe</i> on the misty mountain tops.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Above the <i>tiptoe</i> pinnacle of glory.</blockquote>
<i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Noiseless; stealthy.</def> "With <i>tiptoe</i>
step."  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Tiptoe mirth</b></col>, <cd>the highest degree of mirth.</cd>
<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tip"toe`</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To step or walk on
tiptoe.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tip"top`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tip</i> end +
<i>top</i>.] <def>The highest or utmost degree; the best of anything.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Tip"top`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Very excellent; most
excellent; perfect.</def> [Colloq.] "Four <i>tiptop</i> voices."
<i>Gray.</i> "Sung in a <i>tiptop</i> manner." <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Tip"u*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L.
<plw><b>Tipul&aelig;</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Tipulas</b></plw> (#). [L.,
the water spider, or water spinner.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of
many species of long-legged dipterous insects belonging to <i>Tipula</i>
and allied genera. They have long and slender bodies. See <i>Crane fly</i>,
under <u>Crane</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tip"u*la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>tipulaire</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the
tipulas.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tip"-up`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
spotted sandpiper; -- called also <i>teeter-tail</i>. See under
<u>Sandpiper</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti*rade"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. It. <i>tirada</i>,
properly, a pulling; hence, a lengthening out, a long speech, a tirade, fr.
<i>tirare</i> to draw; of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. <i>tear</i> to
redn. See <u>Tear</u> to rend, and cf. <u>Tire</u> to tear.] <def>A
declamatory strain or flight of censure or abuse; a rambling invective; an
oration or harangue abounding in censorious and bitter language.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Here he delivers a violent <i>tirade</i> against persons who
profess to know anything about angels.</blockquote> <i>Quarterly
Review.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ti`rail`leur"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from
<i>tirailler</i> to skirmish, wrest, from <i>tirer</i> to draw.]
<i>(Mil.)</i> <def>Formerly, a member of an independent body of marksmen in
the French army. They were used sometimes in front of the army to annoy the
enemy, sometimes in the rear to check his pursuit. The term is now applied
to all troops acting as skirmishers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tire</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tier, row, or rank. See
<u>Tier</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>In posture to displode their second <i>tire</i><BR>
Of thunder.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tire</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Aphetic form of <i>attire</i>; OE.
<i>tir</i>, <i>a tir</i>. See <u>Attire</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Attire; apparel.</def> [Archaic] "Having rich <i>tire</i> about you."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A covering for the head; a headdress.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>On her head she wore a <i>tire</i> of gold.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A child's apron, covering the breast and having
no sleeves; a pinafore; a tier.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Furniture; apparatus; equipment.</def> [Obs.]
"The <i>tire</i> of war."  <i>Philips.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> [Probably the same word, and so called as being an
attire or covering for the wheel.] <def>A hoop or band, as of metal, on the
circumference of the wheel of a vehicle, to impart strength and receive the
wear.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The iron <i>tire</i> of a wagon wheel or cart wheel binds the
fellies together. The <i>tire</i> of a locomotive or railroad-car wheel is
a heavy hoop of iron or steel shrunk tightly upon an iron central part. The
wheel of a bicycle has a <i>tire</i> of India rubber.</p>

<p><hw>Tire</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To adorn; to attire; to
dress.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>[Jezebel] painted her face, and <i>tired</i> her
head.</blockquote> <i>2 Kings ix. 30.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tire</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [F. <i>tirer</i> to draw or pull;
of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. <i>tear</i> to rend. See <u>Tirade</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk
does.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Even as an empty eagle, sharp by fast,<BR>
<i>Tires</i> with her beak on feathers, flesh, and bone.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Ye dregs of baseness, vultures among men,<BR>
That <i>tire</i> upon the hearts of generous spirits.</blockquote> <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To seize, rend, or tear something as prey; to be
fixed upon, or engaged with, anything.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Thus made she her remove,<BR>
And left wrath <i>tiring</i> on her son.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Upon that were my thoughts <i>tiring</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tire</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tired</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tiring</u>.] [OE.
<i>teorien</i> to become weary, to fail, AS. <i>teorian</i> to be tired, be
weary, to tire, exhaust; perhaps akin to E. <i>tear</i> to rend, the
intermediate sense being, perhaps, to wear out; or cf. E. <i>tarry</i>.]
<def>To become weary; to be fatigued; to have the strength fail; to have
the patience exhausted; as, a feeble person soon <i>tires</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tire</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exhaust the strength of,
as by toil or labor; to exhaust the patience of; to wear out (one's
interest, attention, or the like); to weary; to fatigue; to jade.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Tired</i> with toil, all hopes of safety
past.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To tire out</b></col>, <cd>to weary or fatigue to exhaustion; to
harass.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To jade; weary; exhaust; harass. See <u>Jade</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Tired</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Weary; fatigued;
exhausted.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tired"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being tired,
or weary.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tire"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Untiring.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tire"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tired; fatigued.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tire"some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Fitted or tending to
tire; exhausted; wearisome; fatiguing; tedious; as, a <i>tiresome</i>
journey; a <i>tiresome</i> discourse.</def> -- <wf>Tire"some*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Tire"some*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tire"-wom`an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tire-women</b></plw> (#). [See <u>Tire</u> attire, <u>Attire</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A lady's maid.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Fashionableness of the <i>tire-woman's</i>
making.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dresser in a theater.</def>
<i>Simmonds.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tir"ing-house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [For <i>attiring
house</i>.] <def>A tiring-room.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tir"ing-room`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [For <i>attiring
room</i>.] <def>The room or place where players dress for the
stage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tir"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The oyster catcher.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Ti"ro</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>Same as
<u>Tyro</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>T" i`ron</hw> (?). <def>See under <u>T</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti*ro"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Tironianus</i>,
fr. <i>Tiro</i>, the learned freedman and amanuensis of Cicero.] <def>Of or
pertaining to Tiro, or a system of shorthand said to have been introduced
by him into ancient Rome.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tir"ra*lir`ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A verbal imitation
of a musical sound, as of the note of a lark or a horn.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The lark, that <i>tirra lyra</i> chants.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>"<i>Tirralira</i>, " by the river,<BR>
Sang Sir Lancelot.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tir"rit</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A word from the
vocabulary of Mrs. Quickly, the hostess in Shakespeare's Henry IV.,
probably meaning <i>terror</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tir"wit</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Pewit</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The lapwing.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>'T is</hw> (?). <def>A common contraction of <i>it is</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti*sane"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>See
<u>Ptisan</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti"sar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tisard</i>.] <i>(Glass
Manuf.)</i> <def>The fireplace at the side of an annealing oven.</def>
<i>Knight.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tis"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Tis"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[For <i>phthisic</i>, <i>phthisical</i>.] <def>Consumptive,
phthisical.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tis"ic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Consumption; phthisis. See
<u>Phthisis</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tis"ick*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Consumptive,
phthisical.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tis"ri</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb. <i>tishr&imacr;</i>, fr.
Chald. <i>sher&amacr;'</i> to open, to begin.] <def>The seventh month of
the Jewish ecclesiastical year, answering to a part of September with a
part of October.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tis"sue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tissu</i>, fr.
<i>tissu</i>, p. p. of <i>tisser</i>, <i>tistre</i>, to weave, fr. L.
<i>texere</i>. See <u>Text</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A woven
fabric.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A fine transparent silk stuff, used for veils,
etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or
embossed with figures.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A robe of <i>tissue</i>, stiff with golden
wire.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In their glittering <i>tissues</i> bear emblazed<BR>
Holy memorials.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>One of the elementary materials
or fibres, having a uniform structure and a specialized function, of which
ordinary animals and plants are composed; a texture; as, epithelial
<i>tissue</i>; connective <i>tissue</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The term <i>tissue</i> is also often applied in a wider sense to
all the materials or elementary tissues, differing in structure and
function, which go to make up an organ; as, vascular <i>tissue</i>,
tegumentary <i>tissue</i>, etc.</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Web; texture; complicated fabrication;
connected series; as, a <i>tissue</i> of forgeries, or of
falsehood.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Unwilling to leave the dry bones of Agnosticism wholly
unclothed with any living <i>tissue</i> of religious emotion.</blockquote>
<i>A. J. Balfour.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Tissue paper</b></col>, <cd>very thin, gauzelike paper, used for
protecting engravings in books, for wrapping up delicate articles,
etc.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tis"sue</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tissued</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tissuing</u>.] <def>To form tissue of; to interweave.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Covered with cloth of gold <i>tissued</i> upon
blue.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tis"sued</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Clothed in, or adorned
with, tissue; also, variegated; as, <i>tissued</i> flowers.</def>
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And crested chiefs and <i>tissued</i> dames<BR>
Assembled at the clarion's call.</blockquote> <i>T. Warton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tit</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small
horse.</def>  <i>Tusser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A woman; -- used in contempt.</def>
<i>Burton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A morsel; a bit.</def>  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> [OE.; cf. Icel. <i>titter</i> a tit or small bird.
The word probably meant originally, something small, and is perhaps the
same as <i>teat</i>.  Cf. <u>Titmouse</u>, <u>Tittle</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any one of numerous species of
small singing birds belonging to the families <i>Parid&aelig;</i> and
<i>Leiotrichid&aelig;</i>; a titmouse.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The
European meadow pipit; a titlark.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Ground tit</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <i>Wren
tit</i>, under <u>Wren</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Hill tit</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of numerous species of Asiatic singing
birds belonging to <i>Siva</i>, <i>Milna</i>, and allied genera.</cd> --
<col><b>Tit babbler</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several
species of small East Indian and Asiatic timaline birds of the genus
<i>Trichastoma</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tit for tat</b></col>. [Probably for
<i>tip for tap</i>. See <u>Tip</u> a slight blow.] <cd>An equivalent;
retaliation.</cd> -- <col><b>Tit thrush</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>any one of numerous species of Asiatic and East Indian birds belonging
to <i>Suthora</i> and allied genera. In some respects they are intermediate
between the thrushes and titmice.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ti"tan</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Titanic.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>Titan</i> physical difficulties of his
enterprise.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ti"tan*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt
of titanic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti*tan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or relating to
Titans, or fabled giants of ancient mythology; hence, enormous in size or
strength; as, <i>Titanic</i> structures.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti*tan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>titanique</i>.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to titanium; derived from, or
containing, titanium; specifically, designating those compounds of titanium
in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with the <i>titanous</i>
compounds.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Titanic acid</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a white amorphous
powder, Ti.(OH)<sub>4</sub>, obtained by decomposing certain titanates; --
called also <i>normal titanic acid</i>. By extension, any one of a series
of derived acids, called also <i>metatitanic acid</i>, <i>polytitanic
acid</i>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Titanic iron ore</b></col>. <i>(Min.)</i>
<cd>See <u>Menaccanite</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ti`tan*if"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Titanium</i> +
<i>-ferous</i>: cf. F. <i>titanif&egrave;re</i>.] <def>Containing or
affording titanium; as, <i>titaniferous</i> magnetite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti"tan*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>titanite</i>; -
- so called from containing titanic acid.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>See
<u>Sphene</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti`tan*it"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, or
containing, titanium; as, a <i>titanitic</i> mineral.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti*ta"ni*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L.
<i>Titani</i> or <i>Titanes</i>, Gr. &?;, the sons of the earth.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An elementary substance found combined in the minerals
manaccanite, rutile, sphene, etc., and isolated as an infusible iron-gray
amorphous powder, having a metallic luster. It burns when heated in the
air. Symbol Ti. Atomic weight 48.1.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti"tan*o-</hw> (?). <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A combining form (also used
adjectively) designating certain <i>double compounds of titanium</i> with
some other elements; as, <i>titano</i>-cyanide, <i>titano</i>-fluoride,
<i>titano</i>-silicate, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ti`tan*o*the"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
&?; a Titan + &?;, dim. of &?; a beast.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A large
American Miocene mammal, allied to the rhinoceros, and more nearly to the
extinct Brontotherium.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti"tan*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Designating certain
compounds of titanium in which that element has a lower valence as
contrasted with <i>titanic</i> compounds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tit"bit`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Tidbit</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tith</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Tight</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Tight; nimble.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Of a good stirring strain too, she goes
<i>tith</i>.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tith"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Subject to the
payment of tithes; as, <i>tithable</i> lands.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tithe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tithe</i>,
<i>tethe</i>, properly an adj., tenth, AS. <i>te&oacute;&?;a</i> the tenth;
akin to <i>ti&eacute;n</i>, <i>t&?;n</i>, <i>t&emacr;n</i>, ten, G.
<i>zehnte</i>, adj., tenth, n., a tithe, Icel. <i>t&imacr;und</i> the
tenth; tithe, Goth. <i>ta&iacute;hunda</i> tenth. See <u>Ten</u>, and cf.
<u>Tenth</u>, <u>Teind</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A tenth; the tenth
part of anything; specifically, the tenthpart of the increase arising from
the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support, as
in England, or devoted to religious or charitable uses. Almost all the
<i>tithes</i> of England and Wales are commuted by law into rent
charges.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>tithes</i> of the corn, the new wine, and the
oil.</blockquote> <i>Neh. xiii. 5.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Tithes</i> are called <i>personal</i> when accuring from
labor, art, trade, and navigation; <i>predial</i>, when issuing from the
earth, as hay, wood, and fruit; and <i>mixed</i>, when accuring from beaste
fed from the ground.  <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a small part or proportion.</def>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Great tithes</b></col>, <cd>tithes of corn, hay, and wood.</cd>
-- <col><b>Mixed tithes</b></col>, <cd>tithes of wool, milk, pigs,
etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Small tithes</b></col>, <cd>personal and mixed
tithes.</cd> -- <col><b>Tithe commissioner</b></col>, <cd>one of a board of
officers appointed by the government for arranging propositions for
commuting, or compounding for, tithes.</cd> [Eng.] <i>Simmonds.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tithe</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tenth.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Every <i>tithe</i> soul, 'mongst many thousand.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tithe</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tithed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tithing</u>.] [As.
<i>te&oacute;&?;ian</i>.] <def>To levy a tenth part on; to tax to the
amount of a tenth; to pay tithes on.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ye <i>tithe</i> mint and rue.</blockquote> <i>Luke xi.
42.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tithe</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>Tp pay tithes.</def> [R.]
<i>Tusser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tith"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who collects tithes.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who pays tithes.</def> [R.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tith"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>te&oacute;&?;ung</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of levying or taking tithes; that which is
taken as tithe; a tithe.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To take <i>tithing</i> of their blood and
sweat.</blockquote> <i>Motley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>A number or company of ten
householders who, dwelling near each other, were sureties or frankpledges
to the king for the good behavior of each other; a decennary.</def>
<i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tith"ing*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tithingmen</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i>
<def>The chief man of a tithing; a headborough; one elected to preside over
the tithing.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A peace officer; an under
constable.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A parish officer elected annually to preserve
good order in the church during divine service, to make complaint of any
disorderly conduct, and to enforce the observance of the Sabbath.</def>
[Local, U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Tith"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Tith</u>.]
<def>Tightly; nimbly.</def> [Obs.] "I have seen him trip it <i>tithly</i>."
<i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ti*thon"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Tithonius</i>
belonging to <i>Tithonus</i>, the consort of Aurora, Gr. &?;.] <def>Of,
pertaining to, or denoting, those rays of light which produce chemical
effects; actinic.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tith`o*nic"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem. &
Physics)</i> <def>The state or property of being tithonic; actinism.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ti*thon`o*graph"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tithon</i>ic +
<i>-graph</i> + <i>-ic</i>.] <def>Of, relating to, or produced by, the
chemical action of rays of light; photographic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tith`o*nom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tithon</i>ic +
<i>-meter</i>.] <def>An instrument or apparatus for measuring or detecting
tithonicity; an actinometer.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tith"y*mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tithymalus</i> a
plant with a milklike sap, Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>tithymale</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Any kind of spurge, esp. <i>Euphorbia Cyparissias</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti"ti</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same
as <u>Teetee</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tit"il*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Titillated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Titillating</u>.] [L. <i>titillatus</i>, p. p. of <i>titillare</i>.]
<def>To tickle; as, to <i>titillate</i> the nose with a feather.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The pungent grains of <i>titillating</i> dust.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tit`il*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>titillatio</i>:
cf. F. <i>titillation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of tickling, or
the state of being tickled; a tickling sensation.</def>  <i>A.
Tucker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any pleasurable sensation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Those <i>titillations</i> that reach no higher than the
senses.</blockquote> <i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tit"il*la*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tending or
serving to titillate, or tickle; tickling.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tit"lark`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tit</i> a small bird +
<i>lark</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous small spring
birds belonging to <i>Anthus</i>, <i>Corydalla</i>, and allied genera,
which resemble the true larks in color and in having a very long hind claw;
especially, the European meadow pipit (<i>Anthus pratensis</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>title</i>, F.
<i>titre</i>, L. <i>titulus</i> an inscription, label, title, sign, token.
Cf. <u>Tilde</u>, <u>Titrate</u>, <u>Titular</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>An inscription put over or upon anything as a name by which it is
known.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The inscription in the beginning of a book,
usually containing the subject of the work, the author's and publisher's
names, the date, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bookbindng)</i> <def>The panel for the name,
between the bands of the back of a book.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A section or division of a subject, as of a law,
a book, specif. <i>(Roman & Canon Laws)</i>, a chapter or division of a law
book.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>An appellation of dignity, distinction, or
pre&euml;minence (hereditary or acquired), given to persons, as duke
marquis, honorable, esquire, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With his former <i>title</i> greet Macbeth.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A name; an appellation; a designation.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>That which
constitutes a just cause of exclusive possession; that which is the
foundation of ownership of property, real or personal; a right; as, a good
<i>title</i> to an estate, or an imperfect <i>title</i>.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The instrument which is evidence of a right.</def>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Canon Law)</i> <def>That by which a beneficiary
holds a benefice.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Anc. Church Records)</i> <def>A church to which a
priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Title deeds</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>the muniments or
evidences of ownership; as, the <i>title deeds</i> to an estate.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Epithet; name; appellation; denomination. See
<u>epithet</u>, and <u>Name</u>.</p>

<p><! p. 1513 !></p>

<p><hw>Ti"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Titled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Titling</u> (?).] [Cf. L. <i>titulare</i>, F. <i>titrer</i>. See
<u>Title</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>To call by a title; to name; to
entitle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Hadrian, having quieted the island, took it for honor to be
<i>titled</i> on his coin, "The Restorer of Britain."</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ti"tled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having or bearing a
title.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti"tle*less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not having a title
or name; without legitimate title.</def> "A <i>titleless</i> tyrant."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ti"tle-page`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The page of a book
which contains it title.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The world's all <i>title-page</i>; there's no
contents.</blockquote> <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tit"ler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A large truncated cone
of refined sugar.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tit"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>titlingr</i> a tit
sparrow. See <u>Tit</u> a small bird.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The hedge sparrow; -- called
also <i>titlene</i>. Its nest often chosen by the cuckoo as a place for
depositing its own eggs.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>titling</i>, . . . being thus deceived, hatcheth the
egg, and bringeth up the chick of another bird.</blockquote>
<i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The meadow pipit.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Stockfish; -- formerly so called in
customhouses.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tit"mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The blue titmouse.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tit"mouse`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Titmice</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>titemose</i>, <i>titmase</i>;
<i>tit</i> small, or a small bird + AS. <i>m&amacr;se</i> a kind of small
bird; akin to D. <i>mees</i> a titmouse, G. <i>meise</i>, OHG.
<i>meisa</i>, Icel. <i>meisingr</i>. The English form has been influenced
by the unrelated word <i>mouse</i>.  Cf. <u>Tit</u> a small bird.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of small insectivorous
singing birds belonging to <i>Parus</i> and allied genera; -- called also
<i>tit</i>, and <i>tomtit</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The blue titmouse (<i>Parus c&oelig;ruleus</i>), the marsh
titmouse (<i>P. palustris</i>), the crested titmouse (<i>P. cristatus</i>),
the great titmouse (<i>P. major</i>), and the long tailed titmouse
(<i>&AElig;githalos caudatus</i>), are the best-known European species. See
<u>Chickadee</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Ti"trate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Titrated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Titrating</u>.] [F. <i>titrer</i>, from <i>titre</i> standard, title.
See <u>Title</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>To analyse, or
determine the strength of, by means of standard solutions.  Cf.
<i>Standardized solution</i>, under <u>Solution</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti"tra*ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Standardized; determined or analyzed by titration; as, <i>titrated</i>
solutions.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ti*tra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The
act or process of titrating; a substance obtained by titrating.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tit"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tittered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tittering</u>.] [Probably of imitative origin.] <def>To laugh with the
tongue striking against the root of the upper teeth; to laugh with
restraint, or without much noise; to giggle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A group of <i>tittering</i> pages ran before.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tit"ter</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A restrained laugh.</def>
"There was a <i>titter</i> of . . . delight on his countenance."
<i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tit"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To seesaw. See
<u>Teeter</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tit"ter*el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The whimbrel.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tit"ter-tot`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Teeter</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tit"ti*mouse`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Titmouse.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tit"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>titel</i>,
<i>titil</i>, apparently a dim. of <i>tit</i>, in the sense of small; cf.
G. <i>t&uuml;ttel</i> a tittle, dim. of OHG. <i>tutta</i> teat. Perhaps,
however, the same word as <i>title</i>, n.] <def>A particle; a minute part;
a jot; an iota.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one
<i>tittle</i> of the law to fail.</blockquote> <i>Luke xvi. 17.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Every <i>tittle</i> of this prophecy is most exactly
verified.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tit"tle*bat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The three-spined stickleback.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tit"tle-tat`tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A reduplication of
<i>tattle</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Idle, trifling talk; empty
prattle.</def>  <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An idle, trifling talker; a gossip.</def> [R.]
<i>Tatler.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tit"tle-tat`tle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To talk idly; to
prate.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tit"tle-tat`tling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or
habit of parting idly or gossiping.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tit"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little teat; a
nipple.</def> [Familiar]</p>

<p><hw>Tit"u*bate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. <i>titubatus</i>,
p. p. of <i>titubare</i> to stagger, totter.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
stumble.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To rock or roll, as a curved body on a
plane.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tit`u*ba"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>titubatio</i>:
cf. F. <i>titubation</i>.] <def>The act of stumbling, rocking, or rolling;
a reeling.</def>  <i>Quain.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tit"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>titulaire</i>, fr.
L. <i>titulus</i>. See <u>Title</u>.] <def>Existing in title or name only;
nominal; having the title to an office or dignity without discharging its
appropriate duties; as, a <i>titular</i> prince.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If these magnificent titles yet remain<BR>
Not merely <i>titular</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Titular bishop</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Bishop</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tit"u*lar</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A titulary.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tit`u*lar"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being titular.</def> [R.]  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tit"u*lar*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a titular
manner; nominally; by title only.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tit"u*la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Titularies</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. <i>titulaire</i>.] <def>A person
invested with a title, in virtue of which he holds an office or benefice,
whether he performs the duties of it or not.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tit"u*la*ry</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Consisting in a title; titular.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a title.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tit"uled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a title.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tiv"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>te&aacute;for</i>,
<i>te&aacute;fur</i>.] <def>A kind of ocher which is used in some parts of
England in marking sheep.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tiv"er</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To mark with tiver.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tiv"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [See <u>Tantivy</u>.]
<def>With great speed; -- a huntsman's word or sound.</def>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ti"za</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [CF. Sp. <i>tiza</i> whitening,
a kind of chalk or pipe clay.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See
<u>Ulexite</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tme"sis</hw> (m&emacr;"s&ibreve;s <i>or</i> t'm&emacr;"s&ibreve;s;
277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., from Gr. <grk>tmh^sis</grk> a cutting, fr.
<grk>te`mnein</grk> to cut.] <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>The separation of the
parts of a compound word by the intervention of one or more words; as,
<i>in what place soever</i>, for <i>whatsoever place</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>To-</hw> (?, see <u>To</u>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos>), [AS. <i>to-
</i> asunder; akin to G. <i>zer-</i>, and perhaps to L. <i>dis-</i>, or Gr.
&?;.] <def>An obsolete intensive prefix used in the formation of compound
verbs; as in <i>to</i>-beat, <i>to</i>-break, <i>to</i>-hew, <i>to</i>-
rend, <i>to</i>-tear. See these words in the Vocabulary. See the Note on
<i>All to</i>, or <i>All-to</i>, under <u>All</u>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>To</hw> (&?;, <i>emphatic or alone</i>, &?;, <i>obscure or
unemphatic</i>), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> [AS. <i>t&omacr;</i>; akin to OS.
& OFries. <i>t&omacr;</i>, D. <i>toe</i>, G. <i>zu</i>, OHG. <i>zuo</i>,
<i>zua</i>, <i>z&omacr;</i>, Russ. <i>do</i>, Ir. & Gael. <i>do</i>, OL.
<i>-do</i>, <i>-du</i>, as in <i>endo</i>, <i>indu</i>, in, Gr. &?;, as in
&?; homeward. &radic;200.   Cf. <u>Too</u>, <u>Tatoo</u> a beat of drums.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The preposition <i>to</i> primarily indicates
approach and arrival, motion made in the direction of a place or thing and
attaining it, access; and also, motion or tendency without arrival;
movement toward; -- opposed to <i>from</i>.</def> "<i>To</i> Canterbury
they wend."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Stay with us, go not <i>to</i> Wittenberg.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>So <i>to</i> the sylvan lodge<BR>
They came, that like Pomona's arbor smiled.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I'll <i>to</i> him again, . . . <BR>
He'll tell me all his purpose.<BR>
She stretched her arms <i>to</i> heaven.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, it indicates motion, course, or tendency
toward a time, a state or condition, an aim, or anything capable of being
regarded as a limit to a tendency, movement, or action; as, he is going
<i>to</i> a trade; he is rising <i>to</i> wealth and honor.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Formerly, by omission of the verb denoting motion, <i>to</i>
sometimes followed a form of <i>be</i>, with the sense of <i>at</i>, or
<i>in</i>. "When the sun was [gone or declined] <i>to</i> rest."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>In a very general way, and with innumerable
varieties of application, <i>to</i> connects transitive verbs with their
remoter or indirect object, and adjectives, nouns, and neuter or passive
verbs with a following noun which limits their action. Its sphere verges
upon that of <i>for</i>, but it contains less the idea of design or
appropriation; as, these remarks were addressed <i>to</i> a large audience;
let us keep this seat <i>to</i> ourselves; a substance sweet <i>to</i> the
taste; an event painful <i>to</i> the mind; duty <i>to</i> God and
<i>to</i> our parents; a dislike <i>to</i> spirituous liquor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Marks and points out each man of us <i>to</i>
slaughter.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Whilst they, distilled<BR>
Almost <i>to</i> jelly with the act of fear,<BR>
Stand dumb and speak not <i>to</i> him.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Add <i>to</i> your faith virtue; and <i>to</i> virtue
knowledge; and <i>to</i> knowledge temperance; and <i>to</i> temperance
patience; and <i>to</i> patience godliness; and <i>to</i> godliness
brotherly kindness; and <i>to</i> brotherly kindness charity.</blockquote>
<i>2 Pet. i. 5,6,7.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I have a king's oath <i>to</i> the contrary.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Numbers were crowded <i>to</i> death.</blockquote>
<i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Fate and the dooming gods are deaf <i>to</i>
tears.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Go, buckle <i>to</i> the law.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>As sign of the infinitive, <i>to</i> had
originally the use of last defined, governing the infinitive as a verbal
noun, and connecting it as indirect object with a preceding verb or
adjective; thus, ready <i>to</i> go, <i>i</i>.<i>e</i>., ready unto going;
good <i>to</i> eat, <i>i</i>.<i>e</i>., good for eating; I do my utmost
<i>to</i> lead my life pleasantly. But it has come to be the almost
constant prefix to the infinitive, even in situations where it has no
prepositional meaning, as where the infinitive is direct object or subject;
thus, I love <i>to</i> learn, <i>i</i>.<i>e</i>., I love learning;
<i>to</i> die for one's country is noble, <i>i</i>.<i>e</i>., the dying for
one's country. Where the infinitive denotes the design or purpose, good
usage formerly allowed the prefixing of <i>for</i> to the <i>to</i>; as,
what went ye out <i>for</i> see? (<i>Matt. xi. 8</i>).</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Then longen folk <i>to</i> go on pilgrimages,<BR>
And palmers <i>for to</i> seeken strange stranders.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>Such usage is now obsolete or illiterate. In colloquial usage, <i>to</i>
often stands for, and supplies, an infinitive already mentioned; thus, he
commands me <i>to</i> go with him, but I do not wish <i>to</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>In many phrases, and in connection with many
other words, <i>to</i> has a pregnant meaning, or is used
elliptically.</def> Thus, it denotes or implies: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>Extent; limit; degree of comprehension; inclusion as far as; as, they
met us <i>to</i> the number of three hundred.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We ready are to try our fortunes<BR>
<i>To</i> the last man.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Few of the Esquimaux can count <i>to</i> ten.</blockquote>
<i>Quant. Rev.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Effect; end; consequence; as, the prince was
flattered <i>to</i> his ruin; he engaged in a war <i>to</i> his cost;
violent factions exist <i>to</i> the prejudice of the state.</def>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Apposition; connection; antithesis; opposition;
as, they engaged hand <i>to</i> hand.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face <i>to</i>
face.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. xiii. 12.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>Accord; adaptation; as, an occupation <i>to</i>
his taste; she has a husband <i>to</i> her mind.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>to</i> God's image, she <i>to</i> his was
made.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>Comparison; as, three is <i>to</i> nine as nine
is <i>to</i> twenty-seven; it is ten <i>to</i> one that you will offend
him.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>All that they did was piety <i>to</i> this.</blockquote>
<i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <def>Addition; union; accumulation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Wisdom he has, and <i>to</i> his wisdom,
courage.</blockquote> <i>Denham.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(g)</i></sd> <def>Accompaniment; as, she sang <i>to</i> his
guitar; they danced <i>to</i> the music of a piano.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Anon they move<BR>
In perfect phalanx <i>to</i> the Dorian mood<BR>
Of flutes and soft recorders.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(h)</i></sd> <def>Character; condition of being; purpose
subserved or office filled.</def> [In this sense archaic] "I have a king
here <i>to</i> my flatterer."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Made his masters and others . . . to consider him <i>to</i>
a little wonder.</blockquote> <i>Walton.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>To</i> in <i>to-day</i>, <i>to-night</i>, and <i>to-morrow</i>
has the sense or force of <i>for</i> or <i>on</i>; <i>for</i>, or
<i>on</i>, (this) day, <i>for</i>, or <i>on</i>, (this) night, <i>for</i>,
or <i>on</i>, (the) morrow. <i>To-day</i>, <i>to-night</i>, <i>to-
morrow</i> may be considered as compounds, and usually as adverbs; but they
are sometimes used as nouns; as, <i>to-day</i> is ours.</p>

<p><blockquote><i>To-morrow</i>, and <i>to-morrow</i>, and <i>to-
morrow</i>;<BR>
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i>
</p>

<p><col><b>To and again</b></col>, <cd>to and fro.</cd> [R.] -- <col><b>To
and fro</b></col>, <cd>forward and back. In this phrase, <i>to</i> is
adverbial.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>There was great showing both <i>to and fro</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>-- <col><b>To-and-fro</b></col>, <cd>a pacing backward and forward; as,
to commence a <i>to-and-fro</i>.</cd> <i>Tennyson.</i> -- <col><b>To the
face</b></col>, <cd>in front of; in behind; hence, in the presence of.</cd>
-- <col><b>To wit</b></col>, <cd>to know; namely. See <u>Wit</u>,
<pos><i>v. i.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p>&fist; <i>To</i>, without an object expressed, is used adverbially; as,
put <i>to</i> the door, <i>i. e.</i>, put the door to its frame, close it;
and in the nautical expressions, to heave <i>to</i>, to come <i>to</i>,
meaning to a certain position. <i>To</i>, like <i>on</i>, is sometimes used
as a command, <i>forward</i>, <i>set to</i>. "<i>To</i>, Achilles!
<i>to</i>, Ajax! <i>to</i>!" <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tode</i>, <i>tade</i>,
AS. <i>t&amacr;die</i>, <i>t&amacr;dige</i>; of unknown origin.  Cf.
<u>Tadpole</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of
batrachians belonging to the genus <i>Bufo</i> and allied genera,
especially those of the family <i>Bufonid&aelig;</i>. Toads are generally
terrestrial in their habits except during the breeding season, when they
seek the water. Most of the species burrow beneath the earth in the daytime
and come forth to feed on insects at night. Most toads have a rough, warty
skin in which are glands that secrete an acrid fluid.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The common toad (<i>Bufo vulgaris</i>) and the natterjack are
familiar European species. The common American toad (<i>B.
lentiginosus</i>) is similar to the European toad, but is less warty and is
more active, moving chiefly by leaping.</p>

<p><col><b>Obstetrical toad</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Obstetrical</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Surinam toad</b></col>.
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <u>Pita</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Toad
lizard</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a horned toad.</cd> --
<col><b>Toad pipe</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a hollow-stemmed plant
(<i>Equisetum limosum</i>) growing in muddy places.</cd> <i>Dr. Prior.</i>
-- <col><b>Toad rush</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a low-growing kind of
rush (<i>Juncus bufonius</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Toad snatcher</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the reed bunting.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] --
<col><b>Toad spittle</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <i>Cuckoo
spit</i>, under <u>Cuckoo</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree toad</b></col>.
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Tree</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Toad"eat`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Said to be so called in
allusion to an old alleged practice among mountebanks' boys of eating toads
(popularly supposed to be poisonous), in order that their masters might
have an opportunity of pretending to effect a cure. The French equivalent
expression is <i>un avaleur de couleuvres</i>.  Cf. <u>Toady</u>.] <def>A
fawning, obsequious parasite; a mean sycophant; a flatterer; a toady.</def>
<i>V. Knox.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>You had nearly imposed upon me, but you have lost your
labor. You're too zealous a <i>toadeater</i>, and betray
yourself.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toad"fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any marine fish of the genus <i>Batrachus</i>,
having a large, thick head and a wide mouth, and bearing some resemblance
to a toad. The American species (<i>Batrachus tau</i>) is very common in
shallow water. Called also <i>oyster fish</i>, and <i>sapo</i>.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The angler.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A
swellfish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toad"flax`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An herb
(<i>Linaria vulgaris</i>) of the Figwort family, having narrow leaves and
showy orange and yellow flowers; -- called also <i>butter and eggs</i>,
<i>flaxweed</i>, and <i>ramsted</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toad"head`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The golden plover.</def> [Local, U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Toad"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a toad.</def> [Obs.]
<i>A. Stafford.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toad"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small toad.</def>
[R.]  <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toad"stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Min.)</i> <def>A local name for the igneous rocks of Derbyshire,
England; -- said by some to be derived from the German <i>todter stein</i>,
meaning <i>dead stone</i>, that is, stone which contains no ores.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Bufonite, formerly regarded as a precious stone,
and worn as a jewel. See <u>Bufonite</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toad"stool`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name
given to many umbrella-shaped fungi, mostly of the genus <i>Agaricus</i>.
The species are almost numberless. They grow on decaying organic
matter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toad"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Toadies</b></plw> (#). [Shortened from <i>toadeater</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A mean flatterer; a toadeater; a
sycophant.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Before I had been standing at the window five minutes, they
somehow conveyed to me that they were all <i>toadies</i> and
humbugs.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A coarse, rustic woman.</def> [R.]  <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1514 !></p>

<p><hw>Toad"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Toadied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Toadying</u>.] <def>To fawn upon with mean sycophancy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toad"y*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The practice of
meanly fawning on another; base sycophancy; servile adulation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toast</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Toasted</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Toasting</u>.] [OF. <i>toster</i> to roast, toast, fr. L.
<i>torrere</i>, <i>tostum</i>, to parch, roast. See <u>Torrid</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To dry and brown by the heat of a fire; as, to
<i>toast</i> bread.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To warm thoroughly; as, to <i>toast</i> the
feet.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To name when a health is proposed to be drunk;
to drink to the health, or in honor, of; as, to <i>toast</i> a
lady.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toast</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>toste</i>, or
<i>tost&eacute;e</i>, toasted bread. See <u>Toast</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Bread dried and browned
before a fire, usually in slices; also, a kind of food prepared by putting
slices of toasted bread into milk, gravy, etc.</def>
</p>

<p><blockquote>My sober evening let the tankard bless,<BR>
With <i>toast</i> embrowned, and fragrant nutmeg fraught.</blockquote>
<i>T. Warton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A lady in honor of whom persons or a company are
invited to drink; -- so called because toasts were formerly put into the
liquor, as a great delicacy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It now came to the time of Mr. Jones to give a <i>toast</i>
. . . who could not refrain from mentioning his dear Sophia.</blockquote>
<i>Fielding.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, any person, especially a person of
distinction, in honor of whom a health is drunk; hence, also, anything so
commemorated; a sentiment, as "The land we live in,"  "The day we
celebrate," etc.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Toast rack</b></col>, <cd>a small rack or stand for a table,
having partitions for holding slices of dry toast.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Toast"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who toasts.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kitchen utensil for toasting bread, cheese,
etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toast"ing</hw>, <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from <u>Toast</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><col><b>Toasting fork</b></col>, <cd>a long-handled fork for toasting
bread, cheese, or the like, by the fire.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Toast"mas`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person who
presides at a public dinner or banquet, and announces the toasts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The handle of a joiner's
plane.</def>  <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>To*bac"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>tabaco</i>, fr. the
Indian <i>tabaco</i> the tube or pipe in which the Indians or Caribbees
smoked this plant. Some derive the word from <i>Tabaco</i>, a province of
Yucatan, where it was said to be first found by the Spaniards; others from
the island of <i>Tobago</i>, one of the Caribbees. But these derivations
are very doubtful.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An American plant
(<i>Nicotiana Tabacum</i>) of the Nightshade family, much used for smoking
and chewing, and as snuff. As a medicine, it is narcotic, emetic, and
cathartic. Tobacco has a strong, peculiar smell, and an acrid
taste.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The name is extended to other species of the genus, and to some
unrelated plants, as Indian tobacco (<i>Nicotiana rustica</i>, and also
<i>Lobelia inflata</i>), mountain tobacco (<i>Arnica montana</i>), and
Shiraz tobacco (<i>Nicotiana Persica</i>).</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The leaves of the plant prepared for smoking,
chewing, etc., by being dried, cured, and manufactured in various
ways.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tobacco box</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the common
American skate.</cd> -- <col><b>Tobacco camphor</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i>
<cd>See <u>Nicotianine</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tobacco man</b></col>, <cd>a
tobacconist.</cd> [R.] -- <col><b>Tobacco pipe</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A pipe used for smoking, made of baked clay, wood,
or other material.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>Same as
<i>Indian pipe</i>, under <u>Indian</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tobacco-pipe
clay</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a species of clay used in making tobacco
pipes; -- called also <i>cimolite</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tobacco-pipe
fish</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <u>Pipemouth</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Tobacco stopper</b></col>, <cd>a small plug for pressing down the
tobacco in a pipe as it is smoked.</cd> -- <col><b>Tobacco worm</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the larva of a large hawk moth (<i>Sphinx, or
Phlegethontius, Carolina</i>). It is dark green, with seven oblique white
stripes bordered above with dark brown on each side of the body. It feeds
upon the leaves of tobacco and tomato plants, and is often very injurious
to the tobacco crop. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Hawk moth</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>To*bac"co*ning</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Smoking
tobacco.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Tobacconing</i> is but a smoky play." [Obs.]
<i>Sylvester.</i></p>

<p><hw>To*bac"co*nist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A dealer in tobacco; also, a manufacturer of tobacco.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A smoker of tobacco.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Sylvester.</i></p>

<p><hw>To-beat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>to-</i> +
<i>beat</i>.] <def>To beat thoroughly or severely.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Layamon.</i></p>

<p><hw>To*bi"as fish`</hw> (?). [See the Note under <u>Asmodeus</u>, in the
Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The lant,
or sand eel.</def></p>

<p><hw>To"bine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. G. <i>tobin</i>, D.
<i>tabijn</i>. See <u>Tabby</u>.] <def>A stout twilled silk used for
dresses.</def></p>

<p><hw>To"bit</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A book of the
Apocrypha.</def></p>

<p><hw>To*bog"gan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Corruption of American
Indian <i>odabagan</i> a sled.] <def>A kind of sledge made of pliable
board, turned up at one or both ends, used for coasting down hills or
prepared inclined planes; also, a sleigh or sledge, to be drawn by dogs, or
by hand, over soft and deep snow.</def> [Written also <i>tobogan</i>, and
<i>tarbogan</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>To*bog"gan</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tobogganed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tobogganing</u>.] <def>To slide down hill over the snow or ice on a
toboggan.</def>  <i>Barilett.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>To*bog"gan*er</hw> (?), <hw>To*bog"gan*ist</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who practices tobogganing.</def></p>

<p><hw>To-break"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>to-</i> +
<i>break</i>.] <def>To break completely; to break in pieces.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>With nose and mouth <i>to-broke</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>To-brest"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>to-</i> +
<i>brest</i>.] <def>To burst or break in pieces.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Toc*ca"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., fr. <i>toccare</i>
to touch. See <u>Touch</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>An old form of piece for
the organ or harpsichord, somewhat in the free and brilliant style of the
<i>prelude</i>, <i>fantasia</i>, or <i>capriccio</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toch"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gael. <i>tochradh</i>.]
<def>Dowry brought by a bride to her husband.</def> [Scot.]
<i>Burns.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tock"ay</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
spotted lizard native of India.</def></p>

<p><hw>To"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
toucan (<i>Ramphastos toco</i>) having a very large beak. See
<i>Illust.</i> under <u>Toucan</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>To*col"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a birth + <i>-
logy</i>.] <def>The science of obstetrics, or midwifery; that department of
medicine which treats of parturition.</def> [Written also
<i>tokology</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>||To*co*ro"ro</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably from the
native name through the Spanish: cf. Sp. <i>tocororo</i>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A cuban trogon (<i>Priotelus temnurus</i>) having
a serrated bill and a tail concave at the end.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toc"sin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. OF. <i>toquier</i>
to touch, F. <i>toquer</i> (originally, a dialectic form of F.
<i>toucher</i>) + <i>seint</i> (for <i>sein</i>) a bell, LL. <i>signum</i>,
fr. L. <i>signum</i> a sign, signal. See <u>Touch</u>, and <u>Sign</u>.]
<def>An alarm bell, or the ringing of a bell for the purpose of
alarm.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The loud <i>tocsin</i> tolled their last alarm.</blockquote>
<i>Campbell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tod</hw> (t&obreve;d), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Akin to D. <i>todde</i>
a rag, G. <i>zotte</i> shag, rag, a tuft of hair, Icel. <i>toddi</i> a
piece of a thing, a tod of wool.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A bush; a thick
shrub; a bushy clump.</def> [R.] "An ivy <i>todde</i>."
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The ivy <i>tod</i> is heavy with snow.</blockquote>
<i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An old weight used in weighing wool, being
usually twenty-eight pounds.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A fox; -- probably so named from its bushy
tail.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The wolf, the <i>tod</i>, the brock.</blockquote> <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Tod stove</b></col>, <cd>a close stove adapted for burning small
round wood, twigs, etc.</cd> [U. S.]  <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tod</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To weigh; to yield in
tods.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>To-day"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>t&omacr;
d&aelig;g</i>. See <u>To</u>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos>, and <u>Day</u>.]
<def>On this day; on the present day.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Worcester's horse came but <i>to-day</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>To-day"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The present day.</def>
</p>

<p><blockquote>On <i>to-day</i><BR>
Is worth for me a thousand yesterdays.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tod"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Toddled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Toddling</u> (?).] [Akin to <i>tottle</i>, <i>totter</i>.] <def>To walk
with short, tottering steps, as a child.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tod"dle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A toddling walk.</def>
<i>Trollope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tod"dler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who toddles;
especially, a young child.</def>  <i>Mrs. Gaskell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tod"dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Formed from Hind.
<i>t&amacr;&?;&imacr;</i> the juice of the palmyra tree, popularly,
<i>toddy</i>, fr. <i>t&amacr;&?;</i> the palmyra tree, Skr.
<i>t&amacr;la</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A juice drawn from various
kinds of palms in the East Indies; or, a spirituous liquor procured from it
by fermentation.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mixture of spirit and hot water
sweetened.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Toddy</i> differs from <i>grog</i> in having a less proportion
of spirit, and is being made hot and sweetened.</p>

<p><col><b>Toddy bird</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a weaver bird of
the East Indies and India: -- so called from its fondness for the juice of
the palm.</cd> -- <col><b>Toddy cat</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the
common paradoxure; the palm cat.</cd></p>

<p><hw>To-do"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>To</i> + <i>do</i>.   Cf.
<u>Ado</u>.] <def>Bustle; stir; commotion; ado.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>To"dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> Todies (#). [Cf.
NL. <i>todus</i>, F. <i>todier</i>, G. <i>todvogel</i>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of small insectivorous
West Indian birds of the genus <i>Todus</i>. They are allied to the
kingfishers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>too</i>, <i>taa</i>, AS.
<i>t&amacr;</i>; akin to D. <i>teen</i>, G. <i>zehe</i>, OHG.
<i>z&emacr;ha</i>, Icel. <i>t&amacr;</i>, Sw. <i>t&aring;</i>, Dan.
<i>taa</i>; of uncertain origin. &radic;60.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the terminal members, or digits, of the foot of
a man or an animal.</def> "Each one, tripping on his <i>toe</i>."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The fore part of the hoof or
foot of an animal.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Anything, or any part, corresponding to the toe
of the foot; as, the <i>toe</i> of a boot; the <i>toe</i> of a
skate.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The journal,
or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in
a step.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A lateral projection at one end, or
between the ends, of a piece, as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is
moved.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A projection from the periphery of a
revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Toe biter</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a tadpole; a
polliwig.</cd> -- <col><b>Toe drop</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a morbid
condition of the foot in which the toe is depressed and the heel elevated,
as in <i>talipes equinus</i>. See <u>Talipes</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Toe</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Toed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Toeing</u>.] <def>To
touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to; as, to <i>toe</i> the
mark.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toe</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To hold or carry the toes (in
a certain way).</def></p>

<p><col><b>To toe in</b></col>, <cd>to stand or carry the feet in such a
way that the toes of either foot incline toward the other.</cd> --
<col><b>To toe out</b></col>, <cd>to have the toes of each foot, in
standing or walking, incline from the other foot.</cd>
</p>

<p><hw>Toed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having
(such or so many) toes; -- chiefly used in composition; as, narrow-
<i>toed</i>, four-<i>toed</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Carp.)</i> <def>Having the end secured by nails
driven obliquely, said of a board, plank, or joist serving as a brace, and
in general of any part of a frame secured to other parts by diagonal
nailing.</def></p>

<p><hw>To-fall"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A lean-
to. See <u>Lean-to</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tof"fee</hw> (?), <hw>Tof"fy</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Taffy.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>To*fore"</hw> (?), <hw>To*forn"</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>prep. &
adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>t&omacr;foran</i>. See <u>To</u>,
<pos><i>prep.</i></pos>, <u>Fore</u>.] <def>Before.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Toforn</i> him goeth the loud minstrelsy.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Would thou wert as thou <i>tofore</i> hast
been!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toft</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>toft</i> a knoll; akin
to LG. <i>toft</i> a field hedged in, not far from a house, Icel.
<i>topt</i> a green knoll, grassy place, place marked out for a house, Dan.
<i>toft</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A knoll or hill.</def> [Obs.] "A
tower on a <i>toft</i>."  <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A grove of trees; also, a plain.</def> [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>A place where a messuage
has once stood; the site of a burnt or decayed house.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toft"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Toftmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>The owner of a toft. See <u>Toft</u>,
3.</def></p>

<p><hw>||To"fus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., tufa.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Tophus.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Tufa. See under <u>Tufa</u>, and
<u>Toph</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||To"ga</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E.
<plw><b>Togas</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>Tog&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [L., akin
to <i>tegere</i> to cover. See <u>Thatch</u>.] <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i>
<def>The loose outer garment worn by the ancient Romans, consisting of a
single broad piece of woolen cloth of a shape approaching a semicircle. It
was of undyed wool, except the border of the toga pr&aelig;texta.</def></p>

<p><col><b>||Toga pr&aelig;texta</b></col>. [L.], <cd>a toga with a broad
purple border, worn by children of both sexes, by magistrates, and by
persons engaged in sacred rites.</cd> -- <col><b>||Toga virilis</b></col>
[L.], <cd>the manly gown; the common toga. This was assumed by Roman boys
about the time of completing their fourteenth year.</cd></p>

<p><hw>To"ga*ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>togatus</i>, from
<i>toga</i> a toga.] <def>Dressed in a toga or gown; wearing a gown;
gowned.</def> [R.]  <i>Sir M. Sandys.</i></p>

<p><hw>To"ged</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Togated.</def> [Obs. or
R.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>To*geth"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. <i>togedere</i>,
<i>togidere</i>, AS. <i>t&omacr;g&aelig;dere</i>,
<i>t&omacr;g&aelig;dre</i>, <i>t&omacr;gadere</i>; <i>t&omacr;</i> to +
<i>gador</i> together. &radic;29. See <u>To</u>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos>,
and <u>Gather</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In company or association with
respect to place or time; as, to live <i>together</i> in one house; to live
<i>together</i> in the same age; they walked <i>together</i> to the
town.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Soldiers can never stand idle long
<i>together</i>.</blockquote> <i>Landor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In or into union; into junction; as, to sew,
knit, or fasten two things <i>together</i>; to mix things
<i>together</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The king joined humanity and policy
<i>together</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>In concert; with mutual co&ouml;peration; as,
the allies made war upon France <i>together</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Together with</b></col>, <cd>in union with; in company or
mixture with; along with.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>Take the bad <i>together with</i> the good.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tog"ger*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Togated</u>.]
<def>Clothes; garments; dress; as, fishing <i>toggery</i>.</def> [Colloq.]
</p>

<p><hw>Tog"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Tug</u>.] [Written
also <i>toggel</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A wooden pin
tapering toward both ends with a groove around its middle, fixed
transversely in the eye of a rope to be secured to any other loop or bight
or ring; a kind of button or frog capable of being readily engaged and
disengaged for temporary purposes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>Two rods or plates connected by a
toggle joint.</def></p>

<p>
<col><b>Toggle iron</b></col>, <cd>a harpoon with a pivoted crosspiece in a
mortise near the point to prevent it from being drawn out when a whale,
shark, or other animal, is harpooned.</cd> -- <col><b>Toggle
joint</b></col>, <cd>an elbow or knee joint, consisting of two bars so
connected that they may be brought quite or nearly into a straight line,
and made to produce great endwise pressure, when any force is applied to
bring them into this position.</cd>
</p>

<p><hw>Toght</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Taut.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>To*gid"er</hw> (?), <hw>To*gid"res</hw> (?) },
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Together.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Togue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the American Indian
name.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The namaycush.</def></p>

<p><hw>To*hew"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>to-</i> +
<i>hew</i>.] <def>To hew in pieces.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>toiles</i>, pl., toils,
nets, fr. <i>toile</i> cloth, canvas, spider web, fr. L. <i>tela</i> any
woven stuff, a web, fr. <i>texere</i> to weave. See <u>Text</u>, and cf.
<u>Toilet</u>.] <def>A net or snare; any thread, web, or string spread for
taking prey; -- usually in the plural.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>As a Numidian lion, when first caught,<BR>
Endures the <i>toil</i> that holds him.</blockquote> <i>Denham.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Then <i>toils</i> for beasts, and lime for birds, were
found.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toil</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Toiled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Toiling</u>.] [OE.
<i>toilen</i> to pull about, to toil; of uncertain origin; cf. OD.
<i>teulen</i>, <i>tuylen</i>, to labor, till, or OF. <i>tooillier</i>,
<i>toailler</i>, to wash, rub (cf. <u>Towel</u>); or perhaps ultimately
from the same root as E. <i>tug</i>.] <def>To exert strength with pain and
fatigue of body or mind, especially of the body, with efforts of some
continuance or duration; to labor; to work.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toil</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To weary;
to overlabor.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Toiled</i> with works of war."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To labor; to work; -- often with
<i>out</i>.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Places well <i>toiled</i> and husbanded.</blockquote>
<i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[I] <i>toiled</i> out my uncouth passage.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1515 !></p>

<p><hw>Toil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>toil</i> turmoil,
struggle; cf. OD. <i>tuyl</i> labor, work. See <u>Toil</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>Labor with pain and fatigue; labor that
oppresses the body or mind, esp. the body.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My task of servile <i>toil</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>After such bloody <i>toil</i>, we bid good
night.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Toil</i> is used in the formation of compounds which are
generally of obvious signification; as, <i>toil</i>-strung, <i>toil</i>-
wasted, <i>toil</i>-worn, and the like.</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Labor; drudgery; work; exertion; occupation; employment;
task; travail.  -- <u>Toil</u>, <u>Labor</u>, <u>Drudgery</u>. <i>Labor</i>
implies strenuous exertion, but not necessary such as overtasks the
faculties; <i>toil</i> denotes a severity of labor which is painful and
exhausting; <i>drudgery</i> implies mean and degrading work, or, at least,
work which wearies or disgusts from its minuteness or dull uniformity.</p>

<p><blockquote>You do not know the heavy grievances,<BR>
The <i>toils</i>, the <i>labors</i>, weary <i>drudgeries</i>,<BR>
Which they impose.</blockquote> <i>Southern.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>How often have I blessed the coming day,<BR>
When <i>toil</i> remitting lent its turn to play.</blockquote>
<i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toil"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who toils, or labors
painfully.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toi"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>toilette</i>, dim. of
<i>toile</i> cloth. See <u>Toil</u> a net.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a table in a chamber or a
dressing room.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dressing table.</def>  <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Act or mode of dressing, or that which is
arranged in dressing; attire; dress; as, her <i>toilet</i> is
perfect.</def> [Written also <i>toilette</i>.]</p>

<p><col><b>Toilet glass</b></col>, <cd>a looking-glass for a toilet table
or for a dressing room.</cd> -- <col><b>Toilet service</b></col>,
<col><b>Toilet set</b></col>, <cd>earthenware, glass, and other utensils
for a dressing room.</cd> -- <col><b>Toilet table</b></col>, <cd>a dressing
table; a toilet. See def. 2 above.</cd> -- <col><b>To snake one's
toilet</b></col>, <cd>to dress one's self; especially, to dress one's self
carefully.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Toi*lette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>See
<u>Toilet</u>, 3.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toil"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Producing or involving
much toil; laborious; toilsome; as, <i>toilful</i> care.</def>
<i>Mickle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toi`li*nette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>toilinet</i>.
See <u>Toil</u> a net.] <def>A cloth, the weft of which is of woolen yarn,
and the warp of cotton and silk, -- used for waistcoats.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toil"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Free from
toil.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toil"some</hw> (-s&ubreve;m), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Attended
with toil, or fatigue and pain; laborious; wearisome; as, <i>toilsome</i>
work.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What can be <i>toilsome</i> in these pleasant
walks?</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Toil"some*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Toil"some*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Toise</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. LL. <i>tesa</i>, fr.
L. <i>tensus</i>, fem. <i>tensa</i>, p. p. of <i>tendere</i> to stretch,
extend. See <u>Tense</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>An old measure of
length in France, containing six French feet, or about 6.3946 French
feet.</def></p>

<p><hw>To*kay"</hw> (t&osl;*k&amacr;"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Named fr.
<i>Tokay</i> in Hungary.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A grape of
an oval shape and whitish color.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A rich Hungarian wine made from Tokay
grapes.</def></p>

<p><hw>To"ken</hw> (t&omacr;"k'n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>token</i>,
<i>taken</i>, AS. <i>t&amacr;cen</i>; akin to OFries. <i>t&emacr;ken</i>,
OS. <i>t&emacr;kan</i>, D. <i>teeken</i>, G. <i>zeichen</i>, OHG.
<i>Zeihhan</i>, Icel. <i>t&amacr;kan</i>, <i>teiken</i>, Sw. <i>tecken</i>,
Dan. <i>tegn</i>, Goth. <i>taikns</i> sign, token, ga<i>teihan</i> to tell,
show, AS. <i>te&oacute;n</i> to accuse, G. <i>zeihen</i>, OHG.
<i>z&imacr;han</i>, G. <i>zeigen</i> to show, OHG. <i>zeig&omacr;n</i>,
Icel. <i>tj&amacr;</i>, L. <i>dicere</i> to say, Gr. <grk>deikny`nai</grk>
to show, Skr. <i>di&ccedil;</i>.  Cf. <u>Diction</u>, <u>Teach</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Something intended or supposed to represent or
indicate another thing or an event; a sign; a symbol; as, the rainbow is a
<i>token</i> of God's covenant established with Noah.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A memorial of friendship; something by which the
friendship of another person is to be kept in mind; a memento; a
souvenir.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This is some <i>token</i> from a never friend.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Something given or shown as a symbol or
guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good
faith, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Say, by this <i>token</i>, I desire his
company.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A piece of metal intended for currency, and
issued by a private party, usually bearing the name of the issuer, and
redeemable in lawful money. Also, a coin issued by government, esp. when
its use as lawful money is limited and its intrinsic value is much below
its nominal value.</def></p>

<p>&fist; It is now made unlawful for private persons to issue tokens.</p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A livid spot upon the body,
indicating, or supposed to indicate, the approach of death.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Like the fearful <i>tokens</i> of the plague,<BR>
Are mere forerunners of their ends.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>Ten and a half quires, or,
commonly, 250 sheets, of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases,
the same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the number printed
on both sides.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Ch. of Scot.)</i> <def>A piece of metal given
beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake
of the Lord's Supper.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A bit of leather having a
peculiar mark designating a particular miner. Each hewer sends one of these
with each corf or tub he has hewn.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Token money</b></col>, <cd>money which is lawfully current for
more than its real value. See <u>Token</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 4.</cd> -
- <col><b>Token sheet</b></col> <i>(Print.)</i>, <cd>the last sheet of each
token.</cd>  <i>W. Savage.</i></p>

<p><hw>To"ken</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tokened</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tokening</u>.]
[AS. <i>t&amacr;cnian</i>, fr. <i>t&amacr;cen</i> token. See <u>Token</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>To betoken.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>To"kened</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Marked by tokens, or
spots; as, the <i>tokened</i> pestilence.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>To"ken*less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without a
token.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tok"in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tocsin.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tol</hw> (t&omacr;l), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To
take away. See <u>Toll</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||To"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind., from Skr.
<i>tul&amacr;</i> a balance.] <def>A weight of British India. The standard
tola is equal to 180 grains.</def></p>

<p><hw>To*lane"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Toluene</u>.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hydrocarbon, C<sub>14</sub>H<sub>10</sub>, related
both to the acetylene and the aromatic series, and produced artificially as
a white crystalline substance; -- called also <i>diphenyl
acetylene</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tol"booth`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Tollbooth</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Told</hw> (t&omacr;ld), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Tell</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tole</hw> (t&omacr;l), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Toled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Toling</u>.] [OE. <i>tollen</i> to draw, to entice; of uncertain origin.
Cf. <u>Toll</u> to ring a bell.] <def>To draw, or cause to follow, by
displaying something pleasing or desirable; to allure by some bait.</def>
[Written also <i>toll</i>.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Whatever you observe him to be more frighted at then he
should, <i>tole</i> him on to by insensible degrees, till at last he
masters the difficulty.</blockquote></p>

<p><hw>To*le"do</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sword or sword blade
made at <i>Toledo</i> in Spain, which city was famous in the 16th and 17th
centuries for the excellence of its weapons.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tol`er*a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being tolerable.</def> [R.]  <i>Fuller. Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tol"er*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tolerabilis</i>:
cf. F. <i>tol&eacute;rable</i>. See <u>Tolerate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or
mentally.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>As may affect the earth with cold and heat<BR>
Scarce <i>tolerable</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Moderately good or agreeable; not contemptible;
not very excellent or pleasing, but such as can be borne or received
without disgust, resentment, or opposition; passable; as, a
<i>tolerable</i> administration; a <i>tolerable</i> entertainment; a
<i>tolerable</i> translation.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Tol"er*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>Tol"er*a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tol"er*ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tolerantia</i>:
cf. F. <i>tol&eacute;rance</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The power or
capacity of enduring; the act of enduring; endurance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Diogenes, one frosty morning, came into the market place,
shaking, to show his <i>tolerance</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The endurance of the presence or actions of
objectionable persons, or of the expression of offensive opinions;
toleration.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The power possessed or acquired by
some persons of bearing doses of medicine which in ordinary cases would
prove injurious or fatal.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tolerance of the mint</b></col>. <i>(Coinage)</i> <cd>Same as
<i>Remedy of the mint</i>. See under <u>Remedy</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tol"er*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tolerans</i>, p.
pr. of <i>tolerare</i> to tolerate: cf. F. <i>tol&eacute;rant</i>. See
<u>Tolerate</u>.] <def>Inclined to tolerate; favoring toleration;
forbearing; indulgent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tol"er*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tolerated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tolerating</u>.] [L. <i>toleratus</i>, p. p. of <i>tolerare</i>, fr. the
same root as <i>tollere</i> to lift up, <i>tuli</i>, used as perfect of
<i>ferre</i> to bear, <i>latus</i> (for <i>tlatus</i>), used as p. p. of
<i>ferre</i> to bear, and E. <i>thole</i>. See <u>Thole</u>, and cf.
<u>Atlas</u>, <u>Collation</u>, <u>Delay</u>, <u>Elate</u>, <u>Extol</u>,
<u>Legislate</u>, <u>Oblate</u>, <u>Prelate</u>, <u>Relate</u>,
<u>Superlative</u>, <u>Talent</u>, <u>Toll</u> to take away,
<u>Translate</u>.] <def>To suffer to be, or to be done, without prohibition
or hindrance; to allow or permit negatively, by not preventing; not to
restrain; to put up with; as, to <i>tolerate</i> doubtful
practices.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Crying should not be <i>tolerated</i> in
children.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We <i>tolerate</i> them because property and liberty, to a
degree, require that toleration.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Permit</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Tol`er*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>toleratio</i>:
cf. OF. <i>toleration</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of tolerating;
the allowance of that which is not wholly approved.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, the allowance of religious
opinions and modes of worship in a state when contrary to, or different
from, those of the established church or belief.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, freedom from bigotry and severity in
judgment of the opinions or belief of others, especially in respect to
religious matters.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toll</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>tollere</i>. See
<u>Tolerate</u>.] <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>To take away; to vacate; to
annul.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toll</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Tole</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To draw; to entice; to allure. See
<u>Tole</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Probably the same word as <i>toll</i> to draw, and
at first meaning, to ring in order to draw people to church.] <def>To cause
to sound, as a bell, with strokes slowly and uniformly repeated; as, to
<i>toll</i> the funeral bell.</def> "The sexton <i>tolled</i> the bell."
<i>Hood.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To strike, or to indicate by striking, as the
hour; to ring a toll for; as, to <i>toll</i> a departed friend.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Slow <i>tolls</i> the village clock the drowsy
hour.</blockquote> <i>Beattie.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To call, summon, or notify, by tolling or
ringing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When hollow murmurs of their evening bells<BR>
Dismiss the sleepy swains, and <i>toll</i> them to their
cells.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toll</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tolled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tolling</u>.]
<def>To sound or ring, as a bell, with strokes uniformly repeated at
intervals, as at funerals, or in calling assemblies, or to announce the
death of a person.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The country cocks do crow, the clocks do
<i>toll</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Now sink in sorrows with a <i>tolling</i> bell.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toll</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The sound of a bell produced by
strokes slowly and uniformly repeated.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toll</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tol</i>, AS.
<i>toll</i>; akin to OS. & D. <i>tol</i>, G. <i>zoll</i>, OHG. <i>zol</i>,
Icel. <i>tollr</i>, Sw. <i>tull</i>, Dan. <i>told</i>, and also to E.
<i>tale</i>; -- originally, that which is counted out in payment. See
<u>Tale</u> number.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A tax paid for some liberty or
privilege, particularly for the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a
highway, or for that of vending goods in a fair, market, or the
like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Sax. & O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>A liberty to buy and
sell within the bounds of a manor.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A portion of grain taken by a miller as a
compensation for grinding.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Toll and team</b></col> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i>, <cd>the privilege
of having a market, and jurisdiction of villeins.</cd> <i>Burrill.</i> --
<col><b>Toll bar</b></col>, <cd>a bar or beam used on a canal for stopping
boats at the tollhouse, or on a road for stopping passengers.</cd> --
<col><b>Toll bridge</b></col>, <cd>a bridge where toll is paid for passing
over it.</cd> -- <col><b>Toll corn</b></col>, <cd>corn taken as pay for
grinding at a mill.</cd> -- <col><b>Toll dish</b></col>, <cd>a dish for
measuring toll in mills.</cd> -- <col><b>Toll gatherer</b></col>, <cd>a man
who takes, or gathers, toll.</cd> -- <col><b>Toll hop</b></col>, <cd>a toll
dish.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Crabb.</i> -- <col><b>Toll thorough</b></col> <i>(Eng.
Law)</i>, <cd>toll taken by a town for beasts driven through it, or over a
bridge or ferry maintained at its cost.</cd> <i>Brande & C.</i> --
<col><b>Toll traverse</b></col> <i>(Eng. Law)</i>, <cd>toll taken by an
individual for beasts driven across his ground; toll paid by a person for
passing over the private ground, bridge, ferry, or the like, of
another.</cd> -- <col><b>Toll turn</b></col> <i>(Eng. Law)</i>, <cd>a toll
paid at the return of beasts from market, though they were not sold.</cd>
<i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Tax; custom; duty; impost.</p>

<p><hw>Toll</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
pay toll or tallage.</def> [R.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To take toll; to raise a tax.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Well could he [the miller] steal corn and <i>toll</i>
thrice.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>No Italian priest<BR>
Shall tithe or <i>toll</i> in our dominions.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toll</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To collect, as a toll.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toll"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Subject to the
payment of toll; as, <i>tollable</i> goods.</def>  <i>Wright.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toll"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Payment of toll; also,
the amount or quantity paid as toll.</def>  <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toll"booth`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Toll</i> a tax +
<i>booth</i>.] [Written also <i>tolbooth</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
place where goods are weighed to ascertain the duties or toll.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He saw Levy . . . sitting at the
<i>tollbooth</i>.</blockquote> <i>Wyclif (Mark ii. 14).</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In Scotland, a burgh jail; hence, any prison,
especially a town jail.</def>  <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toll"booth`</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To imprison in a
tollbooth.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>That they might <i>tollbooth</i> Oxford men.</blockquote>
<i>Bp. Corbet.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toll"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>tollere</i>.] <def>A
toll gatherer.</def> "<i>Tollers</i> in markets."  <i>Piers
Plowman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toll"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who tolls a
bell.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tol"le*tane</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Toletanus</i>.]
<def>Of or pertaining to Toledo in Spain; made in Toledo.</def> [Obs.]
"Tables <i>Tolletanes</i>."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toll"gate`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A gate where toll is
taken.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toll"house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tollhouses</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A house occupied by a receiver of
tolls.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toll"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tollmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>One who receives or collects toll; a
toll gatherer.</def>  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tol"men</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Dolmen</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tol"ses*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>tolsestrum</i>.
Cf. <u>Toll</u> a tax.] <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>A toll or tribute of a
sextary of ale, paid to the lords of some manors by their tenants, for
liberty to brew and sell ale.</def>  <i>Cowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tol"sey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tollbooth; also, a
merchants' meeting place, or exchange.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tolt</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>tolta</i>, fr. L.
<i>tollere</i> to take away.] <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>A writ by which a
cause pending in a court baron was removed into a country court.</def>
<i>Cowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tol"tec</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>One of
a race which formerly occupied Mexico.</def> -- <wf>Tol"te*can</wf> (#),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>To*lu"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A fragrant balsam said to
have been first brought from Santiago de Tolu, in New Granada. See
<i>Balsam of Tolu</i>, under <u>Balsam</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tolu tree</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a large tree
(<i>Myroxylon toluiferum</i>), the wood of which is red in the center, and
has an aromatic rose odor. It affords the balsam called
<i>tolu</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tol"u*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt
of any one of the toluic acids.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tol"u*ene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tolu</i> +
benz<i>ene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hydrocarbon,
C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>.CH<sub>3</sub>, of the aromatic series,
homologous with benzene, and obtained as a light mobile colorless liquid,
by distilling tolu balsam, coal tar, etc.; -- called also <i>methyl
benzene</i>, <i>phenyl methane</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tol`u*e"nyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Toluene</i> + <i>-
yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Tolyl.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>To*lu"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Pertaining to, or designating, one of three metameric acids,
CH<sub>3</sub>.C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>.CO<sub>2</sub>H, which are
related to toluene and analogous to benzoic acids. They are white
crystalline substances, and are called respectively <i>orthotoluic</i>
<i>acid</i>, <i>metatoluic</i> <i>acid</i>, and <i>paratoluic</i>
<i>acid.</i></def></p>

<p><hw>Tol"u*id</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
complex double tolyl and toluidine derivative of glycocoll, obtained as a
white crystalline substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>To*lu"i*dine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any
one of three metameric amido derivatives of toluene analogous to aniline,
and called respectively <i>orthtoluidine</i>, <i>metatoluidine</i>, and
<i>paratoluidine</i>; especially, the commonest one, or
<i>paratoluidine</i>, which is obtained as a white crystalline
substance.</def></p>

<p>&fist; It is used in the aniline dye industry, and constitutes the
essential nucleus or radical of those dyes.</p>

<p>{ <hw>Tol"u*ol</hw>, <hw>Tol"u*ole</hw>} (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[<i>Tolu</i> + benz<i>ol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Toluene</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>To*lu"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tol</i>uic +
<i>uric</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, any
one of three isomeric crystalline acids,
C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>10</sub>ON.CO<sub>2</sub>H, which are toluyl derivatives
of glycocoll.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tol`u*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tolutim</i> on a
trot, properly, lifting up the feet, akin to <i>tollere</i> to lift up.]
<def>A pacing or ambling.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tol"u*yl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tolu</i>ic + <i>-
yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of the three hypothetical radicals
corresponding to the three toluic acids.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tol"u*yl*ene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Same as <u>Stilbene</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>Sometimes, but less properly, tolylene.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tol"yl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tol</i>uic + <i>-yl</i>.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The hydrocarbon radical,
CH<sub>3</sub>.C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>, regarded as characteristic of
certain compounds of the aromatic series related to toluene; as,
<i>tolyl</i> carbinol.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tol"yl*ene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
hydrocarbon radical,
C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>.(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>, regarded as
characteristic of certain toluene derivatives.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tol`y*peu"tine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The apar.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tom</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The knave of trumps at
gleek.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tom"a*hawk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Of American Indian
origin; cf. Algonkin <i>tomehagen</i>, Mohegan <i>tumnahegan</i>, Delaware
<i>tamoihecan</i>.] <def>A kind of war hatchet used by the American
Indians. It was originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tom"a*hawk</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tomahawked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tomahawking</u>.] <def>To cut, strike, or kill, with a
tomahawk.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tom"a`ley</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The liver of the
lobster, which becomes green when boiled; -- called also
<i>tomalline</i>.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1516 !></p>

<p><hw>||To*man"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Per.
<i>t&omacr;m&amacr;n</i>; from a Mongol word signifying, ten thousand.]
<def>A money of account in Persia, whose value varies greatly at different
times and places. Its average value may be reckoned at about two and a half
dollars.</def></p>

<p><hw>To*ma"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tomatoes</b></plw> (#). [Sp. or Pg. <i>tomate</i>, of American
Indian origin; cf. Mexican <i>tomail</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The fruit of
a plant of the Nightshade family (<i>Lycopersicum esculentun</i>); also,
the plant itself. The fruit, which is called also <i>love apple</i>, is
usually of a rounded, flattened form, but often irregular in shape. It is
of a bright red or yellow color, and is eaten either cooked or
uncooked.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tomato gall</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a large gall
consisting of a mass of irregular swellings on the stems and leaves of
grapevines. They are yellowish green, somewhat tinged with red, and
produced by the larva of a small two-winged fly (<i>Lasioptera
vitis</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Tomato sphinx</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>the adult or imago of the tomato worm. It closely resembles the tobacco
hawk moth. Called also <i>tomato hawk moth</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> of
<u>Hawk moth</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tomato worm</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the larva of a large hawk moth (<i>Sphinx, or
Macrosila, quinquemaculata</i>) which feeds upon the leaves of the tomato
and potato plants, often doing considerable damage. Called also <i>potato
worm</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tomb</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tombe</i>,
<i>toumbe</i>, F. <i>tombe</i>, LL. <i>tumba</i>, fr. Gr. &?; a tomb,
grave; perhaps akin to L. <i>tumulus</i> a mound.  Cf. <u>Tumulus</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A pit in which the dead body of a human being is
deposited; a grave; a sepulcher.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>As one dead in the bottom of a <i>tomb</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A house or vault, formed wholly or partly in the
earth, with walls and a roof, for the reception of the dead.</def> "In
<i>tomb</i> of marble stones."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A monument erected to inclose the body and
preserve the name and memory of the dead.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Hang her an epitaph upon her <i>tomb</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Tomb bat</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of species
of Old World bats of the genus <i>Taphozous</i> which inhabit tombs,
especially the Egyptian species (<i>T. perforatus</i>).</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tomb</hw>,, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tombed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tombing</u>.]
<def>To place in a tomb; to bury; to inter; to entomb.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I <i>tombed</i> my brother that I might be
blessed.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tom"bac</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg.
<i>tambaca</i>,<i>tambaque</i>, fr. Malay <i>tamb&amacr;ga</i> copper; cf.
Skr. <i>t&amacr;mraka</i>; cf. F. <i>tombac</i>.] <i>(Metal.)</i> <def>An
alloy of copper and zinc, resembling brass, and containing about 84 per
cent of copper; -- called also <i>German, or Dutch, brass</i>. It is very
malleable and ductile, and when beaten into thin leaves is sometimes called
<i>Dutch metal</i>. The addition of arsenic makes <i>white
tombac</i>.</def> [Written also <i>tombak</i>, and <i>tambac</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tom"bes*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tumble</u>, and
<u>-ster</u>.] <def>A female dancer.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tomb"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of a
tomb.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tom"boy`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tom</i> (for Thomas, L.
<i>Thomas</i>, fr. Gr. &?; )+ <i>boy</i>.] <def>A romping girl; a
hoiden.</def> [Colloq.]  <i>J. Fletcher.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tomb"stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A stone erected over
a grave, to preserve the memory of the deceased.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tom"cat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tom</i> (see
<u>Tomboy</u>) + <i>cat</i>.] <def>A male cat, especially when full grown
or of large size.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tom"cod`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tom</i> (see
<u>Tomboy</u>) + <i>cod</i>: cf. F. <i>tacaud</i> whiting pout, American
Indian <i>tacaud</i>, literally, plenty fish.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A small edible American fish (<i>Microgadus
tomcod</i>) of the Codfish family, very abundant in autumn on the Atlantic
coast of the Northen United States; -- called also <i>frostfish</i>. See
<i>Illust.</i> under <u>Frostfish</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The
kingfish. See <u>Kingfish</u> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</def>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The jack. See 2d <u>Jack</u>, 8.
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tome</i> (cf. It., Sp., &
Pg. <i>tomo</i>), L. <i>tomus</i>, fr. Gr. &?; a piece cut off, a part of a
book, a volume, akin to &?; to cup, and perhaps to L. <i>tondere</i> to
shear, E. <i>tonsure</i>.  Cf. <u>Anatomy</u>, <u>Atom</u>,
<u>Entomology</u>, <u>Epitome</u>. ] <def>As many writings as are bound in
a volume, forming part of a larger work; a book; -- usually applied to a
ponderous volume.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Tomes</i> of fable and of dream.</blockquote>
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A more childish expedient than that to which he now resorted
is not to be found in all the <i>tomes</i> of the casuists.</blockquote>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tome"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>All small tome, or
volume.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>To"men*tose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tomentum</i> a
stuffing of wool, hair, or feathers: cf. F. <i>tomenteux</i>.] <i>(Bot. &
Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Covered with matted woolly hairs; as, a
<i>tomentose</i> leaf; a <i>tomentose</i> leaf; a <i>tomentose</i>
membrane.</def></p>

<p><hw>To*men"tous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tomentose.</def></p>

<p><hw>||To*men"tum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tomenta</b></plw> (#). [L. See <u>Tomentose</u>. ] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>The closely matted hair or downy nap covering the leaves or stems of
some plants.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tom"fool`</hw> (t&obreve;m"f&oomac;l`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[<i>Tom</i> (see <u>Tomboy</u>) + <i>fool</i>.] <def>A great fool; a
trifler.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tom`fool"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Folly;
trifling.</def></p>

<p><hw>||To"mi*um</hw> (t&omacr;"m&ibreve;*&ubreve;m),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Tomia</b></plw> (-&adot;) [NL.,
fr. Gr. <grk>te`mnein</grk> to cut.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The cutting
edge of the bill of a bird.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tom"john`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably of East Indian
origin.] <def>A kind of open sedan used in Ceylon, carried by a single pole
on men's shoulders.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tom"my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Bread,
-- generally a penny roll; the supply of food carried by workmen as their
daily allowance.</def> [Slang, Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A truck, or barter; the exchange of labor for
goods, not money.</def> [Slang, Eng.]</p>

<p>&fist; <i>Tommy</i> is used adjectively or in compounds; as,
<i>tommy</i> master, <i>tommy</i>-store, <i>tommy</i>-shop, etc.</p>

<p><hw>Tom"nod`dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tom</i> (see
<u>Tomboy</u>) + <i>noddy</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A sea bird, the puffin.</def> [Prov.Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A fool; a dunce; a noddy.</def></p>

<p><hw>||To*mop"te*ris</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
<grk>to`mos</grk> a cut + <grk>ptero`n</grk> wing (but taken to mean,
fin).] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of transparent marine annelids
which swim actively at the surface of the sea. They have deeply divided or
forked finlike organs (parapodia). This genus is the type of the order, or
suborder, Gymnocopa.</def></p>

<p><hw>To*morn"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Prep. <i>to + morn</i>.]
<def>To-morrow.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>To*mor"row</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Prep. <i>to +
morrow</i>.] <def>On the day after the present day; on the next day; on the
morrow.</def></p>

<p><blockquote> Summon him <i>to-morrow</i> to the Tower.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>To*mor"row</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The day after the
present; the morrow.</def>"<i>To-morrow</i> is our wedding day."  <i>
Cowper.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>One today is worth two <i>to-morrows</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Franklin.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tom"pi*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tampios</u>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A stopper of a cannon or a musket. See
<u>Tampion</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A plug in a flute or an organ
pipe, to modulate the tone.</def>  <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The iron bottom to which grapeshot are
fixed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tom"pon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tampon</i>. See
<u>Tampion</u>.] <def>An inking pad used in lithographic
printing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tom"rig`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tom</i> (see
<u>Tomboy</u>) + <i>rig</i>.)] <def>A rude, wild, wanton girl; a hoiden; a
tomboy.</def> <i>Dennis.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tom"tit`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tom</i> (see
<u>Tomboy</u>) + <i>tit</i> the bird.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A titmouse, esp. the blue titmouse.</def>
[Prov.eng.] <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The wren.</def> [Prov.eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tom"-tom`</hw> (t&obreve;m"t&obreve;m`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>See <u>Tam-tam</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ton</hw> (t&obreve;n), obs. <def><pos><i>pl.</i></pos> of
<u>Toe</u>.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ton</hw> (t&ubreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Tunny</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The common tunny, or horse mackerel.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ton</hw> (t&ocirc;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Tone</u>.]
<def>The prevailing fashion or mode; vogue; as, things of <i>ton</i>.</def>
<i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If our people of <i>ton</i> are selfish, at any rate they
show they are selfish.</blockquote> <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Bon ton</b></col>. <cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ton</hw> (t&ubreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tonne</i>,
<i>tunne</i>, a tun, <u>AS</u>. <i>tunne</i> a tun, tub, a large vessel;
akin to G. & F. <i>tonne</i> a ton, tun, LL. <i>tunna</i> a tun; all
perhaps of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael. <i>tunna</i> a tun.  Cf.
<u>Tun</u>,<u>Tunnel</u>.] <i>(Com.)</i> <def>A measure of weight or
quantity.</def> Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The weight of twenty hundredweight.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In England, the <i>ton</i> is 2,240 pounds. In the United States
the ton is commonly estimated at 2,000 pounds, this being sometimes called
the <i>short ton</i>, while that of 2,240 pounds is called the <i>long
ton</i>.</p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Naut. & Com.)</i> <def>Forty cubic feet of
space, being the unit of measurement of the burden, or carrying capacity,
of a vessel; as a vessel of 300 <i>tons</i> burden.</def> See the Note
under <u>Tonnage</u>.</p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Naut. & Com.)</i> <def>A certain weight or
quantity of merchandise, with reference to transportation as freight; as,
six hundred weight of ship bread in casks, seven hundred weight in bags,
eight hundred weight in bulk; ten bushels of potatoes; eight sacks, or ten
barrels, of flour; forty cubic feet of rough, or fifty cubic feet of hewn,
timber, etc.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Ton</i> and <i>tun</i> have the same etymology, and were
formerly used interchangeably; but now <i>ton</i> generally designates the
weight, and <i>tun</i> the cask. See <u>Tun</u>.</p>

<p><hw>To*nal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>tonalit&eacute;</i>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The principle of key in music;
the character which a composition has by virtue of the key in which it is
written, or through the family relationship of all its tones and chords to
the keynote, or tonic, of the whole.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The predominance of the tonic as the link which connects all
the tones of a piece, we may, with F&eacute;tis, term the principle of
<i>tonality</i>.</blockquote> <i>Helmholtz.</i></p>

<p><hw>To"-name`</hw> (t&oomac;"n&amacr;m`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [prep.
<i>to</i> + <i>name</i>.] <def>A name added, for the sake of distinction,
to one's surname, or used instead of it.</def> [Scot.]
<i>Jamieson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ton"ca bean`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See <u>Tonka
bean</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tone</hw> (t&omacr;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ton</i>, L.
<i>tonus</i> a sound, tone, fr. Gr. <grk>to`nos</grk> a stretching,
straining, raising of the voice, pitch, accent, measure or meter, in pl.,
modes or keys differing in pitch; akin to <grk>tei`nein</grk> to stretch or
strain. See <u>Thin</u>, and cf. <u>Monotonous</u>, <u>Thunder</u>,
<u>Ton</u> fashion, <u>Tune</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Sound, or the
character of a sound, or a sound considered as of this or that character;
as, a low, high, loud, grave, acute, sweet, or harsh <i>tone</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[Harmony divine] smooths her charming
<i>tones</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Tones</i> that with seraph hymns might
blend.</blockquote> <i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Rhet.)</i> <def>Accent, or inflection or
modulation of the voice, as adapted to express emotion or
passion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Eager his <i>tone</i>, and ardent were his
eyes.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful
or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm
ahd a regular rise and fall of the voice; as, children often read with a
<i>tone</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A sound
considered as to pitch; as, the seven <i>tones</i> of the octave; she has
good high <i>tones</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The larger kind of
interval between contiguous sounds in the diatonic scale, the smaller being
called a <i>semitone</i> as, a whole <i>tone</i> too flat; raise it a
<i>tone</i>.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The peculiar quality of sound
in any voice or instrument; as, a rich <i>tone</i>, <i>a reedy
tone</i>.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>A mode or tune or plain chant; as,
the Gregorian <i>tones</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The use of the word <i>tone</i>, both for a sound and for the
interval between two sounds or tones, is confusing, but is common -- almost
universal.</p>

<p>&fist; Nearly every musical sound is composite, consisting of several
simultaneous <i>tones</i> having different rates of vibration according to
fixed laws, which depend upon the nature of the vibrating body and the mode
of excitation. The components (of a composite sound) are called <i>partial
tones</i>; that one having the lowest rate of vibration is the
<i>fundamental tone</i>, and the other <i>partial tones</i> are called
<i>harmonics</i>, or <i>overtones</i>.  The vibration ratios of the
<i>partial tones</i> composing any sound are expressed by all, or by a
part, of the numbers in the series 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc.; and the quality of
any sound (the <i>tone color</i>) is due in part to the presence or absence
of <i>overtones</i> as represented in this series, and in part to the
greater or less intensity of those present as compared with the
<i>fundamental tone</i> and with one another. <i>Resultant tones</i>,
<i>combination tones</i>, <i>summation tones</i>, <i>difference tones</i>,
<i>Tartini's tones</i> (terms only in part synonymous) are produced by the
simultaneous sounding of two or more primary (simple or composite)
tones.</p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>That state of a body, or of any of
its organs or parts, in which the animal functions are healthy and
performed with due vigor.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In this sense, the word is metaphorically applied to character or
faculties, intellectual and moral; as, his mind has lost its
<i>tone</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Tonicity; as, arterial
<i>tone</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>State of mind; temper; mood.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The strange situation I am in and the melancholy state of
public affairs, . . . drag the mind down . . . from a philosophical
<i>tone</i> or temper, to the drudgery of private and public
business.</blockquote> <i>Bolingbroke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Their <i>tone</i> was dissatisfied, almost
menacing.</blockquote> <i>W. C. Bryant.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Tenor; character; spirit; drift; as, the
<i>tone</i> of his remarks was commendatory.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>General or prevailing character or style, as of
morals, manners, or sentiment, in reference to a scale of high and low; as,
a low <i>tone</i> of morals; a <i>tone</i> of elevated sentiment; a courtly
<i>tone</i> of manners.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>The general effect of a picture produced by the
combination of light and shade, together with color in the case of a
painting; -- commonly used in a favorable sense; as, this picture has
<i>tone</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tone color</b></col>. <i>(Mus.)</i> <cd>see the Note under def.
4, above.</cd> -- <col><b>Tone syllable</b></col>, <cd>an accented
syllable.</cd>  <i>M. Stuart.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tone</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Toned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Toning</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To utter with an affected
tone.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To give tone, or a particular tone, to; to tune.
See <u>Tune</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Photog.)</i> <def>To bring, as a print, to a
certain required shade of color, as by chemical treatment.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To tone down</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To cause to give
lower tone or sound; to give a lower tone to.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<i>(Paint.)</i> <cd>To modify, as color, by making it less brilliant or
less crude; to modify, as a composition of color, by making it more
harmonius.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>Its thousand hues <i>toned down</i>
harmoniusly.</blockquote> <i>C. Kingsley.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> Fig.: To moderate or relax; to diminish or weaken
the striking characteristics of; to soften.</p>

<p><blockquote>The best method for the purpose in hand was to employ some
one of a character and position suited to get possession of their
confidence, and then use it <i>to tone down</i> their religious
strictures.</blockquote> <i>Palfrey.</i></p>

<p> -- <col><b>To tone up</b></col>, <cd>to cause to give a higher tone or
sound; to give a higher tone to; to make more intense; to heighten; to
strengthen.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Toned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having (such) a tone; --
chiefly used in composition; as, high-<i>toned</i>; sweet-
<i>toned</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Toned paper</b></col>, <cd>paper having a slight tint, in
distinction from paper which is quite white.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tone"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no tone;
unmusical.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tong</hw> (?), <hw>Tonge</hw>}, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Tongue.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ton"ga</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A drug
useful in neuralgia, derived from a Fijian plant supposed to be of the
aroid genus <i>Epipremnum</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tong"kang</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A kind
of boat or junk used in the seas of the Malay Archipelago.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ton"go</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The mangrove; -- so
called in the Pacific Islands.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tongs</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tonge</i>,
<i>tange</i>, AS. <i>tange</i>; akin to D. <i>tang</i>, G. <i>zanga</i>,
OHG. <i>zanga</i>, Don. <i>tang</i>, Sw. <i>t&aring;ng</i>, Icel.
<i>t&ouml;ng</i>, Gr. <grk>da`knein</grk> to bite, Skr.
<i>da&ntilde;i&ccedil;</i>, <i>da&ccedil;</i>. &radic;59.  Cf. <u>Tang</u>
a strong taste, anything projecting.] <def>An instrument, usually of metal,
consisting of two parts, or long shafts, jointed together at or near one
end, or united by an elastic bow, used for handling things, especially hot
coals or metals; -- often called a <i>pair of tongs</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tongue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tunge</i>,
<i>tonge</i>, AS. <i>tunge</i>; akin to OFries. <i>tunge</i>, D.
<i>tong</i>, OS. <i>tunga</i>, G. <i>zunge</i>, OHG. <i>zunga</i>, Icel. &
Sw. <i>tunga</i>, Dan <i>tunge</i>, Goth. <i>tugg&omacr;</i>, OL.
<i>dingua</i>, L. <i>lingua</i>. &radic;243  Cf.<u>Language</u>,
<u>Lingo</u>. ]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>an organ situated in the floor of
the mouth of most vertebrates and connected with the hyoid arch.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The tongue is usually muscular, mobile, and free at one
extremity, and in man other mammals is the principal organ of taste, aids
in the prehension of food, in swallowing, and in modifying the voice as in
speech.</p>

<p><blockquote>To make his English sweet upon his
<i>tongue</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The power of articulate utterance;
speech.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Parrots imitating human <i>tongue</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Discourse; fluency of speech or
expression.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Much <i>tongue</i> and much judgment seldom go
together.</blockquote> <i>L. Estrange.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Honorable discourse; eulogy.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>She was born noble; let that title find her a private grave,
but neither <i>tongue</i> nor honor.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A language; the whole sum of words used by a
particular nation; as, the English <i>tongue</i>.</def>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Whose <i>tongue</i> thou shalt not understand.</blockquote>
<i>Deut. xxviii. 49.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To speak all <i>tongues</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Speech; words or declarations only; -- opposed
to <i>thoughts</i> or <i>actions</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My little children, let us love in word, neither in
<i>tongue</i>, but in deed and in truth.</blockquote> <i>1 John iii.
18.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A people having a distinct language.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A will gather all nations and <i>tongues</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Isa. lxvi. 18.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The
lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>The proboscis of a moth or a butterfly.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd>
<def>The lingua of an insect.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any small sole.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>That which is considered as resembing an
animal's tongue, in position or form.</def> Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A projection, or slender appendage or fixture;
as, the <i>tongue</i> of a buckle, or of a balance.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1517 !></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A projection on the side, as of a board, which
fits into a groove.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A point, or long, narrow strip of land,
projecting from the mainland into a sea or a lake.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of
an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>The clapper of a bell.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A short piece of rope spliced
into the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also. the upper main piece
of a mast composed of several pieces.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(g)</i></sd> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Reed</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 5.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To hold the tongue</b></col>, <cd>to be silent.</cd> --
<col><b>Tongue bone</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the hyoid bone.</cd> --
<col><b>Tongue grafting</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Grafting</u>.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Language; speech; expression. See <u>Language</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Tongue</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tongued</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tonguing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To speak; to utter.</def> "Such
stuff as madmen <i>tongue</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To chide; to scold.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>How might she <i>tongue</i> me.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>To modulate or modify with the
tongue, as notes, in playing the flute and some other wind
instruments.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To join means of a tongue and grove; as, to
<i>tongue</i> boards together.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tongue</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
talk; to prate.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>To use the tongue in forming the
notes, as in playing the flute and some other wind instruments.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tongue"bird`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The wryneck.
</def>[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tongued</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a
tongue.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Tongued</i> like the night crow.</blockquote>
<i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tongue"fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A flounder (<i>Symphurus plagiusa</i>) native of the southern coast of
the United States.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tongue"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Having no tongue.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, speechless; mute.</def> "What
<i>tongueless</i> blocks were they! would they not speak?"
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Unnamed; not spoken of.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>One good deed dying <i>tongueless</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tongue"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little
tongue.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tongue"-pad`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A great
talker.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tongue"-shaped`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Shaped like a
tongue; specifically <i>(Bot.)</i>, linear or oblong, and fleshy, blunt at
the end, and convex beneath; as, a <i>tongue-shaped</i> leaf.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tongue"-shell`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Any species of
Lingula.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tongue"ster</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who uses his
tongue; a talker; a story-teller; a gossip.</def> [Poetic.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Step by step we rose to greatness; through the
<i>tonguesters</i> we may fall.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tongue"-tie`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i>
<def>Impeded motion of the tongue because of the shortness of the
fr&aelig;num, or of the adhesion of its margins to the gums.</def>
<i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tongue"-tie`</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To deprive of speech
or the power of speech, or of distinct articulation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tongue"-tied`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Destitute of the power of distinct articulation; having an impediment
in the speech, esp. when caused by a short fr&aelig;num.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unable to speak freely, from whatever
cause.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Love, therefore, and <i>tongue-tied</i>
simplicity.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tongue"worm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any species of Linguatulina.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tongu"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ready or voluble in
speaking; as, a <i>tonguy</i> speaker.</def> [Written also <i>tonguey</i>.]
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Ton"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tonigue</i>, Gr.
&?;. See <u>Tone</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or relating to tones or
sounds; specifically <i>(Phon.)</i>, applied to, or distingshing, a speech
sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, such sounds,
namely, the vowels and diphthongs, being so called by Dr. James Rush (1833)
" from their forming the purest and most plastic material of
intonation."</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to tension; increasing tension;
hence, increasing strength; as, <i>tonic</i> power.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Increasing strength, or the tone
of the animal system; obviating the effects of debility, and restoring
healthy functions.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tonic spasm</b></col>. <i>(Med.)</i> <cd>See the Note under
<u>Spasm</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ton"ic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tonique</i>, NL.
<i>tonicum</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Phon.)</i> <def>A tonic element or
letter; a vowel or a diphthong.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The key tone, or first tone of any
scale.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A medicine that increases the
strength, and gives vigor of action to the system.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tonic sol-fa</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>the name of the most
popular among letter systems of notation (at least in England), based on
key relationship, and hence called "tonic."  Instead of the five lines,
clefs, signature, etc., of the usual notation, it employs letters and the
syllables <i>do</i>, <i>re</i>, <i>mi</i>, etc., variously modified, with
other simple signs of duration, of upper or lower octave, etc. See <u>Sol-
fa</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ton"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tonic.</def> [R.]
<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>To*nic"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i>
<def>The state of healthy tension or partial contraction of muscle fibers
while at rest; tone; tonus.</def></p>

<p><hw>To*night"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Prep. <i>to</i> +
<i>night</i>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>On this present or coming
night.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>On the last night past.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>To*night"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The present or the coming
night; the night after the present day.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ton"ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.L. <i>tonare</i> to
thunder.] <def>An explosive compound; a preparation of gun
cotton.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ton"ka bean`</hw> (?). [Cf. F. <i>onca</i>, <i>tonka</i>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The seed of a leguminous tree (<i>Dipteryx odorata</i>),
native of Guiana. It has a peculiarly agreeable smell, and is employed in
the scenting of snuff. Called also <i>tonquin bean</i>.</def> [Written also
<i>tonca bean</i>, <i>tonga bean</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Ton"nage</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Ton</u> a
measure.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The weight of goods carried in a boat or a
ship.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The cubical content or burden of a vessel, or
vessels, in tons; or, the amount of weight which one or several vessels may
carry. See <u>Ton</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A fleet . . . with an aggregate <i>tonnage</i> of 60,000
seemed sufficient to conquer the world.</blockquote> <i>Motley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A duty or impost on vessels, estimated per ton,
or, a duty, toll, or rate payable on goods per ton transported on
canals.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The whole amount of shipping estimated by tons;
as, the <i>tonnage</i> of the United States. See <u>Ton</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; There are in common use the following terms relating to tonnage:
(<i>a</i>) Displacement. (<i>b</i>) Register tonnage, gross and net.
(<i>c</i>) Freight tonnage. (<i>d</i>) Builders' measurement. (<i>e</i>)
Yacht measurement. The first is mainly used for war vessels, where the
total weight is likely to be nearly constant. The second is the most
important, being that used for commercial purposes. The third and fourth
are different rules for ascertaining the actual burden-carrying power of a
vessel, and the fifth is for the proper classification of pleasure craft.
<i>Gross tonnage</i> expresses the total cubical interior of a vessel;
<i>net tonnage</i>, the cubical space actually available for freight-
carrying purposes. Rules for ascertaining these measurements are
established by law.</p>

<p><hw>Tonne</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tun.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ton"ni*hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The female of the bullfinch; -- called also <i>tonyhoop</i>.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Ton"nish</hw> (t&obreve;n"n&ibreve;sh), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>In
the ton; fashionable; modish.</def> -- <wf>Ton"nish*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>To*nom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a stretching, a
tone + <i>-meter</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Physics.)</i> <def>An
instrument for determining the rate of vibrations in tones.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An
apparatus for studying and registering the action of various fluids and
drugs on the excised heart of lower animals.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>An instrument for measuring tension, esp. that of the
eyeball.</def></p>

<p><hw>To*nom"e*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
measuring with a tonometer;</def> specifically <i>(Med.)</i>,
<def>measurement of tension, esp. the tension of the eyeball.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ton"o*phant</hw> (t&omacr;n"&oasl;*f<i>a</i>nt),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>to`nos</grk> a tone + <grk>fai`nein</grk> to
show.] <i>(Physics.)</i> <def>A modification of the kaleidophon, for
showing composition of acoustic vibrations. It consists of two thin slips
of steel welded together, their length being adjystable by a screw
socket.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ton"ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Abounding in tone or
sound.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ton"quin bean`</hw> (t&obreve;&nsmac;"k&ibreve;n b&emacr;n).
<def>See <u>Tonka bean</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ton"sil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tonsill</i>&?;, pl.:
cf. F. <i>tonsille</i>. ] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the two glandular
organs situated in the throat at the sides of the fauces. The tonsils are
sometimes called the <i>almonds</i>, from their shape.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ton"sil*ar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to the tonsils; tonsilitic.</def> [Written also
<i>tonsillar</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Ton"sile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tonsilis</i>, fr.
<i>tondere</i>, <i>tonsum</i>, to shear, clip. See <u>Tonsure</u>. ]
<def>Capable of being clipped.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ton`sil*it"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Tonsilar.</def> [Written also <i>tonsillitic</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>||Ton`sil*i"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Tonsil</u>, and <u>-itis</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation of the
tonsil; quinsy.</def> [Written also, and more usually,
<i>tonsillitis</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Ton*sil"o*tome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tonsil</i> + Gr.
<grk>te`mnein</grk> to cut.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>An instrument for removing
the tonsils.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ton`sil*ot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Surg.)</i>
<def>The operation of removing the tonsil, or a portion thereof.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ton"sor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>A barber.</def>
<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ton*so"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tonsorius</i>,
fr. <i>tonsor</i> a shearer, barber, fr. <i>tondere</i>, <i>tonsum</i>, to
shear. See <u>Tonsure</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a barber, or
shaving.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ton"sure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>tonsura</i> a
shearing, clipping, from <i>tondere</i>, <i>tonsum</i>, to shear, shave;
cf. Gr. &?; to gnaw; perhaps akin to Gr. &?; to cut, and E. <i>tome</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the
crown of the head; also, the state of being shorn.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The first
ceremony used for devoting a person to the service of God and the church;
the first degree of the clericate, given by a bishop, abbot, or cardinal
priest, consisting in cutting off the hair from a circular space at the
back of the head, with prayers and benedictions; hence, entrance or
admission into minor orders.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The shaven
corona, or crown, which priests wear as a mark of their order and of their
rank.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ton"sured</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the tonsure;
shaven; shorn; clipped; hence, bald.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>tonsured</i> head in middle age forlorn.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ton*tine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from It.
<i>tontina</i>; -- so called from its inventor, <i>Tonti</i>, an Italian,
of the 17th century.] <def>An annuity, with the benefit of survivorship, or
a loan raised on life annuities with the benefit of survivorship. Thus, an
annuity is shared among a number, on the principle that the share of each,
at his death, is enjoyed by the survivors, until at last the whole goes to
the last survivor, or to the last two or three, according to the terms on
which the money is advanced. Used also adjectively; as, <i>tontine</i>
insurance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote> Too many of the financiers by professions are apt to see
nothing in revenue but banks, and circulations, and annuities on lives, and
<i>tontines</i>, and perpetual rents, and all the small wares of the
shop.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><hw>||To"nus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. a sound, tone. See
<u>Tone</u>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Tonicity, or tone; as, muscular
<i>tonus</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>To"ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tonies</b></plw> (#). [Abbrev. from <i>Anthony</i>.] <def>A
simpleton.</def>  <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A pattern and companion fit<BR>
For all the keeping <i>tonies</i> of the pit.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Too</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [The same word as <i>to</i>,
prep. See <u>To</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Over; more than enough; -- noting excess; as, a
thing is <i>too</i> long, <i>too</i> short, or <i>too</i> wide; <i>too</i>
high; <i>too</i> many; <i>too</i> much.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His will, <i>too</i> strong to bend, <i>too</i> proud to
learn.</blockquote> <i>Cowley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Likewise; also; in addition.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>An honest courtier, yet a patriot <i>too</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Let those eyes that view<BR>
The daring crime, behold the vengeance <i>too</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Too too</b></col>, <cd>a duplication used to signify great
excess.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>O that this <i>too too</i> solid flesh would
melt.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Such is not Charles his <i>too too</i> active
age.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Also; likewise. See <u>Also</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Took</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Take</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tool</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tol</i>,<i>tool</i>. AS.
<i>t&omacr;l</i>; akin to Icel. <i>t&omacr;l</i>, Goth. <i>taijan</i> to
do, to make, <i>taui</i> deed, work, and perhaps to E. <i>taw</i> to dress
leather. &radic;64.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An instrument such as a
hammer, saw, plane, file, and the like, used in the manual arts, to
facilitate mechanical operations; any instrument used by a craftsman or
laborer at his work; an implement; as, the <i>tools</i> of a joiner, smith,
shoe-maker, etc.; also, a cutter, chisel, or other part of an instrument or
machine that dresses work.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A machine for cutting or shaping materials; --
also called <i>machine tool</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, any instrument of use or
service.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That angry fool . . . <BR>
Whipping her horse, did with his smarting <i>tool</i><BR>
Oft whip her dainty self.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A weapon.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Him that is aghast of every <i>tool</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A person used as an instrument by another
person; -- a word of reproach; as, men of intrigue have their <i>tools</i>,
by whose agency they accomplish their purposes.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I was not made for a minion or a <i>tool</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Burks.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tool</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>tooled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>tooling</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To shape, form, or finish with a
tool.</def> "Elaborately <i>tooled</i>."  <i>Ld. Lytton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To drive, as a coach.</def> [Slang, Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tool"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Work performed with a
tool.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The fine <i>tooling</i> and delicate tracery of the cabinet
artist is lost upon a building of colossal proportions.</blockquote> <i>De
Quincey.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tool"-post`</hw> (?), <hw>Tool"-stock`</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>The part of a tool-rest in which a
cutting tool is clamped.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tool"-rest`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>the
part that supports a tool-post or a tool.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toom</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tom</i>, fr. Icel.
<i>t&omacr;mr</i>; akin to Dan. & Sw. <i>tom</i>, As. <i>t&omacr;me</i>,
adv.  Cf. <u>Teem</u> to pour.] <def>Empty.</def> [Obs. or Prov.Eng. &
Scot.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toom</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To empty.</def> [Obs. or
Prov.Eng. & Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Toon</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>pl.</i></pos> of <u>Toe</u>.</def>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. <i>tun</i>,
<i>t&umacr;n</i>, Skr. <i>tunna</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The reddish brown
wood of an East Indian tree (<i>Cedrela Toona</i>) closely resembling the
Spanish cedar; also. the tree itself.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toon"wood`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Toon</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toot</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [OE. <i>toten</i>, AS.
<i>totian</i> to project; hence, to peep out.] [Written also <i>tout</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To stand out, or be prominent.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To peep; to look narrowly.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>For birds in bushes <i>tooting</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toot</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To see; to spy.</def> [Obs.]
<i>P. Plowman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toot</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tooted</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tooting</u>.] [Cf.
D. <i>toeten</i> to blow a horn, G. <i>tuten</i>, Sw. <i>tuta</i>, Dan.
<i>tude</i>; probably of imitative origin.] <def>To blow or sound a horn;
to make similar noise by contact of the tongue with the root of the upper
teeth at the beginning and end of the sound; also, to give forth such a
sound, as a horn when blown.</def> "A <i>tooting</i> horn."
<i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Tooting</i> horns and rattling teams of mail
coaches.</blockquote> <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toot</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause to sound, as a
horn, the note being modified at the beginning and end as if by pronouncing
the letter <i>t</i>; to blow; to sound.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toot"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who toots; one who
plays upon a pipe or horn.</def>  <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tooth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Teeth</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>toth</i>,<i>tooth</i>, AS.
<i>t&omacr;&eth;</i>; akin to OFries. <i>t&omacr;th</i>, OS. & D.
<i>tand</i>, OHG. <i>zang</i>, <i>zan</i>, G. <i>zahn</i>, Icel.
<i>t&ouml;nn</i>, Sw. & Dan. <i>tand</i>, Goth. <i>tumpus</i>, Lith.
<i>dantis</i>, W. <i>dant</i>, L. <i>dens</i>, <i>dentis</i>, Gr.
<grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, Skr. <i>danta</i>; probably
originally the p. pr. of the verb to <i>eat</i>. &radic;239.  Cf.
<u>Eat</u>, <u>Dandelion</u>, <u>Dent</u> the tooth of a wheel,
<u>Dental</u>, <u>Dentist</u>, <u>Indent</u>, <u>Tine</u> of a fork,
<u>Tusk</u>. ] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the hard, bony
appendages which are borne on the jaws, or on other bones in the walls of
the mouth or pharynx of most vertebrates, and which usually aid in the
prehension and mastication of food.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The hard parts of teeth are principally made up of
<i>dentine</i>, or ivory, and a very hard substance called <i>enamel</i>.
These are variously combined in different animals.  Each tooth consist of
three parts, a <i>crown</i>, or body, projecting above the gum, one or more
<i>fangs</i> imbedded in the jaw, and the <i>neck</i>, or intermediate
part. In some animals one or more of the teeth are modified into tusks
which project from the mouth, as in both sexes of the elephant and of the
walrus, and in the male narwhal.</p>

<p>  In adult man there are thirty-two teeth, composed largely of dentine,
but the crowns are covered with enamel, and the fangs with a layer of bone
called <i>cementum</i>. Of the eight teeth on each half of each jaw, the
two in front are <i>incisors</i>, then come one <i>canine</i>, cuspid, or
dog tooth, two <i>bicuspids</i>, or false molars, and three <i>molars</i>,
or grinding teeth. The milk, or temporary, teeth are only twenty in number,
there being two incisors, one canine, and two molars on each half of each
jaw. The last molars, or wisdom teeth, usually appear long after the
others, and occasionally do not appear above the jaw at all.</p>

<p><blockquote>How sharper than a serpent's <i>tooth</i> it is<BR>
To have a thankless child !</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i>
</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Taste; palate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>These are not dishes for thy dainty
<i>tooth</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Any projection corresponding to the tooth of an
animal, in shape, position, or office; as, the <i>teeth</i>, or cogs, of a
cogwheel; a <i>tooth</i>, prong, or tine, of a fork; a <i>tooth</i>, or the
<i>teeth</i>, of a rake, a saw, a file, a card.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A projecting member
resembling a tenon, but fitting into a mortise that is only sunk, not
pierced through.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of several steps, or
offsets, in a <i>tusk</i>. See <u>Tusk</u>.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1518 !></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Nat. Hist.)</i> <def>An angular or prominence on
any edge; as, a <i>tooth</i> on the scale of a fish, or on a leaf of a
plant</def>; specifically <i>(Bot.)</i>, <def>one of the appendages at the
mouth of the capsule of a moss. See <u>Peristome</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any hard calcareous or
chitinous organ found in the mouth of various invertebrates and used in
feeding or procuring food; as, the <i>teeth</i> of a mollusk or a
starfish.</def></p>

<p><col><b>In spite of the teeth</b></col>, <cd>in defiance of opposition;
in opposition to every effort.</cd> -- <col><b>In the teeth</b></col>,
<cd>directly; in direct opposition; in front.</cd> "Nor strive with all the
tempest in my <i>teeth</i>." <i>Pope.</i> -- <col><b>To cast in the
teeth</b></col>, <cd>to report reproachfully; to taunt or insult one
with.</cd> -- <col><b>Tooth and nail</b></col>, <cd>as if by biting and
scratching; with one's utmost power; by all possible means.</cd>
<i>L'Estrange.</i>  "I shall fight <i>tooth and nail</i> for international
copyright." <i>Charles Reade.</i> -- <col><b>Tooth coralline</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any sertularian hydroid.</cd> -- <col><b>Tooth
edge</b></col>, <cd>the sensation excited in the teeth by grating sounds,
and by the touch of certain substances, as keen acids.</cd> --
<col><b>Tooth key</b></col>, <cd>an instrument used to extract teeth by a
motion resembling that of turning a key.</cd> -- <col><b>Tooth
net</b></col>, <cd>a large fishing net anchored.</cd> [Scot.]
<i>Jamieson.</i> -- <col><b>Tooth ornament</b></col>. <i>(Arch.)</i>
<cd>Same as <u>Dogtooth</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</cd> -- <col><b>Tooth
powder</b></col>, <cd>a powder for cleaning the teeth; a dentifrice.</cd> -
- <col><b>Tooth rash</b></col>. <i>(Med.)</i> <cd>See <u>Red-gum</u>,
1.</cd> -- <col><b>To show the teeth</b></col>, <cd>to threaten.</cd> "When
the Law <i>shows</i> her <i>teeth</i>, but dares not bite."  <i>Young.</i>
-- <col><b>To the teeth</b></col>, <cd>in open opposition; directly to
one's face.</cd> "That I shall live, and tell him <i>to</i> his
<i>teeth</i> ." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tooth</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Toothed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Toothing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To furnish with teeth.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The twin cards <i>toothed</i> with glittering
wire.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To indent; to jag; as, to <i>tooth</i> a
saw.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To lock into each other. See <u>Tooth</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 4.</def>  <i>Moxon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tooth"ache`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Pain
in a tooth or in the teeth; odontalgia.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Toothache grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a kind of grass
(<i>Ctenium Americanum</i>) having a very pungent taste.</cd> --
<col><b>Toothache tree</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The
prickly ash.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A shrub of the genus
<i>Aralia</i> (<i>A. spinosa</i>).</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tooth"back`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any notodontian.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tooth"bill`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A peculiar fruit-eating ground pigeon (<i>Didunculus strigiostris</i>)
native of the Samoan Islands, and noted for its resemblance, in several
characteristics, to the extinct dodo. Its beak is stout and strongly
hooked, and the mandible has two or three strong teeth toward the end.  Its
color is chocolate red. Called also <i>toothbilled pigeon</i>, and <i>manu-
mea</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tooth"brush`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A brush for
cleaning the teeth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tooth"draw`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One whose business
it is to extract teeth with instruments; a dentist.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toothed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Having teeth; furnished with teeth.</def> "Ruby-lipped and
<i>toothed</i> with pearl."  <i>Herrick.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot. & Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having marginal
projecting points; dentate.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Toothed whale</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any whale of
the order Denticete. See <u>Denticete</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Toothed
wheel</b></col>, <cd>a wheel with teeth or projections cut or set on its
edge or circumference, for transmitting motion by their action on the
engaging teeth of another wheel.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tooth"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Toothsome.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tooth"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act
or process of indenting or furnishing with teeth.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Masonry)</i> <def>Bricks alternately projecting
at the end of a wall, in order that they may be bonded into a continuation
of it when the remainder is carried up.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Toothing plane</b></col>, <cd>a plane of which the iron is
formed into a series of small teeth, for the purpose of roughening
surfaces, as of veneers.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tooth"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no teeth.</def>
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tooth"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little tooth, or
like projection.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tooth"let*ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a toothlet or
toothlets; as, a <i>toothleted</i> leaf.</def> [Written also
<i>toothletted</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tooth"pick`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A pointed instument
for clearing the teeth of substances lodged between them.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tooth"pick`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A toothpick.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tooth"shell"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any species of Dentalium and allied genera having a tooth-shaped
shell. See <u>Dentalium</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tooth"some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Grateful to the
taste; palatable.</def> -- <wf>Tooth"some*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -
- <wf>Tooth"some*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>Though less <i>toothsome</i> to me, they were more wholesome
for me.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tooth"wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
plant whose roots are fancied to resemble teeth, as certain plants of the
genus <i>Lathr&aelig;a</i>, and various species of <i>Dentaria</i>. See
<u>Coralwort</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tooth"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Toothed; with
teeth.</def> [R] <i>Croxall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Too*zoo"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The ringdove.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Top</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [CF. OD. <i>dop</i>, <i>top</i>,
OHG., MNG., & dial. G. <i>topf</i>; perhaps akin to G. <i>topf</i> a pot.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A child's toy, commonly in the form of a conoid or
pear, made to spin on its point, usually by drawing off a string wound
round its surface or stem, the motion being sometimes continued by means of
a whip.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Rope Making)</i> <def>A plug, or conical block of
wood, with longitudital grooves on its surface, in which the strands of the
rope slide in the process of twisting.</def></p>

<p><hw>Top</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>top</i>; akin to OFries.
<i>top</i> a tuft, D. <i>top</i> top, OHG. <i>zopf</i> end, tip, tuft of
hair, G. <i>zopf</i> tuft of hair, pigtail, top of a tree, Icel.
<i>toppr</i> a tuft of hair, crest, top, Dan. <i>top</i>, Sw. <i>topp</i>
pinnacle, top; of uncertain origin.  Cf. <u>Tuft</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The highest part of anything; the upper end, edge, or extremity; the
upper side or surface; summit; apex; vertex; cover; lid; as, the <i>top</i>
of a spire; the <i>top</i> of a house; the <i>top</i> of a mountain; the
<i>top</i> of the ground.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The star that bids the shepherd fold,<BR>
Now the <i>top</i> of heaven doth hold.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The utmost degree; the acme; the
summit.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>top</i> of my ambition is to contribute to that
work.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The highest rank; the most honorable position;
the utmost attainable place; as, to be at the <i>top</i> of one's class, or
at the <i>top</i> of the school.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And wears upon his baby brow the round<BR>
And <i>top</i> of sovereignty.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The chief person; the most prominent
one.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Other . . . aspired to be the <i>top</i> of
zealots.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The crown of the head, or the hair upon it; the
head.</def> "From <i>top</i> to toe"  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All the stored vengeance of Heaven fall<BR>
On her ungrateful <i>top</i> !</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>The head, or upper part, of a plant.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The buds . . . are called heads, or <i>tops</i>, as
cabbageheads.</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A platform surrounding the head
of the lower mast and projecting on all sudes. It serves to spead the
topmast rigging, thus strengheningthe mast, and also furnishes a convenient
standing place for the men aloft.</def>  <i>Totten.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Wool Manuf.)</i> <def>A bundle or ball of slivers
of comkbed wool, from which the noils, or dust, have been taken
out.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>Eve; verge; point.</def> [R.] "He was upon the
<i>top</i> of his marriage with Magdaleine."  <i>Knolles.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or
circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface.</def>
<i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Top-boots.</def> [Slang]
<i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Top</i> is often used adjectively or as the first part of
compound words, usually self-explaining; as, <i>top</i> stone, or
<i>top</i>stone; <i>top</i>-boots, or <i>top</i> boots; <i>top</i> soil, or
<i>top</i>-soil.</p>

<p><col><b>Top and but</b></col> <i>(Shipbuilding)</i>, <cd>a phrase used
to denote a method of working long tapering planks by bringing the but of
one plank to the top of the other to make up a constant breadth in two
layers.</cd> -- <col><b>Top minnow</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a
small viviparous fresh-water fish (<i>Gambusia patruelis</i>) abundant in
the Southern United States. Also applied to other similar species.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Top</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Topped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Topping</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower; as, lofty
ridges and <i>topping</i> mountains.</def>  <i>Derham.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To predominate; as, <i>topping</i>
passions.</def> "Influenced by <i>topping</i> uneasiness."
<i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To excel; to rise above others.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But write thy, and <i>top</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Top</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cover
on the top; to tip; to cap; -- chiefly used in the past
participle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Like moving mountains <i>topped</i> with snow.</blockquote>
<i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A mount<BR>
Of alabaster, <i>topped</i> with golden spires.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To rise above; to excel; to outgo; to
surpass.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Topping</i> all others in boasting.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Edmund the base shall <i>top</i> the
legitimate.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To rise to the top of; to go over the top
of.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But wind about till thou hast <i>topped</i> the
hill.</blockquote> <i>Denham.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To take off the or upper part of; to
crop.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Top</i> your rose trees a little with your
knife.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To perform eminently, or better than
before.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>From endeavoring universally to <i>top</i> their parts, they
will go universally beyond them.</blockquote> <i>Jeffrey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To raise one end of, as a yard,
so that that end becomes higher than the other.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To top off</b></col>, <cd>to complete by putting on, or
finishing, the top or uppermost part of; as, <i>to top off</i> a stack of
hay; hence, to complete; to finish; to adorn.</cd></p>

<p><hw>To"parch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>toparcha</i>, Gr.
&?;; &?; a place + &?; to govern, to rule.] <def>The ruler or principal man
in a place or country; the governor of a toparchy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The prince and <i>toparch</i> of that country.</blockquote>
<i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>To"parch*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Toparchies</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>toparchia</i>, Gr. &?;. See
<u>Toparch</u>.] <def>A small state, consisting of a few cities or towns; a
petty country governed by a toparch; as, Judea was formerly divided into
ten <i>toparchies</i>.</def>  <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Top"-ar`mor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A top
railing supported by stanchions and equipped with netting.</def></p>

<p><hw>To"pau</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
rhinocerous bird <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</def></p>

<p><hw>To"paz</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>topas</i>, F.
<i>topaze</i>, L. <i>topazos</i>, or <i>topazion</i>, a kind of precious
stone, Gr. <grk>to`pazos</grk>, <grk>topa`zion</grk>; possibly akin to Skr.
<i>tap</i> to glow (cf. <u>Tepid</u>). According to some, the name is from
<i>Topazos</i>, a small island in the Red Sea, where the Romans obtained a
stone which they called by this name, but which is the chrysolite of the
moderns.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral occurring in
rhombic prisms, generally yellowish and pellucid, also colorless, and of
greenesh, bluish, or brownish shades. It sometimes occurs massive and
opaque. It is a fluosilicate of alumina, and is used as a gem.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Either one of two species of
large, brilliantly colored humming birds of the <i>Topaza</i>, of South
America and the West Indies.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The two tail feathers next to the central ones are much longer
that the rest, curved, and crossed. The Throat is metallic yellowish-green,
with a tint like topaz in the center, the belly is bright crimson, the back
bright red. Called also <i>topaz hummer</i>.</p>

<p><col><b>False topaz</b></col>. <i>(Min.)</i> <cd>See the Note under
<u>Quartz</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>To*paz"o*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Topaz</i> + <i>-
lite</i>; cf. F. <i>topazolithe</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A topaz-yellow
variety of garnet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Top"-block`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A
large ironbound block strapped with a hook, and, when used, hung to an
eyebolt in the cap, -- used in swaying and lowering the topmast.</def>
<i>Totten.</i></p>

<p><hw>Top"-boots</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>High boots,
having generally a band of some kind of light-colored leather around the
upper part of the leg; riding boots.</def></p>

<p><hw>Top"-chain`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A
chain for slinging the lower yards, in time of action, to prevent their
falling, if the ropes by which they are hung are shot away.</def></p>

<p><hw>Top"-cloth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A
piece of canvas used to cover the hammocks which are lashed to the top in
action to protect the topmen.</def></p>

<p><hw>Top"coat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An outer coat; an
overcoat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Top"-drain`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To drain the
surface of, as land; as, to <i>top-drain</i> a field or farm.</def></p>

<p><hw>Top"-drain`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or practice
of drining the surface of land.</def></p>

<p><hw>Top"-dress`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Top-dressed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Top-dressing</u>.] <def>To apply a surface dressing of manureto,as
land.</def></p>

<p><hw>Top"-dress`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of applying a
dressing of manure to the surface of land; also, manure so
applied.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tope</hw> (t&omacr;p), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably from Skr.
<i>st&umacr;pa</i> a tope, a stupa, through Prakrit <i>th&umacr;po</i>.]
<def>A moundlike Buddhist sepulcher, or memorial monument, often erected
over a Buddhist relic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tope</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Tamil <i>t&omacr;ppu</i>.] <def>A
grove or clump of trees; as, a toddy <i>tope</i>.</def> [India]
<i>Whitworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tope</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small shark or dogfish (<i>Galeorhinus, or
Galeus, galeus</i>), native of Europe, but found also on the coasts of
California and Tasmania; -- called also <i>toper</i>, <i>oil shark</i>,
<i>miller's dog</i>, and <i>penny dog</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The wren.</def> [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tope</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Toped</u> (t&omacr;pt); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Toping</u>.] [F. <i>t&ocirc;per</i> to cover a stake in playing at dice,
to accept an offer, <i>t&ocirc;pe</i> agreed!; -- perhaps imitative of the
sound of striking hands on concluding a bargain. From being used in English
as a drinking term, probably at first in accepting a toast.] <def>To drink
hard or frequently; to drink strong or spiritous liquors to
excess.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If you <i>tope</i> in form, and treat.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>To"per</hw> (t&omacr;"p&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
topes, or drinks frequently or to excess; a drunkard; a sot.</def></p>

<p><hw>Top"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>toupet</i> tuft. See
<u>Touper</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The European crested
titmouse.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Top"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full to the top, ore
brim; brimfull.</def> "<i>Topful</i> of direst cruelty."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[He] was so <i>topful</i> of himself, that he let it spill
on all the company.</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><hw>Top`gal"lant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Situated above the topmast and
below the royal mast; designatb, or pertaining to, the third spars in order
from the deck; as, the <i>topgallant</i> mast, yards, braces, and the like.
See <i>Illustration</i> of <u>Ship</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Highest; elevated; splendid.</def> "The
consciences of <i>topgallant</i> sparks."  <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Topgallant breeze</b></col>, <cd>a breeze in which the
topgallant sails may properly be carried.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Top`gal"lant</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A topgallant mast or sail.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Anything elevated or splendid.</def>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tophus</i>, <i>tofus</i>,
tufa, or tuft.  Cf. <u>Tufa</u>, <u>Tofus</u>, <u>Tophus</u>.]
<i>(Min.)</i> <def>kind of sandstone.</def></p>

<p><hw>To*pha"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tophaceus</i>,
<i>tofaceus</i>.] <def>Gritty; sandy; rough; stony.</def></p>

<p><hw>Top"-ham`per</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The
upper rigging, spars, etc., of a ship.</def> [Written also <i>top
hamper</i>.]</p>

<p><blockquote>All the ships of the fleet . . . were so encumbered with
<i>tophamper</i>, so overweighted in proportion to their draught of water,
that they could bear but little canvas, even with smooth seas and light and
favorable winds.</blockquote> <i>Motley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Top"-heav`y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the top or
upper part too heavy for the lower part.</def>  <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p>

<p><hw>To"phet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb. <i>t&omacr;phet</i>,
literally, a place to be spit upon, an abominable place, fr.
<i>t&umacr;ph</i> to spit out.] <def>A place lying east or southeast of
Jerusalem, in the valley of Hinnom.</def> [Written also
<i>Topheth</i>.]</p>

<p><blockquote>And he defiled <i>Topheth</i>, which is in the valley of the
children of Hinnom.</blockquote> <i>2 Kings xxiii. 10.</i></p>

<p>&fist; It seems to have been at first part of the royal garden, but it
was afterwards defiled and polluted by the sacrifices of Baal and the fires
of Moloch, and resounded with the cries of burning infants. At a later
period, its altars and high places were thrown down, and all the filth of
the city poured into it, until it became the abhorrence of Jerusalem, and,
in symbol, the place where are wailing and gnashing of teeth.</p>

<p><blockquote>The pleasant valley of Hinnom, <i>Tophet</i> thence<BR>
And black Gehenna called, the type of hell.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toph"in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Toph</u>.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1519 !></p>

<p><hw>To"phus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tophi</b></plw> (#).  [NL.: cf. F. <i>tophus</i> a mineral
concretion in the joint. See <u>Toph</u>.] [Written also <i>tofus</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>One of the mineral concretions about
the joints, and in other situations, occurring chiefly in gouty persons.
They consist usually of urate of sodium; when occurring in the internal
organs they are also composed of phosphate of calcium.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Calcareous tufa.</def></p>

<p><hw>Top`i*a"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Toplary</u>.]
<def>Of or pertaining to the ornamental cutting and trimming of trees,
hedges, etc.; practicing ornamental gardening.</def> [R.] "The
<i>topiarian</i> artist."  <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All the pedantries of the <i>topiarian</i> art.</blockquote>
<i>C. Kingsley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Top"i*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>topiarius</i>
belonging to ornamental gardening, fr. <i>topia</i> (sc. <i>opera</i>)
ornamental gardening, fr. Gr. &?; a place.] <def>Of or pertaining to
ornamental gardening; produced by cutting, trimming, etc.;
topiarian.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Topiary work</b></col>, <cd>arbors, shrubbery, hedges, or the
like, cut and trimmed into fanciful forms, as of animals, buildings,
etc.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Top"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>topiques</i>, pl., L.
<i>topica</i> the title of a work of Aristotle, Gr. <grk>topika`</grk>, fr.
<grk>topiko`s</grk> of or for place, concerning <grk>to`poi</grk>, or
commonplaces, fr. <grk>to`pos</grk> a place.] <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One
of the various general forms of argument employed in probable as
distinguished from demonstrative reasoning, -- denominated by Aristotle
<grk>to`poi</grk> (literally, places), as being the places or sources from
which arguments may be derived, or to which they may be referred; also, a
prepared form of argument, applicable to a great variety of cases, with a
supply of which the ancient rhetoricians and orators provided themselves; a
commonplace of argument or oratory.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>pl.</i>
<def>A treatise on forms of argument; a system or scheme of forms or
commonplaces of argument or oratory; as, the <i>Topics</i> of
Aristotle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>These <i>topics</i>, or loci, were no other than general
ideas applicable to a great many different subjects, which the orator was
directed to consult.</blockquote> <i>Blair.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In this question by [reason] I do not mean a distinct
<i>topic</i>, but a transcendent that runs through all
<i>topics</i>.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An argument or reason.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Contumacious persons, who are not to be fixed by any
principles, whom no <i>topics</i> can work upon.</blockquote> <i>Bp.
Wilkins.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The subject of any distinct portion of a
discourse, or argument, or literary composition; also, the general or main
subject of the whole; a matter treated of; a subject, as of conversation or
of thought; a matter; a point; a head.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An external local application or
remedy, as a plaster, a blister, etc.</def> [Obsoles.]  <i>Wiseman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Top"ic</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Topical.</def>  <i>Drayton.
Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Top"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>topique</i>, LL.
<i>topicus</i>, Gr. &?;. See <u>Topic</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a place; limited; logical
application; as, a <i>topical</i> remedy; a <i>topical</i> claim or
privilege.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Rhet. & logic)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or
consisting of, a topic or topics; according to topics.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Resembling a topic, or general maxim; hence, not
demonstrative, but merely probable, as an argument.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Evidences of fact can be no more than <i>topical</i> and
probable.</blockquote>  <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Top"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a topical manner;
with application to, or limitation of, a particular place or
topic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Top"knot`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
crest or knot of feathers upon the head or top, as of a bird; also, an
orgamental knot worn on top of the head, as by women.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A great, stout servant girl, with cheeks as red as her
<i>topknot</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small Europen flounder
(<i>Rhoumbus punctatus</i>). The name is also applied to allied
species.</def></p>

<p><hw>Top"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no top, or no visble
fop; hence, fig.: very lofty; supreme; unequaled.</def> " The
<i>topless</i> Apennines."  "<i>Topless</i> fortunes."  <i>Beau. &
Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Top"-light`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A
lantern or light on the top of a vessel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Top"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Topmem</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>See <u>Topsman</u>,
2.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A man stationed in the
top.</def></p>

<p><hw>Top"mast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The
second mast, or that which is next above the lower mast, and below the
topgallant mast.</def></p>

<p><hw>Top"most`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Highest; uppermost;
as, the <i>topmost</i> cliff; the <i>topmost</i> branch of a
tree.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The nightngale may claim the <i>topmost</i>
bough.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>To*pog"ra*pher</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>topographe</i>, Cr. &?; .] <def>One who is skilled in the science of
topography; one who describes a particular place, town, city, or tract of
land.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Dante is the one authorized <i>topographer</i> of the
medi&aelig;val hell.</blockquote> <i>Milman.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Top`o*graph"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<hw>Top`o*graph"ic*al</hw> (?), }[Cf. F. <i>topographique</i>.] <def>Of or
pertaining to topography; descriptive of a place.</def> --
<wf>Top`o*graph"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><col><b>Topographical map</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Cadastral</u>. --
Topographical surveying. See under <u>Surveying</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>To*pog"ra*phist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
topographer.</def></p>

<p><hw>To*pog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>topographie</i>,
Gr. &?;; &?; a place + &?; to write.] <def>The description of a particular
place, town, manor, parish, or tract of land; especially, the exact and
scientific delineation and description in minute detail of any place or
region.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Topography</i>, as the description of particular places, is
distinguished from <i>chorography</i>, the description of a region or a
district, and for <i>geography</i>, the description of the earth or of
countries.  <i>Brande & C.</i></p>

<p><hw>To*pol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; place + <i>-
logy</i>.] <def>The art of, or method for, assisting the memory by
associating the thing or subject to be remembered with some place.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>To*pon"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; place + &?; to
distribute.] <def>The designation of position and direction.</def>  <i>B.
G. Wilder.</i></p>

<p><hw>Top"piece`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small wig for the
top of the head; a toupee.</def></p>

<p><hw>Top"ping</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Rising above; surpassing.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, assuming superiority; proud.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The great and flourishing condition of some of the
<i>topping</i> sinners of the world.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Fine; gallant.</def> [Slang]
<i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Top"ping</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act
of one who tops; the act of cutting off the top.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The act of raising one extremity
of a spar higher than the other.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>That which comes from hemp in the
process of hatcheling.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Topping lift</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a large, strong
tackle employed to raise or top the end of a gaff, or of a boom.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Top"ping*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a topping or proud
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Top"ping*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Topping</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, 3.</def> [Obs.]  "<i>Topping</i> quests."
<i>Tusser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Top"ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Toppled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Toppling</u>.] [From <u>Top</u> summit.] <def>To fall forward; to pitch
or tumble down.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Though castles <i>topple</i> on their warders'
heads.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Top"ple</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To throw down; to
overturn.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>topple</i> crags from the precipice.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Top"-proud`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Proud to the highest
degree.</def> [R.] "This <i>top-proud</i> fellow."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Top"-rope`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A rope
used for hoisting and lowering a topmast, and for other purposes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Top"sail`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>In a
square-rigged vessel, the sail next above the lowermost sail on a mast.
This sail is the one most frequently reefed or furled in working the ship.
In a fore-and-aft rigged vessel, the sail set upon and above the gaff. See
<u>Cutter</u>, <u>Schooner</u>, <u>Sail</u>, and <u>Ship</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Topsail schooner</b></col>. <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>See
<u>Schooner</u>, and <i>Illustration</i> in Appendix.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tops"-and-bot`toms</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>Small
rolls of dough, baked, cut in halves, and then browned in an oven, -- used
as food for infants.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>'T is said that her <i>top-and-bottoms</i> were
gilt.</blockquote> <i>Hood.</i></p>

<p><hw>Top"-shaped`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the shape of
a top; <i>(Bot.)</i> cone-shaped, with the apex downward;
turbinate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Top"-shell`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any one of numerous species of marine top-shaped shells of the genus
<i>Trochus</i>, or family <i>Trochid&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tops"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Topsmen</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The chief drover
of those who drive a herd of cattle.</def>  <i>P. Cyc.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The uppermost sawyer in a saw pit; a
topman.</def>  <i>Simmonds.</i></p>

<p><hw>Top"soil`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The upper layer of
soil; surface soil.</def></p>

<p><hw>Top"soil`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Engin.)</i> <def>The act
or art of taking off the top soil of land before an excavation or
embankment is begun.</def></p>

<p><hw>Top"stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A stone that is
placed on the top, or which forms the top.</def></p>

<p><hw>Top"sy-tur"vy</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Earlier <i>topside-
turvey</i>, <i>topsy-tervy</i>; probably for <i>top so turvy</i>; that is,
the top as turvy, as it were turvy; where <i>turvy</i> probably means,
overturned, fr. <u>AS</u>. <i>torfian</i> to throw.] <def>In an inverted
posture; with the top or head downward; upside down; as, to turn a carriage
<i>topsy-turvy</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Top"-tac`kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A
tackle used in hoisting and lowering the topmast.</def></p>

<p><hw>Top"-tim`bers</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The
highest timbers on the side of a vessel, being those above the
futtocks.</def>  <i>R. H. Dana, Jr.</i></p>

<p><hw>Top"-tool`</hw> (-t&oomac;l`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Blacksmithing.)</i> <def>A tool applied to the top of the work, in
distinction from a tool inserted in the anvil and on which the work is
placed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toque</hw> (t&omacr;k), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>toque</i>; of
Celtic origin; cf. W. <i>toc</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A kind of cap
worn in the 16th century, and copied in modern fashions; -- called also
<i>toquet</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His velvet <i>toque</i> stuck as airily as ever upon the
side of his head.</blockquote> <i>Motley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A variety of the bonnet
monkey.</def></p>

<p><hw>To*quet"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Toque</u>,
1.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>torr</i>; cf. Gael.
<i>torr</i>.  Cf. <u>Tower</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A tower; a turret.</def> [R.]  <i>Ray.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>High-pointed hill; a rocky pinnacle.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A rolling range of dreary moors, unbroken by <i>tor</i> or
tree.</blockquote> <i>C. Kingsley.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>To*race"</hw> (?), <hw>To*rase"</hw>  }, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>
[Pref. <i>to-</i> + <u>OE</u>. <i>r&?;sen</i> to rage.] <def>To scratch to
pieces.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tor"bern*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So named after
<i>Torber</i> Bergmann, a Swedish chemist.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral
occurring in emerald-green tabular crystals having a micaceous structure.
It is a hydrous phosphate of uranium and copper. Called also <i>copper
uranite</i>, and <i>chalcolite</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Torc</hw> (t&ocirc;rk), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Torque</u>, 1.</def></p>

<p><hw>Torch</hw> (t&ocirc;rch), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>torche</i>,
F. <i>torche</i> a torch, rag, wisp, pad; probably from a derivative of L.
<i>torquere</i>, <i>tortum</i>, to twist, because twisted like a rope; cf.
F. <i>torcher</i> to rub, wipe, It. <i>topcia</i> a torch, <i>torciare</i>
to wrap, twist, OF. <i>torse</i> a torse.  Cf. <u>Torture</u>.] <def>A
light or luminary formed of some combustible substance, as of resinous
wood; a large candle or flambeau, or a lamp giving a large, flaring
flame.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They light the nuptial <i>torch</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Torch thistle</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Thistle</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Torch"bear`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One whose office
it is to carry a torch.</def></p>

<p><hw>Torch"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who gives light
with a torch, or as if with a torch.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Torch"light`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The light of a
torch, or of torches.  Also adjectively; as, a <i>torchlight</i>
procession.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor"chon lace`</hw> (?). [F. <i>torchon</i> a kind of coarse
napkin.] <def>a simple thread lace worked upon a pillow with coarse thread;
also, a similar lace made by machinery.</def></p>

<p><hw>Torch"wood`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The
inflammable wood of certain trees (<i>Amyris balsamifera</i>, <i>A.
Floridana</i>, etc.); also, the trees themselves.</def></p>

<p><hw>Torch"wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The
common mullein, the stalks of which, dipped in suet, anciently served for
torches. Called also <i>torch</i>, and <i>hig-taper</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tore</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Tear</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tore</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably from the root of
<i>tear</i>; cf. W. <i>t&oacute;r</i> a break, cut, <i>t&oacute;ri</i> to
break, cut.] <def>The dead grass that remains on mowing land in winter and
spring.</def> [Prov. Eng.]  <i>Mortimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tore</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Torus</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Torus</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The surface
described by the circumference of a circle revolving about a straight line
in its own plane.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The solid inclosed by such
a surface; -- sometimes called an <i>anchor ring</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>To"re*a*dor`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.,fr. <i>torear</i>
to fight bulls, fr.L. <i>taurus</i> a bull.] <def>A bullfighter.</def></p>

<p><hw>To-rend"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>To-rent</u>.] [Pref. <i>to-</i> + <i>rend</i>.] <def>To
rend in pieces.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The wolf hath many a sheep and lamb <i>to-
rent</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tor"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably dim. fr.
<i>tore</i>, <i>torus</i>.] <def>A Turret.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tor"et</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A ring for fastening a hawk's
leash to the jesses; also, a ring affixed to the collar of a dog,
etc.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>To"reu`ma*tog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;,
embossed work, work in relief (from &?; to bore through, to work in relief)
+ <i>-graphy</i>.] <def>A description of sculpture such as bas-relief in
metal.</def></p>

<p><hw>To*reu`ma*tol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; embossed
work + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>The art or the description of scupture such as
bas-relief in metal; toreumatography.</def></p>

<p><hw>To*reu"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; belonging to work
in relief.] <i>(Sculp.)</i> <def>In relief; pertaining to sculpture in
relief, especially of metal; also, pertaining to chasing such as surface
ornamentation in metal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor"goch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The saibling.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>||To*ril"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Sp. <i>torillo</i> a
little bull.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A species of Turnix (<i>Turnix
sylvatica</i>) native of Spain and Northen Africa.</def></p>

<p><hw>To`rin*ese"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [It.] <def>Of or
pertaining to Turin.</def> -- <pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos> <def>A
native or inhabitant of Turin; collectively, the people of Turin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>torment</i>, F.
<i>tourment</i>, fr. L. <i>tormentum</i> an engine for hurling missiles, an
instrument of torture, a rack, torture, fr. <i>torquere</i> to turn, to
twist, hurl. See <u>Turture</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mil. Antiq.)</i>
<def>An engine for casting stones.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Extreme pain; anguish; torture; the utmost
degree of misery, either of body or mind.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The more I see<BR>
Pleasures about me, so much more I feel<BR>
<i>Torment</i> within me.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which gives pain, vexation, or
misery.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They brought unto him all sick people that were taken with
divers diseases and <i>torments</i>.</blockquote> <i>Matt. iv. 24.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tor*ment"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>tormented</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>tormenting</u>.] [OF. <i>tormenter</i>, F. <i>tourmenter</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To put to extreme pain or anguish; to inflict
excruciating misery upon, either of body or mind; to torture.</def> " Art
thou come hither to <i>torment</i> us before our time? "  <i>Matt. viii.
29.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pain; to distress; to afflict.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously
<i>tormented</i>.</blockquote> <i>Matt. viii. 6.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To tease; to vex; to harass; as, to be
<i>tormented</i> with importunities, or with petty annoyances.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To put into great agitation.</def> [R.] "[They],
soaring on main wing, <i>tormented</i> all the air."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tor*ment"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One who, or that which, torments; a tormentor.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An executioner.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tor*ment"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of torment;
causing, or accompanied by, torment; excruciating.</def> [R.]
<i>Tillotson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tor"men*til</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tormentille</i>;
cf. Pr., It., & NL. <i>tormentilla</i>, Sp. <i>tormentila</i>; all fr. L.
<i>tormentum</i> pain. So called because it is said to allay pain. See
<u>Torment</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A rosaceous herb (<i>Potentilla
Tormentilla</i>), the root of which is used as a powerful astringent, and
for alleviating gripes, or tormina, in diarrhea.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor*ment"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Causing torment;
as, a <i>tormenting</i> dream.</def> -- <wf>Tor*ment"ing*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tor"ment*ise</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Torment</u>.]
<def>Torture; torment.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tor*ment"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One who, or that which, torments; one who inflicts penal anguish or
tortures.</def>  <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thoughts, my <i>tormentors</i>, armed with deadly
stings.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Agric.)</i> <def>An implement for reducing a
stiff soil, resembling a harrow, but running upon wheels.</def>
<i>Hebert.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tor*ment"ress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A woman who
torments.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Fortune ordinarily cometh after to whip and punish them, as
the scourge and <i>tormentress</i> of glory and honor.</blockquote>
<i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tor"ment*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Anything producing
torment, annoyance, or pain.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1520 !></p>

<p><hw>||Tor"mi*na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L., a griping in the
belly.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>acute, colicky pains; gripes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor"mi*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i>
<def>Affected with tormina; griping.</def></p>

<p><hw>Torn</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Tear</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor*na"do</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tornadoes</b></plw> (#). [From Sp. or Pg. <i>tornar</i> to turn,
return, L. <i>tornare</i> to turn, hence, a whirling wind. The Sp. & Pg.
<i>tornada</i> is a return. See <u>Turn</u>.] <def>A violent whirling wind;
specifically <i>(Meteorol.)</i>, a tempest distinguished by a rapid
whirling and slow progressive motion, usually accompaned with severe
thunder, lightning, and torrents of rain, and commonly of short duration
and small breadth; a small cyclone.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tor*na"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tornari&aelig;</b></plw>  (#). [NL., fr. L. <i>tornare</i> to
turn.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The peculiar free swimming larva of
Balanoglossus. See <i>Illust.</i> in Append.</def></p>

<p><hw>To*rose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>torosus</i> full of
muscle, brawny, fleshy. See <u>Torus</u>.] <def>Cylindrical with alternate
swellings and contractions; having the surface covered with rounded
prominences.</def></p>

<p><hw>To*ros"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being torose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Torous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Torose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor*ped"i*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to a torpedo; resembling a torpedo; exerting a benumbing influence;
stupefying; dull; torpid.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Fishy were his eyes; <i>torpedinous</i> was his
manner.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tor*pe"do</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Torpedoes</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>torpedo</i>, <i>-inis</i>, from
<i>torpere</i> to be stiff, numb, or torpid. See <u>Torpid</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species
of elasmobranch fishes belonging to <i>Torpedo</i> and allied genera. They
are related to the rays, but have the power of giving electrical shocks.
Called also <i>crampfish</i>, and <i>numbfish</i>. See <i>Electrical
fish</i>, under <u>Electrical</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The common European torpedo (<i>T. vulgaris</i>) and the American
species (<i>T. occidentalis</i>) are the best known.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An engine or machine for destroying ships by
blowing them up.</def> Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A quantity of explosives anchored in a channel,
beneath the water, or set adrift in a current, and so arranged that they
will be exploded when touched by a vessel, or when an electric circuit is
closed by an operator on shore.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A kind of small submarine boat carrying an
explosive charge, and projected from a ship against another ship at a
distance, or made self-propelling, and otherwise automatic in its action
against a distant ship.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A kind of shell or cartridge
buried in earth, to be exploded by electricity or by stepping on
it.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Railroad)</i> <def>A kind of detonating cartridge
or shell placed on a rail, and exploded when crushed under the locomotive
wheels, -- used as an alarm signal.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>An explosive cartridge or shell lowered or
dropped into a bored oil well, and there exploded, to clear the well of
obstructions or to open communication with a source of supply of
oil.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A kind of firework in the form of a small ball,
or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a hard object.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Fish torpedo</b></col>, <cd>a spindle-shaped, or fish-shaped,
self-propelling submarine torpedo.</cd> -- <col><b>Spar torpedo</b></col>,
<cd>a canister or other vessel containing an explosive charge, and attached
to the end of a long spar which projects from a ship or boat and is thrust
against an enemy's ship, exploding the torpedo.</cd> -- <col><b>Torpedo
boat</b></col>, <cd>a vessel adapted for carrying, launching, operating, or
otherwise making use of, torpedoes against an enemy's ship.</cd> --
<col><b>Torpedo nettings</b></col>, <cd>nettings made of chains or bars,
which can be suspended around a vessel and allowed to sink beneath the
surface of the water, as a protection against torpedoes.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tor*pe"do</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>to destroy by, or
subject to the action of, a torpedo.</def>  <i>London Spectator.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tor"pent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>torpens</i>, p. pr.
of <i>torpere</i> to be numb.] <def>Having no motion or activity; incapable
of motion; benumbed; torpid.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tor*pes"cence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state or being torpescent; torpidness; numbness; stupidity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor*pes"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>torpescens</i>,
p. pr. of <i>torpescere</i> to grow stiff, numb, or torpid, incho. fr.
<i>torpere</i>. See <u>Torpid</u>.] <def>Becoming torpid or numb.</def>
<i>Shenstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tor"pid</hw> (t&ocirc;r"p&ibreve;d), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>torpidus</i>, fr. <i>torpere</i> to be stiff, numb, or torpid; of
uncertain origin.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having lost motion, or the power
of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed; as, a <i>torpid</i>
limb.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Without heat all things would be <i>torpid</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Ray.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive.</def>  <i>Sir
M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tor*pid"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Torpidness</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor"pid*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a torpid
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor"pid*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The qualityy or state
of being torpid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor"pi*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Torpified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Torpifying</u>. (&?;).] [L. <i>torpere</i> to be torpid + <i>-fy</i>.]
<def>To make torpid; to numb, or benumb.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor"pi*tude</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Torpidness.</def>
[Obs.] "In a kind of <i>torpitude</i>, or sleeping state."
<i>Derham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tor"por</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., from <i>torpere</i>, to
be torpid.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Loss of motion, or of the motion; a state of
inactivity with partial or total insensibility; numbness.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Dullness; sluggishness; inactivity; as, a
<i>torpor</i> of the mental faculties.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor`por*if"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>torpor</i>
torpor + <i>facere</i> to make.] <def>Tending to produce torpor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor"quate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>torquatus</i>
wearing a collar.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Collared; having a torques, or
distinct colored ring around the neck.</def></p>

<p><hw>tor"qua*ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Torqyatus</i>.]
<def>Having or wearing a torque, or neck chain.</def></p>

<p><hw>Torque</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>torques</i> a twisted
neck chain, fr. <i>torquere</i> to twist.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A collar
or neck chain, usually twisted, especially as worn by ancient barbaric
nations, as the Gauls, Germans, and Britons.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [L. <i>torquere</i> to twist.] <i>(Mech.)</i>
<def>That which tends to produce torsion; a couple of forces.</def>  <i>J.
Thomson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Phys. Science)</i> <def>A turning or twisting;
tendency to turn, or cause to turn, about an axis.</def></p>

<p><hw>Torqued</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>torquere</i> to twist,
to turn, to wind.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Wreathed; twisted.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Twisted; bent; -- said of a
dolphin haurient, which forms a figure like the letter S.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tor"ques</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a necklace. See
<u>Torque</u>, 1.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A cervical ring of hair or
feathers, distinguished by its color or structure; a collar.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor`re*fac"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>torrefacere</i>,<i>torrefactum</i>, to torrefy: cf. F.
<i>torr</i>&eacute;<i>faction</i>. See <u>Torrefy</u>.] <def>The act or
process of torrefying, or the state of being torrefied.</def>  <i>Bp.
Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tor"re*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Torrefied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Torrefying</u>.] [L. <i>torrere</i> to parch + <i>-fy</i>: cf. F.
<i>torr</i>&eacute;<i>fier</i>, L. <i>torrefacere</i>.] [Written also
<i>torrify</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To dry by a fire.</def>  <i>Sir T.
Browne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Metal.)</i> <def>To subject to scorching heat, so
as to drive off volatile ingredients; to roast, as ores.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Pharm.)</i> <def>To dry or parch, as drugs, on a
metallic plate till they are friable, or are reduced to the state
desired.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor"rent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>torrens</i>,
<i>-entis</i>, fr. <i>torrens</i> burning, roaring, boiling, p. pr. of
<i>torrere</i> to dry by heat, to burn. See <u>Torrid</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A violent stream, as of water, lava, or the like; a
stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The roaring <i>torrent</i> is deep and wide.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: A violent or rapid flow; a strong current;
a flood; as, a <i>torrent</i> of vices; a <i>torrent</i> of
eloquence.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>At length, Erasmus, that great injured name, . . .<BR>
Stemmed the wild <i>torrent</i> of a barbarous age.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tor"rent</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Torrent</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream.</def>
"Waves of <i>torrent</i> fire."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tor*ren"tial</hw> (?), <hw>Tor*ren"tine</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a torrent; having the
character of a torrent; caused by a torrent .</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tor`ri*cel"li*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to <i>Torricelli</i>, an Italian philosopher and mathematician,
who, in 1643, discovered that the rise of a liquid in a tube, as in the
barometer, is due to atmospheric pressure. See <u>Barometer</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Torricellian tube</b></col>, <cd>a glass tube thirty or more
inches in length, open at the lower end and hermetically sealed at the
upper, such as is used in the barometer.</cd> -- <col><b>Torricellian
vacuum</b></col> <i>(Physics)</i>, <cd>a vacuum produced by filling with a
fluid, as mercury, a tube hermetically closed at one end, and, after
immersing the other end in a vessel of the same fluid, allowing the
inclosed fluid to descend till it is counterbalanced by the pressure of the
atmosphere, as in the barometer.</cd>  <i>Hutton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tor"rid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>torridus</i>, fr.
<i>torrere</i> to parch, to burn, akin to E. <i>Thist</i>: cf. F.
<i>torride</i>. See <u>Thirst</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Parched; dried
with heat; as, a <i>torrid</i> plain or desert.</def> "Barca or Cyrene's
<i>torrid</i> soil."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Violenty hot; drying or scorching with heat;
burning; parching.</def> "<i>Torrid</i> heat."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Torrid zone</b></col> <i>(Geog.)</i>, <cd>that space or board
belt of the earth, included between the tropics, over which the sun is
vertical at some period of every year, and the heat is always
great.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tor*rid"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Torridness.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tor"rid*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being torrid or parched.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor"ril</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A worthless woman; also,
a worthless horse.</def> [Prov. Eng.]  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tor"rock</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
gull.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tor"sal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Carp.)</i> <def>A
torsel.</def>  <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Torse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF., fr. OF. & F. <i>tors</i>,
<i>torse</i>, twisted, wreathed, p. p. of <i>tordre</i> to twist, L.
<i>torquere</i>. See <u>Torture</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>A wreath.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [F. <i>tors</i>, <i>torse</i>, twisted.]
<i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A developable surface. See under
<u>Developable</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor"sel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Carp.)</i> <def>A plate
of timber for the end of a beam or joist to rest on.</def>
<i>Gwilt</i></p>

<p><hw>Tor`si*bil"l*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The tendency, as
of a rope, to untwist after being twisted.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. LL. <i>torsio</i>,
fr. L. <i>torquere</i>, <i>tortum</i>, to twist. See <u>Torture</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of turning or twisting, or the state of
being twisted; the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a
lateral force tending to turn one end or part of it about a longitudinal
axis, while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite
direction.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>That force with which a thread,
wire, or rod of any material, returns, or tends to return, to a state of
rest after it has been twisted; torsibility.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Angle of torsion</b></col><cd> (of a curve) <i>(Geom.)</i>, the
indefinitely small angle between two consecutive osculating planes of a
curve of double curvature.</cd> -- <col><b>Moment of torsion</b></col>
<i>(Mech.)</i> <cd>the moment of a pair of equal and opposite couples which
tend to twist a body.</cd> -- <col><b>Torsion balance</b></col>
<i>(Physics.)</i>, <cd>an instrument for estimating very minute forces, as
electric or magnetic attractions and repulsions, by the torsion of a very
slender wire or fiber having at its lower extremity a horizontal bar or
needle, upon which the forces act.</cd> -- <col><b>Torsion scale</b></col>,
<cd>a scale for weighing in which the fulcra of the levers or beams are
strained wires or strips acting by torsion.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tor"sion*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
torsion; resulting from torsion, or the force with which a thread or wire
returns to a state of rest after having been twisted round its axis; as,
<i>torsional</i> force.</def></p>

<p><hw>Torsk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dan.; akin to Icel.
<i>&thorn;orskr</i> a codfish, G. <i>dorsch</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The cusk. See <u>Cusk</u>.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The codfish. Called also <i>tusk</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor"so</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E.
<plw><b>Torsos</b></plw> (#), It. <plw><b>Torsi</b></plw> (#). [It.
<i>torso</i>, probably fr. L. <i>thyrsus</i> a stalk, stem, thyrsus, Gr.
&?;; cf. OHG. <i>torso</i>, <i>turso</i>, a stalk, stem, G. <i>dorsche</i>
a cabbage stalk.  Cf. <u>Thyrsus</u>, <u>Truss</u>.] <def>The human body,
as distinguished from the head and limbs; in sculpture, the trunk of a
statue, mutilated of head and limbs; as, the <i>torso</i> of
Hercules.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tort</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from LL. <i>tortum</i>, fr.
L. <i>tortus</i> twisted, crooked, p. p. of <i>torqure</i> to twist, bend.
See <u>Torture</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Mischief; injury;
calamity.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>That had them long opprest with <i>tort</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Any civil wrong or injury; a
wrongful act (not involving a breach of contract) for which an action will
lie; a form of action, in some parts of the United States, for a wrong or
injury.</def></p>

<p><col><b>||Executor de son tort</b></col>.  <cd>See under
<u>Executor</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tort feasor</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a
wrongdoer; a trespasser.</cd>  <i>Wharton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tort</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Stretched tight; taut.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Yet holds he them with <i>tortest</i>rein.</blockquote>
<i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tor"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Sp. <i>torta</i> a cake.]
<i>(Metal.)</i> <def>a flat heap of moist, crushed silver ore, prepared for
the patio process.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor"teau</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Torteaus</b></plw> (#). [Of. <i>torteau</i>, <i>tortel</i>, from L.
<i>tortus</i> twisted. See <u>Tort</u>.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>A roundel of a
red color.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor`ti*col"lis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>toricolis</i>;
L. <i>torquere</i>, <i>tortum</i>, to twist + <i>collum</i> the neck.]
<i>(Med.)</i> <def>See <u>Wryneck</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor"tile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tortilis</i>, fr.
<i>torquere</i>, <i>tortum</i>, to twist: cf. F. <i>tortile</i>.]
<def>Twisted; wreathed; coiled.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor*til"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being tortile, twisted, or wreathed.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tor*til"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <def>An unleavened
cake, as of maize flour, baked on a heated iron or stone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>tortio</i>. See
<u>Torsion</u>.] <def>Torment; pain.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tor"tious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Tort</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Injurious; wrongful.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Tortious</i>
power."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Imploying tort, or privat injury
for which the law gives damages; involing tort.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor"tious*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>In a
tortous manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tortus</i>, p. p. of
<i>torquere</i> to twist, wind.] <def>Twisted; wreathed.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tor"toise</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tortuce</i>, fr.
OF. <i>tortis</i> crooked, fr. L. <i>tortus</i> isted, crooked, contorted,
p. p. of <i>torquere</i>, <i>tortum</i>, to wind; cf. F. <i>tortue</i>
tortoise, LL. <i>tortuca</i>, <i>tartuca</i>, Pr. <i>tortesa</i>
crookedness, <i>tortis</i> crooked. so called in allusion to its crooked
feet. See <u>Torture</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any
one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The term is applied especially to the land and fresh-water
species, while the marine species are generally called <i>turtles</i>, but
the terms <i>tortoise</i> and <i>turtle</i> are used synonymously by many
writers. see <u>Testudinata</u>, <u>Terrapin</u>, and <u>Turtle</u>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Testudo</u>,
2.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Box tortoise</b></col>, <col><b>Land tortoise</b></col>, etc.
<cd>See under <u>Box</u>, <u>Land</u>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Painted
tortoise</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <i>Painted turtle</i>,
under <u>Painted</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Soft-shell tortoise</b></col>.
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <u>Trionyx</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Spotted
tortoise</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>A small American fresh-water
tortoise (<i>Chelopus, or Nanemys, quttatus</i>) having a blackish carapace
on which are scattered round yellow spots.</cd> -- <col><b>Tortoise
beetle</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of numerous species of
small tortoise-shaped beetles. Many of them have a brilliant metallic
luster. the larv&aelig; feed upon the leaves of various plants, and protect
themselves beneath a mass of dried excrement held over the back by means of
the caudal spines. The golden tortoise beetle (<i>Cassida aurichalcea</i>)
is found on the morning-glory vine and allied plants.</cd> --
<col><b>Tortoise plant</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <i>Elephant's
foot</i>, under <u>Elephant</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tortoise shell</b></col>,
<cd>the substance of the shell or horny plates of several species of sea
turtles, especially of the hawkbill turtle. It is used in inlaying and in
the manufacture of various ornamental articles.</cd> -- <col><b>Tortoise-
shell butterfly</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several
species of handsomely colored butterflies of the genus <i>Aglais</i>, as
<i>A. Milberti</i>, and <i>A. urtic&aelig;</i>, both of which, in the larva
state, feed upon nettles.</cd> -- <col><b>Tortoise-shell turtle</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the hawkbill turtle. See <u>Hawkbill</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tor"tri*cid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Tortrix</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to Tortix, or the family
<i>Tortricid&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tor"trix</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L.
<i>torquere</i>, <i>tortum</i>, to twist.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of small moths of the
family <i>Tortricid&aelig;</i>, the larv&aelig; of which usually roll up
the leaves of plants on which they live; -- also called <i>leaf
roller</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of tropical short-
tailed snakes, which are not venomous. One species (<i>Tortrix
scytal</i>&aelig;) is handsomely banded with black, and is sometimes worn
alive by the natives of Brazil for a necklace.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1521 !></p>

<p><hw>Tor"tu*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Nat. Hist.)</i>
<def>Swelled out at intervals like a knotted cord.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor"tu*ose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See Tortuous.]
<def>Wreathed; twisted; winding.</def>  <i>Loudon</i></p>

<p><hw>Tor`tu*os"l*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>tortuositas</i>: cf. F. <i>tortuosite</i>.] <def>the quality or state of
being tortuous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor"tu*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tortuos</i>, L.
<i>tortuosus</i>, fr. <i>tortus</i> a twisting, winding, fr.
<i>torquere</i>, <i>tortum</i>, to twist: cf. F. <i>tortueux</i>. See
Torture.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Bent in different directions; wreathed;
twisted; winding; as, a <i>tortuous train</i>; a <i>tortuous</i> train; a
<i>tortuous</i> leaf or corolla.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The badger made his dark and <i>tortuous</i> hole on the
side of every hill where the copsewood grew thick.</blockquote>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Deviating from rectitude; indirect;
erroneous; deceitful.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That course became somewhat less<i>tortuous</i>, when the
battle of the Boyne had cowed the spirit of the Jakobites.</blockquote>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Injurious: tortious.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Astrol.)</i> <def>Oblique; -- applied to the six
signs of the zodiac (from Capricorn to Gemini) which ascend most rapidly
and obliquely.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Skeat.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Infortunate ascendent <i>tortuous</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>--<wf>Tor"tu*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Tor"tu*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tor"tur*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
tortured.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.,fr.L. <i>tortura</i>,
fr. <i>torquere</i>, <i>tortum</i>, to twist, rack, torture; probably akin
to Gr. <grk>tre`pein</grk> to turn, G. <i>drechsein</i> to turn on a lathe,
and perhaps to E. <i>queer</i>.  Cf. <u>Contort</u>, <u>Distort</u>,
<u>Extort</u>, <u>Retort</u>, <u>Tart</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>,
<u>Torch</u>, <u>Torment</u>, <u>Tortion</u>, <u>Tort</u>, <u>Trope.</u>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Extreme pain; anguish of body or mind; pang; agony;
torment; as, <i>torture</i> of mind.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Ghastly spasm or racking <i>torture</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Especially, severe pain inflicted judicially,
either as punishment for a crime, or for the purpose of extorting a
confession from an accused person, as by water or fire, by the boot or
thumbkin, or by the rack or wheel.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of torturing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Torture</i>, whitch had always been deciared illegal, and
which had recently been declared illegal even by the servile judges of that
age, was inflicted for the last time in England in the month of May,
1640.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tor"ture</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tortured</u> (&?;; 135); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Torturing.</u>] [Cf. F. <i>Torturer</i>. ] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
put to torture; to pain extremely; to harass; to vex.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To punish with torture; to put to the rack; as,
to <i>torture</i> an accused person.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To wrest from the proper meaning; to
distort.</def>  <i>Jar. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To keep on the stretch, as a bow.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The bow <i>tortureth</i> the string.</blockquote>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tor"tur*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who tortures; a
tormentor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor"tur*ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>So as to
torture.</def>  <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tor"tur*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Involving, or
pertaining to, torture.</def> [R.] "<i>The torturous crucifixion</i>."
<i>I. Disraeli.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Tor"u*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Torul&aelig;</b></plw> (&?;) [NL., dim. of L. <i>torus</i> a
semicircular molding.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A chain of
special bacteria. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> A genus of budding fungi. Same as
<u>Saccharomyces.</u> Also used adjectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor"u*la*form`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i>
<def>Having the appearance of a torula; in the form of a little chain; as,
a <i>torulaform</i> string of micrococci.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tor"u*lose</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>torulus</i>, dim.
of <i>torus</i>: cf. F. <i>toruleux</i>. See <u>Torus</u>] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Same as <u>Torose.</u></def></p>

<p><hw>Tor"u*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Torose.</u></def></p>

<p><hw>||To"rus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tori</b></plw> (#). [L., a round, swelling, or bulging place, an
elevation.  Cf. 3d <u>Tore</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A lage molding used in the bases
of columns.  Its profile is semicircular. See <i>Illust.</i> of
<u>Molding.</u></def>  <i>Brande&C.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the ventral parapodia
of tubicolous annelids. It usually has the form of an oblong thickening or
elevation of the integument with rows of uncini or hooks along the center.
See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Tubicol&aelig;</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The receptacle, or part of the
flower on which the carpels stand.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>See 3d <u>Tore</u>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Torved</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Stern; grim. See
<u>Torvous.</u></def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>But yesterday his breath<BR>
Awed Rome, and his least <i>torved</i> frown was death.</blockquote> <i>J.
Webster (1654).</i></p>

<p><hw>Tor"vi*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>torvitas</i>. See
<u>Torvous</u>.] <def>Sourness or severity of countenance; sterness.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tor"vous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>torvus</i>. ]
<def>Sour of aspect; of a severe countenance; stern; grim.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>That <i>torvous</i>, sour look produced by
anger.</blockquote> <i>Derham.</i></p>

<p><hw>To"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tories</b></plw> (#). [ Properly used of the Irish bogtrotters who
robbed and plundered during the English civil wars, professing to be in
sympathy with the royal cause; hence transferred to those who sought to
maintain the extreme prerogatives of the crown; probably from Ir.
<i>toiridhe</i>, <i>tor</i>, a pursuer; akin to Ir. & Gael. <i>toir</i> a
pursuit.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Eng.Politics)</i> <def>A member of the
conservative party, as opposed to the progressive party which was formerly
called the Whig, and is now called the Liberal, party; an earnest supporter
of exsisting royal and ecclesiastical authority.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The word <i>Tory</i> first occurs in English history in 1679,
during the struggle in Parliament occasioned by the introduction of the
bill for the exclusion of the duke of York from the line of succession, and
was applied by the advocates of the bill to its opponents as a title of
obloquy or contempt. The Tories subsequently took a broader ground, and
their leading principle became the maintenance of things as they were. The
name, however, has for several years ceased to designate an existing party,
but is rather applied to certain traditional maxims of public policy. The
political successors of the Tories are now commonly known as
<i>Conservatives</i>.  <i>New Am. Cyc.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Amer. Hist.)</i> <def>One who, in the time of the
Revolution, favored submitting tothe claims of Great Britain against the
colonies; an adherent tothe crown.</def></p>

<p><hw>To"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of ro pertaining to the
Tories.</def></p>

<p><hw>To"ry*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The principles of the
Tories.</def></p>

<p><hw>To*scat"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>to-</i> +
<i>scatter</i>.] <def>To scatter in pieces; to divide.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tose</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [ See <u>Touse</u> ] <def>To
tease, or comb, as wool.</def> [Obs.or Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tosh</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>tonce shorn</i>,
<i>clipped</i>, and E. <i>tonsure</i>.] <def>Neat; trim.</def> [Scot.]
<i>Jomieson.</i></p>

<p><hw>To*shred"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>to-</i> +
<i>shred</i>. ] <def>To cut into shreads or pieces.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toss</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tossed</u>  (&?;); (less properly <u>Tost</u> ); <pos><i>p.
pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tossing</u>.] [ W. <i>tosiaw</i>, <i>tosio</i>,
to jerk, toss, snatch, <i>tos</i>a quick jerk, a toss, a snatch. ]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To throw with the hand; especially, to throw with
the palm of the hand upward, or to throw upward; as, to <i>toss</i> a
ball.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To lift or throw up with a sudden or violent
motion; as, to <i>toss</i> the head.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>tossed</i> his arm aloft, and proudly told me,<BR>
He would not stay.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cause to rise and fall; as, a ship
<i>tossed</i> on the waves in a storm.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We being exceedingly <i>tossed</i> with a
tempeat.</blockquote> <i>Act xxvii. 18.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To agitate; to make restless.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Calm region once,<BR>
And full of peace, now <i>tossed</i> and turbulent.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to try; to harass.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Whom devils fly, thus is he <i>tossed</i> of
men.</blockquote> <i>Herbert.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To keep in play; to tumble over; as, to spend
four years in <i>tossing</i> the rules of grammar.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Ascham.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To toss off</b></col>, <cd>to drink hastily.</cd> -- <col><b>To
toss the cars</b></col>.<cd>See under Oar, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p><hw>Toss</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To roll
and tumble; to be in violent commotion; to write; to fling.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To toss and fling, and to be restless, only frets and
enreges our pain.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To toss for</b></col>, <cd>to throw dice or a coin to determine
the possession of; to gamble for.</cd> -- <col><b>To toss up</b></col>,
<cd>to throw a coin into the air, and wager on which side it will fall, or
determine a question by its fall.</cd> <i>Bramsion.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toss</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A throwing
upward, or with a jerk; the act of tossing; as, the <i>toss</i> of a
ball.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A throwing up of the head; a particular manner
of raising the head with a jerk.</def>  <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tos"sel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Tassel</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toss"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ohe who tosser.</def>
<i>J. Fletcher.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toss"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a tossy
manner.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Toss"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act
of throwing upward; a rising and falling suddenly; a rolling and
tumbling.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A process
which consists in washing ores by violent agitation in water, in order to
separate the lighter or earhy particles; -- called also <i>tozing</i>, and
<i>treloobing</i>, in Cornwall.</def> <i>Pryce.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>A process for refining tin by dropping it through the air while
melted.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toss"pot`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A toper; one
habitually given to strong drink; a drunkard.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toss"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tossing the head, as in
scorn or pride; hence, proud; contemptuous; scornful; affectedly
indifferent; as, a <i>tossy</i> commonplace.</def> [R.]  <i>C.
Kingsley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tost</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of
Toss.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tos"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i>
<def>Quick; rapid.</def></p>

<p><col><b>||Pui tosto</b></col> (&?;) [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>faster;
more rapid.</cd></p>

<p><hw>To*swink"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>to-</i> +
<i>swink</i>.] <def>To labor excessively.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Toddle</u>,
<u>Tottle</u>, <u>Totter</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Anything small; --
frequently applied as a term of endearment to a little child.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A drinking cup of small size, holding about half
a pint.</def> [Prov.Eng.]  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A foolish fellow.</def> [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>To"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native name in
Egypt.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The grivet.</def></p>

<p><hw>To"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. LL. <i>totalis</i>,
fr. L. <i>tolus</i> all,whole.  Cf. <u>Factotum</u>, <u>Surtout</u>,
<u>Teetotum</u>.] <def>Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete;
absolute; as, a <i>total</i> departure from the evidence; a <i>total</i>
loss.</def> " <i>Total</i> darkness."  "To undergo myself the <i>total</i>
crime."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Total abstinence</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Abstinence</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</cd> -- <col><b>Total depravity</b></col>.
<i>(Theol.)</i> <cd>See <i>Original sin</i>, under
<u>Original</u>.</cd></p>

<p>Whole; entire; complete. See <u>Whole</u>.</p>

<p><hw>To"tal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The whole; the whole sum or
amount; as, these sums added make the grand <i>total</i> of five
millions.</def></p>

<p><hw>To*tal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>totalite</i>,
LL. <i>totalitas</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of
being total; as, the <i>totality</i> of an eclipse.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The whole sum; the whole quantity or amount; the
entirety; as, the <i>totality</i>of human knowledge.</def>
<i>Buckle.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>totality</i> of a sentence or passage.</blockquote>
<i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>To"tal*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make total, or
complete;to reduce to completeness.</def>  <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>To"tal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a total manner;
wholly; entirely.</def></p>

<p><hw>To"tal*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being total; entireness; totality.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tote</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Toted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Toting</u>.] [Said to be of African origin.] <def>To carry or bear; as,
to <i>tote</i> a child over a stream; -- a colloquial word of the Southern
States, and used esp. by negroes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tote</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>totum</i>, fr. <i>totus</i>
all, whole.] <def>The entire body, or all; as, the whole <i>tote</i>.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>To*tear"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>to-</i> +
<i>tear</i>. ] <def>To tear or rend in pieces.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>To"tem</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Massachusetts Indian
<i>wutohtimoin</i> that to which a person or place belongs.] <def>A rude
picture, as of a bird, beast, or the like, used by the North American
Indians as a symbolic designation, as of a family or a clan.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And they painted on the grave posts<BR>
Of the graves, yet unforgotten,<BR>
Each his own ancestral <i>totem</i><BR>
Each the symbol of his household;<BR>
Figures of the bear and reindeer,<BR>
Of the turtle, crane, and beaver.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>totem</i>,the clan deity, the beast or bird who in
some supernatural way attends to the clan and watches over it.</blockquote>
<i>Bagehot.</i></p>

<p><hw>To*tem"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a
totem, or totemism.</def></p>

<p><hw>To"tem*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The system of distinguishing families, clans, etc., in a tribe by the
totem.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Superstitious regard for a totem; the worship of
any real or imaginary object; nature worship.</def>  <i>Tylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>To"tem*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One belonging to a clan
or tribe having a totem.</def> -- <wf>To`tem*is"tic</wf> (#),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tot"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tote</u> to carry.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The stone roller. See <i>Stone roller</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd>, under <u>Stone</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>T'oth"er</hw> (?). <def>A colloquial contraction of <i>the
other</i>, and formerly a contraction for <i>that other</i>. See the Note
under <u>That</u>, 2.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>tothir</i> that was crucifield with him.</blockquote>
<i>Wyclif(John xix. 32)</i></p>

<p><hw>To`ti*pal"mate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>totus</i> all,
whole + E. <i>palmate</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having all four toes
united by a web; -- said of certain sea birds, as the pelican and the
gannet. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Aves</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||To`ti*pal"mi</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.,from L.
<i>totus</i> all, whole + <i>palmus</i> palm.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
division of swimming birds including those that have totipalmate
feet.</def></p>

<p><hw>To`ti*pres"ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>totus</i> all,
whole + E. <i>presence</i>.] <def>Omnipresence.</def> [Obs.]  <i>A.
Tucker.</i></p>

<p><hw>To`ti*pres"ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>totus</i> all,
whole + E. <i>present</i>.] <def>Omnipresent.</def> [Obs.]  <i>A.
Tucker.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tot"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tottered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tottering</u>.] [Probably for older <i>tolter</i>; cf. AS.
<i>tealtrian</i> to totter, vacillate.  Cf.<u>Tilt</u> to incline,
<u>Toddle</u>, <u>Tottle</u>, <u>Totty</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
shake so as to threaten a fall; to vacillate; to be unsteady; to stagger;
as, an old man <i>totters</i> with age.</def> "As a bowing wall shall ye
be, and as a <i>tottering</i> fence."  <i>Ps. lxii. 3.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To shake; to reel; to lean; to waver.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Troy nods from high, and <i>totters</i> to her
fall.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tot"ter*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
totters.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tot"ter*ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a tottering
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tot"ter*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Trembling or
vaccilating, as if about to fall; unsteady; shaking.</def>
<i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tot"tle</hw> (t&obreve;t"t'l), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.
& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Tottled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tottling</u>.] [See <u>Toddle</u>, <u>Totter</u>.] <def>To walk in a
wavering, unsteady manner; to toddle; to topple.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Tot"tlish</hw> (-tl&ibreve;sh), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Trembling
or tottering, as if about to fall; unsteady.</def> [Colloq. U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Tot"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>toti</i>.  Cf.
<u>Totter</u>.] <def>Unsteady; dizzy; tottery.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>For yet his noule [head] was <i>totty</i> of the
must.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tot"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Totty.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>My head is <i>toty</i> of my swink to-night.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>To"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sailor or fisherman; --
so called in some parts of the Pacific.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tou"can</hw> (t&oomac;"k&abreve;n; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.,
fr. Pg. <i>tucano</i>; from Brazilian name. ] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of fruit-eating birds
of tropical America belonging to <i>Ramphastos</i>, <i>Pteroglossus</i>,
and allied genera of the family <i>Ramphastid&aelig;</i>. They have a very
large, but light and thin, beak, often nearly as long as the body itself.
Most of the species are brilliantly colored with red, yellow, white, and
black in striking contrast.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astronom.)</i> <def>A modern constellation of the
southern hemisphere.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tou"can*et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
small toucan.</def></p>

<p><hw>Touch</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Touched</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Touching</u>.] [F. <i>toucher</i>, OF. <i>touchier</i>, <i>tuchier</i>;
of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. <i>zucchen</i>, <i>zukken</i>, to twitch,
pluck, draw, G. <i>zukken</i>, <i>zukken</i>, v. intens. fr. OHG.
<i>ziohan</i> to draw, G. <i>ziehen</i>, akin to E. <i>tug</i>. See
<u>Tuck</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, <u>Tug</u>, and cf. <u>Tocsin</u>,
<u>Toccata</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To come in contact with; to hit or
strike lightly against; to extend the hand, foot, or the like, so as to
reach or rest on.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Him thus intent Ithuriel with his spear<BR>
<i>Touched</i> lightly.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To perceive by the sense of feeling.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Nothing but body can be <i>touched</i> or
<i>touch</i>.</blockquote> <i>Greech.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To come to; to reach; to attain to.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The god, vindictive, doomed them never more-<BR>
Ah, men unblessed! -- to <i>touch</i> their natal shore.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To try; to prove, as with a touchstone.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Wherein I mean to <i>touch</i> your love
indeed.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To relate to; to concern; to affect.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The quarrel <i>toucheth</i> none but us alone.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To handle, speak of, or deal with; to treat
of.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Storial thing that <i>toucheth</i> gentilesse.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To meddle or interfere with; as, I have not
<i>touched</i> the books.</def>  <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>To affect the senses or the sensibility of; to
move; to melt; to soften.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What of sweet before<BR>
Hath <i>touched</i> my sense, flat seems to this and harsh.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The tender sire was <i>touched</i> with what he
said.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>To mark or delineate with touches; to add a
slight stroke to with the pencil or brush.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The lines, though <i>touched</i> but faintly, are drawn
right.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>To infect; to affect slightly.</def>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <def>To make an impression on; to have effect
upon.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Its face . . . so hard that a file will not <i>touch</i>
it.</blockquote> <i>Moxon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <def>To strike; to manipulate; to play on; as, to
<i>touch</i> an instrument of music.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[They] <i>touched</i> their golden harps.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>13.</b></sn> <def>To perform, as a tune; to play.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A person is the royal retinue <i>touched</i> a light and
lively air on the flageolet.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>14.</b></sn> <def>To influence by impulse; to impel
forcibly.</def> " No decree of mine, . . . [to] <i>touch</i> with lightest
moment of impulse his free will,"  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>15.</b></sn> <def>To harm, afflict, or distress.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let us make a covenant with thee, that thou wilt do us no
hurt, as we have not <i>touched</i> thee.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xxvi. 28,
29.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>16.</b></sn> <def>To affect with insanity, especially in a slight
degree; to make partially insane; -- rarely used except in the past
participle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She feared his head was a little
<i>touched</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ld. Lytton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>17.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>To be tangent to. See
<u>Tangent</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><sn><b>18.</b></sn> <def>To lay a hand upon for curing
disease.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To touch a sail</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to bring it so
close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.</cd> -- <col><b>To touch
the wind</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to keep the ship as near the wind as
possible.</cd> -- <col><b>To touch up</b></col>, <cd>to repair; to improve
by touches or emendation.</cd></p>

<p><! p. 1522 !></p>

<p><hw>Touch</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
be in contact; to be in a state of junction, so that no space is between;
as, two spheres <i>touch</i> only at points.</def>  <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To fasten; to take effect; to make
impression.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Strong waters pierce metals, and will <i>touch</i> upon
gold, that will not <i>touch</i> upon silver.</blockquote>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To treat anything in discourse, especially in a
slight or casual manner; -- often with <i>on</i> or <i>upon</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If the antiquaries have <i>touched</i> upon it, they
immediately<BR>
quitted it.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Naut)</i> <def>To be brought, as a sail, so close
to the wind that its weather leech shakes.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To touch and go</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to touch bottom
lightly and without damage, as a vessel in motion.</cd> -- <col><b>To touch
at</b></col>, <cd>to come or go to, without tarrying; as, the ship
<i>touched at</i> Lisbon.</cd> -- <col><b>To touch on</b></col> or
<col><b>upon</b></col>, <cd>to come or go to for a short time.</cd>
[R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I made a little voyage round the lake, and <i>touched on</i>
the several towns that lie on its coasts.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Touch</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>touche</i>. See
<u>Touch</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos> ] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of
touching, or the state of being touched; contact.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Their <i>touch</i> affrights me as a serpent's
sting.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The sense by which pressure or
traction exerted on the skin is recognized; the sense by which the
properties of bodies are determined by contact; the tactile sense. See
<i>Tactile sense</i>, under <u>Tactile</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The spider's <i>touch</i>, how exquisitely
fine.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Pure tactile feelings are necessarily rare, since temperature
sensations and muscular sensations are more or less combined with them. The
organs of touch are found chiefly in the epidermis of the skin and certain
underlying nervous structures.</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Act or power of exciting emotion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Not alone<BR>
The death of Fulvia, with more urgent <i>touches</i>,<BR>
Do strongly speak to us.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An emotion or affection.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A true, natural, and a sensible <i>touch</i> of
mercy.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Personal reference or application.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Speech of <i>touch</i> toward others should be sparingly
used.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A stroke; as, a <i>touch</i> of raillery; a
satiric <i>touch</i>; hence, animadversion; censure; reproof.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I never bare any <i>touch</i> of conscience with greater
regret.</blockquote> <i>Eikon Basilike.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A single stroke on a drawing or a
picture.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Never give the least <i>touch</i> with your pencil till you
have well examined your design.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Feature; lineament; trait.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Of many faces, eyes, and hearts,<BR>
To have the <i>touches</i> dearest prized.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>The act of the hand on a musical instrument;
bence, in the plural, musical notes.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Soft stillness and the night<BR>
Become the <i>touches</i> of sweet harmony.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>A small quantity intermixed; a little; a
dash.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Eyes La <i>touch</i> of Sir Peter Lely in them.</blockquote>
<i>Hazlitt.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Madam, I have a <i>touch</i> of your condition.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <def>A hint; a suggestion; slight notice.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A small <i>touch</i> will put him in mind of
them.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <def>A slight and brief essay.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Print my preface in such form as, in the booksellers'
phrase, will make a sixpenny <i>touch</i>.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>13.</b></sn> <def>A touchstone; hence, stone of the sort used for
touchstone.</def> [Obs.] " Now do I play the <i>touch</i>."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A neat new monument of <i>touch</i> and
alabaster.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>14.</b></sn> <def>Hence, examination or trial by some decisive
standard; test; proof; tried quality.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Equity, the true <i>touch</i> of all laws.</blockquote>
<i>Carew.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Friends of noble <i>touch</i> .</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>15.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The particular or characteristic
mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the
fingers; as, a heavy <i>touch</i>, or a light <i>touch</i>; also, the
manner of touching, striking, or pressing the keys of a piano; as, a legato
<i>touch</i>; a staccato <i>touch</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>16.</b></sn> <i>(Shipbilding)</i> <def>The broadest part of a
plank worked top and but (see <i>Top and but</i>, under <u>Top</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>), or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is,
tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern
timbers at the counters.</def>  <i>J. Knowles.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>17.</b></sn> <i>(Football)</i> <def>That part of the field which
is beyond the line of flags on either side.</def>  <i>Encyc. of Rural
Sports.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>18.</b></sn> <def>A boys' game; tag.</def></p>

<p><col><b>In touch</b></col> <i>(Football)</i>, <cd>outside of
bounds.</cd> <i>T. Hughes.</i> -- <col><b>To be in touch</b></col>, <cd>to
be in contact, or in sympathy.</cd> -- <col><b>To keep touch</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To be true or punctual to a promise or engagement
[Obs.]; hence, to fulfill duly a function.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>My mind and senses <i>keep touch</i> and time.</blockquote>
<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To keep in contact; to maintain connection or
sympathy; -- with <i>with</i> or <i>of</i>.</cd> --  <col><b>Touch and
go</b></col>, <cd>a phrase descriptive of a narrow escape.</cd> --
<col><b>True as touch</b></col>  (<i>i. e.</i>, <i>touchstone</i>),
<cd>quite true.</cd> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Touch"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
touched; tangible.</def> -- <wf>Touch"a*ble*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Touch"back`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(G)</i> <def>The act
of touching the football down by a player behind his own goal line when it
received its last impulse from an opponent; -- distinguished from
<i>safety</i> touchdown.</def></p>

<p><hw>Touch"-box`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A box containing
lighted tinder, formerly carried by soldiers who used matchlocks, to kindle
the match.</def></p>

<p><hw>Touch"down`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Football)</i>
<def>The act of touching the football down behind the opponents' goal
.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Safety touchdown</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Safety</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Touch"hole`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The vent of a cannot
or other firearm, by which fire is communicateed to the powder of the
charge.</def></p>

<p><hw>Touch"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a touchy
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Touch"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being touchy peevishness; irritability; irascibility.</def></p>

<p><hw>Touch"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Affecting; moving;
pathetic; as, a <i>touching</i> tale.</def> -- <wf>Touch"ing*ly</wf> (#),
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Touch"ing</hw>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>Concerning; with
respect to.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Now, as <i>touching</i> things offered unto
idols.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. viii. 1.</i></p>

<p><hw>Touch"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The sense or act of
feeling; touch.</def></p>

<p><hw>Touch"-me-not`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>See <u>Impatiens</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>Squirting cucumber. See under <u>Cucumber</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Touch"-nee`dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Metal.)</i> <def>A
small bar of gold and silver, either pure, or alloyed in some known
proportion with copper, for trying the purity of articles of gold or silver
by comparison of the streaks made by the article and the bar on a
touchstone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Touch"-pa`per</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Paper steeped in
saltpeter, which burns slowly, and is used as a match for firing gunpowder,
and the like.</def></p>

<p><hw>Touch"stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Min.)</i> <def>Lydian stone; basanite; -- so called because used to
test the purity of gold and silver by the streak which is left upon the
stone when it is rubbed by the metal. See <u>Basanite</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Fig.: <def>Any test or criterion by which the
qualities of a thing are tried.</def>  <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The foregoing doctrine affords us also a <i>touchstone</i>
for the trial of spirits.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Irish touchstone</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>basalt, the stone
which composes the Giant's Causeway.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Touch"wood`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably for
<i>tachwood</i>; OE. <i>tache</i> tinder (of uncertain origin) +
<i>wood</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Wood so decayed as to serve for tinder; spunk,
or punk.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Dried fungi used as tinder; especially, the
<i>Polyporus igniarius</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Touch"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [For <i>techy</i>,
<i>tetchy</i>.] <def>Peevish; irritable; irascible; techy; apt to take
fire.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote>It may be said of Dryden that he was at no time
<i>touchy</i> about personal attacks.</blockquote> <i>Saintsbury.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tough</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Tougher</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Toughest</u>.] [OE.
<i>tough</i>, AS. <i>t&omacr;h</i>, akin to D. <i>taai</i>, LG. <i>taa</i>,
<i>tage</i>, <i>tau</i>, OHG. <i>z&amacr;hi</i>, G.  <i>z&auml;he</i>, and
also to AS. ge<i>tenge</i> near to, close to, oppressive, OS.
bi<i>tengi</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having the quality of flexibility
without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of
resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of animals are remarkably
<i>tough</i>.</def> "<i>Tough</i> roots and stubs. "  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not easily broken; able to endure hardship;
firm; strong; as, <i>tough</i> sinews.</def>  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A body made of brass, the crone demands, . . . <BR>
<i>Tough</i> to the last, and with no toil to tire.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The basis of his character was caution combined with
<i>tough</i> tenacity of purpose.</blockquote> <i>J. A. Symonds.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not easily separated; viscous; clammy;
tenacious; as, <i>tough</i> phlegm.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn; as, a
<i>tough</i> bow.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>So <i>tough</i> a frame she could not bend.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Severe; violent; as, a <i>tough</i> storm.</def>
[Colloq.] " A <i>tough</i> debate. "  <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To make it tough</b></col>, <cd>to make it a matter of
difficulty; to make it a hard matter.</cd> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tough"-cake`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Tough-
pitch</u> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tough"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i. & t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Toughened</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Toughening</u>.] <def>To grow or make tough, or tougher.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tough"-head`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The ruddy duck.</def> [ Local U. S. ]</p>

<p><hw>Tough"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tough in a slight
degree.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tough"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a tough
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tough"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being tough.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tough"-pitch`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Metal.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The exact state or quality of texture and
consistency of well reduced and refined copper.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>Copper so reduced; -- called also <i>tough-cake</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tou"ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The wood warbler.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Tou*pee"</hw> (?; 277), <hw>Tou*pet"</hw> (?; 277) } (?),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>toupet</i>, dim. of OF. <i>top</i> a tuft; of
Teutonic origin, and akin to E. <i>top</i>. See <u>Top</u> apex, and cf.
<u>Topet</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A little tuft; a curl or artificial lock of
hair.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A small wig, or a toppiece of a wig.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Her powdered hair is turned backward over a
<i>toupee</i>.</blockquote> <i>G. Eliot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tou"pet*tit</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Topet</u>,
<u>toupee</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The crested titmouse.</def> [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tour</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tour</i>. See
<u>Tower</u>.] <def>A tower.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tour</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tour</i>. See
<u>Turn</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A going
round; a circuit; hence, a journey in a circuit; a prolonged circuitous
journey; a comprehensive excursion; as, the <i>tour</i> of Europe; the
<i>tour</i> of France or England.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The bird of Jove stooped from his airy
<i>tour</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A turn; a revolution; as, the <i>tours</i> of
the heavenly bodies.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Blackmore.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>anything done successively, or by
regular order; a turn; as, a <i>tour</i> of duty.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Journey; excursion. See <u>Journey</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Tour</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Toured</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Touring</u>.] <def>To make a tourm; as, to <i>tour</i> throught a
country.</def>  <i>T. Hughes.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tou*ra"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Same as <u>Turacou</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tour*bil"lion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>torbillion</i> a
whirlwind, tourbillion, fr. L. <i>turbo</i>, -<i>inis</i>, a whirl,
whirlwind.] <def>An ornamental firework which turns round, when in the air,
so as to form a scroll of fire.</def>  <i>G. Francis.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tour"ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who makes a tour,
or performs a journey in a circuit.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tour"ma*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tourmaline</i>,
cf. It. <i>turmalina</i>, <i>tormalina</i>, NL. <i>turmalina</i>,
<i>turmalinus</i>; all fr. <i>tournamal</i>, a name given to this stone in
Ceylon.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral occurring usually in three-sided or
six-sided prisms terminated by rhombohedral or scalenohedral planes. Black
tourmaline (schorl) is the most common variety, but there are also other
varieties, as the blue (indicolite), red (rubellite), also green, brown,
and white. The red and green varieties when transparent are valued as
jewels.</def> [Written also <i>turmaline</i> .]</p>

<p>&fist; Crystals of tourmaline when heated exhibit electric polarity (see
<u>Pyroelectric</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>).  Tourmaline is also used in the
form of a polariscope called <i>tourmaline tongs</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Tourn</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Turn</u>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A spinning wheel.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(O.Eng.Law)</i> <def>The sheriff's turn, or
court.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tour"na*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>turnement</i>,
<i>tornement</i>, OF. <i>torneiement</i>, <i>tornoiement</i>, F.
<i>tournoiement</i> a turning or wheeling round. See <u>Tourney</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A mock fight, or warlike game, formerly in great
favor, in which a number of combatants were engaged, as an exhibition of
their address and bravery; hence, figuratively, a real battle.</def> "In
battle and in <i>tourneyment</i>."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>With cruel <i>tournament</i> the squadrons
join.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>&fist; It different from the <i>joust</i>, which was a trial of skill
between one man and another.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any contest of skill in which there are many
contestents for championship; as, a chess <i>tournament</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tourn"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Work turned on a
lathe; turnery.</def> [Obs.] See <u>Turnery</u>.  <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tour"ney</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>tornei</i>,
<i>tornoi</i>, F. <i>tournoi</i>, fr. OF. <i>torneier</i>, <i>tornoier</i>,
<i>tournoier</i>, to tit, to tourney, F. <i>tournoyer</i> to turn round and
round. See <u>Turn</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>A tournament.</def>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>At tilt or <i>tourney</i> or like warlike game.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We hold a <i>tourney</i> here to-morrow morn,<BR>
And there is scantly time for half the work.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tour"ney</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf.OF. <i>torneier</i>. See
<u>Tourney</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> ] <def>To perform in tournaments; to
tilt.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Well could he <i>tourney</i>, and in lists
debate.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tour"ni*quet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>tourner</i>
to turn.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>An instrument for arresting hemorrhage. It
consists essentially of a pad or compress upon which pressure is made by a
band which is tightened by a screw or other means.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tour`nois"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., belonging to
<i>Tours</i> in France.] <def>A former French money of account worth 20
sous, or a franc. It was thus called in distinction from the Paris
<i>livre</i>, which contained 25 sous.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tour*nure"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>tourner</i>
to turn.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Turn; contour; figure.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any device used by women to expand the skirt of
a dress below the waist; a bustle.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Touse</hw>, <hw>Touze</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Toused</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Tousing</u>.] [OE. <i>tosen</i> &radic;64. See
<u>tease</u>, and cf. <u>Tose</u>, <u>Toze</u>. ] <def>To pull; to haul; to
tear; to worry.</def> [Prov. Eng.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>As a bear, whom angry curs have <i>touzed</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Touse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A pulling; a
disturbance.</def> [Prov. Eng.]  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tous"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Tousle</u>.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Tous"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who touses.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tou"sle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Freq. of <i>touse</i>.
Cf.<u>Tossle</u>.] <def>To put into disorder; to tumble; to touse.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Tous`-les`-mois"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., all the months,
<i>i.e.</i>, every month.] <def>A kind of starch with very large, oval,
flattened grains, often sold as arrowroot, and extensively used for
adulterating cocoa. It is made from the rootstocks of a species of
<i>Canna</i>, probably <i>C. edulis</i>, the tubers of which are edible
every month in the year.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tout</hw> (t&oomac;t), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [See 1st
<u>Toot</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To act as a tout. See 2d
<u>Tout</u>.</def> [Cant. Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To ply or seek for customers.</def> [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tout</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who secretly watches race
horses which are in course of training, to get information about their
capabilities, for use in betting.</def> [Cant. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tout</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [See 3d <u>Toot</u>. ] <def>To
toot a horn.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tout</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The anus.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Tout`-en`sem"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>All
together; hence, in costume, the fine arts, etc., the general effect of a
work as a whole, without regard to the execution of the separate
perts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tout"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who seeks customers,
as for an inn, a public conveyance, shops, and the like: hence, an
obtrusive candidate for office.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The prey of ring droppers, . . . duffers, <i>touters</i>, or
any of those bloodless sharpers who are, perhaps, better known to the
police.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Touze</hw> (?), <pos><i>v.t & i.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Touse</u>.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tow</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tow</i>, AS. <i>tow</i>,
akin to OD. <i>touw</i>, Icel.  &?; a tuft of wool for spinning; cf. E.
<i>taw</i>, v.t.] <def>The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp,
separated from the finer part by the hatchel or swingle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tow</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Towed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Towing</u>.] [OE.
<i>towen</i>, to&?;en; akin to OFries. <i>toga</i> to pull about, OHG.
zog&omacr;n, Icel. <i>toga</i>, AS. <i>toh</i>line a towline, and
AS.te&oacute;n to draw, p. p. <i>getogen</i>. See <u>Tug</u>] <def>To draw
or pull through the water, as a vessel of any kind, by means of a
rope.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Tow</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel. <i>taug</i> a rope,
from the same root as E. <i>tow</i>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A rope by which anything is towed; a towline, or
towrope.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act of towing, or the state of being towed;
--chiefly used in the phrase, <i>to take in tow</i>, that is to
tow.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is towed, or drawn by a towline, as a
barge, raft, collection of boats, ect.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tow"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Tow</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos>  Cf. F. <i>touage</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
act of towing.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The price paid for towing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tow"all</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A towel.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>To"ward</hw>, <hw>To"wards</hw>  } (?),
<pos><i>prep.</i></pos>[AS. &?; impending, imminent, future, toward, &?;
towards. See <u>To</u>, and -<u>ward</u>, <u>wards</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>In the direction of; to.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He set his face <i>toward</i> the wilderness.</blockquote>
<i>Num. xxiv. 1.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The waves make <i>towards</i>\'b6 the pebbled
shore.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>With direction to, in a moral sense; with
respect or reference to; regarding; concerning.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His eye shall be evil <i>toward</i> his
brother.</blockquote> <i>Deut. xxviii. 54.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience
void of offense <i>toward</i> God, and <i>toward</i> men.</blockquote>
<i>Acts xxiv. 16.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Tending to; in the direction of; in behalf
of.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This was the first alarm England received <i>towards</i> any
trouble.</blockquote> <i>Clarendom.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Near; about; approaching to.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I am <i>toward</i> nine years older since I left
you.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>To"ward</hw>, <hw>To"wards</hw>  } <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>
<def>Near; at hand; in state of preparation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Do you hear sught, sir, of a battle <i>toward</i>
?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We have a trifling foolish banquet
<i>Towards</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>To"ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. &?;. See <u>Toward</u>,
<pos><i>prep.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Approaching; coming
near.</def> "His <i>toward</i> peril."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Readly to do or learn; compliant with duty; not
froward; apt; docile; tractable; as, a <i>toward</i> youth.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Ready to act; forward; bold; valiant.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Why, that is spoken like a <i>toward</i>
prince.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>To"ward*li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being towardly; docility; tractableness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The beauty and <i>towardliness</i> of these children moved
her brethren to envy.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p>

<p><hw>To"ward*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Toward</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, 2.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He's <i>towardly</i> and will come on apace.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>To"ward*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or state of
being toward.</def></p>

<p><hw>To"wards</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>prep. & adv.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Toward</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tow"boat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
vessel constructed for being towed, as a canal boat.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A steamer used for towing other vessels; a
tug.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tow"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>towaille</i>,
<i>towail</i>, F. <i>touaille</i>, LL. <i>toacula</i>, of Teutonic origin;
cf. OHG. <i>dwahila</i>, <i>swahilla</i>, G. <i>zwehle</i>, fr. OHG.
<i>dwahan</i> to wash; akin to D. <i>dwaal</i> a towel, AS.
<i>&thorn;we&aacute;n</i> to wash, OS. <i>thwahan</i>, Icel.
<i>&thorn;v&amacr;</i>, Sw. <i>tv&aring;</i>, Dan. <i>toe</i>, Goth.
<i>&thorn;wahan</i>.   Cf. <u>Doily</u>.] <def>A cloth used for wiping,
especially one used for drying anything wet, as the person after a
bath.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Towel gourd</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the fruit of the
cucurbitaceous plant <i>Luffa &AElig;gyptiaca</i>; also, the plant itself.
The fruit is very fibrous, and, when separated from its rind and seeds, is
used as a sponge or towel. Called also <i>Egyptian bath sponge</i>, and
<i>dishcloth</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tow"el</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To beat with a
stick.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tow"el*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Cloth for towels,
especially such as is woven in long pieces to be cut at will, as
distinguished from that woven in towel lengths with borders, etc.</def>
[Written also <i>towelling</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tow"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE.
<i>tour</i>,<i>tor</i>,<i>tur</i>, F. <i>tour</i>, L. <i>turris</i>; akin
to Gr. &?;; cf. W. <i>twr</i> a tower, Ir. <i>tor</i> a castle, Gael.
<i>torr</i> a tower, castle.  Cf. <u>Tor</u>, <u>Turret</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A mass of
building standing alone and insulated, usually higher than its diameter,
but when of great size not always of that proportion.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A projection from a line of wall, as a
fortification, for purposes of defense, as a flanker, either or the same
height as the curtain wall or higher.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A
structure appended to a larger edifice for a special purpose, as for a
belfry, and then usually high in proportion to its width and to the height
of the rest of the edifice; as, a church <i>tower</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A citadel; a fortress; hence, a
defense.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong <i>tower</i>
from the enemy.</blockquote> <i>Ps. lxi. 3.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A headdress of a high or towerlike form,
fashionable about the end of the seventeenth century and until 1715; also,
any high headdress.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Lay trains of amorous intrigues<BR>
In <i>towers</i>, and curls, and periwigs.</blockquote>
<i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>High flight; elevation.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Gay Lussac's tower</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a large tower
or chamber used in the sulphuric acid process, to absorb (by means of
concentrated acid) the spent nitrous fumes that they may be returned to the
Glover's tower to be reemployed. See <i>Sulphuric acid</i>, under
<u>Sulphuric</u>, and <i>Glover's tower</i>, below.</cd> --
<col><b>Glover's tower</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a large tower or
chamber used in the manufacture of sulphuric acid, to condense the crude
acid and to deliver concentrated acid charged with nitrous fumes. These
fumes, as a catalytic, effect the conversion of sulphurous to sulphuric
acid. See <i>Sulphuric acid</i>, under <u>Sulphuric</u>, and <i>Gay
Lussac's tower</i>, above.</cd> -- <col><b>Round tower</b></col>. <cd>See
under <u>Round</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Shot
tower</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Shot</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tower
bastion</b></col> <i>(Fort.)</i>, <cd>a bastion of masonry, often with
chambers beneath, built at an angle of the interior polygon of some
works.</cd> -- <col><b>Tower mustard</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the
cruciferous plant <i>Arabis perfoliata</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tower of
London</b></col>, <cd>a collection of buildings in the eastern part of
London, formerly containing a state prison, and now used as an arsenal and
repository of various objects of public interest.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tow"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>towered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>towering</u>.] <def>To rise and overtop other objects; to be lofty or
very high; hence, to soar.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>On the other side an high rock <i>towered</i>
still.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>My lord protector's hawks do <i>tower</i> so
well.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tow"er</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To soar into.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tow"ered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Adorned or defended by
towers.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Towered</i> cities please us then.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tow"er*ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Very high; elevated; rising aloft; as, a <i>towering</i> height.</def>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, extreme; violent; surpassing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A man agitated by a <i>towering</i> passion.</blockquote>
<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tow"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having towers; adorned
or defended by towers.</def> [R.] "<i>Towery cities</i>."  <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tow"-head`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An
urchin who has soft, whitish hair.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The hooded merganser.</def>
[ Local, U. S. ]</p>

<p><hw>To*whee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
chewink.</def></p>

<p><hw>To*wil"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The sanderling; -- so called from its cry.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tow"line`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>tohline</i>. See
<u>Tow</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, <i>and</i> <u>Line</u>. ]
<i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A line used to tow vessels; a towrope.</def></p>

<p><hw>Town</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>toun</i>, <i>tun</i>,
AS. <i>tun</i> inclosure, fence, village, town; akin to D. <i>tuin</i> a
garden, G. <i>zaun</i> a hadge, fence, OHG. <i>zun</i>, Icel. <i>tun</i> an
inclosure, homestead, house, Ir. & Gael. <i>dun</i> a fortress, W.
<i>din</i>.  Cf. <u>Down</u>, <pos><i>adv. & prep.</i></pos>, <u>Dune</u>,
<u>tine</u> to inclose.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Formerly:
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> An inclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or
dwelling of the lord of the manor. [Obs.] <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> The whole of
the land which constituted the domain. [Obs.] <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> A
collection of houses inclosed by fences or walls.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Palsgrave.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any number or collection of houses to which
belongs a regular market, and which is not a city or the see of a
bishop.</def> [Eng.]  <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Any collection of houses larger than a village,
and not incorporated as a city; also, loosely, any large, closely populated
place, whether incorporated or not, in distinction from the country, or
from rural communities.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>God made the country, and man made the
<i>town</i>.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The body of inhabitants resident in a town; as,
the <i>town</i> voted to send two representatives to the legislature; the
<i>town</i> voted to lay a tax for repairing the highways.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A township; the whole territory within certain
limits, less than those of a country.</def> [U. S.]</p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>The court end of London;-- commonly with
<i>the</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>The metropolis or its inhabitants; as, in winter
the gentleman lives in <i>town</i>; in summer, in the country.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Always hankering after the diversions of the
<i>town</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Stunned with his giddy larum half the
<i>town</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The same form of expressions is used in regard to other populous
towns.</p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>A farm or farmstead; also, a court or
farmyard.</def> [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p>

<p>&fist; <i>Town</i> is often used adjectively or in combination with
other words; as, <i>town</i> clerk, or <i>town</i>-clerk; <i>town</i>-
crier, or <i>town</i> crier; <i>town</i>hall, <i>town</i>-hall, or
<i>town</i> hall; <i>town</i>house, <i>town</i> house, or <i>town</i>-
house.</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Village; hamlet. See <u>Village</u>.</p>

<p><col><b>Town clerk</b></col>, <cd>an office who keeps the records of a
town, and enters its official proceedings. See <u>Clerk</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Town cress</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the garden cress, or
peppergrass.</cd> <i>Dr. Prior.</i> -- <col><b>Town house</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A house in town, in distinction from a house in the
country.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>See <u>Townhouse</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Town meeting</b></col>, <cd>a legal meeting of the inhabitants of a
town entitled to vote, for the transaction of public bisiness.</cd> [U. S.]
-- <col><b>Town talk</b></col>, <cd>the common talk of a place; the subject
or topic of common conversation.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Town"-cri`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A town officer who
makes proclamations to the people; the public crier of a town.</def></p>

<p><hw>Towned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having towns; containing
many towns.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Hakluyt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Town"hall`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A public hall or
building, belonging to a town, where the public offices are established,
the town council meets, the people assemble in town meeting, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Town"house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A building devoted
to the public used of a town; a townhall.</def></p>

<p><hw>Town"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the
inhabitants of a town; like the town.</def> [R.]  <i>Turbervile.</i></p>

<p><hw>Town"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no town.</def>
<i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Town"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small town.</def>
<i>North Brit. Rev.</i></p>

<p><hw>Towns"folk`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The people of a
town; especially, the inhabitants of a city, in distinction from country
people; townspeople.</def></p>

<p><hw>Town"ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
district or territory of a town.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In the United States, many of the States are divided into
townships of five, six, seven, or perhaps ten miles square, and the
inhabitants of such townships are invested with certain powers for
regulating their own affairs, such as repairing roads and providing for the
poor. The township is subordinate to the county.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In surveys of the public land of the United
States, a division of territory six miles square, containing 36
sections.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>In Canada, one of the subdivisions of a
county.</def></p>

<p><hw>Towns"man</hw> (tounz"m<i>a</i>n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Townsmen</b></plw> (-m&et;n).</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An inhabitant of a town; one of the same town
with another.</def>  <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A selectman, in New England. See
<u>Selectman</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Towns"peo`ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The inhabitants of
a town or city, especially in distinction from country people;
townsfolk.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Town"ward</hw>, <hw>Town"wards</hw> (?), } (?),
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Toward a town.</def>  <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tow"path`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A path traveled by men
or animals in towing boats; -- called also <i>towing path</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tow"rope`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rope used in towing
vessels.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tow"ser</hw> (tou"z&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Touse</u> to pull about. ] <def>A familiar name for a dog.</def> [
Written also <i>Towzer</i>. ]</p>

<p><hw>Tow"y</hw> (t&omacr;"&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Composed
of, or like, tow.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tox*&aelig;"mi*a</hw> (t&obreve;ks"&emacr;"m&ibreve;*&adot;),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>toxiko`n</grk> poison +
<grk>a"i^ma</grk> blood.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Blood poisoning. See under
<u>Blood</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tox"ic</hw>, <hw>Tox"ic*al</hw>  } (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>toxicum</i> poison, originally, a poison in which arrows were dipped,
Gr. <grk>toxiko`n</grk> (sc. &?;) poison for smearing arrows with, fr.
<grk>toxiko`s</grk> of or for the bow, from <grk>to`xon</grk> bow, arrow.
Cf. <u>Intoxicate</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to poison; poisonous; as,
<i>toxic</i> medicines.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tox"i*cant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A poisonous agent or
drug, as opium; an intoxicant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tox`i*co*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf.F.
<i>toxicologique</i>. ] <def>Of or pertaining to toxicology.</def> --
<wf>Tox`i*co*log"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tox`i*col"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed in
toxicology; the writer of a treatise on poisons.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tox`i*col"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr.
<grk>toxiko`n</grk> poison + <i>-logy</i>; cf. F. <i>toxicologie</i>. See
<u>Toxic</u>. ] <def>The science which treats of poisons, their effects,
antidotes, and recognition; also, a discourse or treatise on the
science.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tox`i*co*ma"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See. <u>Toxic</u>,
and <u>Mania</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Toxiphobia.</def>
<i>A. S. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An insane desire for intoxicating
or poisonous drugs, as alcohol or opium.</def>  <i>B. W.
Richardson.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Tox*if"e*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
<grk>to`xon</grk> a bow + L. <i>ferre</i> to bear.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Same as <u>Toxoglossa</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tox"in</hw>, <hw>Tox"ine</hw>  } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr.
<grk>toxiko`n</grk>. See <u>Toxic</u>. ] <def>A poisonous product formed by
pathogenic bacteria, as a toxic proteid or poisonous ptomaine.</def><BR>
[1913 Webster]</p>

<p><hw>||Tox`i*pho"bi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
<grk>toxiko`n</grk> poison + <grk>fo`bos</grk> fear.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An
insane or greatly exaggerated dread of poisons.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tox"o*don</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>to`xon</grk> a
bow + &?;, &?;, a tooth.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A gigantic extinct
herbivorous mammal from South America, having teeth bent like a bow. It is
the type of the order Toxodonta.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tox`o*don"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.pl.</i></pos> [NL.]
<i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An extinct order of Mammalia found in the South
American Tertiary formation. The incisor teeth were long and curved and
provided with a persistent pulp. They are supposed to be related both to
the rodents and ungulates. Called also <i>Toxodontia</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tox`o*glos"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
<grk>to`xon</grk> a bow + &?; tongue.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division
of marine gastropod mollusks in which the radula are converted into poison
fangs. The cone shells (<i>Conus</i>), Pleurotoma, and Terebra, are
examples. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Cone</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 4,
<u>Pleurotoma</u>, and <u>Terebra</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tox*oph"i*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>to`xon</grk>
a bow + <grk>filei^n</grk> to love.] <def>A lover of archery; one devoted
to archery.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tox"o*tes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; an
archer.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of fishes comprising the archer
fishes. See <u>Archer fish</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toy</hw> (toi), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>tuid</i> tools,
implements, stuff, trash, speel<i>tuig</i> playthings, toys; akin to G.
<i>zeug</i> stuff, materials, MNG. <i>ziuc</i>, Icel. <i>tygi</i> gear; all
ultimately from the root of E. <i>tug</i>, v. t.; cf. G. <i>zeugen</i> to
beget, MHG. <i>ziugen</i> to beget, make ready, procure. See <u>Tug</u>,
<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A plaything for children; a bawble.</def>
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A thing for amusement, but of no real value; an
article of trade of little value; a trifle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They exchange for knives, glasses, and such <i>toys</i>,
great abundance of gold and pearl.</blockquote> <i>Abr. Abbot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A wild fancy; an odd conceit; idle sport; folly;
trifling opinion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To fly about playing their wanton <i>toys</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>What if a <i>toy</i> take'em in the heels now, and they all
run away.</blockquote> <i>Beau. &Fl.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Nor light and idle <i>toys</i> my lines may vainly
swell.</blockquote> <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Amorous dalliance; play; sport; pastime.</def>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To dally thus with death is no fit <i>toy</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>An old story; a silly tale.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> [Probably the same word.] <def>A headdress of linen
or woolen, that hangs down over the shoulders, worn by old women of the
lower classes; -- called also <i>toy mutch</i>.</def> [Scot.] "Having,
moreover, put on her clean <i>toy</i>, rokelay, and scarlet plaid."  <i>Sir
W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toy</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>toyed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>toying</u>.] <def>To
dally amorously; to trifle; to play.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To <i>toy</i>, to wanton, dally, smile and
jest.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toy</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To treat foolishly.</def>
[Obs.] <i>E. Dering (1576).</i></p>

<p><hw>To*year</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>To</i>, prep. +
<i>year</i>. ] <def>This year.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toy"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who toys; one who is
full of trifling tricks; a trifler.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toy"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of trifling
play.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toy"house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A house for children
to play in or to play with; a playhouse.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toy"ing*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a toying
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toy"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Sportive;
trifling; wanton.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Resembling a toy.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Toy"ish*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Toy"ish*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><! p. 1524 !></p>

<p><hw>Toy"man</hw> (toi"m<i>a</i>n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
deals in toys.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toy"shop`</hw> (-sh&obreve;p`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A shop
where toys are sold.</def></p>

<p><hw>Toy"some</hw> (toi"s&ubreve;m), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Disposed
to toy; trifling; wanton.</def> [R.]  <i>Ford.</i></p>

<p><hw>Toze</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To pull violently; to
touse.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>To"zy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Toze</u> ] <def>Soft,
like wool that has been teased.</def> -- <wf>To"zi*ness</wf> (#),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>||Tra"be*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Trabe&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [L.] <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>A toga
of purple, or ornamented with purple horizontal stripes. -- worn by kings,
consuls, and augurs.</def>  <i>Dr. W. Smith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tra"be*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Arch.)</i>
<def>Furnished with an entablature.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra`be*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>trabs</i>,
<i>trabis</i>, a beam, a timber.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Entablature</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tra*bec"u*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Trabecul&aelig;</b></plw>  (-l&emacr;). [L., a little beam.]
<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A small bar, rod, bundle of fibers, or septal membrane,
in the framework of an organ part.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra*bec"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of
or pertaining to a trabecula or trabecul&aelig;; composed of
trabecul&aelig;.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra*bec"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Crossbarred, as the ducts in a banana stem.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra"bu</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same
as <u>Trubu</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trace</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>trais</i>. pl. of
<i>trait</i>. See <u>Trait</u>.] <def>One of two straps, chains, or ropes
of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree
attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trace</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>trace</i>. See <u>Trace</u>,
<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> ] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A mark left by anything
passing; a track; a path; a course; a footprint; a vestige; as, the
<i>trace</i> of a carriage or sled; the <i>trace</i> of a deer; a sinuous
<i>trace</i>.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem. & Min.)</i> <def>A very small quantity of
an element or compound in a given substance, especially when so small that
the amount is not quantitatively determined in an analysis; -- hence, in
stating an analysis, often contracted to <i>tr.</i></def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A mark, impression, or visible appearance of
anything left when the thing itself no longer exists; remains; token;
vestige.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The shady empire shall retain no <i>trace</i><BR>
Of war or blood, but in the sylvan chase.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Descriptive Geom. & Persp.)</i> <def>The
intersection of a plane of projection, or an original plane, with a
coordinate plane.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>The ground plan of a work or
works.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Syn</b></col>.<cd>-Vestige; mark; token. See
<u>Vestige</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trace</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>traced</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>tracing</u>.] [OF.
<i>tracier</i>, F. <i>tracer</i>, from  (assumed) LL. <i>tractiare</i>,
fr.L. <i>tractus</i>, p. p. of <i>trahere</i> to draw.  Cf.
<u>Abstract</u>, <u>Attract</u>, <u>Contract</u>, <u>Portratt</u>,
<u>Tract</u>, <u>Trail</u>, <u>Train</u>, <u>Treat</u>. ]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To mark out; to draw or delineate with marks;
especially, to copy, as a drawing or engraving, by following the lines and
marking them on a sheet superimposed, through which they appear; as, to
<i>trace</i> a figure or an outline; a <i>traced</i> drawing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Some faintly <i>traced</i> features or outline of the mother
and the child, slowly lading into the twilight of the woods.</blockquote>
<i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To follow by some mark that has been left by a
person or thing which has preceded; to follow by footsteps, tracks, or
tokens.</def>  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>You may <i>trace</i> the deluge quite round the
globe.</blockquote> <i>T. Burnet.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I feel thy power . . . to <i>trace</i> the ways<BR>
Of highest agents.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to follow the trace or track
of.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>How all the way the prince on footpace
<i>traced</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To copy; to imitate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That servile path thou nobly dost decline,<BR>
Of <i>tracing</i> word, and line by line.</blockquote> <i>Denham.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To walk over; to pass through; to
traverse.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We do <i>trace</i>this alley up and down.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trace</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To walk; to go; to
travel.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Not wont on foot with heavy arms to
<i>trace</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trace"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
traced.</def> -- <wf>Trace"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>Trace"a/bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tra"cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which,
traces.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra"cer/y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Traceries</b></plw> (&?;) <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>Ornamental work with
rambled lines.</def> Especially: -- <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The decorative
head of a Gothic window.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Window tracery</i> is of two sorts, <i>plate tracery</i> and
<i>bar tracery</i>. <i>Plate tracery</i>, common in Italy, consists of a
series of ornamental patterns cut through a flat plate of stone. <i>Bar
tracery</i> is a decorative pattern formed by the curves and intersections
of the molded bars of the mullions.  Window tracery is imitated in many
decorative objects, as panels of wood or metal either pierced or in relief.
See also <i>Stump tracery</i> under <u>Stump</u>, and <i>Fan tracery</i>
under <u>Fan</u>.</p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A similar decoration in some styles of
vaulting, the ribs of the vault giving off the minor bars of which the
tracery is composed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra"che*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Trache&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [NL.,from L. <i>trachia</i>, Gr.
<grk>trachei^a</grk>  (sc. &?; windpipe), from &?; rough, rugged: cf. F.
<i>trach&eacute;e</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The windpipe. See <i>Illust.</i>
of <u>Lung</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the respiratory tubes
of insects and arachnids.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One of the large cells in woody
tissue which have spiral, annular, or other markings, and are connected
longitudinally so as to form continuous ducts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra"che*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf.F. <i>tracheal</i>.]
<def>Of or pertaining to the trachea; like a trachea.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tra`che*a"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of Arachnida including those that
breathe only by means of trache&aelig;. It includes the mites, ticks, false
scorpions, and harvestmen.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra"che*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tracheal; breathing
by means of trache&aelig;.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the Trachearia.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tra`che*a"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An extensive division of arthropods comprising all
those which breathe by trache&aelig;, as distinguished from Crustacea,
which breathe by means of branchi&aelig;.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra"che*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Breathing by means of trache&aelig;; of or pertaining to the
Tracheata.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra"che*ate</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any
arthropod having trache&aelig;; one of the Tracheata.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra"che*id</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A wood
cell with spiral or other markings and closed throughout, as in pine
wood.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tra`che*i"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Trachea</u>, and  -<u>itis</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation of the
trachea, or windpipe.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra*chel"i*dan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; neck.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of a tribe of beetles (<i>Trachelides</i>)
which have the head supported on a pedicel. The oil beetles and the
Cantharides are examples.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra*chel"i*pod</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr.&?; neck + <i>-
pod</i>:cf.F. <i>trachelipode</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the
Trachelipoda.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tra`che*lip"o*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Trachelipod</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An extensive artificial group
of gastropods comprising all those which have a spiral shell and the foot
attached to the base of the neck.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra`che*lip"o*dous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having the foot united with the neck; of or
pertaining to the Trachelipoda.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra`che*lo*bran"chi*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr.&?; + E.
<i>tranchiate</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having the gills situated upon
the neck; -- said of certain mollusks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra`che*lor"rha*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; neck +
&?; to sew.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The operation of sewing up a laceration of
the neck of the uterus.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tra*chen"chy*ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.,fr.
<i>trachea</i> + -<i>enchyma</i> as in E. <i>parenchyma</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>A vegetable tissue consisting of trache&aelig;.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tra`che*o*bran"chi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tracheobranchlae</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Trachea</u>, and
<u>Branchia</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the gill-like breathing
organs of certain aquatic insect larv&aelig;. They contain tracheal tubes
somewhat similar to those of other insects.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra`che*o*bron"chi*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Pertaining both to the tracheal and bronchial
tubes, or to their junction; -- said of the syrinx of certain
birds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra"che*o*cele</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the windpipe
+ &?; a tumor: cf.F. <i>tracheocele</i>. ] <i>(Med.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Goiter.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A tumor
containing air and communicating with the trachea.</def>  <i>Morell
Mackenzie.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Tra`che*oph"o*n&aelig;</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.,
from <i>trachea</i> + Gr. <grk>fonei^n</grk> to sound.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A group of passerine birds having the syrinx at the lower end of the
trachea.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra`che*os"co*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Trachea</i> +
<i>-scopy</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Examination of the interior of the
trachea by means of a mirror.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra`che*ot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Trachea</i> + Gr.
&?; to cut: cf.F. <i>tracheotomie</i>.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The operation
of making an opening into the windpipe.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra"chi*noid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Of, pertaining to, or like, <i>Trachinus</i>, a genus of fishes which
includes the weevers. See <u>Weever</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tra*chi"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Med.)</i>
<def>Tracheitis.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra`chy*car"pous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; rough + &?;
fruit.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Rough-fruited.</def>  <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Tra`chy*me*du"s&aelig;</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.,
fr.Gr. &?; rough + <i>medusa</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of
acalephs in which the development is direct from the eggs, without a
hydroid stage. Some of the species are parasitic on other
medus&aelig;.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra`chy*sper"mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; rough +
&?; seed.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Rough-seeded.</def>  <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Tra`chy*stom"a*ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
&?; rough + <i>stoma</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An order of tailed
aquatic amphibians, including <i>Siren</i> and <i>Pseudobranchus</i>. They
have anterior legs only, are eel-like in form, and have no teeth except a
small patch on the palate. The external gills are persistent through
life.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra"chyte</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; rough, rugged: cg.
F. <i>trachyte</i>.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>An igneous rock, usually light
gray in color and breaking with a rough surface. It consists chiefly of
orthoclase feldspar with sometimes hornblende and mica.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra*chyt"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>trachytique</i>.] <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling,
trachyte.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trach"y*toid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Trachyte</i> + <i>-
oid</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Resembling trachyte; -- used to define the
structure of certain rocks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra"cing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
act of one who traces; especially, the act of copying by marking on thin
paper, or other transparent substance, the lines of a pattern placed
beneath; also, the copy thus producted.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A regular path or track; a course.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tracing cloth</b></col>, <col><b>Tracing paper</b></col>,
<cd>specially prepared transparent cloth or paper, which enables a drawing
or print to be clearly seen through it, and so allows the use of a pen or
pencil to produce a facsimile by following the lines of the original placed
beneath.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Track</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>trac</i> track of
horses, mules, trace of animals; of Teutonic origin; cf.D. <i>trek</i> a
drawing, <i>trekken</i> to draw, travel, march, MHG. <i>trechen</i>, pret.
<i>trach</i>.  Cf. <u>Trick</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A mark left by
something that has passed along; as, the <i>track</i>, or wake, of a ship;
the <i>track</i> of a meteor; the <i>track</i> of a sled or a
wheel.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The bright <i>track</i> of his fiery car.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mark or impression left by the foot, either of
man or beast; trace; vestige; footprint.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Far from <i>track</i> of men.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The entire lower surface of
the foot; -- said of birds, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A road; a beaten path.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Behold Torquatus the same <i>track</i> pursue.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Course; way; as, the <i>track</i> of a
comet.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A path or course laid out for a race, for
exercise, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Railroad)</i> <def>The permanent way; the
rails.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> [Perhaps a mistake for <i>tract</i>.] <def>A tract or
area, as of land.</def> [Obs.] "Small <i>tracks</i> of ground."
<i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Track scale</b></col>, <cd>a railway scale. See under
<u>Railway</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Track</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>tracked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>tracking</u>.]
<def>To follow the tracks or traces of; to pursue by following the marks of
the feet; to trace; to trail; as, to <i>track</i> a deer in the
snow.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It was often found impossible to <i>track</i> the robbers to
their retreats among the hills and morasses.</blockquote>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To draw along continuously, as a
vessel, by a line, men or animals on shore being the motive power; to
tow.</def></p>

<p><hw>Track"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of tracking,
or towing, as a boat; towage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Track"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who, or that which, tracks or pursues, as a man or dog that follows
game.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And of the <i>trackers</i> of the deer<BR>
Scarce half the lessening pack was near.</blockquote> <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>In the organ, a light strip of
wood connecting (in path) a key and a pallet, to communicate motion by
pulling.</def></p>

<p><hw>Track"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no track; marked
by no footsteps; untrodden; as, a <i>trackless</i> desert.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To climb the <i>trackless</i> mountain all
unseen.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Track"less*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>-
<wf>Track"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Track"mas`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Railroad)</i>
<def>One who has charge of the track; -- called also
<i>roadmaster</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Track"-road`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A towing
path.</def></p>

<p><hw>Track"scout</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Trackschuyt</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tract</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Abbrev.fr. <i>tractate</i>.]
<def>A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short extent; a
short treatise, especially on practical religion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The church clergy at that time writ the best collection of
<i>tracts</i> against popery that ever appeared.</blockquote>
<i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Tracts for the Times</b></col>. <cd>See
<u>Tractarian</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tract</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tractus</i> a drawing,
train, track, course, tract of land, from <i>trahere tractum</i>, to draw.
Senses 4 and 5 are perhaps due to confusion with <i>track</i>. See
<u>Trace</u>,<pos><i>v.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Tratt</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Something drawn out or extended; expanse.</def>
"The deep <i>tract</i> of hell."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A region or quantity of land or water, of
indefinite extent; an area; as, an unexplored <i>tract</i> of
sea.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A very high mountain joined to the mainland by a narrow
<i>tract</i> of earth.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Traits; features; lineaments.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The discovery of a man's self by the <i>tracts</i> of his
countenance is a great weakness.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The footprint of a wild beast.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Track; trace.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Efface all <i>tract</i> of its traduction.</blockquote>
<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>But flies an eagle flight, bold, and forthon,<BR>
Leaving no <i>tract</i> behind.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Treatment; exposition.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Continuity or extension of anything; as, the
<i>tract</i> of speech.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Older.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Continued or protracted duration; length;
extent.</def> "Improved by <i>tract</i> of time."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>Verses of Scripture sung at
Mass, instead of the Alleluia, from Septuagesima Sunday till the Saturday
befor Easter; -- so called because sung <i>tractim</i>, or without a break,
by one voice, instead of by many as in the antiphons.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Region; district; quarter; essay; treatise;
dissertation.</p>

<p><hw>Tract</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To trace out; to track;
also, to draw out; to protact.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i>  <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tract`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>tractabilitas</i>: cf.F. <i>tractabilite</i>.] <def>The quality or state
of being tractable or docile; docility; tractableness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tract"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tractabilis</i>,
fr, <i>tractare</i> to draw violently, to handle, treat. See <u>Treat</u>,
<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being easily
led, taught, or managed; docile; manageable; governable; as,
<i>tractable</i> children; a <i>tractable</i> learner.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I shall find them <i>tractable</i> enough.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being handled; palpable; practicable;
feasible; as, <i>tractable</i> measures.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Holder.</i></p>

<p>--<wf>Tract"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>Tract"a/bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Trac*ta"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Ch. of England)</i>
<def>One of the writers of the Oxford tracts, called "<i>Tracts</i> for the
Times," issued during the period 1833-1841, in which series of papers the
sacramental system and authority of the Church, and the value of tradition,
were brought into prominence. Also, a member of the High Church party,
holding generally the principles of the Tractarian writers; a
Puseyite.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1525 !></p>

<p><hw>Trac*ta"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to the Tractarians, or their principles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trac*ta"ri*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Ch. of
England)</i> <def>The principles of the Tractarians, or of those persons
accepting the teachings of the "Tracts for the Times."</def></p>

<p><hw>Tract"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tractatus</i> a
touching, handling, treatise. See Tractable, and <u>Tract</u> a treatise,
<u>Treaty</u>.] <def>A treatise; a tract; an essay.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Agreeing in substance with Augustin's, from whose fourteenth
<i>Tractate</i> on St. John the words are translated.</blockquote>
<i>Hare.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trac*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tractatio</i>.]
<def>Treatment or handling of a subject; discussion.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A full <i>tractation</i> of the points
controverted.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trac*ta"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a handler.] <def>One
who writes tracts; specif., a Tractarian.</def> [R.]  <i>C.
Kingsley.</i></p>

<p>
<hw>Tract"ile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>trahere</i>,
<i>tractum</i>, to draw.] <def>Capable of being drawn out in length;
ductile.</def>  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trac*til"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of
being tractile; ductility.</def>  <i>Derham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trac"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>trahere</i>,
<i>tractum</i>, to draw: cf. F. <i>traction</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The act of drawing, or the state of being drawn; as, the
<i>traction</i> of a muscle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, the act of drawing a body along a
plane by motive power, as the drawing of a carriage by men or horses, the
towing of a boat by a tug.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Attraction; a drawing toward.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The adhesive friction of a wheel on a rail, a
rope on a pulley, or the like.</def>  <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Angle of traction</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>the angle made
with a given plane by the line of direction in which a tractive force
acts.</cd> -- <col><b>Traction engine</b></col>, <cd>a locomotive for
drawing vehicles on highways or in the fields.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tract"ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
Tractarian.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trac*ti"tious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Tractate</u>.]
<def>Treating of; handling.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tract"ive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Serving to draw;
pulling; attracting; as, <i>tractive</i> power.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tract"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from L.
<i>trahere</i>, <i>tractum</i>, to draw.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That
which draws, or is used for drawing.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Two small, pointed rods
of metal, formerly used in the treatment called Perkinism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trac`to*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Perkinism</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tract"o*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tractorius</i> of
drawing, fr. <i>trahere</i>, <i>tractum</i>, to draw.] <i>(Geom.)</i>
<def>A tractrix.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tract"rix</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Tractor</u>.]
<i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A curve such that the part of the tangent between the
point of tangency and a given straight line is constant; -- so called
because it was conceived as described by the motion of one end of a tangent
line as the other end was drawn along the given line.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trad</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of
<u>Tread</u>.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trade</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Formerly, a path, OE.
<i>tred</i> a footmark. See <u>Tread</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> &
<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A track; a trail; a way; a
path; also, passage; travel; resort.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A postern with a blind wicket there was,<BR>
A common <i>trade</i> to pass through Priam's house.</blockquote>
<i>Surrey.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Hath tracted forth some salvage beastes
<i>trade</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Or, I'll be buried in the king's highway,<BR>
Some way of common <i>trade</i>, where subjects' feet<BR>
May hourly trample on their sovereign's head.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Course; custom; practice; occupation;
employment.</def> [Obs.] "The right <i>trade</i> of religion."
<i>Udall.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There those five sisters had continual
<i>trade</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Long did I love this lady,<BR>
Long was my travel, long my <i>trade</i> to win her.</blockquote>
<i>Massinger.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thy sin's not accidental but a <i>trade</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Business of any kind; matter of mutual
consideration; affair; dealing.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Have you any further <i>trade</i> with us?</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Specifically: The act or business of exchanging
commodities by barter, or by buying and selling for money; commerce;
traffic; barter.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Trade comprehends every species of exchange or dealing, either in
the produce of land, in manufactures, in bills, or in money; but it is
chiefly used to denote the barter or purchase and sale of goods, wares, and
merchandise, either by wholesale or retail. Trade is either <i>foreign</i>
or <i>domestic</i>. <i>Foreign</i> trade consists in the exportation and
importation of goods, or the exchange of the commodities of different
countries. <i>Domestic</i>, or <i>home</i>, trade is the exchange, or
buying and selling, of goods within a country. Trade is also by the
<i>wholesale</i>, that is, by the package or in large quantities, generally
to be sold again, or it is by <i>retail</i>, or in small parcels. The
<i>carrying</i> trade is the business of transporting commodities from one
country to another, or between places in the same country, by land or
water.</p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The business which a person has learned, and
which he engages in, for procuring subsistence, or for profit; occupation;
especially, mechanical employment as distinguished from the liberal arts,
the learned professions, and agriculture; as, we speak of the <i>trade</i>
of a smith, of a carpenter, or mason, but not now of the <i>trade</i> of a
farmer, or a lawyer, or a physician.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Accursed usury was all his <i>trade</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The homely, slighted, shepherd's <i>trade</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I will instruct thee in my <i>trade</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Instruments of any occupation.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The house and household goods, his <i>trade</i> of
war.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A company of men engaged in the same occupation;
thus, booksellers and publishers speak of the customs of the <i>trade</i>,
and are collectively designated as <i>the trade</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>The trade winds.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>Refuse or rubbish from a mine.</def> [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Profession; occupation; office; calling; avocation;
employment; commerce; dealing; traffic.</p>

<p><col><b>Board of trade</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Board</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Trade dollar</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Dollar</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Trade price</b></col>, <cd>the price at which goods are sold to
members of the same trade, or by wholesale dealers to retailers.</cd> --
<col><b>Trade sale</b></col>, <cd>an auction by and for the trade,
especially that of the booksellers.</cd> -- <col><b>Trade wind</b></col>,
<cd>a wind in the torrid zone, and often a little beyond at, which blows
from the same quarter throughout the year, except when affected by local
causes; -- so called because of its usefulness to navigators, and hence to
trade.</cd></p>

<p>&fist; The general direction of the trade winds is from N. E. to S. W.
on the north side of the equator, and from S. E. to N. W. on the south side
of the equator. They are produced by the joint effect of the rotation of
the earth and the movement of the air from the polar toward the equatorial
regions, to supply the vacancy caused by heating, rarefaction, and
consequent ascent of the air in the latter regions. The trade winds are
principally limited to two belts in the tropical regions, one on each side
of the equator, and separated by a belt which is characterized by calms or
variable weather.</p>

<p><hw>Trade</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Traded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Trading</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To barter, or to buy and sell; to
be engaged in the exchange, purchase, or sale of goods, wares, merchandise,
or anything else; to traffic; to bargain; to carry on commerce as a
business.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A free port, where nations . . . resorted with their goods
and <i>traded</i>.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To buy and sell or exchange property in a single
instance.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To have dealings; to be concerned or associated;
-- usually followed by <i>with</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>How did you dare to <i>trade</i> and traffic with
Macbeth?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trade</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To sell or exchange in
commerce; to barter.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They <i>traded</i> the persons of men.</blockquote> <i>Ezek.
xxvii. 13.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To dicker and to swop, to <i>trade</i> rifles and
watches.</blockquote> <i>Cooper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trade</hw>, obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of
<u>Tread</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trad"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Professional;
practiced.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trade"ful</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of trade; busy in
traffic; commercial.</def>  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trade"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no trade or
traffic.</def>  <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trade"-mark`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A peculiar
distinguishing mark or device affixed by a manufacturer or a merchant to
his goods, the exclusive right of using which is recognized by
law.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trad"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
engaged in trade or commerce; one who makes a business of buying and
selling or of barter; a merchant; a trafficker; as, a <i>trader</i> to the
East Indies; a country <i>trader</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A vessel engaged in the coasting or foreign
trade.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Trad`es*can"ti*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>A genus including spiderwort and Wandering Jew.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trades"folk`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>People employed in
trade; tradesmen.</def> [R.]  <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trades"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tradesmen</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who trades;
a shopkeeper.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mechanic or artificer; esp., one whose
livelihood depends upon the labor of his hands.</def> [U. S.]
<i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trades"peo`ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>People engaged in
trade; shopkeepers.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>trades" un`ion</hw> (?), or <hw>Trade" un`ion</hw>  }. <def>An
organized combination among workmen for the purpose of maintaining their
rights, privileges, and interests with respect to wages, hours of labor,
customs, etc.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Trades"-un`ion*ist</hw>, or <hw>Trade"-un`ion*ist</hw>  },
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A member of a trades union, or a supporter of
trades unions.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trades"wom`an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tradeswomen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A woman who trades, or is skilled
in trade.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trad"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Carrying on trade or commerce; engaged in trade; as, a <i>trading</i>
company.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Frequented by traders.</def> [R.] "They on the
<i>trading</i> flood."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Venal; corrupt; jobbing; as, a <i>trading</i>
politician.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra*di"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tradicioun</i>,
L. <i>traditio</i>, from <i>tradere</i> to give up, transmit. See
<u>Treason</u>, <u>Traitor</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of
delivering into the hands of another; delivery.</def> "A deed takes effect
only from the <i>tradition</i> or delivery."  <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The unwritten or oral delivery of information,
opinions, doctrines, practices, rites, and customs, from father to son, or
from ancestors to posterity; the transmission of any knowledge, opinions,
or practice, from forefathers to descendants by oral communication, without
written memorials.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, that which is transmitted orally from
father to son, or from ancestors to posterity; knowledge or belief
transmitted without the aid of written memorials; custom or practice long
observed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Will you mock at an ancient <i>tradition</i> begun upon an
honorable respect?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Naught but <i>tradition</i> remains of the beautiful village
of Grand-Pr&eacute;.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Theol.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An unwritten
code of law represented to have been given by God to Moses on
Sinai.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Making the word of God of none effect through your
<i>tradition</i>, which ye have delivered.</blockquote> <i>Mark vii.
13.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>That body of doctrine and discipline, or any
article thereof, supposed to have been put forth by Christ or his apostles,
and not committed to writing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Stand fast, and hold the <i>traditions</i> which ye have
been taught, whether by word or our epistle.</blockquote> <i>2 Thess. ii.
15.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Tradition Sunday</b></col> <i>(Eccl.)</i>, <cd>Palm Sunday; --
so called because the creed was then taught to candidates for baptism at
Easter.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tra*di"tion</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To transmit by way of
tradition; to hand down.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The following story is . . . <i>traditioned</i> with very
much credit amongst our English Catholics.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tra*di"tion*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>traditionnel</i>, LL. <i>traditionalis</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of
or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from
ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without
writing; as, <i>traditional</i> opinions; <i>traditional</i> customs;
<i>traditional</i> expositions of the Scriptures.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Observant of tradition; attached to old customs;
old-fashioned.</def> [R.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tra*di"tion*al*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A system of
faith founded on tradition; esp., the doctrine that all religious faith is
to be based solely upon what is delivered from competent authority,
exclusive of rational processes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra*di"tion*al*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An advocate
of, or believer in, traditionalism; a traditionist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra*di"tion*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a traditional
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra*di"tion*a*ri*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By
tradition.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra*di"tion*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Traditional.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The reveries of the Talmud, a collection of Jewish
<i>traditionary</i> interpolations.</blockquote> <i>Buckminster.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tra*di"tion*a*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Traditionaries</b></plw> (&?;). [Cf. F. <i>traditionnare</i>.]
<def>One, among the Jews, who acknowledges the authority of traditions, and
explains the Scriptures by them.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tra*di"tion*er</hw> (?), <hw>Tra*di"tion*ist</hw>, }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>traditionniste</i>.] <def>One who adheres
to tradition.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trad"i*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tradere</i>,
<i>traditum</i>, to transmit, give up: cf. F. <i>traditif</i>.]
<def>Transmitted or transmissible from father to son, or from age, by oral
communication; traditional.</def> [R.]  <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Suppose we on things <i>traditive</i> divide.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Trad"i*tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. <i>tradere</i>,
<i>traditum</i>. See <u>Traitor</u>.] <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>A
deliverer; -- a name of infamy given to Christians who delivered the
Scriptures, or the goods of the church, to their persecutors to save their
lives.</def>  <i>Milner.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tra*duce"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Traduced</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Traducing</u> (?).] [L. <i>traducere</i>, <i>traductum</i>, to lead
across, lead along, exhibit as a spectacle, disgrace, transfer, derive;
<i>trans</i> across, over + <i>ducere</i> to lead: cf. F. <i>traduire</i>
to transfer, translate, arraign, fr. L. <i>traducere.</i> See <u>Duke</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To transfer; to transmit; to hand down; as, to
<i>traduce</i> mental qualities to one's descendants.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To translate from one language to another; as,
to <i>traduce</i> and compose works.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Golden Boke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To increase or distribute by propagation.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>From these only the race of perfect animals were propagated
and <i>traduced</i> over the earth.</blockquote> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To draw away; to seduce.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I can forget the weakness<BR>
Of the <i>traduced</i> soldiers.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To represent; to exhibit; to display; to expose;
to make an example of.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To expose to contempt or shame; to represent as
blamable; to calumniate; to vilify; to defame.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The best stratagem that Satan hath . . . is by
<i>traducing</i> the form and manner of them [prayers], to bring them into
contempt.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He had the baseness . . . to <i>traduce</i> me in
libel.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To calumniate; vilify; defame; disparage; detract;
depreciate; decry; slander.</p>

<p><hw>Tra*duce"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
traducing; misrepresentation; ill-founded censure; defamation;
calumny.</def> [R.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tra*du"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>traducens</i>, p.
pr. of <i>traducere</i>. See <u>Traduce</u>.] <def>Slanderous.</def> [R.]
<i>Entick.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tra*du"cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One who traduces; a slanderer; a calumniator.</def>  <i>Bp.
Hall.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who derives or deduces.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tra*du"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A believer in
traducianism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra*du"cian*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Theol.)</i>
<def>The doctrine that human souls are produced by the act of generation; -
- opposed to <i>creationism</i>, and <i>infusionism</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra*du"ci*ble</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Capable of being derived or propagated.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir M.
Hale.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being traduced or calumniated.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tra*du"cing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a traducing
manner; by traduction; slanderously.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra*duct"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>traducere</i>,
<i>traductum</i>. See Traduce.] <def>To derive or deduce; also, to
transmit; to transfer.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Fotherby.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tra*duct"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which is traducted;
that which is transferred; a translation.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tra*duc"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>traductio</i> a
transferring: cf. F. <i>traduction</i> translation. See <u>Traduce</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Transmission from one to another.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Traditional communication and <i>traduction</i> of
truths.</blockquote> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Translation from one language to another.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Derivation by descent; propagation.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>If by <i>traduction</i> came thy mind,<BR>
Our wonder is the less to find<BR>
A soul so charming from a stock so good.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The act of transferring; conveyance;
transportation.</def> [R.] "The <i>traduction</i> of brutes."  <i>Sir M.
Hale.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Transition.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Logic)</i> <def>A process of reasoning in which
each conclusion applies to just such an object as each of the premises
applies to.</def>  <i>Jevons.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tra*duc"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
deduced; derivable.</def> [R.]  <i>Bp. Warburton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Traf"fic</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Trafficked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Trafficking</u> (?).] [F. <i>trafiquer</i>; cf. It. <i>trafficare</i>,
Sp. <i>traficar</i>, <i>trafagar</i>, Pg. <i>traficar</i>, <i>trafegar</i>,
<i>trafeguear</i>, LL. <i>traficare</i>; of uncertain origin, perhaps fr.
L. <i>trans</i> across, over + <i>-ficare</i> to make (see <u>-fy</u>, and
cf. G. <i>&uuml;bermachen</i> to transmit, send over, e. g., money, wares);
or cf. Pg. <i>trasfegar</i> to pour out from one vessel into another, OPg.
also, to traffic, perhaps fr. (assumed) LL. <i>vicare</i> to exchange, from
L. <i>vicis</i> change (cf. <u>Vicar</u>).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To pass
goods and commodities from one person to another for an equivalent in goods
or money; to buy or sell goods; to barter; to trade.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To trade meanly or mercenarily; to
bargain.</def></p>

<p><hw>Traf"fic</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exchange in traffic;
to effect by a bargain or for a consideration.</def></p>

<p><hw>Traf"fic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>trafic</i>, It.
<i>traffico</i>, Sp. <i>tr&aacute;fico</i>, <i>tr&aacute;fago</i>, Pg.
<i>tr&aacute;fego</i>, LL. <i>traficum</i>, <i>trafica</i>. See
<u>Traffic</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Commerce,
either by barter or by buying and selling; interchange of goods and
commodities; trade.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A merchant of great <i>traffic</i> through the
world.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>traffic</i> in honors, places, and
pardons.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p>&fist; This word, like <i>trade</i>, comprehends every species of
dealing in the exchange or passing of goods or merchandise from hand to
hand for an equivalent, unless the business of relating may be excepted. It
signifies appropriately foreign trade, but is not limited to that.</p>

<p><! p. 1526 !></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Commodities of the market.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>You 'll see a draggled damsel<BR>
From Billingsgate her fishy <i>traffic</i> bear.</blockquote>
<i>Gay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The business done upon a railway, steamboat
line, etc., with reference to the number of passengers or the amount of
freight carried.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Traffic return</b></col>, <cd>a periodical statement of the
receipts for goods and passengers, as on a railway line.</cd> --
<col><b>Traffic taker</b></col>, <cd>a computer of the returns of traffic
on a railway, steamboat line, etc.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Traf"fic*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
disposed of in traffic; marketable.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Traf"fick*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who traffics,
or carries on commerce; a trader; a merchant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Traf"fic*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of traffic,
or trade.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trag"a*canth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tragacanthum</i>
tragacanth, <i>tragacantha</i> the plant producing tragacanth, Gr. &?;  &?;
a he-goat + &?; a thorn: cf. F. <i>tragacanthe</i>.] <def>A kind of gum
procured from a spiny leguminous shrub (<i>Astragalus gummifer</i>) of
Western Asia, and other species of Astragalus. It comes in hard whitish or
yellowish flakes or filaments, and is nearly insoluble in water, but slowly
swells into a mucilaginous mass, which is used as a substitute for gum
arabic in medicine and the arts. Called also <i>gum
tragacanth</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra*ge"di*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>trag&eacute;dien</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A writer of tragedy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thence what the lofty, grave, <i>tragedians</i>
taught.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An actor or player in tragedy.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Tra`g&eacute;`dienne"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A
woman who plays in tragedy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra*ge"di*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like tragedy;
tragical.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Tragedious</i> history."  <i>Fabyan.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trag"e*dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tragedies</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>tragedie</i>, OF. <i>tragedie</i>,
F. <i>trag&eacute;die</i>, L. <i>tragoedia</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; a tragic
poet and singer, originally, a goat singer; &?; a goat (perhaps akin to &?;
to gnaw, nibble, eat, and E. <i>trout</i>) + &?; to sing; from the oldest
tragedies being exhibited when a goat was sacrificed, or because a goat was
the prize, or because the actors were clothed in goatskins. See
<u>Ode</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A dramatic poem, composed in elevated style,
representing a signal action performed by some person or persons, and
having a fatal issue; that species of drama which represents the sad or
terrible phases of character and life.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Tragedy</i> is to say a certain storie,<BR>
As olde bookes maken us memorie,<BR>
Of him that stood in great prosperitee<BR>
And is yfallen out of high degree<BR>
Into misery and endeth wretchedly.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All our <i>tragedies</i> are of kings and
princes.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>tragedy</i> is poetry in its deepest earnest; comedy is
poetry in unlimited jest.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A fatal and mournful event; any event in which
human lives are lost by human violence, more especially by unauthorized
violence.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Trag"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Trag"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[L. <i>tragicus</i>, Gr.&?;: cf. F. <i>tragique</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Of or pertaining to tragedy; of the nature or character of tragedy;
as, a <i>tragic</i> poem; a <i>tragic</i> play or representation.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fatal to life; mournful; terrible; calamitous;
as, the <i>tragic</i> scenes of the French revolution.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Mournful; expressive of tragedy, the loss of
life, or of sorrow.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Why look you still so stern and <i>tragical</i>
?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Trag"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Trag"ic*al*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Trag"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
writer of tragedy.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A tragedy; a tragic drama.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Trag`i-com"e*dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>tragicom&eacute;die</i>, L. <i>tragicocomoedia</i>. See <u>Tragic</u>,
and <u>Comedy</u>.] <def>A kind of drama representing some action in which
serious and comic scenes are blended; a composition partaking of the nature
both of tragedy and comedy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The noble <i>tragi-comedy</i> of  "Measure for
Measure."</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Trag`i-com"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Trag`i-com"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tragi-comique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining
to tragi-comedy; partaking of grave and comic scenes.</def> -- <wf>Trag`-
com"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>Julian felt toward him that <i>tragi-comic</i> sensation
which makes us pity the object which excites it not the less that we are
somewhat inclined to laugh amid our sympathy.</blockquote> <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trag`i-com`i-pas"tor*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Partaking of the nature of, or combining, tragedy, comedy, and
pastoral poetry.</def> [R.]  <i>Gay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trag"o*pan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L.
<i>tragopan</i> a fabulous Ethiopian bird, Gr. &?;.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any one of several species of Asiatic pheasants of the genus
<i>Ceriornis</i>. They are brilliantly colored with a variety of tints, the
back and breast are usually covered with white or buff ocelli, and the head
is ornamented with two bright-colored, fleshy wattles. The crimson
tragopan, or horned pheasant (<i>C. satyra</i>), of India is one of the
best-known species.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tra"gus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a part of
the inner ear.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The prominence in front of the external
opening of the ear. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Ear</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>T" rail`</hw> (?). <def>See under T.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trail</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Trailed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Trailing</u>.] [OE. <i>trailen</i>, OF. <i>trailler</i> to trail a deer,
or hunt him upon a cold scent, also, to hunt or pursue him with a
limehound, F. <i>trailler</i> to trail a fishing line; probably from a
derivative of L. <i>trahere</i> to draw; cf. L. <i>traha</i> a drag,
sledge, <i>tragula</i> a kind of drag net, a small sledge, Sp.
<i>trailla</i> a leash, an instrument for leveling the ground, D.
<i>treilen</i> to draw with a rope, to tow, <i>treil</i> a rope for drawing
a boat. See <u>Trace</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To hunt by the track; to track.</def>
  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To draw or drag, as along the ground.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And hung his head, and <i>trailed</i> his legs
along.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They shall not <i>trail</i> me through their streets<BR>
Like a wild beast.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Long behind he <i>trails</i> his pompous robe.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>To carry, as a firearm, with the
breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being
held by the right hand near the middle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To tread down, as grass, by walking through it;
to lay flat.</def>  <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose
upon.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I presently perceived she was (what is vernacularly termed)
<i>trailing</i> Mrs. Dent; that is, playing on her ignorance.</blockquote>
<i>C. Bronte.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trail</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
be drawn out in length; to follow after.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When his brother saw the red blood
<i>trail</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To grow to great length, especially when slender
and creeping upon the ground, as a plant; to run or climb.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trail</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A track
left by man or beast; a track followed by the hunter; a scent on the ground
by the animal pursued; as, a deer <i>trail</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They traveled in the bed of the brook, leaving no dangerous
<i>trail</i>.</blockquote> <i>Cooper.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>How cheerfully on the false <i>trail</i> they
cry!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A footpath or road track through a wilderness or
wild region; as, an Indian <i>trail</i> over the plains.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Anything drawn out to a length; as, the
<i>trail</i> of a meteor; a <i>trail</i> of smoke.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When lightning shoots in glittering <i>trails</i>
along.</blockquote> <i>Rowe.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Anything drawn behind in long undulations; a
train.</def> "A radiant <i>trail</i> of hair."  <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Anything drawn along, as a vehicle.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A frame for trailing plants; a trellis.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>The entrails of a fowl, especially of game, as
the woodcock, and the like; -- applied also, sometimes, to the entrails of
sheep.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The woodcock is a favorite with epicures, and served with
its <i>trail</i> in, is a delicious dish.</blockquote> <i>Baird.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>That part of the stock of a gun
carriage which rests on the ground when the piece is unlimbered. See
<i>Illust.</i> of <i>Gun carriage</i>, under <u>Gun</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>The act of taking advantage of the ignorance of
a person; an imposition.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><col><b>Trail boards</b></col> <i>(Shipbuilding)</i>, <cd>the carved
boards on both sides of the cutwater near the figurehead.</cd> --
<col><b>Trail net</b></col>, <cd>a net that is trailed or drawn behind a
boat.</cd>  <i>Wright.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trail"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which,
trails.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trail"ing</hw>, <def><pos><i>a. & vb. n.</i></pos> from
<u>Trail</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Trailing arbutus</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Arbutus</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Trailing spring</b></col>, <cd>a spring
fixed in the axle box of the trailing wheels of a locomotive engine, and so
placed as to assist in deadening any shock which may occur.</cd>
<i>Weale.</i> -- <col><b>Trailing wheel</b></col>, <cd>a hind wheel of a
locomotive when it is not a driving wheel; also, one of the hind wheels of
a carriage.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Train</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Trained</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Training</u>.] [OF. <i>trahiner</i>, <i>tra&iuml;ner</i>,F.
<i>tra&icirc;ner</i>, LL. <i>trahinare</i>, <i>trainare</i>, fr. L.
<i>trahere</i> to draw. See <u>Trail</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To draw along; to trail; to drag.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In hollow cube<BR>
<i>Training</i> his devilish enginery.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To draw by persuasion, artifice, or the like; to
attract by stratagem; to entice; to allure.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>If but a dozen French<BR>
Were there in arms, they would be as a call<BR>
To <i>train</i> ten thousand English to their side.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>O, <i>train</i> me not, sweet mermaid, with thy
note.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This feast, I'll gage my life,<BR>
Is but a plot to <i>train</i> you to your ruin.</blockquote>
<i>Ford.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To teach and form by practice; to educate; to
exercise; to discipline; as, to <i>train</i> the militia to the manual
exercise; to <i>train</i> soldiers to the use of arms.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Our <i>trained</i> bands, which are the trustiest and most
proper strength of a free nation.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The warrior horse here bred he's taught to
<i>train</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To break, tame, and accustom to draw, as
oxen.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Hort.)</i> <def>To lead or direct, and form to a
wall or espalier; to form to a proper shape, by bending, lopping, or
pruning; as, to <i>train</i> young trees.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>trained</i> the young branches to the right hand or to
the left.</blockquote> <i>Jeffrey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>To trace, as a lode or any
mineral appearance, to its head.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To train a gun</b></col> <i>(Mil. & Naut.)</i>, <cd>to point it
at some object either forward or else abaft the beam, that is, not directly
on the side.</cd> <i>Totten.</i> -- <col><b>To train</b></col>, or
<col><b>To train up</b></col>, <cd>to educate; to teach; to form by
instruction or practice; to bring up.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Train up</i> a child in the way he should go; and when he
is old, he will not depart from it.</blockquote> <i>Prov. xxii. 6.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The first Christians were, by great hardships, <i>trained
up</i> for glory.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Train</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be
drilled in military exercises; to do duty in a military company.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To prepare by exercise, diet, instruction, etc.,
for any physical contest; as, to <i>train</i> for a boat race.</def></p>

<p><hw>Train</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>train</i>, OF.
<i>tra&iuml;n</i>, <i>trahin</i>; cf. (for some of the senses) F.
<i>traine</i>. See <u>Train</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>That which draws along; especially, persuasion, artifice, or
enticement; allurement.</def> [Obs.] "Now to my charms, and to my wily
<i>trains</i>."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, something tied to a lure to entice a
hawk; also, a trap for an animal; a snare.</def>  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>With cunning <i>trains</i> him to entrap un
wares.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is drawn along in the rear of, or
after, something; that which is in the hinder part or rear.</def>
Specifically : --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>That part of a gown which trails behind the
wearer.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>The after part of a gun carriage;
the trail.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The tail of a bird.</def> "The <i>train</i>
steers their flights, and turns their bodies, like the rudder of ship."
<i>Ray.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A number of followers; a body of attendants; a
retinue; a suite.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The king's daughter with a lovely <i>train</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>My <i>train</i> are men of choice and rarest
parts.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A consecution or succession of connected things;
a series.</def> "A <i>train</i> of happy sentiments."  <i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>train</i> of ills our love would draw behind
it.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Rivers now<BR>
Stream and perpetual draw their humid <i>train</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Other truths require a <i>train</i> of ideas placed in
order.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Regular method; process; course; order; as,
things now in a <i>train</i> for settlement.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If things were once in this <i>train</i>, . . . our duty
would take root in our nature.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>The number of beats of a watch in any certain
time.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>A line of gunpowder laid to lead fire to a
charge, mine, or the like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>A connected line of cars or carriages on a
railroad.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>A heavy, long sleigh used in Canada for the
transportation of merchandise, wood, and the like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <i>(Rolling Mill)</i> <def>A roll train; as, a 12-
inch <i>train</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Roll train</b></col>, or <col><b>Train of rolls</b></col>
<i>(Rolling Mill)</i>, <cd>a set of plain or grooved rolls for rolling
metal into various forms by a series of consecutive operations.</cd> --
<col><b>Train mile</b></col> <i>(Railroads)</i>, <cd>a unit employed in
estimating running expenses, etc., being one of the total number of miles
run by all the trains of a road, or system of roads, as within a given
time, or for a given expenditure; -- called also <i>mile run</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>Train of artillery</b></col>, <cd>any number of cannon, mortars,
etc., with the attendants and carriages which follow them into the
field.</cd> <i>Campbell (Dict. Mil. Sci.).</i> -- <col><b>Train of
mechanism</b></col>, <cd>a series of moving pieces, as wheels and pinions,
each of which is follower to that which drives it, and driver to that which
follows it.</cd> -- <col><b>Train road</b></col>, <cd>a slight railway for
small cars, -- used for construction, or in mining.</cd> -- <col><b>Train
tackle</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a tackle for running guns in and
out.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Cars.  -- <u>Train</u>, <u>Cars</u>. <i>Train</i> is the
word universally used in England with reference to railroad traveling; as,
I came in the morning <i>train</i>. In the United States, the phrase <i>the
cars</i> has been extensively introduced in the room of <i>train</i>; as,
<i>the cars</i> are late; I came in <i>the cars</i>. The English expression
is obviously more appropriate, and is prevailing more and more among
Americans, to the exclusion of <i>the cars</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Train"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
trained or educated; as, boys <i>trainable</i> to virtue.</def>
<i>Richardson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Train"band`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Trainbands</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A band or company of an organized
military force instituted by James I. and dissolved by Charles II.; --
afterwards applied to the London militia.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He felt that, without some better protection than that of
the <i>trainbands</i> and Beefeaters, his palace and person would hardly be
secure.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>trainband</i> captain eke was he<BR>
Of famous London town.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Train"bear`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who holds up a
train, as of a robe.</def></p>

<p><hw>Train"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF.] <def>A dragnet.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Train"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who trains; an instructor; especially, one who trains or prepares men,
horses, etc., for exercises requiring physical agility and
strength.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A militiaman when called out for exercise or
discipline.</def> [U. S.]  <i>Bartlett.</i></p>

<p><hw>Train"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of one who trains;
the act or process of exercising, disciplining, etc.; education.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Fan training</b></col> <i>(Hort.)</i>, <cd>the operation of
training fruit trees, grapevines, etc., so that the branches shall radiate
from the stem like a fan.</cd> -- <col><b>Horizontal training</b></col>
<i>(Hort.)</i>, <cd>the operation of training fruit trees, grapevines,
etc., so that the branches shall spread out laterally in a horizontal
direction.</cd> -- <col><b>Training college</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Normal
school</i>, under <u>Normal</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd> --
<col><b>Training day</b></col>, <cd>a day on which a military company
assembles for drill or parade.</cd> [U. S.] -- <col><b>Training
ship</b></col>, <cd>a vessel on board of which boys are trained as
sailors.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Education</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Train" oil`</hw> (oil`). [D. or LG. <i>traan</i> train oil, blubber
(cf. Dan. & Sw. <i>tran</i>, G. <i>thran</i>) + E. <i>oil</i>.] <def>Oil
procured from the blubber or fat of whales, by boiling.</def></p>

<p><hw>Train"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Belonging to train
oil.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Gay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Traipse</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. G. <i>trapsen</i>,
<i>trappsen</i>, <i>trappen</i>, to tread noisily, to walk stamping. See
<u>Trample</u>, <u>Trape</u>.] <def>To walk or run about in a slatternly,
careless, or thoughtless manner.</def> [Colloq.]  <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Trais</hw> (?), <hw>Trays</hw>  }, <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>
<def>Traces.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Four white bulls in the <i>trays</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trait</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>tractus</i>, fr.
<i>trahere</i> to draw. See <u>Trace</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>, and cf.
<u>Tract</u> a region, <u>Trace</u> a strap, <u>Tret</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A stroke; a touch.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>By this single <i>trait</i> Homer makes an essential
difference between the Iliad and Odyssey.</blockquote> <i>Broome.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A distinguishing or marked feature; a
peculiarity; as, a <i>trait</i> of character.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Formerly pronounced <i>tr&amacr;</i>, as in French, and still so
pronounced to some extent in England.</p>

<p><hw>||Trai`teur"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>The keeper of
an eating house, or restaurant; a restaurateur.</def>  <i>Simmonds.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1527 !></p>

<p><hw>Trai"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>traitour</i>, OF.
<i>tra&iuml;tor</i>, <i>tra&iuml;teur</i>, F. <i>tre&icirc;tre</i>, L.
<i>traditor</i>, fr. <i>tradere</i>, <i>traditum</i>, to deliver, to give
up or surrender treacherously, to betray; <i>trans</i> across, over +
<i>dare</i> to give. See <u>Date</u> time, and cf.
<u>Betray</u>,<u>Tradition</u>, <u>Traditor</u>, <u>Treason</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who violates his allegiance and betrays his
country; one guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers his
country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place intrusted to his
defense, or surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless when
vanquished; also, one who takes arms and levies war against his country; or
one who aids an enemy in conquering his country. See
<u>Treason</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>O passing <i>traitor</i>, perjured and unjust!</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, one who betrays any confidence or trust;
a betrayer.</def> "This false <i>traitor</i> death."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trai"tor</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Traitorous.</def> [R.]
<i>Spenser. Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trai"tor</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To act the traitor
toward; to betray; to deceive.</def> [Obs.] " But time, it <i>traitors</i>
me."  <i>Lithgow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trai"tor*ess</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A traitress.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Rom. of R.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trai"tor*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a traitor;
treacherous; traitorous.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Traitorly</i> rascals."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trai"tor*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>tra&icirc;treux</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Guilty of treason;
treacherous; perfidious; faithless; as, a <i>traitorous</i> officer or
subject.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Consisting in treason; partaking of treason;
implying breach of allegiance; as, a <i>traitorous</i> scheme.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Trai"tor*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Trai"tor*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Trai"tor*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Treachery.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trai"tress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>tra&icirc;tresse</i>.] <def>A woman who betrays her country or any
trust; a traitoress.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tra*ject"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Trajected</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Trajecting</u>.] [L. <i>trajectus</i>, p. p. of <i>trajicere</i> to
throw across; <i>trans</i> across + <i>jacere</i> to throw. See <u>Jet</u>
a shooting forth.] <def>To throw or cast through, over, or across; as, to
<i>traject</i> the sun's light through three or more cross prisms.</def>
[R.]  <i>Sir I. Newton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Traj"ect</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>trajectus</i>, fr.
<i>trajicere</i>: cf. F. <i>trajet</i>, OF. <i>traject</i>. See
<u>Traject</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A place
for passing across; a passage; a ferry.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Cotgrave.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act of trajecting; trajection.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A trajectory.</def> [R.]  <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tra*jec"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>trajectio</i> a
crossing over, transposition.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of
trajecting; a throwing or casting through or across; also, emission.</def>
<i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Transposition.</def> [R.]
<i>Knatchbull.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tra*ject"o*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Trajectories</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. <i>trajectoire</i>.] <def>The
curve which a body describes in space, as a planet or comet in its orbit,
or stone thrown upward obliquely in the air.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tra"jet</hw> (?), <hw>Tra"jet*our</hw> (?), <hw>Tra"jet*ry</hw>
(?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Treget</u>, <u>Tregetour</u>, and
<u>Tregetry</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tra*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tralatio</i>,
<i>translatio</i>.See <u>Translation</u>.] <def>The use of a word in a
figurative or extended sense; ametaphor; a trope.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Bp.
Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tral`a*ti"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Tralatitious</u>.] <def>A change, as in the use of words; a
metaphor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tral`a*ti"tious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>tralatitius</i>, <i>translatitius</i>, <i>tralaticius</i>,
<i>translaticius</i>. See <u>Tralation</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Passed
along; handed down; transmitted.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Among biblical critics a <i>tralatitious</i> interpretation
is one received by expositor from expositor.</blockquote> <i>W.
Withington.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Metaphorical; figurative; not literal.</def>
<i>Stackhouse.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tral`a*ti"tious*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a
tralatitious manner; metephorically.</def>  <i>Holder.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tra*lin"e*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. <i>trans</i>
across + <i>linea</i> a line: cf. It <i>tralineare</i>, <i>tralignare</i>.]
<def>To deviate; to stray; to wander.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tra*lu"cen*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Translucency; as,
the <i>tralucency</i> of a gem.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tra*lu"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tralucens</i>,
<i>translucens</i>, p. pr. See <u>Translucent</u>.] <def>Translucent.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The air's <i>tralucent</i> gallery.</blockquote> <i>Sir. J.
Davies.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tram</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prov. E. <i>tram</i> a coal
wagon, the shaft of a cart or carriage, a beam or bar; probably of Scand,
origin; cf. OSw. <i>tr&aring;m</i>, <i>trum</i>, a beam, OD. <i>drom</i>,
Prov. & OHG. <i>tram</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A four-wheeled truck
running on rails, and used in a mine, as for carrying coal or
ore.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The shaft of a cart.</def> [Prov. Eng.]  <i>De
Quincey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One of the rails of a tramway.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A car on a horse railroad.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p><col><b>Tram car</b></col>, <cd>a car made to run on a tramway,
especially a street railway car.</cd> -- <col><b>Tram plate</b></col>,
<cd>a flat piece of iron laid down as a rail.</cd> -- <col><b>Tram
pot</b></col> <i>(Milling)</i>, <cd>the step and support for the lower end
of the spindle of a millstone.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tram</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>trama</i> weft, or F.
<i>trame</i>.] <def>A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted
together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best
quality of velvets and silk goods.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tram"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>To
wash, as tin ore, with a shovel in a frame fitted for the purpose.</def>
<i>Smart.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tram"mel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tramail</i>,
<i>tr&eacute;mail</i>, a net, LL. <i>tremaculum</i>, <i>tremacle</i>, a
kind of net for taking fish; L. <i>tres</i> three + <i>macula</i> a mesh.
See <u>Three</u>, and <u>Mail</u> armor.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A kind of
net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey.</def>  <i>Carew.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A net for confining a woman's hair.</def>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A kind of shackle used for regulating the
motions of a horse and making him amble.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Whatever impedes activity, progress, or
freedom, as a net or shackle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[They] disdain the <i>trammels</i> of any sordid
contract.</blockquote> <i>Jeffrey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>An iron hook of various forms and sizes, used
for handing kettles and other vessels over the fire.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An instrument
for drawing ellipses, one part of which consists of a cross with two
grooves at right angles to each other, the other being a beam carrying two
pins (which slide in those grooves), and also the describing pencil.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A beam compass. See under <u>Beam</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tram"mel</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Trammeled</u> (?) or <u>Trammelled</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. &
vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Trammeling</u>, or <u>Trammelling</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To entangle, as in a net; to catch.</def> [R.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To confine; to hamper; to shackle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tram"meled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Man.)</i> <def>Having
blazes, or white marks, on the fore and hind foot of one side, as if marked
by trammels; -- said of a horse.</def> [Written also
<i>trammelled</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tram"mel*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also
<i>trammeller</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who uses a trammel net.</def>
<i>Nares.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, trammels or
restrains.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tram"ming</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Silk Manuf.)</i>
<def>The act or process of forming trams. See 2d <u>Tram</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra*mon"tane</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. <i>tramontain</i>,
It. <i>tramontano</i>, L. <i>transmontanus</i>; <i>trans</i> across, beyond
+ <i>mons</i>, <i>montis</i>, mountain.] <def>Lying or being beyond the
mountains; coming from the other side of the mountains; hence, foreign;
barbarous.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The Italians sometimes use this epithet for <i>ultramontane</i>,
and apply it to the countries north of the Alps, as France and Germany, and
especially to their ecclesiastics, jurists, painters, etc.; and a north
wind is called a <i>tramontane</i> wind. The French lawyers call certain
Italian canonists <i>tramontane</i>, or <i>ultramontane</i>, doctors;
considering them as favoring too much the court of Rome. See
<u>Ultramontane</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Tra*mon"tane</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One living beyond the
mountains; hence, a foreigner; a stranger.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tramp</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tramped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tramping</u>.] [OE. <i>trampen</i>; akin to LG. <i>trampen</i>, G.
<i>trampeln</i>, LG. & D. <i>trappen</i>, Dan. <i>trampe</i>, Sw. & Icel.
<i>trampa</i>, Goth. ana<i>trimpan</i> to press upon; also to D.
<i>trap</i> a step, G. <i>treppe</i> steps, stairs.  Cf. <u>Trap</u> a kind
of rock, <u>Trape</u>, <u>Trip</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>, <u>Tread</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to
trample.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To travel or wander through; as, to <i>tramp</i>
the country.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in
water.</def> [Scot.]  <i>Jamieson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tramp</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To travel; to wander; to
stroll.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tramp</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A foot
journey or excursion; as, to go on a <i>tramp</i>; a long
<i>tramp</i>.</def>  <i>Blackie.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A foot traveler; a tramper; often used in a bad
sense for a vagrant or wandering vagabond.</def>  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The sound of the foot, or of feet, on the earth,
as in marching.</def>  <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A tool for trimming hedges.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A plate of iron worn to protect the sole of the
foot, or the shoe, when digging with a spade.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tramp"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who tramps; a
stroller; a vagrant or vagabond; a tramp.</def>  <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tram"ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Trampled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Trampling</u> (?).] [OE. <i>trampelen</i>, freq. of <i>trampen</i>. See
<u>Tramp</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To tread
under foot; to tread down; to prostrate by treading; as, to <i>trample</i>
grass or flowers.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they
<i>trample</i> them under their feet.</blockquote> <i>Matt. vii. 6.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To treat with contempt and insult.</def>
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tram"ple</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
tread with force and rapidity; to stamp.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To tread in contempt; -- with <i>on</i> or
<i>upon</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Diogenes <i>trampled</i> on Plato's pride with greater of
his own.</blockquote> <i>Gov. of Tongue.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tram"ple</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of treading under
foot; also, the sound produced by trampling.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The huddling <i>trample</i> of a drove of
sheep.</blockquote> <i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tram"pler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who tramples; one
who treads down; as, a <i>trampler</i> on nature's law.</def>
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tram*poose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [See <u>Tramp</u>,
<u>Trample</u>, and <u>Traipse</u>.] <def>To walk with labor, or heavily;
to tramp.</def> [Law, U. S.]  <i>Bartlett.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tram"road`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tram</i> a coal wagon
+ <i>road</i>.] <def>A road prepared for easy transit of trams or wagons,
by forming the wheel tracks of smooth beams of wood, blocks of stone, or
plates of iron.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tram"way`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Same as <u>Tramroad</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A railway laid in the streets of a town or city,
on which cars for passengers or for freight are drawn by horses; a horse
railroad.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tranare</i>,
<i>transnare</i>, to swim over; <i>trans</i> across, over + <i>nare</i> to
swim.] <def>The act of swimming over.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Bailey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>transe</i> fright, in
OF. also, trance or swoon, fr. <i>transir</i> to chill, benumb, to be
chilled, to shiver, OF. also, to die, L. <i>transire</i> to pass over, go
over, pass away, cease; <i>trans</i> across, over + <i>ire</i> to go; cf.
L. <i>transitus</i> a passing over. See <u>Issue</u>, and cf.
<u>Transit</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A tedious journey.</def> [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A state in which the soul seems to have passed
out of the body into another state of being, or to be rapt into visions; an
ecstasy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And he became very hungry, and would have eaten; but while
they made ready, he fell into a <i>trance</i>.</blockquote> <i>Acts. x.
10.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>My soul was ravished quite as in a
<i>trance</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A condition, often simulating
death, in which there is a total suspension of the power of voluntary
movement, with abolition of all evidences of mental activity and the
reduction to a minimum of all the vital functions so that the patient lies
still and apparently unconscious of surrounding objects, while the
pulsation of the heart and the breathing, although still present, are
almost or altogether imperceptible.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He fell down in a <i>trance</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trance</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tranced</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Trancing</u> (?).]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To entrance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And three I left him <i>tranced</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pass over or across; to traverse.</def>
[Poetic]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Trance</i> the world over.</blockquote> <i>Beau. &
Fl.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When thickest dark did <i>trance</i> the sky.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trance</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To pass; to
travel.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tran"ect</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Traject</u>.] <def>A
ferry.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tran"gram</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>trangrain</i> a
strange thing, <i>trangame</i> a toy. See <u>Tangram</u>.] <def>Something
intricately contrived; a contrived; a puzzle.</def> [Cant & Obs.]
<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tran"nel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A
treenail.</def> [R.]  <i>Moxon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tran"quil</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tranquillus</i>;
probably fr. <i>trans</i> across, over + a word akin to <i>quietus</i>
quiet: cf. F. <i>tranquille</i>. See <u>Quiet</u>.] <def>Quiet; calm;
undisturbed; peaceful; not agitated; as, the atmosphere is <i>tranquil</i>;
the condition of the country is <i>tranquil</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A style clear, <i>tranquil</i>, easy to follow.</blockquote>
<i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tran`quil*i*za"tion</hw>, <hw>Tran`quil*li*za"tion</hw>  } (?),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of tranquilizing, or the state of being
tranquilized.</def></p>

<p>{<hw>Tran"quil*ize</hw>, <hw>Tran"quil*lize</hw>  } (?), <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Tranquilized</u> (?) or
<u>Tranquilliized</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tranquilizing</u> (?) or <u>Tranquillizing</u>.] [Cf. F.
<i>tranquilliser</i>.] <def>To render tranquil; to allay when agitated; to
compose; to make calm and peaceful; as, to <i>tranquilize</i> a state
disturbed by factions or civil commotions; to <i>tranquilize</i> the
mind.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To quiet; compose; still; soothe; appease; calm;
pacify.</p>

<p>{ <hw>Tran"quil*i`zer</hw>, <hw>Tran"quil*li`zer</hw>  } (?),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which, tranquilizes.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tran"quil*i`zing</hw>, <hw>Tran"quil*li`zing</hw>  } (?),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Making tranquil; calming.</def> " The
<i>tranquilizing</i> power of time." <i>Wordsworth.</i> --
<wf>Tran"quil*i`zing*ly</wf> <pos><i>or</i></pos>
<wf>Tran"quil*li`zing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tran*quil"li*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>tranquillit&eacute;</i>, L. <i>tranquillitas</i>.] <def>The quality or
state of being tranquil; calmness; composure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran"quil*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a tranquil
manner; calmly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran"quil*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or state of
being tranquil.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans-</hw> (?). [L. <i>trans</i> across, over.] <def>A prefix,
signifying <i>over</i>, <i>beyond</i>, <i>through and through</i>, <i>on
the other side</i>, as in <i>trans</i>alpine, beyond the Alps;
<i>trans</i>form, to form through and through, that is, anew,
<i>trans</i>figure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*act"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Transacted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Transacting</u>.] [L. <i>transactus</i>, p. p. of <i>transigere</i>. See
<u>Transaction</u>.] <def>To carry through; to do; perform; to manage; as,
to <i>transact</i> commercial business; to <i>transact</i> business by an
agent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*act"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To conduct matters; to
manage affairs.</def> [R.]  <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*ac"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>transactio</i>,
fr. <i>transigere</i>, <i>transactum</i>, to drive through, carry through,
accomplish, transact; <i>trans</i> across, over + <i>agere</i> to drive;
cf. F. <i>transaction</i>. See <u>Act</u>, <u>Agent</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The doing or performing of any business; management
of any affair; performance.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is done; an affair; as, the
<i>transactions</i> on the exchange.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Civil Law)</i> <def>An adjustment of a dispute
between parties by mutual agreement.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Transaction of a society</b></col>, <cd>the published record of
what it has done or accomplished.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Proceeding; action; process.  -- <u>Transaction</u>,
<u>Proceeding</u>. A <i>transaction</i> is something already done and
completed; a <i>proceeding</i> is either something which is now going on,
or, if ended, is still contemplated with reference to its <i>progress</i>
or successive stages.</p>

<p>&fist; " We the word <i>proceeding</i> in application to an affray in
the street, and the word <i>transaction</i> to some commercial negotiation
that has been carried on between certain persons. The <i>proceeding</i>
marks the manner of <i>proceeding</i>, as when we speak of the
<i>proceedings</i> in a court of law. The <i>transaction</i> marks the
business <i>transacted</i>; as, the <i>transactions</i> on the Exchange."
<i>Crabb.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*act"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>One who
transacts, performs, or conducts any business.</def>  <i>Derham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*al"pine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>transalpinus</i>; <i>trans</i> across, beyond + <i>Alpinus</i> Alpine,
from <i>Alpes</i> the Alps: cf. F. <i>transalpin</i>.] <def>Being on the
farther side of the Alps in regard to Rome, that is, on the north or west
side of the Alps; of or pertaining to the region or the people beyond the
Alps; as, <i>transalpine</i> Gaul; -- opposed to <i>cisalpine</i>.</def> "
<i>Transalpine garbs</i>."  <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*al"pine</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant
of a country beyond the Alps, that is, out of Italy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*an"i*mate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Transanimated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Transanimating</u>.] [<i>Trans-</i> + <i>animate</i>.] <def>To animate
with a soul conveyed from another body.</def> [R.]  <i>Bp. J. King
(1608).</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*an`i*ma"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>transanimation</i>.] <def>The conveyance of a soul from one body to
another.</def> [R.]  <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans`at*lan"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>trans-</i>
+ <i>Atlantic</i>: cf. F. <i>transatlantique</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Lying or being beyond the Atlantic Ocean.</def></p>

<p>&fist; When used by a person in Europe or Africa, <i>transatlantic</i>
signifies being in America; when by a person in America, it denotes being
or lying in Europe or Africa, especially the former.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Crossing the Atlantic Ocean.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*au"di*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Trans-</u>,
and <u>Audient</u>.] <def>Permitting the passage of sound.</def> [R.]
<i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*ca"len*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being transcalent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*ca"lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>trans-</i> +
L. <i>calens</i>, p. pr. of <i>calere</i> to grow warm.] <def>Pervious to,
or permitting the passage of, heat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran*scend"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Transcended</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Transcending</u>.] [L. <i>transcendere</i>, <i>transcensum</i>;
<i>trans</i> beyond, over + <i>scandere</i> to climb. See <u>Scan</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To rise above; to surmount; as, lights in the
heavens <i>transcending</i> the region of the clouds.</def>
<i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pass over; to go beyond; to exceed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Such popes as shall <i>transcend</i> their
limits.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1528 !></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>To surpass; to outgo; to excel; to
exceed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>How much her worth <i>transcended</i> all her
kind.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tran*scend"</hw> (tr&abreve;n*s&cr;nd"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To climb; to mount.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be transcendent; to excel.</def> [R.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Tran*scend"ence</hw> (-<i>e</i>ns), <hw>Tran*scend"en*cy</hw> (-
<i>e</i>n*s&ybreve;), }[Cf. L. <i>transcendentia</i>, F.
<i>transcendance</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of
being transcendent; superior excellence; supereminence.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Augustinian theology rests upon the <i>transcendence</i>
of Deity at its controlling principle.</blockquote> <i>A. V. G.
Allen.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Elevation above truth; exaggeration.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>"Where <i>transcendencies</i> are more
allowed."</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tran*scend"ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>transcendens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>transcendere</i> to
transcend: cf. F. <i>transcendant</i>, G. <i>transcendent</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Very excellent; superior or supreme in excellence;
surpassing others; as, <i>transcendent</i> worth; <i>transcendent</i>
valor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Clothed with <i>transcendent</i> brightness.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Kantian Philos.)</i> <def>Transcending, or
reaching beyond, the limits of human knowledge; -- applied to affirmations
and speculations concerning what lies beyond the reach of the human
intellect.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran*scend"ent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which surpasses
or is supereminent; that which is very excellent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran`scen*den"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>transcendantal</i>, G. <i>transcendental</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Supereminent; surpassing others; as, <i>transcendental</i> being or
qualities.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Philos.)</i> <def>In the Kantian system, of or
pertaining to that which can be determined <i>a priori</i> in regard to the
fundamental principles of all human knowledge. What is
<i>transcendental</i>, therefore, transcends empiricism; but is does not
transcend all human knowledge, or become <i>transcendent</i>. It simply
signifies the <i>a priori</i> or necessary conditions of experience which,
though affording the conditions of experience, transcend the sphere of that
contingent knowledge which is acquired by experience.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Vaguely and ambitiously extravagant in
speculation, imagery, or diction.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In mathematics, a quantity is said to be <i>transcendental</i>
relative to another quantity when it is expressed as a transcendental
function of the latter; thus, <i>a</i><sup>x</sup>, 10<sup>2x</sup>, log
<i>x</i>, sin <i>x</i>, tan <i>x</i>, etc., are <i>transcendental</i>
relative to <i>x</i>.</p>

<p><col><b>Transcendental curve</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>a curve in
which one ordinate is a transcendental function of the other.</cd> --
<col><b>Transcendental equation</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>an equation
into which a transcendental function of one of the unknown or variable
quantities enters.</cd> -- <col><b>Transcendental function</b></col>.
<i>(Math.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Function</u>.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- <u>Transcendental</u>, <u>Empirical</u>.  These terms,
with the corresponding nouns, <i>transcendentalism</i> and
<i>empiricism</i>, are of comparatively recent origin. <i>Empirical</i>
refers to knowledge which is gained by the experience of actual phenomena,
without reference to the principles or laws to which they are to be
referred, or by which they are to be explained. <i>Transcendental</i> has
reference to those beliefs or principles which are not derived from
experience, and yet are absolutely necessary to make experience possible or
useful. Such, in the better sense of the term, is the <i>transcendental</i>
philosophy, or <i>transcendentalism</i>.  Each of these words is also used
in a bad sense, <i>empiricism</i> applying to that one-sided view of
knowledge which neglects or loses sight of the truths or principles
referred to above, and trusts to experience alone;
<i>transcendentalism</i>, to the opposite extreme, which, in its
deprecation of experience, loses sight of the relations which facts and
phenomena sustain to principles, and hence to a kind of philosophy, or a
use of language, which is vague, obscure, fantastic, or extravagant.</p>

<p><hw>Tran`scen*den"tal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
transcendentalist.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tran`scen*den"tal*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>transcendantalisme</i>, G. <i>transcendentalismus</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Kantian Philos.)</i> <def>The transcending, or going
beyond, empiricism, and ascertaining <i>a priori</i> the fundamental
principles of human knowledge.</def></p>

<p>&fist; As Schelling and Hegel claim to have discovered the absolute
identity of the objective and subjective in human knowledge, or of things
and human conceptions of them, the Kantian distinction between
<i>transcendent</i> and <i>transcendental</i> ideas can have no place in
their philosophy; and hence, with them, transcendentalism claims to have a
true knowledge of all things, material and immaterial, human and divine, so
far as the mind is capable of knowing them. And in this sense the word
<i>transcendentalism</i> is now most used. It is also sometimes used for
that which is vague and illusive in philosophy.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Ambitious and imaginative vagueness in thought,
imagery, or diction.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran`scen*den"tal*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>transcendantaliste</i>.] <def>One who believes in
transcendentalism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran`scen*den*tal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The
quality or state of being transcendental.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran`scen*den"tal*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a
transcendental manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran*scend"ent*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a
transcendent manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran*scend"ent*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Transcendence</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran*scen"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Transcend</u>.] <def>The act of transcending, or surpassing; also,
passage over.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans"co*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Transcolated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Transcolating</u>.] [Pref. <i>trans-</i> + L. <i>colare</i>,
<i>colatum</i>, to filter, to strain.] <def>To cause to pass through a
sieve or colander; to strain, as through a sieve.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Harvey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans`co*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Act of
transcolating, or state of being transcolated.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Bp.
Stillingfleet.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*con`ti*nen"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>trans-
</i> + <i>continental</i>.] <def>Extending or going across a continent; as,
a <i>transcontinental</i> railroad or journey.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*cor"po*rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>trans-
</i> + <i>corporate</i>.] <def>To transmigrate.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T.
Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tran*scrib"bler</hw> (tr&abreve;n*skr&ibreve;b"bl&etilde;r),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A transcriber; -- used in contempt.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He [Aristotle] has suffered vastly from the
<i>transcribblers</i>, as all authors of great brevity necessarily
must.</blockquote> <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tran*scribe"</hw> (tr&abreve;n*skr&imacr;b"), <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Transcribed</u> (?);
<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Transcribing</u>.] [L.
<i>transcribere</i>, <i>transcriptum</i>; <i>trans</i> across, over +
<i>scribere</i> to write. See <u>Scribe</u>.] <def>To write over again, or
in the same words; to copy; as, to <i>transcribe</i> Livy or Tacitus; to
<i>transcribe</i> a letter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran*scrib"er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
transcribes, or writes from a copy; a copier; a copyist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran"script</hw> (tr&abreve;n"skr&ibreve;pt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[L. <i>transcriptum</i>, neut. of <i>transcriptus</i>, p. p. of
<i>transcribere</i>. See <u>Transcribe</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That
which has been transcribed; a writing or composition consisting of the same
words as the original; a written copy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The decalogue of Moses was but a
<i>transcript</i>.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A copy of any kind; an imitation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Grecian learning was but a <i>transcript</i> of the
Chaldean and Egyptian.</blockquote> <i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tran*scrip"tion</hw> (tr&abreve;n*skr&ibreve;p"sh&ubreve;n),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>transcription</i>, L. <i>transcriptio</i> a
transfer.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of transcribing, or
copying; as, corruptions creep into books by repeated
<i>transcriptions</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A copy; a transcript.</def>  <i>Walton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>An arrangement of a composition
for some other instrument or voice than that for which it was originally
written, as the translating of a song, a vocal or instrumental quartet, or
even an orchestral work, into a piece for the piano; an adaptation; an
arrangement; -- a name applied by modern composers for the piano to a more
or less fanciful and ornate reproduction on their own instrument of a song
or other piece not originally intended for it; as, Liszt's
<i>transcriptions</i> of songs by Schubert.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran*scrip"tive</hw> (-t&ibreve;v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Done
as from a copy; having the style or appearance of a transcription.</def>
[R.] -- <wf>Tran*scrip"tive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [R.]  <i>Sir T.
Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*cur"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L.
<i>transcurrere</i>, <i>transcursum</i>; <i>trans</i> across, over +
<i>currere</i> to run.] <def>To run or rove to and fro.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*cur"rence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>transcurrens</i>, p. pr. of <i>transcurrere</i>.] <def>A roving hither
and thither.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*cur"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. L.
<i>transcursio</i> a passing over. See <u>Transcur</u>.] <def>A rambling or
ramble; a passage over bounds; an excursion.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*di"a*lect</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>trans-
</i> + <i>dialect</i>.] <def>To change or translate from one dialect into
another.</def> [R.]  <i>Bp. Warburton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*duc"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>transducere</i>, <i>traducere</i>, <i>-dictum</i>, to lead across or
over. See <u>Traduce</u>.] <def>The act of conveying over.</def> [R.]
<i>Entick.</i></p>

<p><hw>Transe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Trance</u>.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Trans*el"e*ment</hw> (?), <hw>Trans*el`e*men"tate</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>trans-</i> element.] <def>To change or
transpose the elements of; to transubstantiate.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Jer.
Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*el`e*men*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>trans&eacute;l&eacute;mentation</i>.] <i>(Eccl.)</i>
<def>Transubstantiation.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tran"senne</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A transom.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tran"sept</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>trans-</i> + L.
<i>septum</i> an inclosure. See <u>Septum</u>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The
transversal part of a church, which crosses at right angles to the greatest
length, and between the nave and choir. In the basilicas, this had often no
projection at its two ends. In Gothic churches these project these project
greatly, and should be called the <i>arms</i> of the transept. It is
common, however, to speak of the arms themselves as the
<i>transepts</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran*sex"ion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>trans-</i> +
L. <i>sexus</i> sex.] <def>Change of sex.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T.
Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*fem"i*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>trans-
</i> + L. <i>femina</i> woman.] <def>To change into a woman, as a
man.</def> [Obs. & R.]  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*fer"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Transferred</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Transferring</u>.] [L. <i>transferre</i>; <i>trans</i> across, over +
<i>ferre</i> to bear: cf. F. <i>transf&eacute;rer</i>. See <u>Bear</u> to
carry.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To convey from one place or person another;
to transport, remove, or cause to pass, to another place or person; as, to
<i>transfer</i> the laws of one country to another; to <i>transfer</i>
suspicion.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make over the possession or control of; to
pass; to convey, as a right, from one person to another; to give; as, the
title to land is <i>transferred</i> by deed.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To remove from one substance or surface to
another; as, to <i>transfer</i> drawings or engravings to a lithographic
stone.</def>  <i>Tomlinson.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To sell; give; alienate; estrange; sequester.</p>

<p><hw>Trans"fer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
act of transferring, or the state of being transferred; the removal or
conveyance of a thing from one place or person to another.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The conveyance of right, title, or
property, either real or personal, from one person to another, whether by
sale, by gift, or otherwise.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I shall here only consider it as a <i>transfer</i> of
property.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is transferred.</def> Specifically: -
-</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A picture, or the like, removed from one body
or ground to another, as from wood to canvas, or from one piece of canvas
to another.</def>  <i>Fairholt.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A drawing or writing printed off from one
surface on another, as in ceramics and in many decorative arts.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A soldier removed from one troop,
or body of troops, and placed in another.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A pathological process by virtue
of which a unilateral morbid condition on being abolished on one side of
the body makes its appearance in the corresponding region upon the other
side.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Transfer day</b></col>, <cd>one of the days fixed by the Bank of
England for the transfer, free of charge, of bank stock and government
funds. These days are the first five business days in the week before three
o'clock.  Transfers may be made on Saturdays on payment of a fee of 2s.
6d.</cd> <i>Bithell.</i> -- <col><b>Transfer office</b></col>, <cd>an
office or department where transfers of stocks, etc., are made.</cd> --
<col><b>Transfer paper</b></col>, <cd>a prepared paper used by draughtsmen,
engravers, lithographers, etc., for transferring impressions.</cd> --
<col><b>Transfer table</b></col>. <i>(Railroad)</i> <cd>Same as <i>Traverse
table</i>. See under <u>Traverse</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trans*fer`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality
or state of being transferable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*fer"a*ble</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>transf&eacute;rable</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being
transferred or conveyed from one place or person to another.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Negotiable, as a note, bill of exchange, or
other evidence of property, that may be conveyed from one person to another
by indorsement or other writing; capable of being transferred with no loss
of value; as, the stocks of most public companies are <i>transferable</i>;
some tickets are not <i>transferable</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans`fer*ee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The person to whom
a transfer in made.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans"fer*ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
transferring; conveyance; passage; transfer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans`fer*og"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Transfer</i>
+ <i>-graphy</i>.] <def>The act or process of copying inscriptions, or the
like, by making transfers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*fer"rence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Transference</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*fer"rer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who makes a
transfer or conveyance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*fer"ri*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of
being transferred; transferable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*fig"u*rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To
transfigure; to transform.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Trans*fig`u*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>transfiguratio</i>: cf. <i>transfiguration</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A change of form or appearance; especially, the supernatural change in
the personal appearance of our Savior on the mount.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>A feast held by some branches of
the Christian church on the 6th of August, in commemoration of the
miraculous change above mentioned.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*fig"ure</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Transfigured</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Transfiguring</u>.] [F. <i>transfigurer</i>, L. <i>transfigurare</i>,
<i>transfiguratum</i>; <i>trans</i> across, over + <i>figurare</i> to form,
shape. See <u>Figure</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To change the outward form or appearance of; to metamorphose; to
transform.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Especially, to change to something exalted and
glorious; to give an ideal form to.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[Jesus] was <i>transfigured</i> before them; and his face
did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.</blockquote>
<i>Matt. xvii. 2.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*fix"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Transfixed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Transfixing</u>.] [L. <i>transfixus</i>, p. p. of <i>transfigure</i> to
transfix; <i>trans</i> across, through + <i>figere</i> to fix, fasten. See
<u>Fix</u>.] <def>To pierce through, as with a pointed weapon; to impale;
as, to <i>transfix</i> one with a dart.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*fix"ion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
transfixing, or the state of being transfixed, or pierced.</def>  <i>Bp.
Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans"flu*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>trans-</i> +
<i>fluent</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Flowing or running across or
through; as, a <i>transfluent</i> stream.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Passing or flowing through a
bridge; -- said of water.</def>  <i>Wright.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans"flux</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>trans-</i> +
<i>flux</i>.] <def>A flowing through, across, or beyond.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Trans"fo*rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L.
<i>transforatus</i>, p. p. of <i>transforare</i> to pierce through;
<i>trans</i> through + <i>forare</i> to bore.] <def>To bore through; to
perforate.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Trans*form"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Transformed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Transforming</u>.] [L. <i>transformare</i>, <i>transformatum</i>;
<i>trans</i> across, over + <i>formare</i> to from: cf. F.
<i>transformer</i>. See <u>Form</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To change the form of; to change in shape or
appearance; to metamorphose; as, a caterpillar is ultimately
<i>transformed</i> into a butterfly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Love may <i>transform</i> me to an oyster.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To change into another substance; to transmute;
as, the alchemists sought to <i>transform</i> lead into gold.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To change in nature, disposition, heart,
character, or the like; to convert.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Be ye <i>transformed</i> by the renewing of your
mind.</blockquote> <i>Rom. xii. 2.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>To change, as an algebraic
expression or geometrical figure, into another from without altering its
value.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*form"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be changed in
form; to be metamorphosed.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>His hair <i>transforms</i> to down.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*form"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of
being transformed or changed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans`for*ma"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>transformatio</i>: cf. <i>transformation</i>.] <def>The act of
transforming, or the state of being transformed; change of form or
condition.</def> Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Any change in an organism which
alters its general character and mode of life, as in the development of the
germ into the embryo, the egg into the animal, the larva into the insect
(metamorphosis), etc.; also, the change which the histological units of a
tissue are prone to undergo. See <u>Metamorphosis</u>.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Change of one from of
material into another, as in assimilation; metabolism;
metamorphosis.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Alchemy)</i> <def>The imagined possible or
actual change of one metal into another; transmutation.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <i>(Theol.)</i> <def>A change in disposition, heart,
character, or the like; conversion.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>The change, as of an equation or
quantity, into another form without altering the value.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*form"a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>transformatif</i>.] <def>Having power, or a tendency, to
transform.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*form"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that
which, transforms. Specif. <i>(Elec.)</i>, an apparatus for producing from
a given electrical current another current of different voltage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*form"ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>transformisme</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The hypothesis, or doctrine,
that living beings have originated by the modification of some other
previously existing forms of living matter; -- opposed to
<i>abiogenesis</i>.</def>  <i>Huxley.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1529 !></p>

<p><hw>Trans*freight"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To
transfrete.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Waterhouse.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans`fre*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>transfretatio</i>. See <u>Transfrete</u>.] <def>The act of passing over
a strait or narrow sea.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir J. Davies.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*frete"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L.
<i>transfretare</i>; <i>trans</i> across, over + <i>fretum</i> a strait:
cf. OF. <i>transfreter</i>.] <def>To pass over a strait or narrow
sea.</def> [Written also <i>transfreight</i>.] [Obs.]  <i>E. Hall.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Trans"fuge</hw> (?), <hw>Trans*fu"gi*tive</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>transfuga</i>; <i>trans</i> across, over +
<i>fugere</i> to flee.] <def>One who flees from one side to another; hence,
a deserter; a turncoat; an apostate.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Trans*fund"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L.
<i>transfundere</i>; <i>trans</i> over, across + <i>fundere</i> to pour,
pour out. See <u>Found</u> to cast, and cf. <u>Transfuse</u>.] <def>To pour
from one vessel into another; to transfuse.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*fuse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Transfused</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Transfusing</u>.] [L. <i>transfusus</i>, p. p. of <i>transfundere</i>:
cf. F. <i>transfuser</i>. See <u>Transfund</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; to transfer by
pouring.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>To transfer, as blood, from the
veins or arteries of one man or animal to those of another.</def>
</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cause to pass from to another; to cause to be
instilled or imbibed; as, to <i>transfuse</i> a spirit of patriotism into a
man; to <i>transfuse</i> a love of letters.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Into thee such virtue and grace<BR>
Immense I have <i>transfused</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*fu"si*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
transfused; transferable by transfusion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*fu"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>transfusio</i>:
cf. F. <i>transfusion</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of transfusing,
or pouring, as liquor, out of one vessel into another.</def>
<i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The act or operation of
transferring the blood of one man or animal into the vascular system of
another; also, the introduction of any fluid into the blood vessels, or
into a cavity of the body from which it can readily be adsorbed into the
vessels; intrafusion; as, the peritoneal <i>transfusion</i> of
milk.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*fu"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tending to
transfuse; having power to transfuse.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*gress"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Transgressed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Transgressing</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>transgresser</i>. See
<u>Transgression</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To pass over or beyond; to
surpass.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Surpassing common faith, <i>transgressing</i> nature's
law.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to overpass, as any prescribed as the
&?;imit of duty; to break or violate, as a law, civil or moral.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>For man will hearken to his glozing lies,<BR>
And easily <i>transgress</i> the sole command.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To offend against; to vex.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Why give you peace to this imperate beast<BR>
That hath so long <i>transgressed</i> you ?</blockquote> <i>Beau. &
Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*gress"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To offend against
the law; to sin.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Who <i>transgressed</i> in the thing accursed.</blockquote>
<i>I Chron. ii. 7.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*gres"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>transgressio</i> a going across, going over, transgression of the law,
from <i>transgredi</i>, <i>transgressus</i>, to step across, go over;
<i>trans</i> over, across + <i>gradi</i> to step, walk: cf. F.
<i>transgression</i>. See <u>Grade</u>.] <def>The act of transgressing, or
of passing over or beyond any law, civil or moral; the violation of a law
or known principle of rectitude; breach of command; fault; offense; crime;
sin.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Forgive thy people . . . all their <i>transgressions</i>
wherein they have transgressed against thee.</blockquote> <i>I Kings viii.
50.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>What rests, but that the mortal sentence pass<BR>
On his <i>transgression</i>, death denounced that day ?</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>transgression</i> is in the stealer.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Fault; offense; crime; infringement; misdemeanor;
misdeed; affront; sin.</p>

<p><hw>Trans*gres"sion*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of pertaining
to transgression; involving a transgression.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*gress"ive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. L.
<i>transgressivus</i> passing over into another class. F.
<i>transgressif</i>.] <def>Disposed or tending to transgress; faulty;
culpable. -</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*gress"ive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>Adam, perhaps, . . . from the <i>transgressive</i>
infirmities of himself, might have erred alone.</blockquote> <i>Sir T.
Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*gress"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.: cf. F.
<i>transgresseur</i>.] <def>One who transgresses; one who breaks a law, or
violates a command; one who violates any known rule or principle of
rectitude; a sinner.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The way of <i>transgressors</i> is hard.</blockquote>
<i>Prov. xiii. 15.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tran*shape"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To
transshape.</def> [R.]  <i>J. Webster (1623).</i></p>

<p><hw>Tran*ship"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Transship</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran*ship"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Transshipment</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*hu"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>trans-</i> +
<i>human</i>.] <def>More than human; superhuman.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Words may not tell of that <i>transhuman</i>
change.</blockquote> <i>H. F. Cary.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*hu"man*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make more
than human; to purity; to elevate above humanity.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Souls purified by sorrow and self-denial,
<i>transhumanized</i> to the divine abstraction of pure
contemplation.</blockquote> <i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tran"sience</hw> (?), <hw>Tran"sien*cy</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being transient;
transientness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran"sient</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>transiens</i>, <i>-
entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>transire</i>, <i>transitum</i>, to go or pass over.
See <u>Trance</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Passing before the sight or
perception, or, as it were, moving over or across a space or scene viewed,
and then disappearing; hence, of short duration; not permanent; not lasting
or durable; not stationary; passing; fleeting; brief; transitory; as,
<i>transient</i> pleasure.</def> "Measured this <i>transient</i> world."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hasty; momentary; imperfect; brief; as, a
<i>transient</i> view of a landscape.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Staying for a short time; not regular or
permanent; as, a <i>transient</i> guest; <i>transient</i> boarders.</def>
[Colloq. U. S.]</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- <u>Transient</u>, <u>Transitory</u>, <u>Fleeting</u>.
<i>Transient</i> represents a thing as brief at the best;
<i>transitory</i>, as liable at any moment to pass away. <i>Fleeting</i>
goes further, and represents it as in the act of taking its flight. Life is
<i>transient</i>; its joys are <i>transitory</i>; its hours are
<i>fleeting</i>.</p>

<p><blockquote>What is loose love? A <i>transient</i> gust.</blockquote>
<i>Pope</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If [we love] <i>transitory</i> things, which soon decay,<BR>
Age must be loveliest at the latest day.</blockquote> <i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>O <i>fleeting</i> joys<BR>
Of Paradise, dear bought with lasting woes.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Tran"sient*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Tran"sient*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tran"sient</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which remains but
for a brief time.</def>  <i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tran*sil"i*ence</hw> (?), <hw>Tran*sil"i*en*cy</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>transiliens</i>, p. pr. of <i>transilire</i> to
leap across or over; <i>trans</i> across, over + <i>salire</i> to leap.]
<def>A leap across or from one thing to another.</def> [R.] "An unadvised
<i>transiliency</i>."  <i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Trans*i"re</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>transire</i> to
pass through or across, to pass.] <i>(End. Law)</i> <def>A customhouse
clearance for a coasting vessel; a permit.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans"it</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>transitus</i>, from
<i>transire</i> to go over: cf. F. <i>transit</i>. See <u>Transient</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of passing; passage through or
over.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In France you are now . . . in the <i>transit</i> from one
form of government to another.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of causing to pass;
conveyance; as, the <i>transit</i> of goods through a country.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A line or route of passage or conveyance; as,
the Nicaragua <i>transit</i>.</def>  <i>E. G. Squier.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The passage
of a heavenly body over the meridian of a place, or through the field of a
telescope.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The passage of a smaller body
across the disk of a larger, as of Venus across the sun's disk, or of a
satellite or its shadow across the disk of its primary.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>An instrument resembling a theodolite, used by
surveyors and engineers; -- called also <i>transit compass</i>, and
<i>surveyor's transit</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The surveyor's transit differs from the theodolite in having the
horizontal axis attached directly to the telescope which is not mounted in
<universbold>Y</universbold>'s and can be turned completely over about the
axis.</p>

<p><col><b>Lower transit</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>the passage of a
heavenly body across that part of the meridian which is below the polar
axis.</cd> -- <col><b>Surveyor's transit</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Transit</u>,
5, above.</cd> -- <col><b>Transit circle</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>a
transit instrument with a graduated circle attached, used for observing the
time of transit and the declination at one observation. See <u>Circle</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3.</cd> -- <col><b>Transit compass</b></col>. <cd>See
<u>Transit</u>, 5, above.</cd> -- <col><b>Transit duty</b></col>, <cd>a
duty paid on goods that pass through a country.</cd> -- <col><b>Transit
instrument</b></col>. <i>(Astron.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A telescope
mounted at right angles to a horizontal axis, on which it revolves with its
line of collimation in the plane of the meridian, -- used in connection
with a clock for observing the time of transit of a heavenly body over the
meridian of a place.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Surv.)</i> <cd>A
surveyor's transit. See <u>Transit</u>, 5, above.</cd> -- <col><b>Transit
trade</b></col> <i>(Com.)</i>, <cd>the business conected with the passage
of goods through a country to their destination.</cd> -- <col><b>Upper
transit</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>the passage of a heavenly body
across that part of the meridian which is above the polar axis.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trans"it</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>To pass
over the disk of (a heavenly body).</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran*si"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>transitio</i>:
cf. F. <i>transition</i>. See <u>Transient</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Passage from one place or state to another; charge; as, the
<i>transition</i> of the weather from hot to cold.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There is no death, what seems so is
<i>transition</i>.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A direct or indirect passing from
one key to another; a modulation.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Rhet.)</i> <def>A passing from one subject to
another.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[He] with <i>transition</i> sweet, new speech
resumes.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Change from one form to
another.</def></p>

<p>&fist; This word is sometimes pronounced <i>tran*sish"un</i>; but
according to Walker, Smart, and most other authorities, the customary and
preferable pronunciation is <i>tran*sizh"un</i>, although this latter mode
violates analogy. Other authorities say <i>tran*zish"un</i>.</p>

<p><col><b>Transition rocks</b></col> <i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>a term formerly
applied to the lowest uncrystalline stratified rocks (graywacke) supposed
to contain no fossils, and so called because thought to have been formed
when the earth was passing from an uninhabitable to a habitable
state.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tran*si"tion*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to transition; involving or denoting transition; as, <i>transitional</i>
changes; <i>transitional</i> stage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran*si"tion*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Transitional.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran"si*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>transitivus</i>:
cf. F. <i>transitif</i>. See <u>Transient</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Having the power of making a transit, or passage.</def> [R.]
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Effected by transference of
signification.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>By far the greater part of the <i>transitive</i> or
derivative applications of words depend on casual and unaccountable
caprices of the feelings or the fancy.</blockquote> <i>Stewart.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>Passing over to an object;
expressing an action which is not limited to the agent or subject, but
which requires an object to complete the sense; as, a <i>transitive</i>
verb, for example, he <i>holds</i> the book.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Tran"si*tive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Tran"si*tive*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tran"si*to*ri*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a
transitory manner; with brief continuance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran"si*to*ri*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being transitory; speedy passage or departure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran"si*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>transitorius</i>: cf. F. <i>transitoire</i>. See <u>Transient</u>.]
<def>Continuing only for a short time; not enduring; fleeting;
evanescent.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Comfort and succor all those who, in this <i>transitory</i>
life, are in trouble.</blockquote> <i>Bk. of Com. Prayer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>It was not the <i>transitory</i> light of a comet, which
shines and glows for a wile, and then . . . vanishes into
nothing.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Transitory action</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>an action which
may be brought in any county, as actions for debt, and the like; -- opposed
to <i>local action</i>.</cd>  <i>Blackstone. Bouvier.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- transient; short-lived; brief. See <u>Transient</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Trans*lat"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
translated, or rendered into another language.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*late"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Translated</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Translating</u>.] [f. <i>translatus</i>, used as p. p. of
<i>transferre</i> to transfer, but from a different root. See <u>Trans-
</u>, and <u>Tolerate</u>, and cf. <u>Translation</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To bear, carry, or remove, from one place to another; to transfer; as,
to <i>translate</i> a tree.</def> [Archaic]  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In the chapel of St. Catharine of Sienna, they show her
head- the rest of her body being <i>translated</i> to Rome.</blockquote>
<i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To change to another condition, position, place,
or office; to transfer; hence, to remove as by death.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To remove to heaven without a natural
death.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>By faith Enoch was <i>translated</i>, that he should not see
death; and was not found, because God had
<i>translated</i>him.</blockquote> <i>Heb. xi. 5.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>To remove, as a bishop, from one
see to another.</def> "Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, when the king would
have <i>translated</i> him from that poor bishopric to a better, . . .
refused."  <i>Camden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To render into another language; to express the
sense of in the words of another language; to interpret; hence, to explain
or recapitulate in other words.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Translating</i> into his own clear, pure, and flowing
language, what he found in books well known to the world, but too bulky or
too dry for boys and girls.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To change into another form; to
transform.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Happy is your grace,<BR>
That can <i>translate</i>the stubbornness of fortune<BR>
Into so quiet and so sweet a style.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>To cause to remove from one part
of the body to another; as, to <i>translate</i> a disease.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>To cause to lose senses or recollection; to
entrance.</def> [Obs.]  <i>J. Fletcher.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*late</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make a translation;
to be engaged in translation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>translation</i>,
L. <i>translatio</i> a transferring, translation, version. See
<u>Translate</u>, and cf. <u>Tralation</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
act of translating, removing, or transferring; removal; also, the state of
being translated or removed; as, the <i>translation</i> of Enoch; the
<i>translation</i> of a bishop.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act of rendering into another language;
interpretation; as, the <i>translation</i> of idioms is
difficult.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is obtained by translating something
a version; as, a <i>translation</i> of the Scriptures.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Rhet.)</i> <def>A transfer of meaning in a word
or phrase, a metaphor; a tralation.</def> [Obs.]  <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>Transfer of meaning by
association; association of ideas.</def>  <i>A. Tucker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Kinematics)</i> <def>Motion in which all the
points of the moving body have at any instant the same velocity and
direction of motion; -- opposed to <i>rotation</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans`la*ti"tious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See
<u>Tralatitious</u>.] <def>Metaphorical; tralatitious; also, foreign;
exotic.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*lat"ive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>translativus</i>
that is to be transferred: cf. F. <i>translatif</i>.] <def>tropical;
figurative; as, a <i>translative</i> sense.</def> [R.]
<i>Puttenham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*lat"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>translator</i>:
cf. F. <i>translateur</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who translates;
esp., one who renders into another language; one who expresses the sense of
words in one language by equivalent words in another.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Teleg.)</i> <def>A repeating instrument.</def>
[Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Trans*lat"or*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office or
dignity of a translator.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*lat"o*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Serving to
translate; transferring.</def> [R.]  <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*lat"ress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A woman who
translates.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans`la*va"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>trans-</i>
+ L. <i>lavatio</i>, <i>-onis</i>, washing.] <def>A laving or lading from
one vessel to another.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*lit"er*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>trans-
</i> + L. <i>litera</i>, <i>littera</i> letter.] <def>To express or
represent in the characters of another alphabet; as, to
<i>transliterate</i> Sanskrit words by means of English letters.</def>
<i>A. J. Ellis.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*lit`er*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or
product of transliterating, or of expressing words of a language by means
of the characters of another alphabet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans`lo*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>trans-</i>
+ <i>location</i>.] <def>removal of things from one place to another;
substitution of one thing for another.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There happened certain <i>translocations</i> at the
deluge.</blockquote> <i>Woodward.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Trans*lu"cence</hw> (?), <hw>Trans*lu"cen*cy</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being translucent;
clearness; partial transparency.</def>  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1530 !></p>

<p><hw>Trans*lu"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>translucens</i>,
<i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>translucere</i> to shine through; <i>trans</i>
across, through = <i>lucere</i> to shine. See <u>Lucid</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Transmitting rays of light without permitting
objects to be distinctly seen; partially transparent.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Transparent; clear.</def> [Poetic] "Fountain or
fresh current . . . <i>translucent</i>, pure."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Replenished from the cool, <i>translucent</i>
springs.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- <u>Translucent</u>, <u>Transparent</u>.  A thing is
<i>translucent</i> when it merely admits the passage of light, without
enabling us to distinguish the color and outline of objects through it; it
is <i>transparent</i> when we can clearly discern objects placed on the
other side of it. Glass, water, etc., are <i>transparent</i>; ground glass
is <i>translucent</i>; a <i>translucent</i> style.</p>

<p><hw>Trans*lu"cent*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a translucent
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*lu"cid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>translucidus</i>;
<i>trans</i> across, through + <i>lucidus</i> lucid: cf. F.
<i>translucide</i>. See <u>Translucent</u>.] <def>Translucent.</def> [R.]
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans"lu*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>trans-</i> +
L. <i>luna</i> moon.] <def>Being or lying beyond the moon; hence, ethereal;
-- opposed to <i>sublunary</i>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Marlowe, bathed in the Thespian springs,<BR>
Had in him those brave, <i>translunary</i> things<BR>
That the first poets had.</blockquote> <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans`ma*rine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>transmarinus</i>; <i>trans</i> beyond + <i>marinus</i> marine: cf. F.
<i>transmarin</i>. See <u>Marine</u>.] <def>Lying or being beyond the
sea.</def>  <i>Howell.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Trans"me*a*ble</hw> (?), <hw>Trans`me*at"a*ble</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>transmeabilis</i>.] <def>Capable of being
passed over or traversed; passable.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Trans"me*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L.
<i>transmeatus</i>, p. p. of <i>transmeare</i> to pass across; <i>trans</i>
across, over + <i>meare</i> to go.] <def>To pass over or beyond.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Trans`me*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
transmeating; a passing through or beyond.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Trans*mew"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [F.
<i>transmuer</i>, L. <i>transmutare</i>. See <u>Transmute</u>.] <def>To
transmute; to transform; to metamorphose.</def> [Archaic]  <i>Chaucer.
Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To <i>transmew</i> thyself from a holy hermit into a sinful
forester.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans"mi*grant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>transmigrans</i>, p. pr. See <u>Transmigrate</u>.] <def>Migrating or
passing from one place or state to another; passing from one residence to
another.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos>  <def>One who
transmigrates.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans"mi*grate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Transmigrated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Transmigrating</u>.] [L. <i>transmigrare</i>, <i>transmigratum</i>;
<i>trans</i> across + <i>migrare</i> to migrate. See <u>Migrate</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To pass from one country or jurisdiction to another
for the purpose of residence, as men or families; to migrate.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pass from one body or condition into
another.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Their may <i>transmigrate</i> into each other.</blockquote>
<i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans`mi*gra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>transmigration</i>, L. <i>transmigratio</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The act of passing from one country to another; migration.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The passing of the soul at death into another
mortal body; metempsychosis.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans"mi*gra`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
transmigrates.</def>  <i>J. Ellis.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*mi"gra*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Passing from
one body or state to another.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*mis`si*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>transmissibilit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality of being
transmissible.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*mis"si*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>transmissible</i>.] <def>Capable of being transmitted from one to
another; capable of being passed through any body or substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*mis"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>transmissio</i>; cf. F. <i>transmission</i>. See <u>Transmit</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of transmitting, or the state of being
transmitted; as, the <i>transmission</i> of letters, writings, papers,
news, and the like, from one country to another; the <i>transmission</i> of
rights, titles, or privileges, from father to son, or from one generation
to another.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The right possessed by an heir or
legatee of transmitting to his successor or successors any inheritance,
legacy, right, or privilege, to which he is entitled, even if he should die
without enjoying or exercising it.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*mis"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
transmitted; derived, or handed down, from one to another.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Itself a sun, it with <i>transmissive</i> light<BR>
Enlivens worlds denied to human sight.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*mit"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Transmitted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Transmitting</u>.] [L. <i>transmittere</i>, <i>transmissum</i>;
<i>trans</i> across, over + <i>mittere</i> to send: cf. F.
<i>transmettre</i>. See <u>Missile</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cause
to pass over or through; to communicate by sending; to send from one person
or place to another; to pass on or down as by inheritance; as, to
<i>transmit</i> a memorial; to <i>transmit</i> dispatches; to
<i>transmit</i> money, or bills of exchange, from one country to
another.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The ancientest fathers must be next removed, as Clement of
Alexandria, and that Eusebian book of evangelic preparation,
<i>transmitting</i> our ears through a hoard of heathenish obscenities to
receive the gospel.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The scepter of that kingdom continued to be
<i>transmitted</i> in the dynasty of Castile.</blockquote>
<i>Prescott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To suffer to pass through; as, glass
<i>transmits</i> light; metals <i>transmit</i>, or conduct,
electricity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*mit"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Transmission.</def>  <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*mit"tance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Transmission.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*mit"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that
which, transmits; specifically, that portion of a telegraphic or telephonic
instrument by means of which a message is sent; -- opposed to
<i>receiver</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*mit"ti*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of
being transmitted; transmissible.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*mog`ri*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act
of transmogrifying, or the state of being transmogrified;
transformation.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Clive, who wrote me about the <i>transmogrification</i> of
our schoolfellow, an attorney's son.</blockquote> <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*mog"ri*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [A humorous
coinage.] <def>To change into a different shape; to transform.</def>
[Colloq.]  <i>Fielding.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*move"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>trans +
move</i>.] <def>To move or change from one state into another; to
transform.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*mu`ta*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>transmutabilit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality of being
transmutable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*mut"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>transmutable</i>. See <u>Transmute</u>.] <def>Capable of being
transmuted or changed into a different substance, or into into something of
a different form a nature; transformable.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The fluids and solids of an animal body are easily
<i>transmutable</i> into one another.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Trans*mut"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>Trans*mut"a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Trans`mu*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>transmutation</i>, L. <i>transmutatio</i>. See <u>Transmute</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of transmuting, or the state of being
transmuted; as, the <i>transmutation</i> of metals.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>The change or reduction of one
figure or body into another of the same area or solidity, but of a
different form, as of a triangle into a square.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The change of one species into
another, which is assumed to take place in any development theory of life;
transformism.</def>  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Transmutation of metals</b></col> <i>(Alchem.)</i>, <cd>the
conversion of base metals into gold or silver, a process often attempted by
the alchemists. See <u>Alchemy</u>, and <i>Philosopher's stone</i>, under
<u>Philosopher</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trans`mu*ta"tion*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
believes in the transmutation of metals or of species.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*mute"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Transmuted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Transmuting</u>.] [L. <i>transmutare</i>, <i>transmutatum</i>;
<i>trans</i> across + <i>mutare</i> to change. See <u>Mutable</u>, and cf.
<u>Transmew</u>.] <def>To change from one nature, form, or substance, into
another; to transform.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The caresses of parents and the blandishments of friends
<i>transmute</i> us into idols.</blockquote> <i>Buckminster.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Transmuting</i> sorrow into golden joy<BR>
Free from alloy.</blockquote> <i>H. Smith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*mut"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
transmutes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*mu"tu*al</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>trans +
mutual</i>.] <def>Reciprocal; commutual.</def> [R.]  <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans`na*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>transnatare</i> to swim over; <i>trans</i> across, over + <i>natare</i>
to swim.] <def>The act of swimming across, as a river.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*na"ture</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref.
<i>trans-</i> + <i>nature</i>.] <def>To transfer or transform the nature
of.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>We are transelemented, or <i>transnatured</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Jewel.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tran"som</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably fr. L.
<i>transtrum</i> a crossbeam, transom, from <i>trans</i> across.  Cf.
<u>Trestle</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A horizontal
crossbar in a window, over a door, or between a door and a window above it.
<i>Transom</i> is the horizontal, as <i>mullion</i> is the vertical, bar
across an opening. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Mullion</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>One of the principal transverse
timbers of the stern, bolted to the sternpost and giving shape to the stern
structure; -- called also <i>transsummer</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Gun.)</i> <def>The piece of wood or iron
connecting the cheeks of some gun carriages.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The vane of a cross-staff.</def>
<i>Chambers.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Railroad)</i> <def>One of the crossbeams
connecting the side frames of a truck with each other.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Transom knees</b></col> <i>(Shipbuilding)</i>, <cd>knees bolted
to the transoms and after timbers.</cd> -- <col><b>Transom
window</b></col>. <i>(Arch.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A window divided
horizontally by a transom or transoms.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A
window over a door, with a transom between.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trans"pa*dane`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>transpadanus</i>; <i>trans</i> across + <i>Padus</i> the Po.] <def>Lying
or being on the further side of the river Po with reference to Rome, that
is, on the north side; -- opposed to <i>cispadane</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*pal"a*tine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>trans-</i>
+ <i>palatine</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Situated beyond or outside the
palatine bone; -- said of a bone in the skull of some reptiles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*pare"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [See
<u>Transparent</u>.] <def>To be, or cause to be, transparent; to appear, or
cause to appear, or be seen, through something.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Stirling.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*par"ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>transparence</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being transparent;
transparency.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*par"en*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Transparencies</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. <i>transparence</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or condition of being transparent;
transparence.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is transparent; especially, a picture
painted on thin cloth or glass, or impressed on porcelain, or the like, to
be viewed by natural or artificial light, which shines through it.</def>
<i>Fairholt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*par"ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., from LL.
<i>transparens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>transparere</i> to be
transparent; L. <i>trans</i> across, through + <i>parere</i> to appear. See
<u>Appear</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having the property of transmitting
rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to
light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, <i>transparent</i> glass; a
<i>transparent</i> diamond; -- opposed to <i>opaque</i>.</def>
"<i>Transparent</i> elemental air."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Admitting the passage of light; open; porous;
as, a <i>transparent</i> veil.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Translucent; pellucid; clear; bright; limpid; lucid;
diaphanous. See <u>Translucent</u>.</p>

<p>-- <wf>Trans*par"ent*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Trans*par"ent*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Trans*pass"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>trans-</i> +
<i>pass</i>: cf. LL. <i>transpassare</i>.  Cf. <u>Trespass</u>.] <def>To
pass over; as, Alexander <i>transpassed</i> the river.</def> [Obs.]  <i>J.
Gregory.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*pass"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To pass by; to pass
away.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Trans*pass"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of
being transpassed, or crossed over.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Trans*pat"ron*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<i>Trans-</i> +
<i>patronize</i>.] <def>To transfer the patronage of.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Warner.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tran*spe"ci*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>trans-
</i> + L. <i>species</i> form.] <def>To change from one species to another;
to transform.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Power to <i>transpeciate</i> a man into a
horse.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tran*spic"u*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>transpicere</i> to see or look through + <i>specere</i>, <i>spicere</i>,
to see.  Cf. <u>Conspicuous</u>.] <def>Transparent; pervious to the
sight.</def> [R.] "The wide, <i>transpicuous</i> air."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*pierce"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Transpierced</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Transpiercing</u> (?).] [Pref. <i>trans-</i> + <i>pierce</i>: cf. F.
<i>transpercer</i>.] <def>To pierce through; to penetrate; to permeate; to
pass through.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The sides <i>transpierced</i> return a rattling
sound.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tran*spir"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>transpirable</i>.] <def>Capable of being transpired, or of
transpiring.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran`spi*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>transpiration</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The act or
process of transpiring or excreting in the form of vapor; exhalation, as
through the skin or other membranes of the body; as, pulmonary
<i>transpiration</i>, or the excretion of aqueous vapor from the lungs.
Perspiration is a form of transpiration.</def>  <i>Cudworth.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(bot.)</i> <def>The evaporation of water, or
exhalation of aqueous vapor, from cells and masses of tissue.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>The passing of gases through
fine tubes, porous substances, or the like; as, <i>transpiration</i>
through membranes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran*spir"a*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or relating
to transpiration.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran*spire"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Transpired</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Transpiring</u>.] [F. <i>transpirer</i>; L. <i>trans</i> across, through
+ <i>spirare</i> to breathe. See <u>Spirit</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>To pass off in the form of vapor or insensible
perspiration; to exhale.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>To evaporate from living
cells.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To escape from secrecy; to become public; as,
the proceedings of the council soon <i>transpired</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The story of Paulina's and Maximilian's mutual attachment
had <i>transpired</i> through many of the travelers.</blockquote> <i>De
Quincey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To happen or come to pass; to occur.</def></p>

<p>&fist; This sense of the word, which is of comparatively recent
introduction, is common in the United States, especially in the language of
conversation and of newspaper writers, and is used to some extent in
England. Its use, however, is censured by critics of both countries.
</p>

<p><hw>Tran*spire"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>To excrete through the skin; to give off in the form
of vapor; to exhale; to perspire.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>To evaporate (moisture) from
living cells.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*place"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Transplaced</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Transplacing</u> (?).] [Pref. <i>trans-</i> + <i>place</i>.] <def>To
remove across some space; to put in an opposite or another place.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>It [an obelisk] was <i>transplaced</i> . . . from the left
side of the Vatican into a more eminent place.</blockquote> <i>Bp.
Wilkins.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*plant"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Transplanted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Transplanting</u>.] [F. <i>transplanter</i>, L. <i>transplantare</i>;
<i>trans</i> across, over + <i>plantare</i> to plant. See <u>Plant</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To remove, and plant in another place; as, to
<i>transplant</i> trees.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To remove, and settle or establish for residence
in another place; as, to <i>transplant</i> inhabitants.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Being <i>transplanted</i> out of his cold, barren diocese of
St. David into a warmer climate.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans`plan*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>transplantation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of transplanting,
or the state of being transplanted; also, removal.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>transplantation</i> of Ulysses to
Sparta.</blockquote> <i>Broome.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The removal of tissues from a
healthy part, and the insertion of them in another place where there is a
lesion; as, the <i>transplantation</i> of tissues in autoplasty.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*plant"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
transplants; also, a machine for transplanting trees.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran*splen"den*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or
state of being transplendent.</def> [R.]  <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tran*splen"dent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Trans-</i> +
<i>splendent</i>.] <def>Resplendent in the highest degree.</def> [R.] --
<wf>Tran*splen"dent*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Trans*port"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Transported</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Transporting</u>.] [F. <i>transporter</i>, L. <i>transportare</i>;
<i>trans</i> across + <i>portare</i> to carry. See <u>Port</u> bearing,
demeanor.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To carry or bear from one place to
another; to remove; to convey; as, to <i>transport</i> goods; to
<i>transport</i> troops.</def>  <i>Hakluyt.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To carry, or cause to be carried, into
banishment, as a criminal; to banish.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To carry away with vehement emotion, as joy,
sorrow, complacency, anger, etc.; to ravish with pleasure or ecstasy; as,
music <i>transports</i> the soul.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[They] laugh as if <i>transported</i> with some fit<BR>
Of passion.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We shall then be <i>transported</i> with a nobler . . .
wonder.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans"port</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Transport</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Transportation; carriage;
conveyance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Romans . . . stipulated with the Carthaginians to
furnish them with ships for <i>transport</i> and war.</blockquote>
<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A vessel employed for transporting, especially
for carrying soldiers, warlike stores, or provisions, from one place to
another, or to convey convicts to their destination; -- called also
<i>transport ship</i>, <i>transport vessel</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Vehement emotion; passion; ecstasy;
rapture.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With <i>transport</i> views the airy rule his own,<BR>
And swells on an imaginary throne.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Say not, in <i>transports</i> of despair,<BR>
That all your hopes are fled.</blockquote> <i>Doddridge.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A convict transported, or sentenced to
exile.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*port`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The
quality or state of being transportable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*port"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>transportable</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being
transported.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Incurring, or subject to, the punishment of
transportation; as, a <i>transportable</i> offense.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*port"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Transportation;
the act of removing from one locality to another.</def> "The
<i>transportal</i> of seeds in the wool or fur of quadrupeds."
<i>Darwin.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*port"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Transportation.</def> [Obs.] "Give me swift <i>transportance</i>."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1531 !></p>

<p><hw>Trans*port"ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Transporting;
&?;avishing; as, <i>transportant</i> love.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Dr. H.
More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans`por*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>transportatio</i>: cf. F. <i>transportation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; carriage
from one place to another; removal; conveyance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To provide a vessel for their
<i>transportation</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Transport; ecstasy.</def> [R.]
<i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*port"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Conveyed from one
place to another; figuratively, carried away with passion or pleasure;
entranced.</def> -- <wf>Trans*port"ed*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Trans*port"ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Trans*port"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
transports.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*port"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That transports;
fig., ravishing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Your <i>transporting</i> chords ring out.</blockquote>
<i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*port"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>So as to
transport.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*port"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
transporting, or the state of being transported; transportation.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Trans*pos"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That may
transposed; as, a <i>transposable</i> phrase.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*pos"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
transposing, or the state of being transposed; transposition.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*pose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Transposed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Transposing</u>.] [F. <i>transposer</i>; pref. <i>trans-</i> (L.
<i>trans</i> across) + <i>poser</i> to put. See <u>Pose</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To change the place or order of; to substitute
one for the other of; to exchange, in respect of position; as, to
<i>transpose</i> letters, words, or propositions.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To change; to transform; to invert.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Things base and vile, holding no quantity,<BR>
Love can <i>transpose</i> to form and dignity.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Alg.)</i> <def>To bring, as any term of an
equation, from one side over to the other, without destroying the equation;
thus, if <i>a + b = c</i>, and we make <i>a = c - b</i>, then <i>b</i> is
said to be <i>transposed</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>To change the natural order of,
as words.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>To change the key of.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*pos"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
transposes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans`po*si"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>transposition</i>, from L. <i>transponere</i>, <i>transpositum</i>, to
set over, remove, transfer; <i>trans</i> across, over + <i>ponere</i> to
place. See <u>Position</u>.] <def>The act of transposing, or the state of
being transposed.</def> Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Alg.)</i> <def>The bringing of any term of an
equation from one side over to the other without destroying the
equation.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>A change of the natural order of
words in a sentence; as, the Latin and Greek languages admit
<i>transposition</i>, without inconvenience, to a much greater extent than
the English.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A change of a composition into
another key.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans`po*si"tion*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to transposition; involving transposition.</def>
<i>Pegge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*pos"i*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Made by
transposing; consisting in transposition; transposable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*print"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>trans-</i>
+ <i>print</i>.] <def>To transfer to the wrong place in printing; to print
out of place.</def> [R.]  <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*prose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>trans-</i>
+ <i>prose</i>.] <def>To change from prose into verse; to versify; also, to
change from verse into prose.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*re"gion*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>trans-
</i> + <i>region</i>.] <def>Foreign.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Holinshed.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*shape"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Transshaped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Transshaping</u>.] [Pref. <i>trans-</i> + <i>shape</i>.] <def>To change
into another shape or form; to transform.</def> [Written also
<i>transhape</i>.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*ship"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>trans-</i> +
<i>ship</i>.] <def>To transfer from one ship or conveyance to
another.</def> [Written also <i>tranship</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Trans*ship"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
transshipping, or transferring, as goods, from one ship or conveyance to
another.</def> [Written also <i>transhipment</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Trans"sum`mer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>See
<u>Transom</u>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran`sub*stan"ti*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [LL.
<i>transubstantiatus</i>, p. p. of <i>transubstantiare</i> to
transubstantiate; L. <i>trans</i> across, over + <i>substantia</i>
substance. See <u>Substance</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To change into
another substance.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The spider love which <i>transubstantiates</i> all,<BR>
And can convert manna to gall.</blockquote> <i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(R. C. Theol.)</i> <def>To change, as the
sacramental elements, bread and wine, into the flesh and blood of
Christ.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran`sub*stan`ti*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL.
<i>transubstantiatio</i>: cf. F. <i>transsubstantiation</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A change into another substance.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(R. C. Theol.)</i> <def>The doctrine held by Roman
Catholics, that the bread and wine in the Mass is converted into the body
and blood of Christ; -- distinguished from <i>consubstantiation</i>, and
<i>impanation</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran`sub*stan"ti*a`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>transsubstantiateur</i>.] <def>One who maintains the doctrine of
transubstantiation.</def>  <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tran`su*da"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>transsudation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of
transuding.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Exosmose</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran*su"da*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to transudation; passing by transudation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran*sude"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Transuded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Transuding</u>.] [Pref. <i>trans-</i> + L. <i>sudare</i> to sweat: cf.
F. <i>transsuder</i>.] <def>To pass, as perspirable matter does, through
the pores or interstices of textures; as, liquor may <i>transude</i>
through leather or wood.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tran*sume"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>transumere</i>,
<i>transsumere</i>, to take from one to another; <i>trans</i> across +
<i>sumere</i> to take.] <def>To change; to convert.</def> [R.]
<i>Crashaw.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tran*sumpt"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>transumere</i>,
<i>transumptum</i>, to take from one to another, in LL., to transcribe. See
<u>Transume</u>.] <def>A copy or exemplification of a record.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Lord Herbert.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tran*sump"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>transumptio</i>.] <def>Act of taking from one place to another.</def>
[R.]  <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tran*sump"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>transumptivus</i>.] <def>Taking from one to another; metaphorical.</def>
[R.] "A <i>transumptive</i> kind of speech."  <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Fictive, descriptive, digressive, <i>transumptive</i>, and
withal definitive.</blockquote> <i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*va"sate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See
<u>Transvasation</u>.] <def>To pour out of one vessel into another.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Cudworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans`va*sa"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>trans-</i>
+ L. <i>vas</i>, <i>vasis</i>, vessel.] <def>The act or process of pouring
out of one vessel into another.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*vec"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>transvectio</i>, from <i>transvehere</i> to carry across; <i>trans</i>
across + <i>vehere</i> to carry.] <def>The act of conveying or carrying
over.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Trans*ver"ber*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L.
<i>transverberatus</i>, p. p. of <i>transverberare</i> to strike or pierce
through.] <def>To beat or strike through.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Trans*ver"sal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>transversal</i>. See <u>Transverse</u>.] <def>Running or lying across;
transverse; as, a <i>transversal</i> line.</def> --
<wf>Trans*ver"sal*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Trans*ver"sal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>transversale</i>.] <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A straight line which traverses
or intersects any system of other lines, as a line intersecting the three
sides of a triangle or the sides produced.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*verse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>transversus</i>,
p. p.  of <i>transvertere</i> to turn on direct across; <i>trans</i> across
+ <i>vertere</i> to turn: cf. F. <i>transverse</i>. See <u>Verse</u>, and
cf. <u>Traverse</u>.] <def>Lying or being across, or in a crosswise
direction; athwart; -- often opposed to <i>longitudinal</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Transverse axis</b></col> (of an ellipse or hyperbola)
<i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>that axis which passes through the foci.</cd> --
<col><b>Transverse partition</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a partition, as
of a pericarp, at right angles with the valves, as in the siliques of
mustard.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trans"verse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Anything that is transverse or athwart.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>The longer, or transverse, axis
of an ellipse.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*verse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Transversed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Transversing</u>.] <def>To overturn; to change.</def> [R.]  <i>C.
Leslie.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*verse"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>trans-</i> +
<i>verse</i>, n.  Cf.<u>Transpose</u>.] <def>To change from prose into
verse, or from verse into prose.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Duke of
Buckingham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*verse"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a transverse
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*ver"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
changing from prose into verse, or from verse into prose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trans*vert"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L.
<i>transvertere</i>. See <u>Transverse</u>, a.] <def>To cause to turn
across; to transverse.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Craft of Lovers (1448).</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans*vert"i*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of
being transverted.</def> [R.]  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trans`vo*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>transvolare</i> to fly over or across; <i>trans</i> across +
<i>volare</i> to fly.] <def>The act of flying beyond or across.</def>
<i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trant</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. OD. <i>tranten</i> to
walk slowly, LG. & D. <i>trant</i> walk, pace.] <def>To traffic in an
itinerary manner; to peddle.</def> [Written also <i>traunt</i>.] [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Trant"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who trants; a
peddler; a carrier.</def> [Written also <i>traunter</i>.] [Obs. or Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Trap</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Trapped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Trapping</u>.] [Akin to OE. <i>trappe</i> trappings, and perhaps from an
Old French word of the same origin as E. <i>drab</i> a kind of cloth.]
<def>To dress with ornaments; to adorn; -- said especially of
horses.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Steeds . . . that <i>trapped</i> were in steel all
glittering.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To deck his hearse, and <i>trap</i> his tomb-black
steed.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There she found her palfrey <i>trapped</i><BR>
 In purple blazoned with armorial gold.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trap</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sw. <i>trapp</i>; akin to
<i>trappa</i> stairs, Dan. <i>trappe</i>, G. <i>treppe</i>, D. <i>trap</i>;
-- so called because the rocks of this class often occur in large, tabular
masses, rising above one another, like steps. See <u>Tramp</u>.]
<i>(Geol.)</i> <def>An old term rather loosely used to designate various
dark-colored, heavy igneous rocks, including especially the feldspathic-
augitic rocks, basalt, dolerite, amygdaloid, etc., but including also some
kinds of diorite. Called also <i>trap rock</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Trap tufa</b></col>, <col><b>Trap tuff</b></col>, <cd>a kind of
fragmental rock made up of fragments and earthy materials from trap
rocks.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trap</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to trap rock;
as, a <i>trap</i> dike.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trap</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>trappe</i>, AS.
<i>treppe</i>; akin to OD. <i>trappe</i>, OHG. <i>trapo</i>; probably fr.
the root of E. <i>tramp</i>, as that which is trod upon: cf. F.
<i>trappe</i>, which is trod upon: cf. F. <i>trappe</i>, which perhaps
influenced the English word.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A machine or
contrivance that shuts suddenly, as with a spring, used for taking game or
other animals; as, a <i>trap</i> for foxes.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She would weep if that she saw a mouse<BR>
Caught in a <i>trap</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: A snare; an ambush; a stratagem; any
device by which one may be caught unawares.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let their table be made a snare and a
<i>trap</i>.</blockquote> <i>Rom. xi. 9.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>God and your majesty<BR>
Protect mine innocence, or I fall into<BR>
The <i>trap</i> is laid for me!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A wooden instrument shaped somewhat like a shoe,
used in the game of trapball. It consists of a pivoted arm on one end of
which is placed the ball to be thrown into the air by striking the other
end. Also, a machine for throwing into the air glass balls, clay pigeons,
etc., to be shot at.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The game of trapball.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A bend, sag, or partitioned chamber, in a drain,
soil pipe, sewer, etc., arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal
which prevents passage of air or gas, but permits the flow of
liquids.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A place in a water pipe, pump, etc., where air
accumulates for want of an outlet.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A wagon, or other vehicle.</def> [Colloq.]
<i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>A kind of movable stepladder.</def>
<i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Trap stairs</b></col>, <cd>a staircase leading to a
trapdoor.</cd> -- <col><b>Trap tree</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>the jack; -
- so called because it furnishes a kind of birdlime. See 1st
<u>Jack</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trap</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>treppan</i>. See
<u>Trap</u> a snare.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To catch in a trap or traps; as, to <i>trap</i>
foxes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To insnare; to take by stratagem; to
entrap.</def> "I <i>trapped</i> the foe."  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To provide with a trap; as, to <i>trap</i> a
drain; to <i>trap</i> a sewer pipe. See 4th <u>Trap</u>, 5.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trap</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To set traps for game; to
make a business of trapping game; as, to <i>trap</i> for beaver.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra*pan"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>trappan</i>. See
<u>Trap</u>, and cf. <u>Trepan</u> a snare.] <def>A snare; a stratagem; a
trepan. See 3d <u>Trepan</u>.</def>  <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tra*pan"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Trapanned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Trapanning</u>.] <def>To insnare; to catch by stratagem; to entrap; to
trepan.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Having some of his people <i>trapanned</i> at
Baldivia.</blockquote> <i>Anson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tra*pan"ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who trapans, or
insnares.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trap"ball`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An old game of ball
played with a trap. See 4th <u>Trap</u>, 4.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trap"door`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A lifting or sliding door covering an opening in a roof
or floor.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A door in a level for regulating
the ventilating current; -- called also <i>weather door</i>.</def>
<i>Raymond.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Trapdoor spider</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of
several species of large spiders which make a nest consisting of a vertical
hole in the earth, lined with a hinged lid, like a trapdoor. Most of the
species belong to the genus <i>Cteniza</i>, as the California species
(<i>C. Californica</i>).</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trape</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [See <u>Tramp</u>, and cf.
<u>Traipse</u>.] <def>To walk or run about in an idle or slatternly manner;
to traipse.</def> [Obs. or Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Trapes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Trape</u>.] <def>A
slattern; an idle, sluttish, or untidy woman.</def> [Obs. or Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Trapes</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To go about in an idle or
slatternly fashion; to trape; to traipse.</def> [Colloq.]
<i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trap"e*zate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Trapezium</u>.]
<def>Having the form of a trapezium; trapeziform.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra*peze"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>trap&egrave;ze</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i>  <def>A
trapezium. See <u>Trapezium</u>, 1.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A swinging horizontal bar, suspended at each end
by a rope; -- used by gymnasts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra*pe"zi*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>  [<i>Trapezium</i> +
<i>-form</i>: cf. F. <i>trap&eacute;ziforme</i>.] <def>Having the form of a
trapezium; trapezoid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tra*pe"zi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E.
<plw><b>Trapeziums</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>Trapezia</b></plw> (#). [NL.,
fr. Gr. &?; a little table, an irregular four-sided figure, dim. of &?; a
table, for &?;; &?; (see <u>Tetra-</u>) + &?; foot, akin to &?; foot;
hence, originally, a table with four feet. See <u>Foot</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A plane figure bounded by four right
lines, of which no two are parallel.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A bone of the
carpus at  the base of the first metacarpal, or thumb.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A region on the ventral side of the brain, either
just back of the pons Varolii, or, as in man, covered by the posterior
extension of its transverse fibers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trap`e*zo*he"dral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining
to, or resembling, a trapezohedron.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trap`e*zo*he"dron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from
<i>trapezium</i> + Gr. &?; seat, base, fr. &?; to sit.]
<i>(Crystalloq.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A solid bounded by twenty-
four equal and similar trapeziums; a tetragonal trisoctahedron. See the
Note under <u>Trisoctahedron</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A
tetartohedral solid of the hexagonal system, bounded by six trapezoidal
planes. The faces of this form are common on quartz crystals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trap"e*zoid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; trapezoid-
shaped; &?; table + &?; shape, likeness: cf. F.
<i>trap&eacute;zo&iuml;de</i>. See <u>Trapezium</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A plane four-sided figure, having two sides parallel to
each other.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A bone of the carpus at the base
of the second metacarpal, or index finger.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trap"e*zoid</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Having the form of a trapezoid; trapezoidal; as, the  <i>trapezoid</i>
ligament  which connects the coracoid process and the clavicle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the trapezoid
ligament; as, the <i>trapezoid</i> line.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trap`e*zoid"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>trap&eacute;zo&iuml;dal</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having the form of a trapezoid;
trapezoid.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Trapezohedral.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trap"hole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>See
<u>Trou-de-loup</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trap"pe*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>trapp&eacute;en</i>. See <u>Trap</u> a kind of rock.] <i>(Min.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to trap; being of the nature of trap.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trap"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Trap</u> to
insnare.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who traps animals; one who makes a
business of trapping animals for their furs.</def>  <i>W. Irving.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A boy who opens and shuts a
trapdoor in a gallery or level.</def>  <i>Raymond.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trap"pings</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [From <u>Trap</u> to
dress with ornaments.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which serves to trap or
adorn; ornaments; dress; superficial decorations.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Trappings</i> of life, for ornament, not
use.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>These but the <i>trappings</i> and the suits of
woe.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, ornaments to be put on
horses.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Caparisons and steeds,<BR>
Bases and tinsel <i>trappings</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trap"pist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>trappiste</i>.]
<i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>A monk belonging to a branch of the Cistercian
Order, which was established by Armand de Ranc&eacute; in 1660 at the
monastery of La Trappe in Normandy.  Extreme austerity characterizes their
discipline.  They were introduced permanently into the United States in
1848, and have monasteries in Iowa and Kentucky.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1532 !></p>

<p><hw>Trap"pous</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Trap</u> a kind of
rock.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Of or performance to trap; resembling trap, or
partaking of its form or qualities; trappy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trap"pures</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [See <u>Trap</u> to
dress.] <def>Trappings for a horse.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trap"py</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Trappous</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Traps</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [See <u>Trappings</u>, and
<u>Trap</u> to dress.] <def>Small or portable articles for dress,
furniture, or use; goods; luggage; things.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Trap"stick`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A stick used in
playing the game of trapball; hence, fig., a slender leg.</def>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trash</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel. <i>tros</i> rubbish,
leaves, and twigs picked up for fuel, <i>trassi</i> a slovenly fellow, Sw.
<i>trasa</i> a rag, tatter.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which is
worthless or useless; rubbish; refuse.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Who steals my purse steals <i>trash</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A haunch of venison would be <i>trash</i> to a
Brahmin.</blockquote> <i>Landor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Especially, loppings and leaves of trees,
bruised sugar cane, or the like.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In the West Indies, the decayed leaves and stems of canes are
called <i>field trash</i>; the bruised or macerated rind of canes is called
<i>cane trash</i>; and both are called <i>trash</i>.  <i>B.
Edwards.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A worthless person.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a
dog in pursuing game.</def>  <i>Markham.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Trash ice</b></col>, <cd>crumbled ice mixed with water.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trash</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Trashed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Trashing</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to
lop; to crop, as to <i>trash</i> the rattoons of sugar cane.</def>  <i>B.
Edwards.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence,
to spurn, humiliate, or crush.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To hold back by a trash or leash, as a dog in
pursuing game; hence, to retard, encumber, or restrain; to clog; to hinder
vexatiously.</def> [R.]  <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trash</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To follow with violence and
trampling.</def> [R.]  <i>The Puritan (1607).</i></p>

<p><hw>Trash"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a trashy
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trash"i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being trashy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trash"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Trashier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Trashiest</u>.] <def>Like
trash; containing much trash; waste; rejected; worthless; useless; as, a
<i>trashy</i> novel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trass</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>tras</i> or Gr.
<i>trass</i>, probably fr. It. <i>terrazzo</i> terrace. See
<u>Terrace</u>.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A white to gray volcanic tufa, formed
of decomposed trachytic cinders; -- sometimes used as a cement. Hence, a
coarse sort of plaster or mortar, durable in water, and used to line
cisterns and other reservoirs of water.</def> [Formerly written also
<i>tarras</i>, <i>tarrace</i>, <i>terras</i>.]</p>

<p>&fist; The Dutch <i>trass</i> is made by burning and grinding a soft
grayish rock found on the lower Rhine.</p>

<p><hw>Trau"lism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a lisping, fr. &?;
to lisp, to mispronounce.] <def>A stammering or stuttering.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Dalgarno.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trau*mat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>traumaticus</i>,
Gr. &?;, from &?;, &?;, a wound: cf. F. <i>traumatique</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Of or pertaining to wounds; applied to
wounds.</def> <i>Coxe.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Adapted to the cure of
wounds; vulnerary.</def> <i>Wiseman.</i> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Produced
by wounds; as, <i>traumatic</i> tetanus.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>A traumatic medicine.</def>
</p>

<p><hw>Trau"ma*tism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A
wound or injury directly produced by causes external to the body; also,
violence producing a wound or injury; as, rupture of the stomach caused by
<i>traumatism</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Traunce</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Trance</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Traunt</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Trant</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Traunt"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Tranter</u>.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Trav"ail</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>travail</i>; cf.
Pr. <i>trabalh</i>, <i>trebalh</i>, toil, torment, torture; probably from
LL. <i>trepalium</i> a place where criminals are tortured, instrument of
torture. But the French word may be akin to L. <i>trabs</i> a beam, or have
been influenced by a derivative from <i>trabs</i> (cf. <u>Trave</u>).  Cf.
<u>Travel</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Labor with pain; severe toil or
exertion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>As everything of price, so this doth require
<i>travail</i>.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Parturition; labor; as, an easy
<i>travail</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trav"ail</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Travailed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Travailing</u>.] [F.  <i>travailler</i>, OF. <i>traveillier</i>,
<i>travaillier</i>, to labor, toil, torment; cf. Pr. <i>trebalhar</i> to
torment, agitate. See <u>Travail</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To labor with pain; to toil.</def> [Archaic]
"Slothful persons which will not <i>travail</i> for their livings."
<i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To suffer the pangs of childbirth; to be in
labor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trav"ail</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To harass; to
tire.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>As if all these troubles had not been sufficient to
<i>travail</i> the realm, a great division fell among the
nobility.</blockquote> <i>Hayward.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trav"ail*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Causing travail;
laborious.</def> [Obs.] <i>Wyclif.</i> -- <wf>Trav"ail*ous*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trave</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Through French, fr. L.
<i>trabs</i>, <i>trabis</i>, a beam; cf. OF. <i>tref</i> a beam, also F.
<i>travail</i> a frame to confine a horse, OE. <i>trave</i>, <i>trevys</i>,
<i>travise</i>, It. <i>travaglio</i>, F. <i>trav&eacute;e</i> the space
between two beams.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A crossbeam; a
lay of joists.</def>  <i>Maundrell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A wooden frame to confine an unruly horse or ox
while shoeing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She sprung as a colt doth in the <i>trave</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trav"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Traveled</u> (?) or <u>Travelled</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Traveling</u> or <u>Travelling</u>.] [Properly, to labor,
and the same word as <i>travail</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To labor; to
travail.</def> [Obsoles.]  <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To go or march on foot; to walk; as, to
<i>travel</i> over the city, or through the streets.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To pass by riding, or in any manner, to a
distant place, or to many places; to journey; as, a man <i>travels</i> for
his health; he is <i>traveling</i> in California.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To pass; to go; to move.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Time <i>travels</i> in divers paces with divers
persons.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trav"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
journey over; to traverse; as, to <i>travel</i> the continent.</def> "I
<i>travel</i> this profound."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To force to journey.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>They shall not be <i>traveled</i> forth of their own
franchises.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trav"el</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act
of traveling, or journeying from place to place; a journey.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With long <i>travel</i> I am stiff and weary.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His <i>travels</i> ended at his country seat.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>An account, by a traveler, of
occurrences and observations during a journey; as, a book of
<i>travels</i>; -- often used as the title of a book; as, <i>Travels</i> in
Italy.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>The length of stroke of a
reciprocating piece; as, the <i>travel</i> of a slide valve.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Labor; parturition; travail.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Trav"eled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having made journeys;
having gained knowledge or experience by traveling; hence, knowing;
experienced.</def> [Written also <i>travelled</i>.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>traveled</i> thane, Athenian Aberdeen.</blockquote>
<i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trav"el*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also
<i>traveler</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who travels; one who has
traveled much.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A commercial agent who travels for the purpose
of receiving orders for merchants, making collections, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>A traveling crane. See under
<u>Crane</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Spinning)</i> <def>The metal loop which travels
around the ring surrounding the bobbin, in a ring spinner.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>An iron encircling a rope, bar,
spar, or the like, and sliding thereon.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Traveler's joy</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the <i>Clematis
vitalba</i>, a climbing plant with white flowers.</cd> --
<col><b>Traveler's tree</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See
<u>Ravenala</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trav"el-taint`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Harassed;
fatigued with travel.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trav"ers</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [F. <i>travers</i>,
breadth, extent from side, <i>&agrave; travers</i>, <i>en travers</i>,
<i>de travers</i>, across, athwart. See <u>Traverse</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Across; athwart.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The earl . . . caused . . . high trees to be hewn down, and
laid <i>travers</i> one over another.</blockquote> <i>Ld. Berners.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trav"ers*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Capable of being traversed, or passed over; as, a <i>traversable</i>
region.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Deniable; specifically <i>(Law)</i>, liable to
legal objection; as, a <i>traversable</i> presentment.</def>  <i>Sir M.
Hale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trav"erse</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. <i>travers</i>, L.
<i>transversus</i>, p. p. of <i>transvertere</i> to turn or direct across.
See <u>Transverse</u>, and cf. <u>Travers</u>.] <def>Lying across; being in
a direction across something else; as, paths cut with <i>traverse</i>
trenches.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Oak . . . being strong in all positions, may be better
trusted in cross and <i>traverse</i> work.</blockquote> <i>Sir H.
Wotton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The ridges of the fallow field <i>traverse</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Hayward.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Traverse drill</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>a machine tool for
drilling slots, in which the work or tool has a lateral motion back and
forth; also, a drilling machine in which the spindle holder can be adjusted
laterally.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trav"erse</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Athwart; across;
crosswise.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trav"erse</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>traverse</i>. See
<u>Traverse</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Anything
that traverses, or crosses.</def> Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Something that thwarts, crosses, or obstructs;
a cross accident; as, he would have succeeded, had it not been for unlucky
<i>traverses</i> not under his control.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A barrier, sliding door, movable screen,
curtain, or the like.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Men drinken and the <i>travers</i> draw anon.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And the entrance of the king,<BR>
The first <i>traverse</i> was drawn.</blockquote> <i>F. Beaumont.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A gallery or loft of
communication from side to side of a church or other large building.</def>
<i>Gwilt.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A work thrown up to intercept an
enfilade, or reverse fire, along exposed passage, or line of
work.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A formal denial of some matter of
fact alleged by the opposite party in any stage of the pleadings. The
technical words introducing a <i>traverse</i> are <i>absque hoc</i>,
without this; that is, without this which follows.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The zigzag course or courses
made by a ship in passing from one place to another; a compound
course.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(g)</i></sd> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A line lying across a figure or
other lines; a transversal.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(h)</i></sd> <i>(Surv.)</i> <def>A line surveyed across a plot of
ground.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(i)</i></sd> <i>(Gun.)</i> <def>The turning of a gun so as to
make it point in any desired direction.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A turning; a trick; a subterfuge.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><col><b>To work, or solve</b></col>, <col><b>a traverse</b></col>
<i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to reduce a series of courses or distances to an
equivalent single one; to calculate the resultant of a traverse.</cd> --
<col><b>Traverse board</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a small board hung in
the steerage, having the points of the compass marked on it, and for each
point as many holes as there are half hours in a watch. It is used for
recording the courses made by the ship in each half hour, by putting a peg
in the corresponding hole.</cd> -- <col><b>Traverse jury</b></col>
<i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a jury that tries cases; a petit jury.</cd> --
<col><b>Traverse sailing</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a sailing by
compound courses; the method or process of finding the resulting course and
distance from a series of different shorter courses and distances actually
passed over by a ship.</cd> -- <col><b>Traverse table</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Naut. & Surv.)</i> <cd>A table by means of which
the difference of latitude and departure corresponding to any given course
and distance may be found by inspection. It contains the lengths of the two
sides of a right-angled triangle, usually for every quarter of a degree of
angle, and for lengths of the hypothenuse, from 1 to 100.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Railroad)</i> <cd>A platform with one or more
tracks, and arranged to move laterally on wheels, for shifting cars, etc.,
from one line of track to another.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trav"erse</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Traversed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Traversing</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>traverser</i>. See <u>Traverse</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To lay in a cross direction;
to cross.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The parts should be often <i>traversed</i>, or crossed, by
the flowing of the folds.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cross by way of opposition; to thwart with
obstacles; to obstruct; to bring to naught.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I can not but . . . admit the force of this reasoning, which
I yet hope to <i>traverse</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To wander over; to cross in traveling; as, to
<i>traverse</i> the habitable globe.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What seas you <i>traversed</i>, and what fields you
fought.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To pass over and view; to survey
carefully.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My purpose is to <i>traverse</i> the nature, principles, and
properties of this detestable vice -- ingratitude.</blockquote>
<i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Gun.)</i> <def>To turn to the one side or the
other, in order to point in any direction; as, to <i>traverse</i> a
cannon.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Carp.)</i> <def>To plane in a direction across
the grain of the wood; as, to <i>traverse</i> a board.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To deny formally, as what the
opposite party has alleged. When the plaintiff or defendant advances new
matter, he avers it to be true, and <i>traverses</i> what the other party
has affirmed. To <i>traverse</i> an indictment or an office is to deny
it.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And save the expense of long litigious laws,<BR>
Where suits are <i>traversed</i>, and so little won<BR>
That he who conquers is but last undone.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To traverse a yard</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to brace it
fore and aft.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trav"erse</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To use the posture or motions of opposition or counteraction, as in
fencing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To see thee fight, to see thee foin, to see thee
<i>traverse</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To turn, as on a pivot; to move round; to
swivel; as, the needle of a compass <i>traverses</i>; if it does not
<i>traverse</i> well, it is an unsafe guide.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To tread or move crosswise, as a horse that
throws his croup to one side and his head to the other.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trav"ers*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One who, or that which, traverses, or moves, as an index on a scale,
and the like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>One who traverses, or
denies.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Railroad)</i> <def>A traverse table. See under
<u>Traverse</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Trav"ers*ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Adjustable laterally;
having a lateral motion, or a swinging motion; adapted for giving lateral
motion.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Traversing plate</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>one of two thick
iron plates at the hinder part of a gun carriage, where the handspike is
applied in traversing the piece.</cd> <i>Wilhelm.</i> -- <col><b>Traversing
platform</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>a platform for traversing
guns.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trav"er*tine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>travertin</i>,
It. <i>travertino</i>, <i>tiburtino</i>, L. lapis <i>Tiburtinus</i>, fr.
<i>Tibur</i> an ancient town of Latium, now Tivoli.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A
white concretionary form of calcium carbonate, usually hard and
semicrystalline. It is deposited from the water of springs or streams
holding lime in solution. Extensive deposits exist at Tivoli, near
Rome.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trav"es*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>travesti</i>, p. p.
of <i>travestir</i> to disguise, to travesty, It. <i>travestire</i>, fr. L.
<i>trans</i> across, over + <i>vestire</i> to dress, clothe. See
<u>Vest</u>.] <def>Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; -
- applied to a book or shorter composition.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Trav"es*ty</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Travesties</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A burlesque translation or
imitation of a work.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a
<i>travesty</i> of the first.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trav"es*ty</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Travestied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Travesting</u>.] <def>To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to
render ridiculous or ludicrous.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I see poor Lucan <i>travestied</i>, not appareled in his
Roman toga, but under the cruel shears of an English tailor.</blockquote>
<i>Bentley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trawl</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [OF. <i>trauler</i>,
<i>troller</i>, F. <i>tr&ocirc;ter</i>, to drag about, to stroll about;
probably of Teutonic origin.  Cf. <u>Troll</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]
<def>To take fish, or other marine animals, with a trawl.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trawl</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A fishing
line, often extending a mile or more, having many short lines bearing hooks
attached to it. It is used for catching cod, halibut, etc.; a
boulter.</def> [U. S. & Canada]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A large bag net attached to a beam with iron
frames at its ends, and dragged at the bottom of the sea, -- used in
fishing, and in gathering forms of marine life from the sea
bottom.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trawl"boat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A boat used in
fishing with trawls or trawlnets.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trawl"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who, or that which, trawls.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A fishing vessel which trails a net behind
it.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trawl"er*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Trawlermen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A fisherman who used unlawful arts
and engines to catch fish.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Cowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trawl"net`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Trawl</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trawl"warp`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rope passing
through a block, used in managing or dragging a trawlnet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tray</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OF. <i>tra&iuml;r</i>, F.
<i>trahir</i>, L. <i>tradere</i>. See <u>Traitor</u>.] <def>To betray; to
deceive.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tray</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Trays</b></plw>
(#). [OE. <i>treye</i>, AS. <i>treg</i>.  Cf. <u>Trough</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small trough or wooden vessel, sometimes scooped
out of a block of wood, for various domestic uses, as in making bread,
chopping meat, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A flat, broad vessel on which dishes, glasses,
etc., are carried; a waiter; a salver.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A shallow box, generally without a top, often
used within a chest, trunk, box, etc., as a removable receptacle for small
or light articles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tray"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Trayfuls</b></plw> (&?;). <def>As much as a tray will hold; enough
to fill a tray.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trays</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [Obs.] <def>See
<u>Trais</u>.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tray"-trip`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Trey</u> a
three.] <def>An old game played with dice.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Treach"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>trichour</i>,
<i>trichur</i>, OF. <i>tricheor</i> deceiver, traitor, F. <i>tricheur</i> a
cheat at play, a trickster. See <u>Treachery</u>.] <def>A traitor; a
cheat.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Treacher</i> and coward both.</blockquote> <i>Beau. &
Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Treach"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Treacher</u>.]
<def>Like a traitor; involving treachery; violating allegiance or faith
pledged; traitorous to the state or sovereign; perfidious in private life;
betraying a trust; faithless.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Loyal father of a <i>treacherous</i> son.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>treacherous</i> smile, a mask for secret
hate.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Faithless; perfidious; traitorous; false; insidious;
plotting.</p>

<p>-- <wf>Treach"er*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Treach"er*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Treach"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE.
<i>trecher&iuml;e</i>, <i>trichere</i>, OF. <i>trecherie</i>,
<i>tricherie</i>, F. <i>tricherie</i> trickery, from <i>tricher</i> to
cheat, to trick, OF. <i>trichier</i>, <i>trechier</i>; probably of Teutonic
origin. See <u>Trickery</u>, <u>Trick</u>.] <def>Violation of allegiance or
of faith and confidence; treasonable or perfidious conduct; perfidy;
treason.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1533 !></p>

<p><blockquote>Be ware, ye lords, of their <i>treachery</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In the council chamber at Edinburgh, he had contracted a
deep taint of <i>treachery</i> and corruption.</blockquote>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Treach"e*tour</hw> (?), <hw>Treach"our</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Treacher</u>.] <def>A traitor.</def> [Obs.]
"<i>Treachour</i> full of false despite."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trea"cle</hw> (tr&emacr;"k'l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE.
<i>triacle</i> a sovereign remedy, theriac, OF. <i>triacle</i>, F.
<i>th&eacute;riaque</i> (cf. Pr. <i>triacla</i>, <i>tiriaca</i>, Sp. & It.
<i>triaca</i>, <i>teriaca</i>), L. <i>theriaca</i> an antidote against the
bite of poisonous animals, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; of wild or venomous beasts, fr.
<grk>qhri`on</grk> a beast, a wild beast, dim. of <grk>qh`r</grk> a beast.
Cf. <u>Theriac</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Old Med.)</i> <def>A remedy
against poison. See <u>Theriac</u>, 1.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We kill the viper, and make <i>treacle</i> of
him.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A sovereign remedy; a cure.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Christ which is to every harm <i>treacle</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Molasses; sometimes, specifically, the molasses
which drains from the sugar-refining molds, and which is also called
<i>sugarhouse molasses</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In the United States <i>molasses</i> is the common name; in
England, <i>treacle</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A saccharine fluid, consisting of the
inspissated juices or decoctions of certain vegetables, as the sap of the
birch, sycamore, and the like.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Treacle mustard</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name given to
several species of the cruciferous genus <i>Erysimum</i>, especially the
<i>E. cheiranthoides</i>, which was formerly used as an ingredient in
Venice treacle, or theriac.</cd> -- <col><b>Treacle water</b></col>, <cd>a
compound cordial prepared in different ways from a variety of ingredients,
as hartshorn, roots of various plants, flowers, juices of plants, wines,
etc., distilled or digested with Venice treacle. It was formerly regarded
as a medicine of great virtue.</cd> <i>Nares.</i> -- <col><b>Venice
treacle</b></col>. <i>(Old Med.)</i> <cd>Same as <u>Theriac</u>,
1.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trea"cly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like, or composed of,
treacle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tread</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos>
<u>Trod</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Trodden</u> (?), <u>Trod</u>;
<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Treading</u>.] [OE. <i>treden</i>, AS.
<i>tredan</i>; akin to OFries. <i>treda</i>, OS. <i>tredan</i>, D. & LG.
<i>treden</i>, G. <i>treten</i>, OHG. <i>tretan</i>, Icel. <i>tro&?;a</i>,
Sw. <i>tr&aring;da</i>, <i>tr&auml;da</i>, Dan. <i>tr&aelig;de</i>, Goth.
<i>trudan</i>, and perhaps ultimately to F. <i>tramp</i>; cf. Gr. &?; a
running, Skr. <i>dram</i> to run.  Cf. <u>Trade</u>, <u>Tramp</u>,
<u>Trot</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To set the foot; to step.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Where'er you <i>tread</i>, the blushing flowers shall
rise.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Fools rush in where angels fear to
<i>tread</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The hard stone<BR>
Under our feet, on which we <i>tread</i> and go.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To walk or go; especially, to walk with a
stately or a cautious step.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ye that . . . stately <i>tread</i>, or lowly
creep.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To copulate; said of birds, esp. the
males.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To tread on</b></col> or <col><b>upon</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To trample; to set the foot on in contempt.</cd>
"Thou shalt <i>tread upon</i> their high places." <i>Deut. xxxiii. 29.</i>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>to follow closely.</cd> "Year <i>treads on</i>
year." <i>Wordsworth.</i> -- <col><b>To tread upon the heels of</b></col>,
<cd>to follow close upon.</cd> "Dreadful consequences that <i>tread upon
the heels of</i> those allowances to sin." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>One woe doth <i>tread upon</i> another's
<i>heel</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tread</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To step
or walk on.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Forbid to <i>tread</i> the promised land he
saw.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Methought she <i>trod</i> the ground with greater
grace.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To beat or press with the feet; as, to
<i>tread</i> a path; to <i>tread</i> land when too light; a well-
<i>trodden</i> path.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To go through or accomplish by walking, dancing,
or the like.</def> " I am resolved to forsake Malta, <i>tread</i> a
pilgrimage to fair Jerusalem."  <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They have measured many a mile,<BR>
To <i>tread</i> a measure with you on this grass.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt
or hatred; to subdue.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Through thy name will we <i>tread</i> them under that rise
up against us.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xliv. 5.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To copulate with; to feather; to cover; -- said
of the male bird.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To tread out</b></col>, <cd>to press out with the feet; to press
out, as wine or wheat; as, <i>to tread out</i> grain with cattle or
horses.</cd> -- <col><b>To tread the stage</b></col>, <cd>to act as a
stageplayer; to perform a part in a drama.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tread</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A step or
stepping; pressure with the foot; a footstep; as, a nimble <i>tread</i>; a
cautious <i>tread</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She is coming, my own, my sweet;<BR>
Were it ever so airy a <i>tread</i>,<BR>
My heart would hear her and beat.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Manner or style of stepping; action; gait; as,
the horse has a good <i>tread</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Way; track; path.</def> [R.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The act of copulation in birds.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The upper horizontal part of a
step, on which the foot is placed.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>The top of the banquette, on
which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The part of a
wheel that bears upon the road or rail.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The
part of a rail upon which car wheels bear.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The chalaza of a bird's egg; the
treadle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Far.)</i> <def>A bruise or abrasion produced on
the foot or ankle of a horse that interferes. See <u>Interfere</u>,
3.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tread"board`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Arch.] <def>See
<u>Tread</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 5.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tread"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who treads.</def>
<i>Isa. xvi. 10.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tread"fowl`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A cock.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trea"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tredyl</i> a step,
AS. <i>tredel</i>. See <u>Tread</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The part of a
foot lathe, or other machine, which is pressed or moved by the
foot.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The chalaza of a bird's egg; the
tread.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tread"mill`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mill worked by
persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a
horizontal axis. It is used principally as a means of prison discipline.
Also, a mill worked by horses, dogs, etc., treading an endless
belt.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tread"-soft`ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Spurge nettle. See under <u>Nettle</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tread"wheel`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wheel turned by
persons or animals, by treading, climbing, or pushing with the feet, upon
its periphery or face. See <u>Treadmill</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Treague</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>tregua</i>; of
Teutonic origin, and akin to E. <i>true</i>.] <def>A truce.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trea"son</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tresun</i>,
<i>treisun</i>, <i>traisoun</i>, OF. <i>tra&iuml;son</i>, F.
<i>trahison</i>, L. <i>traditio</i> a giving up, a delivering up, fr.
<i>tradere</i> to give up, betray. See <u>Traitor</u>, and cf.
<u>Tradition</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The offense of attempting to
overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes
allegiance, or of betraying the state into the hands of a foreign power;
disloyalty; treachery.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>treason</i> of the murthering in the
bed.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>&fist; In monarchies, the killing of the sovereign, or an attempt to
take his life, is treason. In England, to imagine or compass the death of
the king, or of the queen consort, or of the heir apparent to the crown, is
<i>high treason</i>, as are many other offenses created by statute. In the
United States, treason is confined to the actual levying of war against the
United States, or to an adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and
comfort.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Loosely, the betrayal of any trust or
confidence; treachery; perfidy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If he be false, she shall his <i>treason</i>
see.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Petit treason</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Petit</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trea"son*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to
treason; consisting of treason; involving the crime of treason, or
partaking of its guilt.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Most men's heads had been intoxicated with imaginations of
plots and <i>treasonable</i> practices.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Treacherous; traitorous; perfidious; insidious.</p>

<p>--<wf>Trea"son*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>Trea"son*a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Trea"son*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Treasonable.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>treasonous</i> book of the Court of King
James.</blockquote> <i>Pepys.</i></p>

<p><hw>Treas"ure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tresor</i>,
<i>tresour</i>, F. <i>tr&eacute;sor</i>, L. <i>thesaurus</i>, Gr. &?; a
stone laid up, treasure, probably from the root of &?; to put, place.  See
<u>Thesis</u>, and cf. <u>Thesaurus</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Wealth
accumulated; especially, a stock, or store of money in reserve.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This <i>treasure</i> hath fortune unto us
given.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A great quantity of anything collected for
future use; abundance; plenty.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We have <i>treasures</i> in the field, of wheat and of
barley, and of oil and of honey.</blockquote> <i>Jer. xli. 8.  </i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is very much valued.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ye shall be peculiar <i>treasure</i> unto me.</blockquote>
<i>Ex. xix. 5.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>From thy wardrobe bring thy chiefest
<i>treasure</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Treasure city</b></col>, <cd>a city for stores and
magazines.</cd>  <i>Ex. i. 11.</i></p>

<p><hw>Treas"ure</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Treasured</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Treasuring</u>.] <def>To collect and deposit, as money or other valuable
things, for future use; to lay up; to hoard; usually with <i>up</i>; as, to
<i>treasure</i> up gold.</def></p>

<p><hw>Treas"ure-house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A house or
building where treasures and stores are kept.</def></p>

<p><hw>Treas"ur*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tresourer</i>, F.
<i>tr&eacute;sorier</i>.] <def>One who has the care of a treasure or
treasure or treasury; an officer who receives the public money arising from
taxes and duties, or other sources of revenue, takes charge of the same,
and disburses it upon orders made by the proper authority; one who has
charge of collected funds; as, the <i>treasurer</i> of a society or
corporation.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Lord high treasurer of England</b></col>, <cd>formerly, the
third great officer of the crown. His office is now executed by five
persons styled the <i>lords commissioners of the treasury</i>, or
<i>treasury lords</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Treas"ur*er*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office of
treasurer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Treas"ur*ess</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A woman who is a
treasurer.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Treas"ure-trove`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Treasure</i> +
OF. <i>trov&eacute;</i>, F. <i>trouv&eacute;</i>, p. p. of OF.
<i>trover</i> to find, F. <i>trouver.</i>  See <u>Trover</u>.] <i>(Common
Law)</i> <def>Any money, bullion, or the like, found in the earth, or
otherwise hidden, the owner of which is not known. In England such treasure
belongs to the crown; whereas similar treasure found in the sea, or upon
the surface of the land, belongs to the finder if no owner
appears.</def></p>

<p><hw>Treas"ur*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Treasuries</b></plw> (#). [OE.  <i>tresorie</i>, F.
<i>tr&eacute;sorerie</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A place or building in
which stores of wealth are deposited; especially, a place where public
revenues are deposited and kept, and where money is disbursed to defray the
expenses of government; hence, also, the place of deposit and disbursement
of any collected funds.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That department of a government which has charge
of the finances.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A repository of abundance; a
storehouse.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a book or work containing much valuable
knowledge, wisdom, wit, or the like; a thesaurus; as, " Maunder's
<i>Treasury</i> of Botany."</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A treasure.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Marston.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Board of treasury</b></col>, <cd>the board to which is intrusted
the management of all matters relating to the sovereign's civil list or
other revenues.</cd> [Eng.] <i>Brande & C.</i> -- <col><b>Treasury
bench</b></col>, <cd>the first row of seats on the right hand of the
Speaker in the House of Commons; -- so called because occupied by the first
lord of the treasury and chief minister of the crown.</cd> [Eng.] --
<col><b>Treasury lord</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Lord high treasurer of
England</i>, under <u>Treasurer</u>.</cd> [Eng.] -- <col><b>Treasury
note</b></col> <i>(U. S. Finance)</i>, <cd>a circulating note or bill
issued by government authority from the Treasury Department, and receivable
in payment of dues to the government.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Treat</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Treated</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Treating</u>.] [<u>OE</u>. <i>treten</i>, OF. <i>traitier</i>, F.
<i>traiter</i>, from L. <i>tractare</i> to draw violently, to handle,
manage, treat, v. intens. from <i>trahere</i>, <i>tractum</i>, to draw. See
<u>Trace</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Entreat</u>,
<u>Retreat</u>, <u>Trait</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To handle; to
manage; to use; to bear one's self toward; as, to <i>treat</i> prisoners
cruelly; to <i>treat</i> children kindly.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To discourse on; to handle in a particular
manner, in writing or speaking; as, to <i>treat</i> a subject
diffusely.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To entertain with food or drink, especially the
latter, as a compliment, or as an expression of friendship or regard; as,
to <i>treat</i> the whole company.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To negotiate; to settle; to make terms
for.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>To <i>treat</i> the peace, a hundred senators<BR>
Shall be commissioned.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>To care for medicinally or
surgically; to manage in the use of remedies or appliances; as, to
<i>treat</i> a disease, a wound, or a patient.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To subject to some action; to apply something
to; as, to <i>treat</i> a substance with sulphuric acid.</def>
<i>Ure.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To entreat; to beseech.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Ld.
Berners.</i></p>

<p><hw>Treat</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to make discussion;
-- usually with <i>of</i>; as, Cicero <i>treats</i> of old age and of
duties.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And, shortly of this story for to <i>treat</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Now of love they <i>treat</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To negotiate; to come to terms of accommodation;
-- often followed by <i>with</i>; as, envoys were appointed to <i>treat</i>
with France.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Inform us, will the emperor <i>treat</i>!</blockquote>
<i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To give a gratuitous entertainment, esp. of food
or drink, as a compliment.</def></p>

<p><hw>Treat</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A parley; a
conference.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Bid him battle without further <i>treat</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An entertainment given as an expression of
regard.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which affords entertainment; a
gratification; a satisfaction; as, the concert was a rich
<i>treat</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Treat"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tretable</i>, F.
<i>traitable</i>, L. <i>tractabilis</i>. See <u>Treat</u>, and cf.
<u>Tractable</u>.] <def>Manageable; tractable; hence, moderate; not
violent.</def> [Obs.] " A <i>treatable</i> disposition, a strong memory."
<i>R. Parr.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A kind of <i>treatable</i> dissolution.</blockquote>
<i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The heats or the colds of seasons are less <i>treatable</i>
than with us.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p>

<p><hw>Treat"a*bly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a treatable
manner.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Treat"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who treats; one who
handles, or discourses on, a subject; also, one who entertains.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trea"tise</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tretis</i>, OF.
<i>treitis</i>, <i>traitis</i>, well made. See <u>Treat</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A written composition on a particular subject, in
which its principles are discussed or explained; a tract.</def>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He published a <i>treatise</i> in which he maintained that a
marriage between a member of the Church of England and a dissenter was a
nullity.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p>&fist; A <i>treatise</i> implies more form and method than an
<i>essay</i>, but may fall short of the fullness and completeness of a
systematic exposition.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Story; discourse.</def> [R.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trea"tis*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who writes a
treatise.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Treat"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>traitement</i>.
See <u>Treat</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or manner of treating;
management; manipulation; handling; usage; as, unkind <i>treatment</i>;
medical <i>treatment</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Entertainment; treat.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Accept such <i>treatment</i> as a swain
affords.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trea"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Treatment.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Fabyan.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trea"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Treaties</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>tretee</i>, F.
<i>trait&eacute;</i>, LL. <i>tractatus</i>; cf. L. <i>tractatus</i> a
handling, treatment, consultation, tractate. See <u>Treat</u>, and cf.
<u>Tractate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of treating for the
adjustment of differences, as for forming an agreement; negotiation.</def>
"By sly and wise <i>treaty</i>."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He cast by <i>treaty</i> and by trains<BR>
Her to persuade.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An agreement so made; specifically, an
agreement, league, or contract between two or more nations or sovereigns,
formally signed by commissioners properly authorized, and solemnly ratified
by the several sovereigns, or the supreme power of each state; an agreement
between two or more independent states; as, a <i>treaty</i> of peace; a
<i>treaty</i> of alliance.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A proposal tending to an agreement.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A treatise; a tract.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T.
Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tre"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>treble</i> threefold,
OF. <i>treble</i>, <i>treible</i>, L. <i>triplus</i>. See <u>Triple</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Threefold; triple.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A lofty tower, and strong on every side<BR>
With <i>treble</i> walls.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Acute; sharp;
as, a <i>treble</i> sound.</def> <i>Bacon.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>Playing or singing the highest part or most acute sounds; playing or
singing the treble; as, a <i>treble</i> violin or voice.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tre"ble</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Trebly; triply.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>J. Fletcher.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tre"ble</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [" It has been said to be a
corruption of <i>triplum</i> [Lat.], a third part, superadded to the altus
and bassus (high and low)." <i>Grove.</i>] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The highest
of the four principal parts in music; the part usually sung by boys or
women; soprano.</def></p>

<p>&fist; This is sometimes called the <i>first treble</i>, to distinguish
it from the <i>second treble</i>, or <i>alto</i>, which is sung by lower
female voices.</p>

<p><hw>Tre"ble</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Trebled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Trebling</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make thrice as much; to make
threefold.</def> "Love <i>trebled</i> life."  <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To utter in a treble key; to whine.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He outrageously<BR>
(When I accused him) <i>trebled</i> his reply.</blockquote>
<i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tre"ble</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become
threefold.</def>  <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tre"ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being treble; as, the <i>trebleness</i> of tones.</def>  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Treb"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Triblet</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tre"bly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a treble manner;
with a threefold number or quantity; triply.</def>  <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Treb"u*chet</hw> (?), <hw>Tre"buck*et</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>trebuchet</i>, <i>trebukiet</i>, an engine of
war for hurling stones, F. <i>tr&eacute;buchet</i> a gin, trap, a kind of
balance, fr. OF. <i>trebuchier</i>, <i>trebuquier</i>, to stumble, trip, F.
<i>tr&eacute;bucher</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A cucking stool; a
tumbrel.</def>  <i>Cowell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A military engine used in the Middle Ages for
throwing stones, etc.  It acted by means of a great weight fastened to the
short arm of a lever, which, being let fall, raised the end of the long arm
with great velocity, hurling stones with much force.
</def></p>

<p><! p. 1534 !></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A kind of balance for weighing.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tre*chom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; to run + <i>-
meter</i>.] <def>An odometer for vehicles.</def>  <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Treck"schuyt`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D.
<i>trekschuit</i>; <i>trekken</i> to draw + <i>schuit</i> a boat.  Cf.
<u>Trackscout</u>.] <def>A covered boat for goods and passengers, used on
the Dutch and Flemish canals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tred"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Treadle</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>See <u>Treadle</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A prostitute; a strumpet.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Ford.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>The dung of sheep or hares.</def>
<i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tre*dille"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A game at cards for
three.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tree</hw> (tr&emacr;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tree</i>,
<i>tre</i>, <i>treo</i>, AS. <i>tre&oacute;</i>, <i>tre&oacute;w</i>, tree,
wood; akin to OFries. <i>tr&emacr;</i>, OS. <i>treo</i>, <i>trio</i>, Icel.
<i>tr&emacr;</i>, Dan. <i>tr&aelig;</i>, Sw. <i>tr&auml;</i>,
<i>tr&auml;d</i>, Goth. <i>triu</i>, Russ. <i>drevo</i>, W. <i>derw</i> an
oak, Ir. <i>darag</i>, <i>darog</i>, Gr. <grk>dry^s</grk> a tree, oak,
<grk>do`ry</grk> a beam, spear shaft, spear, Skr. <i>dru</i> tree, wood,
<i>d&amacr;ru</i> wood. &radic;63, 241.  Cf. <u>Dryad</u>,
<u>Germander</u>, <u>Tar</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <u>Trough</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any perennial woody plant of
considerable size (usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single
trunk.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The kind of tree referred to, in any particular case, is often
indicated by a modifying word; as forest <i>tree</i>, fruit <i>tree</i>,
palm <i>tree</i>, apple <i>tree</i>, pear <i>tree</i>, etc.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Something constructed in the form of, or
considered as resembling, a tree, consisting of a stem, or stock, and
branches; as, a genealogical <i>tree</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A piece of timber, or something commonly made of
timber; -- used in composition, as in axle<i>tree</i>, boot<i>tree</i>,
chess<i>tree</i>, cross<i>tree</i>, whiffle<i>tree</i>, and the
like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A cross or gallows; as Tyburn
<i>tree</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[Jesus] whom they slew and hanged on a
<i>tree</i>.</blockquote> <i>Acts x. 39.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Wood; timber.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In a great house ben not only vessels of gold and of silver
but also of <i>tree</i> and of earth.</blockquote> <i>Wyclif (2 Tim. ii.
20).</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A mass of crystals, aggregated in
arborescent forms, obtained by precipitation of a metal from solution. See
<i>Lead tree</i>, under <u>Lead</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tree bear</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the raccoon.</cd>
[Local, U. S.] -- <col><b>Tree beetle</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>any
one of numerous species of beetles which feed on the leaves of trees and
shrubs, as the May beetles, the rose beetle, the rose chafer, and the
goldsmith beetle.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree bug</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>any one of numerous species of hemipterous insects which live upon, and
suck the sap of, trees and shrubs. They belong to <i>Arma</i>,
<i>Pentatoma</i>, <i>Rhaphigaster</i>, and allied genera.</cd> --
<col><b>Tree cat</b></col> <i>(Zool.)</i>, <cd>the common paradoxure
(<i>Paradoxurus musang</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Tree clover</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a tall kind of melilot (<i>Melilotus alba</i>). See
<u>Melilot</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree crab</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>the purse crab. See under <u>Purse</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree
creeper</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of numerous species of
arboreal creepers belonging to <i>Certhia</i>, <i>Climacteris</i>, and
allied genera. See <u>Creeper</u>, 3.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree
cricket</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a nearly white arboreal American
cricket (<i>Ecanthus niv&oelig;us</i>) which is noted for its loud
stridulation; -- called also <i>white cricket</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree
crow</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of Old
World crows belonging to <i>Crypsirhina</i> and allied genera, intermediate
between the true crows and the jays. The tail is long, and the bill is
curved and without a tooth.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree dove</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>any one of several species of East Indian and
Asiatic doves belonging to <i>Macropygia</i> and allied genera. They have
long and broad tails, are chiefly arboreal in their habits, and feed mainly
on fruit.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree duck</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any
one of several species of ducks belonging to <i>Dendrocygna</i> and allied
genera. These ducks have a long and slender neck and a long hind toe. They
are arboreal in their habits, and are found in the tropical parts of
America, Africa, Asia, and Australia.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree fern</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an arborescent fern having a straight trunk, sometimes
twenty or twenty-five feet high, or even higher, and bearing a cluster of
fronds at the top. Most of the existing species are tropical.</cd> --
<col><b>Tree fish</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a California market
fish (<i>Sebastichthys serriceps</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Tree frog</b></col>.
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Same as <u>Tree toad</u>.
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> Any one of numerous species of Old World frogs
belonging to <i>Chiromantis</i>, <i>Rhacophorus</i>, and allied genera of
the family <i>Ranid&aelig;</i>. Their toes are furnished with suckers for
adhesion. The flying frog (see under <u>Flying</u>) is an example.</cd> --
<col><b>Tree goose</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the bernicle
goose.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree hopper</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any
one of numerous species of small leaping hemipterous insects which live
chiefly on the branches and twigs of trees, and injure them by sucking the
sap. Many of them are very odd in shape, the prothorax being often
prolonged upward or forward in the form of a spine or crest.</cd> --
<col><b>Tree jobber</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a woodpecker.</cd>
[Obs.] -- <col><b>Tree kangaroo</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See
<u>Kangaroo</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree lark</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>the tree pipit.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] -- <col><b>Tree lizard</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of a group of Old World arboreal lizards
(<i>Dendrosauria</i>) comprising the chameleons.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree
lobster</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>Same as <i>Tree crab</i>,
above.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree louse</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any
aphid; a plant louse.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree moss</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Any moss or lichen growing on trees.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Any species of moss in the form of a miniature
tree.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree mouse</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one
of several species of African mice of the subfamily
<i>Dendromyin&aelig;</i>. They have long claws and habitually live in
trees.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree nymph</b></col>, <cd>a wood nymph. See
<u>Dryad</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree of a saddle</b></col>, <cd>a saddle
frame.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree of heaven</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an
ornamental tree (<i>Ailantus glandulosus</i>) having long, handsome pinnate
leaves, and greenish flowers of a disagreeable odor.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree
of life</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a tree of the genus Thuja; arbor
vit&aelig;.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree onion</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a
species of garlic (<i>Allium proliferum</i>) which produces bulbs in place
of flowers, or among its flowers.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree oyster</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a small American oyster (<i>Ostrea folium</i>)
which adheres to the roots of the mangrove tree; -- called also <i>raccoon
oyster</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree pie</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any
species of Asiatic birds of the genus <i>Dendrocitta</i>. The tree pies are
allied to the magpie.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree pigeon</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of numerous species of longwinged arboreal
pigeons native of Asia, Africa, and Australia, and belonging to
<i>Megaloprepia</i>, <i>Carpophaga</i>, and allied genera.</cd> --
<col><b>Tree pipit</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Pipit</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree porcupine</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>any one of several species of Central and South American arboreal
porcupines belonging to the genera <i>Ch&aelig;tomys</i> and
<i>Sphingurus</i>. They have an elongated and somewhat prehensile tail,
only four toes on the hind feet, and a body covered with short spines mixed
with bristles. One South American species (<i>S. villosus</i>) is called
also <i>couiy</i>; another (<i>S. prehensilis</i>) is called also
<i>c&oelig;ndou</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree rat</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of large ratlike West
Indian rodents belonging to the genera <i>Capromys</i> and
<i>Plagiodon</i>. They are allied to the porcupines.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree
serpent</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a tree snake.</cd> --
<col><b>Tree shrike</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a bush shrike.</cd>
-- <col><b>Tree snake</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of
numerous species of snakes of the genus <i>Dendrophis</i>. They live
chiefly among the branches of trees, and are not venomous.</cd> --
<col><b>Tree sorrel</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a kind of sorrel (<i>Rumex
Lunaria</i>) which attains the stature of a small tree, and bears greenish
flowers. It is found in the Canary Islands and Teneriffe.</cd> --
<col><b>Tree sparrow</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>any one of several
species of small arboreal sparrows, especially the American tree sparrow
(<i>Spizella monticola</i>), and the common European species (<i>Passer
montanus</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Tree swallow</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>any one of several species of swallows of the genus <i>Hylochelidon</i>
which lay their eggs in holes in dead trees. They inhabit Australia and
adjacent regions. Called also <i>martin</i> in Australia.</cd> --
<col><b>Tree swift</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several
species of swifts of the genus <i>Dendrochelidon</i> which inhabit the East
Indies and Southern Asia.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree tiger</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a leopard.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree toad</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of numerous species of amphibians
belonging to <i>Hyla</i> and allied genera of the family
<i>Hylid&aelig;</i>. They are related to the common frogs and toads, but
have the tips of the toes expanded into suckers by means of which they
cling to the bark and leaves of trees. Only one species (<i>Hyla
arborea</i>) is found in Europe, but numerous species occur in America and
Australia. The common tree toad of the Northern United States (<i>H.
versicolor</i>) is noted for the facility with which it changes its colors.
Called also <i>tree frog</i>. See also <i>Piping frog</i>, under
<u>Piping</u>, and <i>Cricket frog</i>, under <u>Cricket</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Tree warbler</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several
species of arboreal warblers belonging to <i>Phylloscopus</i> and allied
genera.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree wool</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a fine fiber
obtained from the leaves of pine trees.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tree</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Treed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Treeing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To drive to a tree; to cause to
ascend a tree; as, a dog <i>trees</i> a squirrel.</def>  <i>J.
Burroughs.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To place upon a tree; to fit with a tree; to
stretch upon a tree; as, to <i>tree</i> a boot. See <u>Tree</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tree"beard`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
pendulous branching lichen (<i>Usnea barbata</i>); -- so called from its
resemblance to hair.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tree"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Treefuls</b></plw> (&?;). <def>The quantity or number which fills a
tree.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tree"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of trees.</def>
<i>C. Kingsley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Treen</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>tre&oacute;wen</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Made of wood; wooden.</def> [Obs.] " <i>Treen</i>
cups."  <i>Camden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Relating to, or drawn from, trees.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Treen</i> liquors, especially that of the
date.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><hw>Treen</hw>, obs. <def><pos><i>pl.</i></pos> of <u>Tree</u>.</def> "
The shady <i>treen</i>."  <i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tree"nail`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Tree + nail.]
<i>(Shipbuilding)</i> <def>A long wooden pin used in fastening the planks
of a vessel to the timbers or to each other.</def> [Written also
<i>trenail</i>, and <i>trunnel</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tre"fle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tr&eacute;fle</i>. See
<u>Trefoil</u>.] <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A species of time; -- so called from
its resemblance in form to a trefoil.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tr&eacute;`fl&eacute;"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F.
<i>tr&eacute;fl&eacute;</i>. See <u>Trefoil</u>.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Having
a three-lobed extremity or extremities, as a cross; also, more rarely,
ornamented with trefoils projecting from the edges, as a bearing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tre"foil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tres</i> three + E.
<i>foil</i> leaf; cf. F. <i>fr&egrave;fle</i>, It. <i>trifoglio</i>, L.
<i>trifolium</i>. See <u>Tri-</u>, <u>Foil</u> leaf, and cf.
<u>Trifoly</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any plant of the
genus <i>Trifolium</i>, which includes the white clover, red clover, etc.;
-- less properly, applied also to the nonesuch, or black medic. See
<u>Clover</u>, and <u>Medic</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>An ornamental foliation
consisting of three divisions, or foils.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>A charge representing the clover
leaf.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tre"foiled`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Same
as <u>Tr&eacute;fl&eacute;</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Treg"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tregetour</u>.]
<def>Guile; trickery.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Rom. of R.</i></p>

<p><hw>Treg"et*our</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tresgeteor</i>.
See <u>Trans-</u>, and <u>Jet</u> a shooting forth.] <def>A juggler who
produces illusions by the use of elaborate machinery.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Divers appearances<BR>
Such as these subtle <i>tregetours</i> play.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Treg"et*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Trickery; also, a
trick.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Rom. of R.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tre*ha"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An
amorphous variety of manna obtained from the nests and cocoons of a Syrian
coleopterous insect (<i>Larinus maculatus</i>, <i>L. nidificans</i>, etc.)
which feeds on the foliage of a variety of thistle. It is used as an
article of food, and is called also <i>nest sugar</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tre"ha*lose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Mycose; -- so called because sometimes obtained from
<i>trehala</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Treil"lage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>treillage</i>. See
<u>Trellis</u>.] <def>Latticework for supporting vines, etc.; an espalier;
a trellis.</def>  <i>Spectator.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I shall plant the roses against my <i>treillage</i> to-
morrow.</blockquote> <i>Walpole.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trel"lis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>relis</i>, F.
<i>treillis</i>, fr. <i>treille</i> vine arbor, fr. L. <i>tricla</i>,
<i>triclea</i>, <i>triclia</i>, a bower, arbor, summer house.] <def>A
structure or frame of crossbarred work, or latticework, used for various
purposes, as for screens or for supporting plants.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trel"lised</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a trellis or
trellises.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Cottages <i>trellised</i> over with exotic
plants.</blockquote> <i>Jeffrey.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Tre*man"do</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i>
<def>Trembling; -- used as a direction to perform a passage with a general
shaking of the whole chord.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trem"a*tode</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>One of the Trematodea. Also used adjectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Trem`a*to"de*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr.
&?; having holes, from &?;, &?;, a hole.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An
extensive order of parasitic worms. They are found in the internal cavities
of animals belonging to all classes. Many species are found, also, on the
gills and skin of fishes. A few species are parasitic on man, and some, of
which the fluke is the most important, are injurious parasites of domestic
animals. The trematodes usually have a flattened body covered with a
chitinous skin, and are furnished with two or more suckers for adhesion.
Most of the species are hermaphrodite. Called also <i>Trematoda</i>, and
<i>Trematoidea</i>. See <u>Fluke</u>, <u>Tristoma</u>, and
<u>Cercaria</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trem"a*toid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From Gr. &?;, &?;, a
hole + &?; form.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Trematodea. See <i>Illustration</i> in Appendix.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trem"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Trembled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Trembling</u> (?).] [F. <i>trembler</i>, fr. L. <i>tremulus</i>
trembling, tremulous, fr. <i>tremere</i> to shake, tremble; akin to Gr.
&?;, Lith. <i>trimti</i>.  Cf. <u>Tremulous</u>, <u>Tremor</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or
weakness; to quake; to quiver; to shiver; to shudder; -- said of a person
or an animal.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I <i>tremble</i> still with fear.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Frighted Turnus <i>trembled</i> as he spoke.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To totter; to shake; -- said of a
thing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Mount of Sinai, whose gray top<BR>
Shall <i>tremble</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To quaver or shake, as sound; to be tremulous;
as the voice <i>trembles</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trem"ble</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An involuntary shaking or
quivering.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I am all of a <i>tremble</i> when I think of
it.</blockquote> <i>W. Black.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trem"bler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
trembles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trem"bling</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Shaking; tottering;
quivering.</def> -- <wf>Trem"bling*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><col><b>Trembling poplar</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the
aspen.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Tre*mel"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L.
<i>tremere</i>, to tremble: cf. It. <i>tremella</i>, F. <i>tremelle</i>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of gelatinous fungi found in moist
grounds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tre*men"dous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tremendus</i>
that is to be trembled at, fearful, fr. <i>tremere</i> to tremble. See
<u>Tremble</u>.] <def>Fitted to excite fear or terror; such as may astonish
or terrify by its magnitude, force, or violence; terrible; dreadful; as, a
<i>tremendous</i> wind; a <i>tremendous</i> shower; a <i>tremendous</i>
shock or fall.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>tremendous</i> mischief was a foot.</blockquote>
<i>Motley.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Terrible; dreadful; frightful; terrific; horrible;
awful.</p>

<p>-- <wf>Tre*men"dous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Tre*men"dous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>||Tre"mex</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A genus of large hymenopterous insects allied to the sawflies. The
female lays her eggs in holes which she bores in the trunks of trees with
her large and long ovipositor, and the larva bores in the wood. See
<i>Illust.</i> of <u>Horntail</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The pigeon tremex (<i>Tremex columba</i>), a common American
species, infests the elm, pear, and other trees.</p>

<p><hw>||Tre*mo*lan"do</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i>
<def>Same as <u>Tremando</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trem"o*lite</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>Tremola</i>, a
valley in the Alps, where it was discovered.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A white
variety of amphibole, or hornblende, occurring in long, bladelike crystals,
and coarsely fibrous masses.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tre"mo*lo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.  Cf.
<u>Tremulous</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The rapid
reiteration of tones without any apparent cessation, so as to produce a
tremulous effect.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A certain contrivance in
an organ, which causes the notes to sound with rapid pulses or beats,
producing a tremulous effect; -- called also <i>tremolant</i>, and
<i>tremulant</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tre"mor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., from <i>tremere</i> to
tremble. See <u>Tremble</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>A trembling; a
shivering or shaking; a quivering or vibratory motion; as, the
<i>tremor</i> of a person who is weak, infirm, or old.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He fell into an universal <i>tremor</i> of all his
joints.</blockquote> <i>Harvey.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Trem"u*lant</hw> (?), <hw>Trem"u*lent</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tremulous; trembling; shaking.</def> [R.] " With
<i>tremulent</i> white rod."  <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trem"u*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tremulus</i>, fr.
<i>tremere</i> to tremble. See <u>Tremble</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Shaking; shivering; quivering; as, a <i>tremulous</i> limb; a
<i>tremulous</i> motion of the hand or the lips; the <i>tremulous</i> leaf
of the poplar.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Affected with fear or timidity;
trembling.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The tender, <i>tremulous</i> Christian.</blockquote> <i>Dr.
H. More.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Trem"u*lous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Trem"u*lous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><! p. 1535 !></p>

<p><hw>Tren</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Treen</u> wooden.]
<def>A fish spear.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Ainsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tre"nail`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Shipbuilding)</i>
<def>Same as <u>Treenail</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trench</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Trenched</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Trenching</u>.] [OF. <i>trenchier</i> to cut, F. <i>trancher</i>; akin
to Pr. <i>trencar</i>, <i>trenchar</i>, Sp. <i>trinchar</i>, It.
<i>trinciare</i>; of uncertain origin.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cut; to
form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, or the
like.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The wide wound that the boar had <i>trenched</i><BR>
In his soft flank.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This weak impress of love is as a figure<BR>
<i>Trenched</i> in ice, which with an hour's heat<BR>
Dissolves to water, and doth lose its form.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>To fortify by cutting a ditch,
and raising a rampart or breastwork with the earth thrown out of the ditch;
to intrench.</def>  <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>No more shall <i>trenching</i> war channel her
fields.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cut furrows or ditches in; as, to
<i>trench</i> land for the purpose of draining it.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To dig or cultivate very deeply, usually by
digging parallel contiguous trenches in succession, filling each from the
next; as, to <i>trench</i> a garden for certain crops.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trench</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
encroach; to intrench.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Does it not seem as if for a creature to challenge to itself
a boundless attribute, were to <i>trench</i> upon the prerogative of the
divine nature?</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To have direction; to aim or tend.</def> [R.]
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To trench at</b></col>, <cd>to make trenches against; to
approach by trenches, as a town in besieging it.</cd> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Like powerful armies, <i>trenching at</i> a town<BR>
By slow and silent, but resistless, sap.</blockquote> <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trench</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>trenche</i>, F.
<i>tranch&eacute;e</i>. See <u>Trench</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A long, narrow cut in the earth; a ditch; as, a
<i>trench</i> for draining land.</def>  <i>Mortimer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An alley; a narrow path or walk cut through
woods, shrubbery, or the like.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>In a <i>trench</i>, forth in the park, goeth
she.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>An excavation made during a
siege, for the purpose of covering the troops as they advance toward the
besieged place. The term includes the <i>parallels</i> and the
<i>approaches</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To open the trenches</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>to begin to
dig or to form the lines of approach.</cd> -- <col><b>Trench
cavalier</b></col> <i>(Fort.)</i>, <cd>an elevation constructed (by a
besieger) of gabions, fascines, earth, and the like, about half way up the
glacis, in order to discover and enfilade the covered way.</cd> --
<col><b>Trench plow</b></col>, <i>or</i> <col><b>Trench plough</b></col>,
<cd>a kind of plow for opening land to a greater depth than that of common
furrows.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trench"and</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Trenchant.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trench"ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. <i>trenchant</i>, F.
<i>tranchant</i>, p. pr. See <u>Trench</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp.</def> "
<i>Trenchant</i> was the blade."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Keen; biting; severe; as, <i>trenchant</i>
wit.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trench"ant*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a trenchant, or
sharp, manner; sharply; severely.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trench"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>trencheoir</i>, F.
<i>tranchoir</i>, fr. <i>trancher</i> to cut, carve. See <u>Trench</u>,
<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who trenches; esp.,
one who cuts or digs ditches.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A large wooden plate or platter, as for table
use.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The table; hence, the pleasures of the table;
food.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It could be no ordinary declension of nature that could
bring some men, after an ingenuous education, to place their "summum bonum"
upon their <i>trenchers</i>.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Trencher cap</b></col>, <cd>the cap worn by studens at Oxford
and Cambridge Universities, having a stiff, flat, square appendage at top.
A similar cap used in the United States is called <i>Oxford cap</i>,
<i>mortar board</i>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Trencher fly</b></col>, <cd>a
person who haunts the tables of others; a parasite.</cd> [R.]
<i>L'Estrange.</i> -- <col><b>Trencher friend</b></col>, <cd>one who
frequents the tables of others; a sponger.</cd> -- <col><b>Trencher
mate</b></col>, <cd>a table companion; a parasite; a trencher fly.</cd>
<i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trench"er-man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Trencher-men</b></plw> (&?;).</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A feeder; a great eater; a gormandizer.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A cook.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The skillfulest <i>trencher-men</i> of Media.</blockquote>
<i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A table companion; a trencher mate.</def>
<i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trench"more</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of lively
dance of a rude, boisterous character. Also, music in triple time
appropriate to the dance.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>All the windows in the town dance new
<i>trenchmore</i>.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trench"more</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To dance the
trenchmore.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Marston.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Trench"-plow"</hw>, <hw>Trench"-plough`</hw>  } (-plou`),
<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To plow with deep furrows, for the purpose of
loosening the land to a greater depth than usual.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trend</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Trended</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Trending</u>.] [OE.
<i>trenden</i> to roll or turn about; akin to OFries. <i>trind</i>,
<i>trund</i>, round, Dan. & Sw. <i>trind</i>, AS. <i>trendel</i> a circle,
ring, and E. <i>trendle</i>, <i>trundle</i>.] <def>To have a particular
direction; to run; to stretch; to tend; as, the shore of the sea
<i>trends</i> to the southwest.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trend</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause to turn; to
bend.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Not far beneath i' the valley as she <i>trends</i><BR>
Her silver stream.</blockquote> <i>W. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trend</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Inclination in a particular
direction; tendency; general direction; as, the <i>trend</i> of a
coast.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Trend of an anchor</b></col>. <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>The lower end of the shank of an anchor, being the same distance on the
shank from the throat that the arm measures from the throat to the
bill.</cd> <i>R. H. Dana, Jr.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The angle made by
the line of a vessel's keel and the direction of the anchor cable, when she
is swinging at anchor.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trend</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. G. & OD. <i>trennen</i>
to separate.] <def>To cleanse, as wool.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Trend</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Clean wool.</def> [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Trend"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One whose business is
to free wool from its filth.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tren"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>trendel</i>,
<i>tryndel</i>, circle, ring. See <u>Trend</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>,
and cf. <u>Trundle</u>.] <def>A wheel, spindle, or the like; a
trundle.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The shaft the wheel, the wheel, the <i>trendle</i>
turns.</blockquote> <i>Sylvester.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tren"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>trentale</i>, fr. L.
<i>triginta</i> thirty; akin to <i>tres</i> three: cf. OF. <i>trentel</i>.
See <u>Three</u>, and cf. <u>Trigintal</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(R. C.
Ch.)</i> <def>An office and mass for the dead on the thirtieth day after
death or burial.</def> "Their <i>trentals</i> and their shrifts."
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a dirge; an elegy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tren"ton pe"ri*od</hw> (?). <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A subdivision in the
lower Silurian system of America; -- so named from <i>Trenton</i> Falls, in
New York. The rocks are mostly limestones, and the period is divided into
the <i>Trenton</i>, <i>Utica</i>, and <i>Cincinnati epochs</i>. See the
<i>Chart</i> of <u>Geology</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tre*pan"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tr&eacute;pan</i>
(cf. Sp. <i>tr&eacute;pano</i>, It. <i>trepano</i>, <i>trapano</i>), LL.
<i>trepanum</i>, fr. Gr. &?; a borer, auger, trepan, fr. &?; to bore, &?; a
hole.  Cf. <u>Trephine</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>A
crown-saw or cylindrical saw for perforating the skull, turned, when used,
like a bit or gimlet. See <u>Trephine</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A kind of broad chisel for
sinking shafts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tre*pan"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Trepanned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Trepanning</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>tr&eacute;paner</i>. See <u>Trepan</u> a
saw.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>To perforate (the skull) with a trepan, so as to
remove a portion of the bone, and thus relieve the brain from pressure or
irritation; to perform an operation with the trepan.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tre*pan"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Trapan</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A snare; a trapan.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Snares and <i>trepans</i> that common life lays in its
way.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>a deceiver; a cheat.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He had been from the beginning a spy and a
<i>trepan</i>.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tre*pan"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To insnare; to trap; to
trapan.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Guards even of a dozen men were silently <i>trepanned</i>
from their stations.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tre*pang"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Malay
<i>tr&imacr;pang</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species
of large holothurians, some of which are dried and extensively used as food
in China; -- called also <i>b&ecirc;che de mer</i>, <i>sea cucumber</i>,
and <i>sea slug</i>.</def> [Written also <i>tripang</i>.]</p>

<p>&fist; The edible trepangs are mostly large species of
<i>Holothuria</i>, especially <i>H. edulis</i>. They are taken in vast
quantities in the East Indies, where they are dried and smoked, and then
shipped to China. They are used as an ingredient in certain kinds of
soup.</p>

<p><hw>Trep"an*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To trepan.</def>
[Obs.] "By <i>trepanizing</i> the skull."  <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tre*pan"ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
trepans.</def> " Pitiful <i>trepanners</i> and impostors."
<i>Gauden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trep"e*get</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A
trebuchet.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tre*phine"</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A dim. of 1st
<i>trepan</i>: cf. F. <i>tr&eacute;phine</i>.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>An
instrument for trepanning, being an improvement on the trepan. It is a
circular or cylindrical saw, with a handle like that of a gimlet, and a
little sharp perforator called the <i>center pin</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tre*phine"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Trephined</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Trephining</u>.] <def>To perforate with a trephine; to trepan.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trep"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>trepidus</i>.]
<def>Trembling; quaking.</def>  <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trep`i*da"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>tr&eacute;pidation</i>, L. <i>trepidatio</i>, fr. <i>trepidare</i> to
hurry with alarm, to tremble, from <i>trepidus</i> agitated, disturbed,
alarmed; cf. <i>trepit</i> he turns, Gr. &?; to turn, E. <i>torture</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of
paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear; quaking;
quivering.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a state of terror or alarm; fear;
confusion; fright; as, the men were in great <i>trepidation</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Anc. Astron.)</i> <def>A libration of the starry
sphere in the Ptolemaic system; a motion ascribed to the firmament, to
account for certain small changes in the position of the ecliptic and of
the stars.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Tremor; agitation; disturbance; fear.</p>

<p><hw>Tre*pid"i*ty</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Trepidation.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tres"ayle`</hw> (tr&ebreve;s"&amacr;l`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>trisa&iuml;eul</i>, from L. <i>tris</i>, <i>tres</i>, three + F.
<i>a&iuml;eul</i> grandfather.  Cf. <u>Besaiel</u>, and see <u>Ayle</u>.]
<def>A grandfather's grandfather.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><col><b>Writ of tresayle</b></col> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i>, <cd>a writ
which lay for a man claiming as heir to his grandfather's grandfather, to
recover lands of which he had been deprived by an abatement happening on
the ancestor's death.</cd>  <i>Mozley & W.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tres"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Treasure.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tres"pass</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Trespassed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Trespassing</u>.] [<u>OF</u>. <i>trespasser</i> to go across or over,
transgress, F. <i>tr&eacute;passer</i> to die; pref. <i>tres-</i> (L.
<i>trans</i> across, over) + <i>passer</i> to pass. See <u>Pass</u>,
<pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Transpass</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Soon after this, noble Robert de Bruce . . .
<i>trespassed</i> out of this uncertain world.</blockquote> <i>Ld.
Berners.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To commit a trespass; esp., to
enter unlawfully upon the land of another.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To go too far; to put any one to inconvenience
by demand or importunity; to intrude; as, to <i>trespass</i> upon the time
or patience of another.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To commit any offense, or to do any act that
injures or annoys another; to violate any rule of rectitude, to the injury
of another; hence, in a moral sense, to transgress voluntarily any divine
law or command; to violate any known rule of duty; to sin; -- often
followed by <i>against</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In the time of his distress did he <i>trespass</i> yet more
against the Lord.</blockquote> <i>2 Chron. xxviii. 22.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tres"pass</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>trespas</i>, F.
<i>tr&eacute;pas</i> death. See <u>Trespass</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Any injury or offence done to another.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I you forgive all wholly this <i>trespass</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If ye forgive not men their <i>trespasses</i>, neither will
your Father forgive your <i>trespasses</i>.</blockquote> <i>Matt. vi.
15.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any voluntary transgression of the moral law;
any violation of a known rule of duty; sin.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The fatal <i>trespass</i> done by Eve.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>You . . . who were dead in <i>trespasses</i> and
sins.</blockquote> <i>Eph. if. 1.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An unlawful act
committed with force and violence (<i>vi et armis</i>) on the person,
property, or relative rights of another.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An
action for injuries accompanied with force.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Trespass offering</b></col> <i>(Jewish Antiq.)</i>, <cd>an
offering in expiation of a trespass.</cd> -- <col><b>Trespass on the
case</b></col>. <i>(Law)</i> <cd>See <i>Action on the case</i>, under
<u>Case</u>.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Offense; breach; infringement; transgression;
misdemeanor; misdeed.</p>

<p><hw>Tres"pass*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who commits a
trespass</def>; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Law)</i> <def>One who enters
upon another's land, or violates his rights.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>A transgressor of the moral law; an offender; a sinner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tresse</i>, OF.
<i>trece</i>, F. <i>tresse</i>, LL. <i>tricia</i>, fr. Gr.
<grk>tri`cha</grk> threefold, because a tress is usually formed by
interlacing three pieces; akin to <grk>trei^s</grk> three. See
<u>Three</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a
ringlet.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Her yellow hair was braided in a <i>tress</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Fair <i>tresses</i> man's imperial race
insnare.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: A knot or festoon, as of flowers.</def>
<i>Keats.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tressed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Having tresses.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Formed into ringlets or braided; braided;
curled.</def>  <i>Spenser. Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tres"sel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A trestle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tress"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tressy.</def> [R.]
<i>Sylvester.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tres"sure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tresser</i> to
twist, plait. See <u>Tress</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>A
kind of border similar to the orle, but of only half the breadth of the
latter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tres"sured</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Her.)</i>
<def>Provided or bound with a tressure; arranged in the form of a
tressure.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>tressured</i> fleur-de-lis he claims<BR>
To wreathe his shield.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tress"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Abounding in
tresses.</def>  <i>J. Baillie.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tres"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>trestel</i>,
<i>tresteay</i>, F. <i>tr&eacute;teau</i>; probably from L.
<i>transtillum</i> a little crossbeam, dim. of <i>transtrum</i> a
crossbeam.  Cf. <u>Transom</u>.] [Written also <i>tressel</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A movable frame or support for anything, as
scaffolding, consisting of three or four legs secured to a top piece, and
forming a sort of stool or horse, used by carpenters, masons, and other
workmen; also, a kind of framework of strong posts or piles, and
crossbeams, for supporting a bridge, the track of a railway, or the
like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The frame of a table.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Trestle board</b></col>, <cd>a board used by architects,
draughtsmen, and the like, for drawing designs upon; -- so called because
commonly supported by trestles.</cd> -- <col><b>Trestle bridge</b></col>.
<cd>See under <u>Bridge</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p><hw>Tres"tle*tree`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i>
<def>One of two strong bars of timber, fixed horizontally on the opposite
sides of the masthead, to support the crosstrees and the frame of the top;
-- generally used in the plural.</def>  <i>Totten.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tres"tle*work`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A viaduct, pier,
scaffold, or the like, resting on trestles connected together.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tres"-tyne`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tris</i>,
<i>tres</i>, three + E. <i>tyne</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>In the
antler of a stag, the third tyne above the base. This tyne appears in the
third year. In those deer in which the brow tyne does not divide, the tres-
tyne is the second tyne above the base. See <i>Illust.</i> under
<u>Rucervine</u>, and under <u>Rusine</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tret</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>3d pers. sing. pres.</i></pos> of
<u>Tread</u>, for <i>treadeth</i>.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tret</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>traite</i> a drawing,
trading, journey, tax on wares in transit, anything diminishing the value
of coins, fr. OF. <i>traire</i> to draw, L. <i>trahere</i>. See
<u>Trait</u>.] <i>(Com.)</i> <def>An allowance to purchasers, for waste or
refuse matter, of four pounds on every 104 pounds of suttle weight, or
weight after the tare deducted.</def>  <i>M'Culloch.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tret"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Treatable</u>.]
<def>Tractable; moderate.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>By nature debonaire and <i>tretable</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Treth"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [W. <i>treth</i> an
allowance, contribution, tribute, or tax, <i>trethu</i> to rate or tax.]
<def>A tax; an impost.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tre"tis</hw> (?), <hw>Tre"tys</hw>  }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Treatise</u>.] <def>A treatise; also, a treaty.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tre*tis"</hw> (?), <hw>Tre*tys"</hw>  }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF.
<i>traitis</i>.] <def>Long and well-proportioned; nicely made;
pretty.</def> [Obs.] "Her nose <i>tretys</i>."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tre"vat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A weaver's cutting
instrument; for severing the loops of the pile threads of velvet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trev"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Trivet</u>.] <def>A
stool or other thing supported by three legs; a trivet.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1536 !></p>

<p>{ <hw>Trew</hw> (?), <hw>Trewe</hw>  }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>True.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trews</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>Trowsers; especially,
those of the Scotch Highlanders.</def> "He wore the <i>trews</i>, or close
trowsers, made of tartan."  <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trewth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Truth.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>treis</i> three, F.
<i>trois</i>, L. <i>tres</i>. See <u>Three</u>, and cf. <u>Tray-trip</u>.]
<def>Three, at cards, dice, or dominoes; a card, die, or domino of three
spots or pips.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Seven is my chance and thine is cinq and
<i>trey</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri-</hw> (?). [Gr. <grk>tri-</grk> or L. <i>tri-</i>, sometimes
through French; akin to L. <i>tres</i> three, and E. <i>three</i>. See
<u>Three</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A prefix meaning <i>three</i>, <i>thrice</i>,
<i>threefold</i>; as in <i>tri</i>colored, <i>tri</i>dentate.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A prefix (also used adjectively)
denoting <i>three proportional or combining part</i>, or <i>the third
degree</i> of that to the name of which it is prefixed; as in
<i>tri</i>sulphide, <i>tri</i>oxide, <i>tri</i>chloride.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Try</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Fit or possible to be tried; liable to be subjected
to trial or test.</def> "Experiments <i>triable</i>."  <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Liable to undergo a judicial
examination; properly coming under the cognizance of a court; as, a cause
may be <i>triable</i> before one court which is not <i>triable</i> in
another.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or state of
being triable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*ac"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>acid</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Capable of neutralizing three molecules
of a monobasic acid or the equivalent; having three hydrogen atoms which
may be acid radicals; -- said of certain bases; thus, glycerin is a
<i>triacid</i> base.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"a*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Treacle</u>.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri`a*con`ta*he"dral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; thirty
+ &?; seat, base.] <def>Having thirty sides.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"a*con`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, fr. &?;
thirty.] <i>(Gr. Antiq.)</i> <def>A vessel with thirty banks of oars, or,
as some say, thirty ranks of rowers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"ad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>trias</i>, <i>-
adis</i>, Gr. &?;, &?;, fr.&?;, &?;, three: cf. F. <i>triade</i>. See
<u>Three</u>, and cf. <u>Trias</u>, <u>Trio</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
union of three; three objects treated as one; a ternary; a trinity; as, a
<i>triad</i> of deities.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A chord of
three notes.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The common chord, consisting of
a tone with its third and fifth, with or without the octave.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An element or radical whose
valence is three.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Triads of the Welsh bards</b></col>, <cd>poetical histories, in
which the facts recorded are grouped by threes, three things or
circumstances of a kind being mentioned together.</cd> -- <col><b>Hindu
triad</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Trimurti</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tri`a*del"phous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
Gr. &?; brother.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having stamens joined by filaments
into three bundles. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Adelphous</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*ad"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Having
the characteristics of a triad; as, boron is <i>triadic</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"a*kis*oc`ta*he"dron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;
thrice + E. <i>octahedron</i>.] <i>(Crystalloq.)</i> <def>A trigonal
trisoctahedron.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Try</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of trying or testing in any manner.</def>
Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any effort or exertion of strength for the
purpose of ascertaining what can be done or effected.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[I] defy thee to the <i>trial</i> of mortal
fight.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The act of testing by experience; proof;
test.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Repeated <i>trials</i> of the issues and events of
actions.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Wilkins.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Examination by a test; experiment, as in
chemistry, metallurgy, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being tried or tempted; exposure to
suffering that tests strength, patience, faith, or the like; affliction or
temptation that exercises and proves the graces or virtues of
men.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Others had <i>trial</i> of cruel mockings and
scourgings.</blockquote> <i>Heb. xi. 36.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which tries or afflicts; that which
harasses; that which tries the character or principles; that which tempts
to evil; as, his child's conduct was a sore <i>trial</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Every station is exposed to some <i>trials</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Rogers.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The formal examination of the
matter in issue in a cause before a competent tribunal; the mode of
determining a question of fact in a court of law; the examination, in legal
form, of the facts in issue in a cause pending before a competent tribunal,
for the purpose of determining such issue.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Test; attempt; endeavor; effort; experiment; proof;
essay. See <u>Test</u>, and <u>Attempt</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Tri*al"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tres</i>,
<i>tria</i>, three.] <def>Three united; state of being three.</def> [R.]
<i>H. Wharton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri"a*logue</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>trialogus</i>;
<i>tri-</i> (see <u>Tri-</u>) + <i>-logus</i> as, in L. <i>dialogus</i>, E.
<i>dialogue</i>.] <def>A discourse or colloquy by three persons.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*am"ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>tri-</i> +
<i>amine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An amide containing three amido
groups.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*am"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>amine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An amine containing three amido
groups.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"an`der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any one
of the Triandria.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tri*an"dri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Tri-
</u>, and <u>-androus</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A Linn&aelig;an class of
plants having three distinct and equal stamens.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tri*an"dri*an</hw> (?), <hw>Tri*an"drous</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>triandre</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to the Triandria; having three distinct and equal stamens in the
same flower.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"an`gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>triangulum</i>, fr.
<i>triangulus</i> triangular; <i>tri-</i> (see <u>Tri-</u>) +
<i>angulus</i> angle: cf. F. <i>triangle</i>. See <u>Angle</u> a corner.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A figure bounded by three lines, and
containing three angles.</def></p>

<p>&fist; A triangle is either <i>plane</i>, <i>spherical</i>, <i>or
curvilinear</i>, according as its sides are straight lines, or arcs of
great circles of a sphere, or any curved lines whatever. A plane triangle
is designated as <i>scalene</i>, <i>isosceles</i>, <i>or equilateral</i>,
according as it has no two sides equal, two sides equal, or all sides
equal; and also as <i>right-angled</i>, or <i>oblique-angled</i>, according
as it has one right angle, or none; and oblique-angled triangle is either
<i>acute-angled</i>, or <i>obtuse-angled</i>, according as all the angles
are acute, or one of them obtuse. The terms <i>scalene</i>,
<i>isosceles</i>, <i>equilateral</i>, <i>right-angled</i>, <i>acute-
angled</i>, and <i>obtuse-angled</i>, are applied to spherical triangles in
the same sense as to plane triangles.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>An instrument of percussion,
usually made of a rod of steel, bent into the form of a triangle, open at
one angle, and sounded by being struck with a small metallic rod.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A draughtsman's square in the form of a right-
angled triangle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A kind of frame formed of three
poles stuck in the ground and united at the top, to which soldiers were
bound when undergoing corporal punishment, -- now disused.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A small
constellation situated between Aries and Andromeda.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A small constellation near the South Pole,
containing three bright stars.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Triangle spider</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a small
American spider (<i>Hyptiotes Americanus</i>) of the family
<i>Ciniflonid&aelig;</i>, living among the dead branches of evergreen
trees. It constructs a triangular web, or net, usually composed of four
radii crossed by a double elastic fiber. The spider holds the thread at the
apex of the web and stretches it tight, but lets go and springs the net
when an insect comes in contact with it.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tri"an`gled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having three angles;
triangular.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*an"gu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>triangularis</i>: cf. F. <i>triangulaire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Having three angles; having the form of a triangle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Oblong or elongated, and having
three lateral angles; as, a <i>triangular</i> seed, leaf, or
stem.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Triangular compasses</b></col>, <cd>compasses with three legs
for taking off the angular points of a triangle, or any three points at the
same time.</cd> -- <col><b>Triangular crab</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>any maioid crab; -- so called because the carapace is usually
triangular.</cd> -- <col><b>Triangular numbers</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>,
<cd>the series of numbers formed by the successive sums of the terms of an
arithmetical progression, of which the first term and the common difference
are 1. See <i>Figurate numbers</i>, under <u>Figurate</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Tri*an`gu*la"res</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The triangular, or maioid, crabs. See
<i>Illust.</i> under <u>Maioid</u>, and <i>Illust.</i> of <i>Spider
crab</i>, under <u>Spider</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*an`gu*lar"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality
or state of being triangular.</def>  <i>Bolingbroke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*an"gu*lar*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a
triangular manner; in the form of a triangle.</def>  <i>Dampier.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*an"gu*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Triangulated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Triangulating</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To divide into triangles;
specifically, to survey by means of a series of triangles properly laid
down and measured.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make triangular, or three-cornered.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*an`gu*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>triangulation</i>.] <i>(Surv.)</i> <def>The series or network of
triangles into which the face of a country, or any portion of it, is
divided in a trigonometrical survey; the operation of measuring the
elements necessary to determine the triangles into which the country to be
surveyed is supposed to be divided, and thus to fix the positions and
distances of the several points connected by them.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"ar*chy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Triarchies</b></plw> (#). [Gr. &?;; &?;  (see <u>Tri-</u>) + &?; to
rule.] <def>Government by three persons; a triumvirate; also, a country
under three rulers.</def>  <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*a"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>triarii</i>,
<i>pl</i>., a class of Roman soldiers who formed the third rank from the
front, fr. <i>tres</i>, <i>tria</i>, three.] <def>Occupying the third post
or rank.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Cowley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri`ar*tic"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i>
+ <i> articulate</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having three
joints.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"as</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., triad. See <u>Triad</u>.]
<i>(Geol.)</i> <def>The formation situated between the Permian and Lias,
and so named by the Germans, because consisting of three series of strata,
which are called in German the <i>Bunter sandstein</i>, <i>Muschelkalk</i>,
and <i>Keuper</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*as"sic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Of the
age of, or pertaining to, the <i>Trias</i>.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>The Triassic formation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*at"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A term
used in the phrase <i>triatic stay</i>. See under <u>Stay</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri`a*tom"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>atomic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Having three atoms;
-- said of certain elements or radicals.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>Having a valence of three; trivalent; sometimes, in a specific sense,
having three hydroxyl groups, whether acid or basic; thus, glycerin,
glyceric acid, and tartronic acid are each <i>triatomic</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trib"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a
tribe or tribes; as, a <i>tribal</i> scepter.</def>  <i>Bp.
Warburton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trib"al*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of
existing in tribes; also, tribal feeling; tribal prejudice or
exclusiveness; tribal peculiarities or characteristics.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*ba"sic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>basic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Capable of neutralizing three molecules
of a monacid base, or their equivalent; having three hydrogen atoms capable
of replacement by basic elements on radicals; -- said of certain acids;
thus, citric acid is a <i>tribasic</i> acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trib"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Paper Manuf.)</i> <def>A
frame on which paper is dried.</def>  <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tribe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tribus</i>, originally,
a third part of the Roman people, afterwards, a division of the people, a
tribe; of uncertain origin: cf. F. <i>tribu</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A family, race, or series of generations,
descending from the same progenitor, and kept distinct, as in the case of
the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve sons of Jacob.</def>
"The Lion of the <i>tribe</i> of Juda."  <i>Rev. v. 5.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A wealthy Hebrew of my <i>tribe</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A number of species or genera
having certain structural characteristics in common; as, a <i>tribe</i> of
plants; a <i>tribe</i> of animals.</def></p>

<p>&fist; By many recent naturalists, <i>tribe</i> has been used for a
group of animals or plants intermediate between <i>order</i> and
<i>genus</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A nation of savages or uncivilized people; a
body of rude people united under one leader or government; as, the
<i>tribes</i> of the Six Nations; the Seneca <i>tribe</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A division, class, or distinct portion of a
people, from whatever cause that distinction may have originated; as, the
city of Athens was divided into ten <i>tribes</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Stock Breeding)</i> <def>A family of animals
descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line;
as, the Duchess <i>tribe</i> of shorthorns.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tribe</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To distribute into tribes
or classes.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Our fowl, fish, and quadruped are well
<i>tribed</i>.</blockquote> <i>Abp. Nicolson.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Trib"let</hw> (?), <hw>Trib"o*let</hw> (?) },
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>} [F. <i>triboulet</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
goldsmith's tool used in making rings.</def>  <i>Ainsworth.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A steel cylinder round which metal is drawn in
the process of forming tubes.</def>  <i>Tomlinson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Blacksmithing)</i> <def>A tapering
mandrel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*bom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; to rub + <i>-
meter</i>: cf. F. <i>tribom&egrave;tre</i>.] <def>An instrument to
ascertain the degree of friction in rubbing surfaces.</def>  <i>Brande &
C.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri"brach</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tribrachys</i>, Gr.
&?; consisting of three short syllables; &?; (see <u>Tri-</u>) + &?;
short.] <i>(Gr. & L. Pros.)</i> <def>A poetic foot of three short
syllables, as, <i>m&ebreve;l&ibreve;&ubreve;s</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*brac"te*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>bracteate</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having three bracts.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Trib"u*al</hw> (?), <hw>Trib"u*lar</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or relating to a tribe; tribal; as, a
<i>tribual</i> characteristic; <i>tribular</i> worship.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>tribual</i> lispings of the Ephraimites.</blockquote>
<i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trib`u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE.
<i>tribulacium</i>, F. <i>tribulation</i>, L. <i>tribulatio</i>, from
<i>tribulare</i> to press, afflict, fr. <i>tribulum</i> a thrashing sledge,
akin to <i>terere</i>, <i>tritum</i>, to rub. See <u>Trite</u>.] <def>That
which occasions distress, trouble, or vexation; severe
affliction.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When <i>tribulation</i> or persecution ariseth because of
the word, by and by he is offended.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xiii. 21.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In the world ye shall have <i>tribulation</i>.</blockquote>
<i>John. xvi. 33.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*bu"nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tribunal</i>, fr.
<i>tribunus</i> a tribune who administered justice: cf. F. <i>tribunal</i>.
See <u>Tribune</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The seat of a judge; the bench
on which a judge and his associates sit for administering
justice.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a court or forum; as, the House of Lords,
in England, is the highest <i>tribunal</i> in the kingdom.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trib"u*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
tribunes; as, <i>tribunary</i> powers or authority.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trib"u*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tribunatus</i>:
cf. F. <i>tribunat</i>.] <def>The state or office of a tribune;
tribuneship.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trib"une</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tribunus</i>,
properly, the chief of a tribe, fr. <i>tribus</i> tribe: cf. F.
<i>tribun</i>. See <u>Tribe</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i>
<def>An officer or magistrate chosen by the people, to protect them from
the oppression of the patricians, or nobles, and to defend their liberties
against any attempts that might be made upon them by the senate and
consuls.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The <i>tribunes</i> were at first two, but their number was
increased ultimately to ten. There were also military tribunes, officers of
the army, of whom there were from four to six in each legion. Other
officers were also called tribunes; as, <i>tribunes</i> of the treasury,
etc.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anciently, a bench or elevated place, from which
speeches were delivered; in France, a kind of pulpit in the hall of the
legislative assembly, where a member stands while making an address; any
place occupied by a public orator.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trib"une*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office or power of
a tribune.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Trib`u*ni"cian</hw> (?), <hw>Trib`u*ni"tial</hw> (?),
<hw>Trib`u*ni*tian</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tribunicius</i>,
<i>tribunitius</i>: cf. F. <i>tribunitien</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to
tribunes; befitting a tribune; as, <i>tribunitial</i> power or
authority.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A kind of <i>tribunician</i> veto, forbidding that which is
recognized to be wrong.</blockquote> <i>Hare.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trib`u*ni"tious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tribunician;
tribunitial.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trib"u*ta*ri*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a tributary
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trib"u*ta*ri*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being tributary.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trib"u*ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tributaire</i>,
F. <i>tributaire</i>, L.  <i>tributarius</i>. See <u>Tribute</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Paying tribute to another, either from compulsion,
as an acknowledgment of submission, or to secure protection, or for the
purpose of purchasing peace.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[Julius] unto Rome made them <i>tributary</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, subject; subordinate; inferior.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He to grace his <i>tributary</i> gods.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Paid in tribute.</def> "<i>Tributary</i> tears."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form
or make up, a greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch, etc.;
contributing; as, the Ohio has many <i>tributary</i> streams, and is itself
<i>tributary</i> to the Mississippi.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1537 !></p>

<p><hw>Trib"u*ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tributaries</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A ruler or
state that pays tribute, or a stated sum, to a conquering power, for the
purpose of securing peace and protection, or as an acknowledgment of
submission, or for the purchase of security.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A stream or river flowing into a larger river or
into a lake; an affluent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trib"ute</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tribut</i>, L.
<i>tributum</i>, fr. <i>tribuere</i>, <i>tributum</i>, to bestow, grant,
pay, allot, assign, originally, to a tribe, from <i>tribus</i> tribe; cf.
F. <i>tribut</i>. See <u>Tribe</u>, and cf. <u>Attribute</u>,
<u>Contribute</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An annual or stated sum of
money or other valuable thing, paid by one ruler or nation to another,
either as an acknowledgment of submission, or as the price of peace and
protection, or by virtue of some treaty; as, the Romans made their
conquered countries pay <i>tribute</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Millions for defense, but not one cent for
<i>tribute</i>.</blockquote> <i>C. C. Pinckney.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A personal contribution, as of money, praise,
service, etc., made in token of services rendered, or as that which is due
or deserved; as, a <i>tribute</i> of affection.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Implores the passing <i>tribute</i> of a sigh.</blockquote>
<i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A certain proportion of the ore
raised, or of its value, given to the miner as his recompense.</def>
<i>Pryce. Tomlinson.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Tribute money</b></col>, <cd>money paid as a tribute or
tax.</cd> -- <col><b>Tribute pitch</b></col>. <i>(Mining)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Tributer</u>.</cd> [Eng.]</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Subsidy</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Trib"ute</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tributed</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tributing</u>.] <def>To pay as tribute.</def> [R.]  <i>Whitlock
(1654).</i></p>

<p><hw>Trib"u*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>One
who works for a certain portion of the ore, or its value.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p>&fist; <i>Tributers</i> generally work in gangs, and have a limited
portion of a lode set them, called a <i>tribute pitch</i>, beyond which
they are not permitted to work, and for which they receive a certain
portion of the ore, or so much per pound, as agreed upon, of the value of
what they raise.  <i>Weale.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Tri"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tric&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [NL.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An apothecium
in certain lichens, having a spherical surface marked with spiral or
concentric ridges and furrows.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*car`bal*lyl"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i>
+ <i>carb</i>oxyl + <i>allyl</i> + <i>-ic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of,
pertaining to, or designating, a complex tribasic organic acid,
C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>5</sub>.(CO<sub>2</sub>H)<sub>3</sub> occurring
naturally in unripe beet roots, and produced artificially from glycerin as
a white crystalline substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*car"bi*mide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>carbimide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See under <u>Cyanuric</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trice</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OE. <i>trisen</i>; of
Scand. or Low German origin; cf. Sw. <i>trissa</i> a sheave, pulley,
<i>triss</i> a spritsail brace, Dan. <i>tridse</i> a pulley, <i>tridse</i>
to haul by means of a pulley, to trice, LG. <i>trisse</i> a pulley, D.
<i>trijsen</i> to hoist.] [Written also <i>trise</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To pull; to haul; to drag; to pull away.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote> Out of his seat I will him <i>trice</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To haul and tie up by means of a
rope.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trice</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>tris</i> the noise made by
the breaking of glass, an instant, <i>en un tris</i> in an instant;
probably of imitative origin.] <def>A very short time; an instant; a
moment; -- now used only in the phrase <i>in a trice</i>.</def> "With a
<i>trice</i>." <i>Turbervile.</i> " On a <i>trice</i>."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A man shall make his fortune in a <i>trice</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri`cen*na"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to thirty years; tricennial.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tri*cen"ni*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tricennium</i>
thirty years; <i>triginta</i> thirty + <i>annus</i> year: cf. L.
<i>tricennalis</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to thirty years; consisting of
thirty years; occurring once in every thirty years.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*cen"te*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>centenary</i>.] <def>Including, or relating to, the interval of three
hundred years; tercentenary.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A period of
three centuries, or three hundred years, also, the three-hundredth
anniversary of any event; a tercentenary.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tri"ceps</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L.
<i>triceps</i>, having three beads; <i>tres</i>, <i>tria</i>, three +
<i>caput</i> head: cf. F. <i>triceps</i>. See <u>Three</u>, and
<i>Chief</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A muscle having three heads; specif.,
the great extensor of the forearm, arising by three heads and inserted into
the olecranon at the elbow.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tri*chi"a*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;,
fr. <grk>tri`x</grk>, <grk>tricho`s</grk>, hair.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A
disease of the eye, in which the eyelashes, being turned in upon the
eyeball, produce constant irritation by the motion of the lids.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tri*chi"na</hw> (-n&adot;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Trichin&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; hairy, made of
hair, fr. <grk>tri`x</grk>, <grk>tricho`s</grk>, hair.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A small, slender nematoid worm (<i>Trichina spiralis</i>) which, in
the larval state, is parasitic, often in immense numbers, in the voluntary
muscles of man, the hog, and many other animals. When insufficiently cooked
meat containing the larv&aelig; is swallowed by man, they are liberated and
rapidly become adult, pair, and the ovoviviparous females produce in a
short time large numbers of young which find their way into the muscles,
either directly, or indirectly by means of the blood. Their presence in the
muscles and the intestines in large numbers produces trichinosis.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Trich`i*ni"a*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.]
<i>(Med.)</i> <def>Trichinosis.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trich"i*nize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To render
trichinous; to affect with trichin&aelig;; -- chiefly used in the past
participle; as, <i>trichinized</i> pork.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*chi"no*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Trichina</i> +
<i>-scope</i>.] <def>An apparatus for the detection of trichin&aelig; in
the flesh of animals, as of swine.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Trich`i*no"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Trichina</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The disease produced by the presence
of trichin&aelig; in the muscles and intestinal track. It is marked by
fever, muscular pains, and symptoms resembling those of typhoid fever, and
is frequently fatal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trich"i*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
trichin&aelig; or trichinosis; affected with, or containing,
trichin&aelig;; as, <i>trichinous</i> meat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trich"ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, hair.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A kind of crystallite resembling a
bunch of hairs, common in obsidian. See <i>Illust.</i> of
<u>Crystallite</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A delicate, hairlike
siliceous spicule, found in certain sponges.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Trichite sheaf</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>one of the
small sheaflike fascicles of slender set&aelig; characteristic of certain
sponges. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Spicule</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trich`i*u"ri*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Like or pertaining to the genus Trichiurus or family
<i>Trichiurid&aelig;</i>, comprising the scabbard fishes and
hairtails.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trich`i*u"roid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Trichiurus</i> +
<i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of, like, or pertaining to,
Trichiurus.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Trich`i*u"rus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
<grk>tri`x</grk>, <grk>tricho`s</grk>, a hair + <grk>o'yra`</grk> tail.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of fishes comprising the hairtails. See
<u>Hairtail</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*chlo"ride</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>chloride</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A chloride having three atoms of
chlorine in the molecule.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Trich`o*bran"chi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
<grk>tri`x</grk>, <grk>tricho`s</grk>, hair + <i>branchia</i>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The gill of a crustacean in which the branchial
filaments are slender and cylindrical, as in the crawfishes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trich"o*cyst</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>tri`x</grk>,
<grk>tricho`s</grk>, a hair + &?; bag.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A lasso
cell.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trich"o*gyne</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. Gr.
<grk>tri`x</grk>, <grk>tricho`s</grk>, hair + &?; woman, female.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The slender, hairlike cell which receives the
fertilizing particles, or antherozoids, in red seaweeds.</def> --
<wf>Trich`o*gyn"ic</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tri*chom"a*nes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a kind of plant,
from Gr. &?;.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any fern of the genus <i>Trichomanes</i>.
The fronds are very delicate and often translucent, and the sporangia are
borne on threadlike receptacles rising from the middle of cup-shaped
marginal involucres. Several species are common in conservatories; two are
native in the United States.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*chom"a*tose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, a
growth of hair.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Affected with a disease which causes
agglutination and matting together; -- said of the hair when affected with
plica. See <u>Plica</u>, 1.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trich"ome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Trichomatose</u>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A hair on the surface of leaf or stem, or any
modification of a hair, as a minute scale, or star, or gland. The sporangia
of ferns are believed to be of the nature of trichomes.</def> --
<wf>Tri*chom"a*tous</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Trich"o*phore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>tri`x</grk>,
<grk>tricho`s</grk>, hair + &?; to bear.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>The special cell in red alg&aelig; which produces or bears a
trichogyne. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Trichogyne</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the saclike organs
from which the set&aelig; of annelids arise.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Trich`o*phor"ic</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tri*chop"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>One of the Trichoptera.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tri*chop"te*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.
<grk>tri`x</grk>, <grk>tricho`s</grk>, a hair + &?; wing.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A suborder of Neuroptera usually having the wings
covered with minute hairs. It comprises the caddice flies, and is
considered by some to be a distinct order.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*chop"ter*an</hw> (?), <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the
Trichoptera.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*chop"ter*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Of, pertaining to, or characterizing, the Trichoptera.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"chord</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; three stringed;
&?; (see <u>Tri-</u>) + &?; chord, or string.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>An
instrument, as a lyre or harp, having three strings.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Trich`o*scol"i*ces</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from
Gr. <grk>tri`x</grk>, <grk>tricho`s</grk>, hair + <grk>skw`lhx</grk> a
worm.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An extensive group of wormlike animals
characterized by being more or less covered with cilia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*chot"o*mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See
<u>Trichotomy</u>.] <def>Divided into three parts, or into threes; three-
forked; as, a <i>trichotomous</i> stem.</def>  <i>Martyn.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*chot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>tri`cha</grk>
threefold, in three parts + <grk>te`mnein</grk> to cut or divide: cf. F.
<i>trichotomie</i>.] <def>Division into three parts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*chro"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Exhibiting
trichroism; pleochroic; pleochroism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"chro*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + Gr.
&?; color: cf. F. <i>trichro&iuml;sme</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>The quality
possessed by some crystals of presenting different colors in three
different directions.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri`chro*mat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>chromatic</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having or existing in three
different phases of color; having three distinct color varieties; -- said
of certain birds and insects.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*chro"ma*tism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The quality, state, or phenomenon of being trichromatic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*chro"mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + Gr.
&?; color.] <i>(Opt.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or consisting of, three
colors or color sensations.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*chro"mic</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>chromic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Containing three atoms of
chromium.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*cip"i*tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Triceps</u>.]
<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Having three heads, or three origins; as, a
<i>tricipital</i> muscle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trick</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>trek</i> a pull, or
drawing, a trick, <i>trekken</i> to draw; akin to LG. <i>trekken</i>, MHG.
<i>trecken</i>, <i>trechen</i>, Dan. <i>tr&aelig;kke</i>, and OFries.
<i>trekka</i>.  Cf. <u>Track</u>, <u>Trachery</u>, <u>Trig</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, <u>Trigger</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An artifice
or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly procedure, usually with a
dishonest intent; as, a <i>trick</i> in trade.</def>
</p>

<p><blockquote>He comes to me for counsel, and I show him a
<i>trick</i>.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I know a trick worth two of that.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A sly, dexterous, or ingenious procedure fitted
to puzzle or amuse; as, a bear's <i>tricks</i>; a juggler's
<i>tricks</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank; as,
the <i>tricks</i> of boys.</def>  <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a
trait; as, a <i>trick</i> of drumming with the fingers; a <i>trick</i> of
frowning.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>trick</i> of that voice I do well
remember.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He hath a <i>trick</i> of C&oelig;ur de Lion's
face.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A knot, braid, or plait of hair.</def> [Obs.]
<i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Card Playing)</i> <def>The whole number of cards
played in one round, and consisting of as many cards as there are
players.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>On one nice <i>trick</i> depends the general
fate.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A turn; specifically, the spell
of a sailor at the helm, -- usually two hours.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>A toy; a trifle; a plaything.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Stratagem; wile; fraud; cheat; juggle; finesse; sleight;
deception; imposture; delusion; imposition.</p>

<p><hw>Trick</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tricked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tricking</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To deceive by cunning or
artifice; to impose on; to defraud; to cheat; as, to <i>trick</i> another
in the sale of a horse.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To dress; to decorate; to set off; to adorn
fantastically; -- often followed by <i>up</i>, <i>off</i>, or
<i>out</i>.</def> " <i>Trick</i> her off in air."  <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>People lavish it profusely in <i>tricking</i> up their
children in fine clothes, and yet starve their minds.</blockquote>
<i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They are simple, but majestic, records of the feelings of
the poet; as little <i>tricked</i> out for the public eye as his diary
would have been.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To draw in outline, as with a pen; to delineate
or distinguish without color, as arms, etc., in heraldry.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They forget that they are in the statutes: . . . there they
are <i>tricked</i>, they and their pedigrees.</blockquote> <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trick"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who tricks; a
trickster.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trick"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A trigger.</def> [Obs. or
Prov. Eng.]  <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trick"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art of dressing
up; artifice; stratagem; fraud; imposture.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trick"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of
being tricky.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trick"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Given to tricks;
tricky.</def>  <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trick"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Dress; ornament.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trick"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Given to tricks; artful in
making bargains; given to deception and cheating; knavish.</def> --
<wf>Trick"ish*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Trick"ish*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tric"kle</hw> (tr&ibreve;k"k'l), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Trickled</u> (tr&ibreve;k"k'ld);
<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Trickling</u>
(tr&ibreve;k"kl&ibreve;ng).] [OE. <i>triklen</i>, probably for
<i>striklen</i>, freq. of <i>striken</i> to flow, AS. <i>str&imacr;can</i>.
See <u>Strike</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>To flow in a small, gentle
stream; to run in drops.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His salt tears <i>trickled</i> down as rain.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Fast beside there <i>trickled</i> softly down<BR>
A gentle stream.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trick"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Decoration.</def>
[Obs.] " No <i>trickments</i> but my tears."  <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trick"si*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being tricksy; trickiness.</def>  <i>G. Eliot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trick"ster</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who tricks; a
deceiver; a tricker; a cheat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trick"sy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Trick</u>.]
<def>Exhibiting artfulness; trickish.</def> "My <i>tricksy</i> spirit!"
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>he <i>tricksy</i> policy which in the seventeenth century
passed for state wisdom.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trick"track`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>trictrac</i>.
Cf. <u>Ticktack</u> backgammon.] <def>An old game resembling
backgammon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trick"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Given to tricks;
practicing deception; trickish; knavish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tric"li*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i>
<def>Triclinic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*clin"i*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>tricliniaris</i>. See <u>Triclinium</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a
triclinium, or to the ancient mode of reclining at table.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*clin"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + Gr.
&?; to incline.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Having, or characterized by,
three unequal axes intersecting at oblique angles. See the Note under
<u>crystallization</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tri*clin"i*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Triclinia</b></plw> (#). [L., from Gr. &?;, &?;; &?; (see <u>Tri-
</u>) + <u>&?;</u> a couch.] <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>A couch for reclining at meals, extending round three sides of a
table, and usually in three parts.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A dining
room furnished with such a triple couch.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*coc"cous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr.
<grk>tri`kokkos</grk> with three grains or berries; &?; (see <u>Tri-</u>) +
<grk>ko`kkos</grk> grain, seed.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having three cocci, or
roundish carpels.</def>  <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri"col`or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tricolore</i>,
drapeau <i>tricolore</i> a tricolored flag, fr. <i>tricolore</i> three-
colored; <i>tri</i> (see <u>Tri-</u>) + L. <i>color</i> color.] [Written
also <i>tricolour</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The national French banner, of three colors,
blue, white, and red, adopted at the first revolution.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, any three-colored flag.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"col`ored</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having three
colors.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri`cor*nig"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>tricorniger</i>; <i>tricornis</i> three-horned (see <u>Tri-</u>, and
<u>Horn</u>) + <i>-gerere</i> to bear.] <def>Having three horns.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tri*cor"po*ral</hw> (?), <hw>Tri*cor"po*rate</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tricorpor</i>; <i>tri-</i> (see <u>Tri-</u>) +
<i>corpus</i>, <i>-oris</i>, body.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Represented with
three bodies conjoined to one head, as a lion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*cos"tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>costate</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Three-ribbed; having three ribs from
the base.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tri`cot"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A fabric of
woolen, silk, or cotton knitted, or women to resemble knitted
work.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*crot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + Gr.
&?; to beat.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to tricrotism;
characterized by tricrotism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"cro*tism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i>
<def>That condition of the arterial pulse in which there is a triple beat.
The pulse curve obtained in the sphygmographic tracing characteristic of
tricrotism shows two secondary crests in addition to the primary.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1538 !></p>

<p><hw>Tri"cro*tous</hw> (tr&imacr;"kr&osl;*t&ubreve;s),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Tricrotic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*cur"vate</hw> (tr&isl;*k&ucirc;r"v&asl;t), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[Pref. <i>tri-</i> + <i>curvate</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Curved in
three directions; as, a <i>tricurvate</i> spicule (see <i>Illust.</i> of
<u>Spicule</u>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*cus"pid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tricuspis</i>,
<i>-idis</i>; <i>tri-</i> (see <u>Tri-</u>) + <i>cuspis</i> a point: cf. F.
<i>tricuspide</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having three cusps, or points;
tricuspidate; as, a <i>tricuspid</i> molar.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the tricuspid
valves; as, <i>tricuspid</i> obstruction.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tricuspid valve</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the valve,
consisting of three triangular membranous flaps, at the opening of the
right auricle into the right ventricle in the heart of most mammals; --
sometimes called the <i>tricuspid valves</i>, each flap being regarded as a
valve.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tricus"pid*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Three-pointed;
ending in three points; as, a <i>tricuspidate</i> leaf.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"cy*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>cycle</i> as in<i>bicycle</i>.] <def>A three-wheeled velocipede. See
<i>Illust.</i> under <u>Velocipede</u>.  Cf. <u>Bicycle</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tri*dac"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., pl., a kind of
oysters, fr. Gr. &?; eaten at three bites, &?; tri- + &?; to bite.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of very large marine bivalve shells found
on the coral reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. One species (<i>T.
gigas</i>) often weighs four or five hundred pounds, and is sometimes used
for baptismal fonts. Called also <i>paw shell</i>, and <i>fountain
shell</i>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tri*dac"tyl</hw> <hw>Tri*dac"tyle</hw> } (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[Gr. &?;: &?; (see <u>Tri-</u>) + &?; digit: cf. F. <i>tridactyle</i>.]
<i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having three fingers or toes, or composed of three
movable parts attached to a common base.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*dac"tyl*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i>
<def>Tridactyl.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trid"dler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The jacksnipe.</def> [Local, U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Tride</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tride</i> lively,
quick.] <def>Short and ready; fleet; as, a <i>tride</i> pace; -- a term
used by sportsmen.</def>  <i>Bailey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*dec"ane</hw> (tr&isl;*d&ebreve;k"&amacr;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[Pref. <i>tri-</i> + Gr. &?; ten. So called from the number of carbon atoms
in the molecule.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hydrocarbon,
C<sub>13</sub>H<sub>28</sub>, of the methane series, which is a probable
ingredient both of crude petroleum and of kerosene, and is produced
artificially as a light colorless liquid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri`dec*a*to"ic</hw> (tr&isl;`d&ebreve;k*&adot;*t&omacr;"&ibreve;k),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + Gr. <grk>de`katos</grk> tenth.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, that acid of the
fatty acids heterologous with tridecane. It is a white crystalline
substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri`de*cat"y*lene</hw>
(tr&isl;`d&esl;*k&abreve;t"&ibreve;*l&emacr;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref.
<i>tri-</i>+ Gr. <grk>de`katos</grk> tenth + E. eth<i>ylene</i>.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hydrocarbon, C<sub>13</sub>H<sub>26</sub>, of the
ethylene series, corresponding to tridecane, and obtained from Burmah
petroleum as a light colorless liquid; -- called also <i>tridecylene</i>,
and <i>tridecene</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"dent</hw> (tr&imacr;"d<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>tridens</i>, <i>-entis</i>; <i>tri-</i> (see <u>Tri-</u>) + <i>dens</i>
tooth: cf. F. <i>trident</i>. See <u>Tooth</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Class Myth.)</i> <def>A kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, --
the common attribute of Neptune.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>A three-pronged spear or
goad, used for urging horses; also, the weapon used by one class of
gladiators.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A three-pronged fish spear.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A curve of third order, having
three infinite branches in one direction and a fourth infinite branch in
the opposite direction.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Trident bat</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>an Asiatic
rhinolophid bat (<i>Tri&aelig;nops Persicus</i>), having the nose membrane
in the shape of a trident.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tri"dent</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tridens</i>.] <def>Having
three teeth or prongs; tridentate.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tri*den"tate</hw> (?), <hw>Tri*den"ta*ted</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [NL. <i>tridentatus</i>. See <u>Trident</u>.]
<def>Having three teeth; three-toothed.</def>  <i>Lee.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri"dent*ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having three prongs;
trident; tridentate; as, a <i>tridented</i> mace.</def> [R.]
<i>Quarles.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri`dent*if"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>tridentifer</i>; <i>tridens</i> trident + <i>ferre</i> to bear.]
<def>Bearing a trident.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*den"tine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From L.
<i>Tridentum</i> Trent.] <def>Of or pertaining to Trent, or the general
church council held in that city.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*di`a*pa"son</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>diaposon</i>.] <i>(Anc. Mus.)</i> <def>A triple octave, or twenty-
second.</def>  <i>Busby.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri`di*men"sion*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i>
+ <i>dimensional</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Having three dimensions;
extended in three different directions.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"ding</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A riding. See
<u>Trithing</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trid"u*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>triduanus</i>, fr.
<i>triduum</i> space of three days; <i>tri-</i> + <i>dies</i> day.]
<def>Lasting three lays; also, happening every third day.</def> [R.]
<i>Blount.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trid"y*mite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; threefold. So
called in allusion to the supposed threefold nature of the twin crystals.]
<i>(Min.)</i> <def>Pure silica, like quartz, but crystallizing in hexagonal
tables. It is found in trachyte and similar rocks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tried</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Try.</u></def> Also <pos><i>adj.</i></pos> <def>Proved; tested;
faithful; trustworthy; as, a <i>tried</i> friend.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*e"dral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Trihedral</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*en"ni*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>triennium</i> the
space of three years; <i>tri-</i> (see <u>Tri-</u>) + <i>annus</i> year.
See <u>Annual</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Continuing three years; as,
<i>triennial</i> parliaments; a <i>triennial</i> reign.</def>
<i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Happening, coming about, or appearing once in
every three years; as, <i>triennial</i> elections; a <i>triennial</i>
catalogue; a <i>triennial</i> visitation.</def>  <i>T. Warton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*en"ni*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Something which takes
place or appears once in three years.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*en"ni*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Once in three
years.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tri"ens</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., from <i>tres</i>,
<i>tria</i>, three.] <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>A Roman copper coin, equal
to one third of the <i>as.</i> See 3d <u>As</u>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Try</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who tries; one who makes experiments; one who
examines anything by a test or standard.</def>  <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who tries judicially.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A person appointed according to law
to try challenges of jurors; a trior.</def>  <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>That which tries or approves; a test.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri"er*arch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>trierarchus</i>,
Gr. &?;; &?; a trireme + &?; a leader, a chief.] <i>(Gr. Antiq.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The commander of a trireme.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>At Athens, one who (singly, or jointly with other
citizens) had to fit out a trireme for the public service.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"er*arch`y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Trierarchises</b></plw> (#). [ Gr. &?;.] <def>The office duty of a
trierarch.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri`e*ter"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>trietericus</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; (sc. &?;) a triennial festival; &?;
(see <u>Tri-</u>.) + &?; a year.] <def>Kept or occurring once in three
years; triennial.</def> [R.]  <i>J. Gregory.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri`e*ter"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L.
<i>trieterica</i>, pl., fr. Gr. &?; of a triennial festival.] <i>(Class.
Antiq.)</i> <def>Festival games celebrated once in three years.</def> [R.]
<i>May.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*eth`yl*am"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i>
+ <i>ethylamine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A tertiary amine analogous to
trimethylamine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*fa"cial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>facial</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>See <u>Trigeminal</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"fal`low</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Trifallowed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Trifallowing</u>.] [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + <i>fallow</i>.  Cf.
<u>Thryfallow</u>.] <def>To plow the third time before sowing, as
land.</def>  <i>Mortimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*fa"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>trifarius</i> of
three sorts or ways, threefold; cf. Gr. &?;.  Cf. <u>Bifarious</u>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Facing three ways; arranged in three vertical ranks, as
the leaves of veratrum.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*fas"ci*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>fasciated</i>.] <def>Having, or surrounded by, three fasci&aelig;, or
bands.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"fid</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>trifidus</i>; tri- (see
<u>Tri-</u>) + the root of <i>findere</i> to split: cf. F. <i>trifide</i>.]
<def>Cleft to the middle, or slightly beyond the middle, into three parts;
three-cleft.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*fis"tu*la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>fistula</i>, <i>fistular</i>.] <def>Having three pipes.</def>  <i>Sir T.
Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri"fle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>trifle</i>,
<i>trufle</i>, OF. <i>trufle</i> mockery, raillery, trifle, probably the
same word as F. <i>truffe</i> truffle, the word being applied to any small
or worthless object. See <u>Truffle</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A thing
of very little value or importance; a paltry, or trivial, affair.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With such poor <i>trifles</i> playing.</blockquote>
<i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Trifles</i> light as air<BR>
Are to the jealous confirmation strong<BR>
As proofs of holy writ.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Small sands the mountain, moments make year,<BR>
And <i>frifles</i> life.</blockquote> <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dish composed of sweetmeats, fruits, cake,
wine, etc., with syllabub poured over it.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"fle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Trifled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Trifling</u> (?).] [OE. <i>trifelen</i>, <i>truflen</i>. See
<u>Trifle</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>To act or talk without
seriousness, gravity, weight, or dignity; to act or talk with levity; to
indulge in light or trivial amusements.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They <i>trifle</i>, and they beat the air about nothing
which toucheth us.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To trifle with</b></col>, <cd>to play the fool with; to treat
without respect or seriousness; to mock; as, <i>to trifle with</i> one's
feelings, or with sacred things.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tri"fle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
make of no importance; to treat as a trifle.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To spend in vanity; to fritter away; to waste;
as, to <i>trifle</i> away money.</def> "We <i>trifle</i> time."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri"fler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who trifles.</def>
<i>Waterland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri"fling</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being of small value
or importance; trivial; paltry; as, a <i>trifling</i> debt; a
<i>trifling</i> affair.</def> -- <wf>Tri"fling*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Tri"fling*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tri*flo"ral</hw> (?), <hw>Tri*flo"rous</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + L. <i>flos</i>, <i>floris</i>,
flower.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Three-flowered; having or bearing three
flowers; as, a <i>triflorous</i> peduncle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*fluc`tu*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i>
+ <i>fluctuation</i>.] <def>A concurrence of three waves.</def> [Obs.] "A
<i>trifluctuation</i> of evils."  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tri*fo"li*ate</hw> (?), <hw>Tri*fo"li*a`ted</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tri-</i> + <i>foliate.</i>   Cf. <u>Trefoil</u>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having three leaves or leaflets, as clover. See
<i>Illust.</i> of <u>Shamrock</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*fo"li*o*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>foliolate</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having three leaflets.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tri*fo"li*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., clover.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of leguminous herbs with densely spiked flowers
and usually trifoliate leaves; trefoil. There are many species, all of
which are called <i>clover</i>. See <u>Clover</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"fo*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>trifolium</i>. See
<u>Trifoliate</u>, <u>Trefoil</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Sweet trefoil.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>She was crowned with a chaplet of
<i>trifoly</i>.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Tri*fo"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL., fr. L. <i>tri-
</i> (see <u>Tri-</u>) + <i>foris</i>, pl. <i>fores</i>, a door.]
<i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The gallery or open space between the vaulting and the
roof of the aisles of a church, often forming a rich arcade in the interior
of the church, above the nave arches and below the clearstory
windows.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>triformis</i>;
<i>tri-</i> (see <u>Tri-</u>) + <i>forma</i> form.] <def>Having a triple
form or character.</def> "This <i>triform</i> antagonism."  <i>I.
Taylor.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Goddess <i>Triform</i>, I own thy triple spell.</blockquote>
<i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*form"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>triformitas</i>.] <def>The state of being triform, or of having a
threefold shape.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tri*fur"cate</hw> (?), <hw>Tri*fur"ca*ted</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>trifurcus</i>; <i>tri-</i> (see <u>Tri-</u>) +
<i>furca</i> fork.] <def>Having three branches or forks;
trichotomous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trig</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. Dan. <i>trykke</i> to
press, Sw. <i>trycka</i>.] <def>To fill; to stuff; to cram.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trig</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Formerly written <i>trick</i>, akin
to <i>trick</i> to dress.] <def>Full; also, trim; neat.</def> [Prov. Eng. &
Scot.]</p>

<p><blockquote>To sit on a horse square and <i>trig</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Brit. Quart. Rev.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trig</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Trigger</u>.] <def>To
stop, as a wheel, by placing something under it; to scotch; to
skid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trig</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Trigger</u>.] <def>A stone,
block of wood, or anything else, placed under a wheel or barrel to prevent
motion; a scotch; a skid.</def> [Eng.]  <i>Wright.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trig"a*mist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Trigamy</u>.]
<def>One who has been married three times; also, one who has three husbands
or three wives at the same time.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trig"a*mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>trigamus</i> a
thrice-married man, Gr. &?; thrice married; &?; (see <u>Tri-</u>) + &?;
marriage: cf. F. <i>trigame</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having three sorts of
flowers in the same head, -- male, female, and hermaphrodite, or perfect,
flowers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trig"a*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>trigamia</i>,Gr.
&?;: cf. F. <i>trigamie</i>. See <u>Trigamous</u>.] <def>The act of
marrying, or the state of being married, three times; also, the offense of
having three husbands or three wives at the same time.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*gas"tric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + Gr.
&?; belly.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Having three bellies; -- said of a
muscle.</def>  <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*gem"i*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See
<u>Trigeminous</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating,
the fifth pair of cranial nerves, which divide on each side of the head
into three main branches distributed to the orbits, jaws, and parts of the
mouth; trifacial.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*gem"i*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>trigeminus</i>
born three together; <i>tri-</i> (see <u>Tri-</u>) + <i>geminus</i> twin.
Cf. <u>Tergeminous</u>.] <def>Born three together; being one of three born
at the same birth; also, threefold.</def>  <i>E. Phillip&?;.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*gen"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>gen-</i> + <i>-ic</i>. So named in reference to its composition, it
being supposed to contain the radicals of three molecules of cyanic acid.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid,
C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>7</sub>N<sub>3</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, obtained, by the
action of the vapor of cyanic acid on cold aldehyde, as a white crystalline
substance having a slightly acid taste and faint smell; -- called also
<i>ethidene- or ethylidene-biuret</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*ges"i*mo-se*cun"do</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>in
trigesimo-secundo</i> in the thirty-second.] <def>Having thirty-two leaves
to a sheet; as, a <i>trigesimo-secundo</i> form, book, leaf, size,
etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*ges"i*mo-se*cun"do</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A book
composed of sheets so folded that each one makes thirty-two leaves; hence,
indicating, more or less definitely, a size of book; -- usually written
<i>32mo</i>, or 32&deg;, and called <i>thirty-twomo</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trig"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [For older <i>tricker</i>,
from D. <i>trekker</i>, fr. <i>trekken</i> to draw, pull. See <u>Trick</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A catch to hold the wheel of
a carriage on a declivity.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>A piece, as a lever, which is
connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it; especially
<i>(Firearms)</i>, the part of a lock which is moved by the finger to
release the cock and discharge the piece.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Trigger fish</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a large
plectognath fish (<i>Balistes Carolinensis</i> or <i>B. capriscus</i>)
common on the southern coast of the United States, and valued as a food
fish in some localities. Its rough skin is used for scouring and polishing
in the place of sandpaper. Called also <i>leather jacket</i>, and
<i>turbot</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tri*gin`tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>trigintate</i>,
fr. L. <i>triginta</i> thirty. See <u>Trental</u>.] <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i>
<def>A trental.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*glyc"er*ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>glyceride</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A glyceride formed by the
replacement of three hydrogen atoms in glycerin by acid radicals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"glyph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>triglyphus</i>, Gr.
&?;; &?; (see <u>Tri-</u>) + &?; to carve: cf. F. <i>triglyphe</i>.]
<i>(Arch.)</i> <def>An ornament in the frieze of the Doric order, repeated
at equal intervals. Each triglyph consists of a rectangular tablet,
slightly projecting, and divided nearly to the top by two parallel and
perpendicular gutters, or channels, called <i>glyphs</i>, into three parts,
or spaces, called <i>femora</i>. A half channel, or glyph, is also cut upon
each of the perpendicular edges of the tablet. See <i>Illust.</i> of
<u>Entablature</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tri*glyph"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Tri*glyph"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of, or pertaining
to, triglyphs.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Containing three sets of characters or
sculptures.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trig"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Trig</u> trim,
neat.] <def>The quality or state of being trig; smartness;
neatness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Their spars had no man-of-war <i>trigness</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Kane.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri"gon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>trigonum</i>, Gr. &?;;
&?; (see <u>Tri-</u>) + &?; a corner, angle: cf. F. <i>trigone</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A figure having three angles; a
triangle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astrol.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A division
consisting of three signs.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Trine, an aspect
of two planets distant 120 degrees from each other.</def>
<i>Hutton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Gr. & Rom. Antiq.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A
kind of triangular lyre or harp.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A kind of
game at ball played by three persons standing at the angular points of a
triangle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trig"o*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having three angles,
or corners; triangular; as, a <i>trigonal</i> stem, one having tree
prominent longitudinal angles.</def></p>

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<p><hw>||Tri`gone"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., literally, a
trigon.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A smooth triangular area on the inner surface
of the bladder, limited by the apertures of the ureters and
urethra.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tri*go"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Trigon</u>.
So called in allusion to the triangular shape of some species.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of pearly bivalve shells, numerous extinct
species of which are characteristic of the Mesozoic rocks. A few living
species exist on the coast of Australia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trig`o*noc"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; triangle +
&?; horn.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having horns with three angles, like
those of some species of goats.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Trig`o*no*met"ric</hw> (?), <hw>Trig`o*no*met"ric*al</hw> (?),
}[Cf. F. <i>trigonom&eacute;trique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to
trigonometry; performed by the rules of trigonometry.</def></p>

<p>--<wf>Trig`o*no*met"ric*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><col><b>Trigonometrical curve</b></col>, <cd>a curve one of whose
co&ouml;rdinates is a trigonometric function of the other.</cd> --
<col><b>Trigonometrical function</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Function</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Trigonometrical lines</b></col>, <cd>lines
which are employed in solving the different cases of plane and spherical
trigonometry, as sines, tangents, secants, and the like. These lines, or
the lengths of them, are <i>trigonometrical functions</i> of the arcs and
angles to which they belong.</cd> -- <col><b>Trigonometrical
survey</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Survey</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trig`o*nom"e*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>-tries</b></plw> (#). [Gr. &?; a triangle + <i>-metry</i>: cf. F.
<i>trigonom&eacute;trie</i>. See <u>Trigon</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>That branch of mathematics which treats of the relations of the sides
and angles of triangles, which the methods of deducing from certain given
parts other required parts, and also of the general relations which exist
between the trigonometrical functions of arcs or angles.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A treatise in this science.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Analytical trigonometry</b></col>, <cd>that branch of
trigonometry which treats of the relations and properties of the
trigonometrical functions.</cd> -- <col><b>Plane trigonometry</b></col>,
<i>and</i> <col><b>Spherical trigonometry</b></col>, <cd>those branches of
trigonometry in which its principles are applied to plane triangles and
spherical triangles respectively.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trig"o*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>trigonus</i>, Gr.
&?;. See <u>Trigon</u>.] <def>Same as <u>Trigonal</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"gram</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + <i>-
gram</i>.] <def>Same as <u>Trigraph</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri`gram*mat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; + &?; a
letter.] <def>Containing three letters or characters, or three sets of
letters or characters.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*gram"mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;. See
<u>Trigrammatic</u>.] <def>Same as <u>Trigrammatic</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + <i>-
graph</i>.] <def>Three letters united in pronunciation so as to have but
one sound, or to form but one syllable, as <i>-ieu</i> in <i>adieu</i>; a
triphthong.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"gyn</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any one of
the Trigynia.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tri*gyn"i*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., Gr. &?; (see
<u>Tri-</u>) + &?; a woman, a female.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A Linn&aelig;an
order of plants having three pistils or styles.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tri*gyn"i*an</hw> (?), <hw>Trig"y*nous</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having three pistils or styles; of
or pertaining to the Trigynia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*he"dral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Trihedron</u>.]
<i>(Geom.)</i> <def>Having three sides or faces; thus, a <i>trihedral</i>
angle is a solid angle bounded by three plane angles.</def> [Written also
<i>triedral</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tri*he"dron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + Gr.
&?; a seat, base.] <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A figure having three
sides.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*ho"ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>horal</i>.] <def>Occurring once in every three hours.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trij"u*gate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Trijugous</u>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>In three pairs; as, a <i>trijugate</i> leaf, or a
pinnate leaf with three pairs of leaflets.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trij"u*gous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>trijugus</i>
threefold; <i>tri-</i> + <i>jugum</i> a yoke.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Trijugate</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"ko*sane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + Gr.
&?; twenty.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hydrocarbon,
C<sub>23</sub>H<sub>48</sub>, of the methane series, resembling paraffin; -
- so called because it has <i>twenty-three</i> atoms of carbon in the
molecule.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*lat"er*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>[L. <i>trilaterus</i>;
<i>tri-</i> (see <u>Tri-</u>) + <i>latus</i>, <i>lateris</i>, side: cf. F.
<i>trilat&eacute;ral</i>. See <u>Lateral</u>.] <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>Having
three sides; being three-sided; as, a <i>trilateral</i> triangle.</def> --
<wf>Tri*lat"er*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Tri*lat"er*al*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tri*lem"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; (see
<u>Tri-</u>) + <u>&?;</u> any thing received, in logic, an assumption.  Cf.
<u>Dilemma</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Logic)</i> <def>A syllogism with
three conditional propositions, the major premises of which are
disjunctively affirmed in the minor. See <u>Dilemma</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A state of things in which it is difficult to
determine which one of three courses to pursue.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*lin"e*ar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>Of,
pertaining to, or included by, three lines; as, <i>trilinear</i>
co&ouml;rdinates.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*lin"gual</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>trilinguis</i>;
<i>tri-</i> (see <u>Tri-</u>) + <i>lingua</i> tongue, language. See
<u>Lingual</u>.] <def>Containing, or consisting of, three languages;
expressed in three languages.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The much-noted Rosetta stone . . . bears upon its surface a
<i>trilingual</i> inscription.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*lin"guar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Trilingual</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*lit"er*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>literal</i>.] <def>Consisting of three letters; trigrammic; as, a
<i>triliteral</i> root or word.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
triliteral word.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*lit"er*al*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Triliterality</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tri*lit`er*al"i*ty</hw> (?), <hw>Tri*lit"er*al*ness</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being triliteral; as, the
<i>triliterality</i> of Hebrew roots.</def>  <i>W. D. Whitney.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri"lith</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Trilithon</u>.</def>  <i>Mollett.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*lith"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to a
trilith.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tril"i*thon</hw> (tr&ibreve;l"&ibreve;*th&obreve;n),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Trilithons</b></plw> (#). [NL.,
fr. Gr.&?; of or with three stones; &?; (see <u>Tri-</u>) + &?; stone.]
<i>(Arch&aelig;ol.)</i> <def>A monument consisting of three stones;
especially, such a monument forming a kind of doorway, as among the ancient
Celts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trill</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [OE. <i>trillen</i> to roll,
turn round; of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. <i>trilla</i> to roll, Dan.
<i>trilde</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;yrla</i> to whirl, and E. <i>thrill</i>.
Cf. <u>Thrill</u>.] <def>To flow in a small stream, or in drops rapidly
succeeding each other; to trickle.</def>  <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And now and then an ample tear <i>trilled</i> down<BR>
Her delicate cheek.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Whispered sounds<BR>
Of waters, <i>trilling</i> from the riven stone.</blockquote>
<i>Glover.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trill</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OE. <i>trillen</i>; cf. Sw.
<i>trilla</i> to roll.] <def>To turn round; to twirl.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Gascoigne.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Bid him descend and <i>trill</i> another pin.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trill</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Trilled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Trilling</u>.]
[It. <i>trillare</i>; probably of imitative origin.] <def>To impart the
quality of a trill to; to utter as, or with, a trill; as, to <i>trill</i>
the <i>r</i>; to <i>trill</i> a note.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The sober-suited songstress <i>trills</i> her
lay.</blockquote> <i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trill</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To utter trills or a trill;
to play or sing in tremulous vibrations of sound; to have a trembling
sound; to quaver.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To judge of <i>trilling</i> notes and tripping
feet.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trill</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>trillo</i>, fr.
<i>trillare</i>. See <u>Trill</u> to shake.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A sound, of consonantal character, made with a
rapid succession of partial or entire intermissions, by the vibration of
some one part of the organs in the mouth -- tongue, uvula, epiglottis, or
lip -- against another part; as, the <i>r</i> is a <i>trill</i> in most
languages.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The action of the organs in producing such
sounds; as, to give a <i>trill</i> to the tongue. d</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A shake or quaver of the voice in
singing, or of the sound of an instrument, produced by the rapid
alternation of two contiguous tones of the scale; as, to give a
<i>trill</i> on the high C. See <u>Shake</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tril"la*chan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The oyster catcher.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tril"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. G. <i>drilling</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One of tree children born at the same birth.</def>
<i>Wright.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>A compound crystal,
consisting of three individuals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tril"lion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>trillion</i>, formed
from the pref. <i>tri-</i> in imitation of <i>million</i> a million.  Cf.
<u>Billion</u>.] <def>According to the French notation, which is used upon
the Continent generally and in the United States, the number expressed by a
unit with twelve ciphers annexed; a million millions; according to the
English notation, the number produced by involving a million to the third
power, or the number represented by a unit with eighteen ciphers annexed.
See the Note under <u>Numeration</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tril"li*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.; cf. L.
<i>trilix</i> triple-woven, triple.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of
liliaceous plants; the three-leaved nightshade; -- so called because all
the parts of the plant are in threes.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tril"lo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. See <u>Trill</u>.]
<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A trill or shake. See <u>Trill</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*lo"bate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>lobate</i>.] <def>Having three lobes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri`lo*ba"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of
being trilobate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"lobed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>lobe</i>.] <def>Same as <u>Trilobate</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tri`lo*bi"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.]
<i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An extinct order of arthropods comprising the
trilobites.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"lo*bite</hw> (tr&imacr;"l&osl;*b&imacr;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[Cf. F. <i>trilobite</i>. See <u>Trilobate</u>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>Any
one of numerous species of extinct arthropods belonging to the order
Trilobita. Trilobites were very common in the Silurian and Devonian
periods, but became extinct at the close of the Paleozoic. So named from
the three lobes usually seen on each segment.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri`lo*bit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining to
or containing, trilobites; as, <i>trilobitic</i> rocks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*loc"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>locular</i>: cf. F. <i>triloculaire</i>.] <def>Having three cells or
cavities; as, a <i>trilocular</i> capsule; a <i>trilocular</i>
heart.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tril"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>trilogi`a</grk>;
pref. <grk>tri-</grk> (see <u>Tri-</u>) + <grk>lo`gos</grk> speech,
discourse: cf. F. <i>trilogie</i>.] <def>A series of three dramas which,
although each of them is in one sense complete, have a close mutual
relation, and form one historical and poetical picture. Shakespeare's "
Henry VI." is an example.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>On the Greek stage, a drama, or acted story, consisted in
reality of three dramas, called together a <i>trilogy</i>, and performed
consecutively in the course of one day.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tri*lu"mi*nar</hw> (?), <hw>Tri*lu"mi*nous</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + L. <i>lumen</i>, <i>luminis</i>,
light.] <def>Having three lights</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Trim</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Trimmed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Trimming</u>.] [OE. <i>trimen</i>, <i>trumen</i>, AS. <i>trymian</i>,
<i>trymman</i>, to prepare, dispose, make strong, fr. <i>trum</i> firm,
strong; of uncertain origin.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make trim; to put
in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to
adjust.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The hermit <i>trimmed</i> his little fire.</blockquote>
<i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To dress; to decorate; to adorn; to invest; to
embellish; as, to <i>trim</i> a hat.</def>
</p>

<p><blockquote>A rotten building newly <i>trimmed</i> over.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I was <i>trimmed</i> in Julia's gown.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To make ready or right by cutting or shortening;
to clip or lop; to curtail; as, to <i>trim</i> the hair; to <i>trim</i> a
tree.</def> " And <i>trimmed</i> the cheerful lamp."  <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Carp.)</i> <def>To dress, as timber; to make
smooth.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To adjust, as
a ship, by arranging the cargo, or disposing the weight of persons or
goods, so equally on each side of the center and at each end, that she
shall sit well on the water and sail well; as, to <i>trim</i> a ship, or a
boat.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To arrange in due order for sailing;
as, to <i>trim</i> the sails.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To rebuke; to reprove; also, to beat.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><col><b>To trim in</b></col> <i>(Carp.)</i>, <cd>to fit, as a piece of
timber, into other work.</cd> -- <col><b>To trim up</b></col>, <cd>to
dress; to put in order.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>I found her <i>trimming up</i> the diadem<BR>
On her dead mistress.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trim</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To balance; to fluctuate
between parties, so as to appear to favor each.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trim</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Dress; gear;
ornaments.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Seeing him just pass the window in his woodland
<i>trim</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Order; disposition; condition; as, to be in good
<i>trim</i>.</def> " The <i>trim</i> of an encounter."  <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The state of a ship or her cargo, ballast,
masts, etc., by which she is well prepared for sailing.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Arch)</i> <def>The lighter woodwork in the
interior of a building; especially, that used around openings, generally in
the form of a molded architrave, to protect the plastering at those
points.</def></p>

<p><col><b>In ballast trim</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>having only
ballast on board.</cd> <i>R. H. Dana, Jr.</i> -- <col><b>Trim of the
masts</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>their position in regard to the ship
and to each other, as near or distant, far forward or much aft, erect or
raking.</cd> -- <col><b>Trim of sails</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>that
adjustment, with reference to the wind, witch is best adapted to impel the
ship forward.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trim</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Trimmer</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Trimmest</u>.] [See
<u>Trim</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>Fitly adjusted; being in good
order., or made ready for service or use; firm; compact; snug; neat; fair;
as, the ship is <i>trim</i>, or <i>trim</i> built; everything about the man
is <i>trim</i>; a person is <i>trim</i> when his body is well shaped and
firm; his dress is <i>trim</i> when it fits closely to his body, and
appears tight and snug; a man or a soldier is <i>trim</i> when he stands
erect.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With comely carriage of her countenance
<i>trim</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>So deemed I till I viewed their <i>trim</i> array<BR>
Of boats last night.</blockquote> <i>Trench.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*mac"u*la`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>maculated</i>.] <def>Marked with three spots, or macul&aelig;.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*mel"lic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + L.
<i>mel</i>, gen. <i>mellis</i>, honey.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining
to, or designating, a certain tribasic acid (called also <i>trimellitic
acid</i>) metameric with trimesitic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*mem"bral</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>trimembris</i>
triplemembered. See <u>Tri-</u>, and <u>Member</u>.] <def>Having, or
consisting of, three members.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tri"me*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Tri-</u>,
and <u>-mere</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of Coleoptera
including those which have but three joints in the tarsi.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"mer*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>One of the Trimera. Also used adjectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"mer*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Trimera</u>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the parts in threes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri`me*sit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>mesit</i>ylene + <i>-ic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or
designating, a tribasic acid,
C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>.(CO<sub>2</sub>)<sub>3</sub>, of the aromatic
series, obtained, by the oxidation of mesitylene, as a white crystalline
substance.</def> [Written also <i>trimesic</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tri*mes"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>trimestris</i> of
three months; <i>tri-</i> (see <u>Tri-</u>) + <i>mensis</i> month: cf. F.
<i>trimestre</i>.] <def>A term or period of three months.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*mes"tral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Trimestrial.</def>
<i>Southey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*mes"tri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to a trimester, or period of three months; occurring once in every three
months; quarterly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trim"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>trimetrus</i>, Gr.
&?;; &?; (see <u>Tri-</u>) + <u>&?;</u> <i>measure</i>.  See <u>Meter</u>
measure.] <i>(Pros.)</i> <def>Consisting of three poetical measures.</def>
-- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A poetical division of verse, consisting of
three measures.</def>  <i>Lowth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*meth"yl</hw> (?). <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A prefix or combining form
(also used adjectively) indicating <i>the presence of three methyl
groups</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*meth`yl*am"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Trimethyl-</i>
+ <i>amine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A colorless volatile alkaline liquid,
N.(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>, obtained from herring brine, beet roots,
etc., with a characteristic herringlike odor. It is regarded as a
substituted ammonia containing three methyl groups.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*meth"yl*ene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
gaseous hydrocarbon, C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>6</sub>, isomeric with propylene
and obtained from it indirectly. It is the base of a series of compounds
analogous to the aromatic hydrocarbons.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*met"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + Gr.
&?; measure.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Orthorhombic</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*met"ric*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Trimeter</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trim"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a trim manner;
nicely.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trim"mer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who does not adopt extreme opinions in
politics, or the like; one who fluctuates between parties, so as to appear
to favor each; a timeserver.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thus Halifax was a <i>trimmer</i> on principle.</blockquote>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An instrument with which trimming is
done.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A beam, into which are framed the
ends of headers in floor framing, as when a hole is to be left for stairs,
or to avoid bringing joists near chimneys, and the like. See <i>Illust.</i>
of <u>Header</u>.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1540 !></p>

<p><hw>Trim"ming</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>a.</i></pos> from <u>Trim</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Whigs are, essentially, an inefficient, <i>trimming</i>,
halfway sort of a party.</blockquote> <i>Jeffrey.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Trimming joist</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a joist into which
timber trimmers are framed; a header. See <u>Header</u>.</cd>
<i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trim"ming</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act
of one who trims.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which serves to trim, make right or
fitting, adjust, ornament, or the like; especially, the necessary or the
ornamental appendages, as of a garment; hence, sometimes, the concomitants
of a dish; a relish; -- usually in the plural.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The act of reprimanding or chastisting; as, to
give a boy a <i>trimming</i>.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Trim"ming*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a trimming
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trim"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being trim; orderliness; compactness; snugness; neatness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"morph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Trimorphous</u>.]
<i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>A substance which crystallizes in three distinct
forms, or which has three distinct physical states; also, any one of these
distinct forms. See <u>Trimorphism</u>, 1.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tri*mor"phic</hw> (?), <hw>Tri*mor"phous</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; three-formed; &?; (see <u>Tri-</u>) + &?;
form.] <def>Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, trimorphism; --
contrasted with <i>monomorphic</i>, <i>dimorphic</i>, and
<i>polymorphic</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*mor"phism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Trimorphic</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>The
property of crystallizing in three forms fundamentally distinct, as is the
case with titanium dioxide, which crystallizes in the forms of
<i>rutile</i>, <i>octahedrite</i>, and <i>brookite</i>. See
<u>Pleomorphism</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The co&euml;xistence among
individuals of the same species of three distinct forms, not connected, as
a rule, by intermediate gradations; the condition among individuals of the
same species of having three different shapes or proportions of
corresponding parts; -- contrasted with <i>polymorphism</i>, and
<i>dimorphism</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Heterogonous trimporphism</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>that
condition in which flowers of plants of the same species have three
different lengths of stamens, short, medium, and long, the blossoms of one
individual plant having short and medium stamens and a long style, those of
another having short and long stamens and a style of medium length, and
those of a third having medium and long stamens and a short style, the
style of each blossom thus being of a length not represented by its
stamens.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Tri*mur"ti</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Skr.
<i>trim&umacr;rti</i>; <i>tri</i> three + <i>m&umacr;rti</i> body.]
<i>(Hindu Myth.)</i> <def>The triad, or trinity, of Hindu gods, consisting
of Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the
Destroyer.</def> [Spelled also <i>Trimurtti</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Trim`y*a"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri</i> +
Gr. &?;, &?;, a muscle.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A lamellibranch which has
three muscular scars on each valve.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>trinus</i> triple,
<i>trini</i> three each, fr. <i>tres</i>, <i>tria</i>, three. See
<u>Three</u>, and cf. <u>Trine</u>, <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos>, <u>Tern</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Threefold.</def> "<i>Trinal</i> unity."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In their <i>trinal</i> triplicities on high.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trin"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Trundle</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Trinal</u>.]
<def>Threefold; triple; as, <i>trine</i> dimensions, or length, breadth,
and thickness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trine</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>trine</i>, <i>trin</i>. See
<u>Trinal</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Astrol.)</i> <def>The aspect of
planets distant from each other 120 degrees, or one third of the zodiac;
trigon.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In sextile, square, and <i>trine</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A triad; trinity.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A single <i>trine</i> of brazen tortoises.</blockquote>
<i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Eternal One, Almighty <i>Trine</i>!</blockquote>
<i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trine</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To put in the aspect of a
trine.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>By fortune he [Saturn] was now to Venus
<i>trined</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*nerv"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [NL. <i>trinervatus</i>;
pref. <i>tri-</i> + L.  <i>nervus</i> nerve.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having
three ribs or nerves extending unbranched from the base to the apex; --
said of a leaf.</def>  <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tri"nerve`</hw> (?), <hw>Tri"nerved`</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + <i>nerve</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Same as <u>Trinervate</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Trin"ga</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A genus of limicoline birds including many species of sandpipers. See
<u>Dunlin</u>, <u>Knot</u>, and <u>Sandpiper</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trin"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tringle</i>.] <def>A
curtain rod for a bedstead.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trin"goid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tringa</i> + <i>-
oid</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to Tringa, or the
Sandpiper family.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trin`i*ta"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>trinitaire</i>. See <u>Trinity</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the
Trinity, the doctrine of the Trinity, or believers in that
doctrine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trin`i*ta"ri*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One who believes in the doctrine of the Trinity.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of a monastic order
founded in Rome in 1198 by St. John of Matha, and an old French hermit,
Felix of Valois, for the purpose of redeeming Christian captives from the
Mohammedans.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trin`i*ta"ri*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The doctrine
of the Trinity; the doctrine that there are three distinct persons in the
Godhead.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*ni`tro*cel"lu*lose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Gun
cotton; -- so called because regarded as containing three nitro
groups.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*ni`tro*phe"nol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Picric acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trin"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>trinitee</i>, F.
<i>trinit&eacute;</i>, L. <i>trinitas</i>, fr. <i>trini</i> three each. See
<u>Trinal</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Christian Theol.)</i> <def>The union
of three persons (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost) in one Godhead,
so that all the three are one God as to substance, but three persons as to
individuality.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any union of three in one; three units treated
as one; a triad, as the Hindu trinity, or Trimurti.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Any symbol of the Trinity employed in Christian
art, especially the triangle.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Trinity House</b></col>, <cd>an institution in London for
promoting commerce and navigation, by licensing pilots, ordering and
erecting beacons, and the like.</cd> -- <col><b>Trinity Sunday</b></col>,
<cd>the Sunday next after Whitsunday; -- so called from the feast held on
that day in honor of the Holy Trinity.</cd> -- <col><b>Trinity
term</b></col>. <i>(Law)</i> <cd>See the Note under <u>Term</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 5.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trin`i*u"ni*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Trinity</u>,
and <u>Unity</u>.] <def>Triunity; trinity.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>As for terms of trinity, <i>triniunity</i>, . . . and the
like, they reject them as scholastic notions.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trink</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of fishing
net.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Crabb.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trin"ket</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>trinquet</i>
foremast, also, a certain sail, <i>trinquette</i> a triangular sail, or Sp.
<i>trinquete</i> triangular.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A three-cornered sail
formerly carried on a ship's foremast, probably on a lateen yard.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Sailing always with the sheets of mainsail and
<i>trinket</i> warily in our hands.</blockquote> <i>Hakluyt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trin"ket</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>trenket</i> a sort of
knife, hence, probably, a toy knife worn as an ornament; probably from an
Old French dialectic form of <i>trenchier</i> to cut.  Cf. <u>Trench</u>,
<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A knife; a cutting
tool.</def>  <i>Tusser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A small ornament, as a jewel, ring, or the
like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A thing of little value; a trifle; a
toy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trin"ket</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To give trinkets; hence,
to court favor; to intrigue.</def> [Obs.]  <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trin"ket*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
trinkets.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Trin"ket*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ornaments of dress;
trinkets, collectively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>No <i>trinketry</i> on front, or neck, or
breast.</blockquote> <i>Southey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trin"kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To act secretly, or
in an underhand way; to tamper.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Wright.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*noc"tial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>trinoctialis</i>
for three nights; <i>tri-</i> (see <u>Tri-</u>) + <i>nox</i>,
<i>noctis</i>, night.] <def>Lasting during three nights; comprising three
nights.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*nod"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>trinodis</i> three-
knotted; <i>tri-</i> (see <u>Tri-</u>) + <i>nodus</i> knot.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having three knots or nodes; having
three points from which a leaf may shoot; as, a <i>trinodal</i>
stem.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>Having three nodal
points.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*no"mi*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>-nomial</i> as in <i>binomial</i>: cf. F. <i>trin&ocirc;me</i>.]
<i>(Math.)</i> <def>A quantity consisting of three terms, connected by the
sign + or -; as, <i>x + y + z</i>, or <i>ax + 2b -
c<sup>2</sup></i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*no"mi*al</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Math.)</i>
<def>Consisting of three terms; of or pertaining to trinomials; as, a
<i>trinomial</i> root.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*nom"i*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i>
+ L. <i>nomen</i>, <i>nominis</i>, name: cf. L. <i>trinominis</i> three-
named.] <i>(Math.)</i> <def>Trinomial.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tri*nu"cle*us</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>nucleus</i>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A genus of Lower Silurian trilobites
in which the glabella and cheeks form three rounded elevations on the
head.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"o</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., fr. L. <i>tres</i>,
<i>tria</i>, three: cf. F. <i>trio</i>, from the Italian. See
<u>Three</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Three, considered collectively;
three in company or acting together; a set of three; three
united.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>trio</i> were well accustomed to act together, and
were linked to each other by ties of mutual interest.</blockquote>
<i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A composition
for three parts or three instruments.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The
secondary, or episodical, movement of a minuet or scherzo, as in a sonata
or symphony, or of a march, or of various dance forms; -- not limited to
three parts or instruments.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tri*ob"o*lar</hw> (?), <hw>Tri*ob"o*la*ry</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL. <i>triobolaris</i>, fr. L. <i>triobolus</i> a
piece of three oboli, Gr. &?;. See <i>Tri-</i>, and <u>Obolus</u>.] <def>Of
the value of three oboli; hence, mean; worthless.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>It may pass current . . . for a <i>triobolar</i>
ballad.</blockquote> <i>Cheyne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*oc"tile</hw> (-&obreve;k"t&ibreve;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[Pref. <i>tri-</i> + <i>octile</i>.] <i>(Astrol.)</i> <def>An aspect of two
planets with regard to the earth when they are three octants, or three
eighths of a circle, that is, 135 degrees, distant from each other.</def>
<i>Hutton.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Tri*&oelig;"ci*a</hw> (-&emacr;"sh&ibreve;*&adot;), <pos><i>n.
pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Tri&oelig;cious</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The
third order of the Linn&aelig;an class Polygamia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*&oelig;"cious</hw> (-sh&ubreve;s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref.
<i>tri-</i> + Gr. &?; house.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having three sorts of
flowers on the same or on different plants, some of the flowers being
staminate, others pistillate, and others both staminate and pistillate;
belonging to the order Tri&oelig;cia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"ole</hw> (tr&emacr;"&omacr;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Triolet</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Triplet</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*o"le*in</hw> (tr&isl;*&omacr;"l&esl;*&ibreve;n),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + <i>olein</i>.] <i>(Physiol.
Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Olein</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"o*let</hw> (tr&imacr;"&osl;*l&ebreve;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[F. <i>triolet</i>. See <u>Trio</u>.] <def>A short poem or stanza of eight
lines, in which the first line is repeated as the fourth and again as the
seventh line, the second being, repeated as the eighth.</def>  <i>Brande &
C.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Tri*on`y*choi"de*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Trionyx</u>, and <u>-old</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of
chelonians which comprises Trionyx and allied genera; -- called also
<i>Trionychoides</i>, and <i>Trionychina</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tri*on"yx</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; (see
<u>Tri-</u>) + &?; a claw.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of fresh-water
or river turtles which have the shell imperfectly developed and covered
with a soft leathery skin. They are noted for their agility and rapacity.
Called also <i>soft tortoise</i>, <i>soft-shell tortoise</i>, and <i>mud
turtle</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The common American species (<i>Trionyx, or Aspidonectus,
ferox</i>) becomes over a foot in length and is very voracious. Similar
species are found in Asia and Africa.</p>

<p><hw>Tri"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Trier</u>, 2 and 3.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*ox"ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>oxide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An oxide containing three atoms of
oxygen; as, sulphur <i>trioxide</i>, SO<sub>3</sub>; -- formerly called
<i>tritoxide</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trip</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tripped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tripping</u>.] [OE. <i>trippen</i>; akin to D. <i>trippen</i>, Dan.
<i>trippe</i>, and E. <i>tramp</i>. See <u>Tramp</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move
lightly; to skip; to move the feet nimbly; -- sometimes followed by
<i>it</i>. See <u>It</u>, 5.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This horse anon began to <i>trip</i> and dance.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Come, and <i>trip</i> it, as you go,<BR>
On the light fantastic toe.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>She bounded by, and <i>tripped</i> so light<BR>
They had not time to take a steady sight.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make a brief journey or pleasure excursion;
as, to <i>trip</i> to Europe.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To take a quick step, as when in danger of
losing one's balance; hence, to make a false step; to catch the foot; to
lose footing; to stumble.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To be guilty of a misstep; to commit an
offense against morality, propriety, or rule; to err; to mistake; to
fail.</def> "Till his tongue <i>trip</i>."  <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A blind will thereupon comes to be led by a blind
understanding; there is no remedy, but it must <i>trip</i> and
stumble.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Virgil is so exact in every word that none can be changed
but for a worse; he pretends sometimes to <i>trip</i>, but it is to make
you think him in danger when most secure.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>What? dost thou verily <i>trip</i> upon a word?</blockquote>
<i>R. Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trip</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cause
to stumble, or take a false step; to cause to lose the footing, by striking
the feet from under; to cause to fall; to throw off the balance; to
supplant; -- often followed by <i>up</i>; as, to <i>trip</i> up a man in
wrestling.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The words of Hobbes's defense <i>trip</i> up the heels of
his cause.</blockquote> <i>Abp. Bramhall.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To overthrow by depriving of support; to
put an obstacle in the way of; to obstruct; to cause to fail.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To <i>trip</i> the course of law, and blunt the
sword.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To detect in a misstep; to catch; to
convict.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>These her women can <i>trip</i> me if I err.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To raise (an
anchor) from the bottom, by its cable or buoy rope, so that it hangs
free.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To pull (a yard) into a perpendicular
position for lowering it.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>To release, let fall, or set
free, as a weight or compressed spring, as by removing a latch or
detent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trip</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A quick,
light step; a lively movement of the feet; a skip.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His heart bounded as he sometimes could hear the <i>trip</i>
of a light female step glide to or from the door.</blockquote> <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A brief or rapid journey; an excursion or
jaunt.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I took a <i>trip</i> to London on the death of the
queen.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A false step; a stumble; a misstep; a loss of
footing or balance. Fig.: An error; a failure; a mistake.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Imperfect words, with childish <i>trips</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Each seeming <i>trip</i>, and each digressive
start.</blockquote> <i>Harte.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A small piece; a morsel; a bit.</def> [Obs.] "A
<i>trip</i> of cheese."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A stroke, or catch, by which a wrestler causes
his antagonist to lose footing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And watches with a <i>trip</i> his foe to foil.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>It is the sudden trip</i> in wrestling that fetches a man
to the ground.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A single board, or tack, in
plying, or beating, to windward.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A herd or flock, as of sheep, goats, etc.</def>
[Prov. Eng. & Scott.]</p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>A troop of men; a host.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Robert
of Brunne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A flock of
widgeons.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*pal"mi*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>palmitate</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A palmitate derived from three
molecules of palmitic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*pal"mi*tin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>palmitin</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>See
<u>Palmitin</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*pang"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>See <u>Trepang</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"part`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>parted</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Parted into three piece; having
three parts or pieces; -- said of the field or of a bearing; as, a cross
<i>triparted</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Divided nearly to the base into
three segments or lobes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*part"i*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Divisible into
three parts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*par"tient</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See
<u>Tripartite</u>.] <i>(Arith.)</i> <def>Dividing into three parts; -- said
of a number which exactly divides another into three parts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trip"ar*tite</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tripartitus</i>;
<i>tri-</i> (see <u>Tri-</u>) + <i>partitus</i>, p. p. of <i>partiri</i> to
part, to divide. See <u>Part</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Divided into three parts; triparted; as, a
<i>tripartite</i> leaf.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having three corresponding parts or copies; as,
to make indentures <i>tripartite</i>.</def>  <i>A. Smith.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Made between three parties; as, a
<i>tripartite</i> treaty.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trip`ar*tite*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a tripartite
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trip`ar*ti"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>tripartition</i>.] <def>A division by threes, or into three parts; the
taking of a third part of any number or quantity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*pas"chal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>paschal</i>.] <def>Including three passovers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tripe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tripe</i>, F.
<i>tripe</i>; of uncertain origin; cf. Sp. & Pg. <i>tripa</i>, It.
<i>trippa</i>, OD. <i>tripe</i>, W. <i>tripa</i>, Armor. <i>stripen</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The large stomach of ruminating animals, when
prepared for food.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>How say you to a fat <i>tripe</i> finely broiled
?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The entrails; hence, humorously or in contempt,
the belly; -- generally used in the plural.</def>  <i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trip"e*dal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tripedalis</i>;
<i>tri-</i> (see <u>Tri-</u>) + <i>pes</i>, <i>pedis</i>, a foot.]
<def>Having three feet.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tripe`-de-roche"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Same as Rock tripe, under <u>Rock</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trip"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Tripoli</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tripe"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>-
men</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A man who prepares or sells tripe.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*pen"nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>pennate</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Tripinnate</u>.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1541 !></p>

<p><hw>Tri*per"son*al</hw> (tr&isl;*p&etilde;r"s&ubreve;n*<i>a</i>l),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + <i>personal</i>.] <def>Consisting
of three persons.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*per"son*al*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
Trinitarian.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*per`son*al"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of
existing as three persons in one Godhead; trinity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trip"er*y</hw> (tr&imacr;p"&etilde;r*&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[Cf. F. <i>triperie</i>.] <def>A place where tripe is prepared or
sold.</def>  <i>London Quart. Rev.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tripe"stone`</hw> (tr&imacr;p"st&omacr;n`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Min.)</i> <def>A variety of anhydrite composed of contorted plates
fancied to resemble pieces of tripe.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*pet"al*oid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>petaloid</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the form or appearance of three
petals; appearing as if furnished with three petals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*pet"al*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>petalous</i>: cf. F. <i>trip&eacute;tale</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having
three petals, or flower leaves; three-petaled.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trip" ham`mer</hw> (?). <def>A tilt hammer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"phane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; appearing three-
fold; &?; (see <u>Tri-</u>) + <u>&?;</u> to appear cf. F. <i>triphane</i>.]
<i>(Min.)</i> <def>Spodumene.</def></p>

<p><hw>Triph"thong</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + <i>-
phthong</i>, as in <i>diphthong</i>: cf. F. <i>triphthonque</i>.]
<i>(Ortho&euml;py)</i> <def>A combination of three vowel sounds in a single
syllable, forming a simple or compound sound; also, a union of three vowel
characters, representing together a single sound; a trigraph; as,
<i>eye</i>, <i>-ieu</i> in <i>adieu</i>, <i>-eau</i> in <i>beau</i>, are
examples of <i>triphthongs</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Triph*thon"gal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to a triphthong; consisting of three vowel sounds pronounced together in a
single syllable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Triph"y*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Triphylite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Triph"y*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + Gr.
&?; a family, class. So called in allusion to its containing three
phosphates.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral of a grayish-green or bluish
color, consisting of the phosphates of iron, manganese, and
lithia.</def></p>

<p>&fist; A salmon-colored or clove-brown variety containing but little
iron is known as <i>lithiophilite</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Triph"yl*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; (see
<u>Tri-</u>) + <u>&?;</u> a leaf: cf. F. <i>triphylle</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Having three leaves; three-leaved.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*pin"nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>pinnate</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having bipinnate leaflets arranged on
each side of a rhachis.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri`pin*nat"i*fid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i>
+ <i>pinnatifid</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Thrice pinnately cleft; -- said of
a pinnatifid leaf when its segments are pinnatifid, and the subdivisions of
these also are pinnatifid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*pla"sian</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; thrice as many.]
<def>Three-fold; triple; treble.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Cudworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri"ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>triplus</i>; <i>tri-
</i> (see <u>Tri-</u>) + <i>-plus</i>, as in <i>duplus</i> double: cf. F.
<i>triple</i>. See <u>Double</u>, and cf. <u>Treble</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of three united; multiplied by three;
threefold; as, a <i>triple</i> knot; a <i>triple</i> tie.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>By thy <i>triple</i> shape as thou art seen.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Three times repeated; treble. See
<u>Treble</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One of three; third.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Triple crown</b></col>, <cd>the crown, or tiara, of the pope.
See <u>Tiara</u>, 2.</cd> -- <col><b>Triple-expansion steam
engine</b></col>, <cd>a compound steam engine in which the same steam
performs work in three cylinders successively.</cd> -- <col><b>Triple
measure</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a measure of tree beats of which first
only is accented.</cd> -- <col><b>Triple ratio</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>,
<cd>a ratio which is equal to 3.</cd> -- <col><b>Triple salt</b></col>
<i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a salt containing three distinct basic atoms as
radicals; thus, microcosmic salt is a <i>triple salt</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>Triple star</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>a system of three stars
in close proximity.</cd> -- <col><b>Triple time</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>,
<cd>that time in which each measure is divided into three equal parts.</cd>
-- <col><b>Triple valve</b></col>, <cd>in an automatic air brake for
railroad cars, the valve under each car, by means of which the brake is
controlled by a change of pressure in the air pipe leading from the
locomotive.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tri"ple</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tripled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tripling</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>tripler</i>. See <u>Triple</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>To make threefold, or thrice as much or as many;
to treble; as, to <i>triple</i> the tax on coffee.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"ple-crowned`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having three
crowns; wearing the triple crown, as the pope.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"ple-head`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having three
heads; three-headed; as, the <i>triple-headed</i> dog Cerberus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trip"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Triple</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A collection or combination of three of a kind;
three united.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Poetry)</i> <def>Three verses rhyming
together.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A group of three notes sung or
played in the tree of two.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Three children or offspring born at
one birth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"ple-tail`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>An edible fish (<i>Lobotes Surinamensis</i>) found in the warmer parts
of all the oceans, and common on the southern and middle coasts of the
United States. When living it is silvery gray, and becomes brown or
blackish when dead. Its dorsal and anal fins are long, and extend back on
each side of the tail. It has large silvery scales which are used in the
manufacture of fancy work. Called also, locally, <i>black perch</i>,
<i>grouper</i>, and <i>flasher</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trip"li*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>triplicatus</i>,
p. p. of <i>triplicare</i> to triple, treble; <i>tri-</i> (see <u>Tri-</u>)
+ <i>plicare</i> to fold. See <u>Ply</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]
<def>Made thrice as much; threefold; tripled.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Triplicate ratio</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>the ratio of the
cubes of two quantities; thus, the <i>triplicate ratio</i> of <i>a</i> to
<i>b</i> is <i>a<sup>3</sup>: b<sup>3</sup></i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trip"li*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A third thing
corresponding to two others of the same kind.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trip"li*cate-ter`nate</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Triternate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trip"li*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>triplicatio</i>: cf. F. <i>triplication</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The act of tripling, or making threefold, or adding three
together.</def>  <i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Civil Law)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Surrejoinder</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*plic"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>triplicit&eacute;</i>, fr. L. <i>triplex</i>, <i>triplicis</i>,
threefold. See <u>Triplicate</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>The quality or
state of being triple, or threefold; trebleness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In their trinal <i>triplicities</i> on high.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trip`li*cos"tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Triple</i> +
<i>costate</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Three-ribbed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trip"lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>triplite</i>.
See <u>Triple</u>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral of a dark brown color,
generally with a fibrous, massive structure. It is a fluophosphate of iron
and manganese.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trip`lo*blas"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; threefold +
<i>-blast + -ic</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or
designating, that condition of the ovum in which there are three primary
germinal layers, or in which the blastoderm splits into three
layers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trip*loi"dite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A
manganese phosphate near triplite, but containing hydroxyl instead of
fluorine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trip"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a triple
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trip"mad`am</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tripe-madame</i>,
<i>trique-madame</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Prickmadam</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"pod</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tripus</i>, <i>-
odis</i>, Gr. &?;; &?; (see <u>Tri-</u>) + &?;, &?;, foot. See <u>Foot</u>,
and cf. <u>Tripos</u>, <u>Trivet</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Any utensil
or vessel, as a stool, table, altar, caldron, etc., supported on three
feet.</def></p>

<p>&fist; On such, a stool, in the temple of Apollo at Delphi, the Pythian
priestess sat while giving responses to those consulting the Delphic
oracle.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A three-legged frame or stand, usually jointed
at top, for supporting a theodolite, compass, telescope, camera, or other
instrument.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tripod of life</b></col>, or <col><b>Vital tripod</b></col>
<i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>the three organs, the heart, lungs, and brain; -- so
called because their united action is necessary to the maintenance of
life.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tri*po"di*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>An
ancient stringed instrument; -- so called because, in form, it resembled
the Delphic tripod.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trip"o*dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + <i>-
pody</i>, as in <i>dipody</i>.] <i>(Pros.)</i> <def>Three metrical feet
taken together, or included in one measure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trip"o*li</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>An
earthy substance originally brought from Tripoli, used in polishing stones
and metals. It consists almost wholly of the siliceous shells of
diatoms.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trip"o*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Of or pertaining to Tripoli or its inhabitants; Tripolitan.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to tripoli, the
mineral.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*pol"i*tan</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to Tripoli or its inhabitants; Tripoline.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>A native or inhabitant of Tripoli.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"pos</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Triposes</b></plw> (#). [Gr. &?; a tripod. See <u>Tripod</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A tripod.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A university examination of questionists, for
honors; also, a tripos paper; one who prepares a tripos paper.</def>
[Cambridge University, Eng.]</p>

<p><col><b>Classical tripos examination</b></col>, <cd>the final university
examination for classical honors, optional to all who have taken the
mathematical honors.</cd> <i>C. A. Bristed.</i> -- <col><b>Tripos
paper</b></col>, <cd>a printed list of the successful candidates for
mathematical honors, accompanied by a piece in Latin verse. There are two
of these, designed to commemorate the two tripos days. The first contains
the names of the wranglers and senior optimes, and the second the names of
the junior optimes. The word <i>tripos</i> is supposed to refer to the
three-legged stool formerly used at the examinations for these honors,
though some derive it from the three <i>brackets</i> formerly printed on
the back of the paper.</cd> <i>C. A. Bristed.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trip"pant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>See
<u>Tripping</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trip"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who trips or supplants; also, one who walks or trips nimbly; a
dancer.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An excursionist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trip"pet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>A cam,
wiper, or projecting piece which strikes another piece
repeatedly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trip"ping</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Having the right forefoot lifted,
the others remaining on the ground, as if he were trotting; trippant; --
said of an animal, as a hart, buck, and the like, used as a
bearing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trip"ping</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Act of
one who, or that which, trips.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A light dance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Other <i>trippings</i> to be trod of lighter
toes.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The loosing of an anchor from the
ground by means of its cable or buoy rope.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tripping line</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a small rope
attached to the topgallant or royal yard, used to trip the yard, and in
lowering it to the deck; also, a line used in letting go the anchor.</cd>
<i>Luce.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trip"ping*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a tripping manner;
with a light, nimble, quick step; with agility; nimbly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Sing, and dance it <i>trippingly</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Speak the speech . . . <i>trippingly</i> on the
tongue.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Trip"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?;
to rub.] <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Trituration.</def> [R.]
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Shampoo.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Trip"tote</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>triptotum</i>, Gr.
&?; with three cases; &?; (see <u>Tri-</u>) + &?; falling, fr. &?; to
fall.] <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>A noun having three cases only.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trip"tych</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; consisting of
three layers or plates; &?; (see <u>Tri-</u>) + &?;, &?;, a fold, layer.]
<def>Anything in three parts or leaves.</def> Specifically: --
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A writing tablet in three parts, two of which fold
over on the middle part.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A picture or altarpiece in three
compartments.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*pu"di*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tripudium</i> a
measured stamping, a leaping, a solemn religious dance.] <def>Of or
pertaining to dancing; performed by dancing.</def> [R.] " <i>Tripudiary</i>
augurations."  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*pu"di*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L.
<i>tripudiare</i>, <i>tripudiatum</i>.] <def>To dance.</def> [R.]
<i>Cockeram.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*pu`di*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>tripudiatio</i>.] <def>The act of dancing.</def> [R.]  <i>Bacon.
Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri`quad*ran"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>quadrantal</i>.] <i>(Spherical Trig.)</i> <def>Having three quadrants;
thus, a <i>triquadrantal</i> triangle is one whose three sides are
quadrants, and whose three angles are consequently right angles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*que"tral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Triquetrous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*que"trous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>triquetrus</i>.]
<def>Three sided, the sides being plane or concave; having three salient
angles or edges; trigonal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*que"trum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Triquetra</b></plw> (#). [NL.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the bones
of the carpus; the cuneiform. See <u>Cuneiform</u>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tri*ra"di*ate</hw> (?), <hw>Tri*ra"di*a`ted</hw> (?) },
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + <i>radiate</i>.] <def>Having
three rays.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri`rec*tan"gu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i>
+ <i>rectangular</i>.] <i>(Spherical Trig.)</i> <def>Having three right
angles. See <u>Triquadrantal</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"reme</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>triremis</i>; <i>tri-
</i> (see <u>Tri-</u>) + <i>remus</i> an oar, akin to E. <i>row</i>. See
Row to propel with an oar.] <i>(Class. Antiq.)</i> <def>An ancient galley
or vessel with tree banks, or tiers, of oars.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri`rhom*boid"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>rhomboidal</i>.] <def>Having three rhombic faces or sides.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*sac`ra*men*ta"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref.
<i>tri-</i> + <i>sacramentarian</i>.] <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>One who
recognizes three sacraments, and no more; -- namely, baptism, the Lord's
Supper, and penance. See <u>Sacrament</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tris*ag"i*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;
thrice holy; &?; thrice + &?; holy.] <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>An ancient anthem,
-- usually known by its Latin name <i>tersanctus</i>.See
<u>Tersanctus</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*sect"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Trisected</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Trisecting</u>.] [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + L. <i>sectus</i>, p. p. of
<i>secare</i> to cut. See <u>Section</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cut
or divide into three parts.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>To cut or divide into three equal
parts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*sect"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Divided
into three parts or segments by incisions extending to the midrib or to the
base; -- said of leaves.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*sec"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>trisection</i>.] <def>The division of a thing into three parts,
Specifically: <i>(Geom.)</i> the division of an angle into three equal
parts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*ser"al*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>sepal</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having three sepals, or calyx
leaves.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tri*se"ri*al</hw> (?), <hw>Tri*se"ri*ate</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + <i>serial</i>, <i>seriate</i>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Arranged in three vertical or spiral rows.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tris"mus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., form Gr. &?;
gnashing of the teeth.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The lockjaw.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tris*ni"trate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; thrice + E.
<i>nitrate</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A nitrate formed from three molecules
of nitric acid; also, less properly, applied to certain basic nitrates; as,
<i>trisnitrate</i> of bismuth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tris*oc`ta*he"dron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; thrice +
FE. <i>octahedron</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>A solid of the isometric
system bounded by twenty-four equal faces, three corresponding to each face
of an octahedron.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tetragonal trisoctahedron</b></col>, <cd>a trisoctahedron each
face of which is a quadrilateral; called also <i>trapezohedron</i> and
<i>icositetrahedron</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Trigonal trisoctahedron</b></col>,
<cd>a trisoctahedron each face of which is an isosceles triangle.</cd></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tri"spast</hw> (?), <hw>Tri*spas"ton</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>trispaston</i>, fr. Gr. &?; drawn threefold;
&?; (see <u>Tri-</u>) + &?; to draw.] <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>A machine with
three pulleys which act together for raising great weights.</def>
<i>Brande & C.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*sper"mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
Gr. &?; seed.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Containing three seeds; three-seeded; as,
a <i>trispermous</i> capsule.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*splanch"nic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tri-</i> +
<i>splanchnic</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the three great
splanchnic cavities, namely, that of the head, the chest, and the abdomen;
-- applied to the sympathetic nervous system.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trist</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos>
<u>Triste</u>.] <def>To trust.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tryst</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Trust.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A post, or station, in hunting.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A secret meeting, or the place of such meeting;
a tryst. See <u>Tryst</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>George Douglas caused a <i>trist</i> to be set between him
and the cardinal and four lords; at the which <i>trist</i> he and the
cardinal agreed finally.</blockquote> <i>Letter dated Sept., 1543.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trist</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>triste</i>, L.
<i>tristis</i>.] <def>Sad; sorrowful; gloomy.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p><hw>Triste</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A cattle fair.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tri*ste"a*rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Tristearin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*ste"a*rin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>stearin</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Stearin</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trist"ful</hw> (-f&usdot;l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Sad;
sorrowful; gloomy.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Eyes so <i>tristful</i>, eyes so <i>tristful</i>,<BR>
Heart so full of care and cumber.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trist"ful*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a tristful manner;
sadly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tris"tich*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; in three rows;
&?; (see <u>Tri-</u>) + &?; a row.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Arranged in three
vertical rows.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tri`stig*mat"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Tri*stig"ma*tose`</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + <i>stigma</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Having, or consisting of, three stigmas.</def>  <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tris*ti"ti*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L.
<i>tristitia</i> sadness, fr. <i>tristis</i> sad.] <def>To make sad.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Feltham.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1542 !></p>

<p><hw>||Tris"to*ma</hw> (tr&ibreve;s"t&osl;*m&adot;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[NL., from Gr. <grk>tri-</grk> (see <u>Tri-</u>) + <grk>sto`ma</grk>
mouth.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of trematode
worms belonging to <i>Tristoma</i> and allied genera having a large
posterior sucker and two small anterior ones. They usually have broad,
thin, and disklike bodies, and are parasite on the gills and skin of
fishes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trist"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Trist</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos></def> [Obs.]  <i>Ashmole.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri"sulc</hw> (tr&imacr;"s&ubreve;lk), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>trisulcus</i>; <i>tri-</i> (see <u>Tri-</u>) + <i>sulcus</i> a furrow.]
<def>Something having three forks or prongs, as a trident.</def> [Obs.]
"Jupiter's <i>trisulc</i>."  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*sul"cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>sulcate</i>.] <def>Having three furrows, forks, or prongs; having three
grooves or sulci; three-grooved.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*sul"phide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>sulphide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A sulphide containing three atoms of
sulphur.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tris`yl*lab"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Tris`yl*lab"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>trisyllabus</i>, Gr. &?;; &?; (see <u>Tri-</u>)
+ &?; a syllable: cf. F. <i>trissyllabique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a
trisyllable; consisting of three syllables; as, "syllable" is a
<i>trisyllabic</i> word.</def> -- <wf>Tris`yllab"ic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tri*syl"la*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>syllable</i>.] <def>A word consisting of three syllables only; as, <i>a-
ven-ger</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trite</hw> (tr&imacr;t), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tritus</i>, p.
p. of <i>terere</i> to rub, to wear out; probably akin to E. <i>throw</i>.
See <u>Throw</u>, and cf. <u>Contrite</u>, <u>Detriment</u>,
<u>Tribulation</u>, <u>Try</u>.] <def>Worn out; common; used until so
common as to have lost novelty and interest; hackneyed; stale; as, a
<i>trite</i> remark; a <i>trite</i> subject.</def> -- <wf>Trite"ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Trite"ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tri*ter"nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>ternate</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Three times ternate; -- applied to a
leaf whose petiole separates into three branches, each of which divides
into three parts which each bear three leafiets.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"the*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + Gr.
&?; God: cf. F. <i>trith&eacute;isme</i>.] <def>The opinion or doctrine
that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three distinct Gods.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"the*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>trith&eacute;iste</i>.] <def>One who believes in tritheism.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tri`the*is"tic</hw> (?), <hw>Tri`the*is"tic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to tritheism.</def>
<i>Bolingbroke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri"the*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>trith&eacute;ite</i>.] <def>A tritheist.</def> [Obs.]  <i>E.
Phillips.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri"thing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See Ist <u>Riding</u>.]
<def>One of three ancient divisions of a county in England; -- now called
<i>riding</i>.</def> [Written also <i>riding</i>.]  <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*thi"on*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
salt of trithionic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri`thi*on"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>thionic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to, or designating, a
certain thionic acid, H<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub>O<sub>6</sub> which is
obtained as a colorless, odorless liquid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trit"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Trite.</def> [Obs.]
<i>T. Warton.</i> -- <wf>Trit"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.]
-- <wf>Trit"ic*al*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Trit"i*cin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
carbohydrate isomeric with dextrin, obtained from quitch grass
(<i>Agropyrum</i>, formerly <i>Triticum, repens</i>) as a white amorphous
substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Trit"i*cum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., perhaps fr.
<i>tritus</i>, p. p. of <i>terere</i> to grind.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus
of grasses including the various species of wheat.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tri"ton</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr.&?;.] <i>(Gr.
Myth.)</i> <def>A fabled sea demigod, the son of Neptune and Amphitrite,
and the trumpeter of Neptune. He is represented by poets and painters as
having the upper part of his body like that of a man, and the lower part
like that of a fish. He often has a trumpet made of a shell.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea,<BR>
Or hear old <i>Triton</i> blow his wreathed horn.</blockquote>
<i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of many species of
marine gastropods belonging to <i>Triton</i> and allied genera, having a
stout spiral shell, often handsomely colored and ornamented with prominent
varices. Some of the species are among the largest of all gastropods.
Called also <i>trumpet shell</i>, and <i>sea trumpet</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species
of aquatic salamanders. The common European species are <i>Hemisalamandra
cristata</i>, <i>Molge palmata</i>, and <i>M. alpestris</i>, a red-bellied
species common in Switzerland. The most common species of the United States
is <i>Diemyctylus viridescens</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> under
<u>Salamander</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"tone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>tri`tonos</grk>
of three tones; <grk>tri-</grk> tri- + <grk>to`nos</grk> a tone.]
<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A superfluous or augmented fourth.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tri*to"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <def>Same as
<u>Triturium</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tri*to"vum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tritova</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; third + L. <i>ovum</i>
egg.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An embryonic insect which has twice cast its
skin previous to hatching from the egg.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri`to*zo"oid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; third + &?; an
animal.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A zooid of the third generation in
asexual reproduction.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trit"u*ra*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>triturable</i>.] <def>Capable of being triturated.</def>  <i>Sir T.
Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trit"u*rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Triturated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Triturating</u>.] [L. <i>trituratus</i>, p. p. of <i>triturate</i> to
thrash (grain), fr. <i>terere</i>, <i>tritum</i>, to rub, rub to pieces.
See <u>Trite</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To rub, grind, bruise, or
thrash.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To rub or grind to a very fine or impalpable
powder; to pulverize and comminute thoroughly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trit`u*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>trituration</i>, L. <i>trituratio</i> a thrashing of grain.] <def>The
act of triturating, or reducing to a fine or impalpable powder by grinding,
rubbing, bruising, etc.</def>  <i>Paley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trit"ure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tritura</i>, from
<i>terere</i>, <i>tritum</i>, to rub, rub to pieces.] <def>A rubbing or
grinding; trituration.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Cheyne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*tu"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.; cf. L.
<i>terere</i>, <i>tritum</i> to rub.] <def>A vessel for separating liquids
of different densities.</def> [Written also <i>tritorium</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tri"tyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; third + <i>-yl</i>.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Propyl.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tri"tyl*ene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Propylene.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tri"umph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>triumphus</i>, OL.
<i>triumpus</i>; of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. &?; a procession in honor of
Bacchus: cf. F. <i>triomphe</i>.  Cf. <u>Trump</u> at cards.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>A magnificent and imposing
ceremonial performed in honor of a general who had gained a decisive
victory over a foreign enemy.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The general was allowed to enter the city crowned with a wreath
of laurel, bearing a scepter in one hand, and a branch of laurel in the
other, riding in a circular chariot, of a peculiar form, drawn by four
horses. He was preceded by the senate and magistrates, musicians, the
spoils, the captives in fetters, etc., and followed by his army on foot in
marching order. The procession advanced in this manner to the Capitoline
Hill, where sacrifices were offered, and victorious commander entertained
with a public feast.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, any triumphal procession; a pompous
exhibition; a stately show or pageant.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Our daughter,<BR>
In honor of whose birth these <i>triumphs</i> are,<BR>
Sits here, like beauty's child.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A state of joy or exultation for
success.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Great <i>triumph</i> and rejoicing was in
heaven.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Hercules from Spain<BR>
Arrived in <i>triumph</i>, from Geryon slain.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Success causing exultation; victory; conquest;
as, the <i>triumph</i> of knowledge.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A trump card; also, an old game at cards.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tri"umph</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Triumphed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Triumphing</u>.] [L. <i>triumphare</i>: cf. F. <i>triompher</i>. See
<u>Triumph</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To celebrate
victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage
gained; to exhibit exultation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>How long shall the wicked <i>triumph</i>?</blockquote>
<i>Ps. xciv. 3.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Sorrow on thee and all the pack of you<BR>
That <i>triumph</i> thus upon my misery!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To obtain victory; to be successful; to
prevail.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Triumphing</i> over death, and chance, and thee, O
Time.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>On this occasion, however, genius triumphed.</blockquote>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be prosperous; to flourish.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Where commerce <i>triumphed</i> on the favoring
gales.</blockquote> <i>Trumbull.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To play a trump card.</def> [Obs.]  <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri"umph</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To obtain a victory
over; to prevail over; to conquer. Also, to cause to triumph.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Two and thirty legions that awe<BR>
All nations of the <i>triumphed</i> word.</blockquote>
<i>Massinger.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*um"phal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>triumphalis</i>:
cf. F. <i>triomphal</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to triumph; used in a
triumph; indicating, or in honor of, a triumph or victory; as, a
<i>triumphal</i> crown; a <i>triumphal</i> arch.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Messiah his <i>triumphal</i> chariot turned.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*um"phal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A token of
victory.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Joyless <i>triumphals</i> of his hoped success.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*um"phant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>triumphans</i>,
p. pr. of <i>triumphare</i>: cf. F. <i>triomphant</i>. See <u>Triumph</u>,
<pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Rejoicing for victory; triumphing;
exultant.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Successful beyond hope to lead ye forth<BR>
<i>Triumphant</i> out of this infernal pit.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Celebrating victory; expressive of joy for
success; as, a <i>triumphant</i> song or ode.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Graced with conquest; victorious.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Athena, war's <i>triumphant</i> maid.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>So shall it be in the church <i>triumphant</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Perkins.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to triumph; triumphal.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Captives bound to a <i>triumphant</i> car.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Church triumphant</b></col>, <cd>the church in heaven, enjoying
a state of triumph, her warfare with evil being over; -- distinguished from
<i>church militant</i>. See under <u>Militant</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tri*um"phant*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a triumphant
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"umph*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>One who was honored with a triumph; a
victor.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who triumphs or rejoices for
victory.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"umph*ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having or celebrating a
triumph; victorious; triumphant.</def> -- <wf>Tri"umph*ing*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>||Tri*um"vir</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L.
<plw><b>Triumviri</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Triumvirs</b></plw> (#). [L.,
fr. <i>res</i>, gen. <i>trium</i>, three + <i>vir</i> a man. See
<u>Three</u>, and <u>Virile</u>.] <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>One of tree men
united in public office or authority.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In later times the triumvirs of Rome were three men who jointly
exercised sovereign power. Julius C&aelig;sar, Crassus, and Pompey were the
first triumvirs; Octavianus (Augustus), Antony, and Lepidus were the second
and last.</p>

<p><hw>Tri*um"vi*rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>triumviratus</i>: cf. F. <i>triumvirat</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Government by three in coalition or association; the term of such a
government.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A coalition or association of three in office or
authority; especially, the union of three men who obtained the government
of the Roman empire.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*um"vi*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
triumvirate.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri"une</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + L.
<i>unus</i> one. See <u>One</u>.] <def>Being three in one; -- an epithet
used to express the unity of a trinity of persons in the Godhead.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tri*un"gu*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Triunguli</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Tri-</u>, and
<u>Ungulate</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The active young larva of any
oil beetle. It has feet armed with three claws, and is parasitic on bees.
See <i>Illust.</i> of <i>Oil beetle</i>, under <u>Oil</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*u"ni*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being triune; trinity.</def>  <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Triv"a*lence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The
quality or state of being trivalent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Triv"a*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + L.
<i>valens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. See <u>Valence</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Having a valence of three; capable of being combined with, substituted
for, or compared with, three atoms of hydrogen; -- said of triad atoms or
radicals; thus, nitrogen is <i>trivalent</i> in ammonia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"valve</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>valve</i>.] <def>Anything having three valves, especially a
shell.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri*val"vu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>valvular</i>.] <def>Having three valves; three-valved.</def></p>

<p><hw>Triv"ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A truant.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Burton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tri*ver"bi*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> + L.
<i>verbum</i> a word.] <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or
designating, certain days allowed to the pretor for hearing causes, when be
might speak the three characteristic words of his office, <i>do</i>,
<i>dico</i>, <i>addico</i>. They were called <i>dies fasti</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Triv"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably through French fr.
L. <i>tripes</i>, <i>-edis</i>, three-footed; <i>tri-</i> (see <u>Tri-
</u>)+ <i>pes</i>, <i>pedis</i>, foot: cf. F. <i>tr&eacute;pied</i>. See
<u>Foot</u>, and cf. <u>Tripod</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A tree-legged
stool, table, or other support; especially, a stand to hold a kettle or
similar vessel near the fire; a tripod.</def> [Written also
<i>trevet</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A weaver's knife. See <u>Trevat</u>.</def>
<i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Trivet table</b></col>, <cd>a table supported by three
legs.</cd>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Triv"i*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>trivialis</i>,
properly, that is in, or belongs to, the crossroads or public streets;
hence, that may be found everywhere, common, fr. <i>trivium</i> a place
where three roads meet, a crossroad, the public street; <i>tri-</i> (see
<u>Tri-</u>) + <i>via</i> a way: cf. F. <i>trivial</i>. See <u>Voyage</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Found anywhere; common.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Ordinary; commonplace; trifling;
vulgar.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>As a scholar, meantime, he was <i>trivial</i>, and incapable
of labor.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of little worth or importance; inconsiderable;
trifling; petty; paltry; as, a <i>trivial</i> subject or affair.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>trivial</i> round, the common task.</blockquote>
<i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the trivium.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Trivial name</b></col> <i>(Nat. Hist.)</i>, <cd>the specific
name.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Triv"i*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the three liberal
arts forming the trivium.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Skelton. Wood.</i></p>

<p><hw>Triv"i*al*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A trivial matter
or method; a triviality.</def>  <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Triv`i*al"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Trivialities</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. <i>trivialit&eacute;</i>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being trivial;
trivialness.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is trivial; a trifle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The philosophy of our times does not expend itself in
furious discussions on mere scholastic <i>trivialities</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Lyon Playfair.</i></p>

<p><hw>Triv"i*al*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a trivial
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Triv"i*al*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or state of
being trivial.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Triv"i*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. See <u>Trivial</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The three " liberal" arts, grammar, logic, and
rhetoric; -- being a triple way, as it were, to eloquence.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The <i>trivium</i> and <i>quadrivium</i> together made up the
seven liberal arts. See <u>Quadrivium</u>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The three anterior ambulacra
of echinoderms, collectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tri"week`ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>tri-</i> +
<i>weekly</i>.] <def>Occurring or appearing three times a week;
thriceweekly; as, a <i>triweekly</i> newspaper.</def> --
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Three times a week.</def> --
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A triweekly publication.</def></p>

<p>&fist; This is a convenient word, but is not legitimately formed. It
should mean occurring once in three weeks, as <i>triennial</i> means once
in three years.  Cf. <u>Biweekly</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Troad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Trode</u>.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Troat</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Either onomatopoetic, or
akin to <i>throat</i>.] <def>To cry, as a buck in rutting time.</def></p>

<p><hw>Troat</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The cry of a buck in rutting
time.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tro"car</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>trocart</i> (or
<i>trois-quarts</i>, i. e., three quarters); <i>trois</i> three (L.
<i>tres</i>) + <i>carre</i> the side of a sword blade; -- so called from
its triangular point.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>A stylet, usually with a
triangular point, used for exploring tissues or for inserting drainage
tubes, as in dropsy.</def> [Written also <i>trochar</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tro*cha"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Pros.)</i> <def>A
trochaic verse or measure.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tro*cha"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Tro*cha"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>trocha&iuml;cus</i>, Gr. &?; or &?;. See
<u>Trochee</u>.] <i>(Pros.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to trochees;
consisting of trochees; as, <i>trochaic</i> measure or verse.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tro"chal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From Gr. &?; a wheel.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Resembling a wheel.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Trochal disk</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the cephalic
disk of a rotifer. It is usually surrounded by a fringe of cilia.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Tro*chan"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of two processes near the head
of the femur, the outer being called the <i>great trochanter</i>, and the
inner the <i>small trochanter</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The third joint of the leg
of an insect, or the second when the trochantine is united with the
coxa.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tro`chan*ter"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to one or both of the trochanters.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tro*chan"tine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The second joint of the leg of an insect, -- often united with the
coxa.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tro"char</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>See
<u>Trocar</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tro"che</hw> (tr&omacr;"k&emacr;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr.
<grk>trocho`s</grk> anything round or circular, a wheel, properly, a
runner, fr. <grk>tre`chein</grk> to run.  Cf. <u>Trochee</u>.]
<i>(Pharm.)</i> <def>A medicinal tablet or lozenge; strictly, one of
circular form.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Tro"chee</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>trochaeus</i>, Gr.
&?; (sc.&?;), from &?; running, from &?; to run.  Cf. <u>Troche</u>,
<u>Truck</u> a wheel.] <i>(Pros.)</i> <def>A foot of two syllables, the
first long and the second short, as in the Latin word <i>ante</i>, or the
first accented and the second unaccented, as in the English word
<i>motion</i>; a choreus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tro"chil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>trochile</i>. See
<u>Trochilus</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The crocodile bird.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The crocodile . . . opens his chaps to let the
<i>trochil</i> in to pick his teeth, which gives it the usual
feeding.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Herbert.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Troch"i*li</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Trochilus</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of birds comprising
the humming birds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tro*chil"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Trochilics</u>.]
<def>OF or pertaining to rotary motion; having power to draw out or turn
round.</def> "By art <i>trochilic</i>."  <i>Camden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tro*chil"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the sheaf of a
pulley, roller of a windlass, from &?; to run.] <def>The science of rotary
motion, or of wheel work.</def>  <i>Wilkins.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tro*chil"i*dist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Trochilus</u>.] <def>One who studies, or is versed in, the nature and
habits of humming birds, or the <i>Trochilid&aelig;</i>.</def>
<i>Gould.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Troch"i*los</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Trochilus</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The crocodile bird, or
trochil.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Troch"i*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Trochili</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>trochilus</i> a kind of small bird.
Gr. &?;, fr. <i>&?;</i> to run.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A genus of humming birds. It Formerly included all
the known species.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any one of several
species of wrens and kinglets.</def> [Obs.] <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The
crocodile bird.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>An annular molding whose section
is concave, like the edge of a pulley; -- called also
<i>scotia</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tro"ching</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>troche</i> cluster,
group; cf. F. <i>trochure</i> a surantler, <i>troch&eacute;e</i> branches
of a seedling, <i>trochet</i> cluster of flowers or fruits.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the small branches of a stag's
antler.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tro*chis"cus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Trochisci</b></plw> (#). [L., fr. Gr. &?; a small ball, dim. of &?;
a wheel. See <u>Troche</u>.] <i>(Pharm.)</i> <def>A kind of tablet or
lozenge; a troche.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tro"chisk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>trochisque</i>.]
<def>See <u>Trochiscus</u>.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tro"chite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a wheel.]
<i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A wheel-like joint of the stem of a fossil
crinoid.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Troch"le*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a case or sheaf
containing one or more pulleys, Gr. &?;. See <u>Trochilics</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>A pulley.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A pulley, or a structure
resembling a pulley; as, the <i>trochlea</i>, or pulleylike end, of the
humerus, which articulates with the ulna; or the <i>trochlea</i>, or
fibrous ring, in the upper part of the orbit, through which the superior
oblique, or trochlear, muscle of the eye passes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Troch"le*ar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>trochlea</i> block
or pulley.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Shaped like, or resembling, a pulley;
pertaining to, or connected with, a trochlea; as, a <i>trochlear</i>
articular surface; the <i>trochlear</i> muscle of the eye.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Trochlear nerve</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Pathetic nerve</i>, under
<u>Pathetic</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Troch"le*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Pertaining to, or connected with, a trochlea; trochlear; as, the
<i>trochleary</i>, or trochlear, nerve.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tro"choid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a wheel + <i>-
oid</i>; cf. F. <i>trocho&iuml;de</i>. See <u>Troche</u>.] <i>(Geom.)</i>
<def>The curve described by any point in a wheel rolling on a line; a
cycloid; a roulette; in general, the curve described by any point fixedly
connected with a moving curve while the moving curve rolls without slipping
on a second fixed curve, the curves all being in one plane. Cycloids,
epicycloids, hypocycloids, cardioids, etc., are all trochoids.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tro"choid</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Admitting of rotation on an axis; -- sometimes applied
to a pivot joint like that between the atlas and axis in the vertebral
column.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Top-shaped; having a flat
base and conical spire; -- said of certain shells.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the
genus Trochus or family <i>Trochid&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tro*choid"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Geom.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a trochoid; having the properties
of a trochoid.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat. &  Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See
<u>Trochoid</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Tro*chom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a wheel +
<i>-meter</i>.] <def>A contrivance for computing the revolutions of a
wheel; an odometer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Troch"o*sphere</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a wheel +
<i>sphere</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A young larval form of many
annelids, mollusks, and bryozoans, in which a circle of cilia is developed
around the anterior end.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tro"chus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Trochi</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a wheel.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of marine univalve
shells belonging to <i>Trochus</i> and many allied genera of the family
<i>Trochid&aelig;</i>. Some of the species are called also
<i>topshells</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tro"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An old English game; --
called also <i>lawn billiards</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trod</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Tread</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trod"den</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Tread</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trode</hw> (?), archaic <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of
<u>Tread</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>On burnished hooves his war-horse <i>trode</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trode</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>trod</i>, fr. <i>tredan</i>
to tread. See <u>Tread</u>.] <def>Tread; footing.</def> [Written also
<i>troad</i>.][Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trog"lo*dyte</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>troglodytae</i>,
pl., Gr. &?; one who creeps into holes; &?; a hole, cavern (fr. &?; to
gnaw) + &?; enter: cf. F. <i>troglodyte</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>One of any savage race that dwells in caves, instead
of constructing dwellings; a cave dweller. Most of the primitive races of
man were troglodytes.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In the <i>troglodytes'</i> country there is a lake, for the
hurtful water it beareth called the "mad lake."</blockquote>
<i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An anthropoid ape, as the
chimpanzee.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The wren.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Trog`lo*dy"tes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Troglodyte</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of
apes including the chimpanzee.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of singing birds
including the common wrens.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Trog`lo*dyt"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Trog`lo*dyt"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>troglodyticus</i>, Gr. &?;.] <def>Of or
pertaining to a troglodyte, or dweller in caves.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tro"gon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any one of numerous species of beautiful tropical birds belonging to
the family <i>Trogonid&aelig;</i>. They are noted for the brilliant colors
and the resplendent luster of their plumage.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Some of the species have a train of long brilliant feathers lying
over the tail and consisting of the upper tail coverts. Unlike other birds
having two toes directed forward and two backward, they have the inner toe
turned backward. A few species are found in Africa and India, but the
greater number, including the most brilliant species, are found in tropical
America. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Quesal</u>.
</p>

<p><hw>Tro"gon*oid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Trogon</i> + <i>-
oid</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Like or pertaining to the
trogons.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trogue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. G. <i>trog</i> trough, E.
<i>trough</i>.] <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A wooden trough, forming a
drain.</def>  <i>Raymond.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tro"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Troicus</i>, Gr. &?;,
fr. &?;. See <u>Trojan</u>.] <def>Pertaining to Troy; Trojan.</def>
<i>Gladstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tro"i*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Named after Dominico
<i>Troili</i>, an Italian of the 18th century.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Native
iron protosulphide, FeS. It is known only in meteoric irons, and is usually
in imbedded nodular masses of a bronze color.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tro"i*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L.
<plw><b>Troili</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Troiluses</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr.
L. <i>Troilus</i>, Gr. &?;, the son of Priam.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
large, handsome American butterfly (<i>Euph&oelig;ades, or Papilio,
troilus</i>). It is black, with yellow marginal spots on the front wings,
and blue spots on the rear wings.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tro"jan</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Trojanus</i>, fr.
<i>Troja</i>, <i>Troia</i>, Troy, from <i>Tros</i>, Gr. <grk>Trw`s</grk>,
<grk>Trwo`s</grk>, Tros, the mythical founder of Troy.] <def>Of or
pertaining to ancient Troy or its inhabitants.</def> --
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Troy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Troll</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>troll</i>.  Cf.
<u>Droll</u>, <u>Trull</u>.] <i>(Scand. Myth.)</i> <def>A supernatural
being, often represented as of diminutive size, but sometimes as a giant,
and fabled to inhabit caves, hills, and like places; a witch.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Troll flower</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>Same as
<u>Globeflower</u> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Troll</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Trolled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Trolling</u>.] [OE. <i>trollen</i> to roll, F. <i>tr&ocirc;ler</i>, Of.
<i>troller</i> to drag about, to ramble; probably of Teutonic origin; cf.
G. <i>trollen</i> to roll, ramble, sich <i>trollen</i> to be gone; or
perhaps for <i>trotler</i>, fr. F. <i>trotter</i> to trot (cf.
<u>Trot</u>.).  Cf. <u>Trawl</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To move
circularly or volubly; to roll; to turn.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To dress and <i>troll</i> the tongue, and roll the
eye.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To send about; to circulate, as a vessel in
drinking.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Then doth she <i>troll</i> to the bowl.</blockquote>
<i>Gammer Gurton's Needle.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Troll</i> the brown bowl.</blockquote> <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To sing the parts of in succession, as of a
round, a catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly or freely.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Will you <i>troll</i> the catch ?</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His sonnets charmed the attentive crowd,<BR>
By wide-mouthed mortal<i>trolled</i> aloud.</blockquote>
<i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To angle for with a trolling line, or with a
book drawn along the surface of the water; hence, to allure.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To fish in; to seek to catch fish
from.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With patient angle <i>trolls</i> the finny
deep.</blockquote> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Troll</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To roll;
to run about; to move around; as, to <i>troll</i> in a coach and
six.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To move rapidly; to wag.</def>  <i>F.
Beaumont.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To take part in trolling a song.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To fish with a rod whose line runs on a reel;
also, to fish by drawing the hook through the water.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Their young men . . . <i>trolled</i> along the brooks that
abounded in fish.</blockquote> <i>Bancroft.</i></p>

<p><hw>Troll</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of
moving round; routine; repetition.</def>  <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A song the parts of which are sung in
succession; a catch; a round.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thence the catch and <i>troll</i>, while "Laughter, holding
both his sides," sheds tears to song and ballad pathetic on the woes of
married life.</blockquote> <i>Prof. Wilson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A trolley.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Troll plate</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>a rotative disk with
spiral ribs or grooves, by which several pieces, as the jaws of a chuck,
can be brought together or spread radially.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Troll"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
trolls.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Trol"ley</hw>, <hw>Trol"ly</hw>  } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A form of truck which can be tilted, for carrying
railroad materials, or the like.</def> [Eng.] <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A
narrow cart that is pushed by hand or drawn by an animal.</def> [Eng.]
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>A truck from which the load is
suspended in some kinds of cranes.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <i>(Electric
Railway)</i> <def>A truck which travels along the fixed conductors, and
forms a means of connection between them and a railway car.</def>
</p>

<p><hw>Troll"my*dames`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>trou-
madame</i> pigeon holes.] <def>The game of nineholes.</def> [Written also
<i>trolmydames</i>.] [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trol"lop</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Troll</u> to roll,
to stroll; but cf. also <u>Trull</u>.] <def>A stroller; a loiterer; esp.,
an idle, untidy woman; a slattern; a slut; a whore.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trol`lop*ee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of loose
dress for women.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trom"bone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., aug. of <i>tromba</i>
a trumpet: cf. F. <i>trombone</i>. See <u>Trump</u> a trumpet.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A powerful brass instrument of the
trumpet kind, thought by some to be the ancient sackbut, consisting of a
tube in three parts, bent twice upon itself and ending in a bell. The
middle part, bent double, slips into the outer parts, as in a telescope, so
that by change of the vibrating length any tone within the compass of the
instrument (which may be bass or tenor or alto or even, in rare instances,
soprano) is commanded. It is the only member of the family of wind
instruments whose scale, both diatonic and chromatic, is complete without
the aid of keys or pistons, and which can slide from note to note as
smoothly as the human voice or a violin. Softly blown, it has a rich and
mellow sound, which becomes harsh and blatant when the tones are forced;
used with discretion, its effect is often solemn and majestic.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The common European
bittern.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trom"mel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. G. <i>trommel</i> a
drum.] <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A revolving buddle or sieve for separating, or
sizing, ores.</def>  <i>Raymond.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tromp</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>trombe</i>,
<i>trompe</i>, a waterspout, a water-blowing machine.  Cf. <u>Trump</u> a
trumpet.] <def>A blowing apparatus, in which air, drawn into the upper part
of a vertical tube through side holes by a stream of water within, is
carried down with the water into a box or chamber below which it is led to
a furnace.</def> [Written also <i>trompe</i>, and <i>trombe</i>.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Tromp</hw>, <hw>Trompe</hw>  }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Trump</u> a trumpet.] <def>A trumpet; a trump.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tromp"il</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>trompille</i>,
equiv. to F. <i>trompette</i> a trumpet.] <def>An aperture in a
tromp.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See 3d <u>Trone</u>, 2.
</def> [Obs. or Scott.]</p>

<p><hw>Tro"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Of Egyptian or North African
origin.] <i>(Chem. & Min.)</i> <def>A native double salt, consisting of a
combination of neutral and acid sodium carbonate,
Na<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>.<sub>2</sub>HNaCO<sub>3</sub>.
<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub>O, occurring as a white crystalline 
fibrous deposit from certain soda brine springs and lakes; -- called 
also <i>urao</i>, and by the ancients <i>nitrum</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tron"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Trone</u> a
steelyard.] <def>A toll or duty paid for weighing wool; also, the act of
weighing wool.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Nares.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tro*na"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. See <u>Tronage</u>.]
<def>An officer in London whose duty was to weigh wool.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Trone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A throne.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trone</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Prov. F. <i>trogne</i> a
belly.] <def>A small drain.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Trone</hw> (?), <hw>Trones</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL.
<i>trona</i>, fr. L. <i>trutina</i> a balance; cf. Gr. &?;.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A steelyard.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A form of weighing machine for heavy wares,
consisting of two horizontal bars crossing each other, beaked at the
extremities, and supported by a wooden pillar. It is now mostly
disused.</def> [Scot.]  <i>Jamieson.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Trone stone</b></col>, <cd>a weight equivalent to nineteen and a
half pounds.</cd> [Scot.] -- <col><b>Trone weight</b></col>, <cd>a weight
formerly used in Scotland, in which a pound varied from 21 to 28 ounces
avoirdupois.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Troop</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>troupe</i>, OF.
<i>trope</i>, <i>trupe</i>, LL. <i>troppus</i>; of uncertain origin; cf.
Icel. <i>&thorn;orp</i> a hamlet, village, G. <i>dorf</i> a village, dial.
G. <i>dorf</i> a meeting. Norw. <i>torp</i> a little farm, a crowd, E.
<i>thorp</i>.  Cf. <u>Troupe</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A collection of
people; a company; a number; a multitude.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That which should accompany old age --<BR>
As honor, love, obedience, <i>troops</i> of friends --<BR>
I must not look to have.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Soldiers, collectively; an army; -- now
generally used in the plural.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Farewell the plumed <i>troop</i>, and the big
wars.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His <i>troops</i> moved to victory with the precision of
machines.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>Specifically, a small body of
cavalry, light horse, or dragoons, consisting usually of about sixty men,
commanded by a captain; the unit of formation of cavalry, corresponding to
the <i>company</i> in infantry. Formerly, also, a company of horse
artillery; a battery.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A company of stageplayers; a troupe.</def>
<i>W. Coxe.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A particular roll of the drum; a
quick march.</def></p>

<p><hw>Troop</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Trooped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Trooping</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or
troops.</def> "Armies . . . <i>troop</i> to their standard."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To march on; to go forward in haste.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Nor do I, as an enemy to peace,<BR>
<i>Troop</i> in the throngs of military men.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Troop"bird`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any troupial.</def></p>

<p><hw>Troop"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A soldier in a body of
cavalry; a cavalryman; also, the horse of a cavalryman.</def></p>

<p><hw>Troop"fowl`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The American scaup duck.</def> [Local, U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Troop"i*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Same as <u>Troupial</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Troop"meal`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>Troop</i> + <i>-
meal</i> as in <i>piecemeal</i>.] <def>By troops; in crowds.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>So, <i>troopmeal</i>, Troy pursued a while, laying on with
swords and darts.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1544 !></p>

<p><hw>Troop"ship`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A vessel built or
fitted for the conveyance of troops; a transport.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Troost"ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So named after Dr. Gerard
<i>Troost</i>, of Nashville, Tenn.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Willemite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tro*p&aelig;"o*lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>A name given to any one of a series of orange-red dyestuffs produced
artificially from certain complex sulphonic acid derivatives of azo and
diazo hydrocarbons of the aromatic series; -- so called because of the
general resemblance to the shades of nasturtium
(<i>Trop&aelig;olum</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Trope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tropus</i>, Gr. &?;, fr.
&?; to turn. See <u>Torture</u>, and cf. <u>Trophy</u>, <u>Tropic</u>,
<u>Troubadour</u>, <u>Trover</u>.] <i>(Rhet.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>The use of a word or expression in a different sense from that which
properly belongs to it; the use of a word or expression as changed from the
original signification to another, for the sake of giving life or emphasis
to an idea; a figure of speech.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The word or
expression so used.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In his frequent, long, and tedious speeches, it has been
said that a <i>trope</i> never passed his lips.</blockquote>
<i>Bancroft.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Tropes are chiefly of four kinds: <i>metaphor</i>,
<i>metonymy</i>, <i>synecdoche</i>, and <i>irony</i>. Some authors make
<i>figures</i> the genus, of which <i>trope</i> is a species; others make
them different things, defining <i>trope</i> to be a change of sense, and
<i>figure</i> to be any ornament, except what becomes so by such
change.</p>

<p><hw>Tro*pe"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any
one of a series of artificial ethereal salts derived from the alkaloidal
base tropine.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tro"phi</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a
feeder, fr. &?; to feed.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The mouth parts of an
insect, collectively, including the labrum, labium, maxill&aelig;,
mandibles, and lingua, with their appendages.</def></p>

<p><hw>Troph"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; nursing. See
<u>Trophi</u>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Of or connected with nutrition;
nitritional; nourishing; as, the so-called <i>trophic</i> nerves, which
have a direct influence on nutrition.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tro"phied</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Adorned with
trophies.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>trophied</i> arches, storied halls,
invade.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tro*pho"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>Trophonianus</i>, fr. <i>Trophonius</i>, Gr. &?;, a Grecian architect,
fabled to have been the builder of the first temple of Apollo at Delphi. He
was worshiped after death, and had a celebrated oracle in a cave in
B&oelig;otia.] <def>Of or pertaining to Trophonius, his architecture, or
his cave and oracle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Troph"o*some</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a feeder + <i>-
some</i> body.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The nutritive zooids of a hydroid,
collectively, as distinguished from the gonosome, or reproductive
zooids.</def></p>

<p><hw>Troph"o*sperm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a feeder + &?;
seed: cf. F. <i>trophosperme</i>. See <u>Trophi</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>The placenta.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tro"phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Trophies</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>troph&eacute;e</i> (cf. It. & Sp.
<i>trofeo</i>), L. <i>tropaeum</i>, <i>trophaeum</i>, Gr. &?;, strictly, a
monument of the enemy's defeat, fr.&?; a turn, especially, a turning about
of the enemy, a putting to flight or routing him, fr. &?; to turn. See
<u>Trope</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Gr. & Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>A sign or
memorial of a victory raised on the field of battle, or, in case of a naval
victory, on the nearest land. Sometimes trophies were erected in the chief
city of the conquered people.</def></p>

<p>&fist; A trophy consisted originally of some of the armor, weapons,
etc., of the defeated enemy fixed to the trunk of a tree or to a post
erected on an elevated site, with an inscription, and a dedication to a
divinity. The Romans often erected their trophies in the Capitol.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The representation of such a memorial, as on a
medal; esp. <i>(Arch.)</i>, an ornament representing a group of arms and
military weapons, offensive and defensive.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Anything taken from an enemy and preserved as a
memorial of victory, as arms, flags, standards, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Around the posts hung helmets, darts, and spears,<BR>
And captive chariots, axes, shields, and bars,<BR>
And broken beaks of ships, the <i>trophies</i> of their wars.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Any evidence or memorial of victory or conquest;
as, every redeemed soul is a <i>trophy</i> of grace.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Trophy money</b></col>, <cd>a duty paid formerly in England,
annually, by housekeepers, toward providing harness, drums, colors, and the
like, for the militia.</cd>
</p>

<p>
<hw>Trop"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Atrop</i>ine + <i>-ic</i>.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained
from atropine and certain other alkaloids, as a white crystalline substance
slightly soluble in water.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trop"ic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tropique</i>, L.
<i>tropicus</i> of or belonging to a turn, <i>i. e.</i>, of the sun, Gr.
&?; of the solstice, &?; (sc. &?;) the tropic or solstice, fr. &?; to turn.
See <u>Trope</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>One of the two
small circles of the celestial sphere, situated on each side of the
equator, at a distance of 23&deg; 28&min;, and parallel to it, which the
sun just reaches at its greatest declination north or south, and from which
it turns again toward the equator, the northern circle being called the
<i>Tropic of Cancer</i>, and the southern the <i>Tropic of Capricorn</i>,
from the names of the two signs at which they touch the ecliptic.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geog.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One of the
two parallels of terrestrial latitude corresponding to the celestial
tropics, and called by the same names.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>pl.</i>
<def>The region lying between these parallels of latitude, or near them on
either side.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The brilliant flowers of the <i>tropics</i> bloom from the
windows of the greenhouse and the saloon.</blockquote> <i>Bancroft.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trop"ic</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the
tropics; tropical.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tropic bird</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of three
species of oceanic belonging to the genus <i>Pha&euml;thon</i>, found
chiefly in tropical seas. They are mostly white, and have two central tail
feathers very long and slender. The yellow-billed tropic bird.
<i>Pha&euml;thon flavirostris</i> (called also <i>boatswain</i>), is found
on the Atlantic coast of America, and is common at the Bermudas, where it
breeds.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trop"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. L. <i>tropicus</i> of
turning, Gr. &?;. See <u>Tropic</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the tropics; characteristic of,
or incident to, the tropics; being within the tropics; as, <i>tropical</i>
climate; <i>tropical</i> latitudes; <i>tropical</i> heat; <i>tropical</i>
diseases.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [From <u>Trope</u>.] <def>Rhetorically changed from
its exact original sense; being of the nature of a trope; figurative;
metaphorical.</def>  <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The foundation of all parables is some analogy or similitude
between the <i>tropical</i> or allusive part of the parable and the thing
intended by it.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Tropic month</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Lunar month</i>, under
<u>Month</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tropic year</b></col>, <cd>the solar year;
the period occupied by the sun in passing from one tropic or one equinox to
the same again, having a mean length of 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 46.0
seconds, which is 20 minutes, 23.3 seconds shorter than the sidereal year,
on account of the precession of the equinoxes.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trop"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a tropical
manner; figuratively; metaphorically.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trop"i*dine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tropine</u>.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An alkaloid, C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>13</sub>N, obtained by
the chemical dehydration of tropine, as an oily liquid having a coninelike
odor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tro*pil"i*dene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tropine</u>.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A liquid hydrocarbon obtained by the dry distillation
of tropine with quicklime. It is regarded as being homologous with
dipropargyl.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tro"pine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Atropine</u>.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white crystalline alkaloid,
C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>15</sub>NO, produced by decomposing atropine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trop"ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tropiste</i>. See
<u>Trope</u>.] <def>One who deals in tropes; specifically, one who avoids
the literal sense of the language of Scripture by explaining it as mere
tropes and figures of speech.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Trop`o*log"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Trop`o*log"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>tropologique</i>. See
<u>Tropology</u>.] <def>Characterized by tropes; varied by tropes;
tropical.</def> <i>Burton.</i> -- <wf>Trop`o*log"ic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tro*pol"o*gize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To use in a
tropological sense, as a word; to make a trope of.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>If . . . Minerva be <i>tropologized</i> into
prudence.</blockquote> <i>Cudworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tro*pol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; a trope +
&?; discourse: cf. F. <i>tropologie</i>.] <def>A rhetorical mode of speech,
including tropes, or changes from the original import of the word.</def>
<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tros"sers</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>Trousers.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trot</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Trotted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Trotting</u>.] [OE. <i>trotten</i>, OF. <i>troter</i>, F.
<i>trotter</i>; probably of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. <i>tread</i>;
cf. OHG. <i>trott&?;n</i> to tread. See <u>Tread</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To proceed by a certain gait peculiar to quadrupeds; to ride or drive
at a trot. See <u>Trot</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To run; to jog; to hurry.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He that rises late must <i>trot</i> all day, and will
scarcely overtake his business at night.</blockquote> <i>Franklin.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trot</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause to move, as a horse
or other animal, in the pace called a trot; to cause to run without
galloping or cantering.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To trot out</b></col>, <cd>to lead or bring out, as a horse, to
show his paces; hence, to bring forward, as for exhibition.</cd>
[Slang.]</p>

<p><hw>Trot</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Trot</u>, <pos><i>v.
i.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The pace of a horse or other
quadruped, more rapid than a walk, but of various degrees of swiftness, in
which one fore foot and the hind foot of the opposite side are lifted at
the same time.</def> "The limbs move diagonally in pairs in the
<i>trot</i>."  <i>Stillman (The Horse in Motion).</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: A jogging pace, as of a person
hurrying.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who trots; a child; a woman.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>An old <i>trot</i> with ne'er a tooth.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Troth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A variant of <i>truth</i>. See
<u>Truth</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Belief; faith; fidelity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Bid her alight<BR>
And her<i>troth</i> plight.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Truth; verity; veracity; as, by my
<i>troth</i>.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In <i>troth</i>, thou art able to instruct gray
hairs.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Betrothal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Troth"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Faitless; false;
treacherous.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thrall to the faithless waves and <i>trothless</i>
sky.</blockquote> <i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p><hw>Troth"plight`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To
betroth.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Troth"plight`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Betrothed; espoused;
affianced.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Troth"plight`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of betrothing,
or plighting faith; betrothing.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Troth"plight`ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having fidelity
pledged.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trot"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
that trots; especially, a horse trained to be driven in trotting
matches.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The foot of an animal, especially that of a
sheep; also, humorously, the human foot.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trot"toir</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from <i>trotter</i> to
trot. See <u>Trot</u>.] <def>Footpath; pavement; sidewalk.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Headless bodies trailed along the
<i>trottoirs</i>.</blockquote> <i>Froude.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trou"ba*dour`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>troubadour</i>,
fr. Pr. <i>trobador</i>, (assumed) LL. <i>tropator</i> a singer,
<i>tropare</i> to sing, fr. <i>tropus</i> a kind of singing, a melody,
song, L. <i>tropus</i> a trope, a song, Gr. &?; a turn, way, manner,
particular mode in music, a trope. See <u>Trope</u>, and cf.
<u>Trouv&?;re</u>.] <def>One of a school of poets who flourished from the
eleventh to the thirteenth century, principally in Provence, in the south
of France, and also in the north of Italy. They invented, and especially
cultivated, a kind of lyrical poetry characterized by intricacy of meter
and rhyme, and usually of a romantic, amatory strain.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trou"bla*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Causing trouble;
troublesome.</def> [Obs.] "<i>troublable</i> ire."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trou"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Troubled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Troubling</u>.] [F. <i>troubler</i>, OF. <i>trobler</i>, <i>trubler</i>,
<i>tourbler</i>,fr. (assumed) LL. <i>turbulare</i>, L. <i>turbare</i> to
disorderly group, a little crowd; both from <i>turba</i> a disorder,
tumult, crowd; akin to Gr. &?;, and perhaps to E. <i>thorp</i>; cf. Skr.
<i>tvar</i>, <i>tur</i>,o hasten.  Cf. <u>Turbid</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To put into confused motion; to disturb; to agitate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>An angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and
<i>troubled</i> the water.</blockquote> <i>John v. 4.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>God looking forth will <i>trouble</i> all his
host.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To disturb; to perplex; to afflict; to distress;
to grieve; to fret; to annoy; to vex.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Now is my soul <i>troubled</i>.</blockquote> <i>John xii.
27.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Take the boy to you; he so <i>troubles</i> me<BR>
'T is past enduring.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Never <i>trouble</i> yourself about those faults which age
will cure.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To give occasion for labor to; -- used in polite
phraseology; as, I will not <i>trouble</i> you to deliver the
letter.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To disturb; perplex; afflict; distress; grieve; harass;
annoy; tease; vex; molest.</p>

<p><hw>Trou"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Troubled; dark;
gloomy.</def> [Obs.] "With full <i>trouble</i> cheer."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trou"ble</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>trouble</i>, OF.
<i>troble</i>, <i>truble</i>. See <u>Trouble</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being troubled; disturbance;
agitation; uneasiness; vexation; calamity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Lest the fiend . . . some new <i>trouble
raise</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Foul whisperings are abroad; unnatural deeds<BR>
Do breed unnatural <i>troubles</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which gives disturbance, annoyance, or
vexation; that which afflicts.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A fault or interruption in a
stratum.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To get into trouble</b></col>, <cd>to get into difficulty or
danger.</cd> [Colloq.] -- <col><b>To take the trouble</b></col>, <cd>to be
at the pains; to exert one's self; to give one's self
inconvenience.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>She never <i>took the trouble</i> to close
them.</blockquote> <i>Bryant.</i>
</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Affliction; disturbance; perplexity; annoyance;
molestation; vexation; inconvenience; calamity; misfortune; adversity;
embarrassment; anxiety; sorrow; misery.</p>

<p><hw>Trou"bler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who troubles or
disturbs; one who afflicts or molests; a disturber; as, a <i>troubler</i>
of the peace.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The rich <i>troublers</i> of the world's
repose.</blockquote> <i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trou"ble*some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Giving trouble or
anxiety; vexatious; burdensome; wearisome.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This <i>troublesome</i> world.</blockquote> <i>Book of
Common Prayer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>These <i>troublesome</i> disguises that we
wear.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>My mother will never be <i>troublesome</i> to
me.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Uneasy; vexatious; perplexing; harassing; annoying;
disgusting; irksome; afflictive; burdensome; tiresome; wearisome;
importunate.</p>

<p>-- <wf>Trou"ble*some*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Trou"ble*some*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Trou"blous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of trouble;
causing trouble.</def> "In doubtful time of <i>troublous</i> need."
<i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A tall ship tossed in <i>troublous</i> seas.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Trou"-de-loup"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Trous-de-loup</b></plw> (&?;). [F. <i>trou</i> hole + <i>de</i> of
+ <i>loup</i> wolf.] <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A pit in the form of an inverted
cone or pyramid, constructed as an obstacle to the approach of an enemy,
and having a pointed stake in the middle. The pits are called also
<i>trapholes</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trough</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>trough</i>,
<i>trogh</i>, AS. <i>trog</i>, <i>troh</i>; akin to D., G., & Icel.
<i>trog</i>, Sw. <i>tr&aring;g</i>, Dan. <i>trug</i>; probably originally
meaning, made of wood, and akin to E. <i>tree</i>. &?; & 241. See
<u>Tree</u>, and cf. <u>Trug</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A long, hollow
vessel, generally for holding water or other liquid, especially one formed
by excavating a log longitudinally on one side; a long tray; also, a wooden
channel for conveying water, as to a mill wheel.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any channel, receptacle, or depression, of a
long and narrow shape; as, <i>trough</i> between two ridges, etc.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Trough gutter</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a rectangular or V-
shaped gutter, usually hung below the eaves of a house.</cd> --
<col><b>Trough of the sea</b></col>, <cd>the depression between two
waves.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trough"-shell`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any bivalve shell of the genus Mactra. See <u>Mactra</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Troul</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Troll</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trounce</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Trounced</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Trouncing</u> (?).] [F. <i>tronce</i>, <i>tronche</i>, a stump, piece of
wood. See <u>Truncheon</u>.] <def>To punish or beat severely; to whip
smartly; to flog; to castigate.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>||Troupe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., troop. See
<u>Troop</u>.] <def>A company or troop, especially the company pf
performers in a play or an opera.</def></p>

<p><hw>Troup"i*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>troupiale</i>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of bright-colored
American birds belonging to <i>Icterus</i> and allied genera, especially
<i>Icterus icterus</i>, a native of the West Indies and South America. Many
of the species are called <i>orioles</i> in America.</def> [Written also
<i>troopial</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Trouse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Trousers.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trou"ser*ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Cloth or material
for making trousers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trou"sers</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [OF. <i>trousses</i>
breeches worn by pages, from <i>trousse</i>, <i>trosse</i>, a bundle, a
truss. See <u>Truss</u>, and cf. <u>Trossers</u>, <u>Trouse</u>.] <def>A
garment worn by men and boys, extending from the waist to the knee or to
the ankle, and covering each leg separately.</def>
</p>

<p><hw>||Trous`seau"</hw> (tr&oomac;`s&omacr;"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.,
fr. OF. <i>trossel</i>, dim. of <i>trousse</i> a bundle, truss. See
<u>Truss</u>.] <def>The collective lighter equipments or outfit of a bride,
including clothes, jewelry, and the like; especially, that which is
provided for her by her family.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trout</hw> (trout), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>truht</i>, L.
<i>tructa</i>, <i>tructus</i>; akin to Gr. <grk>trw`kths</grk> a sea fish
with sharp teeth, fr. <grk>trw`gein</grk> to gnaw.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of fishes belonging to
<i>Salmo</i>, <i>Salvelinus</i>, and allied genera of the family
<i>Salmonid&aelig;</i>. They are highly esteemed as game fishes and for the
quality of their flesh. All the species breed in fresh water, but after
spawning many of them descend to the sea if they have an
opportunity.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1545 !></p>

<p>&fist; The most important European species are the river, or brown,
trout (<i>Salmo fario</i>), the salmon trout, and the sewen. The most
important American species are the brook, speckled, or red-spotted, trout
(<i>Salvelinus fontinalis</i>) of the Northern United States and Canada;
the red-spotted trout, or Dolly Varden (see <u>Malma</u>); the lake trout
(see <u>Namaycush</u>); the black-spotted, mountain, or silver, trout
(<i>Salmo purpuratus</i>); the golden, or rainbow, trout (see under
<u>Rainbow</u>); the blueback trout (see <u>Oquassa</u>); and the salmon
trout (see under <u>Salmon</u>.) The European trout has been introduced
into America.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species
of marine fishes more or less resembling a trout in appearance or habits,
but not belonging to the same family, especially the California rock
trouts, the common squeteague, and the southern, or spotted, squeteague; --
called also <i>salt-water trout</i>, <i>sea trout</i>, <i>shad trout</i>,
and <i>gray trout</i>. See <u>Squeteague</u>, and <i>Rock trout</i> under
<u>Rock</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Trout perch</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a small fresh-
water American fish (<i>Percopsis guttatus</i>), allied to the trout, but
resembling a perch in its scales and mouth.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trout"bird`</hw> (trout"b&etilde;rd`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The American golden plover.</def> [Local, U.
S.]</p>

<p><hw>Trout"-col`ored</hw> (-k&ubreve;l`&etilde;rd), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>White, with spots of black, bay, or sorrel; as, a <i>trout-colored</i>
horse.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trout"let</hw> (-l&ebreve;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little
trout; a troutling.</def>  <i>Hood.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trout"ling</hw> (-l&ibreve;ng), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little
trout; a troutlet.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>||Trou`v&egrave;re"</hw> (?), <hw>||Trou`veur"</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>trouveur</i>, <i>trouv&egrave;re</i>. See
<u>Troubadour</u>.] <def>One of a school of poets who flourished in
Northern France from the eleventh to the fourteenth century.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tro"ver</hw> (tr&omacr;"v&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF.
<i>trover</i>, <i>truver</i>, to find, F. <i>trouver</i>; probably
originally, to invent or compose (melodies), fr. (assumed) LL.
<i>tropare</i>. See <u>Troubadour</u>, <u>Trope</u>, and cf.
<u>Contrive</u>, <u>Reirieve</u>, <u>Trouveur</u>.] <i>(Law)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The gaining possession of any goods, whether by
finding or by other means.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An action to
recover damages against one who found goods, and would not deliver them to
the owner on demand; an action which lies in any case to recover the value
of goods wrongfully converted by another to his own use. In this case the
<i>finding</i>, though alleged, is an immaterial fact; the injury lies in
the <i>conversion</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trow</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A boat with an open well
amidships. It is used in spearing fish.</def>  <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trow</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i. & t.</i></pos> [OE. <i>trowen</i>, AS.
<i>tre&oacute;wan</i> to trust, believe, fr. <i>tre&oacute;w</i> trust,
<i>tre&oacute;we</i> true, faithful. See <u>True</u>.] <def>To believe; to
trust; to think or suppose.</def> [Archaic]</p>

<p><blockquote>So that ye <i>trow</i> in Christ, and you
baptize.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A better priest, I <i>trow</i>, there nowhere none
is.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>It never yet was worn, I <i>trow</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>I trow</i>, or <i>trow</i> alone, was formerly sometimes added
to questions to express contemptuous or indignant surprise.</p>

<p><blockquote>What tempest, I <i>trow</i>, threw this whale . . .
ashore?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>What is the matter, <i>trow</i>?</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trow"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>truel</i>, OF.
<i>truele</i>, F. <i>truelle</i>, LL. <i>truella</i>, L. <i>trulla</i>,
dim. of <i>trua</i> a ladle; probably akin to Gr. &?; a stirrer, ladle, G.
<i>quirl</i> a stirrer, MHG. <i>twirel</i>, OHG. <i>dwiril</i>, Icel.
<i>&thorn;vara</i>, AS. <i>&thorn;wiril</i>.  Cf. <u>Twirl</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A mason's tool, used in spreading and dressing
mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A gardener's tool, somewhat like a scoop, used
in taking up plants, stirring the earth, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Founding)</i> <def>A tool used for smoothing a
mold.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Trowel bayonet</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Spade bayonet</i>, under
<u>Spade</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Fish trowel</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Fish
slice</i>, under <u>Fish</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trow"eled</hw> (?). <def>Formed with a trowel; smoothed with a
trowel; as, <i>troweled</i> stucco, that is, stucco laid on and ready for
the reception of paint.</def> [Written also <i>trowelled</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Trow"el*ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Trowelfuls</b></plw> (&?;). <def>As much as a trowel will hold;
enough to fill a trowel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trowl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Troll</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trowsed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wearing trousers.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Trow"sers</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Trousers</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Troy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Troy weight.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Troy weight</b></col>, <cd>the weight which gold and silver,
jewels, and the like, are weighed. It was so named from <i>Troyes</i>, in
France, where it was first adopted in Europe. The troy ounce is supposed to
have been brought from Cairo during the crusades. In this weight the pound
is divided into 12 ounces, the ounce into 20 pennyweights, and the
pennyweight into 24 grains; hence, the troy ounce contains 480 grains, and
the troy pound contains 5760 grains. The avoirdupois pound contains 7000
troy grains; so that 175 pounds troy equal 144 pounds avoirdupois, or 1
pound troy = 0.82286 of a pound avoirdupois, and 1 ounce troy =
1&frac17x175; or 1.09714 ounce avoirdupois. Troy weight when divided, the
pound into 12 ounces, the ounce into 8 drams, the dram into 3 scruples, and
the scruple into 20 grains, is called <i>apothecaries' weight</i>, used in
weighing medicines, etc. In the standard weights of the United States, the
troy ounce is divided decimally down to the &frac1x10000; part.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Troy"ounce</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <i>Troy
ounce</i>, under <i>Troy weight</i>, above, and under
<u>Ounce</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tru"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>truage</i> a tax.
See <u>True</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A pledge of truth or peace made
on payment of a tax.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Ld. Berners.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A tax or impost; tribute.</def> [Obs.]  <i>R. of
Gloucester.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tru"an*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of playing
truant, or the state of being truant; as, addicted to
<i>truancy</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tru"and</hw> (-<i>a</i>nd), <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Truant</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tru"ant</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>truand</i>, OF.
<i>truant</i>, a vagrant, beggar; of Celtic origin; cf. W. <i>tru</i>,
<i>truan</i>, wretched, miserable, <i>truan</i> a wretch, Ir. <i>trogha</i>
miserable, Gael. <i>truaghan</i> a poor, distressed, or wretched creature,
<i>truagh</i> wretched.] <def>One who stays away from business or any duty;
especially, one who stays out of school without leave; an idler; a
loiterer; a shirk.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I have a <i>truant</i> been to chivalry.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To play truant</b></col>, <cd>to stray away; to loiter;
especially, to stay out of school without leave.</cd>  <i>Sir T.
Browne</i></p>

<p><hw>Tru"ant</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wandering from business or
duty; loitering; idle, and shirking duty; as, a <i>truant</i>
boy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>While <i>truant</i> Jove, in infant pride,<BR>
Played barefoot on Olympus' side.</blockquote> <i>Trumbull.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tru"ant</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>truander</i>.]
<def>To idle away time; to loiter, or wander; to play the truant.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>By this means they lost their time and <i>truanted</i> on
the fundamental grounds of saving knowledge.</blockquote>
<i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tru"ant</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To idle away; to
waste.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I dare not be the author<BR>
Of <i>truanting</i> the time.</blockquote> <i>Ford.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tru"ant*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Like a truant; in
idleness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tru"ant*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The conduct of a
truant; neglect of employment; idleness; truancy.</def>  <i>Ascham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trub</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Truffle</u>.] <def>A
truffle.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Trub"tall`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prov. E. <i>trub</i>
slut; cf. Sw. <i>trubbig</i> stumpy.] <def>A short, squat woman.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Ainsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tru*bu"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An
East India herring (<i>Clupea toli</i>) which is extensively caught for the
sake of its roe and for its flesh.</def></p>

<p><hw>Truce</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>trewes</i>,
<i>triwes</i>, <i>treowes</i>, pl. of <i>trewe</i> a truce, properly,
pledge of fidelity, truth, AS. <i>tre&oacute;w</i> fidelity, faith, troth.
See <u>True</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A suspension of
arms by agreement of the commanders of opposing forces; a temporary
cessation of hostilities, for negotiation or other purpose; an
armistice.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, intermission of action, pain, or contest;
temporary cessation; short quiet.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Where he may likeliest find<BR>
<i>Truce</i> to his restless thoughts.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Flag of truce</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>a white flag carried
or exhibited by one of the hostile parties, during the flying of which
hostilities are suspended.</cd> -- <col><b>Truce of God</b></col>, <cd>a
suspension of arms promulgated by the church, which occasionally took place
in the Middle Ages, putting a stop to private hostilities at or within
certain periods.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Truce"break`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who violates
a truce, covenant, or engagement.</def></p>

<p><hw>Truce"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without a truce;
unforbearing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Two minds in one, and each a <i>truceless</i>
guest.</blockquote> <i>H. Brooke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Truch"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>trucheman</i>.
See <u>Dragoman</u>.] <def>An interpreter. See <u>Dragoman</u>.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>And after, by the tongue,<BR>
Her <i>truchman</i>, she reports the mind's each throw.</blockquote> <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tru`ci*da"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>trucidatio</i>,
fr. <i>trucidare</i> to slaughter.] <def>The act of killing.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Truck</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>trochus</i> an iron
hoop, Gr. &?; a wheel, fr. &?; to run. See <u>Trochee</u>, and cf.
<u>Truckle</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small
wheel, as of a vehicle; specifically <i>(Ord.)</i>, a small strong wheel,
as of wood or iron, for a gun carriage.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A low, wheeled vehicle or barrow for carrying
goods, stone, and other heavy articles.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Goods were conveyed about the town almost exclusively in
<i>trucks</i> drawn by dogs.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Railroad Mach.)</i> <def>A swiveling carriage,
consisting of a frame with one or more pairs of wheels and the necessary
boxes, springs, etc., to carry and guide one end of a locomotive or a car;
-- sometimes called <i>bogie</i> in England. Trucks usually have four or
six wheels.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A small
wooden cap at the summit of a flagstaff or a masthead, having holes in it
for reeving halyards through.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A small piece
of wood, usually cylindrical or disk-shaped, used for various
purposes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A freight car.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A frame on low wheels or rollers; -- used for
various purposes, as for a movable support for heavy bodies.</def></p>

<p><hw>Truck</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To transport on a truck or
trucks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Truck</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Trucked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>trucking</u>.]
[OE. <i>trukken</i>,F. <i>troquer</i>; akin to Sp. & Pg. <i>trocar</i>; of
uncertain origin.] <def>To exchange; to give in exchange; to barter; as, to
<i>truck</i> knives for gold dust.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We will begin by supposing the international trade to be in
form, what it always is in reality, an actual <i>trucking</i> of one
commodity against another.</blockquote> <i>J. S. Mill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Truck</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To exchange commodities; to
barter; to trade; to deal.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A master of a ship, who deceived them under color of
<i>trucking</i> with them.</blockquote> <i>Palfrey.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Despotism itself is obliged to <i>truck</i> and
huckster.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To <i>truck</i> and higgle for a private good.</blockquote>
<i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Truck</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>troc</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Exchange of commodities; barter.</def>
<i>Hakluyt.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Commodities appropriate for barter, or for small
trade; small commodities; esp., in the United States, garden vegetables
raised for the market.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The practice of paying wages in goods instead of
money; -- called also <i>truck system</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Garden truck</b></col>, <cd>vegetables raised for market.
[Colloq.] [U. S.] -- <col><b>Truck farming</b></col>, raising vegetables
for market: market gardening.</cd> [Colloq. U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Truck"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The practice of
bartering goods; exchange; barter; truck.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>truckage</i> of perishing coin.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Truck"age</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Money paid for the
conveyance of goods on a truck; freight.</def></p>

<p><hw>Truck"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who trucks; a
trafficker.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>No man having ever yet driven a saving bargain with this
great <i>trucker</i> for souls.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Truck"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The business of conveying
goods on trucks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Truc"kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dim. of <i>truck</i> a
wheel; or from the kindred L. <i>trochlea</i> a block, sheaf containing one
or more pulleys.  See <u>Truck</u> a wheel.] <def>A small wheel or
caster.</def>  <i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><hw>Truc"kle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [From <i>truckle</i> in
<i>truckle-bed</i>, in allusion to the fact that the truckle-bed on which
the pupil slept was rolled under the large bed of the master.] <def>To
yield or bend obsequiously to the will of another; to submit; to
creep.</def> "Small, <i>trucking</i> states."  <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Religion itself is forced to <i>truckle</i> to worldly
poliey.</blockquote> <i>Norris.</i></p>

<p><hw>Truc"kle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Truckled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Truckling</u> (?).] <def>To roll or move upon truckles, or casters; to
trundle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Truc"kle-bed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A low bed on
wheels, that may be pushed under another bed; a trundle-bed.</def> "His
standing bed and <i>truckle-bed</i>."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Truc"kler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who truckles, or
yields servilely to the will of another.</def></p>

<p><hw>Truck"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Truckmen</b></plw> (#). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> [From <u>Truck</u>
barter.] <def>One who does business in the way of barter or
exchange.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [From <u>Truck</u> a carriage.] <def>One who drives a
truck, or whose business is the conveyance of goods on trucks.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tru"cu*lence</hw> (?), <hw>Tru"cu*len*cy</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>truculentia</i>.] <def>The quality or state of
being truculent; savageness of manners; ferociousness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tru"cu*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>truculentus</i>,
fr. <i>trux</i>, gen. <i>trucis</i>, wild, fierce: cf. F.
<i>truculent</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Fierce; savage; ferocious;
barbarous; as, the <i>truculent</i> inhabitants of Scythia.</def>
<i>Ray.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Cruel; destructive; ruthless.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>More or less <i>truculent</i> plagues.</blockquote>
<i>Harvey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tru"cu*lent*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a truculent
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trudge</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Trudged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Trudging</u>.] [Perhaps of Scand. origin, and originally meaning, to
walk on snowshoes; cf. dial. Sw. <i>truga</i>, <i>trudja</i>, a snowshoe,
Norw. <i>truga</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;r&umacr;ga</i>.] <def>To walk or march
with labor; to jog along; to move wearily.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And <i>trudged</i> to Rome upon my naked feet.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trudge"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A truchman.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>True</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Truer</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Truest</u>.] [OE.
<i>trewe</i>, AS. <i>tre&oacute;we</i> faithful, true, from
<i>tre&oacute;w</i> fidelity, faith, troth; akin to OFries. <i>triuwe</i>,
adj., <i>treuwa</i>, n., OS. <i>triuwi</i>, adj., <i>trewa</i>, n., D.
<i>trouw</i>, adj. & n., G. <i>treu</i>, adj., <i>treue</i>, n., OHG.
<i>gitriuwi</i>, adj., <i>triuwa</i>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, Icel.
<i>tryggr</i>, adj., Dan. <i>tro</i>, adj. & n., Sw. <i>trogen</i>, adj.,
<i>tro</i>, n., Goth. <i>triggws</i>, adj., <i>triggwa</i>, n.,
<i>trauan</i> to trust, OPruss <i>druwis</i> faith.  Cf. <u>Trow</u>,
<u>Trust</u>, <u>Truth</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Conformable to fact; in accordance with the
actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the
like; as, a <i>true</i> relation or narration; a <i>true</i> history; a
declaration is <i>true</i> when it states the facts.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Right to precision; conformable to a rule or
pattern; exact; accurate; as, a <i>true</i> copy; a <i>true</i> likeness of
the original.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Making his eye, foot, and hand keep <i>true</i>
time.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Steady in adhering to friends, to promises, to a
prince, or the like; unwavering; faithful; loyal; not false, fickle, or
perfidious; as, a <i>true</i> friend; a wife <i>true</i> to her husband; an
officer <i>true</i> to his charge.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thy so <i>true</i>,<BR>
So faithful, love unequaled.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Dare to be <i>true</i>: nothing can need a lie.</blockquote>
<i>Herbert.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Actual; not counterfeit, adulterated, or
pretended; genuine; pure; real; as, <i>true</i> balsam; <i>true</i> love of
country; a <i>true</i> Christian.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>true</i> light which lighteth every man that cometh
into the world.</blockquote> <i>John i. 9.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>True</i> ease in writing comes from art, not
chance.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>True</i> is sometimes used elliptically for <i>It is
true</i>.</p>

<p><col><b>Out of true</b></col>, <cd>varying from correct mechanical form,
alignment, adjustment, etc.; -- said of a wall that is not perpendicular,
of a wheel whose circumference is not in the same plane, and the like.</cd>
[Colloq.] -- <col><b>A true bill</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a bill of
indictment which is returned by the grand jury so indorsed, signifying that
the charges to be true.</cd> -- <col><b>True time</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Time</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>True</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In accordance with truth;
truly.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>True"-blue`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of inflexible
honesty and fidelity; -- a term derived from the <i>true</i>, or
<i>Coventry</i>, <i>blue</i>, formerly celebrated for its unchanging color.
See <i>True blue</i>, under <u>Blue</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>True"-blue`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person of inflexible
integrity or fidelity.</def></p>

<p><hw>True"-born`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of genuine birth;
having a right by birth to any title; as, a <i>true-born</i>
Englishman.</def></p>

<p><hw>True"-bred`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Of a genuine or right breed; as, a <i>true-bred</i> beast.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Being of real breeding or education; as, a
<i>true-bred</i> gentleman.</def></p>

<p><hw>True"-heart`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of a faithful
heart; honest; sincere; not faithless or deceitful; as, a <i>truhearted</i>
friend.</def> -- <wf>True"-heart`ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><! p. 1546 !></p>

<p><hw>True"love`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One really beloved.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant. See
<u>Paris</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An unexplained word occurring in Chaucer,
meaning, perhaps, an aromatic sweetmeat for sweetening the breath.</def>
<i>T. R. Lounsbury.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Under his tongue a <i>truelove</i> he bore.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Truelove knot</b></col>, <cd>a complicated, involved knot that
does not readily untie; the emblem of interwoven affection or engagement; -
- called also <i>true-lover's knot</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>True"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being true;
reality; genuineness; faithfulness; sincerity; exactness; truth.</def></p>

<p><hw>True"-pen`ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An honest
fellow.</def>  <i>Shak. Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Truf"fle</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>trufle</i>, F.
<i>truffe</i>; akin to Sp. <i>trufa</i>, <i>tartufo</i>; of uncertain
origin; perhaps from L. <i>tuber</i> a tumor, knob, truffle.  Cf.
<u>Tuber</u>, <u>Trifle</u>.] <def>Any one of several kinds of roundish,
subterranean fungi, usually of a blackish color. The French truffle
(<i>Tuber melanosporum</i>) and the English truffle (<i>T.
&aelig;stivum</i>) are much esteemed as articles of food.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Truffle worm</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the larva of a
fly of the genus <i>Leiodes</i>, injurious to truffles.</cd>
</p>

<p><hw>Truf"fled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Provided or cooked
with truffles; stuffed with truffles; as, a <i>truffled</i>
turkey.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trug</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Trough</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A trough, or tray.</def> Specifically:
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A hod for mortar.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>An old measure of wheat equal to two thirds of a bushel.</def>
<i>Bailey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A concubine; a harlot.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Taylor
(1630).</i></p>

<p><hw>Trug"ging-house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Trug</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.] <def>A brothel.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Robert
Greene.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tru"ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>True</u>.] <def>An
undoubted or self-evident truth; a statement which is pliantly true; a
proposition needing no proof or argument; -- opposed to
<i>falsism</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Trifling <i>truisms</i> clothed in great, swelling
words.</blockquote> <i>J. P. Smith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tru`is*mat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to truisms; consisting of truisms.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Trull</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G. <i>trolle</i>,
<i>trulle</i>; cf. OD. <i>drol</i> a jester, Dan. <i>trold</i> an elf, imp,
Sw. <i>troll</i> a goblin, Icel. <i>troll</i>, <i>tr&ouml;ll</i>, a giant,
fiend, demon.  Cf. <u>Droll</u>, <u>Troll</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
drab; a strumpet; a harlot; a trollop.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A girl; a wench; a lass.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Trul`li*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>trullissatio</i>, from <i>trullissare</i> to trowel, to plaster, fr.
<i>trulla</i> a trowel.] <def>The act of laying on coats of plaster with a
trowel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tru"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [From <u>True</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In a true manner; according to truth; in agreement
with fact; as, to state things <i>truly</i>; the facts are <i>truly</i>
represented.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I can not <i>truly</i> say how I came here.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Exactly; justly; precisely; accurately; as, to
estimate <i>truly</i> the weight of evidence.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; as, to
be <i>truly</i> attached to a lover; the citizens are <i>truly</i> loyal to
their prince or their country.</def>  <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Conformably to law; legally;
legitimately.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His innocent babe [is] <i>truly</i> begotten.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>In fact; in deed; in reality; in
truth.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Beauty is excelled by manly grace<BR>
And wisdom, which alone is <i>truly</i> fair.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trump</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>trumpe</i>,
<i>trompe</i>, F. <i>trompe</i>; probably fr. L. <i>triumphare</i> to
triumph, to exult, hence, probably, to make a joyous sound or noise. See
<u>Triumph</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> & <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, and cf.
<u>Trombone</u>, <u>Tromp</u>, <u>Trump</u> at cards, <u>Trumpery</u>,
<u>Trumpet</u>, <u>Trunk</u> a proboscis.] <def>A wind instrument of music;
a trumpet, or sound of a trumpet; -- used chiefly in Scripture and
poetry.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an
eye, at the last <i>trump</i>.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. xv. 51, 52.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The wakeful <i>trump</i> of doom.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trump</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>tromper</i>. See
<u>Trump</u> a trumpet.] <def>To blow a trumpet.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Wyclif
(Matt. vi. 2).</i></p>

<p><hw>Trump</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A corruption of <i>triumph</i>, F.
<i>triomphe</i>. See <u>Triumph</u>, and cf. <u>Trump</u> a trumpet.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A winning card; one of a particular suit (usually
determined by chance for each deal) any card of which takes any card of the
other suits.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An old game with cards, nearly the same as
whist; -- called also <i>ruff</i>.</def>  <i>Decker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A good fellow; an excellent person.</def>
[Slang]</p>

<p><blockquote>Alfred is a <i>trump</i>, I think you say.</blockquote>
<i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To put to one's trumps</b></col>, or <col><b>To put on one's
trumps</b></col>, <cd>to force to the last expedient, or to the utmost
exertion.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>But when kings come so low as to fawn upon philosophy, which
before they neither valued nor understood, it is a sign that fails not,
they are then <i>put to their</i> last <i>trump</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Put</i> the housekeeper <i>to her trumps</i> to
accommodate them.</blockquote> <i>W. Irving.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trump</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Trumped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Trumping</u>.]
<def>To play a trump card when one of another suit has been led.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trump</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To play a trump card upon;
to take with a trump card; as, she <i>trumped</i> the first
trick.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trump</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. <i>tromper</i> to deceive,
in OF., to blow a trumpet, <i>se tromper de</i> to mock. See <u>Trump</u> a
trumpet.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To trick, or impose on; to deceive.</def>
[Obs.] "To trick or <i>trump</i> mankind."  <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To impose unfairly; to palm off.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Authors have been <i>trumped</i> upon us.</blockquote> <i>C.
Leslie.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To trump up</b></col>, <cd>to devise; to collect with
unfairness; to fabricate; as, <i>to trump up</i> a charge.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trump"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tromperie</i>
deceit, fr. <i>tromper</i> to deceive. See <u>Trump</u> to trick.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Deceit; fraud.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Grenewey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Something serving to deceive by false show or
pretense; falsehood; deceit; worthless but showy matter; hence, things worn
out and of no value; rubbish.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>trumpery</i> in my house, go bring it hither,<BR>
for state to catch these thieves.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Upon the coming of Christ, very much, though not all, of
this idolatrous <i>trumpery</i> and superstition was driven out of the
world.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trump"er*y</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Worthless or deceptive in
character.</def> "A <i>trumpery</i> little ring."  <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trump"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>trompette</i>, dim.
of <i>trompe</i>. See <u>Trump</u> a trumpet.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A wind instrument of great antiquity, much used in war
and military exercises, and of great value in the orchestra. In consists of
a long metallic tube, curved (once or twice) into a convenient shape, and
ending in a bell. Its scale in the lower octaves is limited to the first
natural harmonics; but there are modern trumpets capable, by means of
valves or pistons, of producing every tone within their compass, although
at the expense of the true ringing quality of tone.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>trumpet's</i> loud clangor<BR>
Excites us to arms.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A trumpeter.</def>
<i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who praises, or propagates praise, or is the
instrument of propagating it.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>That great politician was pleased to have the greatest wit
of those times . . . to be the <i>trumpet</i> of his praises.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mach)</i> <def>A funnel, or short, fiaring pipe,
used as a guide or conductor, as for yarn in a knitting machine.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Ear trumpet</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Ear</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Sea trumpet</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a great seaweed
(<i>Ecklonia buccinalis</i>) of the Southern Ocean. It has a long, hollow
stem, enlarging upwards, which may be made into a kind of trumpet, and is
used for many purposes.</cd> -- <col><b>Speaking trumpet</b></col>, <cd>an
instrument for conveying articulate sounds with increased force.</cd> --
<col><b>Trumpet animalcule</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any
infusorian belonging to Stentor and allied genera, in which the body is
trumpet-shaped. See <u>Stentor</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Trumpet ash</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the trumpet creeper.</cd> [Eng.] -- <col><b>Trumpet
conch</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a trumpet shell, or triton.</cd> -
- <col><b>Trumpet creeper</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an American climbing
plant (<i>Tecoma radicans</i>) bearing clusters of large red trumpet-shaped
flowers; -- called also <i>trumpet flower</i>, and in England <i>trumpet
ash</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Trumpet fish</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The bellows fish.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The
fistularia.</cd> -- <col><b>Trumpet flower</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The trumpet creeper; also, its blossom.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The trumpet honeysuckle.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd>
<cd>A West Indian name for several plants with trumpet-shaped flowers.</cd>
-- <col><b>Trumpet fly</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a botfly.</cd> --
<col><b>Trumpet honeysuckle</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a twining plant
(<i>Lonicera sempervirens</i>) with red and yellow trumpet-shaped flowers;
-- called also <i>trumpet flower</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Trumpet
leaf</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name of several plants of the genus
<i>Sarracenia</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Trumpet major</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>,
<cd>the chief trumpeter of a band or regiment.</cd> -- <col><b>Trumpet
marine</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a monochord, having a thick string,
sounded with a bow, and stopped with the thumb so as to produce the
harmonic tones; -- said to be the oldest bowed instrument known, and in
form the archetype of all others. It probably owes its name to "its
external resemblance to the large speaking trumpet used on board Italian
vessels, which is of the same length and tapering shape."</cd>
<i>Grove.</i> -- <col><b>Trumpet shell</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>any species of large marine univalve shells belonging to Triton and
allied genera. See <u>Triton</u>, 2.</cd> -- <col><b>Trumpet
tree</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <u>Trumpetwood</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trump"et</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Trumpeted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Trumpeting</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>trompeter</i>.] <def>To publish by, or as
by, sound of trumpet; to noise abroad; to proclaim; as, to <i>trumpet</i>
good tidings.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They did nothing but publish and <i>trumpet</i> all the
reproaches they could devise against the Irish.</blockquote>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trump"et</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To sound loudly, or with
a tone like a trumpet; to utter a trumplike cry.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trump"et*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One who sounds a trumpet.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who proclaims, publishes, or
denounces.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>These men are good <i>trumpeters</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any one
of several species of long-legged South American birds of the genus
<i>Psophia</i>, especially <i>P. crepitans</i>, which is abundant, and
often domesticated and kept with other poultry by the natives. They are
allied to the cranes. So called from their loud cry.  Called also
<i>agami</i>, and <i>yakamik</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A variety
of the domestic pigeon.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>An American swan
(<i>Olor buccinator</i>) which has a very loud note.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A large edible fish
(<i>Latris hecateia</i>) of the family <i>Cirrhitid&aelig;</i>, native of
Tasmania and New Zealand. It sometimes weighs as much as fifty or sixty
pounds, and is highly esteemed as a food fish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trump"et*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A
channel cut behind the brick lining of a shaft.</def>  <i>Raymond.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trump"ets</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
plant (<i>Sarracenia flava</i>) with long, hollow leaves.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trump"et-shaped`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tubular with
one end dilated, as the flower of the trumpet creeper.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trump"et-tongued`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a
powerful, far-reaching voice or speech.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trump"et*weed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An herbaceous composite plant (<i>Eupatorium
purpureum</i>), often having hollow stems, and bearing purplish flowers in
small corymbed heads.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The sea
trumpet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trump"et*wood`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
tropical American tree (<i>Cecropia peltata</i>) of the Breadfruit family,
having hollow stems, which are used for wind instruments; -- called also
<i>snakewood</i>, and <i>trumpet tree</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trum"pie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
Richardson's skua (<i>Stercorarius parasiticus</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Trump"like`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resembling a
trumpet, esp. in sound; as, a <i>trumplike</i> voice.</def>
<i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trun"cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the
trunk, or body.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trun"cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Truncated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Truncating</u>.] [L. <i>truncatus</i>, p. p. of <i>truncare</i> to cut
off, mutilate, fr. <i>truncus</i> maimed, mutilated, cut short. See
<u>Trunk</u>.] <def>To cut off; to lop; to maim.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trun"cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>truncatus</i>, p. p.
] <def>Appearing as if cut off at the tip; as, a <i>truncate</i> leaf or
feather.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trun"ca*ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Cut off; cut short; maimed.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Replaced, or cut off, by a plane,
especially when equally inclined to the adjoining faces; as, a
<i>truncated</i> edge.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Lacking the apex; -- said of
certain spiral shells in which the apex naturally drops off.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Truncated cone</b></col> or <col><b>pyramid</b></col>
<i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>a cone or pyramid whose vertex is cut off by a plane,
the plane being usually parallel to the base.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trun*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>truncatio</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of truncating, lopping, or cutting
off.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being truncated.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>The replacement of an edge or
solid angle by a plane, especially when the plane is equally inclined to
the adjoining faces.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trunch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Truncheon</u>.] <def>A
stake; a small post.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Trun"cheon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tronchoun</i> the
shaft of a broken spear, broken piece, OF. <i>tronchon</i>,
<i>tron&?;on</i>, F. <i>tron&?;on</i>, fr. OF. & F. <i>tronce</i>,
<i>tronche</i>, a piece of wood; cf. OF. <i>trons</i>, <i>tros</i>,
<i>trois</i>; all perhaps from L. <i>thyrsus</i> a stalk, stem, staff. See
<u>Thyrsus</u>, and cf. <u>Trounce</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A short
staff, a club; a cudgel; a shaft of a spear.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With his <i>truncheon</i> he so rudely struck.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A baton, or military staff of command.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The marshal's <i>truncheon</i> nor the judges
robe.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches
lopped off, to produce rapid growth.</def>  <i>Gardner.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trun"cheon</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To beat with a
truncheon.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trun"cheoned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a
truncheon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trun`cheon*eer"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person armed
with a truncheon.</def> [Written also <i>truncheoner</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>||Trun"cus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The thorax of an insect. See <u>Trunk</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>,
5.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trun"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>tryndel</i> a little
shield. See <u>Trend</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A round body; a little wheel.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A lind of low-wheeled cart; a truck.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A motion as of something moving upon little
wheels or rollers; a rolling motion.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A lantern
wheel. See under <u>Lantern</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of the
bars of a lantern wheel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trun"dle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Trundled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Trundling</u> (?).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To roll (a thing) on little
wheels; as, to <i>trundle</i> a bed or a gun carriage.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to roll or revolve; to roll along; as,
to <i>trundle</i> a hoop or a ball.</def>  <i>R. A. Proctor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trun"dle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To go
or move on small wheels; as, a bed <i>trundles</i> under another.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To roll, or go by revolving, as a
hoop.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trun"dle-bed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A low bed that is
moved on trundles, or little wheels, so that it can be pushed under a
higher bed; a truckle-bed; also, sometimes, a simiral bed without
wheels.</def>  <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trun"dle*head`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Gearing)</i> <def>One of the disks forming the ends of a lantern wheel
or pinion.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The drumhead of a capstan; especially, the
drumhead of the lower of two capstans on the sane axis.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trun"dle*tail`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A round or
curled-up tail; also, a dog with such a tail.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trunk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tronc</i>, L.
<i>truncus</i>, fr. <i>truncus</i> maimed, mutilated; perhaps akin to
<i>torquere</i> to twist wrench, and E. <i>torture</i>. <i>Trunk</i> in the
sense of proboscis is fr. F. <i>trompe</i> (the same word as <i>trompe</i>
a trumpet), but has been confused in English with <i>trunk</i> the stem of
a tree (see <u>Trump</u> a trumpet).  Cf. <u>Truncate</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The stem, or body, of a tree, apart from its limbs
and roots; the main stem, without the branches; stock; stalk.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>About the mossy <i>trunk</i> I wound me soon,<BR>
For, high from ground, the branches would require<BR>
Thy utmost reach.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The body of an animal, apart from the head and
limbs.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The main body of anything; as, the <i>trunk</i>
of a vein or of an artery, as distinct from the branches.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Arch)</i> <def>That part of a pilaster which is
between the base and the capital, corresponding to the shaft of a
column.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>That segment of the body of
an insect which is between the head and abdomen, and bears the wings and
legs; the thorax; the truncus.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1547 !></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The
proboscis of an elephant.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The proboscis of
an insect.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A long tube through which pellets of clay,
p&?;as, etc., are driven by the force of the breath.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He shot sugarplums them out of a <i>trunk</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>A box or chest usually covered with leather,
metal, or cloth, or sometimes made of leather, hide, or metal, for
containing clothes or other goods; especially, one used to convey the
effects of a traveler.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Locked up in chests and <i>trunks</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A flume or sluice in which ores
are separated from the slimes in which they are contained.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <i>(Steam Engine)</i> <def>A large pipe forming the
piston rod of a steam engine, of sufficient diameter to allow one end of
the connecting rod to be attached to the crank, and the other end to pass
within the pipe directly to the piston, thus making the engine more
compact.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <def>A long, large box, pipe, or conductor, made of
plank or metal plates, for various uses, as for conveying air to a mine or
to a furnace, water to a mill, grain to an elevator, etc.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Trunk engine</b></col>, <cd>a marine engine, the piston rod of
which is a trunk. See <u>Trunk</u>, 10.</cd> -- <col><b>Trunk
hose</b></col>, <cd>large breeches formerly worn, reaching to the
knees.</cd> -- <col><b>Trunk line</b></col>, <cd>the main line of a
railway, canal, or route of conveyance.</cd> -- <col><b>Trunk
turtle</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the leatherback.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trunk</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tronquer</i>. See
<u>Truncate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To lop off; to curtail; to
truncate; to maim.</def> [Obs.] "Out of the <i>trunked</i> stock."
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>To extract (ores) from the
slimes in which they are contained, by means of a trunk. See <u>Trunk</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 9.</def>  <i>Weale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trunk"back`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The leatherback.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trunked</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having (such) a
trunk.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thickset with strong and well-<i>trunked</i>
trees.</blockquote> <i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trunk"fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any one of several species of plectognath fishes, belonging to the
genus <i>Ostracion</i>, or the family <i>Ostraciontid&aelig;</i>, having an
angular body covered with a rigid integument consisting of bony scales.
Some of the species are called also <i>coffer fish</i>, and
<i>boxfish</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trunk"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Trunkfuls</b></plw> (&?;). <def>As much as a trunk will hold;
enough to fill a trunk.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trunk"work`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Work or devices
suitable to be concealed; a secret stratagem.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Trun"nel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A trundle.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Trun"nel</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Shipbuilding)</i> <def>See
<u>Treenail</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trun"nion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>trognon</i> the
stock, stump, or truck of a tree, F. <i>trognon</i> a core, stalk, fr.
<i>tron</i> a trunk, stem.  Cf. <u>Trunk</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Gun.)</i> <def>A cylindrical projection on each side of a piece,
whether gun, mortar, or howitzer, serving to support it on the cheeks of
the carriage. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Cannon</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Steam Engine)</i> <def>A gudgeon on each side of
an oscillating steam cylinder, to support it. It is usually tubular, to
convey steam.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Trunnion plate</b></col> <i>(Gun.)</i>, <cd>a plate in the
carriage of a gun, mortar, or howitzer, which covers the upper part of the
cheek, and forms a bearing under the trunnion.</cd> -- <col><b>Trunnion
ring</b></col> <i>(Gun.)</i>, <cd>a ring on a cannon next before the
trunnions.</cd> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Trun"nioned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Provided with
trunnions; as, the <i>trunnioned</i> cylinder of an oscillating steam
engine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tru"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>trudere</i>,
<i>trusum</i>, to thrust, shove: cf. F. <i>trusion</i>.] <def>The act of
pushing or thrusting.</def> [R.]  <i>Bentley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Truss</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>trusse</i>, F.
<i>trousse</i>, OF. also <i>tourse</i>; perhaps fr. L. <i>tryrsus</i>
stalk, stem.  Cf. <u>Thyrsus</u>, <u>Torso</u>, <u>Trousers</u>,
<u>Trousseau</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A bundle; a package; as, a
<i>truss</i> of grass.</def>  <i>Fabyan.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Bearing a <i>truss</i> of trifles at his back.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p>&fist; A <i>truss</i> of hay in England is 56 lbs. of old and 60 lbs. of
new hay; a <i>truss</i> of straw is 36 lbs.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A padded jacket or dress worn under armor, to
protect the body from the effects of friction; also, a part of a woman's
dress; a stomacher.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Nares.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Puts off his palmer's weed unto his <i>truss</i>, which
bore<BR>
The stains of ancient arms.</blockquote> <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>A bandage or apparatus used in
cases of hernia, to keep up the reduced parts and hinder further
protrusion, and for other purposes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A tuft of flowers formed at the
top of the main stalk, or stem, of certain plants.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The rope or iron used to keep the
center of a yard to the mast.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Arch. & Engin.)</i> <def>An assemblage of members
of wood or metal, supported at two points, and arranged to transmit
pressure vertically to those points, with the least possible strain across
the length of any member. Architectural trusses when left visible, as in
open timber roofs, often contain members not needed for construction, or
are built with greater massiveness than is requisite, or are composed in
unscientific ways in accordance with the exigencies of style.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Truss rod</b></col>, <cd>a rod which forms the tension member of
a trussed beam, or a tie rod in a truss.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Truss</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Trussed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Trussing</u>.] [F.
<i>trousser</i>. See <u>Truss</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To bind or pack close; to make into a truss.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>It [his hood] was <i>trussed</i> up in his
wallet.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly;
to pounce upon.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Who <i>trussing</i> me as eagle doth his prey.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder,
by means of a brace or braces.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To skewer; to make fast, as the wings of a fowl
to the body in cooking it.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To execute by hanging; to hang; -- usually with
<i>up</i>.</def> [Slang.]  <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To truss a person</b></col> or <col><b>one's self</b></col>,
<cd>to adjust and fasten the clothing of; especially, to draw tight and tie
the laces of garments.</cd> [Obs.] "Enter Honeysuckle, in his nightcap,
<i>trussing</i> himself." <i>J. Webster (1607).</i> -- <col><b>To truss
up</b></col>, <cd>to strain; to make close or tight.</cd> --
<col><b>Trussed beam</b></col>, <cd>a beam which is stiffened by a system
of braces constituting a truss of which the beam is a chord.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Truss"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Arch. & Engin.)</i> <def>The timbers, etc., which form a truss, taken
collectively.</def>  <i>Weale.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch. & Engin.)</i> <def>The art of stiffening or
bracing a set of timbers, or the like, by putting in struts, ties, etc.,
till it has something of the character of a truss.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The act of a hawk, or other bird of prey, in
seizing its quarry, and soaring with it into air.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Trust</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>trust</i>,
<i>trost</i>, Icel. <i>traust</i> confidence, security; akin to Dan. & Sw.
<i>tr&ouml;st</i> comfort, consolation, G. <i>trost</i>, Goth.
<i>trausti</i> a convention, covenant, and E. <i>true</i>. See <u>True</u>,
and cf. <u>Tryst</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Assured resting of the mind
on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship, or other sound principle,
of another person; confidence; reliance; reliance.</def> "O ever-failing
<i>trust</i> in mortal strength!"  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Most take things upon <i>trust</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Credit given; especially, delivery of property
or merchandise in reliance upon future payment; exchange without immediate
receipt of an equivalent; as, to sell or buy goods on
<i>trust</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Assured anticipation; dependence upon something
future or contingent, as if present or actual; hope; belief.</def> "Such
<i>trust</i> have we through Christ." <i>2 Cor. iii. 4.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His <i>trust</i> was with the Eternal to be deemed<BR>
Equal in strength.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>That which is committed or intrusted to one;
something received in confidence; charge; deposit.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The condition or obligation of one to whom
anything is confided; responsible charge or office.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[I] serve him truly that will put me in
<i>trust</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Reward them well, if they observe their
<i>trust</i>.</blockquote> <i>Denham.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of
reliance; hope.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>O Lord God, thou art my <i>trust</i> from my
youth.</blockquote> <i>Ps. lxxi. 5.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>An estate devised or granted in
confidence that the devisee or grantee shall convey it, or dispose of the
profits, at the will, or for the benefit, of another; an estate held for
the use of another; a confidence respecting property reposed in one person,
who is termed the <i>trustee</i>, for the benefit of another, who is called
the <i>cestui que trust</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>An organization formed mainly for the purpose of
regulating the supply and price of commodities, etc.; as, a sugar
<i>trust</i>.</def> [Cant]</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Confidence; belief; faith; hope; expectation.</p>

<p><col><b>Trust deed</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a deed conveying property
to a trustee, for some specific use.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Trust</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Held in trust; as,
<i>trust</i> property; <i>trust</i>money.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trust</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Trusted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Trusting</u>.] [OE.
<i>trusten</i>, <i>trosten</i>. See <u>Trust</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or
repose faith, in; as, we can not <i>trust</i> those who have deceived
us.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I will never <i>trust</i> his word after.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He that <i>trusts</i> every one without reserve will at last
be deceived.</blockquote> <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To give credence to; to believe; to
credit.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Trust</i> me, you look well.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To hope confidently; to believe; -- usually with
a phrase or infinitive clause as the object.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I <i>trust</i> to come unto you, and speak face to
face.</blockquote> <i>2 John 12.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We <i>trust</i>we have a good conscience.</blockquote>
<i>Heb. xiii. 18.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>to show confidence in a person by intrusting
(him) with something.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Whom, with your power and fortune, sir, you
<i>trust</i>,<BR>
Now to suspect is vain.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To commit, as to one's care; to
intrust.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Merchants were not willing to <i>trust</i> precious cargoes
to any custody but that of a man-of-war.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in
confidence of future payment; as, merchants and manufacturers <i>trust</i>
their customers annually with goods.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To risk; to venture confidently.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[Beguiled] by thee<BR>
to <i>trust</i> thee from my side.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trust</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To have
trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>More to know could not be more to <i>trust</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be confident, as of something future; to
hope.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I will <i>trust</i> and not be afraid.</blockquote> <i>Isa.
xii. 2.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a
promise of payment; to give credit.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It is happier sometimes to be cheated than not to
<i>trust</i>.</blockquote> <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To trust in</b></col>, <col><b>To trust on</b></col>, <cd>to
place confidence in,; to rely on; to depend.</cd> "<i>Trust in</i> the
Lord, and do good." <i>Ps. xxxvii. 3.</i> "A priest . . . <i>on</i> whom we
<i>trust</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Her widening streets <i>on</i> new foundations
<i>trust</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p>-- <col><b>To trust</b></col> <col><b>to or unto</b></col>, <cd>to
depend on; to have confidence in; to rely on.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>They <i>trusted unto</i> the liers in wait.</blockquote>
<i>Judges xx. 36.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>Trus*tee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A person
to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for
the benefit of specified individuals, or for public uses; one who is
intrusted with property for the benefit of another; also, a person in whose
hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Trustee process</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a process by which a
creditor may attach his debtor's goods, effects, and credits, in the hands
of a third person; -- called, in some States, the <i>process of foreign
attachment</i>, <i>garnishment</i>, or <i>factorizing process</i>.</cd> [U.
S.]</p>

<p><hw>Trus*tee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To commit (property) to the care of a trustee; as, to <i>trustee</i>
an estate.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To attach (a debtor's wages,
credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the
creditor.</def> [U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Trus*tee"ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office or duty of
a trustee.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trust"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who trusts, or credits.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>One who makes a trust; -- the
correlative of <i>trustee</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trust"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Full of trust; trusting.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Worthy of trust; faithful; trusty;
trustworthy.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Trust"ful*ly</wf>,<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Trust"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Trust"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a trusty
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trust"i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being trusty.</def></p>

<p><hw>Trust"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having or exercising
trust; confiding; unsuspecting; trustful.</def> -- <wf>Trust"ing*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Trust"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That may not be trusted;
not worthy of trust; unfaithful.</def> -- <wf>Trust"less*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Trust"wor`thy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Worthy of trust or
confidence; trusty.</def> -- <wf>Trust"wor`thi*ness</wf> (#),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Trust"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Trustier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Trustiest</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Admitting of being safely trusted; justly deserving
confidence; fit to be confided in; trustworthy; reliable.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Your <i>trusty</i> and most valiant servitor.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, not liable to fail; strong;
firm.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His <i>trusty</i> sword he called to his aid.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Involving trust; as, a <i>trusty</i>
business.</def> [R.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Truth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Truths</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>treuthe</i>, <i>trouthe</i>,
<i>treowpe</i>, AS. <i>tre&oacute;w&?;</i>. See <u>True</u>; cf.
<u>Troth</u>, <u>Betroth</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or being
true; as: -- <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> Conformity to fact or reality; exact
accordance with that which is, or has been; or shall be.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Conformity to rule; exactness; close
correspondence with an example, mood, object of imitation, or the
like.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Plows, to go true, depend much on the <i>truth</i> of the
ironwork.</blockquote> <i>Mortimer.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Fidelity; constancy; steadfastness;
faithfulness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Alas! they had been friends in youth,<BR>
But whispering tongues can poison <i>truth</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>The practice of speaking what is true; freedom
from falsehood; veracity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If this will not suffice, it must appear<BR>
That malice bears down <i>truth</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is true or certain concerning any
matter or subject, or generally on all subjects; real state of things;
fact; verity; reality.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Speak ye every man the <i>truth</i> to his
neighbor.</blockquote> <i>Zech. viii. 16.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I long to know the <i>truth</i> here of at
large.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>truth</i> depends on, or is only arrived at by, a
legitimate deduction from all the facts which are truly
material.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A true thing; a verified fact; a true statement
or proposition; an established principle, fixed law, or the like; as, the
great <i>truths</i> of morals.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Even so our boasting . . . is found a
<i>truth</i>.</blockquote> <i>2 Cor. vii. 14.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Righteousness; true religion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Grace and <i>truth</i> came by Jesus Christ.</blockquote>
<i>John i. 17.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Sanctify them through thy <i>truth</i>; thy word is
<i>truth</i>.</blockquote> <i>John xvii. 17.</i></p>

<p><col><b>In truth</b></col>, <cd>in reality; in fact.</cd> -- <col><b>Of
a truth</b></col>, <cd>in reality; certainly.</cd> -- <col><b>To do
truth</b></col>, <cd>to practice what God commands.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>He that <i>doeth truth</i> cometh to the light.</blockquote>
<i>John iii. 21.</i></p>

<p><hw>Truth</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To assert as true; to
declare.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Had they [the ancients] dreamt this, they would have
<i>truthed</i> it heaven.</blockquote> <i>Ford.</i></p>

<p><hw>Truth"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of truth;
veracious; reliable.</def> -- <wf>Truth"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>
-- <wf>Truth"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Truth"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Devoid of truth;
dishonest; dishonest; spurious; faithless.</def> --
<wf>Truth"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Truth"-lov`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who loves the
truth.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Truth-lover</i> was our English Duke.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Truth"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Truth.</def> [Obs. & R.]
<i>Marston.</i></p>

<p><hw>Truth"-tell`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who tells the
truth.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Truth-teller</i> was our England's Alfred
named.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Truth"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Truthful; likely;
probable.</def> [R.] "A more <i>truthy</i> import."  <i>W. G.
Palgrave.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tru`ti*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>trutinari</i>
to weigh, from <i>trutina</i> a balance. See <u>Trone</u> a steelyard.]
<def>The act of weighing.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Trut*ta"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL. <i>trutta</i> a
trout, L. <i>tructa</i>. See <u>Trout</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of,
pertaining to, or resembling, a trout; as, fish of the <i>truttaceous</i>
kind.</def></p>

<p><hw>Try</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>tried</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Trying</u>.] [OE. <i>trien</i> to select, pick out, F. <i>trier</i> to
cull, to out, LL. <i>tritare</i> to triturate (hence the sense of, to
thresh, to separate the grain from the straw, to select), L. <i>terere</i>,
<i>tritum</i>, to rub, bruise, grind, thresh. See <u>Trite</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To divide or separate, as one sort from another; to
winnow; to sift; to pick out; -- frequently followed by <i>out</i>; as, to
<i>try</i> out the wild corn from the good.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T.
Elyot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To purify or refine, as metals; to melt out, and
procure in a pure state, as oil, tallow, lard, etc.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver <i>tried</i>
in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xii.
6.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast <i>tried</i> us,
as silver is <i>tried</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ps. lxvi. 10.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for
the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test; as,
to <i>try</i> weights or measures by a standard; to <i>try</i> a man's
opinions.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let the end <i>try</i> the man.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To subject to severe trial; to put to the test;
to cause suffering or trouble to.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thus far to <i>try</i> thee, Adam, I was
pleased.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1548 !></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To experiment with; to test by use; as, to
<i>try</i> a remedy for disease; to <i>try</i> a horse.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Come, <i>try</i> upon yourselves what you have seen
me.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To ease her cares the force of sleep she
<i>tries</i>.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To strain; to subject to excessive tests; as,
the light <i>tries</i> his eyes; repeated disappointments <i>try</i> one's
patience.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To examine or investigate
judicially; to examine by witnesses or other judicial evidence and the
principles of law; as, to <i>try</i> a cause, or a criminal.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>To settle; to decide; to determine;
specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms; as, to <i>try</i> rival
claims by a duel; to <i>try</i> conclusions.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Left I the court, to see this quarrel
<i>tried</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>To experience; to have or gain knowledge of by
experience.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Or <i>try</i> the Libyan heat or Scythian cold.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>To essay; to attempt; to endeavor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let us <i>try</i> . . . to found a path.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To try on</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To put on, as a
garment, to ascertain whether it fits the person.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<cd>To attempt; to undertake.</cd> [Slang] <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To attempt; endeavor; strive; aim; examine.  --
<u>Try</u>, <u>Attempt</u>. To <i>try</i> is the generic, to <i>attempt</i>
is the specific, term. When we <i>try</i>, we are usually uncertain as to
success; when we <i>attempt</i>, we have always some definite object in
view which we seek to accomplish. We may be indifferent as to the result of
a <i>trial</i>, but we rarely <i>attempt</i> anything without a desire to
succeed.</p>

<p><blockquote>He first deceased: she for a little <i>tried</i><BR>
To live without him; liked it not, and died.</blockquote> <i>Sir H.
Wotton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Alack, I am afraid they have a waked,<BR>
And 't is not done. The <i>attempt</i>, and not the deed,<BR>
Confounds us.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Try</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
exert strength; to endeavor; to make an effort or an attempt; as, you must
<i>try</i> hard if you wish to learn.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To do; to fare; as, how do you <i>try</i>!</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Try</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A screen, or
sieve, for grain.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]  <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Act of trying; attempt; experiment;
trial.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This breaking of his has been but a <i>try</i> for his
friends.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Try cock</b></col>, <cd>a gauge cock. See under
<u>Gauge</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Try</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Try</u>, <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos>] <def>Refined; select; excellent; choice.</def> [Obs.] "Sugar
that is <i>try</i>."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Try"gon</hw> (tr&imacr;"g&obreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a
sting ray, from Gr.&?; a kind of fish with a prickle in the tail.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of large sting rays
belonging to <i>Trygon</i> and allied genera.</def></p>

<p><hw>Try"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Adapted to try, or put to
severe trial; severe; afflictive; as, a <i>trying</i> occasion or
position.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tryp"sin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cr. &?; a rubbing, fr. &?;
to rub, grind. So called because it causes proteid matter to break up or to
fall apart.] <i>(physiol.)</i> <def>A proteolytic ferment, or enzyme,
present in the pancreatic juice. Unlike the pepsin of the gastric juice, it
acts in a neutral or alkaline fluid, and not only converts the albuminous
matter of the food into soluble peptones, but also, in part, into leucin
and tyrosin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tryp*sin"o*gen</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Trypsin</i> + <i>-
gen</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The antecedent of trypsin, a substance
which is contained in the cells of the pancreas and gives rise to the
trypsin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tryp"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i>
<def>Relating to trypsin or to its action; produced by trypsin; as,
<i>trypsin</i> digestion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tryp"tone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i>
<def>The peptone formed by pancreatic digestion; -- so called because it is
formed through the agency of the ferment <i>trypsin</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Try"sail</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A fore-
and-aft sail, bent to a gaff, and hoisted on a lower mast or on a small
mast, called the <i>trysail mast</i>, close abaft a lower mast; -- used
chiefly as a storm sail. Called also <i>spencer</i>.</def>
<i>Totten.</i></p>

<p><hw>Try"-square`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An instrument used
by carpenters, joiners, etc., for laying off right angles off right angles,
and testing whether work is square.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tryst</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>trist</i>,
<i>tryst</i>, a variant of <i>trust</i>; cf. Icel. <i>treysta</i> to make
trusty, fr. <i>traust</i> confidence, security. See <u>Trust</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Trust.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An appointment to meet; also, an appointed place
or time of meeting; as, to keep <i>tryst</i>; to break <i>tryst</i>.</def>
[Scot. or Poetic]</p>

<p><col><b>To bide tryst</b></col>, <cd>to wait, at the appointed time, for
one with whom a tryst or engagement is made; to keep an engagement or
appointment.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>The tenderest-hearted maid<BR>
That ever <i>bided tryst</i> at village stile.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tryst</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tristen</i>,
<i>trysten</i>. See <u>Tryst</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To trust.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To agree with to meet at a certain place; to
make an appointment with.</def> [Scot.]  <i>Burns.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tryst</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To mutually agree to meet
at a certain place.</def> [Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Tryst"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who makes an
appointment, or tryst; one who meets with another.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tryst"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An appointment; a
tryst.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Trysting day</b></col>, <cd>an arranged day of meeting or
assembling, as of soldiers, friends, and the like.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>And named a <i>trysting day</i>,<BR>
And bade his messengers ride forth<BR>
East and west and south and north,<BR>
To summon his array.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p>-- <col><b>Trysting place</b></col>, <cd>a place designated for the
assembling of soldiers, the meeting of parties for an interview, or the
like; a rendezvous.</cd> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tsar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The title of the emperor of
Russia. See <u>Czar</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tsa*ri"na</hw> (?), <hw>Tsa*rit"sa</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Russ. <i>tsaritsa</i>.  Cf. <u>Czarina</u>.] <def>The
title of the empress of Russia. See <u>Czarina</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tschak*meck"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The chameck.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tsche"go</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From a native name.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A West African anthropoid ape allied to the
gorilla and chimpanzee, and by some considered only a variety of the
chimpanzee. It is noted for building large, umbrella-shaped nests in trees.
Called also <i>tscheigo</i>, <i>tschiego</i>, <i>nschego</i>,
<i>nscheigo</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tse"be</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
springbok.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tset"se</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
venomous two-winged African fly (<i>Glossina morsitans</i>) whose bite is
very poisonous, and even fatal, to horses and cattle, but harmless to men.
It renders extensive districts in which it abounds uninhabitable during
certain seasons of the year.</def> [Written also <i>tzetze</i>, and
<i>tsetze</i>.]
</p>

<p><hw>T" square`</hw> (?). <def>See under <u>T</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu`a*te"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>See <u>Hatteria</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tub</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tubbe</i>; of Dutch or
Low German origin; cf. LG. <i>tubbe</i>, D. <i>tobbe</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An open wooden vessel formed with staves, bottom,
and hoops; a kind of short cask, half barrel, or firkin, usually with but
one head, -- used for various purposes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The amount which a tub contains, as a measure of
quantity; as, a <i>tub</i> of butter; a <i>tub</i> of camphor, which is
about 1 cwt., etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Any structure shaped like a tub: as, a certain
old form of pulpit; a short, broad boat, etc., -- often used jocosely or
opprobriously.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>All being took up and busied, some in pulpits and some in
<i>tubs</i>, in the grand work of preaching and holding forth.</blockquote>
<i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A sweating in a tub; a tub fast.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A small cask; as, a <i>tub</i> of gin.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up
a shaft; -- so called by miners.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tub fast</b></col>, <cd>an old mode of treatment for the
venereal disease, by sweating in a close place, or tub, and fasting.</cd>
[Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>Tub wheel</b></col>, <cd>a horizontal water
wheel, usually in the form of a short cylinder, to the circumference of
which spiral vanes or floats, placed radially, are attached, turned by the
impact of one or more streams of water, conducted so as to strike against
the floats in the direction of a tangent to the cylinder.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tub</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tubbed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tubbing</u>.]
<def>To plant or set in a tub; as, to <i>tub</i> a plant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tub</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make use of a bathing tub;
to lie or be in a bath; to bathe.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Don't we all <i>tub</i> in England ?</blockquote> <i>London
Spectator.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu"ba</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., trumpet.] <i>(Mus.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An ancient trumpet.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>A sax-tuba. See <u>Sax-tuba</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tub"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a
tube; specifically, of or pertaining to one of the Fallopian tubes; as,
<i>tubal</i> pregnancy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tub"bing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
forming of a tub; also, collectively, materials for tubs.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A lining of timber or metal around the shaft of
a mine; especially, a series of cast-iron cylinders bolted together, used
to enable those who sink a shaft to penetrate quicksand, water, etc., with
safety.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tub"by</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resembling a tub;
specifically sounding dull and without resonance, like a tub; wanting
elasticity or freedom of sound; as, a <i>tubby</i> violin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tube</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tubus</i>; akin to
<i>tuba</i> a trumpet: cf F. <i>tube</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A hollow
cylinder, of any material, used for the conveyance of fluids, and for
various other purposes; a pipe.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A telescope.</def> "Glazed optic <i>tube</i>."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A vessel in animal bodies or plants, which
conveys a fluid or other substance.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The narrow, hollow part of a
gamopetalous corolla.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Gun.)</i> <def>A priming tube, or friction
primer. See under <u>Priming</u>, and <u>Friction</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Steam Boilers)</i> <def>A small pipe forming part
of the boiler, containing water and surrounded by flame or hot gases, or
else surrounded by water and forming a flue for the gases to pass
through.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A more
or less cylindrical, and often spiral, case secreted or constructed by many
annelids, crustaceans, insects, and other animals, for protection or
concealment. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Tubeworm</u>.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of the siphons of a bivalve mollusk.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Capillary tube</b></col>, <cd>a tube of very fine bore. See
<u>Capillary</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Fire tube</b></col> <i>(Steam
Boilers)</i>, <cd>a tube which forms a flue.</cd> -- <col><b>Tube
coral</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>Same as <u>Tubipore</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Tube foot</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>one of the ambulacral
suckers of an echinoderm.</cd> -- <col><b>Tube plate</b></col>, or
<col><b>Tube sheet</b></col> <i>(Steam Boilers)</i>, <cd>a flue plate. See
under <u>Flue</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Tube pouch</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>,
<cd>a pouch containing priming tubes.</cd> -- <col><b>Tube
spinner</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of various species of
spiders that construct tubelike webs. They belong to <i>Tegenaria</i>,
<i>Agelena</i>, and allied genera.</cd> -- <col><b>Water tube</b></col>
<i>(Steam Boilers)</i>, <cd>a tube containing water and surrounded by flame
or hot gases.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tube</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tubed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tubing</u>.] <def>To
furnish with a tube; as, to <i>tube</i> a well.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tube"form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>In the form of a tube;
tubular; tubiform.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tube"-nosed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Having the nostrils prolonged in the form of horny
tubes along the sides of the beak; -- said of certain sea birds.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Belonging to the Tubinares.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>[L., a hump. knob; probably
akin to <i>tumere</i> to swell.  Cf. <u>Tumid</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A fleshy, rounded stem or root,
usually containing starchy matter, as the potato or arrowroot; a thickened
root-stock. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Tuberous</u>.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A genus of fungi. See <u>Truffle</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A tuberosity; a
tubercle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"ber*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tuberculum</i>,
dim. of <i>tuber</i>: cf. F. <i>tubercule</i>, OF. also <i>tubercle</i>.
See <u>Tuber</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small knoblike prominence or excrescence,
whether natural or morbid; as, a <i>tubercle</i> on a plant; a
<i>tubercle</i> on a bone; the <i>tubercles</i> appearing on the body in
leprosy.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A small mass or aggregation of
morbid matter; especially, the deposit which accompanies scrofula or
phthisis. This is composed of a hard, grayish, or yellowish, translucent or
opaque matter, which gradually softens, and excites suppuration in its
vicinity. It is most frequently found in the lungs, causing
consumption.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tubercle bacillus</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a minute
vegetable organism (<i>Bacillus tuberculosis</i>) discovered by Koch, a
German physician, in the sputum of consumptive patients and in tuberculous
tissue, and believed to be the exciting cause of tubercles and
tuberculosis.</cd>
</p>

<p><hw>Tu"ber*cled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having tubercles;
affected with, tubercles; tuberculate; as, a <i>tubercled</i> lung or
stalk.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu*ber"cu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Having tubercles; affected with tubercles; tubercled;
tuberculate.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Like a tubercle; as, a <i>tubercular</i>
excrescence.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Characterized by the development
of tubercles; as, <i>tubercular</i> diathesis.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tu*ber"cu*late</hw> (?), <hw>Tu*ber"cu*la`ted</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [NL. <i>tuberculatus</i>: cf. F.
<i>tubercul&eacute;</i>.] <def>Tubercled; tubercular.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu*ber"cu*lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tubercle</u>.]
<def>A fluid containing the products formed by the growth of the tubercle
bacillus in a suitable culture medium.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu*ber`cu*li*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i>
<def>The development of tubercles; the condition of one who is affected
with tubercles.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tu*ber"cu*lose`</hw> (?), <hw>Tu*ber"cu*lous</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having tubercles; affected with, or characterized
by, tubercles; tubercular.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tu*ber`cu*lo"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Tubercle</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A constitutional disease characterized
by the production of tubercles in the internal organs, and especially in
the lungs, where it constitutes the most common variety of pulmonary
consumption.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tu*ber"cu*lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tubercula</b></plw> (#). [L., dim. of <i>tuber</i> a swelling.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A tubercle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu`ber*if"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tuber</i> + <i>-
ferous</i>.] <def>Producing or bearing tubers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tube"rose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. G. <i>tuberose</i>,
F. <i>tub&eacute;reuse</i>, NL. <i>Polianthes tuberosa</i>. See
<u>Tuberous</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant (<i>Polianthes tuberosa</i>)
with a tuberous root and a liliaceous flower. It is much cultivated for its
beautiful and fragrant white blossoms.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"ber*ose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tuberous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu`ber*os"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tuberosities</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F.
<i>tub&eacute;rosit&eacute;</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of
being tuberous.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An obtuse or knoblike prominence; a
protuberance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"ber*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tuberosus</i>: cf.
F. <i>tub&eacute;reux</i>. See <u>Tuber</u>, and cf. also
<u>Tuberose</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Covered with knobby or wartlike prominences;
knobbed.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Consisting of, or bearing, tubers;
resembling a tuber.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Tu"ber*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tube"-shell`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any bivalve mollusk which secretes a shelly tube around its siphon, as
the watering-shell.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tube"worm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any annelid which constructs a tube; one of the
Tubicol&aelig;.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tub"fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The sapphirine gurnard (<i>Trigla hirundo</i>). See <i>Illust.</i>
under <u>Gurnard</u>.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tub"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tubfuls</b></plw> (&?;). <def>As much as a tub will hold; enough to
fill a tub.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu*bic"i*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. <i>tubicen</i>
trumpeter.] <def>To blow a trumpet.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tu*bic"o*l&aelig;</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L.
<i>tubus</i> a tube + <i>colere</i> to inhabit.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
division of annelids including those which construct, and habitually live
in, tubes. The head or anterior segments usually bear gills and cirri.
Called also <i>Sedentaria</i>, and <i>Capitibranchiata</i>. See
<u>Serpula</u>, and <u>Sabella</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu*bic"o*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Tubicolous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"bi*cole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>One of the Tubicol&aelig;.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu*bic"o*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See
<u>Tubicol&aelig;</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Inhabiting a tube; as,
<i>tubicolous</i> worms.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"bi*corn</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tubus</i> tube +
<i>cornu</i> horn: cf. F. <i>tubicorne</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any
ruminant having horns composed of a bony axis covered with a horny sheath;
a hollow-horned ruminant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"bi*corn`ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having hollow
horns.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"bi*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the form of a
tube; tubeform.</def> "<i>Tubiform</i> cells."  <i>Carpenter.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu`bi*na"res</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L.
<i>tubus</i> tube + <i>nares</i> the nostrils.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
tribe of sea birds comprising the petrels, shearwaters, albatrosses,
hagdons, and allied birds having tubular horny nostrils.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1549 !></p>

<p><hw>Tub"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
act of making tubes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A series of tubes; tubes, collectively; a length
or piece of a tube; material for tubes; as, leather
<i>tubing</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tu*bip"o*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from L.
<i>tubus</i> tube + <i>porus</i> passage, pore.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
genus of halcyonoids in which the skeleton, or coral (called <i>organ-pipe
coral</i>), consists of a mass of parallel cylindrical tubes united at
intervals by transverse plates. These corals are usually red or purple and
form large masses. They are natives of the tropical parts of the Indian and
Pacific Oceans.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"bi*pore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tubipore</i>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any species of the genus Tubipora.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"bi*po*rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Paleon.)</i>
<def>Any fossil coral of the genus <i>Syringopora</i> consisting of a
cluster of upright tubes united together by small transverse
tubules.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"bi*valve</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tube</u>,
<u>Valve</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A shell or tube formed by an
annelid, as a serpula.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tub"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tubmen</b></plw> (&?;). <i>(Eng. Law)</i> <def>One of the two most
experienced barristers in the Court of Exchequer.  Cf. <u>Postman</u>,
2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"bu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tubulus</i>, dim. of
<i>tubus</i> a tube, or pipe. See <u>Tube</u>.] <def>Having the form of a
tube, or pipe; consisting of a pipe; fistular; as, a <i>tubular</i> snout;
a <i>tubular</i> calyx. Also, containing, or provided with,
tubes.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tubular boiler</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Boiler</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Tubular breathing</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a variety of
respiratory sound, heard on auscultation over the lungs in certain cases of
disease, resembling that produced by the air passing through the
trachea.</cd> -- <col><b>Tubular bridge</b></col>, <cd>a bridge in the form
of a hollow trunk or tube, made of iron plates riveted together, as the
Victoria bridge over the St. Lawrence, at Montreal, Canada, and the
Britannia bridge over the Menai Straits.</cd> -- <col><b>Tubular
girder</b></col>, <cd>a plate girder having two or more vertical webs with
a space between them.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Tu`bu*la"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of hydroids having large, naked,
flowerlike hydranths at the summits of long, slender, usually simple,
stems. The gonophores are small, and form clusters at the bases of the
outer tentacles.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tu`bu*la"ri*&aelig;</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.]
<def>See <u>Tubularida</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu`bu*la"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zool.)</i>
<def>Any hydroid belonging to the suborder Tubularida.</def></p>

<p>&fist; These hydroids usually form tufts of delicate tubes, and both
gonophores and hydranths are naked. The gonophores of many of the species
become free jellyfishes; those of other species remain permanently attached
as medusoid buds or sporosacs. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Gonosome</u>,
and <u>Cymnoblastea</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Tu`bu*la"ri*an</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to the tubularians.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tu"bu*lar`i*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An extensive division of Hydroidea; the
tubularians; -- called also <i>Athecata</i>, <i>Gymnoblastea</i>, and
<i>Tubulari&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"bu*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tubulatus</i>. See
<u>Tubular</u>.] <def>Tubular; tubulated; tubulous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"bu*la`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Made in the form of
a small tube; provided with a tube, or elongated opening.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tubulated bottle</b></col> or <col><b>retort</b></col>
<i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a bottle or retort having a stoppered opening for the
introduction or removal of materials.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tu`bu*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The
act of shaping or making a tube, or of providing with a tube; also, a tube
or tubulure; as, the <i>tubulation</i> of a retort.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"bu*la`ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
tubulure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"bule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tubule</i>, or L.
<i>tubulus</i>, dim. of <i>tubus</i> a tube, a pipe.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A minute tube lined with
glandular epithelium; as, the uriniferous <i>tubules</i> of the
kidney.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu`bu*li*bran"chi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zool.)</i>
<def>One of the Tubulibranchiata.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tu`bu*li*bran`chi*a"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.,
from L. <i>tubulus</i> a little tube + <i>branchia</i> a gill.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A group of gastropod mollusks having a tubular
shell. Vermetus is an example.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"bu*li*cole`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tubulus</i>
little tube + <i>colere</i> to inhabit.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any
hydroid which has tubular chitinous stems.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu`bu*li*den"tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Tubule</i> +
<i>dentate</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having teeth traversed by canals;
-- said of certain edentates.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"bu*li*form`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>tubuliforme</i>.] <def>Having the form of a small tube.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"bu*li*pore"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any one of numerous species of Bryozoa belonging to <i>Tubulipora</i>
and allied genera, having tubular calcareous calicles.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tu"bu*lose`</hw> (?), <hw>Tu"bu*lous</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tubuleux</i>. See <u>Tubule</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Resembling, or in the form of, a tube;
longitudinally hollow; specifically <i>(Bot.)</i>, having a hollow
cylindrical corolla, often expanded or toothed at the border; as, a
<i>tubulose</i> flower.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Containing, or consisting of, small tubes;
specifically <i>(Bot.)</i>, composed wholly of tubulous florets; as, a
<i>tubulous</i> compound flower.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tubulous boiler</b></col>, <cd>a steam boiler composed chiefly
of tubes containing water and surrounded by flame and hot gases; --
sometimes distinguished from <i>tubular boiler</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tu"bu*lure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tubulure</i>.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A short tubular opening at the top of a retort, or at
the top or side of a bottle; a tubulation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu*can"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
Mexican pocket gopher (<i>Geomys Mexicanus</i>). It resembles the common
pocket gopher of the Western United States, but is larger. Called also
<i>tugan</i>, and <i>tuza</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"cet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Tucket</u>, a
steak.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tuch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Touchstone</u>.] <def>A
dark-colored kind of marble; touchstone.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir J.
Harrington.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tuck</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>estoc</i>; cf. It.
<i>stocco</i>; both of German origin, and akin to E. <i>stock</i>. See
<u>Stock</u>.] <def>A long, narrow sword; a rapier.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He wore large hose, and a <i>tuck</i>, as it was then
called, or rapier, of tremendous length.</blockquote> <i>Sir W.
Scot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tuck</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Tocsin</u>.] <def>The beat
of a drum.</def>  <i>Scot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tuck</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tucked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tucking</u>.] [OE.
<i>tukken</i>, LG. <i>tukken</i> to pull up, tuck up, entice; akin to OD.
<i>tocken</i> to entice, G. <i>zucken</i> to draw with a short and quick
motion, and E. <i>tug</i>. See <u>Tug</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To draw
up; to shorten; to fold under; to press into a narrower compass; as, to
<i>tuck</i> the bedclothes in; to <i>tuck</i> up one's sleeves.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to <i>tuck</i> a
dress.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To inclose; to put within; to press into a close
place; as, to <i>tuck</i> a child into a bed; to <i>tuck</i> a book under
one's arm, or into a pocket.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> [Perhaps originally, to strike, beat: cf. F.
<i>toquer</i> to touch.  Cf. <u>Tocsin</u>.] <def>To full, as cloth.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tuck</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To contract; to draw
together.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tuck</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A horizontal
sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A small net used for taking fish from a larger
one; -- called also <i>tuck-net</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A pull; a lugging.</def> [Obs.] See <u>Tug</u>.
<i>Life of A. Wood.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The part of a vessel where the
ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Food; pastry; sweetmeats.</def> [Slang]  <i>T.
Hughes.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tuck"a*hoe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [North American Indian,
bread.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A curious vegetable production of the Southern
Atlantic United States, growing under ground like a truffle and often
attaining immense size. The real nature is unknown. Called also <i>Indian
bread</i>, and <i>Indian loaf</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tuck"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who, or that which, tucks; specifically, an instrument with which tuck are
made.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A narrow piece of linen or the like, folded
across the breast, or attached to the gown at the neck, forming a part of a
woman's dress in the 17th century and later.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [See <u>Tuck</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, 4.] <def>A
fuller.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tuck"er</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To tire; to weary; --
usually with <i>out</i>.</def> [Colloq. U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Tuck"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It <i>toccata</i> a prelude,
fr. <i>toccare</i> to touch. See <u>Toccata</u>, <u>Touch</u>.] <def>A
slight flourish on a trumpet; a fanfare.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><col><b>Tucket sonance</b></col>, <cd>the sound of the tucket.</cd>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Let the trumpets sound<BR>
The <i>tucket sonance</i> and the note to mount.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tuck"et</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. It. <i>tocchetto</i> a
ragout of fish, meat, fr. <i>tocco</i> a bit, morsel, LL. <i>tucetum</i>,
<i>tuccetum</i>, a thick gravy.] <def>A steak; a collop.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tuck"-net`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Tuck</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tu"cum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called by the Indians of
Brazil.] <def>A fine, strong fiber obtained from the young leaves of a
Brazilian palm (<i>Astrocaryum vulgare</i>), used for cordage, bowstrings,
etc.; also, the plant yielding this fiber. Called also <i>tecum</i>, and
<i>tecum fiber</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tu*cu"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
Brazilian palm (<i>Astrocaryum Tucuma</i>) which furnishes an edible
fruit.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"dor</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a
royal line of England, descended from Owen <i>Tudor</i> of Wales, who
married the widowed queen of Henry V. The first reigning Tudor was Henry
VII.; the last, Elizabeth.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tudor style</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>the latest development
of Gothic architecture in England, under the Tudors, characterized by flat
four-centered arches, shallow moldings, and a profusion of paneling on the
walls.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tu"e</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
parson bird.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tue"fall</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>See
<u>To-fall</u>.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tue"-i`ron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Tuy&egrave;re</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tue"-i`rons</hw>, <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>A pair of
blacksmith's tongs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tues"day</hw> (t&umacr;z"d&asl;; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE.
<i>Tewesday</i>, AS. <i>Tiwes d&aelig;g</i> the day of <i>Tiw</i> the god
of war; akin to OHG. <i>Zio</i>, Icel. <i>T&ymacr;r</i>, L. <i>Ju</i>piter,
Gr. <grk>Zey`s</grk>;, cf. OHG. <i>Ziostac</i> Tuesday, G. <i>Dienstag</i>,
Icel. <i>T&ymacr;sdagr</i>. &radic;244.  See <u>Deity</u>, <u>Day</u>, and
cf. <u>Jovial</u>.] <def>The third day of the week, following Monday and
preceding Wednesday.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
lapwing.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tu"fa</hw> (?), [It. <i>fufo</i> soft, sandy stone, L. <i>tofus</i>,
<i>tophus</i>.  Cf. <u>Tofus</u>, <u>Toph</u>, and <u>Tophin</u>.]
<i>(Min.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A soft or porous stone formed by
depositions from water, usually calcareous; -- called also <i>calcareous
tufa</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A friable volcanic rock or
conglomerate, formed of consolidated cinders, or scoria.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu*fa"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. It. <i>tufaceo</i>,
L. <i>tofaceus</i>, <i>tofacius</i>. See <u>Tufa</u>.] <i>(Min.)</i>
<def>Pertaining to tufa; consisting of, or resembling, tufa.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tuff</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Tufa</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tuf*foon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Typhoon</u>.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tuft</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prov. E. <i>tuff</i>, F.
<i>touffe</i>; of German origin; cf. G. <i>zopf</i> a weft of hair,
pigtail, top of a tree. See <u>Top</u> summit.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
collection of small, flexible, or soft things in a knot or bunch; a waving
or bending and spreading cluster; as, a <i>tuft</i> of flowers or
feathers.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A cluster; a clump; as, a <i>tuft</i> of
plants.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Under a <i>tuft</i> of shade.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Green lake, and cedar <i>fuft</i>, and spicy
glade.</blockquote> <i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A nobleman, or person of quality, especially in
the English universities; -- so called from the tuft, or gold tassel, on
the cap worn by them.</def> [Cant, Eng.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Several young <i>tufts</i>, and others of the faster
men.</blockquote> <i>T. Hughes.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tuft</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tufted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tufting</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To separate into tufts.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To adorn with tufts or with a tuft.</def>
<i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tuft</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To grow in, or form, a tuft
or tufts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tuf-taf"fe*ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A silk fabric
formerly in use, having a nap or pile.</def> [Written also <i>tuft-
taffeta</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tuft"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Adorned with a tuft; as, the <i>tufted</i> duck.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Growing in tufts or clusters; tufty.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>tufted</i> crowtoe, and pale jessamine.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Tufted</i> trees and springing corn.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Tufted duck</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the ring-necked
duck.</cd> [Local, U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Tuft"hunt`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A hanger-on to
noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities; a
toady. See 1st <u>Tuft</u>, 3.</def> [Cant, Eng.]  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tuft"hunt`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The practice of
seeking after, and hanging on, noblemen, or persons of quality, especially
in English universities.</def> [Cant, Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tuft"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Abounding with tufts.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Both in the <i>tufty</i> frith and in the mossy
fell.</blockquote> <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Growing in tufts or clusters.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Where <i>tufty</i> daisies nod at every gale.</blockquote>
<i>W. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tug</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tugged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tugging</u>.] [OE. <i>toggen</i>; akin to OD. <i>tocken</i> to entice,
G. <i>zucken</i> to jerk, draw, Icel. <i>toga</i> to draw, AS.
<i>t&eacute;on</i>, p. p. <i>togen</i>, to draw, G. <i>ziehen</i>, OHG.
<i>ziohan</i>, Goth. <i>tiuhan</i>, L. <i>ducere</i> to lead, draw.  Cf.
<u>Duke</u>, <u>Team</u>, <u>Tie</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>,
<u>Touch</u>, <u>Tow</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, <u>Tuck</u> to press in,
<u>Toy</u> a plaything.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To pull or draw with great
effort; to draw along with continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; as,
to <i>tug</i> a loaded cart; to <i>tug</i> a ship into port.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There sweat, there strain, <i>tug</i> the laborious
oar.</blockquote> <i>Roscommon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pull; to pluck.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>To ease the pain,<BR>
His <i>tugged</i> cars suffered with a strain.</blockquote>
<i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tug</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To pull
with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to <i>tug</i> at the oar; to
<i>tug</i> against the stream.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>tugged</i>, he shook, till down they
came.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To labor; to strive; to struggle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>England now is left<BR>
To <i>tug</i> and scamble and to part by the teeth<BR>
The unowed interest of proud-swelling state.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tug</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A pull with
the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called <i>tug of war</i>; a
supreme effort.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>At the <i>tug</i> he falls,<BR>
Vast ruins come along, rent from the smoking walls.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and
heavy articles.</def> [Prov. Eng.]  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A small, powerful steamboat used
to tow vessels; -- called also <i>steam tug</i>, <i>tugboat</i>, and
<i>towboat</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A trace, or drawing strap, of a
harness.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mining.)</i> <def>An iron hook of a hoisting tub,
to which a tackle is affixed.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tug iron</b></col>, <cd>an iron hook or button to which a tug or
trace may be attached, as on the shaft of a wagon.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tu*gan"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same
as <u>Tucan</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tug"boat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Tug</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tug"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who tugs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tug"ging*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a tugging
manner; with laborious pulling.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tuille</hw> (tw&ibreve;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tuile</i>
a tile.] <def>In plate armor, a suspended plate in front of the thigh. See
<i>Illust.</i> of <u>Tasses</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu*i"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tuitio</i>
protection, guarding, from <i>tueri</i>, p. p. <i>tuitus</i>, to see,
watch, protect: cf. F. <i>tuition</i>.  Cf. <u>Tutor</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Superintending care over a young person; the
particular watch and care of a tutor or guardian over his pupil or ward;
guardianship.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Especially, the act, art, or business of
teaching; instruction; as, children are sent to school for <i>tuition</i>;
his <i>tuition</i> was thorough.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The money paid for instruction; the price or
payment for instruction.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu*i"tion*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to tuition.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"ko-tu*ko</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native name .]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A burrowing South American rodent (<i>Ctenomys
Braziliensis</i>). It has small eyes and ears and a short tail. It
resembles the pocket gopher in size, form, and habits, but is more nearly
allied to the porcupines.</def> [Written also <i>tucu-tuco</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tu"la met`al</hw> (?). <def>An alloy of silver, copper, and lead
made at <i>Tula</i> in Russia.</def> [Written also <i>toola metal</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tu"le</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Mex.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
large bulrush (<i>Scirpus lacustris</i>, and <i>S. Tatora</i>) growing
abundantly on overflowed land in California and elsewhere.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1550 !></p>

<p><hw>Tu"lip</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tulipe</i>, OF. also
<i>tulipan</i>, It. <i>tulipano</i>, <i>tulipa</i>, from Turk.
<i>tulbend</i>, <i>dulbend</i>, literally, a turban, Per. <i>dulband</i>; -
- so called from the resemblance of the form of this flower to a turban.
See <u>Turban</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any plant of the liliaceous genus
<i>Tulipa</i>. Many varieties are cultivated for their beautiful, often
variegated flowers.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tulip tree</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A large American
tree bearing tuliplike flowers. See <u>Liriodendron</u>.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A West Indian malvaceous tree (<i>Paritium, or
Hibiscus, tiliaceum</i>).</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tu"lip-eared`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Having erect, pointed ears; prick-eared; -- said of certain
dogs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"lip*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person who is
especially devoted to the cultivation of tulips.</def>  <i>Sir T.
Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu`lip*o*ma"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tulip</i> +
<i>mania</i>.] <def>A violent passion for the acquisition or cultivation of
tulips; -- a word said by Beckman to have been coined by Menage.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In Holland, in the first half of the 17th century, the
cultivation of tulips became a mania. It began about the year 1634, and,
like a violent epidemic, seized upon all classes of the community, leading
to disasters and misery such as the records of commerce or of bankruptcies
can scarcely parallel. In 1636, tulip marts had been established in
Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Haarlem, Leyden, and various other towns, where tulip
bulbs were sold and resold in the same manner as stocks are on the Stock
Exchange of London.  <i>Baird.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu`lip*o*ma"ni*ac</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is
affected with tulipomania.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"lip-shell`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A large, handsomely colored, marine univalve shell (<i>Fasciolaria
tulipa</i>) native of the Southern United States. The name is sometimes
applied also to other species of <i>Fasciolaria</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"lip*wood`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The beautiful rose-
colored striped wood of a Brazilian tree (<i>Physocalymna floribunda</i>),
much used by cabinetmakers for inlaying.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Queensland tulipwood</b></col>, <cd>the variegated wood of an
Australian sapindaceous tree (<i>Harpullia pendula</i>).</cd>  <i>J. Smith
(Dict. Econ. Plants).</i></p>

<p><hw>Tull</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tullen</i>. See
<u>Tole</u>.] <def>To allure; to tole.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>With empty hands men may no hawkes <i>tull</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tulle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.; -- so called from the town
of <i>Tulle</i>, in France.] <def>A kind of silk lace or light netting,
used for veils, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tul"li*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Tullianus</i>, from
<i>Tullius</i>, the name of a Roman gens.] <def>Belonging to, or in the
style of, Tully (Marcus Tullius Cicero).</def></p>

<p><hw>Tul"li*bee</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
whitefish (<i>Coregonus tullibee</i>) found in the Great Lakes of North
America; -- called also <i>mongrel whitefish</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tum"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tumbled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tumbling</u> (?).] [OE. <i>tumblen</i>, AS. <i>tumbian</i> to turn heels
over head, to dance violently; akin to D. <i>tuimelen</i> to fall, Sw.
<i>tumla</i>, Dan. <i>tumle</i>, Icel. <i>tumba</i>; and cf. G.
<i>taumeln</i> to reel, to stagger.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To roll over,
or to and fro; to throw one's self about; as, a person on pain
<i>tumbles</i> and tosses.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To roll down; to fall suddenly and violently; to
be precipitated; as, to <i>tumble</i> from a scaffold.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He who <i>tumbles</i> from a tower surely has a greater blow
than he who slides from a molehill.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To play tricks by various movements and
contortions of the body; to perform the feats of an acrobat.</def>
<i>Rowe.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To tumble home</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to incline inward,
as the sides of a vessel, above the bends or extreme breadth; -- used esp.
in the phrase <i>tumbling home</i>.  Cf. <u>Wall-sided</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tum"ble</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
turn over; to turn or throw about, as for examination or search; to roll or
move in a rough, coarse, or unceremonious manner; to throw down or
headlong; to precipitate; -- sometimes with <i>over</i>, <i>about</i>,
etc.; as, to <i>tumble</i> books or papers.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To disturb; to rumple; as, to <i>tumble</i> a
bed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tum"ble</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Act of tumbling, or rolling
over; a fall.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tum"ble*bug`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Tumbledung</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tum"ble-down`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ready to fall;
dilapidated; ruinous; as, a <i>tumble-down</i> house.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Tum"ble*dung`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any one of numerous species of scaraboid beetles belonging to
<i>Scarab&aelig;us</i>, <i>Copris</i>, <i>Phan&aelig;us</i>, and allied
genera. The female lays her eggs in a globular mass of dung which she rolls
by means of her hind legs to a burrow excavated in the earth in which she
buries it.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tum"bler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body; an
acrobat.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a
lever, latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted to a
particular position by a key or other means before the bolt can be thrown
in locking or unlocking.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Firearms)</i> <def>A piece attached to, or
forming part of, the hammer of a gunlock, upon which the mainspring acts
and in which are the notches for sear point to enter.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A drinking glass, without a foot or stem; -- so
called because originally it had a pointed or convex base, and could not be
set down with any liquor in it, thus compelling the drinker to finish his
measure.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A variety of the domestic
pigeon remarkable for its habit of tumbling, or turning somersaults, during
its flight.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A breed of dogs that tumble
when pursuing game. They were formerly used in hunting rabbits.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A kind of cart; a tumbrel.</def> [Prov. Eng. &
Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Tum"bler*ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tumblerfuls</b></plw> (&?;). <def>As much as a tumbler will hold;
enough to fill a tumbler.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tum"ble*weed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any
plant which habitually breaks away from its roots in the autumn, and is
driven by the wind, as a light, rolling mass, over the fields and prairies;
as witch grass, wild indigo, <i>Amarantus albus</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tum"bling</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>a. & vb. n.</i></pos> from
<u>Tumble</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><col><b>Tumbling barrel</b></col>. <cd>Same as <u>Rumble</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 4.</cd> -- <col><b>Tumbling bay</b></col>, <cd>an
overfall, or weir, in a canal.</cd></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tum"brel</hw> (?), <hw>Tum"bril</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[OF. <i>tomberel</i>, F. <i>tombereau</i>, fr. <i>tomber</i> to fall, to
tumble; of Teutonic origin.  Cf. <u>Tumble</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
cucking stool for the punishment of scolds.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A rough cart.</def>  <i>Tusser.</i>
<i>Tatler.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A cart or carriage with two
wheels, which accompanies troops or artillery, to convey the tools of
pioneers, cartridges, and the like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A kind of basket or cage of osiers, willows, or
the like, to hold hay and other food for sheep.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tu`me*fac"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>tum&eacute;faction</i>.] <def>The act or process of tumefying, swelling,
or rising into a tumor; a swelling.</def>  <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu"me*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tumefied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tumefying</u>.] [F. <i>tum&eacute;fier</i>, fr. L. <i>tumere</i> to
swell + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make; cf. L. <i>tumefacere</i> to
tumefy. See <u>Tumid</u>, and <u>-fy</u>.] <def>To swell; to cause to
swell, or puff up.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To swell, <i>tumefy</i>, stiffen, not the diction only, but
the tenor of the thought.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu"me*fy</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To rise in a tumor; to
swell.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"mid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tumidus</i>, fr.
<i>tumere</i> to swell; cf. Skr. <i>tumra</i> strong, fat.  Cf.
<u>Thumb</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Swelled, enlarged, or distended; as,
a <i>tumid</i> leg; <i>tumid</i> flesh.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Rising above the level; protuberant.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>So high as heaved the <i>tumid</i> hills.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Swelling in sound or sense; pompous; puffy;
inflated; bombastic; falsely sublime; turgid; as, a <i>tumid</i>
expression; a <i>tumid</i> style.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Tu"mid*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Tu"mid*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tu*mid"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being tumid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tum"mals</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A great
quantity or heap.</def>  <i>Weale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu"mor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. <i>tumere</i> to
swell: cf. F. <i>tume&uacute;r</i>. See <u>Tumid</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Med.)</i> <def>A morbid swelling, prominence, or growth, on any part of
the body; especially, a growth produced by deposition of new tissue; a
neoplasm.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Affected pomp; bombast; swelling words or
expressions; false magnificence or sublimity.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Better, however, to be a flippant, than, by a revolting form
of <i>tumor</i> and perplexity, to lead men into habits of intellect such
as result from the modern vice of English style.</blockquote> <i>De
Quincey.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Encysted tumor</b></col>, <cd>a tumor which is inclosed in a
membrane called a <i>cyst</i>, connected with the surrounding parts by the
neighboring cellular substance.</cd> -- <col><b>Fatty tumor</b></col>.
<cd>See under <u>Fatty</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Innocent tumor</b></col>, or
<col><b>Benign tumor</b></col>, <cd>one which does not of itself threaten
life, and does not usually tend to recur after extirpation.</cd> --
<col><b>Malignant tumor</b></col>, <cd>a tumor which tends continually to
spread, to become generalized in different parts of the body, and to recur
after extirpation, and which, if left to itself, causes death.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tu"mored</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Distended;
swelled.</def> [R.] "His <i>tumored</i> breast."  <i>R. Junius.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu"mor*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tumorosus</i>
inflated.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Swelling; protuberant.</def> [R.]  <i>Sir H.
Wotton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Inflated; bombastic.</def> [R.]  <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tump</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [W. <i>twmp</i>, <i>twm</i>, a
round mass or heap, a hillock.] <def>A little hillock; a knoll.</def>
<i>Ainsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tump</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tumped</u> (?; 215); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tumping</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To form a mass of earth or a hillock about; as, to
<i>tump</i> teasel.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To draw or drag, as a deer or other animal after
it has been killed.</def> [Local, U. S.]  <i>Bartlett.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tump"line`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A strap placed across
a man's forehead to assist him in carrying a pack on his back.</def>
[Local, U. S.]  <i>Bartlett.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tum"-tum`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A dish made in the
West Indies by beating boiled plantain quite soft in a wooden
mortar.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"mu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tumulus</i> a mound:
cf. F. <i>tumulaire</i>. See <u>Tumulus</u>.] <def>Consisting in a heap;
formed or being in a heap or hillock.</def>  <i>Pinkerton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu"mu*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>tumulatus</i>,
p. p. of <i>tumulare</i> to tumulate. See <u>Tumulus</u>.] <def>To cover,
as a corpse, with a mound or tomb; to bury.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tu"mu*late</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To swell.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Wilkins.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu"mu*lose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tumulous.</def> [R.]
<i>Bailey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu`mu*los"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being tumulous; hilliness.</def> [R.]  <i>Bailey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu"mu*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tumulosus</i>, fr.
<i>tumulus</i> a mound.] <def>Full of small hills or mounds; hilly;
tumulose.</def> [R.]  <i>Bailey.</i></p>

<p>
<hw>Tu"mult</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tumultus</i>; probably
akin to Skr. <i>tumula</i> noise, noisy, and perhaps to L. <i>tumere</i> to
swell, E. <i>tumid</i>: cf. F. <i>tumulte</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
commotion or agitation of a multitude, usually accompanied with great
noise, uproar, and confusion of voices; hurly-burly; noisy
confusion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What meaneth the noise of this <i>tumult</i> ?</blockquote>
<i>1 Sam. iv. 14.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Till in loud <i>tumult</i> all the Greeks
arose.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Violent commotion or agitation, with confusion
of sounds; as, the <i>tumult</i> of the elements.</def>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Irregular or confused motion; agitation; high
excitement; as, the <i>tumult</i> of the spirits or passions.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Uproar; ferment; disturbance; turbulence; disorder;
confusion; noise; bluster; hubbub; bustle; stir; brawl; riot.</p>

<p><hw>Tu"mult</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make a tumult; to
be in great commotion.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Importuning and <i>tumulting</i> even to the fear of a
revolt.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu"mult*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A maker of
tumults.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He severely punished the <i>tumulters</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu*mul"tu*a*ri*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a
tumultuary manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu*mul"tu*a*ri*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being tumultuary.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu*mul"tu*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>tumultuarius</i>:  cf. F. <i>tumultuaire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Attended by, or producing, a tumult; disorderly; promiscuous;
confused; tumultuous.</def> "A <i>tumultuary</i> conflict."  <i>Eikon
Basilike.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>tumultuary</i> attack of the Celtic
peasantry.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Sudden flight or <i>tumultuary</i> skirmish.</blockquote>
<i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Restless; agitated; unquiet.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Men who live without religion live always in a
<i>tumultuary</i> and restless state.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu*mul"tu*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L.
<i>tumultuatus</i>, p. p. of <i>tumultuari</i> to make a tumult.] <def>To
make a tumult.</def> [Obs.] "He will murmur and <i>tumultuate</i>."
<i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu*mul`tu*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>tumultuatio</i>.] <def>Irregular or disorderly movement; commotion; as,
the <i>tumultuation</i> of the parts of a fluid.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu*mul"tu*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tumultuosus</i>:
cf. F.  <i>tumultueux</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Full of tumult;
characterized by tumult; disorderly; turbulent.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The flight became wild and <i>tumultuous</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Conducted with disorder; noisy; confused;
boisterous; disorderly; as, a <i>tumultuous</i> assembly or
meeting.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Agitated, as with conflicting passions;
disturbed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His dire attempt, which, nigh the birth<BR>
Now rolling, boils in his <i>tumultuous</i> breast.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Turbulent; violent; as, a <i>tumultuous</i>
speech.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Disorderly; irregular; noisy; confused; turbulent;
violent; agitated; disturbed; boisterous; lawless; riotous; seditious.</p>

<p>-- <wf>Tu*mul"tu*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Tu*mul"tu*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>||Tu"mu*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tumuli</b></plw> (#). [L., a mound, a sepulchral mound, probably
from <i>tumere</i> to swell.  Cf. <u>Tumid</u>.] <def>An artificial
hillock, especially one raised over a grave, particularly over the graves
of persons buried in ancient times; a barrow.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tun</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>tunne</i>. See <u>Ton</u>
a weight.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging
in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine
cask.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Brewing)</i> <def>A fermenting vat.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A certain measure for liquids, as for wine,
equal to two pipes, four hogsheads, or 252 gallons. In different countries,
the tun differs in quantity.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Com.)</i> <def>A weight of 2,240 pounds. See
<u>Ton</u>.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>An indefinite large quantity.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>tun</i> of man in thy large bulk is writ.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A drunkard; -- so called humorously, or in
contempt.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any shell belonging to
Dolium and allied genera; -- called also <i>tun-shell</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tun</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tunned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tunning</u>.]
<def>To put into tuns, or casks.</def>  <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The
<i>Opuntia Tuna</i>. See <i>Prickly pear</i>, under
<u>Prickly</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"na</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Tunny</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The tunny.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The bonito, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tun"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
tuned, or made harmonious; hence, harmonious; musical; tuneful.</def> --
<wf>Tun"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- <wf>Tun"a*bly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>And <i>tunable</i> as sylvan pipe or song.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tun"-bel`lied</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a large,
protuberant belly, or one shaped like a tun; pot-bellied.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tun"-dish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tunnel.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Tun"dra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Russ., from a native
name.] <def>A rolling, marshy, mossy plain of Northern Siberia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tune</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A variant of <i>tone</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A sound; a note; a tone.</def> "The <i>tune</i> of
your voices."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A rhythmical,
melodious, symmetrical series of tones for one voice or instrument, or for
any number of voices or instruments in unison, or two or more such series
forming parts in harmony; a melody; an air; as, a merry <i>tune</i>; a
mournful <i>tune</i>; a slow <i>tune</i>; a psalm <i>tune</i>. See
<u>Air</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The state of giving the proper,
sound or sounds; just intonation; harmonious accordance; pitch of the voice
or an instrument; adjustment of the parts of an instrument so as to
harmonize with itself or with others; as, the piano, or the organ, is not
in <i>tune</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Like sweet bells jangled, out of <i>tune</i> and
harsh.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Order; harmony; concord; fit disposition,
temper, or humor; right mood.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A child will learn three times as much when he is in
<i>tune</i>, as when he . . . is dragged unwillingly to [his
task].</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tune</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tuned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tuning</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To put into a state adapted to produce the proper
sounds; to harmonize, to cause to be in tune; to correct the tone of; as,
to <i>tune</i> a piano or a violin.</def> " <i>Tune</i> your harps."
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1551 !></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To give tone to; to attune; to adapt in style of
music; to make harmonious.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>For now to sorrow must I <i>tune</i> my song.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To sing with melody or harmony.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Fountains, and ye, that warble, as ye flow,<BR>
Melodious murmurs, warbling <i>tune</i> his praise.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To put into a proper state or disposition.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tune</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
form one sound to another; to form accordant musical sounds.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Whilst <i>tuning</i> to the water's fall,<BR>
The small birds sang to her.</blockquote> <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To utter inarticulate harmony with the voice; to
sing without pronouncing words; to hum.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tune"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Harmonious; melodious;
musical; as, <i>tuneful</i> notes.</def> " <i>Tuneful</i> birds."
<i>Milton.</i> -- <wf>Tune"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Tune"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tune"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Without
tune; inharmonious; unmusical.</def> " Thy <i>tuneless</i> serenade."
<i>Cowley.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>How often have I led thy sportive choir,<BR>
With <i>tuneless</i> pipe, beside the murmuring Loire!</blockquote>
<i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not employed in making music; as,
<i>tuneless</i> harps.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not expressed in music or poetry; unsung.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tun"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who tunes;
especially, one whose occupation is to tune musical instruments.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tun"-great`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the
circumference of a tun.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tung"state</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tungstate</i>.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of tungstic acid; a wolframate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tung"sten</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sw. <i>tungsten</i> (cf.
Dan. <i>tungsteen</i>, G. <i>tungstein</i>); <i>tung</i> heavy (akin to
Dan. <i>tung</i>, Icel. <i>&thorn;ungr</i>) + <i>sten</i> stone. See
<u>Stone</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A rare element of the
chromium group found in certain minerals, as wolfram and scheelite, and
isolated as a heavy steel-gray metal which is very hard and infusible. It
has both acid and basic properties. When alloyed in small quantities with
steel, it greatly increases its hardness. Symbol W (<i>Wolframium</i>).
Atomic weight, 183.6. Specific gravity, 18.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Scheelite, or calcium
tungstate.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><col><b>Tungsten ocher</b></col>, <i>or</i> <col><b>Tungstic
ocher</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>tungstate.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tung*sten"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
tungsten; containing tungsten; as, <i>tungstenic</i> ores.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tung"stic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to tungsten; derived from, or resembling, tungsten; wolframic;
as, <i>tungstic</i> oxide.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tungstic acid</b></col>, <cd>an acid of tungsten,
H<sub>2</sub>WO<sub>4</sub>, analogous to sulphuric and chromic
acids.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tung"stite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>The
oxide of tungsten, a yellow mineral occurring in a pulverulent form. It is
often associated with wolfram.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tun*gus"es</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>(Ethnol.)</i>
<def>A group of roving Turanian tribes occupying Eastern Siberia and the
Amoor valley. They resemble the Mongols.</def> [Written also
<i>Tungooses</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tun*gus"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
the Tunguses; as, the <i>Tungusic</i> dialects.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tun"hoof`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Aleboof</u>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Ground ivy; alehoof.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"nic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tunica</i>: cf. F.
<i>tunique</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>An under-garment worn by
the ancient Romans of both sexes. It was made with or without sleeves,
reached to or below the knees, and was confined at the waist by a
girdle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any similar garment worm by ancient or Oriental
peoples; also, a common name for various styles of loose-fitting under-
garments and over-garments worn in modern times by Europeans and
others.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Tunicle</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A membrane, or layer of tissue,
especially when enveloping an organ or part, as the eye.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A natural covering; an integument;
as, the <i>tunic</i> of a seed.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Mantle</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3 <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"ni*ca*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tunicaries</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>tunica</i> a tunic.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the Tunicata.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tu`ni*ca"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Tunicate</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A grand division of the animal
kingdom, intermediate, in some respects, between the invertebrates and
vertebrates, and by some writers united with the latter. They were formerly
classed with acephalous mollusks. The body is usually covered with a firm
external tunic, consisting in part of cellulose, and having two openings,
one for the entrance and one for the exit of water. The pharynx is usually
dilated in the form of a sac, pierced by several series of ciliated slits,
and serves as a gill.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Most of the species when mature are firmly attached to foreign
substances, but have free-swimming larv&aelig; which are furnished with an
elongated tail and somewhat resemble a tadpole. In this state the larva has
a urochord and certain other structures resembling some embryonic
vertebrates. See <u>Ascidian</u>, <u>Doliolum</u>, <u>Salpa</u>,
<u>Urochord</u>, and <i>Illust.</i> of <i>Social ascidian</i>, under
<u>Social</u>.</p>

<p>{ <hw>Tu"ni*cate</hw> (?), <hw>Tu"ni*ca`ted</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tunicatus</i>, p. p. of <i>tunicare</i> to
clothe with a tunic, fr. <i>tunica</i> a tunic.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Covered with a tunic; covered or coated with layers; as,
a <i>tunicated</i> bulb.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Having a
tunic, or mantle; of or pertaining to the Tunicata.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-
shaped one, as in certain antenn&aelig; of insects.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"ni*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>One of the Tunicata.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"ni*cin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i>
<def>Animal cellulose; a substance present in the mantle, or tunic, of the
Tunicates, which resembles, or is identical with, the cellulose of the
vegetable kingdom.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"ni*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tunicula</i> a
little tunic, coat, or membrane, dim. of <i>tunica</i> a tunic: cf. OF.
<i>tunicle</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A slight natural covering; an
integument.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>tunicles</i> that make the ball or apple of the
eye.</blockquote> <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>A short, close-fitting
vestment worn by bishops under the dalmatic, and by subdeacons.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tun"ing</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from <u>Tune</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><col><b>Tuning fork</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a steel instrument
consisting of two prongs and a handle, which, being struck, gives a certain
fixed tone. It is used for tuning instruments, or for ascertaining the
pitch of tunes.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tunk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sharp blow; a
thump.</def> [Prov. Eng. or Colloq. U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Tun"ker</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Dunker</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tun"nage</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Tun</u>; cf.
<u>Tonnage</u>.] <def>See <u>Tonnage</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tun"nel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. .</i></pos> [F. <i>tonnelle</i> a
semicircular, wagon-headed vault, a tunnel net, an arbor, OF. also
<i>tonnel</i>; dim. of <i>tonne</i> a tun; -- so named from its resemblance
to a tun in shape. See <u>Ton</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A vessel with a
broad mouth at one end, a pipe or tube at the other, for conveying liquor,
fluids, etc., into casks, bottles, or other vessels; a funnel.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The opening of a chimney for the passage of
smoke; a flue; a funnel.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And one great chimney, whose long <i>tunnel</i> thence<BR>
The smoke forth threw.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An artificial passage or archway for conducting
canals or railroads under elevated ground, for the formation of roads under
rivers or canals, and the construction of sewers, drains, and the
like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A level passage driven across
the measures, or at right angles to veins which it is desired to reach; --
distinguished from the <i>drift</i>, or <i>gangway</i>, which is led along
the vein when reached by the tunnel.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tunnel head</b></col> <i>(Metal.)</i>, <cd>the top of a smelting
furnace where the materials are put in.</cd> -- <col><b>Tunnel
kiln</b></col>, <cd>a limekiln in which coal is burned, as distinguished
from a <i>flame kiln</i>, in which wood or peat is used.</cd> --
<col><b>Tunnel net</b></col>, <cd>a net with a wide mouth at one end and
narrow at the other.</cd> -- <col><b>Tunnel pit</b></col>, <col><b>Tunnel
shaft</b></col>, <cd>a pit or shaft sunk from the top of the ground to the
level of a tunnel, for drawing up the earth and stones, for ventilation,
lighting, and the like.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tun"nel</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tunneled</u> (&?;) or <u>Tunnelled</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. &
vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tunneling</u> or <u>Tunnelling</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To form into a tunnel, or funnel, or to form
like a tunnel; as, to <i>tunnel</i> fibrous plants into nests.</def>
<i>Derham.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To catch in a tunnel net.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To make an opening, or a passageway, through or
under; as, to <i>tunnel</i> a mountain; to <i>tunnel</i> a river.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tun"ny</hw> (t&ubreve;n"n&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tunnies</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>thunnus</i>, <i>thynnus</i>, Gr.
<grk>qy`nnos</grk>, <grk>qy^nos</grk>: cf. It. <i>tonno</i>, F. & Pr.
<i>thon</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of large
oceanic fishes belonging to the Mackerel family, especially the common or
great tunny (<i>Orcynus or Albacora thynnus</i>) native of the
Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It sometimes weighs a thousand
pounds or more, and is extensively caught in the Mediterranean. On the
American coast it is called <i>horse mackerel</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> of
<i>Horse mackerel</i>, under <u>Horse</u>.</def> [Written also
<i>thynny</i>.]</p>

<p>&fist; The little tunny (<i>Gymnosarda alletterata</i>) of the
Mediterranean and North Atlantic, and the long-finned tunny, or albicore
(see <u>Albicore</u>), are related species of smaller size.</p>

<p><hw>Tup</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [Probably akin to
<i>top</i> summit, head.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To butt, as a ram
does.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cover; -- said of a ram.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tup</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
ram.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu*pai"</hw> (t&oocr;*p&imacr;"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of the tupaiids.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu*pai"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any one of several species of East Indian and Asiatic insectivores of
the family <i>Tupaiid&aelig;</i>, somewhat resembling squirrels in size and
arboreal habits. The nose is long and pointed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"pe*lo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Tupelo</i>, or
<i>tupebo</i>, the native American Indian name.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A North
American tree (<i>Nyssa multiflora</i>) of the Dogwood family, having
brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. The wood is crossgrained
and very difficult to split. Called also <i>black gum</i>, <i>sour gum</i>,
and <i>pepperidge</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Largo tupelo</b></col>, or <col><b>Tupelo gum</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an American tree (<i>Nyssa uniflora</i>) with softer
wood than the tupelo.</cd> -- <col><b>Sour tupelo</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>,
<cd>the Ogeechee lime.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tup"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tupmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A man who breeds, or deals in
tups.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>||Tur</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pol.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The urus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"ra*cin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i>
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A red or crimson pigment obtained from certain feathers
of several species of turacou; whence the name. It contains nearly six per
cent of copper.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu*ra"cou</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>touraco</i>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of plantain eaters of
the genus <i>Turacus</i>, native of Africa. They are remarkable for the
peculiar green and red pigments found in their feathers.</def> [Written
also <i>touraco</i>, and <i>touracou</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tu*ra`co*ver"din</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Turacou</u>,
and <u>Verdant</u>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A green pigment
found in the feathers of the turacou. See <u>Turacin</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu*ra"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <i>Tur</i>, the
name, in Persian legendary history, of one of the three brothers from whom
sprang the races of mankind.] <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, an
extensive family of languages of simple structure and low grade (called
also <i>Altaic</i>, <i>Ural-Altaic</i>, and <i>Scythian</i>), spoken in the
northern parts of Europe and Asia and Central Asia; of pertaining to, or
designating, the people who speak these languages.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu*ra"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the
Turanians.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu*ra"ni*ans</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>(Ethnol.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An extensive division of mankind including the
Mongols and allied races of Asia, together with the Malays and
Polynesians.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A group of races or tribes
inhabiting Asia and closely related to the Mongols.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"ratt</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
hare kangaroo.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"ban</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>turband</i>,
<i>turbant</i>, <i>tolibant</i>, F. <i>turban</i>, It. <i>turbante</i>,
Turk. <i>tulbend</i>, <i>dulbend</i>, fr. Per. <i>dulband</i>.  Cf.
<u>Tulip</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A headdress worn by men in the
Levant and by most Mohammedans of the male sex, consisting of a cap, and a
sash, scarf, or shawl, usually of cotton or linen, wound about the cap, and
sometimes hanging down the neck.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of headdress worn by women.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The whole set of whorls of a
spiral shell.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"band</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A turban.</def>
<i>Balfour (Cyc. of Ind.).</i></p>

<p><hw>Tur"baned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wearing a
turban.</def> " A malignant and a <i>turbaned</i> Turk."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tur"ban-shell`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A sea urchin when deprived of its spines; -- popularly so called from
a fancied resemblance to a turban.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"bant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A turban.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I see the Turk nodding with his <i>turbant</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tur"ban-top`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
kind of fungus with an irregularly wrinkled, somewhat globular pileus
(<i>Helvella, or Gyromitra, esculenta</i>.).</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"ba*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Turbaries</b></plw> (#). [LL. <i>turbaria</i> a place for digging
peat, from <i>turba</i> peat. See <u>Turf</u>.] <i>(Eng. Law)</i> <def>A
right of digging turf on another man's land; also, the ground where turf is
dug.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tur`bel*la"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., dim. fr.
L. <i>turbo</i> a whirling.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An extensive group of
worms which have the body covered externally with vibrating cilia. It
includes the Rhabdoc&oelig;la and Dendroc&oelig;la. Formerly, the
nemerteans were also included in this group.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur`bel*la"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>One of the Turbellaria. Also used adjectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"beth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Turpeth</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"bid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>turbidus</i>, from
<i>turba</i> tumult, disturbance, akin to <i>turbare</i> to disturb. See
<u>Trouble</u>, and cf. <u>Disturb</u>, <u>Perturb</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Having the lees or sediment disturbed; roiled; muddy; thick; not
clear; -- used of liquids of any kind; as, <i>turbid</i> water;
<i>turbid</i> wine.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>On that strong, <i>turbid</i> water, a small boat,<BR>
Guided by one weak hand, was seen to float.</blockquote>
<i>Whittier.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Disturbed; confused; disordered.</def> " Such
<i>turbid</i> intervals that use to attend close prisoners."
<i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tur*bid"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Turbidness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"bid*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>In a turbid manner; with muddiness or confusion.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Proudly; haughtily.</def> [A Latinism. R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>One of great merit <i>turbidly</i> resents
them.</blockquote> <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tur"bid*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being turbid; muddiness; foulness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur*bil"lion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tourbillon</i>,
from L. <i>turbo</i> a whirl.] <def>A whirl; a vortex.</def>
<i>Spectator.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tur`bi*na"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Turbary</u>.]
<def>Of or pertaining to peat, or turf; of the nature of peat, or turf;
peaty; turfy.</def>  <i>Sir. W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tur"bi*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>turbo</i>,
<i>turben</i>, <i>-inis</i>, a top, whirl.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Rolled in a
spiral; scroll-like; turbinate; -- applied to the thin, plicated, bony or
cartilaginous plates which support the olfactory and mucous membranes of
the nasal chambers.</def></p>

<p>&fist; There are usually several of these plates in each nasal chamber.
The upper ones, connected directly with the ethmoid bone, are called
<i>ethmoturbinals</i>, and the lower, connected with the maxill&aelig;,
<i>maxillo-turbinals</i>. Incurved portions of the wall of the nasal
chamber are sometimes called <i>pseudoturbinals</i>, to distinguish them
from the true turbinals which are free outgrowths into the chambers.</p>

<p><hw>Tur"bi*nal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A turbinal
bone or cartilage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"bi*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To revolve or
spin like a top; to whirl.</def> [R.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Tur"bi*nate</hw> (?), <hw>Tur"bi*na`ted</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>turbinatus</i>, <i>turbo</i>, <i>turben</i>,
<i>-inis</i>, a whirl, top.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Whirling in the manner
of a top.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A spiral and <i>turbinated</i> motion of the
whole.</blockquote> <i>Bentley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Shaped like a top, or inverted
cone; narrow at the base, and broad at the apex; as, a <i>turbinated</i>
ovary, pericarp, or root.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Turbinal.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Spiral with the whorls
decreasing rapidly from a large base to a pointed apex; -- said of certain
shells.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur`bi*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. L.
<i>tirbinatio</i> a pointing in the form of a cone. See <u>Turbinate</u>.]
<def>The act of spinning or whirling, as a top.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1552 !></p>

<p><hw>Tur"bine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>turbo</i>, <i>-
inis</i>, that which spins or whirls round, whirl.] <def>A water wheel,
commonly horizontal, variously constructed, but usually having a series of
curved floats or buckets, against which the water acts by its impulse or
reaction in flowing either outward from a central chamber, inward from an
external casing, or from above downward, etc.; -- also called <i>turbine
wheel</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In some turbines, the water is supplied to the wheel from below,
instead of above. Turbines in which the water flows in a direction parallel
to the axis are called <i>parallel-flow</i> turbines.</p>

<p><hw>||Tur`bi*nel"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., dim. fr. L.
<i>turbo</i>, <i>-inis</i>, a top.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of
large marine gastropods having a thick heavy shell with conspicuous folds
on the columella.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"bi*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>Turbo</i>, the
generic name, fr. L. <i>turbo</i> a whirl, top: cf. F. <i>turbinite</i>.]
<i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A petrified shell resembling the genus
<i>Turbo</i>.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tur"bi*noid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Turbo</u>, and
<u>-oid</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Like or pertaining to <i>Turbo</i>
or the family <i>Turbinid&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"bit</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Turbot</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The turbot.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A variety of the domestic
pigeon, remarkable for its short beak.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"bite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A
fossil turbo.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"bith</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. Per. See
<u>Turpeth</u>.] <def>See <u>Turpeth</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"bo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>turbo</i>, <i>-
inis</i>, a top. See <u>Turbine</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of
numerous marine gastropods of the genus <i>Turbo</i> or family
<i>Turbinid&aelig;</i>, usually having a turbinate shell, pearly on the
inside, and a calcareous operculum.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"bot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.; -- probably so named
from its shape, and from L. <i>turbo</i> a top, a whirl.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A large European flounder
(<i>Rhombus maximus</i>) highly esteemed as a food fish. It often weighs
from thirty to forty pounds. Its color on the upper side is brownish with
small roundish tubercles scattered over the surface. The lower, or blind,
side is white. Called also <i>bannock fluke</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>Any one of numerous species of flounders more or less related to the
true turbots, as the American plaice, or summer flounder (see
<u>Flounder</u>), the halibut, and the diamond flounder (<i>Hypsopsetta
guttulata</i>) of California.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The filefish;
-- so called in Bermuda.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>The trigger
fish.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Spotted turbot</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Windowpane</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tur"bu*lence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>turbulentia</i>:
cf. F. <i>turbulebce</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being turbulent; a
disturbed state; tumult; disorder; agitation.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The years of . . . warfare and <i>turbulence</i> which
ensued.</blockquote> <i>Southey.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Agitation; commotion; tumult; tumultuousness; termagance;
unruliness; insubordination; rioting.</p>

<p><hw>Tur"bu*len*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Turbulence.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What a tale of terror now its <i>turbulency</i>
tells!</blockquote> <i>Poe.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tur"bu*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>turbulentus</i>,
fr. <i>turba</i> disorder, tumult: cf. F. <i>turbulent</i>. See
<u>Turbid</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Disturbed; agitated; tumultuous;
roused to violent commotion; as, the <i>turbulent</i> ocean.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Calm region once,<BR>
And full of peace, now tossed and <i>turbulent</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Disposed to insubordination and disorder;
restless; unquiet; refractory; as, <i>turbulent</i> spirits.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Sagacious, bold, and <i>turbulent</i> of wit.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Producing commotion; disturbing;
exciting.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Whose heads that <i>turbulent</i> liquor fills with
fumes.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Disturbed; agitated; tumultuous; riotous; seditious;
insubordinate; refractory; unquiet.</p>

<p><hw>Tur"bu*lent*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a turbulent
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"cism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mode of speech
peculiar to the Turks; a Turkish idiom or expression; also, in general, a
Turkish mode or custom.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"co*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Turcomans</b></plw> (&?;).</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A member of a tribe of Turanians inhabiting a
region east of the Caspian Sea.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A Turcoman carpet.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Turcoman carpet</b></col> or <col><b>rug</b></col>, <cd>a kind
of carpet or rug supposed to be made by the Turcomans.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Tur`di*for"mes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L.
<i>turdus</i> a thrush + <i>forma</i> form.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
division of singing birds including the thrushes and allied
kinds.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tur"dus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a thrush.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of singing birds including the true
thrushes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu*reen"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>terrine</i>, L.
<i>terra</i> earth. See <u>Terrace</u>.] <def>A large, deep vessel for
holding soup, or other liquid food, at the table.</def> [Written also
<i>terreen</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tu*reen"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tureenfuls</b></plw> (&?;). <def>As much as a tureen can hold;
enough to fill a tureen.</def></p>

<p><hw>Turf</hw> (t&ucirc;rf), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Turfs</b></plw> (#), <i>Obs</i>. <plw><b>Turves</b></plw> (#). [AS.
<i>turf</i>; akin to D. <i>turf</i> peat, G. <i>torf</i>, OHG. <i>zurba</i>
turf, Sw. & Icel. <i>torf</i> turf, peat, Dan. <i>t&ouml;rv</i>, Skr.
<i>darbha</i> a kind of grass, a tuft of grass. &radic;242.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That upper stratum of earth and vegetable mold
which is filled with the roots of grass and other small plants, so as to
adhere and form a kind of mat; sward; sod.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>At his head a grass-green <i>turf</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The Greek historian sets her in the field on a high heap of
<i>turves</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Peat, especially when prepared for fuel. See
<u>Peat</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Race course; horse racing; -- preceded by
<i>the</i>.</def> "We . . . claim the honors of the <i>turf</i>."
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Turf</i> is often used adjectively, or to form compounds which
are generally self-explaining; as, <i>turf</i> ashes, <i>turf</i> cutter or
<i>turf</i>-cutter, <i>turf</i> pit or <i>turf</i>-pit, <i>turf</i>-built,
<i>turf</i>-clad, <i>turf</i>-covered, etc.</p>

<p><col><b>Turf ant</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a small European ant
(<i>Formica flava</i>) which makes small ant-hills on heaths and
commons.</cd> -- <col><b>Turf drain</b></col>, <cd>a drain made with turf
or peat.</cd> -- <col><b>Turf hedge</b></col>, <cd>a hedge or fence formed
with turf and plants of different kinds.</cd> -- <col><b>Turf
house</b></col>, <cd>a house or shed formed of turf, common in the northern
parts of Europe.</cd> -- <col><b>Turf moss</b></col> <cd>a tract of turfy,
mossy, or boggy land.</cd> -- <col><b>Turf spade</b></col>, <cd>a spade for
cutting and digging turf, longer and narrower than the common
spade.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Turf</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Turfed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Turfing</u>.]
<def>To cover with turf or sod; as, to <i>turf</i> a bank, of the border of
a terrace.</def>  <i>A. Tucker.</i></p>

<p><hw>Turf"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Made of turf; covered
with turf.</def></p>

<p><hw>Turf"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or state of
being turfy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Turf"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or process of
providing or covering with turf.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Turfing iron</b></col>, or <col><b>Turfing spade</b></col>,
<cd>an implement for cutting, and paring off, turf.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Turf"ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A votary of the turf,
or race course; hence, sometimes, a blackleg.</def> [Colloq.]
<i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Turf"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of
turf.</def></p>

<p><hw>Turf"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Turfmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A turfite; a votary of the turf, or
race course.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Turf"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Turfier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Turfiest</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Abounding with turf; made of, or covered with,
turf.</def> "The <i>turfy</i> mountains."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having the nature or appearance of
turf.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the turf, or horse
racing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"gent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>turgens</i>, <i>-
entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>turgere</i> to swell.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Rising into a tumor, or a puffy state; swelling; tumid; as,
<i>turgent</i> humors.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Inflated; bombastic; turgid; pompous.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Recompensed with <i>turgent</i> titles.</blockquote>
<i>Burton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tur*gesce"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Turgesced</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Turgescing</u> (?).] [L. <i>turgescere</i>, v. incho. fr. <i>turgere</i>
to swell.] <def>To become turgid; to swell or be inflated.</def> [R.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Tur*ges"cence</hw> (?), <hw>Tur*ges"cen*cy</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>turgescence</i>. See <u>Turgescent</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of swelling, or the state of being swollen,
or turgescent.</def>  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Empty magnificence or pompousness; inflation;
bombast; turgidity.</def>  <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tur*ges"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>turgescens</i>,
<i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>turgescere</i>: cf. F. <i>turgescent</i>. See
<u>Turgesce</u>.] <def>Becoming turgid or inflated; swelling; growing
big.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"gid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>turgidus</i>, from
<i>turgere</i> to swell.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Distended beyond the
natural state by some internal agent or expansive force; swelled; swollen;
bloated; inflated; tumid; -- especially applied to an enlarged part of the
body; as, a <i>turgid</i> limb; <i>turgid</i> fruit.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A bladder . . . held near the fire grew
<i>turgid</i>.</blockquote> <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Swelling in style or language; vainly
ostentatious; bombastic; pompous; as, a <i>turgid</i> style of
speaking.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Tur"gid*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Tur"gid*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tur*gid"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being turgid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"gid*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Turgid.</def> [Obs.]
<i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Tu"ri*o</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Turiones</b></plw> (#). [L.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A shoot or sprout
from the ground.</def>  <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu"ri*ole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The golden
oriole.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tu"ri*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Turio</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu`ri*o*nif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>turio</i> a
sprout + <i>-ferous</i>.] <def>Producing shoots, as asparagus.</def>
<i>Barton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Turk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Per. <i>Turk</i>; probably of
Tartar origin: cf. F. <i>Turc</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A member of any
of numerous Tartar tribes of Central Asia, etc.; esp., one of the dominant
race in Turkey.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A native or inhabitant of Turkey.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A Mohammedan; esp., one living in
Turkey.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It is no good reason for a man's religion that he was born
and brought up in it; for then a <i>Turk</i> would have as much reason to
be a <i>Turk</i> as a Christian to be a Christian.</blockquote>
<i>Chillingworth.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The plum weevil. See
<u>Curculio</u>, and <i>Plum weevil</i>, under <u>Plum</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Turk's cap</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>Turk's-cap lily. See under <u>Lily</u>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A
tulip.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>A plant of the genus <i>Melocactus</i>;
Turk's head. See <i>Melon cactus</i>, under <u>Melon</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Turk's head</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>A
knot of turbanlike form worked on a rope with a piece of small line.</cd>
<i>R. H. Dana, Jr.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <i>Turk's
cap</i> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> above.</cd> -- <col><b>Turk's turban</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant of the genus <i>Ranunculus</i>;
crowfoot.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tur"keis</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Turquoise</u>.]
<def>Turkish.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tur"key</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. 2d <u>Turkey</u>.]
<def>An empire in the southeast of Europe and southwest of Asia.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Turkey carpet</b></col>, <cd>a superior kind of carpet made in
Asia Minor and adjoining countries, having a deep pile and composed of pure
wool with a weft of different material. It is distinguishable by its
coloring and patterns from similar carpets made in India and
elsewhere.</cd> -- <col><b>Turkey oak</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See
<u>Cerris</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Turkey red</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>A brilliant red imparted by madder to cottons, calicoes, etc., the
fiber of which has been prepared previously with oil or other fatty
matter.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Cloth dyed with this red.</cd> --
<col><b>Turkey sponge</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <i>Toilet
sponge</i>, under <u>Sponge</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Turkey stone</b></col>,
<cd>a kind of oilstone from Turkey; novaculite; -- called also <i>Turkey
oilstone</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tur"key</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Turkeys</b></plw> (#). [So called because it was formerly
erroneously believed that it came originally from <i>Turkey</i>: cf. F.
<i>Turquie</i> Turkey. See <u>Turk</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any large
American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus <i>Meleagris</i>,
especially the North American wild turkey (<i>Meleagris gallopavo</i>), and
the domestic turkey, which was probably derived from the Mexican wild
turkey, but had been domesticated by the Indians long before the discovery
of America.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The Mexican wild turkey is now considered a variety of the
northern species (var. <i>Mexicana</i>). Its tall feathers and coverts are
tipped with white instead of brownish chestnut, and its flesh is white. The
Central American, or ocellated, turkey (<i>M. ocellata</i>) is more
elegantly colored than the common species. See under <u>Ocellated</u>. The
Australian, or native, turkey is a bustard (<i>Choriotis australis</i>).
See under <u>Native</u>.</p>

<p><col><b>Turkey beard</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name of certain
American perennial liliaceous herbs of the genus <i>Xerophyllum</i>. They
have a dense tuft of hard, narrowly linear radical leaves, and a long
raceme of small whitish flowers. Also called <i>turkey's beard</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>Turkey berry</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a West Indian name for
the fruit of certain kinds of nightshade (<i>Solanum mammosum</i>, and
<i>S. torvum</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Turkey bird</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the wryneck. So called because it erects and
ruffles the feathers of its neck when disturbed.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] --
<col><b>Turkey buzzard</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a black or nearly
black buzzard (<i>Cathartes aura</i>), abundant in the Southern United
States. It is so called because its naked and warty head and neck resemble
those of a turkey. Its is noted for its high and graceful flight. Called
also <i>turkey vulture</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Turkey cock</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a male turkey.</cd> -- <col><b>Turkey
hen</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a female turkey.</cd> --
<col><b>Turkey pout</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a young turkey.</cd>
[R.] -- <col><b>Turkey vulture</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the
turkey buzzard.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tur"keys</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Turkish.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Turk"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Turkish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"kis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i>
<def>Turquois.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Turk"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
Turkey or the Turks.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The language spoken
by Turks, esp. that of the people of Turkey.</def> -- <wf>Turk"ish*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Turk"ish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Turk"ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Turcism</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A turtle.</def> [Obs. or
Illiterate]</p>

<p><hw>Turk"o</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Turkos</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>turco</i>.] <def>One of a body of
native Algerian tirailleurs in the French army, dressed as a Turk.</def>
[Written also <i>Turco</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tur*kois"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos>
<def>Turquoise.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"ko*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Turkomans</b></plw> (&?;). <def>Same as <u>Turcoman</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"lu*pin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Fr. Eccl.
Hist.)</i> <def>One of the precursors of the Reformation; -- a nickname
corresponding to <i>Lollard</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Turm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>turma</i>.] <def>A troop;
a company.</def> [Obs. or Poetic]</p>

<p><blockquote>Legions and cohorts, <i>turms</i> of horse and
wings.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tur"ma*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>See
<u>Tourmaline</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"mer*ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>terre-
m&eacute;rite</i>, NL. <i>terramerita</i>, <i>turmerica</i>; apparently
meaning, excellent earth, but perhaps a corruption of Ar. <i>kurkum</i>.
Cf. <u>Curcuma</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An East Indian plant of the genus
<i>Curcuma</i>, of the Ginger family.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The root or rootstock of the <i>Curcuma
longa</i>. It is externally grayish, but internally of a deep, lively
yellow or saffron color, and has a slight aromatic smell, and a bitterish,
slightly acrid taste. It is used for a dye, a medicine, a condiment, and a
chemical test.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"mer*ic</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to turmeric; resembling, or obtained from, turmeric; specif.,
designating an acid obtained by the oxidation of turmerol.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Turmeric paper</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>paper impregnated
with turmeric and used as a test for alkaline substances, by which it is
changed from yellow to brown.</cd> -- <col><b>Turmeric root</b></col>.
<i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Bloodroot.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<cd>Orangeroot.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tur"mer*ol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Turmeric</i> + L.
<i>ol</i>eum oil.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Turmeric oil, a brownish yellow,
oily substance extracted from turmeric by ligroin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"moil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Of uncertain origin;
perhaps fr. OF. <i>tremouille</i> the hopper of a mill, <i>trembler</i> to
tremble (cf. E. <i>tremble</i>); influenced by E. <i>turn</i> and
<i>moil</i>.] <def>Harassing labor; trouble; molestation by tumult;
disturbance; worrying confusion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And there I'll rest, as after much <i>turmoil</i>,<BR>
A blessed soul doth in Elysium.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1553 !></p>

<p><hw>Tur*moil"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Turmoiled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Turmoiling</u>.] <def>To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to
worry.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>It is her fatal misfortune . . . to be miserably tossed and
<i>turmoiled</i> with these storms of affliction.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tur*moil"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be disquieted or
confused; to be in commotion.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Turn</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Turned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Turning</u>.] [OE. <i>turnen</i>, <i>tournen</i>, OF. <i>tourner</i>,
<i>torner</i>, <i>turner</i>, F. <i>tourner</i>, LL. <i>tornare</i>, fr. L.
<i>tornare</i> to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. <i>tornus</i> a
lathe, Gr. &?; a turner's chisel, a carpenter's tool for drawing circles;
probably akin to E. <i>throw</i>. See <u>Throw</u>, and cf.
<u>Attorney</u>, <u>Return</u>, <u>Tornado</u>, <u>Tour</u>,
<u>Tournament</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cause to move upon a center,
or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to
cause to move round, either partially, wholly, or repeatedly; to make to
change position so as to present other sides in given directions; to make
to face otherwise; as, to <i>turn</i> a wheel or a spindle; to <i>turn</i>
the body or the head.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Turn</i> the adamantine spindle round.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The monarch <i>turns</i> him to his royal
guest.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to present a different side uppermost
or outmost; to make the upper side the lower, or the inside to be the
outside of; to reverse the position of; as, to <i>turn</i> a box or a
board; to <i>turn</i> a coat.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To give another direction, tendency, or
inclination to; to direct otherwise; to deflect; to incline differently; --
used both literally and figuratively; as, to <i>turn</i> the eyes to the
heavens; to <i>turn</i> a horse from the road, or a ship from her course;
to <i>turn</i> the attention to or from something.</def> "Expert when to
advance, or stand, or, <i>turn</i> the sway of battle."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thrice I deluded her, and <i>turned</i> to sport<BR>
Her importunity.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>My thoughts are <i>turned</i> on peace.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To change from a given use or office; to divert,
as to another purpose or end; to transfer; to use or employ; to apply; to
devote.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Therefore he slew him, and <i>turned</i> the kingdom unto
David.</blockquote> <i>1 Chron. x. 14.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>God will make these evils the occasion of a greater good, by
<i>turning</i> them to advantage in this world.</blockquote>
<i>Tillotson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When the passage is open, land will be <i>turned</i> most to
cattle; when shut, to sheep.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To change the form, quality, aspect, or effect
of; to alter; to metamorphose; to convert; to transform; -- often with
<i>to or into</i> before the word denoting the effect or product of the
change; as, to <i>turn</i> a worm into a winged insect; to <i>turn</i>
green to blue; to <i>turn</i> prose into verse; to <i>turn</i> a Whig to a
Tory, or a Hindu to a Christian; to <i>turn</i> good to evil, and the
like.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Lord thy God will <i>turn</i> thy captivity, and have
compassion upon thee.</blockquote> <i>Deut. xxx. 3.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, <i>turn</i> the counsel
of Ahithophel into foolishness.</blockquote> <i>2 Sam. xv. 31.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Impatience <i>turns</i> an ague into a fever.</blockquote>
<i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To form in a lathe; to shape or fashion
(anything) by applying a cutting tool to it while revolving; as, to
<i>turn</i> the legs of stools or tables; to <i>turn</i> ivory or
metal.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I had rather hear a brazen canstick
<i>turned</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to give form to; to shape; to mold; to
put in proper condition; to adapt.</def> "The poet's pen <i>turns</i> them
to shapes."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His limbs how <i>turned</i>, how broad his shoulders spread
!</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He was perfectly well <i>turned</i> for trade.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To translate; to construe; as, to <i>turn</i>
the Iliad.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Who <i>turns</i> a Persian tale for half a
crown.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle,
etc.: as, to <i>turn</i> cider or wine; electricity <i>turns</i> milk
quickly.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>To sicken; to nauseate; as, an emetic
<i>turns</i> one's stomach.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To be turned of</b></col>, <cd>be advanced beyond; as, <i>to be
turned of</i> sixty-six.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn a cold shoulder
to</b></col>, <cd>to treat with neglect or indifference.</cd> -- <col><b>To
turn a corner</b></col>, <cd>to go round a corner.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn
adrift</b></col>, <cd>to cast off, to cease to care for.</cd> -- <col><b>To
turn a flange</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>to form a flange on, as around
a metal sheet or boiler plate, by stretching, bending, and hammering, or
rolling the metal.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn against</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To direct against; as, <i>to turn</i> one's
arguments <i>against</i> himself.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To make
unfavorable or hostile to; as, <i>to turn</i> one's friends <i>against</i>
him.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn a hostile army</b></col>, <col><b>To turn the
enemy's flank</b></col>, or the like <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>to pass round it,
and take a position behind it or upon its side.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn a
penny</b></col>, or <col><b>To turn an honest penny</b></col>, <cd>to make
a small profit by trade, or the like.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn around one's
finger</b></col>, <cd>to have complete control of the will and actions of;
to be able to influence at pleasure.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn
aside</b></col>, <cd>to avert.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn away</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To dismiss from service; to discard; as, <i>to turn
away</i> a servant.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To avert; as, <i>to turn
away</i> wrath or evil.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn back</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To give back; to return.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>We <i>turn</i> not <i>back</i> the silks upon the
merchants,<BR>
When we have soiled them.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To cause to return or retrace one's steps;
hence, to drive away; to repel.</cd> <i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>To turn
down</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To fold or double down.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To turn over so as to conceal the face of; as,
<i>to turn down</i> cards.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To lower, or reduce
in size, by turning a valve, stopcock, or the like; as, <i>turn down</i>
the lights.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn in</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>To fold or double under; as, <i>to turn in</i> the edge of cloth.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To direct inwards; as, <i>to turn</i> the toes
<i>in</i> when walking.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To contribute; to
deliver up; as, he <i>turned in</i> a large amount.</cd> [Colloq.] --
<col><b>To turn in the mind</b></col>, <cd>to revolve, ponder, or meditate
upon; -- with <i>about</i>, <i>over</i>, etc.</cd>  " <i>Turn</i> these
ideas about <i>in</i> your <i>mind</i>." <i>I. Watts.</i> -- <col><b>To
turn off</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To dismiss contemptuously; as,
<i>to turn off</i> a sycophant or a parasite.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<cd>To give over; to reduce.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To divert; to
deflect; as, <i>to turn off</i> the thoughts from serious subjects; <i>to
turn off</i> a joke.</cd> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <cd>To accomplish; to
perform, as work.</cd> <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <i>(Mech.)</i> <cd>To remove, as
a surface, by the process of turning; to reduce in size by turning.</cd>
<sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <cd>To shut off, as a fluid, by means of a valve,
stopcock, or other device; to stop the passage of; as, <i>to turn off</i>
the water or the gas.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn on</b></col>, <cd>to cause to
flow by turning a valve, stopcock, or the like; to give passage to; as,
<i>to turn on</i> steam.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn one's coat</b></col>,
<cd>to change one's uniform or colors; to go over to the opposite
party.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn one's goods</b></col> or
<col><b>money</b></col>, and the like, <cd>to exchange in the course of
trade; to keep in lively exchange or circulation; to gain or increase in
trade.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn one's hand to</b></col>, <cd>to adapt or
apply one's self to; to engage in.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn out</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To drive out; to expel; as, <i>to turn</i> a family
<i>out</i> of doors; <i>to turn</i> a man <i>out</i> of office.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>I'll <i>turn</i> you <i>out</i> of my kingdom.</blockquote>
<i> Shak.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>to put to pasture, as cattle or horses.</cd>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To produce, as the result of labor, or any process
of manufacture; to furnish in a completed state.</cd> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd>
<cd>To reverse, as a pocket, bag, etc., so as to bring the inside to the
outside; hence, to produce.</cd> <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <cd>To cause to cease,
or to put out, by turning a stopcock, valve, or the like; as, <i>to turn
out</i> the lights.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn over</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To change or reverse the position of; to overset;
to overturn; to cause to roll over.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To
transfer; as, <i>to turn over</i> business to another hand.</cd>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To read or examine, as a book, while, turning the
leaves.</cd> "We <i>turned o'er</i> many books together." <i>Shak.</i>
<sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <cd>To handle in business; to do business to the amount
of; as, he <i>turns over</i> millions a year.</cd> [Colloq.] -- <col><b>To
turn over a new leaf</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Leaf</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>To turn tail</b></col>, <cd>to run away; to retreat
ignominiously.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn the back</b></col>, <cd>to flee; to
retreat.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn the back on</b></col> or
<col><b>upon</b></col>, <cd>to treat with contempt; to reject or refuse
unceremoniously.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn the corner</b></col>, <cd>to pass
the critical stage; to get by the worst point; hence, to begin to improve,
or to succeed.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn the die</b></col> or
<col><b>dice</b></col>, <cd>to change fortune.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn the
edge</b></col> or <col><b>point of</b></col>, <cd>to bend over the edge or
point of so as to make dull; to blunt.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn the
head</b></col> or <col><b>brain of</b></col>, <cd>to make giddy, wild,
insane, or the like; to infatuate; to overthrow the reason or judgment of;
as, a little success <i>turned his head</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn the
scale</b></col> or <col><b>balance</b></col>, <cd>to change the
preponderance; to decide or determine something doubtful.</cd> --
<col><b>To turn the stomach of</b></col>, <cd>to nauseate; to sicken.</cd>
-- <col><b>To turn the tables</b></col>, <cd>to reverse the chances or
conditions of success or superiority; to give the advantage to the person
or side previously at a disadvantage.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn
tippet</b></col>, <cd>to make a change.</cd> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i> --
<col><b>To turn to</b></col> <col><b>profit, advantage</b></col>, etc.,
<cd>to make profitable or advantageous.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn
up</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To turn so as to bring the bottom
side on top; as, <i>to turn up</i> the trump.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<cd>To bring from beneath to the surface, as in plowing, digging, etc.</cd>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To give an upward curve to; to tilt; as, <i>to turn
up</i> the nose.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn upon</b></col>, <cd>to retort; to
throw back; as, <i>to turn</i> the arguments of an opponent <i>upon</i>
himself.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn upside down</b></col>, <cd>to confuse by
putting things awry; to throw into disorder.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>This house is <i>turned upside down</i> since Robin Ostler
died.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>Turn</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
move round; to have a circular motion; to revolve entirely, repeatedly, or
partially; to change position, so as to face differently; to whirl or wheel
round; as, a wheel <i>turns</i> on its axis; a spindle <i>turns</i> on a
pivot; a man <i>turns</i> on his heel.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The gate . . . on golden hinges <i>turning</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to revolve as if upon a point of support;
to hinge; to depend; as, the decision <i>turns</i> on a single
fact.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Conditions of peace certainly <i>turn</i> upon events of
war.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To result or terminate; to come about; to
eventuate; to issue.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If we repent seriously, submit contentedly, and serve him
faithfully, afflictions shall <i>turn</i> to our advantage.</blockquote>
<i>Wake.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To be deflected; to take a different direction
or tendency; to be directed otherwise; to be differently applied; to be
transferred; as, to <i>turn</i> from the road.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Turn</i> from thy fierce wrath.</blockquote> <i>Ex.
xxxii. 12.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Turn</i> ye, <i>turn</i> ye from your evil
ways.</blockquote> <i>Ezek. xxxiii. 11.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The understanding <i>turns</i> inward on itself, and
reflects on its own operations.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To be changed, altered, or transformed; to
become transmuted; also, to become by a change or changes; to grow; as,
wood <i>turns</i> to stone; water <i>turns</i> to ice; one color
<i>turns</i> to another; to <i>turn</i> Mohammedan.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I hope you have no intent to <i>turn</i>
husband.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Cygnets from gray <i>turn</i> white.</blockquote>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To undergo the process of turning on a lathe;
as, ivory <i>turns</i> well.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To become acid; to sour; -- said of milk, ale,
etc.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To become giddy; -- said of the head or
brain.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I'll look no more;<BR>
Lest my brain <i>turn</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>To be nauseated; -- said of the
stomach.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>To become inclined in the other direction; --
said of scales.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>To change from ebb to flow, or from flow to
ebb; -- said of the tide.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <i>(Obstetrics)</i> <def>To bring down the feet of a
child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>To invert a type of the same
thickness, as temporary substitute for any sort which is
exhausted.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To turn about</b></col>, <cd>to face to another quarter; to turn
around.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn again</b></col>, <cd>to come back after
going; to return.</cd> <i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>To turn against</b></col>,
<cd>to become unfriendly or hostile to.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn</b></col>
<col><b>aside or away</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To turn from the
direct course; to withdraw from a company; to deviate.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To depart; to remove.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd>
<cd>To avert one's face.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn back</b></col>, <cd>to
turn so as to go in an opposite direction; to retrace one's steps.</cd> --
<col><b>To turn in</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To bend inward.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To enter for lodgings or entertainment.</cd>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To go to bed.</cd> [Colloq.] -- <col><b>To turn
into</b></col>, <cd>to enter by making a turn; as, <i>to turn into</i> a
side street.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn off</b></col>, <cd>to be diverted; to
deviate from a course; as, the road <i>turns off</i> to the left.</cd> --
<col><b>To turn on</b></col> or <col><b>upon</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>To turn against; to confront in hostility or anger.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To reply to or retort.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd>
<cd>To depend on; as, the result <i>turns on</i> one condition.</cd> --
<col><b>To turn out</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To move from its
place, as a bone.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To bend or point outward;
as, his toes <i>turn out</i>.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To rise from
bed.</cd> [Colloq.] <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <cd>To come abroad; to appear; as,
not many <i>turned out</i> to the fire.</cd> <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <cd>To
prove in the result; to issue; to result; as, the crops <i>turned out</i>
poorly.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn over</b></col>, <cd>to turn from side to
side; to roll; to tumble.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn round</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To change position so as to face in another
direction.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To change one's opinion; to change
from one view or party to another.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn to</b></col>,
<cd>to apply one's self to; have recourse to; to refer to.</cd> "Helvicus's
tables may be <i>turned to</i> on all occasions." <i>Locke.</i> --
<col><b>To turn to account</b></col>, <col><b>profit</b></col>,
<col><b>advantage</b></col>, or the like, <cd>to be made profitable or
advantageous; to become worth the while.</cd> -- <col><b>To turn
under</b></col>, <cd>to bend, or be folded, downward or under.</cd> --
<col><b>To turn up</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To bend, or be
doubled, upward.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To appear; to come to light;
to transpire; to occur; to happen.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Turn</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act
of turning; movement or motion about, or as if about, a center or axis;
revolution; as, the <i>turn</i> of a wheel.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Change of direction, course, or tendency;
different order, position, or aspect of affairs; alteration; vicissitude;
as, the <i>turn</i> of the tide.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>At length his complaint took a favorable
<i>turn</i>.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>turns</i> and varieties of all passions.</blockquote>
<i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Too well the <i>turns</i> of mortal chance I
know.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One of the successive portions of a course, or
of a series of occurrences, reckoning from change to change; hence, a
winding; a bend; a meander.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And all its [the river's] thousand <i>turns</i>
disclose.<BR>
Some fresher beauty varying round.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A circuitous walk, or a walk to and fro, ending
where it began; a short walk; a stroll.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Come, you and I must walk a <i>turn</i>
together.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I will take a <i>turn</i> in your garden.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Successive course; opportunity enjoyed by
alternation with another or with others, or in due order; due chance;
alternate or incidental occasion; appropriate time.</def> "Nobleness and
bounty . . . had their <i>turns</i> in his [the king's] nature."</p>

<p><blockquote>His <i>turn</i> will come to laugh at you
again.</blockquote> <i>Denham.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Every one has a fair <i>turn</i> to be as great as he
pleases.</blockquote> <i>Collier.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Incidental or opportune deed or office;
occasional act of kindness or malice; as, to do one an ill
<i>turn</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Had I not done a friendes <i>turn</i> to thee?</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>thanks are half lost when good <i>turns</i> are
delayed.</blockquote> <i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Convenience; occasion; purpose; exigence; as,
this will not serve his <i>turn</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I have enough to serve mine own <i>turn</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Form; cast; shape; manner; fashion; -- used in a
literal or figurative sense; hence, form of expression; mode of signifying;
as, the <i>turn</i> of thought; a man of a sprightly <i>turn</i> in
conversation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>turn</i> of both his expressions and thoughts is
unharmonious.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The Roman poets, in their description of a beautiful man,
often mention the <i>turn</i> of his neck and arms.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>A change of condition; especially, a sudden or
recurring symptom of illness, as a nervous shock, or fainting spell; as, a
bad <i>turn</i>.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>A fall off the ladder at the gallows; a
hanging; -- so called from the practice of causing the criminal to stand on
a ladder which was turned over, so throwing him off, when the signal was
given.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <def>A round of a rope or cord in order to secure
it, as about a pin or a cleat.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A pit sunk in some part of a
drift.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>13.</b></sn> <i>(Eng. Law)</i> <def>A court of record, held by
the sheriff twice a year in every hundred within his county.</def>
<i>Blount.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>14.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Monthly courses;
menses.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><sn><b>15.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>An embellishment or grace (marked
thus, &?;), commonly consisting of the principal note, or that on which the
turn is made, with the note above, and the semitone below, the note above
being sounded first, the principal note next, and the semitone below last,
the three being performed quickly, as a triplet preceding the marked note.
The turn may be inverted so as to begin with the lower note, in which case
the sign is either placed on end thus &?;, or drawn thus &?;.</def></p>

<p><col><b>By turns</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>One after another;
alternately; in succession.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>At intervals.</cd>
"[They] feel <i>by turns</i> the bitter change." <i>Milton.</i> --
<col><b>In turn</b></col>, <cd>in due order of succession.</cd> --
<col><b>To a turn</b></col>, <cd>exactly; perfectly; as, done <i>to a
turn</i>; -- a phrase alluding to the practice of cooking on a revolving
spit.</cd> -- <col><b>To take turns</b></col>, <cd>to alternate; to succeed
one another in due order.</cd> -- <col><b>Turn and turn about</b></col>,
<cd>by equal alternating periods of service or duty; by turns.</cd> --
<col><b>Turn bench</b></col>, <cd>a simple portable lathe, used on a bench
by clock makers and watchmakers.</cd> -- <col><b>Turn buckle</b></col>.
<cd>See <u>Turnbuckle</u>, in Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Turn
cap</b></col>, <cd>a sort of chimney cap which turns round with the wind so
as to present its opening to the leeward.</cd> <i>G. Francis.</i> --
<col><b>Turn of life</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>change of life. See under
<u>Change</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Turn screw</b></col>, <cd>a screw
driver.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Turn"broach`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A turnspit.</def>
[Obs.] " One that was her <i>turnbroach</i>."  <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Turn"-buc`kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mech.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A loop or sleeve with a screw thread at one end
and a swivel at the other, -- used for tightening a rod, stay, etc.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A gravitating catch, as for fastening a shutter,
the end of a chain, or a hasp.</def></p>

<p><hw>Turn"bull's blue`</hw> (?). <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The double cyanide
of ferrous and ferric iron, a dark blue amorphous substance having a
coppery luster, used in dyeing, calico printing, etc.  Cf. <i>Prussian
blue</i>, under <u>Prussian</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Turn"coat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who forsakes his
party or his principles; a renegade; an apostate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He is a <i>turncoat</i>, he was not true to his
profession.</blockquote> <i>Bunyan.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tur"nep</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See
<u>Turnip</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Turn"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who turns; especially, one whose occupation is to form articles with a
lathe.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A variety of pigeon; a
tumbler.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tur"ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G.] <def>A person who
practices athletic or gymnastic exercises.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"ner*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called from the
English chemist and mineralogist, C. H. <i>Turner</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i>
<def>A variety of monazite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Turn"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>tournerie</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The art of fashioning solid bodies into cylindrical
or other forms by means of a lathe.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Things or forms made by a turner, or in the
lathe.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Chairs of wood, the seats triangular, the backs, arms, and
legs loaded with <i>turnery</i>.</blockquote> <i>Walpole.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1554 !></p>

<p><hw>Tur"ney</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>Tourney.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> "In open <i>turney</i>."  <i>Spenser.
Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Turn"hal`le</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G., from <i>turnen</i>
to exercise gymnastics + <i>halle</i> hall.] <def>A building used as a
school of gymnastics.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tur`ni*ci*mor"ph&aelig;</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.
See <u>Turnix</u>, and <u>-morphous</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
division of birds including Turnix and allied genera, resembling quails in
appearance but differing from them anatomically.</def></p>

<p><hw>Turn"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
act of one who, or that which, turns; also, a winding; a bending course; a
fiexure; a meander.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Through paths and <i>turnings</i> often trod by
day.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The place of a turn; an angle or corner, as of a
road.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It is preached at every <i>turning</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Deviation from the way or proper course.</def>
<i>Harmar.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Turnery, or the shaping of solid substances into
various by means of a lathe and cutting tools.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>The pieces, or chips, detached in the
process of turning from the material turned.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A maneuver by which an enemy or a
position is turned.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Turning and boring mill</b></col>, <cd>a kind of lathe having a
vertical spindle and horizontal face plate, for turning and boring large
work.</cd> -- <col><b>Turning bridge</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under
<u>Drawbridge</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Turning engine</b></col>, <cd>an engine
lathe.</cd> -- <col><b>Turning lathe</b></col>, <cd>a lathe used by turners
to shape their work.</cd> -- <col><b>Turning pair</b></col>. <cd>See the
Note under <u>Pair</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Turning
point</b></col>, <cd>the point upon which a question turns, and which
decides a case.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Turn"ing*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of
turning; instability; tergiversation.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir P.
Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tur"nip</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>turnep</i>; probably
fr. <i>turn</i>, or F. <i>tour</i> a turn, turning lathe + OE. <i>nepe</i>
a turnip, AS. <i>n&aemacr;pe</i>, L. <i>napus</i>.  Cf.
<u>Turn</u>,<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, <u>Navew</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The
edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant
(<i>Brassica campestris</i>, <i>var.</i> <i>Napus</i>); also, the plant
itself.</def> [Formerly written also <i>turnep</i>.]</p>

<p><col><b>Swedish turnip</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a kind of turnip.
See <u>Ruta-baga</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Turnip flea</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a small flea-beetle (<i>Haltica, or Phyllotreta,
striolata</i>), which feeds upon the turnip, and often seriously injures
it. It is black with a stripe of yellow on each elytron. The name is also
applied to several other small insects which are injurious to turnips. See
<i>Illust.</i> under <u>Flea-beetle</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Turnip
fly</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The turnip
flea.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A two-winged fly (<i>Anthomyia
radicum</i>) whose larv&aelig; live in the turnip root.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tur"nip-shell"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any one of several large, thick, spiral marine shells belonging to
<i>Rapa</i> and allied genera, somewhat turnip-shaped.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"nix</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. <i>coturnix</i>
a quail.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of birds
belonging to <i>Turnix</i> or <i>Hemipodius</i> and allied genera of the
family <i>Turnicid&aelig;</i>. These birds resemble quails and partridges
in general appearance and in some of their habits, but differ in important
anatomical characteristics. The hind toe is usually lacking. They are found
in Asia, Africa, Southern Europe, the East Indian Islands, and esp. in
Australia and adjacent islands, where they are called <i>quails</i> (see
<u>Quail</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3.). See
<u>Turnicimorph&aelig;</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Turn"key`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Turnkeys</b></plw> (&?;).</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A person who has charge of the keys of a prison,
for opening and fastening the doors; a warder.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Dentistry)</i> <def>An instrument with a hinged
claw, -- used for extracting teeth with a twist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Turn"-out`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Turn-
outs</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of coming forth; a
leaving of houses, shops, etc.; esp., a quitting of employment for the
purpose of forcing increase of wages; a strike; -- opposed to
<i>lockout</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A short side track on a railroad, which may be
occupied by one train while another is passing on a main track; a shunt; a
siding; a switch.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is prominently brought forward or
exhibited; hence, an equipage; as, a man with a showy carriage and horses
is said to have a fine <i>turn-out</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The aggregate number of persons who have come
out, as from their houses, for a special purpose.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Net quantity of produce yielded.</def></p>

<p><hw>Turn"o`ver</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The act or result of turning over; an upset; as, a bad <i>turnover</i>
in a carriage.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A semicircular pie or tart made by turning one
half of a circular crust over the other, inclosing the fruit or other
materials.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An apprentice, in any trade, who is handed over
from one master to another to complete his time.</def></p>

<p><hw>Turn"o`ver</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Admitting of being turned
over; made to be turned over; as, a <i>turnover</i> collar, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Turn"pike`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Turn</i> +
<i>pike</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A frame consisting of two bars
crossing each other at right angles and turning on a post or pin, to hinder
the passage of beasts, but admitting a person to pass between the arms; a
turnstile. See <u>Turnstile</u>, 1.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I move upon my axle like a <i>turnpike</i>.</blockquote>
<i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A gate or bar set across a road to stop
carriages, animals, and sometimes people, till toll is paid for keeping the
road in repair; a tollgate.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A turnpike road.</def>  <i>De Foe.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A winding stairway.</def> [Scot.]  <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A beam filled with spikes to
obstruct passage; a cheval-de-frise.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><col><b>Turnpike man</b></col>, <cd>a man who collects tolls at a
turnpike.</cd> -- <col><b>Turnpike road</b></col>, <cd>a road on which
turnpikes, or tollgates, are established by law, in order to collect from
the users tolls to defray the cost of building, repairing, etc.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Turn"pike`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Turnpiked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Turnpiking</u>.] <def>To form, as a road, in the manner of a turnpike
road; into a rounded form, as the path of a road.</def>
<i>Knowles.</i></p>

<p><hw>Turn"plate`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
turntable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Turn"-sick`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Giddy.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Turn"-sick`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(For.)</i> <def>A disease
with which sheep are sometimes affected; gid; sturdy. See
<u>Gid</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Turn"sole`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tournesol</i>, It.
<i>tornasole</i>; <i>tornare</i> to turn (LL. <i>tornare</i>) + <i>sole</i>
the sun, L. <i>sol</i>. See <u>Turn</u>, <u>Solar</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Heliotrope</u>.] [Written also
<i>turnsol</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>A plant of the genus <i>Heliotropium</i>; heliotrope; -- so named
because its flowers are supposed to turn toward the sun.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The sunflower.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A
kind of spurge (<i>Euphorbia Helioscopia</i>).</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd>
<def>The euphorbiaceous plant <i>Chrozophora tinctoria</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Litmus.</def>
[Obs.] <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A purple dye obtained from the plant
turnsole. See def. 1 <sd><i>(d)</i></sd>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Turn"spit`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One who turns a spit; hence, a person engaged in some menial
office.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His lordship is his majesty's <i>turnspit</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small breed of dogs having
a long body and short crooked legs. These dogs were formerly much used for
turning a spit on which meat was roasting.</def></p>

<p><hw>Turn"stile`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
revolving frame in a footpath, preventing the passage of horses or cattle,
but admitting that of persons; a turnpike. See <u>Turnpike</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A similar arrangement for registering the number
of persons passing through a gateway, doorway, or the like.</def></p>

<p><hw>Turn"stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any species of limicoline birds of the genera <i>Strepsilas</i> and
<i>Arenaria</i>, allied to the plovers, especially the common American and
European species (<i>Strepsilas interpres</i>). They are so called from
their habit of turning up small stones in search of mollusks and other
aquatic animals. Called also <i>brant bird</i>, <i>sand runner</i>, <i>sea
quail</i>, <i>sea lark</i>, <i>sparkback</i>, and
<i>skirlcrake</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Black turnstone</b></col>, <cd>the California turnstone
(<i>Arenaria melanocephala</i>). The adult in summer is mostly black,
except some white streaks on the chest and forehead, and two white loral
spots.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Turn"ta`ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A large revolving
platform, for turning railroad cars, locomotives, etc., in a different
direction; -- called also <i>turnplate</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tur"nus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. <i>Turnus</i>,
the king of the Rutuli, mentioned in the &AElig;neid.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A common, large, handsome, American swallowtail butterfly, now
regarded as one of the forms of <i>Papilio, or Jasoniades, glaucus</i>. The
wings are yellow, margined and barred with black, and with an orange-red
spot near the posterior angle of the hind wings. Called also <i>tiger
swallowtail</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Swallowtail</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Turn"ve*rein`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G., from
<i>turnen</i> to exercise + <i>verein</i> a union.] <def>A company or
association of gymnasts and athletes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Turn"wrest`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>Designating a cumbersome style of plow used in England, esp. in
Kent.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>designating a kind of hillside
plow.</def> [Eng.]  <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu*ro"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>One
of the subdivisions into which the Upper Cretaceous formation of Europe is
divided.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"pen*tine</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>t&eacute;r&eacute;bentine</i>, OF. also <i>turbentine</i>; cf. Pr.
<i>terebentina</i>, <i>terbentina</i>, It. <i>terebentina</i>,
<i>trementina</i>; fr. L. <i>terebinthinus</i> of the turpentine tree, from
<i>terebinthus</i> the turpentine tree. Gr. &?;, &?;. See
<u>Terebinth</u>.] <def>A semifluid or fluid oleoresin, primarily the
exudation of the terebinth, or turpentine, tree (<i>Pistacia
Terebinthus</i>), a native of the Mediterranean region. It is also obtained
from many coniferous trees, especially species of pine, larch, and
fir.</def></p>

<p>&fist; There are many varieties of <i>turpentine</i>. Chian turpentine
is produced in small quantities by the turpentine tree (<i>Pistacia
Terebinthus</i>). Venice, Swiss, or larch turpentine, is obtained from
<i>Larix Europ&aelig;a</i>. It is a clear, colorless balsam, having a
tendency to solidify. Canada turpentine, or Canada balsam, is the purest of
all the pine turpentines (see under <u>Balsam</u>). The Carpathian and
Hungarian varieties are derived from <i>Pinus Cembra</i> and <i>Pinus
Mugho</i>. Carolina turpentine, the most abundant kind, comes from the
long-leaved pine (<i>Pinus palustris</i>). Strasburg turpentine is from the
silver fir (<i>Abies pectinata</i>).</p>

<p><col><b>Oil of turpentine</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a colorless oily
hydrocarbon, C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>16</sub>, of a pleasant aromatic odor,
obtained by the distillation of crude turpentine. It is used in making
varnishes, in medicine, etc. It is the type of the terpenes and is related
to cymene. Called also <i>terebenthene</i>, <i>terpene</i>, etc.</cd> --
<col><b>Turpentine moth</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of
several species of small tortricid moths whose larv&aelig; eat the tender
shoots of pine and fir trees, causing an exudation of pitch or resin.</cd>
-- <col><b>Turpentine tree</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the terebinth tree,
the original source of turpentine. See <u>Turpentine</u>, above.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tur"peth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>turpethum</i>, fr.
Per. <i>tirbid</i> a cathartic, <i>turbad</i> a purgative root.  Cf.
<u>Turbith</u>.] [Written also <i>turbeth</i>, and <i>turbith</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The root of <i>Ipom&oelig;a
Turpethum</i>, a plant of Ceylon, Malabar, and Australia, formerly used in
medicine as a purgative; -- sometimes called <i>vegetable
turpeth</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A heavy yellow powder,
Hg<sub>3</sub>O<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>, which consists of a basic
mercuric sulphate; -- called also <i>turpeth mineral</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"pin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
land tortoise.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tur"pi*tude</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>turpitudo</i>,
from <i>turpis</i> foul, base.] <def>Inherent baseness or vileness of
principle, words, or actions; shameful wickedness; depravity.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tur*quoise"</hw>, <hw>Tur*quois"</hw>  } (?; 277),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>turquoise</i>; cf. Pr. & Sp. <i>turquesa</i>,
It. <i>turchese</i>, <i>turchina</i>, LL. <i>turchesius</i>,
<i>turchina</i>; -- so called because first brought from <i>Turkey</i>. See
1st <u>Turkey</u>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A hydrous phosphate of alumina
containing a little copper; calaite. It has a blue, or bluish green, color,
and usually occurs in reniform masses with a botryoidal surface.</def>
[Formerly written also <i>turcois</i>, and <i>turkois</i>.]</p>

<p>&fist; Turquoise is susceptible of a high polish, and when of a bright
blue color is much esteemed as a gem. The finest specimens come from
Persia. It is also found in New Mexico and Arizona, and is regarded as
identical with the <i>chalchihuitl</i> of the Mexicans.</p>

<p><hw>Tur*quoise"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a fine light blue
color, like that of choice mineral turquoise.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"rel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>touroul</i> a
little wooden instrument to fasten doors or windows.] <def>A certain tool
used by coopers.</def>  <i>Sherwood.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tur"ret</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>touret</i>, OF.
<i>tourette</i>, dim. of <i>tour</i> a tower, L. <i>turris</i>. See
<u>Tower</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A little tower, frequently a
merely ornamental structure at one of the angles of a larger
structure.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anc. Mil.)</i> <def>A movable building, of a
square form, consisting of ten or even twenty stories and sometimes one
hundred and twenty cubits high, usually moved on wheels, and employed in
approaching a fortified place, for carrying soldiers, engines, ladders,
casting bridges, and other necessaries.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A revolving tower constructed of
thick iron plates, within which cannon are mounted. Turrets are used on
vessels of war and on land.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Railroads)</i> <def>The elevated central portion
of the roof of a passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and
ventilation.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Turret clock</b></col>, <cd>a large clock adapted for an
elevated position, as in the tower of a church.</cd> -- <col><b>Turret
head</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>a vertical cylindrical revolving tool
holder for bringing different tools into action successively in a machine,
as in a lathe.</cd> -- <col><b>Turret lathe</b></col>, <cd>a turning lathe
having a turret head.</cd> -- <col><b>Turret ship</b></col>, <cd>an
ironclad war vessel, with low sides, on which heavy guns are mounted within
one or more iron turrets, which may be rotated, so that the guns may be
made to bear in any required direction.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tur"ret*ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Furnished with a turret or turrets; specifically <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
having the whorls somewhat flattened on the upper side and often ornamented
by spines or tubercles; -- said of certain spiral shells.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Formed like a tower; as, a <i>turreted</i>
lamp.</def>  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tur"ri*bant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Turban</u>.]
<def>A turban.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>With hundred turrets like a <i>turribant</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tur"ric*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a
turret, or tower; resembling a tower.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tur*ric"u*late</hw> (?), <hw>Tur*ric"u*la`ted</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>turricula</i> small tower, turret.]
<def>Furnished with, or formed like, a small turret or turrets; somewhat
turreted.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"ri*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>turris</i> tower +
Gr. &?; stone: cf. F. <i>turrilite</i>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>Any fossil
ammonite of the genus <i>Turrilites</i>. The shell forms an open spiral
with the later whorls separate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur`ri*tel"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., dim fr. L.
<i>turris</i> tower.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any spiral marine gastropod
belonging to <i>Turritella</i> and allied genera. These mollusks have an
elongated, turreted shell, composed of many whorls. They have a rounded
aperture, and a horny multispiral operculum.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur`ri*tel"loid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Turritella</i> +
<i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling,
the turritellas.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>turtle</i>, L.
<i>turtur</i>; probably of imitative origin.  Cf. <u>Turtle</u> the sea
tortoise.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The turtledove.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"tle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably the same word as the
word preceding, and substituted (probably by sailors) for the Spanish or
Portuguese name; cf. Sp. <i>tortuga</i> tortoise, turtle, Pg.
<i>tartaruga</i>, also F. <i>tortue</i>, and E. <i>tortoise</i>.]</p>

<p><! p. 1555 !></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of the numerous
species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In the United States the land and fresh-water tortoises are also
called turtles.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Printing)</i> <def>The curved plate in which the
form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Alligator turtle</b></col>, <col><b>Box turtle</b></col>,
<cd>etc. See under <u>Alligator</u>, <u>Box</u>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>green
turtle</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a marine turtle of the genus
<i>Chelonia</i>, having usually a smooth greenish or olive-colored shell.
It is highly valued for the delicacy of its flesh, which is used especially
for turtle soup. Two distinct species or varieties are known; one of which
(<i>Chelonia Midas</i>) inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic Ocean, and
sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more; the other (<i>C.
virgata</i>) inhabits the Pacific Ocean. Both species are similar in habits
and feed principally on seaweed and other marine plants, especially the
turtle grass.</cd> -- <col><b>Turtle cowrie</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>a large, handsome cowrie (<i>Cypr&aelig;a testudinaria</i>); the
turtle-shell; so called because of its fancied resemblance to a tortoise in
color and form.</cd> -- <col><b>Turtle grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a
marine plant (<i>Thalassia testudinum</i>) with grasslike leaves, common
about the West Indies.</cd> -- <col><b>Turtle shell</b></col>, <cd>tortoise
shell. See under <u>Tortoise</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tur"tle*dove`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See 1ts
<u>Turtle</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species
of pigeons belonging to <i>Turtur</i> and allied genera, native of various
parts of the Old World; especially, the common European species (<i>Turtur
vulgaris</i>), which is noted for its plaintive note, affectionate
disposition, and devotion to its mate.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The South African turtledove (<i>T. albiventris</i>), and the
ashy turtledove of India (<i>T. rubicolus</i>), are similar to the European
species in their habits.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species
of pigeons more or less resembling the true turtledoves, as the American
mourning dove (see under <u>Dove</u>), and the Australian turtledove
(<i>Stictopelia cuneata</i>).</def></p>

<p>&fist; The turtledove of the Scriptures is probably <i>Turtur
risorius</i>, a species which is still plentiful in Egypt and other Eastern
countries. It is closely allied to the European turtledove.</p>

<p><hw>Tur"tle-foot`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Slow-
footed.</def> [R.] "<i>Turtle-footed</i> Peace."  <i>Ford.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tur"tle*head`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An
American perennial herb (<i>Chelone glabra</i>) having white flowers shaped
like the head of a turtle. Called also <i>snakehead</i>, <i>shell
flower</i>, and <i>balmony</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"tler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who catches turtles
or tortoises.</def> "The Jamaica <i>turtlers</i>."  <i>Dampier.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tur"tle-shell`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The turtle
cowrie.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tur"tling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act, practice, or
art of catching turtles.</def>  <i>Marryat.</i></p>

<p><hw>Turves</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>pl.</i></pos> of
<u>Turf</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tus"can</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Tyscanus</i>,
<i>Tuscus</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to Tuscany in Italy; -- specifically
designating one of the five orders of architecture recognized and described
by the Italian writers of the 16th century, or characteristic of the order.
The original of this order was not used by the Greeks, but by the Romans
under the Empire. See <u>Order</u>, and <i>Illust.</i> of
<u>Capital</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tus"can</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of
Tuscany.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tus`ca*ro"ras</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing.
<singw><b>Tuscarora</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A tribe of
North American Indians formerly living on the Neuse and Tar rivers in North
Carolina. They were conquered in 1713, after which the remnant of the tribe
joined the Five Nations, thus forming the Six Nations. See <i>Six
Nations</i>, under <u>Six</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tus"cor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tusk</u>.] <def>A
tush of a horse.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tush</hw> (?), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> <def>An exclamation
indicating check, rebuke, or contempt; as, <i>tush</i>, <i>tush</i>! do not
speak of it.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Tush</i>, say they, how should God perceive
it?</blockquote> <i>Bk. of Com. Prayer (Ps. lxxiii. 11).</i></p>

<p><hw>Tush</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tusch</i>, AS. <i>tusc</i>;
akin to OFries. <i>tusk</i>, <i>tusch</i>, and probably to AS.
<i>t&omacr;&eth;</i> tooth. See <u>Tooth</u>, and cf. <u>Tusk</u>.] <def>A
long, pointed tooth; a tusk; -- applied especially to certain teeth of
horses.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tusk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Torsk</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tusk</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tusk</i>, the same word as
<i>tusch</i>, AS. <i>tusc</i>. See <u>Tush</u> a tooth.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of
the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A toothshell, or Dentalium;
-- called also <i>tusk-shell</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Carp.)</i> <def>A projecting member like a tenon,
and serving the same or a similar purpose, but composed of several steps,
or offsets. Thus, in the illustration, <i>a</i> is the <i>tusk</i>, and
each of the several parts, or offsets, is called a <i>tooth</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tusk</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To bare or gnash the
teeth.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tusked</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Furnished with
tusks.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>tusked</i> boar out of the wood.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tusk"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An
elephant having large tusks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tusk"-shell`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>See 2d <u>Tusk</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tusk"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having tusks.</def> "The
scar indented by the <i>tusky</i> oar."  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tus"sac grass`</hw> (?). <def>Tussock grass.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tus"sah silk`</hw> (?). [Probably fr. Hind. <i>tasar</i> a shuttle,
Skr. <i>tasara</i>, <i>trasara</i>.] <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A silk cloth
made from the cocoons of a caterpillar other than the common silkworm, much
used in Bengal and China.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The silk fiber
itself.</def> [Written also <i>tusseh silk</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tus*sic"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>tussicularis</i>, fr. <i>tussicula</i>, dim. of <i>tussis</i> a cough.]
<def>Of or pertaining to a cough.</def>  <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tus"sle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i. & t.</i></pos> [See <u>Tousle</u>.]
<def>To struggle, as in sport; to scuffle; to struggle with.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Tus"sle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A struggle; a scuffle.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Tus"sock</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Tuz</u>.] [Written
also <i>tussuck</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A tuft, as of grass, twigs,
hair, or the like; especially, a dense tuft or bunch of grass or
sedge.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Such laying of the hair in <i>tussocks</i> and
tufts.</blockquote> <i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as <i>Tussock grass</i>,
below.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A caterpillar of any one of
numerous species of bombycid moths. The body of these caterpillars is
covered with hairs which form long tufts or brushes. Some species are very
injurious to shade and fruit trees. Called also <i>tussock caterpillar</i>.
See <u>Orgyia</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tussock grass</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A
tall, strong grass of the genus <i>Dactylis</i> (<i>D.
c&aelig;spitosa</i>), valuable for fodder, introduced into Scotland from
the Falkland Islands.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A tufted grass (<i>Aira
c&aelig;spitosa</i>).</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>Any kind of sedge
(<i>Carex</i>) which forms dense tufts in a wet meadow or boggy place.</cd>
-- <col><b>Tussock moth</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the imago of any
tussock caterpillar. They belong to <i>Orgyia</i>, <i>Halecidota</i>, and
allied genera.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tus"sock*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the form of
tussocks; full of, or covered with, tussocks, or tufts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tus"suck</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Tussock</u>.</def>  <i>Grew.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tut</hw> (?). <def>Be still; hush; -- an exclamation used for
checking or rebuking.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tut</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Sw. <i>tut</i> a point, pipe,
tube, Dan. <i>tut</i> a cornet.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An imperial ensign
consisting of a golden globe with a cross on it.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A hassock.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tu"te*lage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tutela</i>
protection, fr. <i>tutus</i> safe, fr. <i>tueri</i> to watch, defend.  Cf.
<u>Tuition</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship;
protection; as, the king's right of seigniory and
<i>tutelage</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The childhood of the European nations was passed under the
<i>tutelage</i> of the clergy.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being under a guardian; care or
protection enjoyed.</def>  <i>V. Knox.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tu"te*lar</hw> (?), <hw>Tu"te*la*ry</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tutelaris</i>: cf. F. <i>tut&eacute;laire</i>.
See <u>Tutelage</u>.] <def>Having the guardianship or charge of protecting
a person or a thing; guardian; protecting; as, <i>tutelary</i>
goddesses.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This, of all advantages, is the greatest . . . the most
<i>tutelary</i> of morals.</blockquote> <i>Landor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu"tele</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tutela</i>: cf. F.
<i>tutelle</i>. See <u>Tutelage</u>.] <def>Tutelage.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu"te*nag</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>toutenague</i>; cf.
Pg. <i>tutenaga</i>, <i>tutanaga</i>. See <u>Tutty</u>.] <i>(Metal.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Crude zinc.</def> [India] <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>Packfong.</def> [Written also <i>tutenague</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tut"-mouthed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a
projecting under jaw; prognathous.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tut"-nose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A snub nose.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tu"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tutour</i>, L.
<i>tutor</i>, fr. <i>tueri</i> to watch, defend: cf. F. <i>tuteur</i>.  Cf.
<u>Tuition</u>.] <def>One who guards, protects, watches over, or has the
care of, some person or thing.</def> Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A treasurer; a keeper.</def> "<i>Tutour</i> of
your treasure."  <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Civ. Law)</i> <def>One who has the charge of a
child or pupil and his estate; a guardian.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A private or public teacher.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <i>(Eng. Universities)</i> <def>An officer or member
of some hall, who instructs students, and is responsible for their
discipline.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <i>(Am. Colleges)</i> <def>An instructor of a lower
rank than a professor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"tor</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Tutored</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Tutoring</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To have the guardianship or care of; to teach; to
instruct.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Their sons are well <i>tutored</i> by you.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To play the tutor toward; to treat with
authority or severity.</def>  <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu"tor*age</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office or
occupation of a tutor; tutorship; guardianship.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"tor*ess</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A woman who performs
the duties of a tutor; an instructress.</def>  <i>E. Moore.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu*to"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tutorius</i>.]
<def>Of or pertaining to a tutor; belonging to, or exercised by, a
tutor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tu"tor*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Tutorship.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Tu"tor*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To teach; to
instruct.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I . . . shall <i>tutorize</i> him some day.</blockquote>
<i>J. H. Newman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu"tor*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office, duty, or
care of a tutor; guardianship; tutelage.</def>  <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu"tor*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Tutorage.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Holinshed.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu"tress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Tutoress.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Selden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu"trix</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. See <u>Tutor</u>.] <def>A
female guardian; a tutoress.</def> [R.]  <i>Smollett.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tut"san</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>toutesaine</i>;
<i>tout</i>, <i>toule</i>, all (L. <i>totus</i>) + <i>sain</i>,
<i>saine</i>, sound, healthy, L. <i>sanus</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant
of the genus <i>Hypericum</i> (<i>H. Andros&oelig;mum</i>), from which a
healing ointment is prepared in Spain; -- called also
<i>parkleaves</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Tut"ti</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [It., fr. L.
<i>totus</i>, pl. <i>toti</i>, all.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>All; -- a direction
for all the singers or players to perform together.</def>  <i>Moore (Encyc.
of Music).</i></p>

<p><hw>Tut"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>tutie</i>; cf. Sp.
<i>tutia</i>, <i>atutia</i>, LL. <i>tutia</i>; all from Per.
<i>t&umacr;tiy&amacr;</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A yellow or brown amorphous
substance obtained as a sublimation product in the flues of smelting
furnaces of zinc, and consisting of a crude zinc oxide.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tut"-work`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>Work
done by the piece, as in nonmetaliferous rock, the amount done being
usually reckoned by the fathom.</def>  <i>Tomlinson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tut"-work`man</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Tut-
workmen</b></plw> (&?;). <i>(Mining)</i> <def>One who does tut-work.</def>
<i>Tomlinson.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tu-whit"</hw> (?), <hw>Tu-whoo"</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n. &
interj.</i></pos> <def>Words imitative of the notes of the owl.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thy <i>tu-whits</i> are lulled, I wot,<BR>
Thy <i>tu-whoos</i> of yesternight.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Tu`y&egrave;re"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.; akin to
<i>tuyau</i> a pipe; of Teutonic origin.  Cf. <u>Tweer</u>, <u>Tewel</u>.]
<def>A nozzle, mouthpiece, or fixture through which the blast is delivered
to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge.</def>
[Corruptly written also <i>tweer</i>, and <i>twier</i>.]</p>

<p><col><b>Tuy&egrave;re arch</b></col>, <cd>the embrasure, in the wall of
a blast furnace through which the tuy&egrave;re enters.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tuz</hw> (t&ubreve;z), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. W. <i>tusw</i> a
wisp, a bunch, <i>tus</i> that binds or wraps, <i>tusiaw</i> to bind round,
to wrap.  Cf. <u>Tussock</u>.] <def>A lock or tuft of hair.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tu"za</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
tucan.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twad"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i. & t.</i></pos> [See
<u>Twattle</u>.] <def>To talk in a weak and silly manner, like one whose
faculties are decayed; to prate; to prattle.</def>  <i>Stanyhurst.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twad"dle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Silly talk; gabble;
fustian.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I have put in this chapter on fighting . . . because of the
cant and <i>twaddle</i> that's talked of boxing and fighting with fists
now-a-days.</blockquote> <i>T. Hughes.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twad"dler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who prates in a
weak and silly manner, like one whose faculties are decayed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twad"dling</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from
<u>Twaddle</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Twad"dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Idle trifling;
twaddle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twag"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A lamb.</def> [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Twain</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>twein</i>,
<i>tweien</i>, <i>tweyne</i>, AS. <i>tw&emacr;gen</i>, masc. See
<u>Two</u>.] <def>Two; -- nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in
poetry and burlesque.</def> "Children <i>twain</i>."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him
<i>twain</i>.</blockquote> <i>Matt. v. 41.</i></p>

<p><col><b>In twain</b></col>, <cd>in halves; into two parts;
asunder.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>When old winder split the rocks in
<i>twain</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p>-- <col><b>Twain cloud</b></col>. <i>(Meteor.)</i> <cd>Same as
<u>Cumulo-stratus</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Twaite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prov. E.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A European shad; -- called also <i>twaite shad</i>. See
<u>Shad</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twaite</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>A piece
of cleared ground. See <u>Thwaite</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twang</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tang. See <u>Tang</u> a
state.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Twang</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Twanged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Twanging</u>.] [Of imitative origin; cf. <u>Tang</u> a sharp sound,
<u>Tinkle</u>.] <def>To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound
of a tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring
<i>twanged</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twang</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make to sound, as by
pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Sounds the tough horn, and <i>twangs</i> the quivering
string.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twang</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A harsh,
quick sound, like that made by a stretched string when pulled and suddenly
let go; as, the <i>twang</i> of a bowstring.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of
nasal sound.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He has such a <i>twang</i> in his discourse.</blockquote>
<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twan"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i. & t.</i></pos> <def>To
twang.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>While the <i>twangling</i> violin<BR>
Struck up with Soldier-laddie.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twank</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause to make a
sharp twanging sound; to twang, or twangle.</def>  <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twan"kay</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See Note under
<u>Tea</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</def></p>

<p><hw>'T was</hw> (?). <def>A contraction of <i>it was</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twat"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Tattle</u>,
<u>Twaddle</u>.] <def>To prate; to talk much and idly; to gabble; to
chatter; to twaddle; as, a <i>twattling</i> gossip.</def>
<i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twat"tle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make much of, as a
domestic animal; to pet.</def> [Prov. Eng.]  <i>Grose.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twat"tle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Act of prating; idle talk;
twaddle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twat"tler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who twattles; a
twaddler.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tway</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>twei</i>. See
<u>Twain</u>.] <def>Two; twain.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tway"blade`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any
one of several orchidaceous plants which have only two leaves, as the
species of <i>Listera</i> and of <i>Liparis</i>.</def> [Written also
<i>twyblade</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tweag</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To tweak.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Tweag</hw>, <hw>Tweague</hw>, } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
pinching condition; perplexity; trouble; distress.</def> [Obs. or Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><blockquote>This put the old fellow in a rare
<i>tweague</i>.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tweak</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OE. <i>twikken</i>,
originally the same word as <i>twicchen</i>; cf. LG. <i>twikken</i>. See
<u>Twitch</u>.] <def>To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to
twitch; as, to <i>tweak</i> the nose.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tweak</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A sharp
pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a <i>tweak</i> of the nose.</def>
<i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Trouble; distress; tweag.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A prostitute.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Brathwait.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tweed</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably a corruption of
<i>twills</i>. See <u>Twill</u>.] <def>A soft and flexible fabric for men's
wear, made wholly of wool except in some inferior kinds, the wool being
dyed, usually in two colors, before weaving.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twee"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Twiddle</u>.]
[Written also <i>twidle</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To handle lightly; --
said with reference to awkward fiddling; hence, to influence as if by
fiddling; to coax; to allure.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A fiddler brought in with him a body of lusty young fellows,
whom he had <i>tweedled</i> into the service.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To twist.</def> [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tweel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Twill</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tweer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Tuy&egrave;re</u>.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1556 !></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tweese</hw>, <hw>Tweeze</hw>  } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE.
<i>tweeze</i>, <i>tweese</i>, fr. F. <i>&eacute;tuis</i>, pl. of
<i>&eacute;tui</i> a case, sheath, box; probably of Teutonic origin; cf.
MNG. <i>stuche</i> a wide sleeve in which articles could be carried, OHG.
<i>st&umacr;hha</i>, G. <i>stauche</i> a short and narrow muff. Cf
<u>Etui</u>, <u>Tweezers</u>.] <def>A surgeon's case of instruments.</def>
<i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twee"zers</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [See <u>Tweese</u>.]
<def>Small pinchers used to pluck out hairs, and for other
purposes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twelfth</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [For <i>twelft</i>, OE.
<i>twelfte</i>, AS. <i>twelfta</i>. See <u>Twelve</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Next in order after the eleventh; coming after eleven others; -- the
ordinal of <i>twelve</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Consisting, or being one of, twelve equal parts
into which anything is divided.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twelfth</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
quotient of a unit divided by twelve; one of twelve equal parts of one
whole.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The next in order after the eleventh.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>An interval comprising an octave
and a fifth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twelfth"-cake`</hw> (-k&amacr;k`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An
ornamented cake distributed among friends or visitors on the festival of
Twelfth-night.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twelfth"-day`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Twelfthtide</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twelfth"-night`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The evening of
Epiphany, or the twelfth day after Christmas, observed as a festival by
various churches.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twelfth"-sec`ond</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physics)</i>
<def>A unit for the measurement of small intervals of time, such that
10<sup>12</sup> (ten trillion) of these units make one second.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twelfth"tide`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The twelfth day
after Christmas; Epiphany; -- called also <i>Twelfth-day</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twelve</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>twelve</i>,
<i>twelf</i>, AS. <i>twelf</i>; akin to OFries. <i>twelf</i>,
<i>twelef</i>, <i>twilif</i>, OS. <i>twelif</i>, D. <i>twaalf</i>, G.
<i>zw&ouml;lf</i>, OHG. <i>zwelif</i>, Icel. <i>t&?;lf</i>, Sw.
<i>tolf</i>, Dan. <i>tolv</i>, Goth. <i>twalif</i>, from the root of E.
<i>two</i> + the same element as in the second part of E. <i>eleven</i>.
See <u>Two</u>, and <u>Eleven</u>.] <def>One more that eleven; two and ten;
twice six; a dozen.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Twelve-men's morris</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under
<u>Morris</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Twelve Tables</b></col>. <i>(Rom.
Antiq.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Table</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Twelve</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The number
next following eleven; the sum of ten and two, or of twice six; twelve
units or objects; a dozen.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A symbol representing twelve units, as 12, or
xii.</def></p>

<p><col><b>The Twelve</b></col> <i>(Script.)</i>, <cd>the twelve
apostles.</cd>  <i>Matt. xxvi. 20.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twelve"mo</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Duodecimo</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twelve"month</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A year which
consists of twelve calendar months.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I shall laugh at this a <i>twelvemonth</i>
hence.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twelve"pence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A shilling
sterling, being about twenty-four cents.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twelve"pen*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Sold for a
shilling; worth or costing a shilling.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twelve"score`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos> <def>Twelve times
twenty; two hundred and forty.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twen"ti*eth</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Twenty</u>; cf.
AS. <i>twentigo&?;a</i>. See <u>Twenty</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Next
in order after the nineteenth; tenth after the tenth; coming after nineteen
others; -- the ordinal of <i>twenty</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Consisting, or being, one of twenty equal parts
into which anything is divided.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twen"ti*eth</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
next in order after the nineteen; one coming after nineteen
others.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The quotient of a unit divided by twenty; one of
twenty equal parts of one whole.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twen"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>twenty</i>, AS.
<i>tw&?;ntig</i>, <i>twentig</i>; akin to OFris. <i>twintich</i>, OS.
<i>tw&?;ntig</i>, D. & LG. <i>twintig</i>, OHG. <i>zweinzug</i>, G.
<i>zwanzig</i>, Goth. <i>twai tigjis</i>; that is, two tens. See
<u>Twain</u>, <u>Two</u>, and <u>Ten</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One more
that nineteen; twice; as, <i>twenty</i> men.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An indefinite number more or less that
twenty.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Maximilian, upon <i>twenty</i> respects, could not have been
the man.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twen"ty</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Twenties</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The number next
following nineteen; the sum of twelve and eight, or twice ten; twenty units
or objects; a score.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A symbol representing twenty units, as 20, or
xx.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twen"ty*fold`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Twenty times as
many.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twen`ty-four"mo</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having twenty-
four leaves to a sheet; as, a <i>twenty-fourmo</i> form, book, leaf, size,
etc.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos>  <def>A book composed of sheets, each of
which is folded into twenty-four leaves; hence, indicating more or less
definitely a size of book whose sheets are so folded; -- usually written
24mo, or 24&deg;.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twey</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Two</u>.]
<def>Two.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twey"fold`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Twofold.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twi"bil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>twibill</i>; <i>twi-
</i> (in comp.) two + <i>bill</i>, <i>bil</i>, an ax hoe, bill. See
<u>Twice</u>, and <u>Bill</u> a cutting instrument.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A kind of mattock, or ax; esp., a tool like a pickax, but having,
instead of the points, flat terminations, one of which is parallel to the
handle, the other perpendicular to it.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A tool for making mortises.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A reaping hook.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twi"billed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Armed or provided
with a twibil or twibils.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twice</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. <i>twies</i> (where the
<i>s</i> is the adverbial ending; see <u>-wards</u>), <i>twie</i>, AS.
<i>twiges</i>, <i>twiwa</i>; akin to <i>twi-</i> (in comp.) two, G.
<i>zwie-</i>, OHG. <i>zwi-</i>, Icel. <i>tv&imacr;-</i>, L. <i>bi-</i>, Gr.
&?;, Skr. <i>dvi-</i>, and E. <i>two</i>. See <u>Two</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Two times; once and again.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>twice</i> essayed to cast his son in
gold.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Doubly; in twofold quantity or degree; as,
<i>twice</i> the sum; he is <i>twice</i> as fortunate as his
neighbor.</def></p>

<p>&fist;<i>Twice</i> is used in the formation of compounds, mostly self-
explaining; as, <i>twice</i>-horn, <i>twice</i>-conquered, <i>twice</i>-
planted, <i>twice</i>-told, and the like.</p>

<p><hw>Twid"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Probably of imitative
origin.  Cf. <u>Tweedle</u>.] <def>To touch lightly, or play with; to
tweedle; to twirl; as, to <i>twiddle</i> one's thumbs; to <i>twiddle</i> a
watch key.</def> [Written also <i>twidle</i>.]  <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twid"dle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To play with anything;
hence, to be busy about trifles.</def>  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twid"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
slight twist with the fingers.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A pimple.</def> [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twi"fal`low</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Twifallowed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Twifallowing</u>.] [AS. <i>twi-</i> (see <u>Twice</u>) two +
<i>fallow</i>.] <def>To plow, or fallow, a second time (land that has been
once fallowed).</def></p>

<p><hw>Twi"fold`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>twifeadld</i>. See
<u>Twice</u>, and cf. <u>Twofold</u>.] <def>Twofold; double.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Twig</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Twigged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Twigging</u>.] [Cf. <u>Tweak</u>.] <def>To twitch; to pull; to
tweak.</def> [Obs. or Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Twig</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Gael. <i>tuig</i>, or Ir.
<i>tuigim</i> I understand.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To understand the meaning of; to comprehend; as,
do you <i>twig</i> me?</def> [Colloq.]  <i>Marryat.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to
discover.</def> "Now <i>twig</i> him; now mind him."  <i>Foote.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>As if he were looking right into your eyes and
<i>twigged</i> something there which you had half a mind to
conceal.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twig</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>twig</i>; akin to D.
<i>twijg</i>, OHG. <i>zwig</i>, <i>zwi</i>, G. <i>zweig</i>, and probably
to E. <i>two</i>.] <def>A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant,
of no definite length or size.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Britons had boats made of willow <i>twigs</i>, covered
on the outside with hides.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Raleigh.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Twig borer</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several
species of small beetles which bore into twigs of shrubs and trees, as the
apple-tree <i>twig borer</i> (<i>Amphicerus bicaudatus</i>).</cd> --
<col><b>Twig girdler</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <u>Girdler</u>,
3.</cd> -- <col><b>Twig rush</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>any rushlike
plant of the genus <i>Cladium</i> having hard, and sometimes prickly-edged,
leaves or stalks. See <i>Saw grass</i>, under <u>Saw</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Twig</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To beat with
twigs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twig"gen</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Made of twigs;
wicker.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Twig"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A fornicator.</def>
[Eng.]  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twig"gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a
twig or twigs; like a twig or twigs; full of twigs; abounding with
shoots.</def> " <i>Twiggy</i> trees."  <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twight</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To twit.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twight</hw>, obs. <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Twitch</u>.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twight"e</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of
<u>Twitch</u>.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twig"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no
twigs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twig"some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of, or abounding
in, twigs; twiggy.</def> [R.] " <i>Twigsome</i> trees."
<i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twi"light`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>twilight</i>, AS.
<i>twi-</i> (see <u>Twice</u>) + <i>le&oacute;ht</i> light; hence the sense
of doubtful or half light; cf. LG. <i>twelecht</i>, G. <i>zwielicht</i>.
See <u>Light</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The light perceived before the rising, and after
the setting, of the sun, or when the sun is less than 18&deg; below the
horizon, occasioned by the illumination of the earth's atmosphere by the
direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>faint light; a dubious or uncertain medium
through which anything is viewed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>As when the sun . . . from behind the moon,<BR>
In dim eclipse, disastrous <i>twilight sheds</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>twilight</i> of probability.</blockquote>
<i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twi"light`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Seen
or done by twilight.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Imperfectly illuminated; shaded;
obscure.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>O'er the <i>twilight</i> groves and dusky
caves.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twill</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Twilled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Twilling</u>.] [Scotch <i>tweel</i>; probably from LG. <i>twillen</i> to
make double, from <i>twi-</i> two; akin to AS. <i>twi-</i>, E. <i>twi-</i>
in <i>twilight</i>. See <u>Twice</u>, and cf. <u>Tweed</u>, <u>Tweel</u>.]
<def>To weave, as cloth, so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines
or ribs on the surface.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twill</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Scotch <i>tweel</i>. See
<u>Twill</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An
appearance of diagonal lines or ribs produced in textile fabrics by causing
the weft threads to pass over one and under two, or over one and under
three or more, warp threads, instead of over one and under the next in
regular succession, as in plain weaving.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A fabric women with a twill.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [Perhaps fr. <i>guill</i>.] <def>A quill, or spool,
for yarn.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twil"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [C. <u>Willy</u>.] <def>A
machine for cleansing or loosening wool by the action of a revolving
cylinder covered with long iron spikes or teeth; a willy or willying
machine; -- called also <i>twilly devil</i>, and <i>devil</i>. See
<u>Devil</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 6, and <u>Willy</u>.</def>
<i>Tomlinson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twilt</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Quilt</u>.] <def>A
quilt.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Twin</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>twin</i> double, AS.
<i>getwinne</i> two and two, pl., twins; akin to D. <i>tweeling</i> a twin,
G. <i>zwilling</i>, OHG. <i>zwiniling</i>, Icel. <i>tvennr</i>,
<i>tvinnr</i>, two and two, twin, and to AS. <i>twi-</i> two. See
<u>Twice</u>, <u>Two</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Being one of two born at
a birth; as, a <i>twin</i> brother or sister.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Being one of a pair much resembling one another;
standing the relation of a twin to something else; -- often followed by
<i>to</i> or <i>with</i>.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Double; consisting of two similar
and corresponding parts.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Composed of parts united
according to some definite law of twinning. See <u>Twin</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 4.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Twin boat</b></col>, or <col><b>Twin ship</b></col>
<i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a vessel whose deck and upper works rest on two
parallel hulls.</cd> -- <col><b>Twin crystal</b></col>. <cd>See
<u>Twin</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 4.</cd> -- <col><b>Twin flower</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a delicate evergreen plant (<i>Linn&aelig;a
borealis</i>) of northern climates, which has pretty, fragrant, pendulous
flowers borne in pairs on a slender stalk.</cd> -- <col><b>Twin-screw
steamer</b></col>, <cd>a steam vessel propelled by two screws, one on
either side of the plane of the keel.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Twin</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One of two
produced at a birth, especially by an animal that ordinarily brings forth
but one at a birth; -- used chiefly in the plural, and applied to the young
of beasts as well as to human young.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>A sign and
constellation of the zodiac; Gemini. See <u>Gemini</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A person or thing that closely resembles
another.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>A compound crystal composed
of two or more crystals, or parts of crystals, in reversed position with
reference to each other.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The relative position of the parts of a twin may be explained by
supposing one part to be revolved 180&deg; about a certain axis (called the
<i>twinning axis</i>), this axis being normal to a plane (called the
<i>twinning plane</i>) which is usually one of the fundamental planes of
the crystal. This revolution brings the two parts into parallel position,
or vice versa. A <i>contact twin</i> is one in which the parts are united
by a plane surface, called the <i>composition face</i>, which is usually
the same as the twinning plane. A <i>penetration twin</i> is one in which
the parts interpenetrate each other, often very irregularly. Twins are also
called, according to form, <i>cruciform</i>, <i>geniculated</i>, etc.</p>

<p><hw>Twin</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Twinned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Twinning</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To bring forth twins.</def>
<i>Tusser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be born at the same birth.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twin</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cause
to be twins, or like twins in any way.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Still we moved<BR>
Together, <i>twinned</i>, as horse's ear and eye.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To separate into two parts; to part; to divide;
hence, to remove; also, to strip; to rob.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The life out of her body for to <i>twin</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twin</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To depart from a place or
thing.</def> [Obs.] "Ere that we farther <i>twin</i>."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twin"born`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Born at the same
birth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>twin</i>, properly, a
twisted or double thread; akin to D. <i>twijn</i>, Icel. <i>twinni</i>;
from <i>twi-</i>. See <u>Twice</u>, and cf. <u>Twin</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A twist; a convolution.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Typhon huge, ending in snaky <i>twine</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A strong thread composed of two or three smaller
threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for
binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or
string.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The act of twining or winding round.</def>
<i>J. Philips.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Twine reeler</b></col>, <cd>a kind of machine for twisting
twine; a kind of mule, or spinning machine.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Twine</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Twined</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Twining</u>.] [OE.
<i>twinen</i>, fr. AS. <i>tw&imacr;n</i> a twisted thread; akin to D.
<i>twijnen</i> to twine, Icel. & Sw. <i>tvinna</i>, Dan. <i>tvinde</i>. See
<u>Twine</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To twist
together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine
<i>twined</i> linen.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To wind, as one thread around another, or as any
flexible substance around another body.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let me <i>twine</i><BR>
Mine arms about that body.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let wreaths of triumph now my temples
<i>twine</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To change the direction of.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To mingle; to mix.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Crashaw.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twine</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
mutually twist together; to become mutually involved.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To wind; to bend; to make turns; to
meander.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>As rivers, though they bend and <i>twine</i>,<BR>
Still to the sea their course incline.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To turn round; to revolve.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to
climb spirally; as, many plants <i>twine</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twin"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any plant
which twines about a support.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twinge</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Twinged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Twinging</u>.] [OE. <i>twengen</i>, AS. <i>twengan</i>; akin to OE.
<i>twingen</i> to pain, afflict, OFries. <i>thwinga</i>, <i>twinga</i>,
<i>dwinga</i>, to constrain, D. <i>dwingen</i>, OS. <i>thwingan</i>, G.
<i>zwingen</i>, OHG. <i>dwingan</i>, <i>thwingan</i>, to press, oppress,
overcome, Icel. <i>&thorn;vinga</i>, Sw. <i>tvinga</i> to subdue,
constrain, Dan. <i>twinge</i>, and AS. <i>&thorn;&uuml;n</i> to press, OHG.
<i>d&umacr;hen</i>, and probably to E. <i>thong</i>. Perhaps influenced by
<i>twitch</i>.  Cf. <u>Thong</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To pull with a
twitch; to pinch; to tweak.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When a man is past his sense,<BR>
There's no way to reduce him thence,<BR>
But <i>twinging</i> him by the ears or nose,<BR>
Or laying on of heavy blows.</blockquote> <i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To affect with a sharp, sudden pain; to torment
with pinching or sharp pains.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The gnat . . . <i>twinged</i> him [the lion] till he made
him tear<BR>
himself, and so mastered him.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twinge</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To have a sudden, sharp,
local pain, like a twitch; to suffer a keen, darting, or shooting pain; as,
the side <i>twinges</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twinge</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A pinch; a
tweak; a twitch.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A master that gives you . . . <i>twinges</i> by the
ears.</blockquote> <i>L' Estrange.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A sudden sharp pain; a darting local pain of
momentary continuance; as, a <i>twinge</i> in the arm or side.</def> " A
<i>twinge</i> for my own sin."  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twin"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Winding around
something; twisting; embracing; climbing by winding about a support; as,
the hop is a <i>twinning</i> plant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twin"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>The act of one who, or that
which, twines; <i>(Bot.)</i> the act of climbing spirally.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twink</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [OE. <i>twinken</i>. See
<u>Twinkle</u>.] <def>To twinkle.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Twink</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A wink;
a twinkling.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The chaffinch.</def> [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Twin"kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Twinkled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Twinkling</u> (?).] [OE. <i>twinklen</i>, AS. <i>twinclian</i>; akin to
OE. <i>twinken</i> to blink, wink, G. <i>zwinken</i>, <i>zwinkern</i>, and
perhaps to E. <i>twitch</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To open and shut the
eye rapidly; to blink; to wink.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The owl fell a moping and <i>twinkling</i>.</blockquote>
<i>L' Estrange.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1557 !></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To shine with an intermitted or a broken,
quavering light; to flash at intervals; to sparkle; to
scintillate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>These stars not <i>twinkle</i> when viewed through
telescopes that have large apertures.</blockquote> <i>Sir I.
Newton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The western sky <i>twinkled</i> with stars.</blockquote>
<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twin"kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
closing or opening, or a quick motion, of the eye; a wink or sparkle of the
eye.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Suddenly, with <i>twinkle</i> of her eye,<BR>
The damsel broke his misintended dart.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A brief flash or gleam, esp. when rapidly
repeated.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The time of a wink; a twinkling.</def>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twin"kler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that
which, twinkles, or winks; a winker; an eye.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twin"kling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The act of one who, or of that which, twinkles; a quick movement of
the eye; a wink; a twinkle.</def>  <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A shining with intermitted light; a
scintillation; a sparkling; as, the <i>twinkling</i> of the
stars.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The time of a wink; a moment; an
instant.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In a moment, in the <i>twinkling</i> of an eye, at the last
trump, . . . the dead shall be raised incorruptible.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor.
xv. 52.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twin"leaf`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See
<u>Jeffersonia</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twin"like`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Closely resembling;
being a counterpart.</def> -- <wf>Twin"like`ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Twin"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Twin</i> + 1st <i>-
ling</i>.] <def>A young or little twin, especially a twin lamb.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twinned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Crystallog.)</i>
<def>Composed of parts united according to a law of twinning. See
<u>Twin</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 4.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twin"ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who gives birth to
twins; a breeder of twins.</def>  <i>Tusser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twin"ning</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Crystallog.)</i>
<def>The assemblage of two or more crystals, or parts of crystals, in
reversed position with reference to each other in accordance with some
definite law; also, rarely, in artificial twinning (accomplished for
example by pressure), the process by which this reversal is brought
about.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Polysynthetic twinning</b></col>, <cd>repeated twinning of
crystal lamell&aelig;, as that of the triclinic feldspars.</cd> --
<col><b>Repeated twinning</b></col>, <cd>twinning of more than two
crystals, or parts of crystals.</cd> -- <col><b>Twinning axis</b></col>,
<col><b>Twinning plane</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under <u>Twin</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p><hw>Twin"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>twi-</i> +
<i>winter</i> winter. See <u>Twice</u>, and <u>Winter</u>.] <def>A domestic
animal two winters old.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Twire</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. D. <i>tweern</i>, G.
<i>zwirn</i>, and E. <i>twine</i>.] <def>A twisted filament; a
thread.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twire</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. MHG. <i>zwieren</i>, E.
<i>thwart</i>, and <i>queer</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To peep; to
glance obliquely; to leer.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Which maids will <i>twire</i> 'tween their
fingers.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I saw the wench that <i>twired</i> and twinkled at
thee.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To twinkle; to glance; to gleam.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>When sparkling stars <i>twire</i> not.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twire</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To sing, or twitter.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twire"-pipe`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A vagabond
musician.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>You are an ass, a <i>twire-pipe</i>.</blockquote> <i>Beau. &
Fl.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>You looked like <i>Twire-pipe</i>, the taborer.</blockquote>
<i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twirl</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Twirled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Twirling</u>.] [Cf. AS. <i>&thorn;wiril</i> a churn staff, a stirrer,
flail, <i>&thorn;weran</i>, <i>&amacr;&thorn;weran</i>, to agitate, twirl,
G. <i>zwirlen</i>, <i>quirlen</i>, to twirl, to turn round or about,
<i>quirl</i> a twirling stick, OHG. <i>dweran</i> to twirl, stir.  Cf.
<u>Trowel</u>.] <def>To move or turn round rapidly; to whirl round; to move
and turn rapidly with the fingers.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>See ruddy maids,<BR>
Some taught with dexterous hand to <i>twirl</i> the wheel.</blockquote>
<i>Dodsley.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>No more beneath soft eve's consenting star<BR>
Fandango <i>twirls</i> his jocund castanet.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twirl</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To revolve with velocity;
to be whirled round rapidly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twirl</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of
twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or whirling; quick
rotation.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A twist; a convolution.</def>
<i>Woodward.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twist</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Twisted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Twisting</u>.] [OE. <i>twisten</i>, AS. <i>twist</i> a rope, as made of
two (twisted) strands, fr. <i>twi-</i> two; akin to D. <i>twist</i> a
quarrel, dissension, G. <i>zwist</i>, Dan. & Sw. <i>tvist</i>, Icel.
<i>twistr</i> the deuce in cards, <i>tvistr</i> distressed. See
<u>Twice</u>, <u>Two</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To contort; to writhe;
to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Twist</i> it into a serpentine form.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to turn from the true form or meaning; to
pervert; as, to <i>twist</i> a passage cited from an author.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To distort, as a solid body, by turning one part
relatively to another about an axis passing through both; to subject to
torsion; as, to <i>twist</i> a shaft.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by
intertexture of parts.</def> "Longing to <i>twist</i> bays with that ivy."
<i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There are pillars of smoke <i>twisted</i> about wreaths of
flame.</blockquote> <i>T. Burnet.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To wind into; to insinuate; -- used reflexively;
as, avarice <i>twists</i> itself into all human concerns.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To unite by winding one thread, strand, or other
flexible substance, round another; to form by convolution, or winding
separate things round each other; as, to <i>twist</i> yarn or thread.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to form as if by winding one part around
another; to wreathe; to make up.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Was it not to this end<BR>
That thou began'st to <i>twist</i> so fine a story?</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>To form into a thread from many fine filaments;
as, to <i>twist</i> wool or cotton.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twist</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be
contorted; to writhe; to be distorted by torsion; to be united by winding
round each other; to be or become twisted; as, some strands will
<i>twist</i> more easily than others.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To follow a helical or spiral course; to be in
the form of a helix.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of
twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Not the least turn or <i>twist</i> in the fibers of any one
animal which does not render them more proper for that particular animal's
way of life than any other cast or texture.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The form given in twisting.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[He] shrunk at first sight of it; he found fault with the
length, the thickness, and the <i>twist</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is formed by twisting, convoluting,
or uniting parts.</def> Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A cord, thread, or anything flexible, formed by
winding strands or separate things round each other.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A kind of closely twisted, strong sewing silk,
used by tailors, saddlers, and the like.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A kind of cotton yarn, of several
varieties.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>A roll of twisted dough, baked.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>A little twisted roll of tobacco.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <i>(Weaving)</i> <def>One of the threads of a warp,
-- usually more tightly twisted than the filling.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(g)</i></sd> <i>(Firearms)</i> <def>A material for gun barrels,
consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together; as, Damascus
<i>twist</i>.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(h)</i></sd> <i>(Firearms & Ord.)</i> <def>The spiral course of
the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(i)</i></sd> <def>A beverage made of brandy and gin.</def>
[Slang]</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> [OE.; -- so called as being a <i>two</i>-forked
branch. See <u>Twist</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>A twig.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer. Fairfax.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Gain twist</b></col>, or <col><b>Gaining twist</b></col>
<i>(Firearms)</i>, <cd>twist of which the pitch is less, and the
inclination greater, at the muzzle than at the breech.</cd> --
<col><b>Twist drill</b></col>, <cd>a drill the body of which is twisted
like that of an auger. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Drill</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Uniform twist</b></col> <i>(Firearms)</i>, <cd>a twist of which the
spiral course has an equal pitch throughout.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Twist"e</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of
<u>Twist</u>.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twist"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Contorted; crooked
spirally; subjected to torsion; hence, perverted.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Twisted curve</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>a curve of double
curvature. See <i>Plane curve</i>, under <u>Curve</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Twisted surface</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>a surface described
by a straight line moving according to any law whatever, yet so that the
consecutive positions of the line shall not be in one plane; a warped
surface.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Twist"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who twists; specifically, the person whose occupation is to twist or join
the threads of one warp to those of another, in weaving.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The instrument used in twisting, or making
twists.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He, twirling his <i>twister</i>, makes a twist of the
twine.</blockquote> <i>Wallis.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Carp.)</i> <def>A girder.</def>
<i>Craig.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Man.)</i> <def>The inner part of the thigh, the
proper place to rest upon when on horseback.</def>  <i>Craig.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twist"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Crooked; tortuous;
hence, perverse; unfair; dishonest.</def> [Slang, U. S.]
<i>Bartlett.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twist"ing</hw>, <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from
<u>Twist</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Twisting pair</b></col>. <i>(Kinematics)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Pair</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 7.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Twit</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Twitted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Twitting</u>.] [OE. <i>atwiten</i>, AS. <i>&aelig;tw&imacr;tan</i> to
reproach, blame; <i>&aelig;t</i> at + <i>w&imacr;tan</i> to reproach,
blame; originally, to observe, see, hence, to observe what is wrong (cf.
the meanings of E. <i>animadvert</i>; akin to G. ver<i>weisen</i> to
censure, OHG. fir<i>w&imacr;zan</i>, Goth. tra<i>weitan</i> to avenge, L.
<i>videre</i> to see. See <u>Vision</u>, <u>Wit</u>.] <def>To vex by
bringing to notice, or reminding of, a fault, defect, misfortune, or the
like; to revile; to reproach; to upbraid; to taunt; as, he <i>twitted</i>
his friend of falsehood.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This these scoffers <i>twitted</i> the Christian
with.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>&AElig;sop minds men of their errors, without
<i>twitting</i> them for what is amiss.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twitch</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Twitched</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Twitching</u>.] [OE. <i>twicchen</i>, fr. (doubtful) AS.
<i>twiccian</i>; akin to AS. angel<i>twicca</i> a worm used for bait,
literally, a hook twitcher, LG. <i>twikken</i> to tweak, G. <i>zwicken</i>.
Cf. <u>Tweak</u>.] <def>To pull with a sudden jerk; to pluck with a short,
quick motion; to snatch; as, to <i>twitch</i> one by the sleeve; to
<i>twitch</i> a thing out of another's hand; to <i>twitch</i> off clusters
of grapes.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thrice they <i>twitched</i> the diamond in her
ear.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twitch</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of
twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; as, a
<i>twitch</i> by the sleeve.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A short, spastic contraction of the fibers or
muscles; a simple muscular contraction; as, convulsive <i>twitches</i>; a
<i>twitch</i> in the side.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Far.)</i> <def>A stick with a hole in one end
through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip
or an ear of a horse. By twisting the stick the compression is made
sufficiently painful to keep the animal quiet during a slight surgical
operation.</def>  <i>J. H. Walsh.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twitch"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that
which, twitches.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twitch" grass`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See <u>Quitch
grass</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The European tree sparrow.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The mountain linnet (<i>Linota
flavirostris</i>).</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Twit"lark`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The meadow pipit.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Twit"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Twit</u>.] <def>One
who twits, or reproaches; an upbraider.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twit"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Twittered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Twittering</u>.] [OE. <i>twiteren</i>; of imitative origin; cf. G.
<i>zwitschern</i>, OHG. <i>zwizzir&?;n</i>, D. <i>kwetteren</i>, Sw.
<i>qwitra</i>, Dan. <i>quiddre</i>.  Cf. <u>Titter</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To make a succession of small, tremulous, intermitted
noises.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The swallow <i>twittering</i> from the straw-built
shed.</blockquote> <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to
titter; to giggle.</def>  <i>J. Fletcher.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [Perhaps influenced by <i>twitch</i>.] <def>To have a
slight trembling of the nerves; to be excited or agitated.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twit"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To utter with a
twitter.</def>  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twit"ter</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act
of twittering; a small, tremulous, intermitted noise, as that made by a
swallow.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A half-suppressed laugh; a fit of laughter
partially restrained; a titter; a giggle.</def>  <i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A slight trembling or agitation of the
nerves.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twit"ter*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
act of one who, or that which, twitters.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A slight nervous excitement or agitation, such
as is caused by desire, expectation, or suspense.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A widow, who had a <i>twittering</i> towards a second
husband, took a gossiping companion to manage the job.</blockquote>
<i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twit"ting*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a twitting
manner; with upbraiding.</def></p>

<p><hw>Twit"tle-twat`tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Twattle</u>.] <def>Tattle; gabble.</def>  <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><hw>'Twixt</hw> (?). <def>An abbreviation of <u>Betwixt</u>, used in
poetry, or in colloquial language.</def></p>

<p><hw>'Twixt"-brain`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>The thalamen&?;cephalon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Two</hw> (t&oomac;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>two</i>,
<i>twa</i>, properly fem. & neut., <i>twei</i>, <i>twein</i>,
<i>tweien</i>, properly masc. (whence E. <i>twain</i>), AS.
<i>tw&amacr;</i>, fem. & neut., <i>tw&emacr;gen</i>, masc.,
<i>t&umacr;</i>, neut.; akin to OFries. <i>tw&emacr;ne</i>, masc.,
<i>tw&amacr;</i>, fem. & neut., OS. <i>tw&emacr;ne</i>, masc.,
<i>tw&amacr;</i>, fem., <i>tw&emacr;</i>, neut., D. <i>twee</i>, OHG.
<i>zw&emacr;ne</i>, <i>zw&omacr;</i>, <i>zwei</i>, G. <i>zwei</i>, Icel.
<i>tveir</i>, <i>tv&aelig;r</i>, <i>tvau</i>, Sw. <i>tv&aring;</i>, Dan.
<i>to</i>, Goth. <i>twai</i>, <i>tw&omacr;s</i>, <i>twa</i>; Lith.
<i>du</i>, Russ. <i>dva</i>, Ir. & Gael. <i>da</i>, W. <i>dau</i>,
<i>dwy</i>, L. <i>duo</i>, Gr. <grk>dy`o</grk>, Skr. <i>dva</i>.
&radic;300.   Cf. <u>Balance</u>, <u>Barouche</u>, <u>Between</u>, <u>Bi-
</u>, <u>Combine</u>, <u>Deuce</u> two in cards, <u>Double</u>,
<u>Doubt</u>, <u>Dozen</u>, <u>Dual</u>, <u>Duet</u>, <u>Dyad</u>,
<u>Twain</u>, <u>Twelve</u>, <u>Twenty</u>, <u>Twice</u>, <u>Twilight</u>,
<u>Twig</u>, <u>Twine</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <u>Twist</u>.] <def>One
and one; twice one.</def> "<i>Two</i> great lights." <i>Gen. i. 16.</i>
"<i>Two</i> black clouds."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Two</i> is often joined with other words, forming compounds
signifying <i>divided into</i>, <i>consisting of</i>, or <i>having</i>,
<i>two parts</i>, <i>divisions</i>, <i>organs</i>, or the like; as
<i>two</i>-bladed, <i>two</i>-celled, <i>two</i>-eared, <i>two</i>-
flowered, <i>two</i>hand, <i>two</i>-headed, <i>two</i>-horse, <i>two</i>-
leafed or <i>two</i>-leaved, <i>two</i>-legged, <i>two</i>-lobed,
<i>two</i>-masted, <i>two</i>-named, <i>two</i>-part, <i>two</i>-petaled,
<i>two</i>-pronged, <i>two</i>-seeded, <i>two</i>-sided, <i>two</i>-story,
<i>two</i>-stringed, <i>two</i>-foothed, <i>two</i>-valved, <i>two</i>-
winged, and the like.</p>

<p><col><b>One or two</b></col>, <cd>a phrase often used indefinitely for a
small number.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Two</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The sum
of one and one; the number next greater than one, and next less than three;
two units or objects.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A symbol representing two units, as 2, II., or
ii.</def></p>

<p><col><b>In two</b></col>, <cd>asunder; into parts; in halves; in twain;
as, cut <i>in two</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Two"-cap`suled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Having two distinct capsules; bicapsular.</def></p>

<p><hw>Two"-cleft`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Divided about half way from the border to the base into two segments;
bifid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Two"-deck`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A vessel of war
carrying guns on two decks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Two"-edged`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having two edges, or
edges on both sides; as, a <i>two-edged</i> sword.</def></p>

<p><hw>Two"fold`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Twifold</u>.]
<def>Double; duplicate; multiplied by two; as, a <i>twofold</i> nature; a
<i>twofold</i> sense; a twofold argument.</def></p>

<p><hw>Two"fold`</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a double degree;
doubly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Two"-foot`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Measuring two feet;
two feet long, thick, or wide; as, a <i>two-foot</i> rule.</def></p>

<p><hw>Two"-forked`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Divided into two
parts, somewhat after the manner of a fork; dichotomous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Two"-hand`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Employing two hands;
as, the <i>two-hand</i> alphabet. See <u>Dactylology</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Two"-hand`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Having two hands; -- often used as an epithet equivalent to
<i>large</i>, <i>stout</i>, <i>strong</i>, or <i>powerful</i>.</def>
"<i>Two-handed</i> sway."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Used with both hands; as, a <i>two-handed</i>
sword.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That <i>two-handed</i> engine [the sword].</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Using either hand equally well;
ambidextrous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Two"-lipped`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Having two lips.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Divided in such a manner as to
resemble the two lips when the mouth is more or less open;
bilabiate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Two"-part`ed</hw> (-p&auml;rt`&ebreve;d), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Divided from the border to the base into two distinct
parts; bipartite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Two"pence</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small coin, and
money of account, in England, equivalent to two pennies, -- minted to a
fixed annual amount, for almsgiving by the sovereign on Maundy
Thursday.</def></p>

<p><hw>Two"pen*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of the value of
twopence.</def></p>

<p><hw>Two"-ply`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Consisting of two thicknesses, as cloth; double.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Woven double, as cloth or carpeting, by
incorporating two sets of warp thread and two of weft.</def></p>

<p><hw>Two"-ranked`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Alternately disposed on exactly opposite sides of the stem so as to
from two ranks; distichous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Two"-sid`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Having two sides only; hence, double-faced; hypocritical.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Symmetrical.</def></p>

<p><hw>Two"-tongued`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Double-tongued;
deceitful.</def>  <i>Sandys.</i></p>

<p><hw>Twy"blade`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Twayblade</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ty"-all`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Something serving to
tie or secure.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ty"burn tick`et</hw> (?). [So called in allusion to <i>Tyburn</i>,
formerly a place of execution in England.] <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>A
certificate given to one who prosecutes a felon to conviction, exempting
him from certain parish and ward offices.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ty*chon"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
Tycho Brahe, or his system of astronomy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ty*coon"</hw> (t&isl;`k&oomac;n"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Chinese
<i>tai-kun</i> great prince.] <def>The title by which the shogun, or former
commander in chief of the Japanese army, was known to foreigners.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ty"dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same
as <u>Tidy</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tye</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A knot; a
tie.</def> [R.] See <u>Tie</u>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A chain or rope, one end of which
passes through the mast, and is made fast to the center of a yard; the
other end is attached to a tackle, by means of which the yard is hoisted or
lowered.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A trough for washing ores.</def>
<i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tye</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Tie</u>, the proper
orthography.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ty"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who ties, or
unites.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ty*foon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Typhoon</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ty"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
tiger.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ty"ing</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>p. pr.</i></pos> of
<u>Tie</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ty"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>The act or
process of washing ores in a buddle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tyke</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See 2d
<u>Tike</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ty"la*rus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tylari</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>ty`lh</grk> a cushion.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the pads on the under surface of the toes
of birds.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1558 !></p>

<p><hw>Ty"ler</hw> (t&imacr;"l&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See 2d
<u>Tiler</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ty*lop"o*da</hw> (t&imacr;*l&obreve;p"&osl;*d&adot;), <pos><i>n.
pl.</i></pos> [NL., from <grk>ty`lh</grk> a cushion + <i>-poda</i>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A tribe of ungulates comprising the
camels.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ty*lo"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tyloses</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>ty`los</grk> a lump,
knot.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An intrusion of one vegetable cell into the
cavity of another, sometimes forming there an irregular mass of
cells.</def>  <i>Goodale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tym"bal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>timbale</i>, Sp.
<i>timbal</i>; cf. <i>atabal</i>; probably of Arabic origin.  Cf.
<u>Atabal</u>, <u>Timbrel</u>.] <def>A kind of kettledrum.</def> [Written
also <i>trimbal</i>.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>tymbal's</i> sound were better than my
voice.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tymp</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Tympan</u>.] <i>(Blast
Furnace)</i> <def>A hollow water-cooled iron casting in the upper part of
the archway in which the dam stands.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tym"pan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>tympanum</i> a
kettledrum, a panel of a door. See <u>Tympanum</u>, and cf. <u>Tymp</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A drum.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A panel; a tympanum.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>A frame covered with parchment
or cloth, on which the blank sheets are put, in order to be laid on the
form to be impressed.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tympan sheet</b></col> <i>(Print.)</i>, <cd>a sheet of paper of
the same size as that to be printed, pasted on the tympan, and serving as a
guide in laying the sheets evenly for printing.</cd>  <i>W. Savage.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tym"pa*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Tympanic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tym*pan"ic</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See
<u>Tympanum</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Like a tympanum or drum; acting
like a drumhead; as, a <i>tympanic</i> membrane.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the
tympanum.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tympanic bone</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>a bone of the skull
which incloses a part of the tympanum and supports the tympanic
membrane.</cd> -- <col><b>Tympanic membrane</b></col>. <i>(Anat.)</i>
<cd>See the Note under <u>Ear</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Tym*pan"ic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The
tympanic bone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tym"pa*nist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tympaniste</i>,
Gr. &?;.] <def>One who beats a drum.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>||Tym`pa*ni"tes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;, fr.
&?; a kettledrum.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A flatulent distention of the belly;
tympany.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tym`pa*nit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tympaniticus</i>
one afflicted with tympanites.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or
affected with, tympanites.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tym`pa*ni"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Tympanum</u>, <u>and</u> <u>-itis</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation
of the lining membrane of the middle ear.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tym"pa*nize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. <i>tympanizare</i>
to beat a drum, Gr. &?;.] <def>To drum.</def> [R.]  <i>Coles.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tym"pa*nize</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tympanized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tympanizing</u> (?).] <def>To stretch, as a skin over the head of a
drum; to make into a drum or drumhead, or cause to act or sound like a
drum.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Tympanized</i>, as other saints of God were."
<i>Oley.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Tym"pa*no</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tympani</b></plw> (#). [It. <i>timpano</i>. See <u>Tympanum</u>.]
<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A kettledrum; -- chiefly used in the plural to denote
the kettledrums of an orchestra. See <u>Kettledrum</u>.</def> [Written also
<i>timpano</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tym"pa*no-</hw> (?). <def>A combining form used in anatomy to
indicate <i>connection with</i>, or <i>relation to</i>, <i>the
tympanum</i>; as in <i>tympano</i>hyal, <i>tympano</i>-
Eustachian.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tym`pa*no*hy"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to the tympanum and the hyoidean arch.</def> --
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The proximal segment in the hyoidean arch,
becoming a part of the styloid process of the temporal bone in adult
man.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tym"pa*num</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E.
<plw><b>Tympanums</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>Tympana</b></plw> (#). [L., a
kettledrum, a drum or wheel in machines, the triangular area in a pediment,
the panel of a door, Gr. &?;, &?;, fr. &?; to strike, beat. See
<u>Type</u>, and cf. <u>Timbrel</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The ear drum, or middle ear. Sometimes applied
incorrectly to the tympanic membrane. See <u>Ear</u>.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A chamber in the anterior part of the syrinx of
birds.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the naked, inflatable
air sacs on the neck of the prairie chicken and other species of
grouse.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The recessed
face of a pediment within the frame made by the upper and lower cornices,
being usually a triangular space or table.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>The space within an arch, and above a lintel or a subordinate arch,
spanning the opening below the arch.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>A drum-shaped wheel with spirally
curved partitions by which water is raised to the axis when the wheel
revolves with the lower part of the circumference submerged, -- used for
raising water, as for irrigation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tym"pa*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; a
kettledrum. See <u>Tympanites</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A
flatulent distention of the belly; tympanites.</def>  <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, inflation; conceit; bombast;
turgidness.</def> "Thine 's a <i>tympany</i> of sense."  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A plethoric a tautologic <i>tympany</i> of
sentence.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tynd</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Tine</u> to shut in.]
<def>To shut; to close.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tyne</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>t&?;na</i>.]
<def>To lose.</def> [Obs. or Scot.] "His bliss gan he <i>tyne</i>."
<i>Piers Plowman.</i> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tyne</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become lost; to
perish.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tyne</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tine</u> a prong.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A prong or point of an antler.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tyne</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Teen</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>Anxiety; tine.</def> [Obs.] "With labor and long
<i>tyne</i>."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ty"ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Tiny</u>.] <def>Small;
tiny.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Typ"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Relating to a type or
types; belonging to types; serving as a type; typical.</def>
<i>Owen.</i></p>

<p><hw>-type</hw> (?). [See <u>Type</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>A
combining form signifying <i>impressed form</i>; <i>stamp</i>;
<i>print</i>; <i>type</i>; <i>typical form</i>; <i>representative</i>; as
in stereo<i>type</i> photo<i>type</i>, ferro<i>type</i>,
mono<i>type</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Type</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>type</i>; cf. It.
<i>tipo</i>, from L. <i>typus</i> a figure, image, a form, type, character,
Gr. &?; the mark of a blow, impression, form of character, model, from the
root of &?; to beat, strike; cf. Skr. <i>tup</i> to hurt.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The mark or impression of something; stamp;
impressed sign; emblem.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The faith they have in tennis, and tall stockings,<BR>
Short blistered breeches, and those <i>types</i> of travel.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Form or character impressed; style;
semblance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thy father bears the <i>type</i> of king of
Naples.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A figure or representation of something to come;
a token; a sign; a symbol; -- correlative to <i>antitype</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>type</i> is no longer a <i>type</i> when the thing
typified comes to be actually exhibited.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>That which possesses or exemplifies
characteristic qualities; the representative.</def> Specifically:
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A general form or structure common
to a number of individuals; hence, the ideal representation of a species,
genus, or other group, combining the essential characteristics; an animal
or plant possessing or exemplifying the essential characteristics of a
species, genus, or other group.  Also, a group or division of animals
having a certain typical or characteristic structure of body maintained
within the group.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Since the time of Cuvier and Baer . . . the whole animal
kingdom has been universally held to be divisible into a small number of
main divisions or <i>types</i>.</blockquote> <i>Haeckel.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Fine Arts)</i> <def>The original object, or
class of objects, scene, face, or conception, which becomes the subject of
a copy; esp., the design on the face of a medal or a coin.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A simple compound, used as a
mode or pattern to which other compounds are conveniently regarded as being
related, and from which they may be actually or theoretically
derived.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The fundamental types used to express the simplest and most
essential chemical relations are hydrochloric acid, HCl; water,
H<sub>2</sub>O; ammonia, NH<sub>3</sub>; and methane, CH<sub>4</sub>.</p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Typog.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A raised
letter, figure, accent, or other character, cast in metal or cut in wood,
used in printing.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Such letters or
characters, in general, or the whole quantity of them used in printing,
spoken of collectively; any number or mass of such letters or characters,
however disposed.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Type are mostly made by casting type metal in a mold, though some
of the larger sizes are made from maple, mahogany, or boxwood. In the cut,
<i>a</i> is the <i>body</i>; <i>b</i>, the <i>face</i>, or part from which
the impression is taken; <i>c</i>, the <i>shoulder</i>, or top of the body;
<i>d</i>, the <i>nick</i> (sometimes two or more are made), designed to
assist the compositor in distinguishing the bottom of the face from the
top; <i>e</i>, the <i>groove</i> made in the process of finishing, -- each
type as cast having attached to the bottom of the body a jet, or small
piece of metal (formed by the surplus metal poured into the mold), which,
when broken off, leaves a roughness that requires to be removed. The fine
lines at the top and bottom of a letter are technically called
<i>ceriphs</i>, and when part of the face projects over the body, as in the
letter <i>f</i>, the projection is called a <i>kern</i>.</p>

<p>   The type which compose an ordinary book font consist of Roman
<u>CAPITALS</u>, <u>small capitals</u>, and lower-case letters, and
<i>Italic CAPITALS</i> and <i>lower-case</i> letters, with accompanying
figures, points, and reference marks, -- in all about two hundred
characters. Including the various modern styles of fancy type, some three
or four hundred varieties of face are made. Besides the ordinary Roman and
<i>Italic</i>, some of the most important of the varieties are --</p>

<p><table>
<row><oldenglishtype>Old English.</oldenglishtype>  Black Letter.</row>
<row><oldstyletype>Old Style.</oldstyletype>  <frenchelzevirtype>French
Elzevir.</frenchelzevirtype></row>
<row>Boldface.  Antique.</row>
<row>Clarendon.  <gothictype>Gothic.</gothictype></row>
<row><typewritertype>Typewriter.</typewritertype>
<scripttype>Script.</scripttype></row>
</table></p>

<p>  The smallest body in common use is diamond; then follow in order of
size, pearl, agate, nonpareil, minion, brevier, bourgeois (or two-line
diamond), long primer (or two-line pearl), small pica (or two-line agate),
pica (or two-line nonpareil), English (or two-line minion), Columbian (or
two-line brevier), great primer (two-line bourgeois), paragon (or two-line
long primer), double small pica (or two-line small pica), double pica (or
two-line pica), double English (or two-line English), double great primer
(or two-line great primer), double paragon (or two-line paragon), canon (or
two-line double pica). Above this, the sizes are called five-line pica,
six-line pica, seven-line pica, and so on, being made mostly of wood. The
following alphabets show the different sizes up to great primer.</p>

<p><table>
<row>Brilliant . . abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz</row>

<row>Diamond . .  abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz</row>

<row>Pearl . . . abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz</row>

<row>Agate . . . abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz</row>

<row>Nonpareil . . . abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz</row>

<row>Minion . . . abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz</row>

<row>Brevier . . . abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz</row>

<row>Bourgeois . . abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz</row>

<row>Long primer . . . abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz</row>

<row>Small pica . . abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz</row>

<row>Pica . . . . . abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz</row>

<row>English . . . abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz</row>

<row>Columbian . . . abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz</row>

<row>Great primer . . . abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz</row>

</table></p>

<p>   The foregoing account is conformed to the designations made use of by
American type founders, but is substantially correct for England.
<i>Agate</i>, however, is called <i>ruby</i>, in England, where, also, a
size intermediate between nonpareil and minion is employed, called
<i>emerald</i>.</p>

<p><col><b>Point system of type bodies</b></col> <i>(Type Founding)</i>,
<cd>a system adopted by the type founders of the United States by which the
various sizes of type have been so modified and changed that each size
bears an exact proportional relation to every other size. The system is a
modification of a French system, and is based on the pica body. This pica
body is divided into twelfths, which are termed "points," and every type
body consist of a given number of these points. Many of the type founders
indicate the new sizes of type by the number of points, and the old names
are gradually being done away with. By the point system type founders cast
type of a uniform size and height, whereas formerly fonts of pica or other
type made by different founders would often vary slightly so that they
could not be used together. There are no type in actual use corresponding
to the smaller theoretical sizes of the point system. In some cases, as in
that of <i>ruby</i>, the term used designates a different size from that
heretofore so called.</cd></p>

<p>

<table>
1  American  9  Bourgeois
<point1>&bar;</point1> <point9>&bar;</point9>
1&frac12;  German
<point1.5>&bar;</point1.5>
2  Saxon   10  Long Primer
<point2>&bar;</point2> <point10>&bar;</point10>
2&frac12;  Norse
<point2.5>&bar;</point2.5>
3  Brilliant  11 Small Pica
<point3>&bar;</point3> <point11>&bar;</point11>
3&frac12;  Ruby   12  Pica
<point3.5>&bar;</point3.5> <point12>&bar;</point12>
4  Excelsior
<point4>&bar;</point4>
4&frac12;  Diamond  14  English
<point4.5>&bar;</point4.5> <point14>&bar;</point14>
5  Pearl   16  Columbian
<point5>&bar;</point5> <point16>&bar;</point16>
5&frac12;  Agate
<point5.5>&bar;</point5.5>
6  Nonpareil   18  Great Primer
<point6>&bar;</point6> <point18>&bar;</point18>
7  Minion
<point7>&bar;</point7>
8  Brevier   20  Paragon
<point8>&bar;</point8> <point20>&bar;</point20>
Diagram of the "points" by which sizes of Type are graduated in the "Point
System".
</table></p>

<p><col><b>Type founder</b></col>, <cd>one who casts or manufacture
type.</cd> -- <col><b>Type foundry</b></col>, <col><b>Type
foundery</b></col>, <cd>a place for the manufacture of type.</cd> --
<col><b>Type metal</b></col>, <cd>an alloy used in making type, stereotype
plates, etc., and in backing up electrotype plates. It consists essentially
of lead and antimony, often with a little tin, nickel, or copper.</cd> --
<col><b>Type wheel</b></col>, <cd>a wheel having raised letters or
characters on its periphery, and used in typewriters, printing telegraphs,
etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Unity of type</b></col> <i>(Biol.)</i>, <cd>that
fundamental agreement in structure which is seen in organic beings of the
same class, and is quite independent of their habits of life.</cd>
<i>Darwin.</i></p>

<p><hw>Type</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Typed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Typing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To represent by a type, model, or
symbol beforehand; to prefigure.</def> [R.]  <i>White (Johnson).</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To furnish an expression or copy of; to
represent; to typify.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Let us <i>type</i> them now in our own lives.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Type"set`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that
which, sets type; a compositor; a machine for setting type.</def></p>

<p><hw>Type"set`ting</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or art of
setting type.</def></p>

<p><hw>Type"write`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To write
with a typewriter.</def> [Recent]</p>

<p><hw>Type"writ`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>An instrument for writing by means of type, a typewheel, or the like,
in which the operator makes use of a sort of keyboard, in order to obtain
printed impressions of the characters upon paper.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who uses such an instrument.</def></p>

<p><hw>Type"writ`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or art of
using a typewriter; also, a print made with a typewriter.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Typh*li"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;
blind, closed (as applied to the c&aelig;cum) + <i>-itis</i>.]
<i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation of the c&aelig;cum.</def></p>

<p><hw>Typh"lo*sole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; blind + &?;
channel.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A fold of the wall which projects into
the cavity of the intestine in bivalve mollusks, certain annelids,
starfishes, and some other animals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ty*pho"&euml;*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Typhoius</i>,
from <i>Typhoeus</i>, Gr. &?;, &?;.] <def>Of or pertaining to Typhoeus
(t&isl;*f&omacr;"&umacr;s), the fabled giant of Greek mythology, having a
hundred heads; resembling Typhoeus.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Sometimes incorrectly written and pronounced <i>Ty-
ph&oelig;\'b6an</i> (&?;), or <i>Ty-phe\'b6 an.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ty"phoid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Typhus</i> + <i>-
oid</i>: cf. F. <i>typho&iuml;de</i>, Gr. &?;. See <u>Typhus</u>.]
<i>(Med.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to typhus; resembling typhus; of a low
grade like typhus; as, <i>typhoid</i> symptoms.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Typhoid fever</b></col>, <cd>a disease formerly confounded with
typhus, but essentially different from the latter. It is characterized by
fever, lasting usually three or more weeks, diarrh&aelig;a with evacuations
resembling pea soup in appearance, and prostration and muscular debility,
gradually increasing and often becoming profound at the acme of the
disease. Its local lesions are a scanty eruption of spots, resembling flea
bites, on the belly, enlargement of the spleen, and ulceration of the
intestines over the areas occupied by Peyer's glands. The virus, or
contagion, of this fever is supposed to be a microscopic vegetable
organism, or bacterium. Called also <i>enteric fever</i>. See <u>Peyer's
glands</u>.</cd>  -- <col><b>Typhoid state</b></col>, <cd>a condition
common to many diseases, characterized by profound prostration and other
symptoms resembling those of typhus.</cd></p>

<p><! p. 1559 !></p>

<p><hw>Ty`pho*ma*la"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i>
<def>Pertaining to typhoid fever and malaria; as, <i>typhomalarial</i>
fever, a form of fever having symptoms both of malarial and typhoid
fever.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ty`pho*ma"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Typhus</u>, and <u>Mania</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A low delirium common
in typhus fever.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ty"phon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, and &?;. See
<u>Typhoon</u>.] <i>(Class. Mythol.)</i> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>According
to Hesiod, the son of Typhoeus, and father of the winds, but later
identified with him.</def>
</p>

<p>&fist; By modern writers, <i>Typhon</i> is identified with the Egyptian
Set, who represents physical evil.  <i>Encyc. Brit.</i>
</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A violent whirlwind; a typhoon.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The circling <i>typhon</i> whirled from point to
point.</blockquote> <i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ty*phoon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Earlier <i>tuffoon</i>,
<i>tuffon</i>, Pg. <i>tuf&atilde;o</i>, Ar. <i>tuf&amacr;n</i> a violent
storm; probably fr. Gr. <grk>tyfw^n</grk>, <grk>tyfw^s</grk>, a violent
whirlwind, that rushes upward from the earth, whirling clouds of dust (cf.
<u>Typhus</u>); or perhaps from Chin. <i>t'ai-fung</i> a cyclonic wind.]
<def>A violent whirlwind; specifically, a violent whirlwind occurring in
the Chinese seas.</def>
</p>

<p><hw>||Ty"phos</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Med.)</i>
<def>Typhus.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ty`pho*tox"in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Typh</i>oid + <i>-
toxic</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A basic substance,
C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>17</sub>NO<sub>2</sub>, formed from the growth of the
typhoid bacillus on meat pulp. It induces in small animals lethargic
conditions with liquid dejecta.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ty"phous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>typheux</i>.]
<i>(Med.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to typhus; of the nature of
typhus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ty"phus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; smoke,
cloud, stupor arising from fever; akin to &?; to smoke, Skr. <i>dh&?;pa</i>
smoke.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A contagious continued fever lasting from two to
three weeks, attended with great prostration and cerebral disorder, and
marked by a copious eruption of red spots upon the body. Also called
<i>jail fever</i>, <i>famine fever</i>, <i>putrid fever</i>, <i>spottled
fever</i>, etc. See <i>Jail fever</i>, under <u>Jail</u>.</def>
</p>

<p><hw>Typ"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Typical.</def>
"<i>Typic</i> shades."  <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Typ"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>typicus</i>, Gr.
&?;, from &?; type: cf. F. <i>typique</i>. See <u>Type</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of the nature of a type; representing something by
a form, model, or resemblance; emblematic; prefigurative.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Levitical priesthood was only <i>typical</i> of the
Christian.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Nat. Hist.)</i> <def>Combining or exhibiting the
essential characteristics of a group; as, a <i>typical</i> genus.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Typ"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Typ"ic*al*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Typ`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
typifying, or representing by a figure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Typ"i*fi`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that
which, typifies.</def>  <i>Bp. Warburton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Typ"i*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Typified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Typifying</u>.] [<i>Type</i> + <i>-fy</i>.] <def>To represent by an
image, form, model, or resemblance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Our Savior was <i>typified</i>, indeed, by the goat that was
slain, and the scapegoat in the wilderness.</blockquote> <i>Sir T.
Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ty"po</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [An abbreviation of
<i>typographer</i>.] <def>A compositor.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Typ"o*cos`my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; type + &?; the
world.] <def>A representation of the world.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ty*pog"ra*pher</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>typographe</i>. See <u>Typography</u>.] <def>A printer.</def>  <i>T.
Warton.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ty`po*graph"ic</hw> (?; 277), <hw>Ty`po*graph"ic*al</hw> (?; 277),
} <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>typographique</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Of or pertaining to the act or act of representing by types or
symbols; emblematic; figurative; typical.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to typography or printing; as,
the <i>typographic</i> art.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Ty`po*graph"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ty*pog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Type</i> + <i>-
graphy</i>: cf. F. <i>typographie</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or
art of expressing by means of types or symbols; emblematical or
hieroglyphic representation.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The art of printing with types; the use of types
to produce impressions on paper, vellum, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Typ"o*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; image, type +
<i>-lite</i>: cf. F. <i>typolithe</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A stone or
fossil which has on it impressions or figures of plants and
animals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ty*pol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Type</i> + <i>-
logy</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Theol.)</i> <def>A discourse or treatise
on types.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Theol.)</i> <def>The doctrine of types.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ty*poth"e*t&aelig;</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. E.
<i>type</i> + Gr. &?; to put, set.] <def>Printers; -- used in the name of
an association of the master printers of the United States and Canada,
called The United <i>Typothet&aelig;</i> of America.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ty"ran</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Tyrant</u>.] <def>A
tyrant.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Lordly love is such a <i>tyran</i> fell.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ty"ran*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female
tyrant.</def> [Obs.] "That proud <i>tyranness</i>."  <i>Spenser.
Akenside.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ty*ran"nic</hw> (?; 277), <hw>Ty*ran"nic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>tyrannicus</i>, Gr. &?;: cf. F.
<i>tyrannique</i>. See <u>Tyrant</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a tyrant;
suiting a tyrant; unjustly severe in government; absolute; imperious;
despotic; cruel; arbitrary; as, a <i>tyrannical</i> prince; a
<i>tyrannical</i> master; <i>tyrannical</i> government.</def> "A power
<i>tyrannical</i>."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Our sects a more <i>tyrannic</i> power assume.</blockquote>
<i>Roscommon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The oppressor ruled <i>tyrannic</i> where he
durst.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Ty*ran"nic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Ty*ran"nic*al*ness</wf>, .</p>

<p><hw>Ty*ran"ni*ci`dal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to tyrannicide, or the murder of a tyrant.</def>
<i>Booth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ty*ran"ni*ci`de</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>tyrannicidium</i> the killing of a tyrant, <i>tyrannicida</i> the killer
of a tyrant; <i>tyrannus</i> a tyrant + <i>caedere</i> to kill: cf. F.
<i>tyrannicide</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of killing a
tyrant.</def>  <i>Hume.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who kills a tyrant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tyr"an*nish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a tyrant;
tyrannical.</def> [Obs.] "The proud <i>tyrannish</i> Roman."
<i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tyr"an*nize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Tyrannized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Tyrannizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>tyranniser</i>, Gr. &?; to take the
part of tyrants.] <def>To act the tyrant; to exercise arbitrary power; to
rule with unjust and oppressive severity; to exercise power others not
permitted by law or required by justice, or with a severity not necessary
to the ends of justice and government; as, a prince will often
<i>tyrannize</i> over his subjects; masters sometimes <i>tyrannize</i> over
their servants or apprentices.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tyr"an*nize</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To subject to
arbitrary, oppressive, or tyrannical treatment; to oppress.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tyr"an*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tyrannical;
arbitrary; unjustly severe; despotic.</def> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i> --
<wf>Tyr"an*nous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Tyr"an*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tirannye</i>, OF.
<i>tirannie</i>, F. <i>tyrannie</i>; cf. It. <i>tirannia</i>; Gr. &?;, &?;,
L. <i>tyrannis</i>. See <u>Tyrant</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
government or authority of a tyrant; a country governed by an absolute
ruler; hence, arbitrary or despotic exercise of power; exercise of power
over subjects and others with a rigor not authorized by law or justice, or
not requisite for the purposes of government.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>"Sir," would he [Seneca] say, "an emperor mote need<BR>
Be virtuous and hate <i>tyranny</i>."</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Cruel government or discipline; as, the
<i>tyranny</i> of a schoolmaster.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Severity; rigor; inclemency.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>tyranny</i> of the open night's too rough<BR>
For nature to endure.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tyr"ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>tirant</i>,
<i>tiraunt</i>, <i>tyraunt</i>, OF. <i>tiran</i>, <i>tirant</i> (probably
from confusion with the p. pr. of verbs), F. <i>tyran</i>, L.
<i>tyrannus</i>, Gr. &?;, originally, an absolute sovereign, but
afterwards, a severe or cruel ruler.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An absolute
ruler; a sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution; a usurper of
sovereignty.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Free governments [in Greece] having superseded the old hereditary
sovereignties (<grk>basilei^ai</grk>), all who obtained absolute power in a
state were called <grk>ty\rannoi</grk>, <i>tyrants</i>, or rather
<i>despots</i>; -- for the term rather regards the irregular way in which
the power was <i>gained</i>, whether force or fraud, than the way in which
it was <i>exercised</i>, being applied to the mild Pisistratus, but not to
the despotic kings of Persia. However, the word soon came to imply
reproach, and was then used like our <i>tyrant</i>.  <i>Liddell &
Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, a monarch, or other ruler or
master, who uses power to oppress his subjects; a person who exercises
unlawful authority, or lawful authority in an unlawful manner; one who by
taxation, injustice, or cruel punishment, or the demand of unreasonable
services, imposes burdens and hardships on those under his control, which
law and humanity do not authorize, or which the purposes of government do
not require; a cruel master; an oppressor.</def> "This false <i>tyrant</i>,
this Nero."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Love, to a yielding heart, is a king, but to a resisting, is
a <i>tyrant</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species
of American clamatorial birds belonging to the family
<i>Tyrannid&aelig;</i>; -- called also <i>tyrant bird</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; These birds are noted for their irritability and pugnacity, and
for the courage with which they attack rapacious birds far exceeding them
in size and strength. They are mostly plain-colored birds, but often have a
bright-colored crown patch. A few species, as the scissorstail, are
handsomely colored. The kingbird and pewee are familiar examples.</p>

<p><col><b>Tyrant flycatcher</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of
numerous species of tyrants which have a flattened bill, toothed at the
tip, and resemble the true flycatchers in habits. The Acadian flycatcher
(<i>Empidonax Acadicus</i>) and the vermilion flycatcher (<i>Pyrocephalus
rubineus</i>) are examples.</cd> -- <col><b>Tyrant shrike</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of numerous species of American tyrants of
the genus <i>Tyrannus</i> having a strong toothed bill and resembling the
strikes in habits. The kingbird is an example.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ty"rant</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To act like a tyrant;
to play the tyrant; to tyrannical.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tyre</hw> (?), [Tamil <i>tayir</i>.] <def>Curdled milk.</def>
[India]</p>

<p><hw>Tyre</hw>, <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>Attire. See 2d and 3d
<u>Tire</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tyre</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To prey. See 4th
<u>Tire</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Tyr"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Tyrius</i>, from
<i>Tyrus</i> Tyre, Gr. &?;.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to
Tyre or its people.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Being of the color called Tyrian
purple.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The bright-eyed perch with fins of <i>Tyrian</i>
dye.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Tyrian purple</b></col>, or <col><b>Tyrian dye</b></col>, <cd>a
celebrated purple dye prepared in ancient Tyre from several mollusks,
especially Ianthina, Murex, and Purpura. See the Note under <u>Purple</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1, and <i>Purple of mollusca</i>, under
<u>Purple</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p><hw>Tyr"i*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Tyrius</i>.] <def>A
native of Tyre.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ty"ro</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Tyros</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>tiro</i> a newlylevied soldier, a
beginner.] <def>A beginner in learning; one who is in the rudiments of any
branch of study; a person imperfectly acquainted with a subject; a
novice.</def> [Written also <i>tiro</i>.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The management of <i>tyros</i> of eighteen<BR>
Is difficult.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ty"ro*cin*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>tirocinium</i>
first service or trial, fr. <i>tiro</i>. See <u>Tyro</u>.] <def>The state
of being a tyro, or beginner; apprenticeship.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Blount.</i></p>

<p><hw>Tyr"o*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>Tyrol</i>, where
it occurs.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A translucent mineral of a green color and
pearly or vitreous luster. It is a hydrous arseniate of copper.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ty"ro*nism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being a
tyro, or beginner.</def> [Written also <i>tironism</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tyr"o*sin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; cheese.]
<i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A white crystalline nitrogenous substance
present in small amount in the pancreas and spleen, and formed in large
quantity from the decomposition of proteid matter by various means, -- as
by pancreatic digestion, by putrefaction as of cheese, by the action of
boiling acids, etc. Chemically, it consists of oxyphenol and amidopropionic
acid, and by decomposition yields oxybenzoic acid, or some other benzol
derivative.</def> [Written also <i>tyrosine</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Tyr`o*tox"i*con</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;
cheese + &?;. See <u>Toxic</u>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A ptomaine
discovered by Vaughan in putrid cheese and other dairy products, and
producing symptoms similar to cholera infantum. Chemically, it appears to
be related to, or identical with, diazobenzol.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tyr`o*tox"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Tyrotoxicon</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ty"son*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [After S. T.
<i>Tyson</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A fluoride of the cerium metals occurring
in hexagonal crystals of a pale yellow color.   Cf.
<u>Fluocerite</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ty"stie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel.
<i>&thorn;eisti</i>, Norw. <i>teiste</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
black guillemot.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Tythe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Tithe</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tyth"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Tithing</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tzar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The emperor of Russia.  See
<u>Czar</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Tza*ri"na</hw> (?), <hw>Tza*rit"za</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The empress of Russia.  See
<u>Czarina</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Tzet"ze</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same
as <u>Tsetse</u>.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1560 !></p>

<p><point26>U.</point26></p>

<p><hw>U</hw> (&umacr;), <def>the twenty-first letter of the English
alphabet, is a cursive form of the letter V, with which it was formerly
used interchangeably, both letters being then used both as vowels and
consonants. U and V are now, however, differentiated, U being used only as
a vowel or semivowel, and V only as a consonant. The true primary vowel
sound of U, in Anglo-Saxon, was the sound which it still retains in most of
the languages of Europe, that of long <i>oo</i>, as in <i>tool</i>, and
short <i>oo</i>, as in <i>wood</i>, answering to the French <i>ou</i> in
<i>tour</i>. Etymologically U is most closely related to <i>o</i>, <i>y</i>
(vowel), <i>w</i>, and <i>v</i>; as in <i>two</i>, d<i>u</i>et,
d<i>y</i>ad, t<i>w</i>ice; t<i>o</i>p, t<i>u</i>ft; s<i>o</i>p, s<i>u</i>p;
a<i>u</i>spice, a<i>v</i>iary. See V, also O and Y.</def></p>

<p>See <i>Guide to Pronunciation</i>, &sect;&sect; 130-144.</p>

<p><hw>Ua*ka"ri</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Same as <u>Ouakari</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ber*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>uber</i>.]
<def>Fruitful; copious; abundant; plentiful.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T.
Herbert.</i></p>

<p><hw>U"ber*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ubertas</i>.]
<def>Fruitfulness; copiousness; abundance; plenty.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Florio.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>U`bi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <hw>U*bi"e*ty</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>ubicatio</i>, <i>ubietas</i>, fr. L.
<i>ubi</i> where.] <def>The quality or state of being in a place; local
relation; position or location; whereness.</def> [R.]  <i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p><hw>U`bi*qua"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ubiquitous.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>U"bi*quist</hw> (?), <hw>U*biq`ui*ta"ri*an</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ubique</i> everywhere: cf. F. <i>ubiquiste</i>,
<i>ubiquitaire</i>. See <u>Ubiquity</u>.] <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of
a school of Lutheran divines which held that the body of Christ is present
everywhere, and especially in the eucharist, in virtue of his omnipresence.
Called also <i>ubiquitist</i>, and <i>ubiquitary</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*biq"ui*ta*ri*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or
state of being ubiquitary, or ubiquitous.</def> [R.]  <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*biq"ui*ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ubique</i>
everywhere. See <u>Ubiquitarian</u>.] <def>Ubiquitous.</def>
<i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*biq"ui*ta*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Ubiquitaries</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who
exists everywhere.</def>  <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>A ubiquist.</def>  <i>Bp.
Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*biq"ui*tist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Ubiquist</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*biq"ui*tous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Ubiquity</u>.]
<def>Existing or being everywhere, or in all places, at the same time;
omnipresent.</def> -- <wf>U*biq"ui*tous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>In this sense is he <i>ubiquitous</i>.</blockquote> <i>R. D.
Hitchcock.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*biq"ui*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ubique</i>
everywhere, fr. <i>ubi</i> where, perhaps for <i>cubi</i>, <i>quobi</i>
(cf. <i>alicubi</i> anywhere), and if so akin to E. <i>who</i>: cf. F.
<i>ubiquit&eacute;</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Existence everywhere, or
in places, at the same time; omnipresence; as, the <i>ubiquity</i> of God
is not disputed by those who admit his existence.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The arms of Rome . . . were impeded by . . . the wide spaces
to be traversed and the <i>ubiquity</i> of the enemy.</blockquote> <i>C.
Merivale.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Theol.)</i> <def>The doctrine, as formulated by
Luther, that Christ's glorified body is omnipresent.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"chees</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A
tribe of North American Indians belonging to the Creek
confederation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Uck`e*wal"list</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i>
<def>One of a sect of rigid Anabaptists, which originated in 1637, and
whose tenets were essentially the same as those of the Mennonists. In
addition, however, they held that Judas and the murderers of Christ were
saved. So called from the founder of the sect, <i>Ucke Wallis</i>, a native
of Friesland.</def>  <i>Eadie.</i></p>

<p><hw>U"dal</hw> (&umacr;"d<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel.
<i>&omacr;&eth;al</i> allodium, an hereditary estate; akin to Sw.
<i>odal</i> allodial, Dan. <i>odel</i>.] <def>In Shetland and Orkney, a
freehold; property held by udal, or allodial, right.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"dal</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Allodial; -- a term used in
Finland, Shetland, and Orkney. See <u>Allodial</u>.</def>
<i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>U"dal*er</hw> (?), <hw>U"dal*man</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>In the Shetland and Orkney Islands, one who holds property by udal, or
allodial, right.</def>  <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ud"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>uddir</i>, AS.
<i>&umacr;der</i>; akin to D. <i>uijer</i>, G. <i>euter</i>, OHG.
<i>&umacr;tar</i>, <i>&umacr;tiro</i>, Icel. <i>j&umacr;gr</i>, Sw.
<i>jufver</i>, <i>jur</i>, Dan. <i>yver</i>, L. <i>uber</i>, Gr.
<grk>o"y^qar</grk>, Skr. <i>&umacr;dhar</i>. &radic;216.  Cf.
<u>Exuberant</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The glandular
organ in which milk is secreted and stored; -- popularly called the
<i>bag</i> in cows and other quadrupeds. See <u>Mamma</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A lioness, with <i>udders</i> all drawn dry.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One of the breasts of a woman.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Yon Juno of majestic size,<BR>
With cowlike <i>udders</i>, and with oxlike eyes.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ud"dered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having an udder or
udders.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ud"der*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Destitute or deprived of an udder.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, without mother's milk; motherless; as,
<i>udderless</i> lambs.</def> [Poetic]  <i>Keats.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*dom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>udus</i> wet,
moist + <i>-meter</i>.] <i>(Meteor.)</i> <def>A rain gauge.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ugh</hw> (&oocr;), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> <def>An exclamation
expressive of disgust, horror, or recoil. Its utterance is usually
accompanied by a shudder.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ug"le*some</hw> (&ubreve;g"'l*s&ubreve;m), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[&radic;3. See <u>Ugly</u>.] <def>Ugly.</def> [Obs.] "Such an
<i>uglesome</i> countenance."  <i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ug"li*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<i>Ugly</i> + <i>-
fy</i>.] <def>To disfigure; to make ugly.</def> [R.]  <i>Mad.
D'Arblay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ug"li*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an ugly manner; with
deformity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ug"li*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being ugly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ug"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Uglier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Ugliest</u>.] [Icel.
<i>uggligr</i> fearful, dreadful; <i>uggr</i> fear (akin to <i>ugga</i> to
fear) + <i>-ligr</i> (akin to E. <i>-ly</i>, <i>like</i>). &?;&?;.  Cf.
<u>Awe</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Offensive to the sight; contrary to
beauty; being of disagreeable or loathsome aspect; unsightly; repulsive;
deformed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>ugly</i> view of his deformed crimes.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Like the toad, <i>ugly</i> and venomous.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>O, I have passed a miserable night,<BR>
So full of <i>ugly</i> sights, of ghastly dreams.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome; as, an
<i>ugly</i> temper; to feel <i>ugly</i>.</def> [Colloq. U. S.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause
trouble or loss; as, an <i>ugly</i> rumor; an <i>ugly</i> customer.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Ug"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A shade for the face,
projecting from the bonnet.</def> [Colloq. Eng.]  <i>C. Kingsley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ug"ly</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make ugly.</def> [R.]
<i>Richardson.</i></p>

<p><hw>U"gri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A
Mongolian race, ancestors of the Finns.</def> [Written also
<i>Uigrian</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Ug"some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [&?;&?;. See <u>Ugly</u>.]
<def>Ugly; offensive; loathsome.</def> [Obs.] -- <wf>Ug"some*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.] "The horror and <pos><i>ugsomeness</i></pos> of
death."  <i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Uh"lan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G. <i>uhlan</i>, Pol.
<i>ulan</i>, <i>hulan</i>, from Turk. <i>ogl&amacr;n</i> a youth, lad; of
Tartar origin.] [Written also <i>ulan</i>, and formerly <i>hulan</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One of a certain description of militia among the
Tartars.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>One of a kind of light cavalry of
Tartaric origin, first introduced into European armies in Poland.  They are
armed with lances, pistols, and sabers, and are employed chiefly as
skirmishers.</def></p>

<p><hw>||U*in`ta*the"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr.
<i>Uinta</i>, the Indian name of the region where the animals were
discovered + Gr. <grk>qhri`on</grk> beast.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An
extinct genus of large Eocene ungulates allied to Dinoceras. This name is
sometimes used for nearly all the known species of the group. See
<u>Dinoceras</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*kase"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. Russ. <i>ukas'</i>;
pref. <i>u-</i> + <i>kazate</i> to show, to say.] <def>In Russia, a
published proclamation or imperial order, having the force of
law.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"lan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Uhlan</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*lar"bu*rong</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native Malay
name.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A large East Indian nocturnal tree snake
(<i>Dipsas dendrophila</i>). It is not venomous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul"cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ulc&egrave;re</i>, L.
<i>ulcus</i>, gen. <i>ulceris</i>, akin to Gr. &?;.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Med.)</i> <def>A solution of continuity in any of the soft parts of the
body, discharging purulent matter, found on a surface, especially one of
the natural surfaces of the body, and originating generally in a
constitutional disorder; a sore discharging pus. It is distinguished from
an <i>abscess</i>, which has its beginning, at least, in the depth of the
tissues.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Anything that festers and corrupts like an
open sore; a vice in character.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Cold ulcer</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>an ulcer on a finger or
toe, due to deficient circulation and nutrition. In such cases the
extremities are cold.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ul"cer</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To ulcerate.</def> [R.]
<i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ul"cer*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of
ulcerating.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul"cer*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Ulcerated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Ulcerating</u>.] [L. <i>ulceratus</i>, p. p. of <i>ulcerare</i>, fr.
<i>ulcus</i> ulcer.] <def>To be formed into an ulcer; to become
ulcerous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul"cer*ate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To affect with, or as
with, an ulcer or ulcers.</def>  <i>Harvey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ul"cer*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Affected with, or
as with, an ulcer or ulcers; as, an <i>ulcerated</i> sore throat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul`cer*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ulceratio</i>:
cf. F. <i>ulc&eacute;ration</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The process of forming
an ulcer, or of becoming ulcerous; the state of being ulcerated; also, an
ulcer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul"cer*a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to ulcers; as, an <i>ulcerative</i> process.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul"cered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ulcerous;
ulcerated.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul"cer*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ulcerous</i>: cf.
F. <i>ulc&eacute;reux</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having the nature or
character of an ulcer; discharging purulent or other matter.</def>  <i>R.
Browning.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Affected with an ulcer or ulcers;
ulcerated.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It will but skin and film the <i>ulcerous</i>
place.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Ul"cer*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Ul"cer*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ul"cus*cle</hw> (?), <hw>Ul*cus"cule</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ulcusculum</i>, dim. of <i>ulcus</i>. See
<u>Ulcer</u>.] <def>A little ulcer.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>U"le</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
Mexican and Central American tree (<i>Castilloa elastica</i> and <i>C.
Markhamiana</i>) related to the breadfruit tree. Its milky juice contains
caoutchouc. Called also <i>ule tree</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*le"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar. <i>'ulem&amacr;</i> the
wise or learned men, pl. of <i>'&amacr;lim</i> wise, learned, fr.
<i>alima</i> to know.] <def>A college or corporation in Turkey composed of
the hierarchy, namely, the imams, or ministers of religion, the muftis, or
doctors of law, and the cadis, or administrators of justice.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"lex*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [After a German chemist.]
<i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral occurring in white rounded crystalline masses.
It is a hydrous borate of lime and soda.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>U*lig"i*nose`</hw> (?), <hw>U*lig"i*nous</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>uliginosus</i>, fr. <i>uligo</i>, <i>-inis</i>,
moisture, fr. <i>uvere</i> to be moist.] <def>Muddy; oozy; slimy; also,
growing in muddy places.</def> [R.]  <i>Woodward.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ul"lage</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>eullage</i>,
<i>ovillage</i>, the filling up of a cask, fr. <i>ouillier</i>,
<i>oillier</i>, <i>euillier</i>, to fill a wine cask; properly, to add oil
to prevent evaporation, as to a flask that is nearly full, fr. OF.
<i>oile</i> oil. See <u>Oil</u>.] <i>(Com.)</i> <def>The amount which a
vessel, as a cask, of liquor lacks of being full; wantage;
deficiency.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>hullote</i>, E.
<i>howlet</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A European owl (<i>Syrnium
aluco</i>) of a tawny color; -- called also <i>uluia</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ull"mann*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So named after J. C.
<i>Ullman</i>, a German chemist.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A brittle mineral of a
steel-gray color and metallic luster, containing antimony, arsenic,
sulphur, and nickel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul*lu"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See
<u>Melluc&?;o</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul*ma"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ulmus</i> an elm.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a suborder of urticaceous plants, of
which the elm is the type.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul"mate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of
ulmic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul"mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ulmus</i> an elm: cf.
F. <i>ulmique</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to ulmin; designating an
acid obtained from ulmin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul"min</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ulmus</i> an elm: cf.
F. <i>ulmine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A brown amorphous substance found in
decaying vegetation.  Cf. <u>Humin</u>.</def> [Formerly written
<i>ulmine</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>||Ul"mus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., an elm.] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>A genus of trees including the elm.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ul"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., the elbow. See
<u>Ell</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The postaxial bone of
the forearm, or branchium, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb.
See <u>Radius</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>An ell; also, a yard.</def>
<i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ul"nage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Ulna</u>, and cf.
<u>Alnage</u>.] <i>(Old Eng. Law)</i> <def>Measurement by the ell;
alnage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul"nar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to the ulna, or the elbow; as, the <i>ulnar</i> nerve.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ul*na"re</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Ulnaria</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Ulna</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>One of the bones or cartilages of the carpus, which articulates with
the ulna and corresponds to the cuneiform in man.</def></p>

<p><hw>||U`lo*den"dron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;,
for &?; whole + &?; tree.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A genus of fossil
trees.</def></p>

<p><hw>||U`lo*na"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of insects nearly equivalent to the
true Orthoptera.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*lot"ri*chan</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anthropol.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to the Ulotrichi.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>One of the Ulotrichi.</def></p>

<p><hw>||U*lot"ri*chi</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;,
&?;, woolly-haired; &?; woolly + &?;, &?;, hair.] <i>(Anthropol.)</i>
<def>The division of mankind which embraces the races having woolly or
crispy hair.  Cf. <u>Leiotrichi</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*lot"ri*chous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anthropol.)</i>
<def>Having woolly or crispy hair; -- opposed to
<i>leiotrichous</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul"ster</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A long, loose overcoat,
worn by men and women, originally made of frieze from <i>Ulster</i>,
Ireland.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul*te"ri*or</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L., comp. of
<i>ultra</i>, <i>ultro</i>, beyond, on the other side, properly cases of an
old adjective, formed with a comparative suffix, which is akin to OL.
<i>uls</i> beyond, L. <i>olim</i> formerly, hereafter, orig., at that time,
<i>ille</i> that, OL. <i>olle</i>, <i>ollus</i>.  Cf. <u>Outrage</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither; -
- correlative with <i>hither</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Further; remoter; more distant; succeeding; as,
<i>ulterior</i> demands or propositions; <i>ulterior</i> views; what
<i>ulterior</i> measures will be adopted is uncertain.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Ulterior object</b></col> or <col><b>aim</b></col>, <cd>an
object or aim beyond that which is avowed.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ul*te"ri*or</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ulterior side or
part.</def> [R.]  <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ul*te"ri*or*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>More distantly or
remotely.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ul"ti*ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L., fem. <i>ultimus</i>
last.] <def>Most remote; furthest; final; last.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Ultima ratio</b></col> [L.], <cd>the last reason or argument;
the last resort.</cd> -- <col><b>Ultima Thule</b></col>. [L.] <cd>See
<u>Thule</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ul"ti*ma</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fem. of <i>ultimus</i>
last.] <i>(Gram. & Pros.)</i> <def>The last syllable of a word.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul"ti*mate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL. <i>ultimatus</i>
last, extreme, fr. L. <i>ultimare</i> to come to an end, fr. <i>ultimus</i>
the farthest, last, superl. from the same source as <i>ulterior</i>. See
<u>Ulterior</u>, and cf. <u>Ultimatum</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Farthest; most remote in space or time; extreme; last;
final.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My harbor, and my <i>ultimate</i> repose.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Many actions apt to procure fame are not conductive to this
our <i>ultimate</i> happiness.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Last in a train of progression or consequences;
tended toward by all that precedes; arrived at, as the last result;
final.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Those <i>ultimate</i> truths and those universal laws of
thought which we can not rationally contradict.</blockquote>
<i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Incapable of further analysis; incapable of
further division or separation; constituent; elemental; as, an
<i>ultimate</i> constituent of matter.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Ultimate analysis</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>organic
analysis. See under <u>Organic</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ultimate
belief</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Belief</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ultimate
ratio</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>the limiting value of a ratio, or that
toward which a series tends, and which it does not pass.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Final; conclusive. See <u>Final</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Ul"ti*mate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Ultimated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Ultimating</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To come or bring to an end; to
eventuate; to end.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To come or bring into use or practice.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ul"ti*mate*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>As a final
consequence; at last; in the end; as, afflictions often tend to correct
immoral habits, and <i>ultimately</i> prove blessings.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul`ti*ma"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>State of being
ultimate; that which is ultimate, or final; ultimatum.</def> [R.]
<i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ul`ti*ma"tum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E.
<plw><b>Ultimatums</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>Ultimata</b></plw> (#). [NL.
See <u>Ultimate</u>.] <def>A final proposition, concession, or condition;
especially, the final propositions, conditions, or terms, offered by either
of the parties in a diplomatic negotiation; the most favorable terms a
negotiator can offer, the rejection of which usually puts an end to the
hesitation.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1561 !></p>

<p><hw>Ul"time</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ultimate; final.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ul*tim"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>ultimatus</i>
extremity, fr. L. <i>ultimus</i> the last.] <def>The last stage or
consequence; finality.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ul"ti*mo</hw>. [L. <i>ultimo</i> (<i>mense</i>) in the last
month.] <def>In the month immediately preceding the present; as, on the 1st
<i>ultimo</i>; -- usually abbreviated to ult.  Cf.
<u>Proximo</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ultio</i>.] <def>The
act of taking vengeance; revenge.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ul"tra-</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>A prefix from the Latin
<i>ultra</i> beyond (see <u>Ulterior</u>), having in composition the
signification <i>beyond</i>, <i>on the other side</i>, chiefly when joined
with words expressing relations of place; as, <i>ultra</i>marine,
<i>ultra</i>montane, <i>ultra</i>mundane, <i>ultra</i>tropical, etc. In
other relations it has the sense of <i>excessively</i>, <i>exceedingly</i>,
<i>beyond what is common</i>, <i>natural</i>, <i>right</i>, or
<i>proper</i>; as, <i>ultra</i>conservative; <i>ultra</i>democratic,
<i>ultra</i>despotic, <i>ultra</i>liberal, <i>ultra</i>radical,
etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul"tra</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Ultra-</u>.] <def>Going
beyond others, or beyond due limit; extreme; fanatical; uncompromising; as,
an <i>ultra</i> reformer; <i>ultra</i> measures.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul"tra</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who advocates extreme
measures; an ultraist; an extremist; a radical.</def>  <i>Brougham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ul"trage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Outrage.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ul"tra*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>ultra&iuml;sme</i>. See <u>Ultra-</u>.] <def>The principles of those who
advocate extreme measures, as radical reform, and the like.</def>  <i>Dr.
H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ul"tra*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who pushes a
principle or measure to extremes; an extremist; a radical; an
ultra.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul`tra*ma*rine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>ultra-</i>
+ <i>marine</i>.] <def>Situated or being beyond the sea.</def>
<i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ul`tra*ma*rine"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Sp.
<i>ultramarino</i>. So called because the lapis lazuli was originally
brought from beyond the sea, -- from Asia.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A blue
pigment formerly obtained by powdering lapis lazuli, but now produced in
large quantities by fusing together silica, alumina, soda, and sulphur,
thus forming a glass, colored blue by the sodium polysulphides made in the
fusion. Also used adjectively.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Green ultramarine</b></col>, <cd>a green pigment obtained as a
first product in the manufacture of ultramarine, into which it is changed
by subsequent treatment.</cd> -- <col><b>Ultramarine ash</b></col> or
<col><b>ashes</b></col> <i>(Paint.)</i>, <cd>a pigment which is the
residuum of lapis lazuli after the ultramarine has been extracted. It was
used by the old masters as a middle or neutral tint for flesh, skies, and
draperies, being of a purer and tenderer gray that produced by the mixture
of more positive colors.</cd> <i>Fairholt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ul`tra*mon"tane</hw> (?), [LL. <i>ultramontanus</i>; L. <i>ultra</i>
beyond + <i>montanus</i> belonging to a mountain, from <i>mons</i>,
<i>montis</i>, mountain: cf. F. <i>ultramontain</i>, It.
<i>ultramontano</i>. See <u>Ultra-</u>, and <u>Mountain</u>.] <def>Being
beyond the mountains; specifically, being beyond the Alps, in respect to
the one who speaks.</def></p>

<p>&fist; This term was first applied, somewhat contemptuously, by the
Italians, to the nations north of the Alps, especially the Germans and
French, their painters, jurists, etc.  At a later period, the French and
Germans applied it to the Italians. It is now more particularly used in
respect to religious matters; and <i>ultramontane doctrines</i>, when
spoken of north of the Alps, denote the extreme views of the pope's rights
and supremacy maintained by Bellarmin and other Italian writers.</p>

<p><hw>Ul`tra*mon"tane</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One who resides beyond the mountains, especially beyond the Alps; a
foreigner.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who maintains extreme views favoring the
pope's supremacy. See <u>Ultramontanism</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul`tra*mon"ta*nism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>ultramontanisme</i>.] <def>The principles of those within the Roman
Catholic Church who maintain extreme views favoring the pope's supremacy; -
- so used by those living north of the Alps in reference to the Italians; -
- rarely used in an opposite sense, as referring to the views of those
living north of the Alps and opposed to the papal claims.  Cf.
<u>Gallicanism</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul`tra*mon"ta*nist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
upholds ultramontanism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul`tra*mun"dane</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>ultramundanus</i>. See <u>Ultra-</u>, and <u>Mundane</u>.] <def>Being
beyond the world, or beyond the limits of our system.</def>
<i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ul`tra*red"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>ultra-</i> +
<i>red</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>Situated beyond or below the red rays;
as, the <i>ultrated</i> rays of the spectrum, which are less refrangible
than the red.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul`tra*trop"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>ultra-
</i> + <i>tropical</i>.] <def>Situated beyond, or outside of, the tropics;
extratropical; also, having an excessively tropical temperature; warmer
than the tropics.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul`tra*vi"o*let</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>ultra-</i>
+ <i>violet</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>Lying outside the visible spectrum
at its violet end; -- said of rays more refrangible than the extreme violet
rays of the spectrum.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ul`tra vi"res</hw> (?), [Law Latin, from L. prep. <i>ultra</i>
beyond + <i>vires</i>, pl. of. <i>vis</i> strength.] <def>Beyond power;
transcending authority; -- a phrase used frequently in relation to acts or
enactments by corporations in excess of their chartered or statutory
rights.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul`tra*zo*di"a*cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>ultra-
</i> + <i> zodiacal</i>.] <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>Outside the zodiac; being
in that part of the heavens that is more than eight degrees from the
ecliptic; as, <i>ultrazodiacal</i> planets, that is, those planets which in
part of their orbits go beyond the zodiac.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul*tro"ne*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ultroneus</i>,
from <i>ultro</i> to the further side, on his part, of one's own accord.
See <u>Ultra-</u>.] <def>Spontaneous; voluntary.</def> [Obs.] <i>Jer.
Taylor.</i> -- <wf>Ul*tro"ne*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.] --
<wf>Ul*tro"ne*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Ul"u*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a screech owl.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of owls including the great gray owl
(<i>Ulula cinerea</i>) of Arctic America, and other similar species. See
<i>Illust.</i> of <u>Owl</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul"u*lant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Howling;
wailing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ul"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Ululated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Ululating</u>.] [L. <i>ululatus</i>, p. p. of <i>ululare</i> to howl,
yell, shriek.] <def>To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as,
<i>ululating</i> jackals.</def>  <i>Sir T. Herbert.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ul`u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ululatio</i>.]
<def>A howling, as of a dog or wolf; a wailing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He may fright others with his <i>ululation</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Wither.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ul"va</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., sedge.] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>A genus of thin papery bright green seaweeds including the kinds
called <i>sea lettuce</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Um"be</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ymbe</i>; akin to
OHG. <i>umbi</i>, G. <i>um</i>.  Cf. <u>Amb-</u>.] <def>About.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Layamon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Um"be*cast`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<i>Umbe</i> +
<i>cast</i>.] <def>To cast about; to consider; to ponder.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Sir T. Malory.</i></p>

<p><hw>Um"bel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>umbella</i> a little
shadow, umbrella, dim. of <i>umbra</i> shade. See <u>Umbrella</u>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of flower cluster in which the flower stalks
radiate from a common point, as in the carrot and milkweed. It is simple or
compound; in the latter case, each peduncle bears another little umbel,
called <i>umbellet</i>, or <i>umbellule</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Um"bel*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to an umbel; having the form of an umbel.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Um"bel*late</hw> (?), <hw>Um"bel*la`ted</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [NL. <i>umbellatus</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Bearing
umbels; pertaining to an umbel; umbel-like; as, <i>umbellate</i> plants or
flowers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Um"bel*let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A small
or partial umbel; an umbellule.</def></p>

<p><hw>Um*bel"lic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, certain umbelliferous plants; as,
<i>umbellic</i> acid.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Umbellic acid</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>Anisic acid.</cd> [Obs.] <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A yellow powder
obtained from umbelliferone.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Um*bel"li*fer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Umbelliferous</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant producing an umbel or
umbels.</def></p>

<p><hw>Um`bel*lif"er*one</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>A tasteless white crystalline substance,
C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>6</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, found in the bark of a certain
plant (<i>Daphne Mezereum</i>), and also obtained by the distillation of
certain gums from the <i>Umbellifer&aelig;</i>, as galbanum, asafetida,
etc. It is analogous to coumarin. Called also <i>hydroxy-
coumarin</i>.</def>
</p>

<p><hw>Um`bel*lif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Umbel</i> +
<i>-ferous</i>: cf. F. <i>ombillif&egrave;re</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Producing umbels.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>Of or pertaining to a natural order (<i>Umbellifer&aelig;</i>) of
plants, of which the parsley, carrot, parsnip, and fennel are well-known
examples.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Um*bel`lu*la"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.
<u>Umbellule</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of deep-sea alcyonaria
consisting of a cluster of large flowerlike polyps situated at the summit
of a long, slender stem which stands upright in the mud, supported by a
bulbous base.</def></p>

<p><hw>Um"bel*lule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>umbellula</i>,
dim. of <i>umbella</i>: cf. F. <i>ombellule</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An
umbellet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Um"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ombre</i> ocherous ore
of iron, <i>terre d'ombre</i>, It. <i>terra d'ombra</i>, literally, earth
of shadow or shade, L. <i>umbra</i> shadow, shade.  Cf. <u>Umber</u>, 3 &
4, <u>Umbrage</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Paint.)</i> <def>A brown or
reddish pigment used in both oil and water colors, obtained from certain
natural clays variously colored by the oxides of iron and manganese. It is
commonly heated or burned before being used, and is then called <i>burnt
umber</i>; when not heated, it is called <i>raw umber</i>. See <i>Burnt
umber</i>, below.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An umbrere.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [F. <i>ombre</i>, <i>umbre</i>, L. <i>umbra</i>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Grayling</u>, 1.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> [Cf. NL. <i>scopus umbretta</i>, F. <i>ombrette</i>;
probably fr. L. <i>umbra</i> shade, in allusion to its dark brown color.
See <u>Umber</u> a pigment.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An African wading
bird (<i>Scopus umbretta</i>) allied to the storks and herons. It is dull
dusky brown, and has a large occipital crest. Called also <i>umbrette</i>,
<i>umbre</i>, and <i>umber bird</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Burnt umber</b></col> <i>(Paint.)</i>, <cd>a pigment made by
burning raw umber, which is changed by this process from an olive brown to
a bright reddish brown.</cd> -- <col><b>Cologne</b></col>, or
<col><b>German</b></col>, <col><b>umber</b></col>, <cd>a brown pigment
obtained from lignite. See <u>Cologne earth</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Um"ber</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to umber;
resembling umber; olive-brown; dark brown; dark; dusky.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Their harps are of the <i>umber</i> shade<BR>
That hides the blush of waking day.</blockquote> <i>J. R. Drake.</i></p>

<p><hw>Um"ber</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To color with umber; to
shade or darken; as, to <i>umber</i> over one's face.</def>  <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Um"ber*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
umber; like umber; as, <i>umbery</i> gold.</def></p>

<p><hw>Um*bil"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From L. <i>umbilicus</i>:
cf. F. <i>ombilic</i>. See <u>Navel</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
navel; the center.</def> [Obs.] "The <i>umbilic</i> of the world."  <i>Sir
T. Herbert.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>An umbilicus. See
<u>Umbilicus</u>, 5 <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Um*bil"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>See
<u>Umbilical</u>, 1.</def></p>

<p><hw>Um*bil"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>ombilical</i>. See <u>Umbilic</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to an umbilicus, or
umbilical cord; umbilic.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to the center; central.</def> [R.]
<i>De Foe.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Umbilical cord</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<cd>The cord which connects the fetus with the placenta, and contains the
arteries and the vein through which blood circulates between the fetus and
the placenta; the navel-string.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<cd>The little stem by which the seeds are attached to the placenta; --
called also <i>funicular cord</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Umbilical
hernia</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>hernia of the bowels at the
umbilicus.</cd> -- <col><b>Umbilical point</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>an
umbilicus. See <u>Umbilicus</u>, 5.</cd> -- <col><b>Umbilical
region</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the middle region of the abdomen,
bounded above by the epigastric region, below by the hypogastric region,
and on the sides by the lumbar regions.</cd> -- <col><b>Umbilical
vesicle</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>a saccular appendage of the
developing embryo, containing the nutritive and unsegmented part of the
ovum; the yolk sac. See <i>Illust.</i> in Appendix.</cd></p>

<p>{ <hw>Um*bil"i*cate</hw> (?), <hw>Um*bil"i*ca`ted</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>umbilicatus</i>. See <u>Umbilic</u>.]
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Depressed in the middle, like a navel, as a
flower, fruit, or leaf; navel-shaped; having an umbilicus; as, an
<i>umbilicated</i> smallpox vesicle.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Supported by a stalk at the central point.</def></p>

<p><hw>Um*bil"i*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A slight,
navel-like depression, or dimpling, of the center of a rounded body; as,
the <i>umbilication</i> of a smallpox vesicle; also, the condition of being
umbilicated.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Um`bi*li"cus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. See
<u>Umbilic</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The depression, or
mark, in the median line of the abdomen, which indicates the point where
the umbilical cord separated from the fetus; the navel.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Gr. & Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>An ornamented or
painted ball or boss fastened at each end of the stick on which manuscripts
were rolled.</def>  <i>Dr. W. Smith.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The hilum.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A
depression or opening in the center of the base of many spiral
shells.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Either one of the two apertures in
the calamus of a feather.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One of foci
of an ellipse, or other curve.</def> [Obs.] <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A
point of a surface at which the curvatures of the normal sections are all
equal to each other. A sphere may be osculatory to the surface in every
direction at an umbilicus. Called also <i>umbilic</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Um"ble pie`</hw> (?). <def>A pie made of umbles. See <i>To eat
humble pie</i>, under <u>Humble</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Um"bles</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [See <u>Nombles</u>.]
<def>The entrails and coarser parts of a deer; hence, sometimes, entrails,
in general.</def> [Written also <i>humbles</i>.]  <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Um"bo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L.
<plw><b>Umbones</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Umbos</b></plw> (#). [L.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and
usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding
depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane; as, the <i>umbo</i> in the
integument of the larv&aelig; of echinoderms or in the tympanic membrane of
the ear.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the lateral
prominence just above the hinge of a bivalve shell.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Um"bo*nate</hw> (?), <hw>Um"bo*na`ted</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [NL. <i>umbonatus</i>. See <u>Umbo</u>.] <def>Having a
conical or rounded projection or protuberance, like a boss.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Um"bra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Umbr&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [L., a shadow.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Astron.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The conical shadow projected from
a planet or satellite, on the side opposite to the sun, within which a
spectator could see no portion of the sun's disk; -- used in
contradistinction from <i>penumbra</i>. See <u>Penumbra</u>.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The central dark portion, or nucleus, of a sun
spot.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The fainter part of a sun spot; -- now
more commonly called <i>penumbra</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species
of sci&aelig;noid food fishes of the genus <i>Umbrina</i>, especially the
Mediterranean species (<i>U. cirrhosa</i>), which is highly esteemed as a
market fish; -- called also <i>ombre</i>, and <i>umbrine</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Umbra tree</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a tree (<i>Phytolacca
diocia</i>) of the same genus as pokeweed. It is native of South America,
but is now grown in southern Europe. It has large dark leaves, and a somber
aspect. The juice of its berries is used for coloring wine.</cd>  <i>J.
Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).</i></p>

<p><hw>Um*brac`u*lif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>umbraculum</i> umbrella (dim. of <i>umbra</i> shade) + <i>-ferous</i>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Bearing something like an open umbrella.</def></p>

<p><hw>Um*brac`u*li*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>umbraculum</i> any thing that furnishes shade, a bower, umbrella (dim.
of <i>umbra</i> a shade) + <i>-form</i>.] <def>Having the form of anything
that serves to shade, as a tree top, an umbrella, and the like;
specifically <i>(Bot.)</i>, having the form of an umbrella; umbrella-
shaped.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1562 !></p>

<p><hw>Um"brage</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ombrage</i>
shade, suspicion, umbrage, L. <i>umbraticus</i> belonging to shade, fr.
<i>umbra</i> a shade.  Cf. <u>Umber</u>, <u>Umbratic</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Shade; shadow; obscurity; hence, that which affords
a shade, as a screen of trees or foliage.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Where highest woods, impenetrable<BR>
To star or sunlight, spread their <i>umbrage</i> broad.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Shadowy resemblance; shadow.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The opinion carries no show of truth nor <i>umbrage</i> of
reason on its side.</blockquote> <i>Woodward.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The feeling of being overshadowed; jealousy of
another, as standing in one's light or way; hence, suspicion of injury or
wrong; offense; resentment.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Which gave <i>umbrage</i> to wiser than myself.</blockquote>
<i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Persons who feel most <i>umbrage</i> from the overshadowing
aristocracy.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Um*bra"geous</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>ombraqeux</i> shy, skittish, suspicious, in OF. also, shady. See
<u>Umbrage</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Forming or affording a shade;
shady; shaded; as, <i>umbrageous</i> trees or foliage.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Umbrageous</i> grots and caves<BR>
Of cool recess, o'er which the mantling vine<BR>
Lays forth her purple grape.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not easily perceived, as if from being darkened
or shaded; obscure.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Feeling jealousy or umbrage; taking, or disposed
to take, umbrage; suspicious.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Warburton.</i> --
<wf>Um*bra"geous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Um*bra"geous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Um"brate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>umbratus</i>, p.
p. of <i>umbrare</i> to shade, fr. <i>umbra</i> a shade.] <def>To shade; to
shadow; to foreshadow.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Um*brat"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Um*brat"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>umbraticus</i>, from <i>umbra</i> shade. See
<u>Umbrage</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the shade or darkness; shadowy;
unreal; secluded; retired.</def> [R.]  <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Um"bra*tile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>umbraticus</i>,
fr. <i>umbra</i> shade.] <def>Umbratic.</def> [R.]  <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Um*bra"tious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>umbra</i> a
shade.  Cf. <u>Umbrageous</u>.] <def>Suspicious; captious; disposed to take
umbrage.</def> [Obs. & R.]  <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Um"bre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See
<u>Umber</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Um*brel"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An umbrella.</def>
[Obs. or Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Each of them besides bore their <i>umbrels</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shelton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Um*brel"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>umbrella</i>, fr.
<i>ombra</i> a shade, L. <i>umbra</i>; cf. L. <i>umbella</i> a sunshade, a
parasol.  Cf. <u>Umbel</u>, <u>Umbrage</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from
the rays of the sun, or from rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton, or
other fabric, extended on strips of whalebone, steel, or other elastic
material, inserted, or fastened to, a rod or stick by means of pivots or
hinges, in such a way as to allow of being opened and closed with ease. See
<u>Parasol</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Underneath the <i>umbrella's</i> oily shed.</blockquote>
<i>Gay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The umbrellalike disk, or
swimming bell, of a jellyfish.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any marine tectibranchiate
gastropod of the genus <i>Umbrella</i>, having an umbrella-shaped shell; --
called also <i>umbrella shell</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Umbrella ant</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the sauba ant; -
- so called because it carries bits of leaves over its back when foraging.
Called also <i>parasol ant</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Umbrella bird</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a South American bird (<i>Cephalopterus
ornatus</i>) of the family <i>Cotingid&aelig;</i>. It is black, with a
large handsome crest consisting of a mass of soft, glossy blue feathers
curved outward at the tips. It also has a cervical plume consisting of a
long, cylindrical dermal process covered with soft hairy feathers. Called
also <i>dragoon bird</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Umbrella leaf</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an American perennial herb (<i>Dyphylleia cymosa</i>),
having very large peltate and lobed radical leaves.</cd> --
<col><b>Umbrella shell</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See
<u>Umbrella</u>, 3.</cd> -- <col><b>Umbrella tree</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>,
<cd>a kind of magnolia (<i>M. Umbrella</i>) with the large leaves arranged
in umbrellalike clusters at the ends of the branches.  It is a native of
Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Kentucky.  Other plants in various countries
are called by this name, especially a kind of screw pine (<i>Pandanus
odoratissimus</i>).</cd></p>

<p>{ <hw>Um*brere</hw>, <hw>Um*briere</hw>  } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>ombre</i> a shade, L. <i>umbra</i>; cf. F. <i>ombrelle</i> a sunshade,
OF. also <i>ombri&egrave;re</i>. See <u>Umbrella</u>.] <def>In ancient
armor, a visor, or projection like the peak of a cap, to which a face guard
was sometimes attached. This was sometimes fixed, and sometimes moved
freely upon the helmet and could be raised like the beaver. Called also
<i>umber</i>, and <i>umbril</i>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>But only vented up her <i>umbriere</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Um*brette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ombrette</i>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Umber</u>, 4.</def></p>

<p><hw>Um*brif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>umbrifer</i>;
<i>umbra</i> a shade + <i>ferre</i> to bear.] <def>Casting or making a
shade; umbrageous.</def> -- <wf>Um*brif"er*ous*ly</wf> (#),
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Um"bril</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A umbrere.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Um"brine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See
<u>Umbra</u>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Um"brose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>umbrosus</i>, fr.
<i>umbra</i> a shade.] <def>Shady; umbrageous.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Um*bros"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being umbrose; shadiness.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Um*ho"fo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An
African two-horned rhinoceros (<i>Atelodus, or Rhinoceros, simus</i>); --
called also <i>chukuru</i>, and <i>white rhinoceros</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Um"laut</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G., from <i>um</i> about +
<i>laut</i> sound.] <i>(Philol.)</i> <def>The euphonic modification of a
root vowel sound by the influence of <i>a</i>, <i>u</i>, or especially
<i>i</i>, in the syllable which formerly followed.</def></p>

<p>&fist; It is peculiar to the Teutonic languages, and was common in
Anglo-Saxon. In German the umlauted vowels resulting from <i>a</i>,
<i>o</i>, <i>u</i>, followed by old <i>i</i>, are written <i>&auml;</i>,
<i>&ouml;</i>, <i>&uuml;</i>, or <i>ae</i>, <i>oe</i>, <i>ue</i>; as,
<i>m&auml;nner</i> or <i>maenner</i>, men, from <i>mann</i>, man. Examples
of forms resulting from umlaut in English are <i>geese</i> pl. of
<i>goose</i>, <i>men</i> pl. of <i>man</i>, etc.</p>

<p><hw>Um"laut*ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Philol.)</i> <def>Having
the umlaut; as, <i>umlauted</i> vowels.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There is so natural connection between <i>umlauted</i> forms
and plurality.</blockquote> <i>Earle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Um"pi*rage</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Umpire</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The office of an umpire; the power, right, or
authority of an umpire to decide.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The mind <i>umpirage</i> of the federal Union.</blockquote>
<i>E. Everett.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act of umpiring; arbitrament.</def>  <i>Bp.
Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Um"pire</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nompere</i>,
<i>nounpere</i> (also <i>impier</i>, fr. F. <i>impair</i> uneven), fr. OF.
<i>nomper</i> uneven, F. <i>non-pair</i>; hence the meaning, uneven, <i>i.
e.</i>, third person; <i>non</i> not + OF. <i>per</i> even, equal, peer, F.
<i>pair</i>; cf. L. <i>impar</i> uneven, unequal. See <u>Non-</u>, and
<u>Peer</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A person to whose sole decision a controversy or
question between parties is referred; especially, one chosen to see that
the rules of a game, as cricket, baseball, or the like, are strictly
observed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A man, in questions of this kind, is able to be a skillful
<i>umpire</i> between himself and others.</blockquote> <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A third person, who is to decide a
controversy or question submitted to arbitrators in case of their
disagreement.</def>  <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Judge; arbitrator; referee. See <u>Judge</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Um"pire</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Umpired</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Umpiring</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To decide as umpire; to
arbitrate; to settle, as a dispute.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Judges appointed to <i>umpire</i> the matter in contest
between them, and to decide where the right lies.</blockquote>
<i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To perform the duties of umpire in or for; as,
to <i>umpire</i> a game.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Um"pire</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To act as umpire or
arbitrator.</def></p>

<p><hw>Um"pire*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Umpirage;
arbitrament.</def>  <i>Jewel.</i></p>

<p><hw>Um"press</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Female umpire.</def>
[R.]  <i>Marston.</i></p>

<p><hw>Um"quhile</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>umwhile</i>
for a time. See <u>While</u>.] <def>Some time ago; formerly.</def> [Scot.]
<i>Sir W. Scott.</i> -- <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Former.</def> [Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Un-</hw>. [OE. <i>un-</i>, <i>on-</i>, the unaccented form of the
accented prefix <i>and-</i> (cf. <u>Answer</u>); akin to D. <i>ont-</i>, G.
<i>ent-</i>, OHG. <i>int-</i>, Goth. <i>and-</i>. See <u>Anti-</u>.]
<def>An inseparable verbal prefix or particle. It is prefixed:
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> To verbs to express the contrary, and not the simple
negative, of the action of the verb to which it is prefixed; as in
<i>un</i>coil, <i>un</i>do, <i>un</i>fold. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> To nouns to
form verbs expressing privation of the thing, quality, or state expressed
by the noun, or separation from it; as in <i>un</i>child, <i>un</i>sex.
Sometimes particles and participial adjectives formed with this prefix
coincide in form with compounds of the negative prefix <i>un-</i> (see 2d
<u>Un-</u>); as in <i>un</i>done (from <i>un</i>do), meaning unfastened,
ruined; and <i>un</i>done (from 2d <i>un-</i> and <i>done</i>) meaning not
done, not finished. <i>Un-</i> is sometimes used with an intensive force
merely; as in <i>un</i>loose.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Compounds of this prefix are given in full in their proper order
in the Vocabulary.</p>

<p><hw>Un-</hw>. [OE. & AS. <i>un-</i>; akin to OFries. <i>un-</i>, D.
<i>on-</i>, OS., OHG., & G. <i>un-</i>, Icel. <i>&omacr;-</i>, <i>&umacr;-
</i>, Sw. <i>o-</i>, Dan. <i>u-</i>, W. <i>an-</i>, L. <i>in-</i>, Gr. &?;,
&?;, Skr. <i>an-</i>, <i>a-</i>. &radic;193.  Cf. <u>A-</u> not <u>In-</u>
not, No, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>] <def>An inseparable prefix, or particle,
signifying <i>not</i>; <i>in-</i>; <i>non-</i>. <i>In-</i> is prefixed
mostly to words of Latin origin, or else to words formed by Latin suffixes;
<i>un-</i> is of much wider application, and is attached at will to almost
any adjective, or participle used adjectively, or adverb, from which it may
be desired to form a corresponding negative adjective or adverb, and is
also, but less freely, prefixed to nouns. <i>Un-</i> sometimes has merely
an intensive force; as in <i>un</i>merciless,
<i>un</i>remorseless.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>I</i></sd>. <def><i>Un-</i> is prefixed to adjectives, or to
words used adjectively.</def> Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To adjectives, to denote the absence of the
quality designated by the adjective</def>; as, --</p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To past particles, or to adjectives formed
after the analogy of past particles, to indicate the absence of the
condition or state expressed by them</def>; as, --</p>

<p><pre><b>Unabolishable</b><BR>
<b>Unabsolvable</b><BR>
<b>Unabsurd</b><BR>
<b>Unabundant</b><BR>
<b>Unaccordant</b><BR>
<b>Unadoptable</b><BR>
<b>Unadventurous</b><BR>
<b>Unaffable</b><BR>
<b>Unaffectionate</b><BR>
<b>Unafraid</b><BR>
<b>Unalliable</b><BR>
<b>Unallowablew</b><BR>
<b>Unalterable</b><BR>
<b>Unambiguous</b><BR>
<b>Unambitious</b><BR>
<b>Unamendable</b><BR>
<b>Un-American</b><BR>
<b>Unamusive</b><BR>
<b>Unangular</b><BR>
<b>Unanxious</b><BR>
<b>Unapocryphal</b><BR>
<b>Unapostolic</b><BR>
&colbreak;
<b>Unapparent</b><BR>
<b>Unappeasable</b><BR>
<b>Unapplausive</b><BR>
<b>Unappreciable</b><BR>
<b>Unapprehensible</b><BR>
<b>Unapprehensive</b><BR>
<b>Unapproachable</b><BR>
<b>Unartificial</b><BR>
<b>Unartistic</b><BR>
<b>Unassailable</b><BR>
<b>Unattainable</b><BR>
<b>Unattentive</b><BR>
<b>Unauthentic</b><BR>
<b>Unavailable</b><BR>
<b>Unbailable</b><BR>
<b>Unbearable</b><BR>
<b>Unbeautiful</b><BR>
<b>Unbeliefful</b><BR>
<b>Unbelievable</b><BR>
<b>Unbeneficial</b><BR>
<b>Unbenevolent</b><BR>
<b>Unblamable</b><BR>
&colbreak;
<b>Unblemishable</b><BR>
<b>Unblissful</b><BR>
<b>Unboastful</b><BR>
<b>Unbold</b><BR>
<b>Unbookish</b><BR>
<b>Unbounteous</b><BR>
<b>Unbribable</b><BR>
<b>Unbrotherly</b><BR>
<b>Unburdensome</b><BR>
<b>Unbusinesslike</b><BR>
<b>Unbusy</b><BR>
<b>Uncandid</b><BR>
<b>Uncanonical</b><BR>
<b>Uncaptious</b><BR>
<b>Uncareful</b><BR>
<b>Uncelestial</b><BR>
<b>Unceremonious</b><BR>
<b>Unchallengeable</b><BR>
<b>Unchangeable</b><BR>
<b>Unchary</b><BR>
<b>Unchastisable</b><BR>
<b>Uncheerful</b><BR>

<b>Uncheery</b><BR>
<b>Unchildish</b><BR>
<b>Unchivalrous</b><BR>
<b>Uncholeri</b><BR>
<b>Unchristianlike</b><BR>
<b>Uncircumspect</b><BR>
<b>Uncivic</b><BR>
<b>Unclassible</b><BR>
<b>Unclassic</b><BR>
<b>Unclassical</b><BR>
<b>Uncleanly</b><BR>
<b>Unclear</b><BR>
<b>Unclerical</b><BR>
<b>Unclerklike</b><BR>
<b>Unclose</b><BR>
<b>Uncloudy</b><BR>
<b>Unclubbable</b><BR>
<b>Uncoagulable</b><BR>
<b>Uncogitable</b><BR>
<b>Uncollectible</b><BR>
<b>Uncomic</b><BR>
<b>Uncommendable</b><BR>
<b>Uncommercial</b><BR>
<b>Uncommunicable</b><BR>
<b>Uncommunicative</b><BR>
<b>Uncompact</b><BR>
<b>Uncompanionable</b><BR>
<b>Uncompassionate</b><BR>
<b>Uncompellable</b><BR>
<b>Uncompetitive</b><BR>
<b>Uncomplaisant</b><BR>
<b>Uncompliant</b>
<b>Uncomplimentary</b><BR>
<b>Unconcealable</b><BR>
<b>Unconcurrent</b><BR>
<b>Unconditionate</b><BR>
<b>Unconfinable</b><BR>
<b>Unconfutable</b><BR>
<b>Uncongealable</b><BR>
<b>Uncongenial</b><BR>
<b>Unconjugal</b><BR>
<b>Unconjunctive</b><BR>
<b>Unconquerable</b><BR>
<b>Unconsecrate</b><BR>
<b>Uncontainable</b><BR>
<b>Uncontaminate</b><BR>
<b>Uncontradictable</b><BR>
<b>Uncontrite</b><BR>
<b>Unconvenable</b><BR>
<b>Unconventional</b><BR>
<b>Unconversable</b><BR>
<b>Unconversant</b><BR>
<b>Unconvertible</b><BR>
<b>Uncoquettish</b><BR>
<b>Uncordial</b><BR>
<b>Uncorpulent</b><BR>
<b>Uncorrespondent</b><BR>
<b>Uncorruptible</b><BR>
<b>Uncorruptive</b><BR>
<b>Uncostly</b><BR>
<b>Uncounselable</b><BR>
<b>Uncountable</b><BR>
<b>Uncounterfeit</b><BR>
<b>Uncourteous</b><BR>
<b>Uncourtierlike</b><BR>
<b>Uncourtly</b><BR>
<b>Uncrafty</b><BR>
<b>Uncreatable</b><BR>
<b>Uncritical</b><BR>
<b>Uncrystalline</b><BR>
<b>Uncultivable</b><BR>
<b>Uncurious</b><BR>
<b>Uncustomary</b><BR>
<b>Undangerous</b><BR>
<b>Undaughterly</b><BR>
<b>Undead</b><BR>
<b>Unddeceivable</b><BR>
<b>Undecidable</b><BR>
<b>Undecipherable</b><BR>
<b>Undeclinable</b><BR>
<b>Undecomposable</b><BR>
<b>Undefinable</b><BR>
<b>Undelectable</b><BR>
<b>Undeliberate</b><BR>
<b>Undelightful</b><BR>
<b>Undeliverable</b><BR>
<b>Undemocratic</b><BR>
<b>Undemonstrable</b><BR>
<b>Undemonstrative</b><BR>
<b>Undeniable</b><BR>
<b>Underogatory</b><BR>
<b>Undescendible</b><BR>
<b>Undescribable</b><BR>
<b>Undesirable</b><BR>
<b>Undesirous</b><BR>
<b>Undescribable</b><BR>
<b>Undevout</b><BR>
<b>Undiaphonous</b><BR>
<b>Undiligent</b><BR>
<b>Undiminishable</b><BR>
<b>Undiscernible</b><BR>
<b>Undisciplinable</b><BR>
<b>Undiscordant</b><BR>
<b>Undiscoverable</b><BR>
<b>Undissolvable</b><BR>
<b>Undistinguishable</b><BR>
<b>Undividable</b><BR>
<b>Undivine</b><BR>
<b>Undomestic</b><BR>
<b>Undoubtful</b></pre>
&colbreak;</p>

<p><pre><b>Undrainable</b><BR>
<b>Undramatic</b><BR>
<b>Undrinkable</b><BR>
<b>Undurable</b><BR>
<b>Unduteous</b><BR>
<b>Undutiful</b><BR>
<b>Unearnest</b><BR>
<b>Uneatable</b><BR>
<b>Unecclesiastical</b><BR>
<b>Unedible</b><BR>
<b>Unelaborate</b><BR>
<b>Unelective</b><BR>
<b>Unelusive</b><BR>
<b>Unemotional</b><BR>
<b>Unemphatic</b><BR>
<b>Unemployable</b><BR>
<b>Unendurable</b><BR>
<b>Un-English</b><BR>
<b>Unentire</b><BR>
<b>Unenviable</b><BR>
<b>Unenvious</b><BR>
<b>Unepiscopal</b><BR>
<b>Unequible</b><BR>
<b>Unerrable</b><BR>
<b>Unescapable</b><BR>
<b>Unevangelical</b><BR>
<b>Uneventful</b><BR>
<b>Unevident</b><BR>
<b>Unexact</b><BR>
<b>Unexaminable</b><BR>
<b>Unexceptionable</b><BR>
<b>Unexclusive</b><BR>
<b>Unexemplary</b><BR>
<b>Unexempt</b><BR>
<b>Unexhaustible</b><BR>
<b>Unexistent</b><BR>
<b>Unexpectable</b><BR>
<b>Unexpectant</b><BR>
<b>Unexplainable</b><BR>
<b>Unexpress</b><BR>
<b>Unexpressible</b><BR>
<b>Unexpugnable</b><BR>
<b>Unextinct</b><BR>
<b>Unfactious</b><BR>
<b>Unfadable</b><BR>
<b>Unfain</b><BR>
<b>Unfamiliar</b><BR>
<b>Unfamous</b><BR>
<b>Unfashionable</b><BR>
<b>Unfast</b><BR>
<b>Unfatherly</b><BR>
<b>Unfathomable</b><BR>
<b>Unfaulty</b><BR>
<b>Unfearful</b><BR>
<b>Unfeasible</b><BR>
<b>Unf</b><BR>
<b>Unfelicitous</b><BR>
<b>Unfelt</b><BR>
<b>Unfeminine</b><BR>
<b>Unfermentable</b><BR>
<b>Unfestival</b><BR>
<b>Unfine</b><BR>
<b>Unfleshy</b><BR>
<b>Unfluent</b><BR>
<b>Unforcible</b><BR>
<b>Unfordable</b><BR>
<b>Unforeknowable</b><BR>
<b>Unforeseeable</b><BR>
<b>Unforgetful</b><BR>
<b>Unforgivable</b><BR>
<b>Unformal</b><BR>
<b>Unframable</b><BR>
<b>Unfraternal</b><BR>
<b>Unfriable</b><BR>
<b>Unfrightful</b><BR>
<b>Unfrustrable</b><BR>
<b>Unfull</b><BR>
<b>Ungainable</b><BR>
<b>Ungainful</b><BR>
<b>Ungallant</b><BR>
<b>Ungenial</b><BR>
<b>Ungenteel</b><BR>
<b>Ungentle</b><BR>
<b>Ungentlemanlike</b><BR>
<b>Ungentlemanly</b><BR>
<b>Ungeometrical</b><BR>
<b>Unghostly</b><BR>
<b>Unglad</b><BR>
<b>Ungodlike</b><BR>
<b>Ungood</b><BR>
<b>Ungoodly</b><BR>
<b>Ungorgeous</b><BR>
<b>Ungrammatical</b><BR>
<b>Ungrave</b><BR>
<b>Unguidable</b><BR>
<b>Unguilty</b><BR>
<b>Unhabile</b><BR>
<b>Unhabitable</b><BR>
<b>Unhale</b><BR>
<b>Unhandy</b><BR>
<b>Unhardy</b><BR>
<b>Unharmful</b><BR>
<b>Unhasty</b><BR>
<b>Unhazardous</b><BR>
<b>Unhealable</b><BR>
<b>Unhealthful</b><BR>
<b>Unhealthy</b><BR>
<b>Unheavenly</b><BR>
<b>Unheedful</b><BR>
<b>Unhelpful</b><BR>
<b>Unheritable</b><BR>
&colbreak;</pre></p>

<p><pre><b>Unhigh</b>
<b>Unhonorable</b>
<b>Unhopeful</b>
<b>Unhostile</b>
<b>Unhurt</b>
<b>Unhhurtful</b>
<b>Unhygienic</b>
<b>Unideal</b>
<b>Unidle</b>
<b>Unillusory</b>
<b>Unimaginable</b>
<b>Unimaginative</b>
<b>Unimmortal</b>
<b>Unimplicit</b>
<b>Unimportant</b>
<b>Unimpressible</b>
<b>Unimpressionable</b>
<b>Unimprovable</b>
<b>Unipugnable</b>
<b>Unincidental</b>
<b>Unincrasable</b>
<b>Unindifferent</b>
<b>Unindulgent</b>
<b>Unindustrious</b>
<b>Uninflammable</b>
<b>Uninfluential</b>
<b>Uningenious</b>
<b>Uningenuous</b>
<b>Uninhabitable</b>
<b>Uninjurious</b>
<b>Uninquisitive</b>
<b>Uninstructive</b>
<b>Unintelligent</b>
<b>Unintelligible</b>
<b>Unintentional</b>
<b>Uninteresting</b>
<b>Uninterpretable</b>
<b>Uninventive</b>
<b>Uninvestigable</b>
<b>Unjealous</b>
<b>Unjoyful</b>
<b>Unjoyous</b>
<b>Unjustifiable</b>
<b>Unkingly</b>
<b>Unknightly</b>
<b>Unknotty</b>
<b>Unknowable</b>
<b>Unlaborious</b>
<b>Unladylike</b>
<b>Unlevel</b>
<b>Unlibidinous</b>
<b>Unlightsome</b>
<b>Unlimber</b>
<b>Unlineal</b>
<b>Unlogical</b>
<b>Unlordly</b>
<b>Unlosable</b>
<b>Unlovable</b>
<b>Unlucent</b>
<b>Unluminous</b>
<b>Unlustrous</b>
<b>Unlusty</b>
<b>Unmaidenly</b>
<b>Unmakable</b>
<b>Unmalleable</b>
<b>Unmanageable</b>
<b>Unmanful</b>
<b>Unmanlike</b>
<b>Unmanly</b>
<b>Unmarketable</b>
<b>Unmarriable</b>
<b>Unmarriageable</b>
<b>Unmarvelous</b>
<b>Unmasculine</b>
<b>Unmatchable</b>
<b>Unmatronlike</b>
<b>Unmeek</b>
<b>Unmeet</b>
<b>Unmelodious</b>
<b>Unmendable</b>
<b>Unmentionable</b>
<b>Unmercenary</b>
<b>Unmerciable</b>
<b>Unmeritable</b>
<b>Unmerry</b>
<b>Unmetaphorical</b>
<b>Unmighty</b>
<b>Unmild</b>
<b>Unmilitary</b>
<b>Unmindful</b>
<b>Unmingleable</b>
<b>Unmiraculous</b>
<b>Unmiry</b>
<b>Unmitigable</b>
<b>Unmodifiable</b>
<b>Unmodish</b>
<b>Unmoist</b>
<b>Unmonkish</b>
<b>Unmotherly</b>
<b>Unmuscular</b>
<b>Unmusical</b>
<b>Unmysterious</b>
<b>Unnamable</b>
<b>Unnative</b>
<b>Unnavigable</b>
<b>Unneedful</b>
<b>Unnegotiable</b>
<b>Unniggard</b>
<b>Unnoble</b>
<b>Unobjectionable</b>
&colbreak;</pre></p>

<p><! p. 1563 !></p>

<p> ---- and the like.</p>

<p><! p. 1564 !></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>To present particles which come from
intransitive verbs, or are themselves employed as adjectives, to mark the
absence of the activity, disposition, or condition implied by the
participle; as, -</p>

<p> ---- and the like.</def></p>

<p>The above classes of words are unlimited in extent, and such compounds
may be formed by any writer or speaker at will from almost all the
adjectives or participles in the language, excepting those which have a
recognized and usual negative correspondent with the prefix <i>-in</i>. No
attempt will be made, therefore, to define them all in this Dictionary;
many will be omitted from its Vocabulary which are negations of the simple
word, and are readily explained by prefixing a <i>not</i> to the latter.
Derivatives of these words in <i>-ly</i> and <i>-ness</i> will also, for
the most part, be omitted for the same or similar reasons.</p>

<p>   There will be inserted as separate articles with definitions, the
following: --</p>

<p>  <b>1.</b> <def>Those which have acquired an opposed or contrary,
instead of a merely negative, meaning; as, <i>unfriendly</i>,
<i>ungraceful</i>, <i>unpalatable</i>, <i>unquiet</i>, and the like; or
else an intensive sense more than a prefixed <i>not</i> would express; as,
<i>unending</i>, <i>unparalleled</i>, <i>undisciplined</i>,
<i>undoubted</i>, <i>unsafe</i>, and the like.</def></p>

<p>  <b>2.</b>  <def>Those which have the value of independent words,
inasmuch as the simple words are either not used at all, or are rarely, or
at least much less frequently, used; as, <i>unavoidable</i>,
<i>unconscionable</i>, <i>undeniable</i>, <i>unspeakable</i>,
<i>unprecedented</i>, <i>unruly</i>, and the like; or inasmuch as they are
used in a different sense from the usual meaning of the primitive, or
especially in one of the significations of the latter; as,
<i>unaccountable</i>, <i>unalloyed</i>, <i>unbelieving</i>,
<i>unpretending</i>, <i>unreserved</i>, and the like; or inasmuch as they
are so frequently and familiarly used that they are hardly felt to be of
negative origin; as, <i>uncertain</i>, <i>uneven</i>, and the
like.</def></p>

<p>  <b>3.</b>  <def>Those which are anomalous, provincial, or, for some
other reason, not desirable to be used, and are so indicated; as,
<i>unpure</i> for <i>impure</i>, <i>unsatisfaction</i> for
<i>dissatisfaction</i>, <i>unexpressible</i> for <i>inexpressible</i>, and
the like.</def>
</p>

<p><sd><i>II</i></sd>. <def><i>Un-</i> is prefixed to nouns to express the
absence of, or the contrary of, that which the noun signifies; as,
<i>unbelief</i>, <i>unfaith</i>, <i>unhealth</i>, <i>unrest</i>,
<i>untruth</i>, and the like.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Compounds of this last class are given in full in their proper
order in the Vocabulary.</p>

<p><hw>Un`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Inability.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*a"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not able; not having
sufficient strength, means, knowledge, skill, or the like; impotent' weak;
helpless; incapable; -- now usually followed by an infinitive or an
adverbial phrase; as, <i>unable</i> for work; <i>unable</i> to bear
fatigue.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Sapless age and weak <i>unable</i> limbs.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*a"bled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Disabled.</def> [Obs.]
<i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*a"ble*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Inability.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Hales.</i></p>

<p><hw>U"na boat`</hw> (?). <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The English name for a
catboat; -- so called because <i>Una</i> was the name of the first boat of
this kind taken to England.</def>  <i>D. Kemp.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`a*bridged"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not abridged, or
shortened; full; complete; entire; whole.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`ab*sorb"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not absorbable;
specifically <i>(Physiol.)</i>, not capable of absorption; unable to pass
by osmosis into the circulating blood; as, the <i>unabsorbable</i> portion
of food.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`ac*cept`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The
quality of being unacceptable; unacceptableness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`ac*cept"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not acceptable;
not pleasing; not welcome; unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing;
offensive.</def> -- <wf>Un`ac*cept"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un`ac*cept"a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un`ac*cess"i*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Inaccessible.</def>  <i>Herbert.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`ac*com"plished</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not
accomplished or performed; unfinished; also, deficient in accomplishment;
unrefined.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`ac*com"plish*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state
of being unaccomplished.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`ac*count`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The
quality or state of being unaccountable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`ac*count"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not accountable or responsible; free from control.</def>
<i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not to be accounted for; inexplicable; not
consonant with reason or rule; strange; mysterious.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un`ac*count"a*ble*ness</wf>}, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un`ac*count"a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><! p. 1565 !></p>

<p><hw>Un*ac"cu*rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inaccurate.</def>
<i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*ac"cu*rate*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Inaccuracy.</def>
<i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`ac*cus"tomed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not used; not habituated; unfamiliar; unused; -- which
<i>to</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Chastened as a bullock <i>unaccustomed</i> to
yoke.</blockquote> <i>Jer. xxxi. 18.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not usual; uncommon; strange; new.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What <i>unaccustomed</i> cause procures her
hither?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`ac*quaint"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being unacquainted; want of acquaintance; ignorance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He was then in happy <i>unacquaintance</i> with everything
connected with that obnoxious cavity.</blockquote> <i>Sir W.
Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`ac*quaint"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not acquainted.</def>  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not usual; unfamiliar; strange.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>And the <i>unacquainted</i> light began to
fear.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`ac*quaint"ed*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Unacquaintance.</def>  <i>Whiston.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*ac"tive</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inactive; listless.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>While other animals <i>unactive</i> range.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*ac"tive</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>active</i>; or from <i>unactive</i>, a.] <def>To render inactive or
listless.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*ac"tive*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Inactivity.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Un`ad*mis"si*ble</hw> (?), <hw>Un`ad*mit"ta*ble</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inadmissible.</def> [R.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Un`a*dul"ter*ate</hw> (?), <hw>Un`a*dul"ter*a`ted</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not adulterated; pure.</def> "<i>Unadulterate</i>
air." <i>Cowper.</i> -- <wf>Un`a*dul"ter*ate*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un`ad*vis"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not advisable;
inadvisable; inexpedient.</def> <i>Lowth.</i> -- <wf>Un`ad*vis"a*bly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un`ad*vised"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not prudent; not discreet; ill advised.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Done without due consideration; wanton; rash;
inconsiderate; as, an <i>unadvised</i> proceeding.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un`ad*vis"ed*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un`ad*vis"ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un`af*fect"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not affected or moved; destitute of affection or emotion;
uninfluenced.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A poor, cold, unspirited, unmannered,<BR>
Unhonest, <i>unaffected</i>, undone fool.</blockquote> <i>J.
Fletcher.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Free from affectation; plain; simple; natural;
real; sincere; genuine; as, <i>unaffected</i> sorrow.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un`af*fect"ed*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un`af*fect"ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un`a*filed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Undefiled.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`a*gree"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Disagreeable.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not agreeing or consistent; unsuitable.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un`a*gree"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un`a*gree"a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*aid"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Incapable of being
aided.</def> "Her <i>unaidable</i> estate."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*al"ien*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inalienable; as,
<i>unalienable</i> rights.</def> <i>Swift.</i> -- <wf>Un*al"ien*a*bly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>U"nal*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>unus</i> one.]
<i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>An ecclesiastical who holds but one benefice; --
distinguished from <i>pluralist</i>.</def> [Eng.]  <i>V. Knox.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`al*lied"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not allied; having
no ally; having no connection or relation; as, <i>unallied</i> species or
genera.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`al*loyed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not alloyed; not
reduced by foreign admixture; unmixed; unqualified; pure; as,
<i>unalloyed</i> metals; <i>unalloyed</i> happiness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I enjoyed <i>unalloyed</i> satisfaction in his
company.</blockquote> <i>Mitford.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*almsed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not having received
alms.</def> [Obs. & R.]  <i>Pollock.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*am`bi*gu"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Absence of
ambiguity; clearness; perspicuity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`am*bi"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The absence of
ambition.</def> [R.]  <i>F. W. Newman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*a`mi*a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality
or state of being unamiable; moroseness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*a"mi*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not amiable;
morose; ill-natured; repulsive.</def> -- <wf>Un*a"mi*a*bly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*an"chor</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>anchor</i>.] <def>To loose from the anchor, as a ship.</def>  <i>De
Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`a*neled"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not aneled; not
having received extreme unction.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*nan"i*mate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Unanimous</u>.]
<def>Unanimous.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>U`na*nim"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>unanimitas</i>:
cf. F. <i>unanimit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being
unanimous.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*nan"i*mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>unanimus</i>,
<i>unanimus</i>; <i>unus</i> one + <i>animus</i> mind: cf. F.
<i>unanime</i>. See <u>Unit</u>, and <u>Animate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Being of one mind; agreeing in opinion, design, or determination;
consentient; not discordant or dissentient; harmonious; as, the assembly
was <i>unanimous</i>; the members of the council were
<i>unanimous</i>.</def> "Both in one faith <i>unanimous</i>."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Formed with unanimity; indicating unanimity;
having the agreement and consent of all; agreed upon without the opposition
or contradiction of any; as, a <i>unanimous</i> opinion; a <i>unanimous</i>
vote.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>U*nan"i*mous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>U*nan"i*mous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*an`swer*a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The
quality of being unanswerable; unanswerableness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*an"swer*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not answerable;
irrefutable; conclusive; decisive; as, he have an <i>unanswerable</i>
argument.</def> -- <wf>Un*an"swer*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*an"swer*a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*an"swered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not answered; not replied; as, an <i>unanswered</i> letter.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not refuted; as, an <i>unanswered</i>
argument.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not responded to in kind; unrequited; as,
<i>unanswered</i> affection.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`ap*palled"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not appalled; not
frightened; dauntless; undaunted.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`ap*par"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>apparel</i>.] <def>To divest of clothing; to strip.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`ap*peal"a*ble</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not appealable; that can not be carried to a higher tribunal by
appeal; as, an <i>unappealable</i> suit or action.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not to be appealed from; -- said of a judge or a
judgment that can not be overruled.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The infallible, <i>unappealable</i> Judge
[God].</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We submitted to a galling yet <i>unappealable</i>
necessity.</blockquote> <i>Shelley.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un`ap*peal"a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un`ap*pli"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Inapplicable.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*ap"pli*ca*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Inapplicable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`ap*pro"pri*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i>
not + <i>appropriate</i>, a.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Inappropriate;
unsuitable.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not appropriated.</def>  <i>Bp.
Warburton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`ap*pro"pri*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref.
<i>un-</i> + <i>appropriate</i>, v. t.] <def>To take from private
possession; to restore to the possession or right of all; as, to
<i>unappropriate</i> a monopoly.</def> [R.]  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`ap*pro"pri*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i>
not + <i>appropriated</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not specially
appropriate; having not special application.</def>  <i>J. Warton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not granted to any person, corporation, or the
like, to the exclusion of others; as, <i>unappropriated</i>
lands.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not granted for, or applied to, any specific
purpose; as, the <i>unappropriated</i> moneys in the treasury.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`ap*proved"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not approved.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not proved.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*apt"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Inapt; slow; dull.</def>  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unsuitable; unfit; inappropriate.</def>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not accustomed and not likely; not
disposed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I am a soldier and <i>unapt</i> to weep.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*apt"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Un*apt"ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un`a*quit"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Un-</u> not, and
<u>Acquit</u>.] <def>Unrequited.</def> [R. & Obs.]  <i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*ar"gued</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not argued or debated.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not argued against; undisputed.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not censured.</def> [A Latinism. Obs.]  <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*arm"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>arm</i>.] <def>To disarm.</def>  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*arm"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To puff off, or lay down,
one's arms or armor.</def> "I'll <i>unarm</i> again."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*armed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>armed</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not armed or armored; having no arms or
weapons.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Nat. Hist.)</i> <def>Having no hard and sharp
projections, as spines, prickles, spurs, claws, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*art"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Ignorant of the arts.</def> [Obs.]  <i>E. Waterhouse.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not artificial; plain; simple.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Feltham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*art"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Lacking art or skill;
artless.</def> <i>Congreve.</i> -- <wf>Un*art"ful*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <pos><i>Swift.</i></pos>
<pos><i>Burke.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un`ar*tis"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Inartistic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`a*scried"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not descried.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`a*served"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not served.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`as*sum"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not assuming; not
bold or forward; not arrogant or presuming; humble; modest; retiring; as,
an <i>unassuming</i> youth; <i>unassuming</i> manners.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`as*sured"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not assured; not bold or confident.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not to be trusted.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not insured against loss; as, <i>unassured</i>
goods.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`a*ton"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not capable of being brought into harmony; irreconcilable.</def>
"<i>Unatonable</i> matrimony." [Obs.]  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Incapable of being atoned for;
inexpiable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`at*tached"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not attached; not adhering; having no engagement; free.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>Not assigned to any company or
regiment.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Not taken or arrested.</def>  <i>R.
Junius.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`at*ten"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inattentive;
careless.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`at*tire"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>altire</i>.] <def>To divest of attire; to undress.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*nau"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Brazilian.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The two-toed sloth (<i>Cholopus didactylus</i>),
native of South America. It is about two feet long. Its color is a uniform
grayish brown, sometimes with a reddish tint.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*au"di*enced</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not given an
audience; not received or heard.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`aus*pi"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Inauspicious.</def>  <i>Rowe.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*au"thor*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>authorize</i>.] <def>To disown the authority of; to
repudiate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`a*void"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not avoidable; incapable of being shunned or prevented; inevitable;
necessary; as, <i>unavoidable</i> troubles.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Not voidable; incapable of being
made null or void.</def>  <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Unavoidable hemorrhage</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>hemorrhage
produced by the afterbirth, or placenta, being situated over the mouth of
the womb so as to require detachment before the child can be born.</cd></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un`a*void"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un`a*void"a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un`a*void"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
avoided or shunned.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unavoidable; inevitable.</def> [Obs.]  <i> B.
Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`a*ware"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not aware; not
noticing; giving no heed; thoughtless; inattentive.</def>
<i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`a*ware"</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Unawares.</def>
[Poetic]  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`a*wares"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Without design or
preparation; suddenly; without premeditation, unexpectedly.</def> "Mercies
lighting <i>unawares</i>."  <i>J. H. Newman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Lest <i>unawares</i> we lose<BR>
This our high place, our sanctuary, our hill.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>At unaware</b></col>, or <col><b>At unawares</b></col>,
<cd>unexpectedly; by surprise.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>He breaks <i>at unawares</i> upon our walks.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>So we met<BR>
In this old sleepy town an <i>at unaware</i>.</blockquote> <i>R.
Browning.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>Un*backed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Never mounted by a rider; unbroken.</def> "<i>Unbacked</i> colts."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not supported or encouraged; not countenanced;
unaided.</def>  <i>Daniel.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bag"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>bag</i>.] <def>To pour, or take, or let go, out of a bag or
bags.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*bal"anced</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [In senses 1 and 2,
pref. <i>un-</i> not + <i>balanced</i>; in sense 3, 1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>balance</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not balanced; not in equipoise;
having no counterpoise, or having insufficient counterpoise.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let Earth <i>unbalanced</i> from her orbit fly.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Com.)</i> <def>Not adjusted; not settled; not
brought to an equality of debt and credit; as, an <i>unbalanced</i>
account; <i>unbalanced</i> books.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Being, or being thrown, out of equilibrium;
hence, disordered or deranged in sense; unsteady; unsound; as, an
<i>unbalanced</i> mind.</def>  <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bal"last</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>ballast</i>.] <def>To free from ballast; to discharge ballast
from.</def>  <i>Totten.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bal"last</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not ballasted.</def>
[Obs. & R.]  <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bal"last*ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
[Properly p. p. <i>unballast</i>.] <def>Freed from ballast; having
discharged ballast.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not + <i>ballasted</i>.] <def>Not
furnished with ballast; not kept steady by ballast; unsteady; as,
<i>unballasted</i> vessels; <i>unballasted</i> wits.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Unballasted</i> by any sufficient weight of
plan.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*ban"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [1st <i>un-</i> +
<i>band</i> + <i>-ed</i>.] <def>Wanting a band or string; unfastened.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bank"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>bank</i>.] <def>To remove a bank from; to open by, or as if by, the
removal of a bank.</def>  <i>H. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bar"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>bar</i>.] <def>To remove a bar or bars from; to unbolt; to open; as, to
<i>unbar</i> a gate.</def>  <i>Heber.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*barbed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not shaven.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Destitute of bards, or of reversed points,
hairs, or plumes; as, an <i>unbarded</i> feather.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*bark"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>bark</i> rind.] <def>To deprive of the bark; to decorticate; to strip;
as, to <i>unbark</i> a tree.</def>  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bark"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>bark</i> the vessel.] <def>To cause to disembark; to land.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Hakluyt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bar"rel</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>barrel</i>.] <def>To remove or release from a barrel or
barrels.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*bar`ri*cade"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>barricade</i>.] <def>To unbolt; to unbar; to open.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>You shall not <i>unbarricade</i> the door.</blockquote>
<i>J. Webster (1623).</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bar`ri*ca"doed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not obstructed
by barricades; open; as, <i>unbarricadoed</i> streets.</def>
<i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bash"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not bashful or
modest; bold; impudent; shameless.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bay"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>bay</i> to dam.] <def>To free from the restraint of anything that
surrounds or incloses; to let loose; to open.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I ought . . . to <i>unbay</i> the current of my
passion.</blockquote> <i>Norris.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*be"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>be</i>.] <def>To cause not to be; to cause to be another.</def> [Obs. &
R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>How oft, with danger of the field beset,<BR>
Or with home mutinies, would he <i>unbe</i><BR>
Himself!</blockquote> <i>Old Pay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bear"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>bear</i> to support.] <def>To remove or loose the bearing rein of (a
horse).</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*beat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>beast</i>.] <def>To deliver from the form or nature of a
beast.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`be*come"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>become</i>.] <def>To misbecome.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Bp. Sherlock.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`be*com"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>becoming</i>.] <def>Not becoming; unsuitable; unfit; indecorous;
improper.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My grief lets <i>unbecoming</i> speeches fall.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un`be*com"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un`be*com"ing*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*bed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>bed</i>.] <def>To raise or rouse from bed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Eels <i>unbed</i> themselves and stir at the noise of
thunder.</blockquote> <i>Wa&?;ton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`be*dinned"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not filled with
din.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`be*fool"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>befool</i>.] <def>To deliver from the state of a fool; to awaken the
mind of; to undeceive.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`be*get"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>beget</i>.] <def>To deprive of existence.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`be*gilt"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not gilded; hence,
not rewarded with gold.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Un`be*got"</hw> (?), <hw>Un`be*got"ten</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not + <i>begot</i>,
<i>begotten</i>.] <def>Not begot; not yet generated; also, having never
been generated; self-existent; eternal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`be*guile"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Unbeguiled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Unbeguiling</u>.] [1st pref. <i>un-</i> + <i>beguile</i>.] <def>To set
free from the influence of guile; to undeceive.</def> "Then
<i>unbeguile</i> thyself."  <i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`be*gun"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not yet begun; also,
existing without a beginning.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`be*hove"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not behooving or
becoming; unseemly.</def> [Obs. & R.]  <i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*be"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not existing.</def>
[Obs.] "Beings yet <i>unbeing</i>."  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`be*known"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not known;
unknown.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`be*lief"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>belief</i>: cf. AS. <i>ungele&aacute;fa</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The withholding of belief; doubt; incredulity; skepticism.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Disbelief; especially, disbelief of divine
revelation, or in a divine providence or scheme of redemption.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Blind <i>unbelief</i> is sure to err,<BR>
And scan his work in vain.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Disbelief</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Un`be*lieved"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not believed;
disbelieved.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`be*liev"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One who does not believe; an incredulous person; a doubter; a
skeptic.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A disbeliever; especially, one who does not
believe that the Bible is a divine revelation, and holds that Christ was
neither a divine nor a supernatural person; an infidel; a
freethinker.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Infidel</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Un`be*liev"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not believing; incredulous; doubting; distrusting;
skeptical.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1566 !></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Believing the thing alleged no to be true;
disbelieving; especially, believing that Bible is not a divine revelation,
or that Christ was not a divine or a supernatural person.</def>
"<i>Unbelieving</i> Jews."  <i>Acts xiv. 2.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un`be*liev"ing*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- --
<wf>Un`be*liev"ing*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*belt"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
belt.] <def>To remove or loose the belt of; to ungird.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*bend"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Unbent</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Unbending</u>.] [1st pref. <i>un-</i> + <i>bend</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to
loosen; as, to <i>unbend</i> a bow.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A remit from a strain or from exertion; to set
at ease for a time; to relax; as, to <i>unbend</i> the mind from study or
care.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>You do <i>unbend</i> your noble strength.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To unfasten,
as sails, from the spars or stays to which they are attached for use.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To cast loose or untie, as a rope.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*bend"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or
the like; hence, to indulge in mirth or amusement.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*bend"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [In senses 1, 2, and 3, pref.
<i>un-</i> not + <i>bending</i>; in sense 4, properly p. pr.
<i>unbend</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding
to pressure; stiff; -- applied to material things.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Flies o'er <i>unbending</i> corn, and skims along the
main.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unyielding in will; not subject to persuasion or
influence; inflexible; resolute; -- applied to persons.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Unyielding in nature; unchangeable; fixed; --
applied to abstract ideas; as, <i>unbending</i> truths.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Devoted to relaxation or amusement.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>It may entertain your lordships at an <i>unbending</i>
hour.</blockquote> <i>Rowe.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*bend"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*bend"ing*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un`be*nev"o*lence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Absence or
want of benevolence; ill will.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`be*nign"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not benign;
malignant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`be*numb"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>benumb</i>.] <def>To relieve of numbness; to restore sensation
to.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`be*reav"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unbereft.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`be*reft"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not bereft; not
taken away.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`be*seem"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>beseem</i>.] <def>To be unbecoming or unsuitable to; to
misbecome.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`be*seem"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>beseeming</i>.] <def>Unbecoming; not befitting.</def> --
<wf>Un`be*seem"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un`be*seem"ing*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un`be*speak"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>bespeak</i>.] <def>To unsay; hence, to annul or cancel.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Pepys.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`be*think"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>bethink</i>.] <def>To change the mind of (one's self).</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`be*ware"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Unawares.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Bale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`be*witch"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>bewitch</i>.] <def>To free from a spell; to disenchant.</def> [R.]
<i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bi"as</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>bias</i>.] <def>To free from bias or prejudice.</def>  <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bi"ased</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>biased</i>.] <def>Free from bias or prejudice; unprejudiced;
impartial.</def> -- <wf>Un*bi"ased*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p>{ <hw>Un*bid"</hw> (?), <hw>Un*bid"den</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not bidden; not commanded.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thorns also and thistles it shall bring thee forth<BR>
<i>Unbid</i>; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Uninvited; as, <i>unbidden</i> guests.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Being without a prayer.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bind"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Unbound</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Unbinding</u>.] [AS. <i>unbindan</i>. See <u>Un-</u>, and <u>Bind</u>.]
<def>To remove a band from; to set free from shackles or fastenings; to
unite; to unfasten; to loose; as, <i>unbind</i> your fillets; to
<i>unbind</i> a prisoner's arms; to <i>unbind</i> a load.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*bish"op</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>bishop</i>.] <def>To deprive, as a city, of a bishop; to deprive, as a
clergyman, of episcopal dignity or rights.</def> [R.] "Then he
<i>unbishops</i> himself."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bit"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Unbitted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Unbitting</u>.] [1st pref. <i>un-</i> + <i>bit</i>.] <i>(Naut.)</i>
<def>To remove the turns of (a rope or cable) from the bits; as, to
<i>unbit</i> a cable.</def>  <i>Totten.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*blem"ished</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not blemished;
pure; spotless; as, an <i>unblemished</i> reputation or life.</def>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bless"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>bless</i>.] <def>To deprive of blessings; to make wretched.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Un*blessed"</hw>, <hw>Un*blest</hw>  } (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[Pref. <i>un-</i> not + <i>blessed</i>, <i>blest</i>.] <def>Not blest;
excluded from benediction; hence, accursed; wretched.</def>
"<i>Unblessed</i> enchanter."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*blest"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unblessed.</def>
[R.]  <i>Sylvester.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*blind"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>blind</i>.] <def>To free from blindness; to give or restore sight to; to
open the eyes of.</def> [R.]  <i>J. Webster (1607).</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*blind"fold`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>blindfold</i>.] <def>To free from that which blindfolds.</def>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*blood"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not bloody.</def>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Unbloody sacrifice</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A
sacrifice in which no victim is slain.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(R. C.
Ch.)</i> <cd>The Mass.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Un*blush"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not blushing;
shameless.</def> -- <wf>Un*blush"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*bod"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>body</i>.] <def>To free from the body; to disembody.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Her soul <i>unbodied</i> of the burdenous
corse.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bod"y</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To leave the body; to be
disembodied; -- said of the soul or spirit.</def> [R.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bolt"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>bolt</i>.] <def>To remove a bolt from; to unfasten; to unbar; to
open.</def> "He shall <i>unbolt</i> the gates."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bolt"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To explain or unfold a
matter; to make a revelation.</def> [Obs.] "I will <i>unbolt</i> to you."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bone"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>bone</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To deprive of bones, as meat; to bone.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To twist about, as if boneless.</def> [R.]
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bon"net</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>bonnet</i>.] <def>To take a bonnet from; to take off one's bonnet; to
uncover; as, to <i>unbonnet</i> one's head.</def>  <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*booked"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not written in a
book; unrecorded.</def> "<i>Unbooked</i>English life."  <i>Masson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*boot"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>boot</i>.] <def>To take off the boots from.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*born"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not born; no yet
brought into life; being still to appear; future.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Some <i>unborn</i> sorrow, ripe in fortune's
womb.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>See future sons, and daughters yet
<i>unborn</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bor"rowed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not borrowed; being
one's own; native; original.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*bos"om</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Unbosomed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Unbosoming</u>.] [1st pref. <i>un-</i> + <i>bosom</i>.] <def>To disclose
freely; to reveal in confidence, as secrets; to confess; -- often used
reflexively; as, to <i>unbosom</i> one's self.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bos"om*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who unbosoms,
or discloses.</def> [R.] "An <i>unbosomer</i> of secrets."
<i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bot"tomed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> [1st
pref. <i>un-</i> + <i>bottom</i> + <i>-ed</i>.] <def>Deprived of a
bottom.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not + <i>bottomed</i>.] <def>Having
no bottom; bottomless.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bound"</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Unbind</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*bound"a*bly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>
<def>Infinitely.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I am . . . <i>unboundably</i> beholding to you.</blockquote>
<i>J. Webster (1607).</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bound"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no bound or
limit; as, <i>unbounded</i> space; an, <i>unbounded</i> ambition.</def>
<i>Addison.</i> -- <wf>Un*bound"ed*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*bound"ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*bow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>bow</i>.] <def>To unbend.</def> [R.]  <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bowed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>bowed</i>.] <def>Not bent or arched; not bowed down.</def>
<i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bow"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Unboweled</u> (?) or <u>Unbowelled</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. &
vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Unboweling</u> or <u>Unbowelling</u>.] [1st pref.
<i>un-</i> + <i>bowel</i>.] <def>To deprive of the entrails; to
disembowel.</def>  <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*box"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>box</i>.] <def>To remove from a box or boxes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*boy"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>boy</i>.] <def>To divest of the traits of a boy.</def> [R.]
<i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*brace"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>brace</i>.] <def>To free from tension; to relax; to loose; as, to
<i>unbrace</i> a drum; to <i>unbrace</i> the nerves.</def>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*braid"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>braid</i>.] <def>To separate the strands of; to undo, as a braid; to
unravel; to disentangle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*breast"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>breast</i>.] <def>To disclose, or lay open; to unbosom.</def> [Obs.]
<i>P. Fletcher,</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*breathed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not breathed.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not exercised; unpracticed.</def> [Obs.] "Their
<i>unbreathed</i> memories."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bred"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
begotten; unborn.</def> [Obs.] "Thou age <i>unbred</i>."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not taught or trained; -- with <i>to</i>.</def>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not well-bred; ill-bred.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*breech"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Unbreeched</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Unbreching</u>.] [1st pref. <i>un-</i> + <i>breech</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To remove the breeches of; to divest or strip of
breeches.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Gun.)</i> <def>To free the breech of, as a
cannon, from its fastenings or coverings.</def>  <i>Pennant.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*brewed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not made by brewing;
unmixed; pure; genuine.</def> [R.]  <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bri"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>bridle</i>.] <def>To free from the bridle; to set loose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*bri"dled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>bridled</i>.] <def>Loosed from the bridle, or as from the bridle; hence,
unrestrained; licentious; violent; as, <i>unbridled</i> passions.</def>
"<i>Unbridled</i> boldness."  <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Lands deluged by <i>unbridled</i> floods.</blockquote>
<i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*bri"dled*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>  <i>Abp.
Leighton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bro"ken</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not broken;
continuous; unsubdued; as, an <i>unbroken</i> colt.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*buc"kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>buckle</i>.] <def>To loose the buckles of; to unfasten; as, to
<i>unbuckle</i> a shoe.</def> "<i>Unbuckle</i> anon thy purse."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*build</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>build</i>.] <def>To demolish; to raze.</def> "To <i>unbuild</i> the
city."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bun"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>bundle</i>.] <def>To release, as from a bundle; to disclose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*bung"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>bung</i>.] <def>To remove the bung from; as, to <i>unbung</i> a
cask.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*bur"den</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>burden</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To relieve from a burden.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To throw off, as a burden; to unload.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*bur"i*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not ready or not
proper to be buried.</def>  <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*bur"row</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>burrow</i>.] <def>To force from a burrow; to unearth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*bur"then</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>burthen</i>.] <def>To unburden; to unload.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*bur"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>bury</i>.] <def>To disinter; to exhume; fig., to disclose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*bus"ied</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not required to work;
unemployed; not busy.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>These <i>unbusied</i> persons can continue in this playing
idleness till it become a toil.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Rainbow</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*but"ton</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>button</i>.] <def>To loose the buttons of; to unfasten.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*bux"om</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Disobedient.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Piers Plowman.</i> -- <wf>Un*bux"om*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.] -- <wf>Un*bux"om*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*cage"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>cage</i>.] <def>To loose, or release, from, or as from, a
cage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*called"-for`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not called for;
not required or needed; improper; gratuitous; wanton.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*calm"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>calm</i>.] <def>To disturb; to disquiet.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*camp"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>camp</i>.] <def>To break up the camp of; to dislodge from camp.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>If they could but now <i>uncamp</i> their
enemies.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*can"ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not canny; unsafe;
strange; weird; ghostly.</def> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> --
<wf>Un*can"ni*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>  <i>G. Eliot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*can"on*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>canonize</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To deprive of canonical
authority.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To reduce from the rank of a canonized
saint.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*cap"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i> cap</i>.] <def>To remove a cap or cover from.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*ca"pa*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Incapable.</def>
[Obs.] "<i>Uncapable</i> of conviction."  <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*cape"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>cape</i>.] <def>To remove a cap or cape from.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*cap"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An instrument for
removing an explode cap from a cartridge shell.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*car"di*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>cardinal</i>.] <def>To degrade from the cardinalship.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*cared"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not cared for; not
heeded; -- with <i>for</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*car"nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not fleshy;
specifically, not made flesh; not incarnate.</def> [R.]  <i>Sir T.
Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*car"nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>carnate</i>.] <def>To divest of flesh.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*cart"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>cart</i>.] <def>To take from, or set free from, a cart; to
unload.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*case"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>case</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To take out of a case or covering; to remove a
case or covering from; to uncover.</def>  <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To strip; to flay.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>To display, or spread to view, as
a flag, or the colors of a military body.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*cas"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>castle</i>.] <def>To take a castle from; to turn out of a
castle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*caused"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no antecedent
cause; uncreated; self-existent; eternal.</def>  <i>A. Baxter.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*cau"te*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Incautious.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*cau"tious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Incautious.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*cau"tious*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>
<def>Incautiously.</def></p>

<p><hw>Unce</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>uncus</i> hook.] <def>A
claw.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Unce</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>uncia</i> ounce. See
<u>Ounce</u> a weight.] <def>An ounce; a small portion.</def> [Obs.] "By
<i>unces</i> hung his locks."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*ceas"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not capable of
being ended; unceasing.</def> [R.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Un*cen"ter</hw>, <hw>Un*cen"tre</hw>  } (?), <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> + <i>center</i>.] <def>To throw from its
center.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*cen"tu*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>century</i>.] <def>To remove from its actual century.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>It has first to <i>uncentury</i> itself.</blockquote> <i>H.
Drummond.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*cer"tain</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>certain</i>.  Cf. <u>Incertain</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind;
distrustful.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Man, without the protection of a superior Being, . . . is
<i>uncertain</i> of everything that he hopes for.</blockquote>
<i>Tillotson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Irresolute; inconsonant; variable;
untrustworthy; as, an <i>uncertain</i> person; an <i>uncertain</i>
breeze.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>O woman! in our hours of ease,<BR>
<i>Uncertain</i>, coy, and hard to please!</blockquote> <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Questionable; equivocal; indefinite;
problematical.</def> "The fashion of <i>uncertain</i> evils."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>From certain dangers to <i>uncertain</i>
praise.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Not sure; liable to fall or err;
fallible.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Soon bent his bow, <i>uncertain</i> in his aim.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Whistling slings dismissed the <i>uncertain</i>
stone.</blockquote> <i>Gay.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Precarious</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Un*cer"tain</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>certain</i>; or fr. <i>uncertain</i>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>To make
uncertain.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*cer"tain*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an uncertain
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*cer"tain*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Uncertainties</b></plw> (&?;).</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being
uncertain.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is uncertain; something
unknown.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Our shepherd's case is every man's case that quits a moral
certainty for an <i>uncertainty</i>.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*ces"sant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Incessant.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Dr. H. More.</i> -- <wf>Un*ces"sant*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*chain"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>chain</i>.] <def>To free from chains or slavery; to let loose.</def>
<i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*chan"cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref <i>un-</i> + Scot.
<i>chancy</i> fortunate, safe.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Happening at a bad
time; unseasonable; inconvenient.</def>  <i>A. Trollope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Ill-fated; unlucky.</def> [Prov. Eng. &
Scot.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Unsafe to meddle with; dangerous.</def>
[Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*chap"lain</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>chaplain</i>.] <def>To remove from a chaplaincy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*charge"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>charge</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To free from a charge or load; to unload.</def>
<i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To free from an accusation; to make no charge
against; to acquit.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*char"i*ot</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>chariot</i>.] <def>To throw out of a chariot.</def>  <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*char"i*ta*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not charitable;
contrary to charity; severe in judging; harsh; censorious; as,
<i>uncharitable</i> opinions or zeal.</def> <i>Addison.</i> --
<wf>Un*char"i*ta*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*char"i*ta*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*char"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Uncharitableness.</def>  <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>'T were much <i>uncharity</i> in you.</blockquote> <i>J.
Webster.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*charm"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>charm</i>.] <def>To release from a charm, fascination, or secret power;
to disenchant.</def>  <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*char"nel</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Uncharneled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Uncharneling</u>.] [1st pref. <i>un-</i> + <i>charnel</i>.] <def>To
remove from a charnel house; to raise from the grave; to exhume.</def>
<i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*chaste"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not chaste; not
continent; lewd.</def> -- <wf>Un*chaste"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*chaste"ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*chas"ti*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being unchaste; lewdness; incontinence.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*check"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not capable of
being checked or stopped.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*child"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>child</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To bereave of children; to make childless.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make unlike a child; to divest of the
characteristics of a child.</def>  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*chris"ten</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i> christen</i>.] <def>To render unchristian.</def> [Obs. & R.]
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1567 !></p>

<p><hw>Un*chris"tened</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not
+ <i>christened</i>.] <def>Not christened; as, an <i>unchristened</i>
child.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*chris"tian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>Christian</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not Christian; not converted to
the Christian faith; infidel.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Contrary to Christianity; not like or becoming a
Christian; as, <i>unchristian</i> conduct.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*chris"tian</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>Christian</i>.] <def>To make unchristian.</def> [Obs.]
<i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*chris"tian*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref.
<i>un-</i> + <i>Christianize</i>.] <def>To turn from the Christian faith;
to cause to abandon the belief and profession of Christianity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*chris"tian*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unchristian.</def>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*chris"tian*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an unchristian
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*chris"tian*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being unchristian.</def> [R.]  <i>Eikon Basilike.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*church"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>church</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To expel, or cause to separate,
from a church; to excommunicate.</def>  <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To deprive of the character, privileges, and
authority of a church.</def>  <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Un"ci*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Unci&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [L. See <u>Ounce</u> a measure of
weight.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>A twelfth part, as of
the Roman as; an ounce.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Alg.)</i> <def>A numerical coefficient in any
particular case of the binomial theorem.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un"cial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>uncialis</i> amounting
to the twelfth part of a pound or a foot, from <i>uncia</i> the twelfth
part of a pound or of a foot, an ounce, an inch: cf. F. <i>oncial</i>. See
<u>Inch</u> a measure.] <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain
style of letters used in ancient manuscripts, esp. in Greek and Latin
manuscripts. The letters are somewhat rounded, and the upstrokes and
downstrokes usually have a slight inclination. These letters were used as
early as the 1st century <u>b. c.</u>, and were seldom used after the 10th
century <u>a. d.</u>, being superseded by the cursive style.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"cial</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An uncial letter.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Un`ci*a"tim</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [L.] <def>Ounce by
ounce.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"ci*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>uncus</i> a hook +
<i>-form</i>.] <def>Having the shape of a hook; being of a curved or hooked
from; hooklike.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Unciform bone</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>a bone of the carpus
at the bases of the fourth and fifth metacarpals; the hamatum.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Un"ci*form</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The
unciform bone. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Perissodactyla</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Un`ci*na"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L.
<i>uncinus</i> a hook.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of marine
ch&aelig;topod annelids which are furnished with uncini, as the serpulas
and sabellas.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"ci*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>uncinatus</i>, from
<i>uncinus</i> a hook, from <i>uncus</i> a hook.] <def>Hooked; bent at the
tip in the form of a hook; as, an <i>uncinate</i> process.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Un`ci*na"tum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from L.
<i>uncinatus</i> hooked.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The unciform bone.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Un*ci"nus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Uncini</b></plw> (#). [L., a hook.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of
the peculiar minute chitinous hooks found in large numbers in the tori of
tubicolous annelids belonging to the Uncinata.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*ci"pher</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>cipher</i>.] <def>To decipher; as, to <i>uncipher</i> a letter.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*cir"cum*cised</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Not
circumcised; hence, not of the Israelites.</def> "This <i>uncircumcised</i>
Philistine."  <i>1 Sam. xvii. 26.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*cir`cum*ci"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The absence or want of circumcision.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Script.)</i> <def>People not circumcised; the
Gentiles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*cir`cum*stand"tial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not circumstantial; not entering into minute
particulars.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not important; not pertinent; trivial.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*cit"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>city</i>.] <def>To deprive of the rank or rights of a city.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*civ"il</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
civilized; savage; barbarous; uncivilized.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Men can not enjoy the rights of an <i>uncivil</i> and of a
civil state together.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not civil; not complaisant; discourteous;
impolite; rude; unpolished; as, <i>uncivil</i> behavior.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`ci*vil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Incivility.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*civ`i*li*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of
being uncivilized; savagery or barbarism.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*civ"i*lized</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not civilized; not reclaimed from savage life; rude; barbarous;
savage; as, the <i>uncivilized</i> inhabitants of Central Africa.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not civil; coarse; clownish.</def> [R.]
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*civ"il*ty</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an uncivil
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*clasp"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>clasp</i>.] <def>To loose the clasp of; to open, as something that is
fastened, or as with, a clasp; as, to <i>unclasp</i> a book; to
<i>unclasp</i> one's heart.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>uncle</i>, OF.
<i>oncle</i>, <i>uncle</i>, F. <i>oncle</i>, fr. L. <i>avunculus</i> a
maternal uncle, dim. of <i>avus</i> a grandfather; akin to Lith.
<i>avynas</i> uncle, Goth. <i>aw&?;</i> grandmother, Icel. <i>&amacr;i</i>
great grandfather.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The brother of one's father or
mother; also applied to an aunt's husband; -- the correlative of
<i>aunt</i> in sex, and of <i>nephew</i> and <i>niece</i> in
relationship.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A pawnbroker.</def> [Slang]
<i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><col><b>My uncle</b></col>, <cd>a pawnbroker.</cd> [Slang] --
<col><b>Uncle Sam</b></col>, <cd>a humorous appellation given to the United
States Government. See <u>Uncle Sam</u>, in Dictionary of Noted Names in
Fiction.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Un*clean"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS.  <i>uncl&?;ne</i>. See
<u>Unnot</u>, and <u>Clean</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not clean; foul;
dirty; filthy.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Ceremonially impure; needing ritual
cleansing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be
<i>unclean</i> seven days.</blockquote> <i>Num. xix. 11.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Morally impure.</def> "Adultery of the heart,
consisting of inordinate and <i>unclean</i> affections."
<i>Perkins.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*clean"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*clean"ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><col><b>Unclean animals</b></col> <i>(Script.)</i>, <cd>those which the
Israelites were forbidden to use for food.</cd> -- <col><b>Unclean
spirit</b></col> <i>(Script.)</i>, <cd>a wicked spirit; a demon.</cd>
<i>Mark i. 27.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*cleans"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Incapable of
being cleansed or cleaned.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*clench"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Unclinch</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"cle*ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office or
position of an uncle.</def>  <i>Lamb.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*clew"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>clew</i>.] <def>To unwind, unfold, or untie; hence, to undo; to
ruin.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*clinch"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>clinch</i>.] <def>To cause to be no longer clinched; to open; as, to
<i>unclinch</i> the fist.</def> [Written also <i>unclench</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*cling"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i> cling</i>.] <def>To cease from clinging or adhering.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*cloak"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>cloak</i>.] <def>To remove a cloak or cover from; to deprive of a cloak
or cover; to unmask; to reveal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*cloak"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To remove, or take off,
one's cloak.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*clog"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>clog</i>.] <def>To disencumber of a clog, or of difficulties and
obstructions; to free from encumbrances; to set at liberty.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*clois"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>cloister</i>.] <def>To release from a cloister, or from confinement or
seclusion; to set free; to liberate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*close"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>close</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To open; to separate the
parts of; as, to <i>unclose</i> a letter; to <i>unclose</i> one's
eyes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To disclose; to lay open; to reveal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*closed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>closed</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not separated by inclosures; open.</def>
<i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not finished; not concluded.</def> [R.]
<i>Madison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not closed; not sealed; open.</def>
<i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*clothe"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>clothe</i>.] <def>To strip of clothes or covering; to make naked.</def>
<i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[We] do groan being burdened; not for that we would be
<i>unclothed</i>, but clothed upon.</blockquote> <i>2 Cor. v. 4.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*clothed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
[Properly p. p. of <i>unclothe</i>.] <def>Divested or stripped of
clothing.</def>  <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not + <i>clothed</i>.] <def>Not yet
clothed; wanting clothes; naked.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*cloth"ed*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.]
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*cloud"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>cloud</i>.] <def>To free from clouds; to unvail; to clear from
obscurity, gloom, sorrow, or the like.</def>  <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*clue"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>clue</i>.] <def>To unwind; to untangle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*clutch"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>clutch</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To open, as something closely shut.</def>
"<i>Unclutch his griping hand</i>."  <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>To disengage, as a
clutch.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Scot. The same word as E.
<i>uncouth</i>.] <def>Unknown; strange, or foreign; unusual, or surprising;
distant in manner; reserved.</def> [Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Un"co</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a high degree; to a great
extent; greatly; very.</def> [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Un"co</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A strange thing or
person.</def> [Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*coach"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>coach</i>.] <def>To detach or loose from a coach.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*cock"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>cock</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To let down the cock of, as a
firearm.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To deprive of its cocked shape, as a hat,
etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To open or spread from a cock or heap, as
hay.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*cof"fle</hw> (?; 115), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>coffle</i>.] <def>To release from a coffle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*coif"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>coif</i>.] <def>To deprive of the coif or cap.</def>  <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*coil"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>coil</i>.] <def>To unwind or open, as a coil of rope.</def>
<i>Derham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*coined"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not coined, or minted; as, <i>uncoined</i> silver.</def>
<i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not fabricated; not artificial or counterfeit;
natural.</def> "Plain and <i>uncoined</i> constancy."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*colt"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>colt</i>.] <def>To unhorse.</def> [Obs. & R.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`com*bine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>combine</i>.] <def>To separate, as substances in combination; to
release from combination or union.</def> [R.]  <i>Daniel.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`come*at"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not to be come
at, or reached; inaccessible.</def> [Colloq.]  <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>My honor is infallible and <i>uncomeatable</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Congreve.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*come"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not comely. --
<i>adv</i>. In an uncomely manner.</def>  <i>1 Cor. vii. 36.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*com"fort*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be <i>uncomfortable</i> on account
of one's position.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Causing discomfort; disagreeable; unpleasant;
as, an <i>uncomfortable</i> seat or situation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The most dead, <i>uncomfortable</i> time of the
year.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*com"fort*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*com"fort*a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*com"mon</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not common; unusual;
infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; strange; as, an <i>uncommon</i>
season; an <i>uncommon</i> degree of cold or heat; <i>uncommon</i>
courage.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Rare; scarce; infrequent; unwonted.</p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*com"mon*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*com"mon*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un`com*plete"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Incomplete.</def>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*com`pre*hend</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st <i>un-</i> +
<i>comprehend</i>.] <def>To fail to comprehend.</def> [R.]
<i>Daniel.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*com`pre*hen"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Unable to comprehend.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Narrow-spirited, <i>uncomprehensive</i>
zealots.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Incomprehensible.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*com"pro*mi`sing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not admitting
of compromise; making no truce or concessions; obstinate; unyielding;
inflexible.</def> -- <wf>Un*com"pro*mi`sing*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un`con*ceiv"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Inconceivable.</def> [Obs.] <i>Locke.</i> --
<wf>Un`con*ceiv"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.] --
<wf>Un`con*ceiv"a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`con*cern"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of concern;
absence of anxiety; freedom from solicitude; indifference.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A listless <i>unconcern</i>,<BR>
Cold, and averting from our neighbor's good.</blockquote>
<i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`con*cerned"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not concerned;
not anxious or solicitous; easy in mind; carelessly secure; indifferent;
as, to be <i>unconcerned</i> at what has happened; to be <i>unconcerned</i>
about the future.</def> -- <wf>Un`con*cern"ed*ly</wf> (#),
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Un`con*cern"ed*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>Happy mortals, <i>unconcerned</i> for more.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`con*cern"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not interesting of
affecting; insignificant; not belonging to one.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`con*cern"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of
being unconcerned, or of having no share or concern; unconcernedness.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>South.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Un`con*clud"ent</hw> (?), <hw>Un`con*clud"ing</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inconclusive.</def> [Obs.] <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un`con*clud"ing*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.]  <i>Jer.
Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`con*clu"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Inconclusive.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`con*di"tion*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not
conditional limited, or conditioned; made without condition; absolute;
unreserved; as, an <i>unconditional</i> surrender.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>O, pass not, Lord, an absolute decree,<BR>
Or bind thy sentence <i>unconditional</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un`con*di"tion*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un`con*di"tioned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not conditioned or subject to conditions; unconditional.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>Not subject to condition or
limitations; infinite; absolute; hence, inconceivable; incogitable.</def>
<i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>The unconditioned</b></col> <i>(Metaph.)</i>, <cd>all that which
is inconceivable and beyond the realm of reason; whatever is inconceivable
under logical forms or relations.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Un*con"fi*dence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Absence of
confidence; uncertainty; doubt.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`con*form"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unlike.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Not <i>unconform</i> to other shining globes.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`con*form`a*bil"i*ty</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The quality or state of being unconformable;
unconformableness.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Want of parallelism between one
series of strata and another, especially when due to a disturbance of the
position of the earlier strata before the latter were deposited.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`con*form"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not conformable; not agreeable; not conforming.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Moral evil is an action <i>unconformable</i> to it [the rule
of our duty].</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Not conformable; not lying in a
parallel position; as, <i>unconformable</i> strata.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un`con*form"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un`con*form"a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un`con*form"ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
nonconformist.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`con*form"i*ty</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Want of conformity; incongruity; inconsistency.</def>
<i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Want of parallelism between
strata in contact.</def></p>

<p>&fist; With some authors <i>unconformity</i> is equivalent to
<i>unconformability</i>; but it is often used more broadly, for example, to
include the case when the parallelism of strata once conformable has been
disturbed by faulting and the like.</p>

<p><hw>Un`con*found"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st <i>un-</i> +
<i>confound</i>.] <def>To free from a state of confusion, or of being
confounded.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`con*found"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not
+ <i>confounded</i>.] <def>Not confounded.</def>  <i>Bp. Warburton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`con*geal"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [1st <i>un-</i> +
<i>congeal</i>.] <def>To thaw; to become liquid again.</def>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*con"ning</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not knowing;
ignorant.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Ignorance.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*con"quer*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not
conquerable; indomitable.</def> -- <wf>Un*con"quer*a*bly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*con"scion*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not conscionable; not conforming to reason; unreasonable; exceeding
the limits of any reasonable claim or expectation; inordinate; as, an
<i>unconscionable</i> person or demand; <i>unconscionable</i>
size.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Which use of reason, most reasonless and
<i>unconscionable</i>, is the utmost that any tyrant ever
pretended.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His giantship is gone somewhat crestfallen,<BR>
Stalking with less <i>unconscionable</i> strides.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not guided by, or conformed to,
conscience.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Ungenerous as well as <i>unconscionable</i>
practices.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*con"scion*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*con"scion*a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*con"scious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental perception;
without cerebral appreciation; hence, not knowing or regarding; ignorant;
as, an <i>unconscious</i> man.</def>  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not known or apprehended by consciousness; as,
an <i>unconscious</i> cerebration.</def> "<i>Unconscious</i> causes."
<i>Blackmore.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Having no knowledge by experience; -- followed
by <i>of</i>; as, a mule <i>unconscious</i> of the yoke.</def>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*con"scious-ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*con"scious*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><! p. 1568 !></p>

<p><hw>Un*con"se*crate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>consecrate</i>.] <def>To render not sacred; to deprive of
sanctity; to desecrate.</def> [Obs.]  <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*con`se*quen"tial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Inconsequential.</def>  <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`con*sid"er*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inconsiderate;
heedless; careless.</def> [Obs.] <i>Daniel.</i> --
<wf>Un`con*sid"er*ate*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.]
<i>Hales.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`con*sid"ered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not considered
or attended to; not regarded; inconsiderable; trifling.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A snapper-up of <i>unconsidered</i> trifles.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*con"so*nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Incongruous;
inconsistent.</def> "A thing <i>unconsonant</i>." <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`con*spic"u*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Inconspicuous.</def> [R.]  <i>Ed. Rev.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*con"stan*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Inconstancy.</def> [Obs.] "The <i>unconstancy</i> of the foundation."
<i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*con"stant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not constant;
inconstant; fickle; changeable.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> --
<wf>Un*con"stant*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.] --
<wf>Un*con"stant*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*con`sti*tu"tion*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not
constitutional; not according to, or consistent with, the terms of a
constitution of government; contrary to the constitution; as, an
<i>unconstitutional</i> law, or act of an officer.</def> <i>Burke.</i> --
<wf>Un*con`sti*tu"tion*al"i*ty</wf> (#), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*con`sti*tu"tion*al-ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un`con*straint"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Freedom from
constraint; ease.</def>  <i>Felton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`con*sum"mate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not consummated;
not accomplished.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`con*test"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Incontestable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*con"ti*nent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not continent;
incontinent.</def>  <i>Wyclif (2 Tim. iii. 3).</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`con*trol"la*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Incapable of being controlled; ungovernable; irresistible; as, an
<i>uncontrollable</i> temper; <i>uncontrollable</i> events.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Indisputable; irrefragable; as, an
<i>uncontrollable</i> maxim; an <i>uncontrollable</i> title.</def> [R.]
<i>Swift.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un`con*trol"la*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un`con*trol"la*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*con`tro*ver"so*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not
involving controversy.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*con`tro*ver"ti*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Incontrovertible.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*con`tro*ver"ti*bly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>
<def>Incontrovertibly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`con*ven"ient</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Inconvenient.</def> <i>Bale.</i> -- <wf>Un`con*ven"ient*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos>  <i>Udall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`con*ver"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of
being unconverted; impenitence.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`con*vert"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not converted or exchanged.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not changed in opinion, or from one faith to
another.</def> Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Not persuaded of the truth of the Christian
religion; heathenish.</def>  <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Unregenerate; sinful; impenitent.</def>
<i>Baxter.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*cord"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>cord</i>.] <def>To release from cords; to loosen the cord or cords of;
to unfasten or unbind; as, to <i>uncord</i> a package.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*cork"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<u>cork</u>.] <def>To draw the cork from; as, to <i>uncork</i> a
bottle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`cor*rect"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Incorrect.</def>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*cor"ri*gi*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Incorrigible;
not capable of correction.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`cor*rupt"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Incorrupt.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`cor*rupt"i*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Incorruptible.</def> "The glory of the <i>uncorruptible</i> God."
<i>Rom. i. 23.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`cor*rup"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Incorruption.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*cou"ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>couple</i>.] <def>To loose, as dogs, from their couples; also, to set
loose; to disconnect; to disjoin; as, to <i>uncouple</i> railroad
cars.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*cou"ple</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To roam at
liberty.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*court"li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Absence of
courtliness; rudeness; rusticity.</def>  <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"cous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>uncus</i> hooked, as
n., a hook.] <def>Hooklike; hooked.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*couth"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>uncouth</i>, AS.
<i>unc&?;&?;</i> unknown, strange: <i>un-</i> (see <u>Un-</u> not) +
<i>c&?;&?;</i> known, p. p. of <i>cunnan</i> to know. See <u>Can</u> to be
able, and cf. <u>Unco</u>, <u>Unked</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Unknown.</def> [Obs.] "This <i>uncouth</i> errand."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To leave the good that I had in hand,<BR>
In hope of better that was <i>uncouth</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Uncommon; rare; exquisite; elegant.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Harness . . . so <i>uncouth</i> and so rish.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Unfamiliar; strange; hence, mysterious;
dreadful; also, odd; awkward; boorish; as, <i>uncouth</i> manners.</def>
"<i>Uncouth</i> in guise and gesture."  <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I am surprised with an <i>uncouth</i> fear.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thus sang the <i>uncouth</i> swain.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Awkward</u>.</p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*couth"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*couth"ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*cov"e*na*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not covenable;
inconvenient.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Wyclif (1 Tim. iv. 7).</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*cov"e*nant*ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not covenanted; not granted or entered into under a covenant,
agreement, or contract.</def>  <i>Bp. Horsley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not having joined in a league, or assented to a
covenant or agreement, as to the Solemn League and Covenant of the Scottish
people in the times of the Stuarts.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In Scotland a few fanatical nonjurors may have grudged their
allegiance to an <i>uncovenanted</i> king.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. E.
May.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Theol.)</i> <def>Not having entered into
relationship with God through the appointed means of grace; also, not
promised or assured by the divine promises or conditions; as,
<i>uncovenanted</i> mercies.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*cov"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Uncovered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Uncovering</u>.] [1st pref. <i>un-</i> + <i>cover</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To take the cover from; to divest of covering; as,
to <i>uncover</i> a box, bed, house, or the like; to <i>uncover</i> one's
body.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To show openly; to disclose; to reveal.</def>
"To <i>uncover</i> his perjury to the oath of his coronation."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To divest of the hat or cap; to bare the head
of; as, to <i>uncover</i> one's head; to <i>uncover</i> one's
self.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*cov"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To take off the hat or cap; to bare the head in token of
respect.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We are forced to <i>uncover</i> after them.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To remove the covers from dishes, or the
like.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Uncover</i>, dogs, and lap.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*cowl"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>cowl</i>.] <def>To divest or deprive of a cowl.</def>  <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`cre*ate"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>create</i>.] <def>To deprive of existence; to annihilate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Who can <i>uncreate</i> thee, thou shalt know.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`cre*ate"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>create</i>, a.] <def>Uncreated; self-existent.</def>  <i>Book of Common
Prayer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`cre*at"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [In sense 1, properly p. p.
of <i>uncreate</i>; in senses 2 and 3, pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>created</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Deprived of existence; annihilated.</def>
<i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not yet created; as, misery
<i>uncreated</i>.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not existing by creation; self-existent;
eternal; as, God is an <i>uncreated</i> being.</def>  <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`cre*at"ed*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being uncreated.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*cred"i*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Incredible.</def>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*cred"it</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>credit</i>.] <def>To cause to be disbelieved; to discredit.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*cred"it*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Discreditable.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*crown"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>crown</i>.] <def>To deprive of a crown; to take the crown from; hence,
to discrown; to dethrone.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He hath done me wrong,<BR>
And therefore I'll <i>uncrown</i> him ere't be long.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*crud"ded</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Un-</u> not, and
<u>Curd</u>.] <def>Not cruddled, or curdled.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Her breast like to a bowl of cream
<i>uncrudded</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Unc"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>unccioun</i>,
<i>uncioun</i>, OF. <i>oncion</i>, <i>onction</i>, F. <i>onction</i>, fr.
L. <i>unctio</i>, fr. <i>ungere</i>, <i>unctum</i>, to anoint. See
<u>Unguent</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of anointing, smearing, or
rubbing with an unguent, oil, or ointment, especially for medical purposes,
or as a symbol of consecration; as, mercurial <i>unction</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To be heir, and to be king<BR>
By sacred <i>unction</i>, thy deserved right.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is used for anointing; an unguent; an
ointment; hence, anything soothing or lenitive.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The king himself the sacred <i>unction</i>
made.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Lay not that flattering <i>unction</i> to your
soul.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Divine or sanctifying grace.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>That quality in language, address, or the like,
which excites emotion; especially, strong devotion; religious fervor and
tenderness; sometimes, a simulated, factitious, or unnatural
fervor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The delightful equivoque and <i>unction</i> of the passage
in Farquhar.</blockquote> <i>Hazlitt.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The mention of thy glory<BR>
Is <i>unction</i> to the breast.</blockquote> <i>Neale (Rhythm of St.
Bernard).</i></p>

<p><col><b>Extreme unction</b></col> <i>(R. C. Ch. & Gr. Ch.)</i>, <cd>the
sacrament of anointing in the last hours; the application of consecrated
oil by a priest to all the senses, that is, to eyes, ears, nostrils, etc.,
of a person when in danger of death from illness, -- done for remission of
sins.</cd> [James v. 14, 15.]</p>

<p><hw>Unc"tious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unctuous.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Unc`tu*os"i*ty</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>onctuosit&eacute;</i>.] <def>Quality or state of being unctuous.</def>
<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Unc"tu*ous</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>onctueux</i>,
LL. <i>unctuosus</i>, fr. L. <i>unctus</i> anointment, fr. <i>ungere</i>,
<i>unctum</i>, to anoint. See <u>Unguent</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of
the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty; oily; greasy.</def>
"The <i>unctuous</i> cheese."  <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having a smooth, greasy feel, as certain
minerals.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Bland; suave; also, tender; fervid; as, an
<i>unctuous</i> speech; sometimes, insincerely suave or fervid.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Unc"tu*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Unc"tu*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*cul"pa*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inculpable; not
blameworthy.</def> [R.]  <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*cult"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not + L.
<i>cultus</i>, p. p. of <i>colere</i> to cultivate.  Cf. <u>Incult</u>.]
<def>Not cultivated; rude; illiterate.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*cul"ture</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of
culture.</def> "Idleness, ill husbandry . . . <i>unculture</i>."  <i>Bp.
Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*cun"ning</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ignorant.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I am young and <i>uncunning</i>, as thou wost
[knowest].</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*cun"ning*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Ignorantly.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*cun"ning*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ignorance.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*cur"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Incurable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*cur"a*bly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an uncurable
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*curb"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not capable of
being curbed.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*curl"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>curl</i>.] <def>To loose from curls, or ringlets; to straighten out, as
anything curled or curly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He sheaths his paw, <i>uncurls</i> his angry
mane.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*curl"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become uncurled, or
straight.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*cur"rent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not current.
Specifically: Not passing in common payment; not receivable at par or full
value; as, <i>uncurrent</i> notes.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*curse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>curse</i>.] <def>To free from a curse or an execration.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*cur"tain</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>curtain</i>.] <def>To remove a curtain from; to reveal.</def>
<i>Moore.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Un"cus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Unci</b></plw> (#). [L.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A hook or
claw.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*cus"tom*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not customable,
or subject to custom duties.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*cus"tomed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Uncustomable; also,
not having paid duty or customs.</def>  <i>Smollett.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*cut"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
cut; not separated or divided by cutting or otherwise; -- said especially
of books, periodicals, and the like, when the leaves have not been
separated by trimming in binding.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not ground, or otherwise cut, into a certain
shape; as, an <i>uncut</i> diamond.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Uncut velvet</b></col>,<cd>a fabric woven like velvet, but with
the loops of the warp threads uncut.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Un*cuth"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unknown; strange.</def>
[Obs.] -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A stranger.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*cy"pher</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Uncipher</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*dam"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>dam</i>.] <def>To free from a dam, mound, or other obstruction.</def>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*damp"ned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Uncondemned.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Wyclif (Acts xvi. 37).</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"da*ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>undatus</i>, p. p.
of <i>undare</i> to rise in waves, to wave, to undulate, fr. <i>unda</i> a
wave. See <u>Undulate</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Rising and falling in waves
toward the margin, as a leaf; waved.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*dat"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>dated</i>.] <def>Not dated; having no date; of unknown age; as, an
<i>undated</i> letter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*daunt"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Incapable of
being daunted; intrepid; fearless; indomitable.</def>  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*daunt"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not daunted; not
subdued or depressed by fear.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Bold; fearless; brave; courageous; intrepid.</p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*daunt"ed*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*daunt"ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un"d&eacute;</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>ond&eacute;</i>.]
<i>(Her.)</i> <def>Waving or wavy; -- applied to ordinaries, or division
lines.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*dead"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not subject to death;
immortal.</def> [Obs.] -- <wf>Un*dead"li*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*deaf"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>deaf</i>.] <def>To free from deafness; to cause to hear.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*dec"a*gon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>undecim</i>
eleven + Gr. &?; an angle.] <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A figure having eleven
angles and eleven sides.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"de*cane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>undecim</i>
eleven.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A liquid hydrocarbon,
C<sub>11</sub>H<sub>24</sub>, of the methane series, found in petroleum; --
so called from its containing eleven carbon atoms in the
molecule.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`de*ceive"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>deceive</i>.] <def>To cause to be no longer deceived; to free from
deception, fraud, fallacy, or mistake.</def>  <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*de"cen*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Indecency.</def>
[Obs.] "Decency and <i>undecency</i>."  <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`de*cen"na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>undecim</i>
eleven (<i>unus</i> one + <i>decem</i> ten) + <i>-ennary</i> as in
<i>decennary</i>.  Cf. <u>Undecennial</u>.] <def>Occurring once in every
period of eleven years; undecennial.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>An <i>undecennary</i> account laid before
Parliament.</blockquote> <i>E. Stiles.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`de*cen"ni*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See
<u>Undecennary</u>, and cf. <u>Decennial</u>.] <def>Occurring or observed
every eleventh year; belonging to, or continuing, a period of eleven years;
undecennary; as, an <i>undecennial</i> festival.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*de"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Indecent.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`de*cide"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>decide</i>.] <def>To reverse or recant, as a previous
decision.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`de*ci"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Indecisive.</def>
[R.]  <i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*deck"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>deck</i>.] <def>To divest of ornaments.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*decked</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
decked; unadorned.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[Eve] <i>undecked</i>, save with herself, more lovely
fair.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not having a deck; as, an <i>undecked</i>
vessel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`de*col"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Undec</i>ylenic +
propi<i>olic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an
acid, C<sub>11</sub>H<sub>18</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, of the propiolic acid
series, obtained indirectly from undecylenic acid as a white crystalline
substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`de*creed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
[Pref. <i>un-</i> not + <i>decreed</i>.] <def>Not decreed.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> + <i>decree</i>.] <def>Reversed
or nullified by decree, as something previously decreed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"de*cyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Undec</i>ane + <i>-
yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The radical regarded as characteristic of
undecylic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*dec`y*len"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid
C<sub>11</sub>H<sub>20</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, homologous with acrylic acid,
and obtained as a white crystalline substance by the distillation of castor
oil.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`de*cyl"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Related to, derived from, or containing, undecyl; specifically,
designating that member of the fatty acids which corresponds to undecane,
and is obtained as a white crystalline substance,
C<sub>11</sub>H<sub>22</sub>O<sub>2</sub>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*deed"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not deeded or transferred by deed; as, <i>undeeded</i> land.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not made famous by any great action.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`de*fat"i*ga*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Indefatigable.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Undefatigable</i> pains."
<i>Camden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`de*fea"si*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Indefeasible.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`de*fine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>define</i>.] <def>To make indefinite; to obliterate or confuse the
definition or limitations of.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*de"i*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>deify</i>.] <def>To degrade from the state of deity; to deprive of the
character or qualities of a god; to deprive of the reverence due to a
god.</def>  <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`de*ni"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not deniable; incapable of denial; palpably true; indisputable;
obvious; as, <i>undeniable</i> evidence.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unobjectionable; unquestionably excellent; as, a
person of <i>undeniable</i> connections.</def> [Colloq.]  <i>G.
Eliot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`de*ni"a*bly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an undeniable
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`de*part"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Incapable of
being parted; inseparable.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer. Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> [AS. <i>under</i>, prep. &
adv.; akin to OFries. <i>under</i>, OS. <i>undar</i>, D. <i>onder</i>, G.
<i>unter</i>, OHG. <i>untar</i>, Icel. <i>undir</i>, Sw. & Dan.
<i>under</i>, Goth. <i>undar</i>, L. <i>infra</i> below, <i>inferior</i>
lower, Skr. <i>adhas</i> below. &radic;201.   Cf. <u>Inferior</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea
of being covered; lower than; beneath; -- opposed to <i>over</i>; as, he
stood <i>under</i> a tree; the carriage is <i>under</i> cover; a cellar
extends <i>under</i> the whole house.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Fruit put in bottles, and the bottles let down into wells
<i>under</i> water, will keep long.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Be gathered now, ye waters <i>under</i> heaven,<BR>
Into one place.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Hence, in many figurative uses which may be
classified as follows; --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Denoting relation to some thing or person that
is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs,
influences powerfully, or the like, in a relation of subjection,
subordination, obligation, liability, or the like; as, to travel
<i>under</i> a heavy load; to live <i>under</i> extreme oppression; to have
fortitude <i>under</i> the evils of life; to have patience <i>under</i>
pain, or <i>under</i> misfortunes; to behave like a Christian <i>under</i>
reproaches and injuries; <i>under</i> the pains and penalties of the law;
the condition <i>under</i> which one enters upon an office; <i>under</i>
the necessity of obeying the laws; <i>under</i> vows of chastity.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1569 !></p>

<p><blockquote>Both Jews and Gentiles . . . are all <i>under</i>
sin.</blockquote> <i>Rom. iii. 9.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>That led the embattled seraphim to war<BR>
<i>Under</i> thy conduct.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Who have their provand<BR>
Only for bearing burdens, and sore blows<BR>
For sinking <i>under</i> them.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Denoting relation to something that exceeds in
rank or degree, in number, size, weight, age, or the like; in a relation of
the less to the greater, of inferiority, or of falling short.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Three sons he dying left <i>under</i> age.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Medicines take effect sometimes <i>under</i>, and sometimes
above, the natural proportion of their virtue.</blockquote>
<i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There are several hundred parishes in England <i>under</i>
twenty pounds a year.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>It was too great an honor for any man <i>under</i> a
duke.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Hence, it sometimes means <i>at</i>, <i>with</i>, or <i>for</i>,
<i>less than</i>; as, he would not sell the horse <i>under</i> sixty
dollars.</p>

<p><blockquote>Several young men could never leave the pulpit <i>under</i>
half a dozen conceits.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Denoting relation to something that comprehends
or includes, that represents or designates, that furnishes a cover,
pretext, pretense, or the like; as, he betrayed him <i>under</i> the guise
of friendship; Morpheus is represented <i>under</i> the figure of a boy
asleep.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A crew who, <i>under</i> names of old renown . . .
abused<BR>
Fanatic Egypt.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Mr. Duke may be mentioned <i>under</i> the double capacity
of a poet and a divine.</blockquote> <i>Felton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Under</i> this head may come in the several contests and
wars betwixt popes and the secular princes.</blockquote> <i>C.
Leslie.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>Less specifically, denoting the relation of
being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill
<i>under</i> discussion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Abject and lost, lay these, covering the flood,<BR>
<i>Under</i> amazement of their hideous change.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Under arms</b></col>. <i>(Mil.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>Drawn up fully armed and equipped.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<cd>Enrolled for military service; as, the state has a million men <i>under
arms</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Under canvas</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>Moved or propelled by sails; -- said of any vessel with
her sail set, but especially of a steamer using her sails only, as
distinguished from one <i>under steam</i>. <i>Under steam and canvas</i>
signifies that a vessel is using both means of propulsion.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Mil.)</i> <cd>Provided with, or sheltered in,
tents.</cd> -- <col><b>Under fire</b></col>, <cd>exposed to an enemy's
fire; taking part in a battle or general engagement.</cd> -- <col><b>Under
foot</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Foot</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> --
<col><b>Under ground</b></col>, <cd>below the surface of the ground.</cd> -
- <col><b>Under one's signature</b></col>, <cd>with one's signature or name
subscribed; attested or confirmed by one's signature.  Cf. the second Note
under <u>Over</u>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Under
sail</b></col>. <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>With anchor up, and
under the influence of sails; moved by sails; in motion.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>With sails set, though the anchor is down.</cd>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>Same as <i>Under canvas</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>,
above.</cd> <i>Totten.</i> -- <col><b>Under sentence</b></col>, <cd>having
had one's sentence pronounced.</cd> -- <col><b>Under the breath</b></col>,
<cd>with low voice; very softly.</cd> -- <col><b>Under the lee</b></col>
<i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to the leeward; as, <i>under the lee</i> of the
land.</cd> -- <col><b>Under the rose</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Rose</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Under water</b></col>, <cd>below the
surface of the water.</cd> -- <col><b>Under way</b></col>, or <col><b>Under
weigh</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>in a condition to make progress; having
started.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Un"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a lower, subject, or
subordinate condition; in subjection; -- used chiefly in a few idiomatic
phrases; as, to <i>bring under</i>, to reduce to subjection; to subdue; to
<i>keep under</i>, to keep in subjection; to control; <i>to go under</i>,
to be unsuccessful; to fail.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I keep <i>under</i> my body, and bring it into
subjection.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. ix. 27.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The minstrel fell, but the foeman's chain<BR>
Could not bring his proud soul <i>under</i>.</blockquote> <i>Moore.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Under</i> is often used in composition with a verb to indicate
<i>lowness</i> or <i>inferiority in position</i> or <i>degree</i>, in the
act named by the verb; as, to <i>under</i>line; to <i>under</i>mine; to
<i>under</i>prop.</p>

<p><hw>Un"der</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Lower in position, intensity,
rank, or degree; subject; subordinate; -- generally in composition with a
noun, and written with or without the hyphen; as, an <i>under</i>current;
<i>under</i>tone; <i>under</i>dose; <i>under</i>-garment;
<i>under</i>officer; <i>under</i>sheriff.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Under covert</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>one of the
feathers situated beneath the bases of the quills in the wings and tail of
a bird. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Bird</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*act"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To perform
inefficiently, as a play; to act feebly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*ac`tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Subordinate
action; a minor action incidental or subsidiary to the main story; an
episode.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The least episodes or <i>underactions</i> . . . are parts
necessary or convenient to carry on the main design.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*ac`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A subordinate
actor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der-age`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not having arrived
at adult age, or at years of discretion; hence, raw; green; immature;
boyish; childish.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I myself have loved a lady, and pursued her with a great
deal of <i>under-age</i> protestation.</blockquote> <i>J. Webster.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*a`gent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A subordinate
agent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*aid"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To aid
clandestinely.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un"der-arm</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Cricket)</i> <def>Done
(as bowling) with the arm not raised above the elbow, that is, not swung
far out from the body; underhand.  Cf. <u>Over-arm</u> and <u>Round-
Arm</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*back`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Brewing)</i> <def>A
vessel which receives the wort as it flows from the mashing tub.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*bear"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>underberan</i>. See <u>Under</u>, and <u>Bear</u> to support.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To support; to endure.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To line; to guard; to face; as, cloth of gold
<i>underborne</i> with blue tinsel.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*bear`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who supports
or sustains; especially, at a funeral, one of those who bear the copse, as
distinguished from a <i>bearer</i>, or <i>pallbearer</i>, who helps to hold
up the pall.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*bid"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To bid less than,
as when a contract or service is offered to the lowest bidder; to offer to
contract, sell, or do for a less price than.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*bind"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To bind
beneath.</def>  <i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*board`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Under the board,
or table; hence, secretly; unfairly; underhand. See the Note under
<u>Aboveboard</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*brace</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To brace,
fasten, or bind underneath or below.</def>  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*branch`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A lower branch.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A twig or branchlet.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*bred`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not thoroughly
bred; ill-bred; as, an <i>underbred</i> fellow.</def>
<i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*brush`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Shrubs, small
trees, and the like, in a wood or forest, growing beneath large trees;
undergrowth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*build`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A subordinate or
assistant builder.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>An <i>underbuilder</i> in the house of God.</blockquote>
<i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*build`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Substruction</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*buy"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To buy at less
than the real value or worth; to buy cheaper than.</def> [R.]  <i>J.
Fletcher.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*cast"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cast under or
beneath.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*cham"ber*lain</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A deputy
chamberlain of the exchequer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*chant"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Subchanter</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*chaps`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>The lower
chaps or jaw.</def>  <i>Paley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*charge"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To charge below or under; to charge less than is usual or suitable
fro; as, to <i>undercharge</i> goods or services.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To put too small a charge into; as, to
<i>undercharge</i> a gun.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Undercharged mine</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>a mine whose
crater is not as wide at top as it is deep.</cd>  <i>W. P.
Craighill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*charge`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A charge that is
less than is usual or suitable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*clay`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A
stratum of clay lying beneath a coal bed, often containing the roots of
coal plants, especially the <i>Stigmaria</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*cliff`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A subordinate
cliff on a shore, consisting of material that has fallen from the higher
cliff above.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*clothes`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>Clothes worn
under others, especially those worn next the skin for warmth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*cloth`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Underclothes</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*coat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A coat worn under another; a light coat, as distinguished from an
overcoat, or a greatcoat.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A growth of short hair or fur partially
concealed by a longer growth; as, a dog's <i>undercoat</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*con`duct</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A lower conduit;
a subterranean conduit.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*con*sump"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Polit.
Econ.)</i> <def>Consumption of less than is produced; consumption of less
than the usual amount.</def>  <i>F. A. Walk&?;r.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*craft`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sly trick or
device; as, an <i>undercraft</i> of authors.</def> [R.]  <i>Sterne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*creep"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To creep
secretly or privily.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*crest"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To support as a
crest; to bear.</def> [Obs. & R.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*croft</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Under</i> + Prov. E.
<i>croft</i> a vault; cf. OD. <i>krochte</i> crypt, and E. <i>crypt</i>.]
<i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A subterranean room of any kind; esp., one under a
church (see <u>Crypt</u>), or one used as a chapel or for any sacred
purpose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*cry"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To cry
aloud.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*cur`rent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A current below the surface of water, sometimes flowing in a contrary
direction to that on the surface.</def>  <i>Totten.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, figuratively, a tendency of feeling,
opinion, or the like, in a direction contrary to what is publicly shown; an
unseen influence or tendency; as, a strong <i>undercurrent</i> of sentiment
in favor of a prisoner.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>All the while there was a busy <i>undercurrent</i> in
her.</blockquote> <i>G. Eliot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*cur`rent</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Running beneath the
surface; hidden.</def> [R.] "<i>Undercurrent</i> woe."
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*cut`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The lower or under
side of a sirloin of beef; the fillet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*cut"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cut away, as
the side of an object, so as to leave an overhanging portion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*deal`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Crafty, unfair,
or underhand dealing; unfair practice; trickery.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*delve"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To delve
under.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`der*dig"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To dig under or
beneath; to undermine.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*ditch"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To dig an
underground ditches in, so as to drain the surface; to underdrain; as, to
<i>underditch</i> a field or a farm.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*do"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To do less than is
requisite or proper; -- opposed to <i>overdo</i>.</def>  <i>Grew.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*do"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To do less thoroughly
than is requisite; specifically, to cook insufficiently; as, to
<i>underdo</i> the meat; -- opposed to <i>overdo</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*do`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who underdoes;
a shirk.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*dolv"en</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Underdelve</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*dose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A dose which is
less than required; a small or insufficient dose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*dose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To give an
underdose or underdoses to; to practice giving insufficient
doses.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*drain`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An underground
drain or trench with openings through which the water may percolate from
the soil or ground above.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*drain"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To drain by
forming an underdrain or underdrains in; as, to <i>underdrain</i>
land.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*dressed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not dresses
enough.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*es"ti*mate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To set
to&?; low a value on; to estimate below the truth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*es"ti*mate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
underestimating; too low an estimate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*fac`tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A subordinate
party or faction.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*fac`ul*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An inferior or
subordinate faculty.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*farm`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An assistant
farmer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*feed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To feed with too
little food; to supply with an insufficient quantity of food.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*fel`low</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An underling
&?;&?; mean, low fellow.</def> [R.]  <i> Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*fill`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The filling
below or beneath; the under part of a building.</def>  <i>Sir H.
Wotton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*fol"low</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To follow
closely or immediately after.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*fong"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>underfongen</i>, p. p. of <i>underf&?;n</i> to undertake; <i>under</i>
under + <i>f&?;n</i> to take. See <u>Fang</u> to seize.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To undertake; to take in hand; to receive.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Piers
Plowman. Rom. of R.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To insnare; to circumvent.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To sustain; to support; to guard.</def>
<i>Nash.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*foot"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Under the feet;
underneath; below. See <i>Under foot</i>, under <u>Foot</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*foot"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Low; base; abject;
trodden down.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*fringe`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A lower fringe; a
fringe underneath something.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Broad-faced, with <i>underfringe</i> of russet
beard.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*fur"nish</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To supply
with less than enough; to furnish insufficiently.</def>
<i>Collier.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*fur"row</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cover as
under a furrow; to plow in; as, to <i>underfurrow</i> seed or
manure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der-gar`ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A garment worn
below another.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*get"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To get under or
beneath; also, to understand.</def> [Obs.]  <i>R. of Gloucester.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*gird"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To blind below;
to gird round the bottom.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They used helps, <i>undergirding</i> the ship.</blockquote>
<i>Acts xxvii. 17.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*glaze`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Applied under the
glaze, that is, before the glaze, that is, before the glaze is put on;
fitted to be so applied; -- said of colors in porcelain painting.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*go"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos>
<u>Underwent</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Undergone</u> (?; 115);
<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Undergoing</u>.] [AS.
<i>underg&amacr;n</i>. See <u>Under</u>, and <u>Go</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To go or move below or under.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be subjected to; to bear up against; to pass
through; to endure; to suffer; to sustain; as, to <i>undergo</i> toil and
fatigue; to <i>undergo</i> pain, grief, or anxiety; to <i>undergo</i>the
operation of amputation; food in the stomach <i>undergoes</i> the process
of digestion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Certain to <i>undergo</i> like doom.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be the bearer of; to possess.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Their virtues else, be they as pure as grace,<BR>
As infinite as man may <i>undergo</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To undertake; to engage in; to hazard.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I have moved already<BR>
Some certain of the noblest-minded Romans<BR>
To <i>undergo</i> with me an enterprise.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To be subject or amenable to; to underlie.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Claudio <i>undergoes</i> my challenge.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*god`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A lower or
inferio&?; god; a subordinate deity; a demigod.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*gore"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To gore
underneath.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*gown`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A gown worn under
another, or under some other article of dress.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>An <i>undergown</i> and kirtle of pale sea-green
silk.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*grad"u*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A member of a
university or a college who has not taken his first degree; a student in
any school who has not completed his course.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*grad"u*ate</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to an undergraduate, or the body of undergraduates.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*grad"u*ate*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The position
or condition of an undergraduate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*groan</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To groan
beneath.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Earth <i>undergroaned</i> their high-raised
feet.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*ground`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The place or
space beneath the surface of the ground; subterranean space.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A spirit raised from depth of
<i>underground</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*ground`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Being below the surface of the ground; as, an <i>underground</i> story
or apartment.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Done or occurring out of sight; secret.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><col><b>Underground railroad</b></col> or <col><b>railway</b></col>.
<cd>See under <u>Railroad</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*ground`</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Beneath the surface
of the earth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*grove`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A grove of shrubs
or low trees under taller ones.</def>  <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*grow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To grow to an
inferior, or less than the usual, size or height.</def>  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*grow"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Undergrown.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*grown"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of small stature;
not grown to a full height or size.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*growth`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which grows
under trees; specifically, shrubs or small trees growing among large
trees.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*grub"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To
undermine.</def> [Prov. Eng.]  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*hand`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent.</def>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Baseball, Cricket, etc.)</i> <def>Done, as
pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the
hand lower than elbow.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*hand`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>By secret means; in a clandestine manner; hence, by fraud;
unfairly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Such mean revenge, committed <i>underhand</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Baillie Macwheeble provided Janet, <i>underhand</i>, with
meal for their maintenance.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Baseball, Cricket, etc.)</i> <def>In an underhand
manner; -- said of pitching or bowling.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*hand`ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Underhand; clandestine.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1570 !></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Insufficiently provided with hands or workers;
short-handed; sparsely populated.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Norway . . . might defy the world, . . . but it is much
<i>underhanded</i> now.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*hand`ed*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an
underhand manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*hang"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To hang
under or down; to suspend.</def>  <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*hang`man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An assistant or
deputy hangman.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*head`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A blockhead, or
stupid person; a dunderhead.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*heave"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To heave or
lift from below.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*hew"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To hew less than
is usual or proper; specifically, to hew, as a piece of timber which should
be square, in such a manner that it appears to contain a greater number of
cubic feet than it really does contain.</def>  <i>Haldeman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*hon"est</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not entirely
honest.</def> [R.] "We think him overproud and <i>underhonest</i>."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*hung"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Carp.)</i> <def>Resting on a track at the bottom, instead of being
suspended; -- said of a sliding door.</def>  <i>Forney.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having the lower jaw projecting.</def>  <i>T.
Hughes.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*jaw`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The lower jaw.</def>
<i>Paley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*join"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To join below or
beneath; to subjoin.</def>  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*keep"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To keep under,
or in subjection; to suppress.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*keep`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A subordinate
keeper or guardian.</def>  <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*kind`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An inferior
kind.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*king`dom</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A subordinate or
dependent kingdom.</def>  <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*la`bor*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An assistant or
subordinate laborer.</def>  <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*laid"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Laid or placed
underneath; also, having something laid or lying underneath.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*lay"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>underlecgan</i>. See <u>Under</u>, and <u>Lay</u>, <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To lay beneath; to put
under.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To raise or support by something laid under; as,
to <i>underlay</i> a cut, plate, or the like, for printing. See
<u>Underlay</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To put a tap on (a shoe).</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`der*lay"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>To
incline from the vertical; to hade; -- said of a vein, fault, or
lode.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*lay`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Mining)</i> <def>The inclination of a vein, fault, or lode from the
vertical; a hade; -- called also <i>underlie</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>A thickness of paper,
pasteboard, or the like, placed under a cut, or stereotype plate, or under
type, in the from, to bring it, or any part of it, to the proper height;
also, something placed back of a part of the tympan, so as to secure the
right impression.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*lay`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One who, or that which, underlays or is underlaid; a lower
layer.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A perpendicular shaft sunk to
cut the lode at any required depth.</def>  <i>Weale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*leaf`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A prolific sort of
apple, good for cider.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Mortimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*lease</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A
lease granted by a tenant or lessee; especially, a lease granted by one who
is himself a lessee for years, for any fewer or less number of years than
he himself holds; a sublease.</def>  <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*let"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To let below the value.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>All my farms were <i>underlet</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Smollett.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To let or lease at second hand; to
sublet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*let`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tenant or
lessee who grants a lease to another.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*lie"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>underlicgan</i>. See <u>Under</u>, and <u>Lie</u> to be prostrate.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated
under; as, a stratum of clay <i>underlies</i> the surface gravel.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be at the basis of; to form the foundation
of; to support; as, a doctrine <i>underlying</i> a theory.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be subject or amenable to.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The knight of Ivanhoe . . . <i>underlies</i> the challenge
of Brian der Bois Guilbert.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*lie"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To lie below or
under.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*lie`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Underlay</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*line"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To mark a line below, as words; to underscore.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To influence secretly.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir H.
Wotton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Under</i> + <i>-
ling</i>.] <def>An inferior person or agent; a subordinate; hence, a mean,
sorry fellow.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>he fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,<BR>
But in ourselves, that we are <i>underlings</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*lip`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The lower
lip.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*lock`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A lock of wool
hanging under the belly of a sheep.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*lock`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A
person who inspects a mine daily; -- called also
<i>underviewer</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*ly"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Lying under or
beneath; hence, fundamental; as, the <i>underlying</i> strata of a
locality; <i>underlying</i> principles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*manned"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i>
<def>Insufficiently furnished with men; short-handed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*mast`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i>
<def>Having masts smaller than the usual dimension; -- said of
vessels.</def>  <i>Totten.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*mas`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A master
subordinate to the principal master; an assistant master.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*match`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is not a
match for another.</def>  <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*meal`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>under</i> under
+ <i>m&?;l</i> part or portion; cf. AS. <i>underm&?;l</i> midday. See
<u>Under</u>, <u>Meal</u> a part, and cf. <u>Undern</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The inferior, or after, part of the day; the
afternoon.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><blockquote>In <i>undermeals</i> and in mornings.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, something occurring or done in the
afternoon; esp., an afternoon meal; supper; also, an afternoon nap; a
siesta.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Another great supper, or <i>undermeal</i>, was made ready
for them, coming home from ditching and plowing.</blockquote> <i>Withals
(1608).</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I think I am furnished with Cattern [Catharine] pears for
one <i>undermeal</i>.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In a narrower limit than the forty years' <i>undermeal</i>
of the seven sleepers.</blockquote> <i>Nash.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*mine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To excavate the earth beneath, or the part of, especially for the
purpose of causing to fall or be overthrown; to form a mine under; to sap;
as, to <i>undermine</i> a wall.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A vast rock <i>undermined</i> from one end to the other, and
a highway running through it.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To remove the foundation or support of by
clandestine means; to ruin in an underhand way; as, to <i>undermine</i>
reputation; to <i>undermine</i> the constitution of the state.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He should be warned who are like to <i>undermine</i>
him.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*min"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
undermines.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*min"is*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To serve,
or minister to, in a subordinate relation.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*min"is*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A subordinate
or inferior ministry.</def>  <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*mirth`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Suppressed or
concealed mirth.</def> [Obs.]  <i>The Coronation.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*mon"eyed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Bribed.</def>
[R.]  <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*most</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Under</u>; cf.
<u>Aftermost</u>.] <def>Lowest, as in place, rank, or condition.</def>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"dern</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>undern</i>; akin to
OS. <i>undorn</i>, OHG. <i>untarn</i>, <i>untorn</i>, Icel. <i>undorn</i>
mid afternoon, mid forenoon, Goth. <i>unda&uacute;rnimats</i> the midday
meal.  Cf. <u>Undermeal</u>, <u>Undertime</u>.] <def>The time between; the
time between sunrise and noon; specifically, the third hour of the day, or
nine o'clock in the morning, according to ancient reckoning; hence,
mealtime, because formerly the principal meal was eaten at that hour; also,
later, the afternoon; the time between dinner and supper.</def> [Obs. or
Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Betwixt <i>undern</i> and noon was the field all
won.</blockquote> <i>R. of Brunne.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In a bed of worts still he lay<BR>
Till it was past <i>undern</i> of the day.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*neath"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE.
<i>undirnepe</i>. See <u>Under</u>, and <u>Beneath</u>.] <def>Beneath;
below; in a lower place; under; as, a channel <i>underneath</i> the
soil.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Or sullen mole, that runneth <i>underneath</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*neath"</hw>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>Under; beneath;
below.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Underneath</i> this stone lie<BR>
As much beauty as could die.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*nice"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A want of
niceness; indelicacy; impropriety.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*nime"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Undernom</u> (?).] [OE. <i>undernimen</i>. See
<u>Under</u>, and <u>Nim</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To receive; to
perceive.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He the savor <i>undernom</i><BR>
Which that the roses and the lilies cast.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To reprove; to reprehend.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Piers
Plowman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*of`fi*cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A subordinate
officer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*part`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A subordinate
part.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It should be lightened with <i>underparts</i> of
mirth.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*pay"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To pay
inadequately.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*peep"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To peep
under.</def> "The flame . . . would <i>underpeep</i> her lids." [R.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*peer"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To peer
under.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`der*peo"pled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not fully
peopled.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*pight"</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of
<u>Underpitch</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*pin"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Underpinned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Underpinning</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To lay stones, masonry, etc.,
under, as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To support by some solid foundation; to place
something underneath for support.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*pin`ning</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The act of one who underpins; the act of supporting by stones,
masonry, or the like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>That by which
a building is underpinned; the material and construction used for support,
introduced beneath a wall already constructed.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>The foundation, esp. of a frame house.</def> [Local, U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`der*pitch"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Underpight</u>.] [OE. <i>underpicchen</i>. See
<u>Under</u>, and <u>Pitch</u> to throw, fix.] <def>To fill underneath; to
stuff.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He drank and well his girdle <i>underpight</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*play"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To play in a subordinate, or in an inferior manner; to underact a
part.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Card Playing)</i> <def>To play a low card when
holding a high one, in the hope of a future advantage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*play`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Card Playing)</i>
<def>The act of underplaying.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*plot`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A series of events in a play, proceeding collaterally with the main
story, and subservient to it.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A clandestine scheme; a trick.</def>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*poise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To weigh,
estimate, or rate below desert; to undervalue.</def> [R.]
<i>Marston.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*pos*sess`or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
possesses or holds anything subject to the superior of another.</def>
<i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*praise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To praise
below desert.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*prize"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To undervalue;
to underestimate.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*pro*duc"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Polit.
Econ.)</i> <def>The production of less than is demanded or of less than the
usual supply.</def>  <i>F. A. Walker.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*proof`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Containing less
alcohol than proof spirit. See <i>Proof spirit</i>, under
<u>Spirit</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*prop"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To prop from
beneath; to put a prop under; to support; to uphold.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Underprop</i> the head that bears the crown.</blockquote>
<i>Fenton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*pro*por"tioned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of
inadequate or inferior proportions; small; poor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Scanty and <i>underproportioned</i> returns of
civility.</blockquote> <i>Collier.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*prop`per</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that
which, underprops or supports.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*pull"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To exert one's
influence secretly.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Ld. North.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*pull`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
underpulls.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`der*put"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To put or send
under.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`der*rate"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To rate too low;
to rate below the value; to undervalue.</def>  <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*rate`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A price less than
the value; as, to sell a thing at an <i>underrate</i>.</def>
<i>Cowley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*reck"on</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To reckon
below what is right or proper; to underrate.</def>  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*run"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To run or pass
under; especially <i>(Naut.)</i>, to pass along and under, as a cable, for
the purpose of taking it in, or of examining it.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The cable passes over the bows and stern of the boat used, while
the men haul the boat along by pulling upon the cable.  <i>Totten.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To underrun a tackle</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to separate
its parts and put them in order.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*sail"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To sail
alongshore.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un"der*sailed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inadequately
equipped with sails.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`der*sat"u*ra`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not fully
saturated; imperfectly saturated.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*say"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To say by way of
derogation or contradiction.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*score"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To draw a mark
or line under; to underline.</def>  <i>J. Tucker.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*sec"re*ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A secretary
who is subordinate to the chief secretary; an assistant secretary; as, an
<i>undersecretary</i> of the Treasury.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*sell"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To sell the same
articles at a lower price than; to sell cheaper than.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*serv`ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An inferior
servant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*set"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To prop or
support.</def>  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*set`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i>
<def>Undercurrent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*set`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that
which, undersets or supports; a prop; a support; a pedestal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*set`ting</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Something set or
built under as a support; a pedestal.</def>  <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*shap`en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Under the usual
shape or size; small; dwarfish.</def> [Poetic]</p>

<p><blockquote>His dwarf, a vicious <i>undershapen</i> thing.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*sher`iff</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sheriff's
deputy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*sher`iff*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Undershrievalty.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un"der*shirt`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A shirt worn next
the skin, under another shirt; -- called also <i>undervest</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*shoot"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To shoot short
of (a mark).</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*shot`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having the lower incisor teeth projecting beyond
the upper ones, as in the bulldog.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Moved by water passing beneath; -- said of a
water wheel, and opposed to <i>overshot</i>; as, an <i>undershot</i>
wheel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*shriev"al*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office
or position of an undersheriff.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*shrieve`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
low shrub; a woody plant of low stature.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*shrub`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Partly
shrublike.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*shut`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Closed from
beneath.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Undershut valve</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>a valve which
shuts by being lifted against a seat facing downward.</cd>
<i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*side`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The lower or lowest
side of anything.</def>  <i>Paley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*sign"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To write one's
name at the foot or end of, as a letter or any legal instrument.</def></p>

<p><col><b>The undersigned</b></col>, <cd>the person whose name is signed,
or the persons whose names are signed, at the end of a document; the
subscriber or subscribers.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*sized`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of a size less
than is common.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*skink`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Undertapster.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un"der*skirt`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A petticoat; the
foundation skirt of a draped dress.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*sky`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The lower region of
the sky.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Floating about the <i>undersky</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*sleeve`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sleeve of an
under-garment; a sleeve worn under another,</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*soil`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The soil beneath
the surface; understratum; subsoil.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*sold"</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Undersell</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*song`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The burden of a song; the chorus; the refrain.</def>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Accompanying strain; subordinate and underlying
meaning; accompaniment; undertone.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In the very [poetry] there often an <i>undersong</i> of
sense which none beside the poetic mind . . . can comprehend.</blockquote>
<i>Landor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*sparred`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i>
<def>Having spars smaller than the usual dimension; -- said of
vessels.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*spend"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To spend less
than.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*sphere`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A sphere which is smaller than, and in its movements subject to,
another; a satellite.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An inferior sphere, or field of
action.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*spore"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To raise with a
spar, or piece of wood, used as a lever.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Give me a staff that I may <i>underspore</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*stair`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to the kitchen, or the servants' quarters; hence, subordinate;
menial.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un"der*stairs`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The basement or
cellar.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1571 !></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*stand"</hw> (&ubreve;n`d&etilde;r*st&abreve;nd"), <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Understood</u> (?), and
Archaic <u>Understanded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Understanding</u>.] [OE. <i>understanden</i>, AS. <i>understandan</i>,
literally, to stand under; cf. AS. for<i>standan</i> to understand, G.
ver<i>stehen</i>. The development of sense is not clear. See <u>Under</u>,
and <u>Stand</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To have just and adequate ideas
of; to apprehended the meaning or intention of; to have knowledge of; to
comprehend; to know; as, to <i>understand</i> a problem in Euclid; to
<i>understand</i> a proposition or a declaration; the court
<i>understands</i> the advocate or his argument; to <i>understand</i> the
sacred oracles; to <i>understand</i> a nod or a wink.</def>
</p>

<p><blockquote>Speaketh [<i>i. e.</i>, speak thou] so plain at this time, I
you pray,<BR>
That we may <i>understande</i> what ye say.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I <i>understand</i> not what you mean by this.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Understood</i> not all was but a show.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A tongue not <i>understanded</i> of the people.</blockquote>
<i>Bk. of Com. Prayer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be apprised, or have information, of; to
learn; to be informed of; to hear; as, I <i>understand</i> that Congress
has passed the bill.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To recognize or hold as being or signifying; to
suppose to mean; to interpret; to explain.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The most learned interpreters <i>understood</i> the words of
sin, and not of Abel.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To mean without expressing; to imply tacitly; to
take for granted; to assume.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>War, then, war,<BR>
Open or <i>understood</i>, must be resolved.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To stand under; to support.</def> [Jocose & R.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To give one to understand</b></col>, <cd>to cause one to
know.</cd> -- <col><b>To make one's self understood</b></col>, <cd>to make
one's meaning clear.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*stand"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To have the use of the intellectual faculties; to be an intelligent
being.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Imparadised in you, in whom alone<BR>
I <i>understand</i>, and grow, and see.</blockquote> <i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be informed; to have or receive
knowledge.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I came to Jerusalem, and <i>understood</i> of the evil that
Eliashib did for Tobiah.</blockquote> <i>Neh. xiii. 7.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*stand"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of
being understood; intelligible.</def>  <i>Chillingworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*stand"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
understands, or knows by experience.</def> [R.]  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*stand"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Knowing;
intelligent; skillful; as, he is an <i>understanding</i> man.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*stand"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The act of one who understands a thing, in any sense of the verb;
knowledge; discernment; comprehension; interpretation;
explanation.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An agreement of opinion or feeling; adjustment
of differences; harmony; anything mutually understood or agreed upon; as,
to come to an <i>understanding</i> with another.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He hoped the loyalty of his subjects would concur with him
in the preserving of a good <i>understanding</i> between him and his
people.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The power to understand; the intellectual
faculty; the intelligence; the rational powers collectively conceived an
designated; the higher capacities of the intellect; the power to
distinguish truth from falsehood, and to adapt means to ends.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There is a spirit in man; and the inspiration of the
Almighty them <i>understanding</i>.</blockquote> <i>Job xxxii. 8.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The power of perception is that which we call the
<i>understanding</i>. Perception, which we make the act of the
<i>understanding</i>, is of three sorts: 1. The perception of ideas in our
mind; 2. The perception of the signification of signs; 3. The perception of
the connection or repugnancy, agreement or disagreement, that there is
between any of our ideas. All these are attributed to the
<i>understanding</i>, or perceptive power, though it be the two latter only
that use allows us to say we understand.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In its wider acceptation, <i>understanding</i> is the entire
power of perceiving an conceiving, exclusive of the sensibility: the power
of dealing with the impressions of sense, and composing them into wholes,
according to a law of unity; and in its most comprehensive meaning it
includes even simple apprehension.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, the discursive faculty; the
faculty of knowing by the medium or use of general conceptions or
relations. In this sense it is contrasted with, and distinguished from, the
<i>reason</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I use the term <i>understanding</i>, not for the noetic
faculty, intellect proper, or place of principles, but for the dianoetic or
discursive faculty in its widest signification, for the faculty of
relations or comparisons; and thus in the meaning in which "verstand" is
now employed by the Germans.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Sense; intelligence; perception. See <u>Sense</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Un`der*stand"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an
understanding manner; intelligibly; with full knowledge or comprehension;
intelligently; as, to vote upon a question <i>understandingly</i>; to act
or judge <i>understandingly</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The gospel may be neglected, but in can not be
<i>understandingly</i> disbelieved.</blockquote> <i>J. Hawes.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*state"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To state or
represent less strongly than may be done truthfully.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*state`ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
understating, or the condition of being understated; that which is
understated; a statement below the truth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*stock"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To supply
insufficiently with stock.</def>  <i>A. Smith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*stood"</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Understand</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*strap`per</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A petty fellow;
an inferior agent; an underling.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This was going to the fountain head at once, not applying to
the <i>understrappers</i>.</blockquote> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*strap`ping</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Becoming an
understrapper; subservient.</def> [R.]  <i>Sterne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*stra`tum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L.
<plw><b>Understrata</b></plw> (&?;), E. <plw><b>Understratums</b></plw>
(&?;). <def>The layer, or stratum, of earth on which the mold, or soil,
rests; subsoil.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*stroke"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To underline
or underscore.</def>  <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*stud`y</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos>
<i>(Theater)</i> <def>To study, as another actor's part, in order to be his
substitute in an emergency; to study another actor's part.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*stud`y</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who studies
another's part with a view to assuming it in an emergency.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*suit`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A suit worn under
another suit; a suit of underclothes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*tak"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of
being undertaken; practicable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*take"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Undertook</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Undertaken</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Undertaking</u>.] [<i>Under</i> + <i>take</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To take upon one's self; to engage in; to enter upon; to take in hand;
to begin to perform; to set about; to attempt.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To second, or oppose, or <i>undertake</i><BR>
The perilous attempt.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, to take upon one's self solemnly
or expressly; to lay one's self under obligation, or to enter into
stipulations, to perform or to execute; to covenant; to contract.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I 'll <i>undertake</i> to land them on our
coast.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to guarantee; to promise; to
affirm.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And he was not right fat, I <i>undertake</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And those two counties I will <i>undertake</i><BR>
Your grace shall well and quietly enjoiy.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I dare <i>undertake</i> they will not lose their
labor.</blockquote> <i>Woodward.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To assume, as a character.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To engage with; to attack.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>It is not fit your lordship should <i>undertake</i> every
companion that you give offense to.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To have knowledge of; to hear.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To take or have the charge of.</def> [Obs.] "Who
<i>undertakes</i> you to your end."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Keep well those that ye <i>undertake</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*take"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To take upon one's self, or assume, any business, duty, or
province.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>O Lord, I am oppressed; <i>undertake</i> for
me.</blockquote> <i>Isa. xxxviii. 14.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To venture; to hazard.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>It is the cowish terror of his spirit<BR>
That dare not <i>undertake</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To give a promise or guarantee; to be
surety.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But on mine honor dare I <i>undertake</i><BR>
For good lord Titus' innocence in all.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*tak"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One who undertakes; one who engages in any project or business.</def>
<i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who stipulates or covenants to perform any
work for another; a contractor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To sign deputations for <i>undertakes</i> to furnish their
proportions of saltpeter.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In come some other <i>undertakes</i>, and promise us the
same or greater wonders.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, one who takes the charge and
management of funerals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*tak"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The act of one who undertakes, or engages in, any project or
business.</def>  <i>Hakluyt.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is undertaken; any business, work, or
project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an
enterprise.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, the business of an undertaker, or
the management of funerals.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A promise or pledge; a guarantee.</def>  <i>A.
Trollope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*tap"ster</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Assistant to a
tapster.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*taxed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Taxed too little,
or at a lower rate than others.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*ten`an*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Tenancy or
tenure under a tenant or lessee; the tenure of an undertenant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*ten`ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The tenant of a
tenant; one who holds lands or tenements of a tenant or lessee.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der**thing`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Something that is
inferior and of little worth.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Un"der*tide`</hw> (?), <hw>Un"der*time`</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Under</i> + <u>tide</u>, time.  Cf.
<u>Undern</u>.] <def>The under or after part of the day; undermeal;
evening.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He, coming home at <i>undertime</i>, there found<BR>
The fairest creature that he ever saw.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*tone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A low or subdued
tone or utterance; a tone less loud than usual.</def>
</p>

<p><hw>Un`der*took"</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of
<u>Undertake</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*tow`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The
current that sets seaward near the bottom when waves are breaking upon the
shore.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*treas`ur*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An assistant
treasurer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*turn</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To turn upside
down; to subvert; to upset.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*val`u*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
undervaluing; a rate or value not equal to the real worth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*val"ue</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To value, rate, or estimate below the real worth; to
depreciate.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To esteem lightly; to treat as of little worth;
to hold in mean estimation; to despise.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In comparison of it I <i>undervalued</i> all ensigns of
authority.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I write not this with the least intention to
<i>undervalue</i> the other parts of poetry.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*val"ue</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A low rate or price; a
price less than the real worth; undervaluation.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*val"u*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
undervalues.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*verse`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The lower or
second verse.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un"der*vest`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An
undershirt.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*view`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Underlooker</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*wear`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which is worn
under the outside clothing; underclothes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*ween"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To
undervalue.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`der*went"</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of
<u>Undergo</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*wing`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the posterior wings of an insect.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species
of noctuid moths belonging to <i>Catocala</i> and allied genera, in which
the hind wings are banded with red and black or other conspicuous colors.
Many of the species are called <i>red underwing</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*wit`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Weak in
intellect; half-witted; silly.</def> [R.]  <i>Bp. Kennet.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*wood`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Small trees and
bushes that grow among large trees; coppice; underbrush; -- formerly used
in the plural.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Shrubs and <i>underwoods</i> look well enough while they
grow within the shade of oaks and cedars.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*work"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Underworked</u> (?) or <u>Underwrought</u> (&?;);
<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Underworking</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To injure by working secretly; to destroy or overthrow by clandestine
measure; to undermine.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But thou from loving England art so far,<BR>
That thou hast <i>underwrought</i> his lawful king.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To expend too little work upon; as, to
<i>underwork</i> a painting.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To do like work at a less price than; as, one
mason may <i>underwork</i> another.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*work"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To work or operate in secret or clandestinely.</def>  <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To do less work than is proper or
suitable.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To do work for a less price than current
rates.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*work`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Inferior or
subordinate work; petty business.</def>  <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*work`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One who underworks.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An inferior or subordinate workman.</def>
<i>Waterland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*world`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The lower of inferior world; the world which is under the heavens; the
earth.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That overspreads (with such a reverence)<BR>
This <i>underworld</i>.</blockquote> <i>Daniel.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The mythological place of departed souls;
Hades.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The portion of the world which is below the
horizon; the opposite side of the world; the antipodes.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Fresh as the first beam glittering on a sail,<BR>
That brings our friends up from the <i>underworld</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The inferior part of mankind.</def> [R.]
<i>Atterbury.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*write"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Underwrote</u> (?), Obs. <u>Underwrit</u> (&?;);
<pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Underwritten</u> (?), Obs. <u>Underwrit</u>;
<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Underwriting</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To write under something else; to subscribe.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What addition and change I have made I have here
<i>underwritten</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Sanderson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To subscribe one's name to for insurance,
especially for marine insurance; to write one's name under, or set one's
name to, as a policy of insurance, for the purpose of becoming answerable
for loss or damage, on consideration of receiving a certain premium per
cent; as, individuals, as well as companies, may <i>underwrite</i> policies
of insurance.</def>  <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The broker who procures the insurance ought not, by
<i>underwriting</i> the policy, to deprive the parties of his unbiased
testimony.</blockquote> <i>Marshall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*write"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To practice the
business of insuring; to take a risk of insurance on a vessel or the
like.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*writ`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
underwrites his name to the conditions of an insurance policy, especially
of a marine policy; an insurer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"der*writ`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The business of an
underwriter,</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`der*yoke"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To subject to
the yoke; to make subject.</def>  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`de*serve"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>deserve</i>.] <def>To fail to deserve.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`de*serv"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of no merit;
one who is nor deserving or worthy.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`de*sign"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no artful,
ulterior, or fraudulent purpose; sincere; artless; simple.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`de*stroy"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Indestructible.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`de*ter"mi*na*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not
determinable; indeterminable.</def>  <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`de*ter"mi*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Nor
determinate; not settled or certain; indeterminate.</def> <i>South.</i> --
<wf>Un`de*ter"mi*nate*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>  <i>Dr. H.
More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`de*ter`mi*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Indetermination.</def>  <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*dev"il</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>devil</i>.] <def>To free from possession by a devil or evil spirit; to
exorcise.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>They boy having gotten a habit of counterfeiting . . . would
not be <i>undeviled</i> by all their exorcisms.</blockquote>
<i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`de*vo"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Absence or want of
devotion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*did"</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of
<u>Undo</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*dif`fer*en"ti*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not
differentiated; specifically <i>(Biol.)</i>, homogenous, or nearly so; --
said especially of young or embryonic tissues which have not yet undergone
differentiation (see <u>Differentiation</u>, 3), that is, which show no
visible separation into their different structural parts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*dig"e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>unda</i> a wave
+ <i>-genous</i>.] <def>Generated by water.</def> [R.]  <i>Kirwan.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`di*gest"i*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Indigestible.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*dight"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>dight</i>.] <def>To put off; to lay aside, as a garment.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*digne"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unworthy.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*dine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G. <i>undine</i>, or F.
<i>ondin</i>, <i>ondine</i>, from L. <i>unda</i> a wave, water.] <def>One
of a class of fabled female water spirits who might receive a human soul by
intermarrying with a mortal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*di"o*cesed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unprovided with a
diocese; having no diocese.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`di*rect"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>direct</i>, v. t.] <def>To misdirect; to mislead.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>who make false fires to <i>undirect</i> seamen in a
tempest.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`di*rect"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>direct</i>.] <def>Indirect.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`di*rect"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [In senses 1 and 2, pref.
<i>un-</i> not + <i>directed</i>; in sense 3 properly p. p. of
<i>undirect</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not directed; not guided; left
without direction.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not addressed; not superscribed, as a
letter.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Misdirected; misled; led astray.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`di*rect"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>
<def>Indirectly.</def>  <i>Strype.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`dis*cern"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of
discernment.</def> [R.]  <i>Spectator.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1572 !></p>

<p><hw>Un`dis*close"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>disclose</i>.] <def>To keep close or secret.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Daniel.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`dis*creet"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Indiscreet.</def>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un`dis*creet"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- --
<wf>Un`dis*creet"ness</wf>.</p>

<p>-- <wf>Un`dis*cre"tion</wf> (#), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> Indiscretion.</p>

<p><hw>Un`dis*pen"sa*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Indispensable.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unavoidable; inevitable.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not to be freed by dispensation.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`dis*pensed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not dispensed.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not freed by dispensation.</def> [R.]
<i>Tooker.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`dis*pos"ed*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Indisposition; disinclination.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*dis"pu*ta*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Indisputable.</def> <i>Addison.</i> -- <wf>Un*dis"pu*ta*ble*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un`dis*tinc"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Making no
distinctions; not discriminating; impartial.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>As <i>undistinctive</i> Death will come here one
day.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`dis*tinct"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>
<def>Indistinctly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`di*vid"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not divided; not separated or disunited; unbroken; whole; continuous;
as, plains <i>undivided</i> by rivers or mountains.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not set off, as a share in a firm; not made
actually separate by division; as, a partner, owning one half in a firm, is
said to own an <i>undivided</i> half so long as the business continues and
his share is not set off to him.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not directed or given to more than one object;
as, <i>undivided</i> attention or affection.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Not lobed, cleft, or branched;
entire.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`di*vid"u*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Indivisible.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>True courage and courtesy are <i>undividual</i>
companions.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`di*vis"i*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Indivisible.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*do"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>und&?;n</i>. See
1st <u>Un-</u>, and Do to perform.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To reverse, as
what has been done; to annul; to bring to naught.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What's done can not be <i>undone</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To-morrow, ere the setting sun,<BR>
She 'd all <i>undo</i> that she had done.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To loose; to open; to take to piece; to
unfasten; to untie; hence, to unravel; to solve; as, to <i>undo</i> a knot;
to <i>undo</i> a puzzling question; to <i>undo</i> a riddle.</def>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Pray you, <i>undo</i> this button.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>She took the spindle, and <i>undoing</i> the thread
gradually, measured it.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To bring to poverty; to impoverish; to ruin, as
in reputation, morals, hopes, or the like; as, many are <i>undone</i> by
unavoidable losses, but more <i>undo</i> themselves by vices and
dissipation, or by indolence.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That quaffing and drinking will <i>undo</i>
you,</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*dock"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>dock</i>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To take out of dock; as, to <i>undock</i>
a ship.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*do"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who undoes
anything; especially, one who ruins another.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*do"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
reversal of what has been done.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Ruin.</def> "The utter <i>undoing</i> of some."
<i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`do*mes"ti*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref.
<i>un-</i> + <i>domesticate</i>.] <def>To make wild or roving.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*done"</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Undo</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*done"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>done</i>.] <def>Not done or performed; neglected.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*dou"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>double</i>.] <def>To unfold, or render single.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*doubt"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Indubitable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*doubt"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not doubted; not called
in question; indubitable; indisputable; as, <i>undoubted</i> proof;
<i>undoubted</i> hero.</def> -- <wf>Un*doubt"ed*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*drape"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>drape</i>.] <def>To strip of drapery; to uncover or unveil.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*draw"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>draw</i>.] <def>To draw aside or open; to draw back.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Angels <i>undrew</i> the curtain of the throne.</blockquote>
<i>Young.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Un*dreamed"</hw> (?), <hw>Un*dreamt"</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not dreamed, or dreamed of; not th&?;ught of; not
imagined; -- often followed by <i>of</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Unpathed waters, <i>undreamed</i> shores.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*dress"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>dress</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To divest of clothes; to strip.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To divest of ornaments to disrobe.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>To take the dressing, or covering,
from; as, to <i>undress</i> a wound.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"dress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
loose, negligent dress; ordinary dress, as distinguished from <i>full
dress</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mil. & Naval)</i> <def>An authorized habitual
dress of officers and soldiers, but not full-dress uniform.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Undress parade</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>a substitute for
dress parade, allowed in bad weather, the companies forming without arms,
and the ceremony being shortened.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Un*du"bi*ta*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Indubitable; as,
an <i>undubitable</i> principle.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*due"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
due; not yet owing; as, an <i>undue</i> debt, note, or bond.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not right; not lawful or legal; improper; as, an
<i>undue</i> proceeding.</def>  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not agreeable to a rule or standard, or to duty;
disproportioned; excessive; immoderate; inordinate; as, an <i>undue</i>
attachment to forms; an <i>undue</i> rigor in the execution of
law.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Undue influence</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>any improper or
wrongful constraint, machination, or urgency of persuasion, by which one's
will is overcome and he is induced to do or forbear an act which he would
not do, or would do, if left to act freely.</cd>  <i>Abbott.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>Un*due"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being
undue.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*duke"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>duke</i>.] <def>To deprive of dukedom.</def>  <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"du*lant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Undulating.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Un"du*la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Undulate</u>.]
<def>Moving like waves; undulatory.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"du*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>undulatus</i>
undulated, wavy, a dim. from <i>unda</i> a wave; cf. AS. &?;&?;, Icel.
<i>unnr</i>; perhaps akin to E. <i>water</i>.  Cf. <u>Abound</u>,
<u>Inundate</u>, <u>Redound</u>, <u>Surround</u>.] <def>Same as
<u>Undulated</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"du*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Undulated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Undulating</u>.] <def>To cause to move backward and forward, or up and
down, in undulations or waves; to cause to vibrate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated and
<i>undulated</i>.</blockquote> <i>Holder.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"du*late</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To move in, or have,
undulations or waves; to vibrate; to wave; as, <i>undulating</i>
air.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"du*la`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Resembling, or in the nature of, waves; having a wavy surface;
undulatory.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Waved obtusely up and down, near
the margin, as a leaf or corolla; wavy.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Formed with elevations and
depressions resembling waves; having wavelike color markings; as, an
<i>undulated</i> shell.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"du*la`ting</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Rising and falling
like waves; resembling wave form or motion; undulatory; rolling; wavy; as,
an <i>undulating</i> medium; <i>undulating</i> ground.</def> --
<wf>Un"du*la`ting*ly</wf>. <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un`du*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>ondulation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of undulating; a waving
motion or vibration; as, the <i>undulations</i> of a fluid, of water, or of
air; the <i>undulations</i> of sound.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A wavy appearance or outline; waviness.</def>
<i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The tremulous
tone produced by a peculiar pressure of the finger on a string, as of a
violin.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The pulsation caused by the
vibrating together of two tones not quite in unison; -- called also
<i>beat</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>A motion to and fro, up and
down, or from side to side, in any fluid or elastic medium, propagated
continuously among its particles, but with no translation of the particles
themselves in the direction of the propagation of the wave; a wave motion;
a vibration.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`du*la"tion*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who advocates
the undulatory theory of light.</def>  <i>Whewell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"du*la*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Consisting in, or
accompanied by, undulations; undulatory.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"du*la*to*ry</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>ondulatoire</i>.] <def>Moving in the manner of undulations, or waves;
resembling the motion of waves, which successively rise or swell rise or
swell and fall; pertaining to a propagated alternating motion, similar to
that of waves.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Undulatory theory</b></col>, or <col><b>Wave
theory</b></col><cd> (of light) <i>(Opt.)</i>, that theory which regards
its various phenomena as due to undulations in an ethereal medium,
propagated from the radiant with immense, but measurable, velocities, and
producing different impressions on the retina according to their amplitude
and frequency, the sensation of brightness depending on the former, that of
color on the latter. The undulations are supposed to take place, not in the
direction of propagation, as in the air waves constituting sound, but
transversely, and the various phenomena of refraction, polarization,
interference, etc., are attributable to the different affections of these
undulations in different circumstances of propagation. It is computed that
the frequency of the undulations corresponding to the several colors of the
spectrum ranges from 458 millions of millions per second for the extreme
red ray, to 727 millions of millions for the extreme violet, and their
lengths for the same colors, from the thirty-eight thousandth to the sixty
thousandth part of an inch. The theory of ethereal undulations is
applicable not only to the phenomena of light, but also to those of
heat.</cd>
</p>

<p><hw>Un*dull"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>dull</i>.] <def>To remove the dullness of; to clear.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Whitlock.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"du*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Undulating;
undulatory.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*du"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an undue
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*dump"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>dumpish</i>.] <def>To relieve from the dumps.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*dust"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>dust</i>.] <def>To free from dust.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*dwell"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Uninhabitable.</def> [Obs.] "A land <i>undwellable</i>."
<i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*dwelt"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not lived (in); --
with <i>in</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*dy"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not dying;
imperishable; unending; immortal; as, the <i>undying</i> souls of
men.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*eared"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not eared, or
plowed.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*earned"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not earned; not
gained by labor or service.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Unearned increment</b></col> <i>(Polit. Econ.)</i>, <cd>a
increase in the value of land due to no labor or expenditure on the part of
the owner, but to natural causes, such as the increase of population, the
growth of a town in the vicinity, or the like. Some hold that this should
belong to the nation.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Un*earth"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Unearthed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Unearthing</u>.] [1st pref. <i>un-</i> + <i>earth</i>.] <def>To drive or
draw from the earth; hence, to uncover; to bring out from concealment; to
bring to light; to disclose; as, to <i>unearth</i> a secret.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To <i>unearth</i> the roof of an old tree.</blockquote>
<i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*earth"ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not terrestrial;
supernatural; preternatural; hence, weird; appalling; terrific; as, an
<i>unearthly</i> sight or sound.</def> -- <wf>Un*earth"li*ness</wf> (#),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*ease"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of ease;
uneasiness.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*eas"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an easy
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*eas"i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
quality or state of being uneasy; restlessness; disquietude;
anxiety.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The quality of making uneasy; discomfort; as,
the <i>uneasiness</i> of the road.</def> [Obs.]  <i> Bp. Burnet.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*eas"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
easy; difficult.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Things . . . so <i>uneasy</i> to be satisfactorily
understood.</blockquote> <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The road will be <i>uneasy</i> to find.</blockquote> <i>Sir
W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety, or the
like; disquieted; perturbed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The soul, <i>uneasy</i> and confined from home,<BR>
Rests and expatiates in a life to come.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward;
not graceful; as, an <i>uneasy</i> deportment.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Occasioning want of ease; constraining;
cramping; disagreeable; unpleasing.</def> "His <i>uneasy</i> station."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A sour, untractable nature makes him <i>uneasy</i> to those
who approach him.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*eath"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>une&aacute;&?;e</i>;
<i>un-</i> not + <i>e&aacute;&?;&?;</i> easily, easy; akin to OS.
<i>&?;&?;i</i> easy, OHG. <i>&?;di</i>.] <def>Not easy; difficult;
hard.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Who he was, <i>uneath</i> was to descry.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*eath"</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Not easily; hardly;
scarcely.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Uneath</i> may she endure the flinty
streets.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*edge"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>edge</i>.] <def>To deprive of the edge; to blunt.</def>  <i>J.
Fletcher.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`e*fec"tu*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Ineffectual.</def> "His <i>uneffectual</i> fire."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`e*las"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not elastic;
inelastic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`e*las*tic"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Inelasticity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*el"e*gant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Inelegant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*el"i*gi*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ineligible.</def>
<i>Rogers.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`em*bar"rassed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not
embarrassed.</def> Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Not perplexed in mind; not confused; as, the
speaker appeared <i>unembarrassed</i>.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Free from pecuniary difficulties or
encumbrances; as, he and his property are <i>unembarrassed</i>.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Free from perplexing connection; as, the
question comes into court <i>unembarrassed</i> with irrelevant
matter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`em*bar"rass*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Freedom from
embarrassment.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`em*bod"ied</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Free from a corporeal body; disembodied; as, <i>unembodied</i>
spirits.</def>  <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not embodied; not collected into a body; not yet
organized; as, <i>unembodied</i> militia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`em*pir"ic*al*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Not
empirically; without experiment or experience.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`em*ployed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not employed in manual or other labor; having no regular
work.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not invested or used; as, <i>unemployed</i>
capital.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`en*cum"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>encumber</i>.] <def>To free from incumbrance; to
disencumber.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*end"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>end</i> + <i>-ly</i>.] <def>Unending; endless.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir P.
Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`en*tan"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>entangle</i>.] <def>To disentangle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*e"qual</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Inequal</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not equal; not matched; not of the same size,
length, breadth, quantity, strength, talents, acquirements, age, station,
or the like; as, the fingers are of <i>unequal</i> length; peers and
commoners are <i>unequal</i> in rank.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Ill balanced or matched; disproportioned; hence,
not equitable; partial; unjust; unfair.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Against <i>unequal</i> arms to fight in pain.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Jerome, a very <i>unequal</i> relator of the opinion of his
adversaries.</blockquote> <i>John Worthington.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To punish me for what you make me do<BR>
Seems much <i>unequal</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not uniform; not equable; irregular; uneven; as,
<i>unequal</i> pulsations; an <i>unequal</i> poem.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Not adequate or sufficient; inferior; as, the
man was <i>unequal</i> to the emergency; the timber was <i>unequal</i> to
the sudden strain.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Not having the two sides or the
parts symmetrical.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*e"qual*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not capable of
being equaled or paralleled.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*e"qualed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not equaled;
unmatched; unparalleled; unrivaled; exceeding; surpassing; -- in a good or
bad sense; as, <i>unequaled</i> excellence; <i>unequaled</i> ingratitude or
baseness.</def> [Written also <i>unequalled</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*e"qual*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an unequal
manner.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Unequally pinnate</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>pinnate, but with
an odd number of leaflets.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Un*e"qual*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being unequal; inequality; unevenness.</def>  <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*eq"ui*ta*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Inequitable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*eq"ui*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of equity or
uprightness; injustice; wickedness; iniquity.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`e*quiv"o*cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not equivocal;
not doubtful; not ambiguous; evident; sincere; plain; as,
<i>unequivocal</i> evidence; <i>unequivocal</i> words.</def> --
<wf>Un`e*quiv"o*cal*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un`e*quiv"o*cal*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*err"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Committing no
mistake; incapable or error or failure certain; sure; unfailing; as, the
<i>unerring</i> wisdom of God.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Hissing in air the <i>unerring</i> weapon flew.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*err"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an unerring
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`es*sen"tial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not essential; not of prime importance; not indispensable;
unimportant.</def>  <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Void of essence, or real being.</def> [R.]
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`es*sen"tial</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Something not
constituting essence, or something which is not of absolute necessity; as,
forms are among the <i>unessentials</i> of religion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`es*sen"tial*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an
unessential manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`es*tab"lish</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>establish</i>.] <def>To disestablish.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The Parliament demanded of the king to <i>unestablish</i>
that prelatical government.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Un*eth"</hw> (&ubreve;n*&ebreve;th"), <hw>Un*ethes"</hw> (?) },
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With difficulty; scarcely. See
<u>Uneath</u>.</def> [Written also <i>unethe</i>, <i>unneth</i>,
<i>unnethe</i>, <i>unnethes</i>, etc.] [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*e"ven</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>unefen</i>. See
<u>Un-</u> not, and <u>Even</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not even; not level; not uniform; rough; as, an <i>uneven</i> road or
way; <i>uneven</i> ground.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not equal; not of equal length.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Hebrew verse consists of <i>uneven</i> feet.</blockquote>
<i>Peacham.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not divisible by two without a remainder; odd; -
- said of numbers; as, 3, 7, and 11 are <i>uneven</i> numbers.</def></p>

<p><wf>Un*e"ven*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Un*e"ven*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*ev"i*ta*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inevitable.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`ex*act"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not exact;
inexact.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`ex*am"pled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no example
or similar case; being without precedent; unprecedented;
unparalleled.</def> "A revolution . . . <i>unexampled</i> for grandeur of
results."  <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`ex*cep"tion*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not liable
to any exception or objection; unobjectionable; faultless; good; excellent;
as, a man of most <i>unexceptionable</i> character.</def> --
<wf>Un`ex*cep"tion*a*ble*ness</wf> (#), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un`ex*cep"tion*a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><! p. 1573 !></p>

<p><blockquote>Chesterfield is an <i>unexceptionable</i>
witness.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`ex*cept"ive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not exceptive;
not including, admitting, or being, an exception.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`ex*cus"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Inexcusable.</def> <i>Hayward.</i> -- <wf>Un`ex*cus"a*ble*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un`ex*haust"i*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Inexhaustible.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*ex`pec*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Absence of
expectation; want of foresight.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`ex*pect"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not expected;
coming without warning; sudden.</def> -- <wf>Un`ex*pect"ed*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Un`ex*pect"ed*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un`ex*pe"di*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Inexpedient.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`ex*pen"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Inexpensive.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`ex*pe"ri*ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Inexperience.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`ex*pe"ri*enced</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not experienced; being without experience; inexperienced.</def>
<i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Untried; -- applied to things.</def>
<i>Cheyne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`ex*pe"ri*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Inexperienced.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`ex*pert"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not expert;
inexpert.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`ex*pert"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an unexpert
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`ex*press"i*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Inexpressible.</def> <i>Tillotson.</i> -- <wf>Un`ex*press"i*bly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un`ex*press"ive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not expressive; not having the power of utterance;
inexpressive.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Incapable of being expressed; inexpressible;
unutterable; ineffable.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Run, run, Orlando; carve on every tree<BR>
The fair, the chaste and <i>unexpressive</i> she.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un`ex*press"ive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un`ex*tin"guish*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Inextinguishable.</def> -- <wf>Un`ex*tin"guish*a*bly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*ex"tri*ca*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not extricable;
inextricable.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*face"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>face</i>.] <def>To remove the face or cover from; to unmask; to
expose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*fail"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Infallible.</def>
[Obs.] "This <i>unfailable</i> word of truth."  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*fail"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not failing; not liable
to fail; inexhaustible; certain; sure.</def> <i>Dryden.</i> --
<wf>Un*fail"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*fail"ing*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*fair"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>fair</i>.] <def>To deprive of fairness or beauty.</def> [R.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*fair"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>unf&aelig;ger</i>
unlovely. See <u>Un-</u> not, and <u>Fair</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]
<def>Not fair; not honest; not impartial; disingenuous; using or involving
trick or artifice; dishonest; unjust; unequal.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>You come, like an <i>unfair</i> merchant, to charge me with
being in your debt.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*fair"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv</i></pos> -- <wf>Un*fair"</wf>ness,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*faith"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Absence or want of
faith; faithlessness; distrust; unbelief.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Faith and <i>unfaith</i> can ne'er be equal powers:<BR>
<i>Unfaith</i> in aught is want of faith in all.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*faith"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not faithful; not observant of promises, vows, allegiance, or duty;
violating trust or confidence; treacherous; perfidious; as, an
<i>unfaithful</i> subject; an <i>unfaithful</i> agent or servant.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My feet, through wine, <i>unfaithful</i> to their
weight.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His honor rooted in dishonor stood,<BR>
And faith <i>unfaithful</i> kept him falsely true.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not possessing faith; infidel.</def> [R.]
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*faith"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*faith"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*fal"ca*ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not falcated, or hooked.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having no deductions; not curtailed, or
shortened; undiminished.</def> [R.]  <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*fal"li*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Infallible.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*fas"ten</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>fasten</i>.] <def>To loose; to unfix; to unbind; to untie.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*fa"thered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Having no father; fatherless; hence, born contrary to nature.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having no acknowledged father; hence,
illegitimate; spurious; bastard.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*fa"vor*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not favorable;
not propitious; adverse; contrary; discouraging.</def> --
<wf>Un*fa"vor*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*fa"vor*a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*feath"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>feather</i>.] <def>To deprive of feathers; to strip.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*fea"tured</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wanting
regular features; deformed.</def> "Visage rough, deformed,
<i>unfeatured</i>, and a skin of buff."  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*feat"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Un-</i> not +
<i>feat</i>, a.] <def>Not feat; not dexterous; unskillful; clumsy.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*feel"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Destitute of feeling; void of sensibility; insensible;
insensate.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Without kind feelings; cruel; hard-
hearted.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To each his sufferings: all are men,<BR>
Condemned alike to groan;<BR>
The tender for another's pain,<BR>
Th' <i>unfeeling</i> for his own.</blockquote> <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*feel"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*feel"ing*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*feigned"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not feigned; not
counterfeit; not hypocritical; real; sincere; genuine; as, <i>unfeigned</i>
piety; <i>unfeigned</i> love to man.</def> "Good faith <i>unfeigned</i>."
<i>Chaucer.</i> -- <wf>Un*feign"ed*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*feign"ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*fel"low</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>fellow</i>.] <def>To prevent from being a fellow or companion; to
separate from one's fellows; to dissever.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Death quite <i>unfellows</i> us.</blockquote> <i>Mrs.
Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*fel"lowed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>fellowed</i>.] <def>Being without a fellow; unmatched; unmated.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*fence"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>fence</i>.] <def>To strip of a fence; to remove a fence from.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*fer"tile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not fertile;
infertile; barren.</def> -- <wf>Un*fer"tile*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*fest"lich</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unfit for a feast;
hence, jaded; worn.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*fet"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>fetter</i>.] <def>To loose from fetters or from restraint; to unchain;
to unshackle; to liberate; as, to <i>unfetter</i> the mind.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*feu"dal*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>feudalize</i>.] <def>To free from feudal customs or character; to
make not feudal.</def>  <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*file"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>file</i>.] <def>To remove from a file or record.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*filed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>filed</i>, p. p. of <i>file</i> to defile.] <def>Not defiled;
pure.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Surrey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*fil"ial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unsuitable to a son
or a daughter; undutiful; not becoming a child.</def> --
<wf>Un*fil"ial*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*fin"ished</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not finished, not
brought to an end; imperfect; incomplete; left in the rough; wanting the
last hand or touch; as, an <i>unfinished</i> house; an <i>unfinished</i>
picture; an <i>unfinished</i> iron casting.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*firm"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Infirm.</def> [R.]
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*firm"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Infirmness.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*fit"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>fit</i>.] <def>To make unsuitable or incompetent; to deprive of the
strength, skill, or proper qualities for anything; to disable; to
incapacitate; to disqualify; as, sickness <i>unfits</i> a man for labor;
sin <i>unfits</i> us for the society of holy beings.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*fit"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> + <i>fit</i>.]
<def>Not fit; unsuitable.</def> -- <wf>Un*fit"ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Un*fit"ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*fix"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>fix</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To loosen from a fastening; to detach
from anything that holds; to unsettle; as, to <i>unfix</i> a bayonet; to
<i>unfix</i> the mind or affections.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make fluid; to dissolve.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The mountain stands; nor can the rising sun<BR>
<i>Unfix</i> her frosts.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*fledged"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not fledged; not
feathered; hence, not fully developed; immature.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*flesh"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>flesh</i>.] <def>To deprive of flesh; to reduce a skeleton.</def>
"<i>Unfleshed</i> humanity."  <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*flesh"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not pertaining to
the flesh; spiritual.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*flex"i*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Inflexible.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*flinch"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not flinching or
shrinking; unyielding.</def> -- <wf>Un*flinch"ing*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*flow"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>flower</i>.] <def>To strip of flowers.</def> [R.]  <i>G.
Fletcher.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*fold"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>unfealdan</i>.
See 1st <u>Un-</u>, and <u>Fold</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as,
to <i>unfold</i> a tablecloth.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Unfold</i> thy forehead gathered into
frowns.</blockquote> <i>Herbert.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To open, as anything covered or close; to lay
open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by
successive development; to display; to disclose; to reveal; to elucidate;
to explain; as, to <i>unfold</i> one's designs; to <i>unfold</i> the
principles of a science.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Unfold</i> the passion of my love.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To release from a fold or pen; as, to
<i>unfold</i> sheep.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*fold"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To open; to expand; to
become disclosed or developed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The wind blows cold<BR>
While the morning doth <i>unfold</i>.</blockquote> <i>J. Fletcher.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*fold"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that
which, unfolds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*fold"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The acct of
unfolding, or the state of being unfolded.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The extreme <i>unfoldment</i> of the instinctive
powers.</blockquote> <i>C. Morris.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*fool"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>fool</i>.] <def>To restore from folly, or from being a fool.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`fore*see"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>foresee</i>.] <def>To fail to foresee.</def>  <i>Bp. Hacket.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`fore*see"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Incapable of
being foreseen.</def>  <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*fore"skinned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>foreskin + -ed</i>.] <def>Deprived of the foreskin; circumcised.</def>
[R.]  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`for*get"ta*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not
forgettable; enduring in memory.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Pungent and <i>unforgettable</i> truths.</blockquote>
<i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*form"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>form</i>.] <def>To decompose, or resolve into parts; to destroy the form
of; to unmake.</def> [R.]  <i>Good.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*formed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [In sense 1 properly p. p.
of <i>un form</i>; in senses 2 and 3 pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>formed</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Decomposed, or resolved into parts; having the
form destroyed.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not formed; not arranged into regular shape,
order, or relations; shapeless; amorphous.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Unorganized; without definite
shape or structure; as, an <i>unformed</i>, or unorganized,
ferment.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Unformed stars</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>stars not grouped
into any constellation; informed stars. See <u>Sporades</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Un*for"tu*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not fortunate;
unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attended with misfortune; unhappy;
as, an <i>unfortunate</i> adventure; an <i>unfortunate</i> man; an
<i>unfortunate</i> commander; <i>unfortunate</i> business.</def> --
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An unfortunate person.</def>  <i>Hood.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*for"tu*nate*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*for"tu*nate*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*found"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not founded; not built or established.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having no foundation; baseless; vain; idle; as,
<i>unfounded</i> expectations.</def>  <i>Paley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*frame"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>frame</i>.] <def>To take apart, or destroy the frame of.</def>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*fran"gi*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Infrangible.</def> [Obs.] "Impassible and <i>unfrangible</i>."
<i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*frank"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not frankable;
incapable of being sent free by public conveyance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*fraught"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> [Pref.
<i>un-</i> not + <i>fraught</i>.] <def>Not fraught; not burdened.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> + <i>fraught</i>.]
<def>Removed, as a burden; unloaded.</def>  <i>P. Fletcher.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*free"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not free; held in
bondage.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There had always been a slave class, a class of the
<i>unfree</i>, among the English as among all German peoples.</blockquote>
<i>J. R. Green</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*freeze"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>freeze</i>.] <def>To thaw.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*fre"quen*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Infrequency.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*fre"quent</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not
+ <i>frequent</i>.] <def>Infrequent.</def> <i>J. H. Newman.</i> --
<wf>Un*fre"quent*ly</wf> <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un`fre*quent"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>frequent</i>.] <def>To cease to frequent.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>They quit their thefts and <i>unfrequent</i> the
fields.</blockquote> <i>J. Philips.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`fre*quent"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>frequented</i>.] <def>Rarely visited; seldom or never resorted to by
human beings; as, an <i>unfrequented</i> place or forest.</def>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*fret"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>fret</i>.] <def>To smooth after being fretted.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*friend"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One not a friend; an
enemy.</def> [R.]  <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*friend"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wanting friends; not
befriended; not countenanced or supported.</def>  <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If Richard indeed does come back, it must be alone,
unfollowed, <i>unfriended</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*friend"ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
friendly; not kind or benevolent; hostile; as, an <i>unfriendly</i>
neighbor.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not favorable; not adapted to promote or support
any object; as, weather <i>unfriendly</i> to health.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*friend"li*ness</wf> (#), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*friend"ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality
of being unfriendly; unfriendliness; enmity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>An act of <i>unfriendship</i> to my sovereign
person.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*frock"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>frock</i>.] <def>To deprive or divest or a frock; specifically, to
deprive of priestly character or privilege; as, to <i>unfrock</i> a
priest.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*fruit"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not producing fruit
or offspring; unproductive; infertile; barren; sterile; as, an
<i>unfruitful</i> tree or animal; <i>unfruitful</i> soil; an
<i>unfruitful</i> life or effort.</def> -- <wf>Un*fruit"ful*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Un*fruit"ful*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*fumed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not exposed to fumes;
not fumigated.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*furl"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>furl</i>.] <def>To loose from a furled state; to unfold; to
expand; to open or spread; as, to <i>unfurl</i> sails; to <i>unfurl</i> a
flag.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*fur"nish</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>furnish</i>.] <def>To strip of furniture; to divest; to
strip.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*fu"si*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Infusible.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*gain"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ungein</i>. See
<u>Ungainly</u>.] <def>Ungainly; clumsy; awkward; also, troublesome;
inconvenient.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]  <i> Beau. & Pl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*gain"li*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality
of being ungainly; awkwardness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*gain"ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ungeinliche</i>, adv.,
fr. <i>ungein</i> inconvenient; <i>un-</i> + Icel. <i>gegn</i> ready,
serviceable; adv., against, opposite. See <u>Un-</u> not, and <u>Gain</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, <u>Again</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy;
awkward; uncouth; as, an <i>ungainly</i> strut in walking.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His <i>ungainly</i> figure and eccentric
manners.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unsuitable; unprofitable.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Hammond.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*gain"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an ungainly
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*gear"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>gear</i>.] <def>To strip of gear; to unharness; to throw out of
gear.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*geld"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>geld</i> payment.] <i>(Anglo-Sax. Law)</i> <def>A person so far out of
the protection of the law, that if he were murdered, no geld, or fine,
should be paid, or composition made by him that killed him.</def>
<i>Cowell. Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*gen"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not generous;
illiberal; ignoble; unkind; dishonorable.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The victor never will impose on Cato<BR>
<i>Ungenerous</i> terms.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*gen"er*ous*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an ungenerous
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*gen"i*tured</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not
+ <i>geniture</i>.] <def>Destitute of genitals; impotent.</def> [R.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*gen"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not gentle; lacking
good breeding or delicacy; harsh.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Vicious, <i>ungentle</i>, foolish, blunt,
unkind.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>That <i>ungentle</i> flavor which distinguishes nearly all
our native and uncultivated grapes.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*gen"tle*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- <wf>Un*gen"tly</wf>
(#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*get"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>get</i>.] <def>To cause to be unbegotten or unborn, or as if unbegotten
or unborn.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I 'll disown you, I 'll disinherit you, I 'll <i>unget</i>
you.</blockquote> <i>Sheridan.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*gift"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being without gifts,
especially native gifts or endowments.</def>  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*gird"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>gird</i>.] <def>To loose the girdle or band of; to unbind; to
unload.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>ungirded</i> his camels.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xxiv.
32.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*give"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> (intensive) + <i>give</i>.] <def>To yield; to relax; to give
way.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ung"ka</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
siamang; -- called also <i>ungka ape</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ung"ka-pu`ti</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The agile gibbon; -- called also <i>ungka-pati</i>, and <i>ungka-
etam</i>. See <u>Gibbon</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*glaze"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>glaze</i>.] <def>To strip of glass; to remove the glazing, or glass,
from, as a window.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*glo"ri*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>glorify</i>.] <def>To deprive of glory.</def> [R.]  <i>I.
Watts.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*glo"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inglorious.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*glove"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>glove</i>.] <def>To take off the glove or gloves of; as, to
<i>unglove</i> the hand.</def>  <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*glue"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>glue</i>.] <def>To separate, part, or open, as anything fastened with
glue.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She stretches, gapes, <i>unglues</i> her eyes,<BR>
And asks if it be time to rise.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*god"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>god</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To deprive of divinity; to
undeify.</def> [R.]  <i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to recognize no god; to deprive of a
god; to make atheistical.</def> [R.]  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*god"ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
godly; not having regard for God; disobedient to God; wicked; impious;
sinful.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Polluted by sin or wickedness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The hours of this <i>ungodly</i> day.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*god"li*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*god"li*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><! p. 1574 !></p>

<p><hw>Un*gored"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>gore</i> blood.] <def>Not stained with gore; not bloodied.</def>
<i>Sylvester.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*gored"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>gored</i>, p. p. of 3d <i>gore</i>.] <def>Not gored or
pierced.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Un*got"</hw> (?), <hw>Un*got"ten</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not gotten; not acquired.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not begotten.</def> [Obs. or Poetic] "His loins
yet full of <i>ungot</i> princes."  <i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*gov"ern*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not governable;
not capable of being governed, ruled, or restrained; licentious; wild;
unbridled; as, <i>ungovernable</i> passions.</def> --
<wf>Un*gov"ern*a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>  <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*gown"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1 st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>gown</i>.] <def>To strip of a gown; to unfrock.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*gowned"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> [1 st
pref. <i>un-</i> + <i>gown</i>.] <def>Stripped of a gown;
unfrocked.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not + <i>gowned</i>.] <def>Not
having, or not wearing, a gown.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*grace"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not graceful; not
marked with ease and dignity; deficient in beauty and elegance; inelegant;
awkward; as, <i>ungraceful</i> manners; <i>ungraceful</i> speech.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The other oak remaining a blackened and <i>ungraceful</i>
trunk.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*grace"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*grace"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*gra"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not gracious; showing no grace or kindness; being without good will;
unfeeling.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having no grace; graceless; wicked.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not well received; offensive; unpleasing;
unacceptable; not favored.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Anything of grace toward the Irish rebels was as
<i>ungracious</i> at Oxford as at London.</blockquote>
<i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*gra"cious*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*gra"cious*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*grate"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Displeasing;
ungrateful; ingrate.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*grate"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not grateful; not thankful for favors; making no returns, or making
ill return for kindness, attention, etc.; ingrateful.</def>
<i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unpleasing; unacceptable; disagreeable; as,
harsh sounds are <i>ungrateful</i> to the ear.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*grate"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*grate"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*grave"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1 st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>grave</i>.] <def>To raise or remove from the grave; to disinter; to
untomb; to exhume.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"gual</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>unguis</i> a nail,
claw, hoof.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a nail, claw, talon, or
hoof, or resembling one.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having a nail, claw, or hoof attached; -- said
of certain bones of the feet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*guard"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1 st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>guard</i>.] <def>To deprive of a guard; to leave unprotected.</def> [R.]
<i>Sterne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"gue*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>ongu&eacute;al</i>. See <u>Ungual</u>.] <def>Ungual.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"guent</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>unguentum</i>,
from <i>unguere</i>, <i>ungere</i>, to anoint: cf. F. <i>onguent</i>. See
<u>Ointment</u>, and cf. <u>Unction</u>, <u>Unctuous</u>.] <def>A lubricant
or salve for sores, burns, or the like; an ointment.</def>
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p>&fist; An <i>unguent</i> is stiffer than a <i>liniment</i>, but softer
than a <i>cerate</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Un"guen*ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>unguentarius</i>.] <def>Like an unguent, or partaking of its
qualities.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*guen"tous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Unguentary.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*guest"like</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a manner not
becoming to a guest.</def> [R.]  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"guic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>unguis</i> a nail
or claw.  Cf. <u>Ungual</u>.] <def>Ungual.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*guic"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>unguiculus</i>,
dim. of <i>unguis</i> a nail.] <def>Of or pertaining to a claw or a nail;
ungual.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Un*guic`u*la"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L.
<i>unguiculus</i> a finger nail.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An extensive
division of Mammalia including those having claws or nails, as
distinguished from the hoofed animals (<i>Ungulata</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*guic"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>One of the Unguiculata.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Un*guic"u*late</hw>, <hw>Un*guic"u*la`ted</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Furnished with nails, claws,
or hooks; clawed. See the Note under <u>Nail</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>,
1.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Furnished with a claw, or a narrow
stalklike base, as the petals of a carnation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*guif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>unguis</i> nail
or claw + <i>-ferous</i>.] <def>Producing, having, or supporting nails or
claws.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"gui*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>unguis</i> a nail
or claw + <i>-form</i>.] <def>Having the form of a claw or claws.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"gui*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>unguinosus</i>,
fr. <i>unguen</i>, <i>-inis</i>, fat, ointment.] <def>Consisting of, or
resembling, fat or oil; oily; unctuous; oleaginous.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Un"guis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Ungues</b></plw> (#). [L., nail, claw, or hoof.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other
appendage.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the terminal hooks on
the foot of an insect.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The slender base of a petal in
some flowers; a claw; called also <i>ungula</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Un"gu*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Ungul&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [L., a claw, hoof, from <i>unguis</i> a
nail, claw, hoof.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A hoof, claw, or
talon.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A section or part of a cylinder,
cone, or other solid of revolution, cut off by a plane oblique to the base;
-- so called from its resemblance to the hoof of a horse.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Unguis</u>,
3.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Spherical ungula</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>a part of a
sphere bounded by two planes intersecting in a diameter and by a line of
the surface of the sphere.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Un"gu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to a hoof, claw, or talon; ungual.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Un`gu*la"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L.
<i>ungula</i> hoof.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An extensive group of mammals
including all those that have hoofs. It comprises the Artiodactyla and
Perissodactyla.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"gu*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ungulatus</i>. See
<u>Ungula</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Shaped like a hoof.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Furnished with hoofs. See
the Note under <u>Nail</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"gu*late</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any
hoofed quadruped; one of the Ungulata.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"guled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ungula</i> a claw.]
<i>(Her.)</i> <def>Hoofed, or bearing hoofs; -- used only when these are of
a tincture different from the body.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"gu*li*grade</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ungula</i> hoof
+ <i>gradi</i> to walk.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having, or walking on,
hoofs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"gu*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Ungula</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Ungulate</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*hair"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1 st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>hair</i>.] <def>To deprive of hair, or of hairs; as, to <i>unhair</i>
hides for leather.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I 'll <i>unhair</i> thy head.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*hal"low</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1 st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>hallow</i>.] <def>To profane; to desecrate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The vanity <i>unhallows</i> the virtue.</blockquote>
<i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*hal"lowed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>hallowed</i>.] <def>Not consecrated; hence, profane; unholy; impious;
wicked.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In the cause of truth, no <i>unhallowed</i> violence . . .
is either necessary or admissible.</blockquote> <i>E. D. Griffin.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*hand"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1 st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>hand</i>.] <def>To loose from the hand; to let go.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Hold off! <i>unhand</i> me, gray beard loon!<BR>
Eftsoons his hand dropped he.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*hand"some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not handsome; not beautiful; ungraceful; not comely or pleasing;
plain; homely.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Were she other than she is, she were
<i>unhandsome</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I can not admit that there is anything <i>unhandsome</i> or
irregular . . . in the globe.</blockquote> <i>Woodward.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Wanting noble or amiable qualities;
dishonorable; illiberal; low; disingenuous; mean; indecorous; as,
<i>unhandsome</i> conduct, treatment, or imputations.</def>
"<i>Unhandsome</i> pleasures."  <i>J. Fletcher.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Unhandy; clumsy; awkward; inconvenient.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The ships were unwieldy and <i>unhandsome</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A narrow, straight path by the water's side, very
<i>unhandsome</i> for an army to pass that way, though they found not a man
to keep the passage.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. North.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*hand"some*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*hand"some*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*hand"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Clumsy; awkward; as,
an <i>Unhandy</i> man.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*hang"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1 st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>hang</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To divest or strip of hangings; to remove the
hangings, as a room.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To remove (something hanging or swinging) from
that which supports it; as, to <i>unhang</i> a gate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*hap"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ill luck;
misfortune.</def> [Obs.] "The cause of her <i>unhap</i>."  <i>Sir P.
Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*hap"pied</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Made unhappy.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*hap"py</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
happy or fortunate; unfortunate; unlucky; as, affairs have taken an
<i>unhappy</i> turn.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In a degree miserable or wretched; not happy;
sad; sorrowful; as, children render their parents <i>unhappy</i> by
misconduct.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Marked by infelicity; evil; calamitous; as, an
<i>unhappy</i> day.</def> "The <i>unhappy</i> morn."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Mischievous; wanton; wicked.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*hap"pi*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*hap"pi*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*har"bor</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1 st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>harbor</i>.] <def>To drive from harbor or shelter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*har"bored</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>harbored</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having no harbor or shelter;
unprotected.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Affording no harbor or shelter.</def>
"<i>Unharbored</i> heaths." [Obs.]  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`har*mo"ni*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inharmonious;
unsymmetrical; also, unmusical; discordant.</def> <i>Swift.</i> --
<wf>Un`har*mo"ni*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*har"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1 st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>harness</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To strip of harness; to loose
from harness or gear; as, to <i>unharness</i> horses or oxen.</def>
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To disarm; to divest of armor.</def>
<i>Holinshed.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*hasp"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1 st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>hasp</i>.] <def>To unloose the hasp of; to unclose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*hat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [1 st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>hat</i>.] <def>To take off the hat of; to remove one's hat,
especially as a mark of respect.</def>  <i>H. Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*head"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1 st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>head</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To take out the head of; as, to <i>unhead</i> a
cask.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To decapitate; to behead.</def> [Obs.]  <i>T.
Brown.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*heal"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>heal</i> health.] <def>Misfortune; calamity; sickness.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*heal"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To uncover. See
<u>Unhele</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un"health</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Unsoundness;
disease.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*heard"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
heard; not perceived by the ear; as, words <i>unheard</i> by those
present.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not granted an audience or a hearing; not
allowed to speak; not having made a defense, or stated one's side of a
question; disregarded; unheeded; as, to condem&?; a man
<i>unheard</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What pangs I feel, unpitied and <i>unheard</i>!</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not known to fame; not illustrious or
celebrated; obscure.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Nor was his name <i>unheard</i> or unadored.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Unheard of</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Not heard of; of
which there are no tidings.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Unknown to fame;
obscure.</cd>  <i>Glanvill.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>Un*heard"-of</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>New; unprecedented;
unparalleled.</def>  <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*heart"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1 st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>heart</i>.] <def>To cause to lose heart; to dishearten.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*heed"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Incautious;
precipitate; heedless.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*heired"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of an
heir.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To leave him utterly <i>unheired</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*hele"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Unheal</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*hele"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>unhelian</i>. See 1st
<u>Un-</u>, and <u>Hele</u> to cover.] <def>To uncover.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Spenser. Marston.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*helm"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1 st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>helm</i>.] <def>To deprive of the helm or helmet.</def>  <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*helmed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
[Properly p. p. of <i>unhelm</i>.] <def>Divested or deprived of the helm or
helmet.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not + <i>helm</i>.] <def>Not
wearing a helmet; without a helmet.</def>  <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*hel"met</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1 st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>helmet</i>.] <def>To deprive of the helmet.</def>  <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*hide"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1 st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>hide</i>.] <def>To bring out from concealment; to discover.</def> [Obs.]
<i>P. Fletcher.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*hinge"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1 st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>hinge</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To take from the hinges; as, to <i>unhinge</i> a
door.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To displace; to unfix by violence.</def>
<i>Blackmore.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To render unstable or wavering; to unsettle; as,
to <i>unhinge</i> one's mind or opinions; to <i>unhinge</i> the
nerves.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Why should I then <i>unhinge</i> my brains, ruin my
mind?</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His sufferings, nay the revolutions of his fate, had not in
the least <i>unhinged</i> his mind.</blockquote> <i>Walpole.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*hinge"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act unhinging,
or the state of being unhinged.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*hitch"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1 st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>hitch</i>.] <def>To free from being hitched, or as if from being
hitched; to unfasten; to loose; as, to <i>unhitch</i> a horse, or a
trace.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*hive"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. v. t.</i></pos> [1 st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>hive</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To drive or remove from a hive.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To deprive of habitation or shelter, as a
crowd.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*hoard"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1 st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>hoard</i>.] <def>To take or steal from a hoard; to pilfer.</def>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*hold"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1 st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>hold</i>.] <def>To cease to hold; to unhand; to release.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Otway.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*ho"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not holy; unhallowed;
not consecrated; hence, profane; wicked; impious.</def> --
<wf>Un*ho"li*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Un*ho"li*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*hon"est</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Dishonest;
dishonorable.</def> <i>Ascham.</i> -- <wf>Un*hon"est*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos>  <i>Udall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*hood"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1 st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>hood</i>.] <def>To remove a hood or disguise from.</def>  <i>Quarterly
Rev.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*hook"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1 st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>hook</i>.] <def>To loose from a hook; to undo or open by loosening or
unfastening the hooks of; as, to <i>unhook</i> a fish; to <i>unhook</i> a
dress.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*hoop"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1 st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>hoop</i>.] <def>To strip or deprive of hoops; to take away the hoops
of.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*hoped"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not hoped or
expected.</def> "With <i>unhoped</i> success."  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Blessings of friends, which to my door<BR>
Unasked, <i>unhoped</i>, have come.</blockquote> <i>J. N. Newman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*hoped"-for</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unhoped;
unexpected.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*horse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1 st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>horse</i>.] <def>To throw from a horse; to cause to dismount; also, to
take a horse or horses from; as, to <i>unhorse</i> a rider; to
<i>unhorse</i> a carriage.</def>  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*hosed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without
hose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*hos"pi*ta*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Inhospitable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*house"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1 st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>house</i>.] <def>To drive from a house or habitation; to dislodge;
hence, to deprive of shelter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*housed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
[Properly p. p. of <i>unhouse</i>.] <def>Driven from a house; deprived of
shelter.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Pref. <i>un-</i> + <i>housed</i>.] <def>Not provided
with a house or shelter; houseless; homeless.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*hou"seled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not having received
the sacrament.</def> [Obs.] [Written also <i>unhouselled</i>.]</p>

<p><blockquote>To die like the houseless dog on yonder common, unshriven
and <i>unhouseled</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*hu"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not human;
inhuman.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*hu"man*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1 st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>humanize</i>.] <def>To render inhuman or barbarous.</def>  <i>J.
Barlow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*husked"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> [Pref.
<i>un-</i> not + <i>husked</i>.] <def>Not husked; having the husk on.</def>
</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [1 st pref. <i>un-</i> + <i>husk</i>, n.] <def>Having
the husk removed; without husk.</def>  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>U"ni-</hw> (?). [L. <i>unus</i> one. See <u>One</u>.] <def>A prefix
signifying <i>one</i>, <i>once</i>; as in <i>uni</i>axial,
<i>uni</i>cellular.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>U"ni*at</hw> (?), <hw>U"ni*ate</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>A member of the Greek Church, who nevertheless
acknowledges the supremacy of the Pope of Rome; one of the United Greeks.
Also used adjectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*ax"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni</i> +
<i>axal</i>.] <def>Uniaxial.</def> -- <wf>U`ni*ax"al*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*ax"i*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni</i> +
<i>axial</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Having but one
optic axis, or line of no double refraction.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In <i>uniaxial</i> crystals, the optic axis has the direction of
the vertical crystallographic axis. All tetragonal and hexagonal crystals
are <i>uniaxial</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having only one axis; developing
along a single line or plane; -- opposed to <i>multiaxial</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*ax"i*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a uniaxial
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*bran"chi*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>branchiate</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having but one gill, as
certain molluscs.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1575 !></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*cam"e*ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> + L.
<i>camera</i> vault.] <def>Having, or consisting of, a single chamber; --
said of a legislative assembly.</def> [R.]  <i>F. Lieber.</i></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*cap"su*lar</hw> (?). [<i>Uni-</i> + <i>capsular</i>: cf. F.
<i>unicapsulaire</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having but one capsule to each
flower.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*car"i*na`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>carinated</i>.] <def>Having one ridge or keel.</def>  <i>Craig.</i></p>

<p><hw>U"ni*celled`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>cell</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Unicellular.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*cel"lu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>cellular</i>.] <def>Having, or consisting of, but a single cell; as, a
<i>unicellular</i> organism.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*cen"tral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>central</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having a single center of
growth.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Unicentral development</b></col>, <cd>that form of development
which takes place primarily around a single central point, as in the lowest
of unicellular organisms.</cd></p>

<p><hw>U*nic"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>unicus</i> single.
See <u>Unique</u>.] <def>The condition of being united; quality of the
unique; unification.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Not unity, but what the schoolmen call
<i>unicity</i>.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>unicity</i> we strive not to express, for that is
impossible, but to designate by the nearest analogy.</blockquote>
<i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*cli"nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> + Gr. &?;
to incline.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>See <u>Nonoclinal</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*col"or*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>color</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having the surface of a uniform
color.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ni*corn</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>unicorne</i>, F.
<i>unicorne</i>, L. <i>unicornis</i> one-horned, having a single horn;
<i>unus</i> one + <i>cornu</i> a horn; cf. L. <i>unicornuus</i> a unicorn.
See <u>One</u>, and <u>Horn</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A fabulous animal
with one horn; the monoceros; -- often represented in heraldry as a
supporter.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A two-horned animal of some unknown kind, so
called in the Authorized Version of the Scriptures.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Canst thou bind the <i>unicorn</i> with his band in the
furrow?</blockquote> <i>Job xxxix. 10.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The unicorn mentioned in the Scripture was probably the urus. See
the Note under <u>Reem</u>.</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any
large beetle having a hornlike prominence on the head or prothorax.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The larva of a unicorn moth.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The kamichi; -- called also
<i>unicorn bird</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A howitzer.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><col><b>Fossil unicorn</b></col>, <i>or</i> <col><b>Fossil unicorn's
horn</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a substance formerly of great repute in
medicine; -- named from having been supposed to be the bone or the horn of
the unicorn.</cd> -- <col><b>Unicorn fish</b></col>, <col><b>Unicorn
whale</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the narwhal.</cd> --
<col><b>Unicorn moth</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a notodontian moth
(<i>C&oelig;lodasys unicornis</i>) whose caterpillar has a prominent horn
on its back; -- called also <i>unicorn prominent</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>Unicorn root</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name of two North
American plants, the yellow-flowered colicroot (<i>Aletris farinosa</i>)
and the blazing star (<i>Cham&aelig;lirium luteum</i>). Both are used in
medicine.</cd> -- <col><b>Unicorn shell</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>any one of several species of marine gastropods having a prominent
spine on the lip of the shell. Most of them belong to the genera
<i>Monoceros</i> and <i>Leucozonia</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*cor"nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Unicorn</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having but a single horn; -- said of certain
insects.</def> "<i>Unicornous</i> beetles."  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*cos"tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>costate</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having a single rib or strong nerve
running upward from the base; -- said of a leaf.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*cur"sal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> + L.
<i>currere</i>, <i>cursum</i>, to run.] <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>That can be
passed over in a single course; -- said of a curve when the
co&ouml;rdinates of the point on the curve can be expressed as rational
algebraic functions of a single parameter &theta;.</def></p>

<p>&fist; As &theta; varies minus infinity to plus infinity, to each value
of &theta; there corresponds one, and only one, point of the curve, while
to each point on the curve there corresponds one, and only one, value of
&theta;. Straight lines, conic sections, curves of the third order with a
nodal point, curves of the fourth order with three double points, etc., are
<i>unicursal</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Un`i*de"aed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no ideas;
senseless; frivolous.</def> "<i>Unideaed</i> girls."  <i>Mrs.
Hemans.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He [Bacon] received the <i>unideaed</i> page [Villiers] into
his intimacy.</blockquote> <i>Lord Campbell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`i*de"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not ideal; real; unimaginative.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unideaed.</def> [R.]  <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`i*di*men"sion*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>dimensional</i>.] <i>(Math.)</i> <def>Having but one dimension. See
<u>Dimension</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*fa"cial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>facial</i>.] <def>Having but one front surface; as, some foliaceous
corals are <i>unifacial</i>, the polyp mouths being confined to one
surface.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*nif"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Making one or unity;
unifying.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Unify</u>.]
<def>The act of unifying, or the state of being unified.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Unification</i> with God was the final aim of the
Neoplatonicians.</blockquote> <i>Fleming.</i></p>

<p><hw>U"ni*fi`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that
which, unifies; as, a natural law is a <i>unifier</i> of
phenomena.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*fi"lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> + L.
<i>filum</i> a thread.] <def>Having only one thread; involving the use of
only one thread, wire, fiber, or the like; as, <i>unifilar</i>
suspension.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Unifilar magnetometer</b></col> <i>(Physics)</i>, <cd>an
instrument which consists of a magnetic bar suspended at its center of
gravity by a long thread, constituting a delicate means for accurately
measuring magnetic intensities, also for determining declinations of the
magnetic needle.</cd></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*fla*gel"late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>flagellate</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having but one flagellum; as,
<i>uniflagellate</i> organisms.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*flo"rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> + L.
<i>flos</i>, <i>floris</i>, a flower: cf. F. <i>uniflore</i>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Bearing one flower only; as, a <i>uniflorous</i>
peduncle.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*fol"li*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>foliate</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having only one leaf.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*fol"li*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>foliolate</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having only one leaflet, as the
leaves of the orange tree.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ni*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>uniformis</i>;
<i>unus</i> one + <i>forma</i> from: cf. F. <i>uniforme</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having always the same form, manner, or degree;
not varying or variable; unchanging; consistent; equable; homogenous; as,
the dress of the Asiatics has been <i>uniform</i> from early ages; the
temperature is <i>uniform</i>; a stratum of <i>uniform</i> clay.</def>
<i>Whewell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of the same form with others; agreeing with each
other; conforming to one rule or mode; consonant.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The only doubt is . . . how far churches are bound to be
<i>uniform</i> in their ceremonies.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Uniform matter</b></col>, <cd>that which is all of the same kind
and texture; homogenous matter.</cd> -- <col><b>Uniform motion</b></col>,
<cd>the motion of a body when it passes over equal spaces in equal times;
equable motion.</cd>  <i>Hutton.</i></p>

<p><hw>U"ni*form</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>uniforme</i>. See
<u>Uniform</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>A dress of a particular style or
fashion worn by persons in the same service or order by means of which they
have a distinctive appearance; as, the <i>uniform</i> of the artillery, of
the police, of the Freemasons, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There are many things which, a soldier will do in his plain
clothes which he scorns to do in his <i>uniform</i>.</blockquote> <i>F. W.
Robertson.</i></p>

<p><col><b>In full uniform</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>wearing the whole
of the prescribed uniform, with ornaments, badges of rank, sash, side arms,
etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Uniform sword</b></col>, <cd>an officer's sword of the
regulation pattern prescribed for the army or navy.</cd></p>

<p><hw>U"ni*form</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
clothe with a uniform; as, to <i>uniform</i> a company of
soldiers.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make conformable.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir P.
Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*form"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Uniform.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Herrick.</i></p>

<p><hw>U"ni*form`ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Uniform</u>.]
<i>(Geol.)</i> <def>The doctrine of uniformity in the geological history of
the earth; -- in part equivalent to <i>uniformitarianism</i>, but also
used, more broadly, as opposed to <i>catastrophism</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*form`i*ta"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i>
<def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, the view or doctrine that existing
causes, acting in the same manner and with essentially the same intensity
as at the present time, are sufficient to account for all geological
changes.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*form`i*ta"ri*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i>
<def>One who accepts uniformitarianism, or the uniformitarian
doctrine.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*form`i*ta"ri*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Geol.)</i> <def>The uniformitarian doctrine.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*form"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>uniformitas</i>: cf. F. <i>uniformit&eacute;</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The quality or state of being uniform; freedom from variation or
difference; resemblance to itself at all times; sameness of action, effect,
etc., under like conditions; even tenor; as, the <i>uniformity</i> of
design in a poem; the <i>uniformity</i> of nature.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Consistency; sameness; as, the <i>uniformity</i>
of a man's opinions.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Similitude between the parts of a whole; as, the
<i>uniformity</i> of sides in a regular figure; beauty is said to consist
in <i>uniformity</i> with variety.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Continued or unvaried sameness or
likeness.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Conformity to a pattern or rule; resemblance,
consonance, or agreement; as, the <i>uniformity</i> of different churches
in ceremonies or rites.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Act of Uniformity</b></col> <i>(Eng. Hist.)</i>, <cd>an act of
Parliament, passed in 1661, prescribing the form of public prayers,
administration of sacraments, and other rites of the Established Church of
England. Its provisions were modified by the "Act of Uniformity Amendment
Act," of 1872.</cd></p>

<p><hw>U"ni*form`ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a uniform
manner; without variation or diversity; by a regular, constant, or common
ratio of change; with even tenor; as, a temper <i>uniformly</i>
mild.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To vary uniformly</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>to vary with the
ratio of the corresponding increments constant; -- said of two dependent
quantities with regard to each other.</cd></p>

<p><hw>U"ni*from`ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being uniform; uniformity.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ni*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Unified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Unifying</u> (?).] [<i>Uni-</i> + <i>-fy</i>: cf. F. <i>unifier</i>.]
<def>To cause to be one; to make into a unit; to unite; to view as
one.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A comprehensive or <i>unifying</i> act of the judging
faculty.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Perception is thus a <i>unifying</i> act.</blockquote>
<i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*gen"i*ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>unigenitus</i>
only-begotten; <i>unus</i> one + <i>gignere</i>, <i>genitum</i>, to beget.]
<def>The state of being the only begotten.</def> [R.]  <i>Bp.
Pearson.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*nig"e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>unigena</i>;
<i>unus</i> one + <i>genere</i>, <i>gignere</i>, to beget.] <i>(Biol.)</i>
<def>Being of one kind; being of the same genus.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*nij"u*gate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> + L.
<i>jugum</i> yoke, pair: cf. L. <i>unijugus</i> having one yoke.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having but one pair of leaflets; -- said of a pinnate
leaf.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*la"bi*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>labiate</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having one lip only; as, a
<i>unilabiate</i> corolla.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*lat"er*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>lateral</i>: cf. F. <i>unilat&eacute;ral</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Pertaining to one side; one-
sided; as, a <i>unilateral</i> raceme, in which the flowers grow only on
one side of a common axis, or are all turned to one side.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Unilateral contract</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a contract or
engagement requiring future action only by one party.</cd></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*lit"er*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>literal</i>.] <def>Consisting of one letter only; as, a
<i>uniliteral</i> word or sign.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*lo"bar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>lobar</i>.] <def>Consisting of a single lobe.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*loc"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>locular</i>: cf. F. <i>uniloculaire</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having one
cell or cavity only; as, a <i>unilocular</i> capsule or shell.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*im"i*ta*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inimitable.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`im*pair"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That can not be
impaired.</def>  <i>Hakewill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`im*peach"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not
impeachable; not to be called in question; exempt from liability to
accusation; free from stain, guilt, or fault; irreproachable; blameless;
as, an <i>unimpeachable</i> reputation; <i>unimpeachable</i>
testimony.</def> <i>Burke.</i> -- <wf>Un`im*peach"a*ble*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- <wf>Un`im*peach"a*bly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*im"pli*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not
implicated.</def> "<i>Unimplicate</i> in folly."  <i>R. Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`im*por"tance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of
importance; triviality.</def>  <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`im*proved"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not improved; not made better or wiser; not advanced in knowledge,
manners, or excellence.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not used; not employed; especially, not used or
employed for a valuable purpose; as, <i>unimproved</i> opportunities;
<i>unimproved</i> blessings.</def>  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not tilled, cultivated, or built upon; yielding
no revenue; as, <i>unimproved</i> land or soil.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*mus"cu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i>
muscular.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having only one adductor muscle, and
one muscular impression on each valve, as the oyster;
monomyarian.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`in*cum"bered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not incumbered; not burdened.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Free from any temporary estate or
interest, or from mortgage, or other charge or debt; as, an estate
<i>unincumbered</i> with dower.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`in*frin"gi*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That may not
be infringed; as, an <i>uninfringible</i> monopoly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`in*tel"li*gence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Absence or
lack of intelligence; unwisdom; ignorance.</def>  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*in"ter*essed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Uninterested;
unaffected.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*in"ter*est*ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not interested; not having any interest or property in; having nothing
at stake; as, to be <i>uninterested</i> in any business.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not having the mind or the passions engaged; as,
<i>uninterested</i> in a discourse or narration.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*in`ter*mis"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want or
failure of intermission.</def> [R.]  <i>Bp. Parker.</i></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*nu"cle*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>nucleated</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Possessed of but a single nucleus;
as, a <i>uninucleated</i> cell.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ni*o</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. <i>unio</i>
unity, union, a single large pearl. See <u>Union</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any one of numerous species of fresh-water mussels belonging to
<i>Unio</i> and many allied genera.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*oc"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>ocular</i>.] <def>Of, pertaining to, or seated in, one eye;
monocular.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"ion</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from L. <i>unio</i>
oneness, union, a single large pearl, a kind of onion, fr. <i>unus</i> one.
See <u>One</u>, and cf. <u>Onion</u>, <u>Unit</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the
state of being united or joined; junction; coalition;
combination.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Union</i> differs from <i>connection</i>, as it implies that
the bodies are in contact, without an inter&?;ening body; whereas things
may be <i>connected</i> by the in&?;&?;&?;vention of a third body, as by a
cord or chain.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Agreement and conjunction of mind, spirit, will,
affections, or the like; harmony; concord.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is united, or made one; something
formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation;
a consolidated body; a league; as, the weavers have formed a <i>union</i>;
trades <i>unions</i> have become very numerous; the United States of
America are often called the <i>Union</i>.</def>  <i>A. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A textile fabric composed of two or more
materials, as cotton, silk, wool, etc., woven together.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A large, fine pearl.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>If they [pearls] be white, great, round, smooth, and weighty
. . . our dainties and delicates here at Rome . . . call them
<i>unions</i>, as a man would say "singular," and by themselves
alone.</blockquote> <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In the cup an <i>union</i> shall he throw,<BR>
Richer than that which four successive kings<BR>
In Denmark's crown have worn.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A device emblematic of union, used on a national
flag or ensign, sometimes, as in the military standard of Great Britain,
covering the whole field; sometimes, as in the flag of the United States,
and the English naval and marine flag, occupying the upper inner corner,
the rest of the flag being called the <i>fly</i>. Also, a flag having such
a device; especially, the flag of Great Britain.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The <i>union</i> of the United States ensign is a cluster of
white stars, denoting the union of the States, and, properly, equal in
number to that of the States, displayed on a blue field; the <i>fly</i>
being composed of alternate stripes of red and white. The <i>union</i> of
the British ensign is the three crosses of St. George, St. Andrew, and St.
Patrick in combination, denoting the union of England, Scotland and
Ireland, displayed on a blue field in the national banner used on shore, on
a red, white, or blue field in naval ensigns, and with a white border or
<i>fly</i> in the merchant service.</p>

<p><! p. 1576 !></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>A joint or other connection
uniting parts of machinery, or the like, as the elastic pipe of a tender
connecting it with the feed pipe of a locomotive engine; especially, a pipe
fitting for connecting pipes, or pipes and fittings, in such a way as to
facilitate disconnection.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Brewing)</i> <def>A cask suspended on trunnions,
in which fermentation is carried on.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Hypostatic union</b></col> <i>(Theol.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Hypostatic</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Latin union</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Latin</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Legislative Union</b></col> <i>(Eng.
Hist.)</i>, <cd>the union of Great Britain and Ireland, which took place
Jan. 1, 1801.</cd> -- <col><b>Union</b></col>, or <col><b>Act of
Union</b></col> <i>(Eng. Hist.)</i>, <cd>the act by which Scotland was
united to England, or by which the two kingdoms were incorporated into one,
in 1707.</cd> -- <col><b>Union by the first</b></col>, or
<col><b>second</b></col>, <col><b>intention</b></col>. <i>(Surg.)</i>
<cd>See <i>To heal by the first, or second, intention</i>, under
<u>Intention</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Union down</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>,
<cd>a signal of distress at sea made by reversing the flag, or turning its
union downward.</cd> -- <col><b>Union jack</b></col>. <i>(Naut.)</i>
<cd>See <u>Jack</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 10.</cd> -- <col><b>Union
joint</b></col>. <i>(Mech.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A joint formed by
means of a union.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A piece of pipe made in the
form of the letter <universbold>T</universbold>.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Unity; junction; connection; concord; alliance;
coalition; combination; confederacy.  -- <u>Union</u>, <u>Unity</u>.
<i>Union</i> is the act of bringing two or more things together so as to
make but one, or the state of being united into one. <i>Unity</i> is a
state of simple <i>oneness</i>, either of essence, as the <i>unity</i> of
God, or of action, feeling, etc., as <i>unity</i> of design, of affection,
etc. Thus, we may speak of effecting a <i>union</i> of interests which
shall result in a <i>unity</i> of labor and interest in securing a given
object.</p>

<p><blockquote>One kingdom, joy, and <i>union</i> without end.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[Man] is to . . . beget<BR>
Like of his like, his image multiplied.<BR>
In <i>unity</i> defective; which requires<BR>
Collateral love, and dearest amity.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"ion*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The sentiment of attachment to a federal union, especially to the
federal union of the United States.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The principles, or the system, of combination
among workmen engaged in the same occupation or trade.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"ion*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who advocates or promotes union; especially a loyal supporter of a federal
union, as that of the United States.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A member or supporter of a trades
union.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`ion*is"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to union or unionists; tending to promote or preserve union.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*o"vu*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>ovulate</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Containing but one ovule.</def></p>

<p><hw>||U*nip"a*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.  See
<u>Uniparous</u>.] <def>A woman who has borne one child.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*nip"a*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> + L.
<i>parere</i> to bring forth.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Producing but one egg or young at a time.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Producing but one axis of
inflorescence; -- said of the scorpioid cyme.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ni*ped</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> + L.
<i>pes</i>, <i>pedis</i>, foot.] <def>Having only one foot.</def>
<i>Wright.</i></p>

<p><hw>U"ni*per"son*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>personal</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Existing as one, and only one, person; as, a
<i>unipersonal</i> God.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>Used in only one person,
especially only in the third person, as some verbs; impersonal.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*per"so*nal*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Theol.)</i>
<def>One who believes that the Deity is unipersonal.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*niph"o*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> + Gr. &?;
sound.] <def>Having but one sound, as the drum.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>U*nip"li*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>plicate</i>.] <def>Having, or consisting of, but one fold.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*po"lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>polar</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>Having, or acting
by means of, one pole only.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Having but one pole or process; -
- applied to those ganglionic nerve cells which have but one radiating
process; -- opposed to <i>multipolar</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Unipolar induction</b></col> <i>(Elec.)</i>, <cd>induction, as
in a conducting circuit, by only one pole of a magnet.</cd> --
<col><b>Unipolar stimulation</b></col> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>the
simulation sometimes produced when one electrode of an induction apparatus
is applied to a nerve; -- called also <i>unipolar induction
action</i>.</cd>  <i>Du Bois-Reymond.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*nique"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>unique</i>; cf. It.
<i>unico</i>; from L. <i>unicus</i>, from <i>unus</i> one. See <u>One</u>.]
<def>Being without a like or equal; unmatched; unequaled; unparalleled;
single in kind or excellence; sole.</def> -- <wf>U*nique"ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>U*nique"ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>U*nique"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A thing without a like;
something unequaled or unparalleled.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The phenix, the <i>unique</i> pf birds.</blockquote> <i>De
Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*niq"ui*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being unique; uniqueness.</def> [R.]  <i>Walpole.</i></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*ra"di*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>radiated</i>.] <def>Having but one ray.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*ra"mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> + L.
<i>ramus</i> branch.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having but one branch.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*sep"tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>septate</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having but one septum, or partition; --
said of two-celled fruits, such as the silicles of cruciferous
plants.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*se"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>serial</i>.] <def>Having only one row or series.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*se"ri*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>seriate</i>.] <def>Having one line or series; uniserial.</def> --
<wf>U`ni*se"ri*ate*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*sex"u*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>sexual</i>: cf. F. <i>unisexuel</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having one sex
only, as plants which have the male and female flowers on separate
individuals, or animals in which the sexes are in separate individuals;
di&oelig;cious; -- distinguished from <i>bisexual</i>, or
<i>hermaphrodite</i>. See <u>Di&oelig;cious</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*sil"i*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>silicate</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A salt of orthosilicic acid,
H<sub>4</sub>SiO<sub>4</sub>; -- so called because the ratio of the oxygen
atoms united to the basic metals and silicon respectively is 1:1; for
example, Mg<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>4</sub> or 2MgO.SiO<sub>2</sub>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ni*son</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>unisonus</i>
having the same sound; L. <i>unus</i> one + <i>sonus</i> a sound: cf. F.
<i>unisson</i>, It. <i>unisono</i>. See <u>One</u>, and <u>Sound</u> a
noise.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Harmony; agreement; concord;
union.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Identity in pitch; coincidence of
sounds proceeding from an equality in the number of vibrations made in a
given time by two or more sonorous bodies. Parts played or sung in octaves
are also said to be in <i>unison</i>, or in octaves.</def></p>

<p>&fist; If two cords of the same substance have equal length, thickness,
and tension, they are said to be in <i>unison</i>, and their sounds will be
in <i>unison</i>. Sounds of very different qualities and force may be in
<i>unison</i>, as the sound of a bell may be in <i>unison</i> with a sound
of a flute. <i>Unison</i>, then, consists in identity of pitch alone,
irrespective of quality of sound, or timbre, whether of instruments or of
human voices. A piece or passage is said to be sung or played in
<i>unison</i> when all the voices or instruments perform the same part, in
which sense <i>unison</i> is contradistinguished from <i>harmony</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A single, unvaried.</def> [R.]  <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><col><b>In unison</b></col>, <cd>in agreement; agreeing in tone; in
concord.</cd></p>

<p><hw>U"ni*son</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. It.
<i>unisono</i>. See <u>Unison</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Sounding alone.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>[sounds] intermixed with voice,<BR>
Choral or <i>unison</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Sounded alike in pitch; unisonant;
unisonous; as, <i>unison</i> passages, in which two or more parts unite in
coincident sound.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*nis"o*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being in unison;
unisonant.</def> -- <wf>U*nis"o*nal*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>U*nis"o*nance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Unisonant</u>.]
<def>Accordance of sounds; unison.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*nis"o*nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>sonant</i>. See <u>Unison</u>.] <def>Being in unison; having the same
degree of gravity or acuteness; sounded alike in pitch.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*nis"o*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Unison</u>.]
<def>Being in unison; unisonant.</def>  <i>Busby.</i></p>

<p><hw>U"nit</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Abbrev. from <i>unity</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A single thing or person.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arith.)</i> <def>The least whole number;
one.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Units</i> are the integral parts of any large
number.</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A gold coin of the reign of James I., of the
value of twenty shillings.</def>  <i>Camden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Any determinate amount or quantity (as of
length, time, heat, value) adopted as a standard of measurement for other
amounts or quantities of the same kind.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>A single thing, as a magnitude or
number, regarded as an undivided whole.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Abstract unit</b></col>, <cd>the unit of numeration; one taken
in the abstract; the number represented by 1. The term is used in
distinction from <i>concrete</i>, or <i>determinate</i>, <i>unit</i>, that
is, a unit in which the kind of thing is expressed; a unit of measure or
value; as 1 foot, 1 dollar, 1 pound, and the like.</cd> -- <col><b>Complex
unit</b></col> <i>(Theory of Numbers)</i>, <cd>an imaginary number of the
form <i>a + b-1</i>, when <i>a<sup>2</sup> + b<sup>2</sup> = 1</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>Duodecimal unit</b></col>, <cd>a unit in the scale of numbers
increasing or decreasing by twelves.</cd> -- <col><b>Fractional
unit</b></col>, <cd>the unit of a fraction; the reciprocal of the
denominator; thus, &frac14; is the <i>unit</i> of the fraction
&frac34;.</cd> -- <col><b>Integral unit</b></col>, <cd>the unit of integral
numbers, or 1.</cd> -- <col><b>Physical unit</b></col>, <cd>a value or
magnitude conventionally adopted as a unit or standard in physical
measurements. The various physical units are usually based on given units
of length, mass, and time, and on the density or other properties of some
substance, for example, water. See <u>Dyne</u>, <u>Erg</u>, <u>Farad</u>,
<u>Ohm</u>, <u>Poundal</u>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Unit deme</b></col>
<i>(Biol.)</i>, <cd>a unit of the inferior order or orders of
individuality.</cd> -- <col><b>Unit jar</b></col> <i>(Elec.)</i>, <cd>a
small, insulated Leyden jar, placed between the electrical machine and a
larger jar or battery, so as to announce, by its repeated discharges, the
amount of electricity passed into the larger jar.</cd> -- <col><b>Unit of
heat</b></col> <i>(Physics)</i>, <cd>a determinate quantity of heat adopted
as a unit of measure; a thermal unit (see under <u>Thermal</u>). Water is
the substance generally employed, the unit being one gram or one pound, and
the temperature interval one degree of the Centigrade or Fahrenheit scale.
When referred to the gram, it is called the <i>gram degree</i>. The British
unit of heat, or thermal unit, used by engineers in England and in the
United States, is the quantity of heat necessary to raise one pound of pure
water at and near its temperature of greatest density (39.1&deg; Fahr.)
through one degree of the Fahrenheit scale.</cd> <i>Rankine.</i> --
<col><b>Unit of illumination</b></col>, <cd>the light of a sperm candle
burning 120 grains per hour. Standard gas, burning at the rate of five
cubic feet per hour, must have an illuminating power equal to that of
fourteen such candles.</cd> -- <col><b>Unit of measure</b></col><cd> (as of
length, surface, volume, dry measure, liquid measure, money, weight, time,
and the like), in general, a determinate quantity or magnitude of the kind
designated, taken as a standard of comparison for others of the same kind,
in assigning to them numerical values, as 1 foot, 1 yard, 1 mile, 1 square
foot, 1 square yard, 1 cubic foot, 1 peck, 1 bushel, 1 gallon, 1 cent, 1
ounce, 1 pound, 1 hour, and the like; more specifically, the fundamental
unit adopted in any system of weights, measures, or money, by which its
several denominations are regulated, and which is itself defined by
comparison with some known magnitude, either natural or empirical, as, in
the United States, the dollar for money, the pound avoirdupois for weight,
the yard for length, the gallon of 8.3389 pounds avoirdupois of water at
39.8&deg; Fahr. (about 231 cubic inches) for liquid measure, etc.; in Great
Britain, the pound sterling, the pound troy, the yard, or &frac1x108719;
part of the length of a second's pendulum at London, the gallon of 277.274
cubic inches, etc.; in the metric system, the meter, the liter, the gram,
etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Unit of power</b></col>. <i>(Mach.)</i> <cd>See
<u>Horse power</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Unit of resistance</b></col>.
<i>(Elec.)</i> <cd>See <u>Resistance</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 4, and
<u>Ohm</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Unit of work</b></col> <i>(Physics)</i>,
<cd>the amount of work done by a unit force acting through a unit distance,
or the amount required to lift a unit weight through a unit distance
against gravitation. See <u>Erg</u>, <u>Foot Pound</u>,
<u>Kilogrammeter</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Unit stress</b></col> <i>(Mech.
Physics)</i>, <cd>stress per unit of area; intensity of stress. It is
expressed in ounces, pounds, tons, etc., per square inch, square foot, or
square yard, etc., or in atmospheres, or inches of mercury or water, or the
like.</cd></p>

<p><hw>U*nit"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of union by
growth or otherwise.</def>  <i>Owen.</i></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*ta"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>unitaire</i>, <i>unitairien</i>, NL. <i>unitarius</i>. See
<u>Unity</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Theol.)</i> <def>One who denies the
doctrine of the Trinity, believing that God exists only in one person; a
unipersonalist; also, one of a denomination of Christians holding this
belief.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who rejects the principle of
dualism.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A monotheist.</def> [R.]  <i>Fleming.</i></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*ta"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to Unitarians, or their doctrines.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*ta"ri*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>unitairianisme</i>.] <def>The doctrines of Unitarians.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*ta"ri*an*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Unitarianized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. &
vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Unitarianizing</u> (?).] <def>To change or turn to
Unitarian views.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"nit*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of
or pertaining to a unit or units; relating to unity; as, the <i>unitary</i>
method in arithmetic.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of the nature of a unit; not divided;
united.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Unitary theory</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>the modern theory
that the molecules of all complete compounds are units, whose parts are
bound together in definite structure, with mutual and reciprocal influence
on each other, and are not mere aggregations of more or less complex
groups; -- distinguished from the <i>dualistic theory</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>U*nite"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>United</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Uniting</u>.] [L. <i>unitus</i>, p. p. of <i>unire</i> to unite, from
<i>unus</i> one. See <u>One</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To put together
so as to make one; to join, as two or more constituents, to form a whole;
to combine; to connect; to join; to cause to adhere; as, to <i>unite</i>
bricks by mortar; to <i>unite</i> iron bars by welding; to <i>unite</i> two
armies.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to join by a legal or moral bond, as
families by marriage, nations by treaty, men by opinions; to join in
interest, affection, fellowship, or the like; to cause to agree; to
harmonize; to associate; to attach.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Under his great vicegerent reign abide,<BR>
<i>United</i> as one individual soul.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The king proposed nothing more than to <i>unite</i> his
kingdom in one form of worship.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To add; join; annex; attach. See <u>Add</u>.</p>

<p><hw>U*nite"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
become one; to be cemented or consolidated; to combine, as by adhesion or
mixture; to coalesce; to grow together.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To join in an act; to concur; to act in concert;
as, all parties <i>united</i> in signing the petition.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*nite"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>unitus</i>, p. p. See
<u>Unite</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>United; joint; as, <i>unite</i>
consent.</def> [Obs.]  <i>J. Webster.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*nit"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Combined; joined; made
one.</def></p>

<p><col><b>United Brethren</b></col>. <i>(Eccl.)</i> <cd>See
<u>Moravian</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>United
flowers</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>flowers which have the stamens and
pistils in the same flower.</cd> -- <col><b>The United Kingdom</b></col>,
<cd>Great Britain and Ireland; -- so named since January 1, 1801, when the
Legislative Union went into operation.</cd> -- <col><b>United
Greeks</b></col> <i>(Eccl.)</i>, <cd>those members of the Greek Church who
acknowledge the supremacy of the pope; -- called also
<i>uniats</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>U*nit"ed*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an united
manner.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*nit"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which,
unites.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*nit"er*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not iterable;
incapable of being repeated.</def> [Obs.] "To play away an
<i>uniterable</i> life."  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*ni"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>unitio</i>, from L.
<i>unire</i>. See <u>Unite</u>,<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>The act of
uniting, or the state of being united; junction.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Wiseman.</i></p>

<p><hw>U"ni*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL. <i>unitivus</i>: cf.
F. <i>unitif</i>.] <def>Having the power of uniting; causing, or tending to
produce, union.</def>  <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>U"ni*tive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a unitive
manner.</def>  <i>Cudworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>U"nit*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Unitized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Unitizing</u> (?).] <def>To reduce to a unit, or one whole; to form into
a unit; to unify.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ni*tude</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Unity.</def> [R.]
<i>H. Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>U"ni*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Unities</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>unite</i>, F. <i>unit&eacute;</i>,
L. <i>unitas</i>, from <i>unus</i> one. See <u>One</u>, and cf.
<u>Unit</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being one;
oneness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Whatever we can consider as one thing suggests to the
understanding the idea of <i>unity</i>.</blockquote> <i>Locks.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Unity</i> is affirmed of a simple substance or indivisible
monad, or of several particles or parts so intimately and closely united as
to constitute a separate body or thing. See the Synonyms under
<u>Union</u>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Concord; harmony; conjunction; agreement;
uniformity; as, a <i>unity</i> of proofs; <i>unity</i> of
doctrine.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to
dwell together in <i>unity</i>!</blockquote> <i>Ps. cxxxiii. 1.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>Any definite quantity, or
aggregate of quantities or magnitudes taken as one, or for which 1 is made
to stand in calculation; thus, in a table of natural sines, the radius of
the circle is regarded as <i>unity</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The number 1, when it is not applied to any particular thing, is
generally called <i>unity</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Poetry & Rhet.)</i> <def>In dramatic composition,
one of the principles by which a uniform tenor of story and propriety of
representation are preserved; conformity in a composition to these; in
oratory, discourse, etc., the due subordination and reference of every part
to the development of the leading idea or the eastablishment of the main
proposition.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In the Greek drama, the three unities required were those of
<i>action</i>, of <i>time</i>, and of <i>place</i>; that is, that there
should be but one main plot; that the time supposed should not exceed
twenty-four hours; and that the place of the action before the spectators
should be one and the same throughout the piece.</p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Fine Arts & Mus.)</i> <def>Such a combination of
parts as to constitute a whole, or a kind of symmetry of style and
character.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The peculiar characteristics of an
estate held by several in joint tenancy.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The properties of it are derived from its <i>unity</i>, which is
fourfold; unity of <i>interest</i>, unity of <i>title</i>, unity of
<i>time</i>, and unity of <i>possession</i>; in other words, joint tenants
have one and the same interest, accruing by one and the same conveyance,
commencing at the same time, and held by one and the same undivided
possession. <i>Unity of possession</i> is also a joint possession of two
rights in the same thing by several titles, as when a man, having a lease
of land, afterward buys the fee simple, or, having an easement in the land
of another, buys the servient estate.</p>

<p><! p. 1577 !></p>

<p><col><b>At unity</b></col>, <cd>at one.</cd> -- <col><b>Unity of
type</b></col>. <i>(Biol.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Type</u>.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Union; oneness; junction; concord; harmony. See
<u>Union</u>.</p>

<p><hw>U*niv"a*lence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The
quality or state of being univalent.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*niv"a*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> + L.
<i>valens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr.  See <u>Valence</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Having a valence of one; capable of combining with, or of being
substituted for, one atom of hydrogen; monovalent; -- said of certain atoms
and radicals.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ni*valve</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Uni-</i> +
<i>valve</i>: cf. F. <i>univalve</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A shell
consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell is composed of a single
piece, as the snails and conchs.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Most univalves are spiral and are the shells of gastropods, but
many belong to cephalopods and pteropods. A large number of univalves
belonging to the gastropods are conical, cup-shaped, or shieldlike, as the
limpets.</p>

<p>{ <hw>U"ni*valve</hw> (?), <hw>U"ni*valved</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>univalve</i>.] <i>(Bot. & Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Having one valve; as, a <i>univalve</i> shell or pericarp.</def></p>

<p><hw>||U`ni*val"vi*a</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Gastropoda</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*val"vu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot. &
Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Univalve</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*ver"sal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>universalis</i>:
cf. F. <i>universel</i>, OF. also <i>universal</i>. See <u>Universe</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the universe; extending to,
including, or affecting, the whole number, quantity, or space; unlimited;
general; all-reaching; all-pervading; as, <i>universal</i> ruin;
<i>universal</i> good; <i>universal</i> benevolence or benefice.</def>
"Anointed <i>universal</i> King."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>universal</i> cause<BR>
Acts not by partial, but by general laws.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This <i>universal</i> frame began.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Universal</i> and its derivatives are used in common discourse
for <i>general</i> and its derivatives. See <u>General</u>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Constituting or considered as a whole; total;
entire; whole; as, the <i>universal</i> world.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>At which the <i>universal</i> host up dent<BR>
A shout that tore Hell's concave.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>Adapted or adaptable to all or to
various uses, shapes, sizes, etc.; as, a <i>universal</i> milling
machine.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Logic)</i> <def>Forming the whole of a genus;
relatively unlimited in extension; affirmed or denied of the whole of a
subject; as, a <i>universal</i> proposition; -- opposed to
<i>particular</i>; e. g. (<i>universal</i> affirmative) All men are
animals; (<i>universal</i> negative) No men are omniscient.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Universal chuck</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>a chuck, as for a
lathe, having jaws which can be moved simultaneously so as to grasp objects
of various sizes.</cd> -- <col><b>Universal church</b></col>, <cd>the whole
church of God in the world; the catholic church. See the Note under
<u>Catholic</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, 1.</cd> -- <col><b>Universal
coupling</b></col>. <i>(Mach.)</i> <cd>Same as <i>Universal joint</i>,
below.</cd> -- <col><b>Universal dial</b></col>, <cd>a dial by which the
hour may be found in any part of the world, or under any elevation of the
pole.</cd> -- <col><b>Universal instrument</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>,
<cd>a species of altitude and azimuth instrument, the peculiarity of which
is, that the object end of the telescope is placed at right angles to the
eye end, with a prism of total reflection at the angle, and the eye end
constitutes a portion of the horizontal axis of the instrument, having the
eyepiece at the pivot and in the center of the altitude circle, so that the
eye has convenient access to both at the same time.</cd> --
<col><b>Universal joint</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>a contrivance used
for joining two shafts or parts of a machine endwise, so that the one may
give rotary motion to the other when forming an angle with it, or may move
freely in all directions with respect to the other, as by means of a cross
connecting the forked ends of the two shafts (Fig. 1). Since this joint can
not act when the angle of the shafts is less than 140&deg;, a double joint
of the same kind is sometimes used for giving rotary motion at angles less
than 140&deg; (Fig. 2).</cd> -- <col><b>Universal umbel</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a primary or general umbel; the first or largest set of
rays in a compound umbel; -- opposed to <i>partial umbel</i>. A
<i>universal involucre</i> is not unfrequently placed at the foot of a
universal umbel.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- General; all; whole; total. See <u>General</u>.</p>

<p><hw>U`ni*ver"sal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
whole; the general system of the universe; the universe.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Plato calleth God the cause and original, the nature and
reason, of the <i>universal</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Logic)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A general
abstract conception, so called from being universally applicable to, or
predicable of, each individual or species contained under it.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A universal proposition. See <u>Universal</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, 4.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*ver*sa"li*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Universalism; Universalist.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>U`ni*ver"sal*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>universalisme</i>.] <i>(Theol.)</i> <def>The doctrine or belief that all
men will be saved, or made happy, in the future state.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*ver"sal*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>universaliste</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Theol.)</i> <def>One who believes in
Universalism; one of a denomination of Christians holding this
faith.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who affects to understand all the
particulars in statements or propositions.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Bentley.</i></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*ver"sal*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Unversalists of their doctrines.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*ver`sal*is"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the whole; universal.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*ver*sal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Universalties</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. <i>universalit&eacute;</i>.]
<def>The quality or state of being universal; unlimited extension or
application; generality; -- distinguished from <i>particularity</i>; as,
the <i>unversality</i> of a proposition; the <i>unversality</i> of sin; the
<i>unversality</i> of the Deluge.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*ver"sal*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Universalized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Universalizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>universaliser</i>.] <def>To make
universal; to generalize.</def>  <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*ver"sal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a universal
manner; without exception; as, God's laws are <i>universally</i> binding on
his creatures.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*ver"sal*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being universal; universality.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ni*verse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>universum</i>, from
<i>universus</i> universal; <i>unus</i> one + <i>vertere</i>,
<i>versum</i>, to turn, that is, turned into one, combined into one whole;
cf. F. <i>univers</i>. See <u>One</u>, and <u>Verse</u>.] <def>All created
things viewed as constituting one system or whole; the whole body of
things, or of phenomena; the &?; &?; of the Greeks, the <i>mundus</i> of
the Latins; the world; creation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>How may I<BR>
Adore thee, Author of this <i>universe</i><BR>
And all this good to man!</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*ver"si*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Universities</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>universite</i>, L.
<i>universitas</i> all together, the whole, the universe, a number of
persons associated into one body, a society, corporation, fr.
<i>universus</i> all together, universal: cf. F. <i>universit&eacute;</i>.
See <u>Universe</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The universe; the
whole.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An association, society, guild, or corporation,
esp. one capable of having and acquiring property.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>universities</i>, or corporate bodies, at Rome were
very numerous. There were corporations of bakers, farmers of the revenue,
scribes, and others.</blockquote> <i>Eng. Cyc.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An institution organized and incorporated for
the purpose of imparting instruction, examining students, and otherwise
promoting education in the higher branches of literature, science, art,
etc., empowered to confer degrees in the several arts and faculties, as in
theology, law, medicine, music, etc. A university may exist without having
any college connected with it, or it may consist of but one college, or it
may comprise an assemblage of colleges established in any place, with
professors for instructing students in the sciences and other branches of
learning.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The present <i>universities</i> of Europe were, originally,
the greater part of them, ecclesiastical corporations, instituted for the
education of churchmen . . . What was taught in the greater part of those
<i>universities</i> was suitable to the end of their institutions, either
theology or something that was merely preparatory to theology.</blockquote>
<i>A. Smith.</i></p>

<p>&fist; From the Roman words <i>universitas</i>, <i>collegium</i>,
<i>corpus</i>, are derived the terms <i>university</i>, <i>college</i>, and
<i>corporation</i>, of modern languages; and though these words have
obtained modified significations in modern times, so as to be indifferently
applicable to the same things, they all agree in retaining the fundamental
signification of the terms, whatever may have been added to them. There is
now no university, college, or corporation, which is not a juristical
person in the sense above explained [see def. 2, above]; wherever these
words are applied to any association of persons not stamped with this mark,
it is an abuse of terms.  <i>Eng. Cyc.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>U`ni*ver`so*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to universology.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*ver*sol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is
versed in universology.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ni*ver*sol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Universe</i> +
<i>-logy</i>.] <def>The science of the universe, and the relations which it
involves.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*niv"o*ca*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being univocal.</def> [R.]  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*niv"o*cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>univocus</i>;
<i>unus</i> one + <i>vox</i>, <i>vocis</i>, a voice, word. See <u>One</u>,
and <u>Voice</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having one meaning only; --
contrasted with <i>equivocal</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having unison of sound, as the octave in music.
See <u>Unison</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Having always the same drift or tenor; uniform;
certain; regular.</def> [R.]  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Unequivocal; indubitable.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Jer.
Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*niv"o*cal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Aristotelian Logic)</i> <def>A generic term, or a term applicable in
the same sense to all the species it embraces.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A word having but one meaning.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*niv"o*cal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a univocal
manner; in one term; in one sense; not equivocally.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>How is sin <i>univocally</i> distinguished into venial and
mortal, if the venial be not sin?</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*niv`o*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>univocation</i>.] <def>Agreement of name and meaning.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Whiston.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*join"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st <i>un-</i> +
<i>join</i>.] <def>To disjoin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*joint"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st <i>un-</i> +
<i>joint</i>.] <def>To disjoint.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*joint"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Properly p. p. of
<i>unjoint</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Disjointed; unconnected; hence,
incoherent.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Pref. <i>un-</i> + <i>jointed</i>.] <def>Having no
joint or articulation; as, an <i>unjointed</i> stem.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*just"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Acting contrary to the standard of right; not animated or controlled
by justice; false; dishonest; as, an <i>unjust</i> man or judge.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Contrary to justice and right; prompted by a
spirit of injustice; wrongful; as, an <i>unjust</i> sentence; an
<i>unjust</i> demand; an <i>unjust</i> accusation.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*just"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Un*just"ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*jus"tice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of justice;
injustice.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Hales.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"kard</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Unked</u>.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>||Un"ke</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G. <i>unke</i>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A European aquatic toad (<i>Bombinator
igneus</i>).  Its back is dark; its belly is marked with crimson. Called
also <i>feuerkr&ouml;te</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un"ked</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Corrupted fr. <i>uncouth</i>,
or OE. <i>unkid</i>; <i>un-</i> + p. p. of AS. <i>c&ymacr;&eth;an</i> to
make known, fr. <i>c&umacr;&eth;</i> known. See <u>Uncouth</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Odd; strange; ugly; old; uncouth.</def> [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Lonely; dreary; unkard.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Weston is sadly <i>unked</i> without you.</blockquote>
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*kemmed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unkempt.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*kempt"</hw> (?; 215), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not
+ <i>kempt</i>, p. p. of <i>kemb</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not combed;
disheveled; as, an urchin with <i>unkempt</i> hair.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.; Not smoothed; unpolished; rough.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My rhymes be rugged and <i>unkempt</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*ken"nel</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st <i>un-</i> +
<i>kennel</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To drive from a kennel or hole; as, to
<i>unkennel</i> a fox.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To discover; to disclose.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*kent"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Un-</i> knot +
<i>ken</i> to know.] <def>Unknown; strange.</def> [Obs. or Scot.]  <i>W.
Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*keth"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Uncouth.</def> [Obs. or
Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*kind"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Kin</u> kindred.]
<def>Having no race or kindred; childless.</def> [Obs. & R.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*kind"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
kind; contrary to nature, or the law of kind or kindred; unnatural.</def>
[Obs.] "Such <i>unkind</i> abominations."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Wanting in kindness, sympathy, benevolence,
gratitude, or the like; cruel; harsh; unjust; ungrateful.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He is <i>unkind</i> that recompenseth not; but he is most
<i>unkind</i> that forgetteth.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*kind"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Un*kind"ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*kind"li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Unkindness.</def> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*kind"ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
kindly; unkind; ungracious.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unnatural; contrary to nature.</def> [Obs.]
"<i>Unkindly</i> crime."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Unfavorable; annoying; malignant.</def>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*kin"dred</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not kindred; not of
the same kin.</def> [Obs.] <i>Rowe.</i> -- <wf>Un*kin"dred*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*king"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st <i>un-</i> +
<i>king</i>.] <def>To cause to cease to be a king.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Shall his condescension, therefore, <i>unking</i>
him?</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*king"ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
condition of being unkinged; abolition of monarchy.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Unkingship</i> was proclaimed, and his majesty's statues
thrown down.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*kiss"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st <i>un-</i> +
<i>king</i>.] <def>To cancel or annul what was done or sealed by a kiss; to
cancel by a kiss.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Let me <i>unkiss</i> the oath 'twixt thee and
me.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Uncle</u>.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*knight"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st <i>un-</i> +
<i>knight</i>.] <def>To deprive of knighthood.</def>  <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*knit"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st <i>un-</i> +
<i>knit</i>.] <def>To undo or unravel what is knitted together.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Fie, fie! <i>unknit</i> that threatening unkind
brow.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*knot"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st <i>un-</i> +
<i>knot</i>.] <def>To free from knots; to untie.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*know"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st <i>un-</i> +
<i>know</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cease to know; to lose the knowledge
of.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To fail of knowing; to be ignorant of.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*know"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <i>Un-</i> not,
<u>Know</u>.] <def>Unknown.</def> [Obs.] "French of Paris was to her
<i>unknow</i>."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*knowl"edged</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not acknowledged
or recognized.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>For which bounty to us lent<BR>
Of him <i>unknowledged</i> or unsent.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*known"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not known; not
apprehended.</def> -- <wf>Un*known"ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [R.]
<i>Camden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*la"bored</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not produced by labor or toil.</def> "<i>Unlabored</i> harvests."
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not cultivated; untitled; as, an
<i>unlabored</i> field.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not laboriously produced, or not evincing labor;
as, an <i>unlabored</i> style or work.</def>  <i>Tickell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*lace"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st <i>un-</i> +
<i>lace</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To loose by undoing a lacing; as, to
<i>unlace</i> a shoe.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To loose the dress of; to undress; hence, to
expose; to disgrace.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What's the matter,<BR>
That you <i>unlace</i> your reputation thus?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To loose, and take off, as a
bonnet from a sail, or to cast off, as any lacing in any part of the
rigging of a vessel.</def>  <i>Totten.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*lade"</hw> <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st <i>un-</i> +
<i>lade</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To take the load from; to take out
the cargo of; as, to <i>unlade</i> a ship or a wagon.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The venturous merchant . . . <BR>
Shall here <i>unlade</i> him and depart no more.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To unload; to remove, or to have removed, as a
load or a burden; to discharge.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There the ship was to <i>unlade</i> her burden.</blockquote>
<i>Acts. xxi. 3.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*laid"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
laid or placed; not fixed.</def>  <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not allayed; not pacified; not laid finally to
rest.</def> [R.] "Stubborn, <i>unlaid</i> ghost."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not laid out, as a corpse.</def> [R.]  <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Unlaid paper</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Laid paper</i>, under
<u>Laid</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Un*land"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st <i>un-</i> +
<i>land</i>.] <def>To deprive of lands.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*lap"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st <i>un-</i> +
<i>lap</i>.] <def>To unfold.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*lash"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st <i>un-</i> +
<i>lash</i>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To loose, as that which is lashed or tied
down.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*latch"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Unlatched</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Unlatching</u>.] [1st <i>un-</i> + <i>latch</i>.] <def>To open or loose
by lifting the latch; as, to <i>unlatch</i> a door.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*laugh"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st <i>un-</i> +
<i>laugh</i>.] <def>To recall, as former laughter.</def> [Obs. & R.]
<i>Sir T. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*law"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st <i>un-</i> +
<i>law</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To deprive of the authority or
character of law.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To put beyond protection of law; to
outlaw.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>To impose a fine upon; to
fine.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1578 !></p>

<p><hw>Un*law"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>law</i>.] <i>(Scots Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any transgression
or offense against the law.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A fine imposed
as a penalty for violation of the law.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*lawed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>lawed</i>, p. p. of <i>lawe</i>.] <def>Not having the claws and balls of
the forefeet cut off; -- said of dogs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*law"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not lawful; contrary
to law.</def> -- <wf>Un*law"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*law"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><col><b>Unlawful assembly</b></col>. <i>(Law)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Assembly</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Un*law"like`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not according to
law; being or done in violation of law; unlawful.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*lay"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>lay</i>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To untwist; as, to <i>unlay</i> a
rope.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*learn"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>learn</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To forget, as what has been learned; to lose
from memory; also, to learn the contrary of.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I had learned nothing right; I had to <i>unlearn</i>
everything.</blockquote> <i>Milner.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To fail to learn.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Dr. H.
More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*learn"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>learned</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not learned; untaught; uneducated;
ignorant; illiterate.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not gained by study; not known.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not exhibiting learning; as, <i>unlearned</i>
verses.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*learn"ed*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*learn"ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*leash"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>leash</i>.] <def>To free from a leash, or as from a leash; to let go; to
release; as, to <i>unleash</i> dogs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*leav"ened</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not leavened;
containing no leaven; as, <i>unleavened</i> bread.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*less"</hw> (?), <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> [Formerly, <i>onles</i>,
<i>onlesse</i>, <i>onlesse that</i>, that is, in less, in a less case. See
<u>On</u>, and <u>Less</u>.] <def>Upon any less condition than (the fact or
thing stated in the sentence or clause which follows); if not; supposing
that not; if it be not; were it not that; except; as, we shall fail
<i>unless</i> we are industrious.</def></p>

<p>&fist; By the omission of the verb in the dependent clause,
<i>unless</i> was frequently used prepositionally, -- a construction common
in Shakespeare and still employed colloquially.</p>

<p><blockquote>Here nothing breeds <i>unless</i> the nightly
owl.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*licked"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not licked; hence,
not properly formed; ungainly.  Cf. <i>To lick into shape</i>, under
<u>Lick</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos></def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*like"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
like; dissimilar; diverse; having no resemblance; as, the cases are
<i>unlike</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not likely; improbable; unlikely.</def>
[Obsoles.]</p>

<p><col><b>Unlike quantities</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>quantities
expressed by letters which are different or of different powers, as
<i>a</i>, <i>b</i>, <i>c</i>, <i>a</i><sup>2</sup>, <i>a</i><sup>3</sup>,
<i>x</i><sup>n</sup>, and the like.</cd> -- <col><b>Unlike signs</b></col>
<i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>the signs <i>plus</i> (+) and <i>minus</i> (-
).</cd></p>

<p><hw>Un*like"li*hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Absence of
likelihood.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*like"li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being unlikely.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*like"ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected; as, an <i>unlikely</i>
event; the thing you mention is very <i>unlikely</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to
fail; unpromising; as, <i>unlikely</i> means.</def>  <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not such as to inspire liking; unattractive;
disagreeable.</def> [Obs.] "The <i>unlikely</i> eld of me."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*like"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an unlikely
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*lik"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>liken</i>.] <def>To make unlike; to dissimilate.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*like"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being unlike; want of resemblance; dissimilarity.</def>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*lim"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>limber</i>.] <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>To detach the limber from; as, to
<i>unlimber</i> a gun.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*lim"it*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Illimitable.</def>  <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*lim"it*ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
limited; having no bounds; boundless; as, an <i>unlimited</i> expanse of
ocean.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Undefined; indefinite; not bounded by proper
exceptions; as, <i>unlimited</i> terms.</def> "Nothing doth more prevail
than <i>unlimited</i> generalities."  <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Unconfined; not restrained;
unrestricted.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ascribe not unto God such an <i>unlimited</i> exercise of
mercy as may destroy his justice.</blockquote> <i>Rogers.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Unlimited problem</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>a problem which
is capable of an infinite number of solutions.</cd> -- <col><b>Unlimited
pump</b></col>, <cd>a kind of deep-well pump placed at the level of the
water, and operated from above ground.</cd></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*lim"it*ed*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*lim"it*ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*line"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>line</i>.] <def>To take the lining out of; hence, to empty; as, to
<i>unline</i> one's purse.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*link"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>link</i>.] <def>To separate or undo, as links; to uncoil; to
unfasten.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*liq"ui*da`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not liquidated;
not exactly ascertained; not adjusted or settled.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Unliquidated damages</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>penalties or
damages not ascertained in money.</cd>  <i>Burrill.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>Un*liq"uored</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not moistened or wet with liquor; dry.</def> "<i>Unliquored</i>
coach."  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not in liquor; not intoxicated; sober.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Like an <i>unliquored</i> Silenus.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*live"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>live</i>.] <def>To &?;&?;ve in a contrary manner, as a life; to live in
a manner contrary to.</def> [R.]  <i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*lived"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See 1st pref. <u>Un-</u>,
and <u>Life</u>, <u>Live</u>.] <def>Bereft or deprived of life.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*load"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>load</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To take the load from; to discharge
of a load or cargo; to disburden; as, to <i>unload</i> a ship; to
<i>unload</i> a beast.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to relieve from anything
onerous.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To discharge or remove, as a load or a burden;
as, to <i>unload</i> the cargo of a vessel.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To draw the charge from; as, to <i>unload</i> a
gun.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To sell in large quantities, as stock; to get
rid of.</def> [Brokers' Cant, U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*load"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To perform the act of
unloading anything; as, let <i>unload</i> now.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*load"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that
which, unloads; a device for unloading, as hay from a wagon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*lo"ca*ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not located or placed; not fixed in a place.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not surveyed, or designated by marks, limits, or
boundaries, as appropriated to some individual, company, or corporation;
as, <i>unlocated</i> lands.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*lock"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. AS.
<i>unl&?;can</i>. See 1st <u>Un-</u>, and <u>Lock</u>, <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To unfasten, as what is locked; as,
to <i>unlock</i> a door or a chest.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To open, in general; to lay open; to
undo.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Unlock</i> your springs, and open all your
shades.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[Lord] <i>unlock</i> the spell of sin.</blockquote> <i>J. H.
Newman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*lodge"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>lodge</i>.] <def>To dislodge; to deprive of lodgment.</def>
<i>Carew.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*look"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>look</i>.] <def>To recall or retract, as a look.</def> [R.]
<i>Richardson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*looked"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>looked</i>.] <def>Not observed or foreseen; unexpected; -- generally
with <i>for</i>.</def> "<i>Unlooked</i> success."  <i>Denham.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>She comes <i>unlooked</i> for, if she comes at
all.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*looked"-for</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not looked for;
unexpected; as, an <i>unlooked-for</i> event.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*loose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
(intensive) + <i>loose</i>.] <def>To make loose; to loosen; to set
free.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*loose"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become unfastened;
to lose all connection or union.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*loos"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
(intensive) + <i>loosen</i>.] <def>To loosen; to unloose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*lord"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>lord</i>.] <def>To deprive of the rank or position of a lord.</def>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*lord"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> [Properly
p. p. of <i>unlord</i>.] <def>Deprived of the rank of a lord.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Pref. <i>un-</i> + <i>lorded</i>.] <def>Not raised
to the rank of a lord.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*love"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>love</i>.] <def>To cease to love; to hate.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*love"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not lovely; not
amiable; possessing qualities that excite dislike; disagreeable;
displeasing; unpleasant.</def> -- <wf>Un*love"li*ness</wf> (#),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*luck"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an unlucky
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*luck"i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or state of
being unlucky.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*luck"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
lucky; not successful; unfortunate; ill-fated; unhappy; as, an
<i>unlucky</i> man; an <i>unlucky</i> adventure; an <i>unlucky</i> throw of
dice; an <i>unlucky</i> game.</def></p>

<p>&fist; This word is properly applied to incidents in which failure
results from chance or fortuity, as in games of hazard, rather than from
lack or feebleness of effort.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Bringing bad luck; ill-omened;
inauspicious.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Haunt me not with that <i>unlucky</i> face.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Mischievous; as, an <i>unlucky</i> wag.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*lust"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Listlessness;
disinclination.</def> [Obs.] "Idleness and <i>unlust</i>."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*lute"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>lute</i>.] <def>To separate, as things cemented or luted; to take the
lute or the clay from.</def>  <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*made"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> [Pref.
<i>un-</i> not + <i>made</i>.] <def>Not yet made or formed; as, an
<i>unmade</i> grave.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Properly p. p. of <i>unmake</i>.] <def>Deprived of
form, character, etc.; disunited.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*mag"is*trate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>magistrate</i>.] <def>To divest of the office or authority of a
magistrate.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*maid"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>maiden</i>.] <def>To ravish; to deflower.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*make"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>make</i>.] <def>To destroy the form and qualities of; to deprive of
being; to uncreate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>God does not make or <i>unmake</i> things to try
experiments.</blockquote> <i>T. Burnet.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*man"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>man</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To deprive of the distinctive qualities of a
human being, as reason, or the like.</def> [R.]  <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To emasculate; to deprive of virility.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To deprive of the courage and fortitude of a
man; to break or subdue the manly spirit in; to cause to despond; to
dishearten; to make womanish.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let's not <i>unman</i> each other.</blockquote>
<i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To deprive of men; as, to <i>unman</i> a
ship.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*man"a*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>manacle</i>.] <def>To free from manacles.</def>  <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*man"hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Absence or lack of
manhood.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*manned"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
[Properly p. p. of <i>unman</i>.] <def>Deprived of manly qualities;
deficient in vigor, strength, courage, etc.; weak; effeminate.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not + <i>man</i> + <i>-ed</i>.]
<i>(Falconry)</i> <def>Not tamed; not made familiar with, or subject to,
man; -- also used figuratively.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Hood my <i>unmanned</i> blood bating in my cheeks<BR>
With thy black mantle.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not + <i>manned</i>.] <def>Not
furnished with men; as, an <i>unmanned</i> ship.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*man"ner*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not mannerly; ill-
bred; rude.</def> -- <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Uncivilly; rudely.</def> -
- <wf>Un*man"ner*li*ness</wf> (#), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*man"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>mantle</i>.] <def>To divest of a mantle; to uncover.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Nay, she said, but I will <i>unmantle</i> you.</blockquote>
<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*mar"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>marry</i>.] <def>To annul the marriage of; to divorce.</def>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*mar"tyr</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>martyr</i>.] <def>To degrade from the rank of a martyr.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*mas"cu*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>masculate</i>.] <def>To emasculate.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*mask"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>mask</i>.] <def>To strip of a mask or disguise; to lay open; to
expose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*mask"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To put off a mask.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*mas"ter*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Incapable of
being mastered or subdued.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`ma*te"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not material;
immaterial.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Daniel.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*mean"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Having no meaning or signification; as, <i>unmeaning</i>
words.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not indicating intelligence or sense; senseless;
expressionless; as, an <i>unmeaning</i> face.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There pride sits blazoned on the <i>unmeaning</i>
brow.</blockquote> <i>Trumbull.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*mean"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*mean"ing*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*meant"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not meant or intended;
unintentional.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*meas"ur*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Immeasurable.</def> <i>Swift.</i> -- <wf>Un*meas"ur*a*ble*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- <wf>Un*meas"ur*a*bly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*mech"an*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>mechanize</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To undo the mechanism of; to unmake; as, to
<i>unmechanize</i> a structure.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sterne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*mech"an*ized</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>mechanized</i>.] <def>Not mechanized.</def>  <i>Paley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*meet"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not meet or fit; not
proper; unbecoming; unsuitable; -- usually followed by <i>for</i>.</def>
"<i>Unmeet</i> for a wife."  <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And all <i>unmeet</i> our carpet floors.</blockquote>
<i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*meet"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Un*meet"ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*mem"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>member</i>.] <def>To deprive of membership, as in a church.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*men"tion*a*bles</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>The
breeches; trousers.</def> [Jocose]
</p>

<p><hw>Un*mer"chant*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Com.)</i>
<def>Not merchantable; not fit for market; being of a kind, quality, or
quantity that is unsalable.</def>  <i>McElrath.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*mer"cied</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>mercy</i>.] <def>Unmerciful; merciless.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*mer"ci*ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not merciful;
indisposed to mercy or grace; cruel; inhuman; merciless; unkind.</def> --
<wf>Un*mer"ci*ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*mer"ci*ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*mer"ci*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i>
(intensive) + <i>merciless</i>.] <def>Utterly merciless.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Joye.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*mew"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>mew</i> to confine.] <def>To release from confinement or
restraint.</def>  <i>Keats.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*min"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>mingle</i>.] <def>To separate, as things mixed.</def>  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`mis*tak"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Incapable of
being mistaken or misunderstood; clear; plain; obvious; evident.</def> --
<wf>Un`mis*tak"a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p>{ <hw>Un*mi"ter</hw>, <hw>Un*mi"tre</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>
[1st pref. <i>un-</i> + <i>miter</i>.] <def>To deprive of a miter; to
depose or degrade from the rank of a bishop.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Un*mold"</hw>, <hw>Un*mould"</hw>  } (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>
[1st pref. <i>un-</i> + <i>mold</i>.] <def>To change the form of; to reduce
from any form.</def> "<i>Unmolding</i> reason's mintage."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*mon"eyed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of money;
not rich.</def> [Written also <i>unmonied</i>.]  <i>Shenstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`mo*nop"o*lize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>monopolize</i>.] <def>To recover or release from the state of
being monopolized.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Unmonopolizing</i> the rewards of learning and
industry.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*moor"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>moor</i>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To cause to ride with
one anchor less than before, after having been moored by two or more
anchors.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To loose from anchorage. See
<u>Moor</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Un*moor"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To weigh anchor.</def>
<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*mor"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no moral
perception, quality, or relation; involving no idea of morality; --
distinguished from both <i>moral</i> and <i>immoral</i>.</def> --
<wf>Un`mo*ral"i*ty</wf> (#), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*mor"al*ized</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not restrained or
tutored by morality.</def>  <i>Norris.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*mor"rised</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not arrayed in the
dress of a morris dancer.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*mor"tise</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>mortise</i>.] <def>To loosen, unfix, or separate, as things mortised
together.</def>  <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`-Mo*sa"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not according to
Moses; unlike Moses or his works.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>By this reckoning <i>Moses</i> should be most <i>un
Mosaic</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*moth"ered</hw> (?), [1st pref. <i>un-</i> + <i>mother</i>.]
<def>Deprived of a mother; motherless.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*mov"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Immovable.</def>
"Steadfast, <i>unmovable</i>."  <i>1 Cor. xv. 58. Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*mov"a*bly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Immovably.</def> [R.]
<i>J. Ellis.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*moved"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not moved; fixed;
firm; unshaken; calm; apathetic.</def> -- <wf>Un*mov"ed*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*muf"fle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>muffle</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To take a covering from, as the face; to
uncover.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To remove the muffling of, as a drum.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*mu"ta*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Immutable.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*muz"zle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>muzzle</i>.] <def>To loose from a muzzle; to remove a muzzle
from.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*nail"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>nail</i>.] <def>To remove the nails from; to unfasten by removing
nails.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*napped"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Finished without a
nap.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I did not attempt her with a threadbare name,<BR>
<i>Unnapped</i> with meritorious actions.</blockquote> <i>Beau. &
Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*nat"u*ral</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not natural;
contrary, or not conforming, to the order of nature; being without natural
traits; as, <i>unnatural</i> crimes.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Factitious</u>.</p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*nat"u*ral*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*nat"u*ral*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*nat"u*ral*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make
unnatural.</def> [R.]  <i>Hales.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*na"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>nature</i>.] <def>To change the nature of; to invest with a different or
contrary nature.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A right heavenly nature, indeed, as if were
<i>unnaturing</i> them, doth so bridle them [the elements].</blockquote>
<i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*na"ture</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>nature</i>.] <def>The contrary of nature; that which is unnatural.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>So as to be rather <i>unnature</i>, after all, than
nature.</blockquote> <i>H. Bushnell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*near"</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>Not near; not close
to; at a distance from.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Davies (Muse's Sacrifice).</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*nec"es*sa*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not necessary;
not required under the circumstances; unless; needless; as,
<i>unnecessary</i> labor, care, or rigor.</def> --
<wf>Un*nec"es*sa*ri*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*nec"es*sa*ri*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><! p. 1579 !></p>

<p><hw>Un`ne*ces"si*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of
being unnecessary; something unnecessary.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*neigh"bored</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being without
neigbors.</def>  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*neigh"bor*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not neighborly;
distant; reserved; solitary; exclusive.</def> -- <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>
<def>Not in a neighborly manner.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*nerv"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Enervate.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*nerve"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>nerve</i>.] <def>To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to
enfeeble; as, to <i>unnerve</i> the arm.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Unequal match'd, . . . <BR>
The <i>unnerved</i> father falls.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*nest</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>nest</i>.] <def>To eject from a nest; to unnestle.</def> [R.]  <i>T.
Adams.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*nes"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>nestle</i>.] <def>Same as <u>Unnest</u>.</def> [R.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Un*nethe"</hw> (?), <hw>Un*nethes"</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With difficulty. See <u>Uneath</u>.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*no"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ignoble.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*no"bly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Ignobly.</def>  <i>J.
Fletcher.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*nooked"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without nooks and
corners; guileless.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Unnooked</i> simplicity."
<i>Marston.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*no"ti*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>notify</i>.] <def>To retract or withdraw a notice of.</def>
<i>Walpole.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*num"bered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not numbered; not
counted or estimated; innumerable.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*nu"mer*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Innumerable.</def> [Obs.] "An <i>unnumerable</i> multitude."
<i>Udall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*nun"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>nun</i>.] <def>To remove from condition of being a nun.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Many did quickly <i>unnun</i> and disfriar
themselves.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`o*be"di*ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Disobedience.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`o*be"di*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Disobedient.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`ob*serv"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want or neglect
of observance; inobservance.</def>  <i>Whitlock.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`ob*tru"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not obtrusive;
not presuming; modest.</def> -- <wf>Un`ob*tru"sive*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Un`ob*tru"sive*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un`of*fen"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Inoffensive.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*of"ten</hw> (?; 115), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Not
often.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*oil"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>oil</i>.] <def>To remove the oil from.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*op"er*a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Producing no
effect; inoperative.</def> [Obs.]  <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`o*per"cu*la`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of
an operculum, or cover.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*or"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>order</i>.] <def>To countermand an order for.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*or"der*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Disorderly.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Bp. Sanderson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*or"di*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Disorderly;
irregular; inordinate.</def> [R.] -- <wf>Un*or"di*nate*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*or"gan*ized</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not organized;
being without organic structure; specifically <i>(Biol.)</i>, not having
the different tissues and organs characteristic of living organisms, nor
the power of growth and development; as, the <i>unorganized</i> ferments.
See the Note under <u>Ferment</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`o*rig"i*na`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not originated; existing from all eternity.</def>  <i>F. W.
Newman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not yet caused to be, or to be made; as,
possible inventions still <i>unoriginated</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`o*rig"i*nate*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Without
origin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*os"si*fied</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Destitute of a bony structure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*owed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Ownerless.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not owed; as, to pay money
<i>unowed</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*own"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
(sense 1) <i>owned</i> possessed, and (sense 2) <i>owned</i> granted,
acknowledged.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not owned; having no owner.</def>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not acknowledged; not avowed.</def>
<i>Gay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*pack"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>pack</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To separate and remove, as things packed; to
open and remove the contents of; as, to <i>unpack</i> a trunk.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To relieve of a pack or burden.</def> [R.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*pack"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
unpacks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*pa"gan*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>paganize</i>.] <def>To cause to cease to be pagan; to divest of
pagan character.</def> [R.]  <i>Cudworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*paint"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>paint</i>.] <def>To remove the paint from; to efface, as a
painting.</def>  <i>Parnell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*paired</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not paired; not suited
or matched.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And minds <i>unpaired</i> had better think
alone.</blockquote> <i>Crabbe.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*palped"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Destitute of a palp.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*pan"nel</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>pannel</i>.] <def>To take the saddle off; to unsaddle.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Jervas.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*par"a*dise</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>paradise</i>.] <def>To deprive of happiness like that of
paradise; to render unhappy.</def> [R.]  <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*par"a*goned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no paragon
or equal; matchless; peerless.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Your <i>unparagoned</i> mistress is dead.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*par"al*leled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no
parallel, or equal; unequaled; unmatched.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>unparalleled</i> perseverance of the armies of the
United States, under every suffering and discouragement, was little short
of a miracle.</blockquote> <i>Washington.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*parched"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not
(intensive) <i>parched</i>.] <def>Dried up; withered by heat.</def> [Obs.]
"My tongue . . . <i>unparched</i>."  <i> Crashaw.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*par"ent*ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no parent,
or no acknowledged parent.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*par`lia*men"ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not
parliamentary; contrary to the practice of parliamentary bodies.</def> --
<wf>Un*par`lia*men"ta*ri*ness</wf> (#), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*par"tial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Impartial.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Bp. Sanderson.</i> -- <wf>Un*par"tial*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.] <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*pass"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Impassable.</def>
<i>E. A. Freeman.</i> -- <wf>Un*pass"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<pos><i>Evelyn.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*pas"sion*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not passionate;
dispassionate.</def> -- <wf>Un*pas"sion*ate*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*pas"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>pastor</i>.] <def>To cause to be no longer pastor; to deprive of
pastorship.</def> [R.]  <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*pathed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not having a
path.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*path"wayed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pathless.</def>
[R.] "The smooth, <i>unpathwayed</i> plain."  <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*pa"tience</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Impatience.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*pa"tient</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Impatient.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*paved"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
paved; not furnished with a pavement.</def>  <i>Hakewill.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Castrated.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Unpaved</i> eunuch."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*pay"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>pay</i>.] <def>To undo, take back, or annul, as a payment.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*peace"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Absence or lack of
peace.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Testament of Love.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*ped"i*greed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not distinguished
by a pedigree.</def> [R.]  <i>Pollok.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*peeled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> [1st
pref. <i>un-</i> (intensive) + <i>peel</i>.] <def>Thoroughly stripped;
pillaged.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not + <i>peeled</i>.] <def>Not
peeled.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*peer"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Incapable of
having a peer, or equal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*peered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no peer;
unequaled; unparalleled.</def> "<i>Unpeered</i> excellence."
<i>Marston.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*peg"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>peg</i>.] <def>To remove a peg or pegs from; to unfasten; to open.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*pen"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>pen</i>.] <def>To release from a pen or from confinement.</def> "If a
man <i>unpens</i> another's water."  <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*pen"e*tra*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Impenetrable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*pen"i*tent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Impenitent.</def>
<i>Sandys.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*peo"ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>people</i>.] <def>To deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`per*e"gal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>peregal</i>.] <def>Unequal.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*per"fect</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>perfect</i>.] <def>To mar or destroy the perfection of.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*per"fect</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>perfect</i>.] <def>Imperfect.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i> --
<wf>Un*per"fect*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.] <i>Hales.</i> --
<wf>Un*per"fect*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`per*fec"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of
perfection; imperfection.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*per"ish*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Imperishable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*per"ish*a*bly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>
<def>Imperishably.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`per*plex"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>perplex</i>.] <def>To free from perplexity.</def> [R.]
<i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`per*sua"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of not
being persuaded; disbelief; doubt.</def> [R.]  <i>Abp. Leighton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`per*vert</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>pervert</i>.] <def>To free from perversion; to deliver from being
perverted; to reconvert.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`phi*los"o*phize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref.
<i>un-</i> + <i>philosophize</i>.] <def>To degrade from the character of a
philosopher.</def> [R.]  <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*pick</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
(intensive) + <i>pick</i>.] <def>To pick out; to undo by picking.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*picked"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Properly p. p. of
<i>unpick</i>.] <def>Picked out; picked open.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not + <i>picked</i>.] <def>Not
picked.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*pin"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>pin</i>.] <def>To loose from pins; to remove the pins from; to unfasten;
as, to <i>unpin</i> a frock; to <i>unpin</i> a frame.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*pin"ion</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>pinion</i>.] <def>To loose from pinions or manacles; to free from
restraint.</def>  <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*pit"ied</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not pitied.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Pitiless; merciless.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*pi"tious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Impious; wicked.</def> [Obs.] "The life of the <i>unpitous</i>."
<i>Wyclif (Prov. xv. 8).</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Destitute of pity; pitiless.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*pi"tous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.] --
<wf>Un*pi"tous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*pi"tous*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Impiety.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*pit"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of piety.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*pla"ca*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Implacable.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*placed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not placed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*plaid"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>plaid</i>.] <def>To deprive of a plaid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*plained"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not deplored or
bewailed; unlamented.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*plat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>plat</i>.] <def>To take out the folds or twists of, as something
previously platted; to unfold; to unwreathe.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*plau"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not approving;
disapproving.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*plead"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not used as a plea; not urged; as, an <i>unpleaded</i>
excuse.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not supported by pleas; undefended; as, an
<i>unpleaded</i> suit.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*pleas"ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not pleasant; not
amiable or agreeable; displeasing; offensive.</def> --
<wf>Un*pleas"ant*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*pleas"ant*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*pleas"ant*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Unpleasantries</b></plw> (&?;).</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Want of pleasantry.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A state of disagreement; a falling out.</def>
<i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*pleas"ive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unpleasant.</def>
[Obs.] "An <i>unpleasive</i> passion."  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*pleat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>pleat</i>.] <def>To remove the plaits of; to smooth.</def>  <i>W.
Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*plight"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>plight</i>.] <def>To unfold; to lay open; to explain.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*plumb"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>plumb</i>.] <def>To deprive of lead, as of a leaden coffin.</def> [R.]
<i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*plume"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>plume</i>.] <def>To strip of plumes or feathers; hence, to
humiliate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*poised"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not poised or balanced.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not poised or weighed; hence, regardless of
consequences; unhesitating.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Marston.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*poi"son</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>poison</i>.] <def>To remove or expel poison from.</def> [Obs.]
<i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*pol"i*cied</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not having civil polity, or a regular form of government.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Impolitic; imprudent.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*pol"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>polish</i>.] <def>To deprive of polish; to make impolite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`po*lite"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not polite;
impolite; rude.</def> -- <wf>Un`po*lite"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un`po*lite"ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*pol"i*tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Impolitic;
imprudent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*polled"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not polled.</def>
Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Not enumerated or registered; as, an
<i>unpolled</i> vote or voter.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Not
plundered.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Unpoll'd</i> Arabian wealth."
<i>Fanshawe.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*pope"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>pope</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To divest of the character, office,
or authority of a pope.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To deprive of a pope.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Rome will never so far <i>unpope</i> herself as to part with
her pretended supremacy.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*por"tu*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Importunate;
troublesome with requests.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Golden Boke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*por"tu*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no
ports.</def> [Obs.] "An <i>unportuous</i> coast."  <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`pos*sess"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>possess</i>.] <def>To be without, or to resign, possession of.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*pos`si*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Impossibility.</def> [R.] "Utter <i>unpossibility</i>."
<i>Poe.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*pos"si*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Impossible.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*pow"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of power;
weakness.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*pow"er*ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not powerful;
weak.</def>  <i>Cowley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*prac"ti*ca*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Impracticable;
not feasible.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*prac"ti*cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not practical;
impractical.</def> "<i>Unpractical</i> questions."  <i>H. James.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I like him none the less for being
<i>unpractical</i>.</blockquote> <i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*praise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>praise</i>.] <def>To withhold praise from; to deprive of praise.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*pray</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>pray</i>.] <def>To revoke or annul by prayer, as something previously
prayed for.</def> [R.]  <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*pray"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not to be
influenced or moved by prayers; obdurate.</def> [R.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*prayed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [With <i>for</i>.]
<def>Not prayed for.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*preach"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>preach</i>.] <def>To undo or overthrow by preaching.</def> [R.]  <i>De
Foe.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*prec"e*dent*ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no
precedent or example; not preceded by a like case; not having the authority
of prior example; novel; new; unexampled.</def> --
<wf>Un*prec"e*dent*ed*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un`pre*dict"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>predict</i>.] <def>To retract or falsify a previous prediction.</def>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*prej"u*diced</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not prejudiced; free from undue bias or prepossession; not preoccupied
by opinion; impartial; as, an <i>unprejudiced</i> mind; an
<i>unprejudiced</i> judge.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not warped or biased by prejudice; as, an
<i>unprejudiced</i> judgment.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*prej"u*diced*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>  <i>V.
Knox.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*prel"a*ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>prelate</i>.] <def>Deposed from the office of prelate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`pre*vent"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not prevented or hindered; as, <i>unprevented</i> sorrows.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not preceded by anything.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*priced"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not priced; being
without a fixed or certain value; also, priceless.</def> "Amethyst
<i>unpriced</i>."  <i>Neale (Rhythm of St. Bernard).</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*priest"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>priest</i>.] <def>To deprive of priesthood; to unfrock.</def> [R.]
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*prince"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>prince</i>.] <def>To deprive of the character or authority of a prince;
to divest of principality of sovereignty.</def> [R.]  <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*prin"ci*ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>principle</i>.] <def>To destroy the moral principles of.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*prin"ci*pled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not
+ <i>principled</i>.] <def>Being without principles; especially, being
without right moral principles; also, characterized by absence of
principle.</def> -- <wf>Un*prin"ci*pled*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*pris"on</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>prison</i>.] <def>To take or deliver from prison.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*priz"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not prized or valued; being without value.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Invaluable; being beyond estimation.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*prob"a*bly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not
+ <i>probably</i>.] <def>Improbably.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*prob"a*bly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>Un-</i> + L.
<i>probabilis</i> approvable, fr. <i>probare</i> to approve.  Cf.
<u>Probable</u>.] <def>In a manner not to be approved of; improperly.</def>
[Obs. & R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>To diminish, by the authority of wise and knowing men,
things unjustly and <i>unprobably</i> crept in.</blockquote>
<i>Strype.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`pro*fi"cien*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of
proficiency or improvement.</def>  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*prof"it</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of profit;
unprofitableness.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*prof"it*ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Profitless.</def> [R.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*prom"ise</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>promise</i>.] <def>To revoke or annul, as a promise.</def>
<i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*prop"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>prop</i>.] <def>To remove a prop or props from; to deprive of
support.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*prop"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not proper or
peculiar; improper.</def> [Obs.] -- <wf>Un*prop"er*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*pros"e*lyte</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>proselyte</i>.] <def>To convert or recover from the state of a
proselyte.</def>  <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*prot"es*tant*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref.
<i>un-</i> + <i>protestantize</i>.] <def>To render other than Protestant;
to cause to change from Protestantism to some other form of religion; to
deprive of some Protestant feature or characteristic.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The attempt to <i>unprotestantize</i> the Church of
England.</blockquote> <i>Froude.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`pro*vide</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>provide</i>.] <def>To deprive of necessary provision; to
unfurnish.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Lest her . . . beauty <i>unprovide</i> my mind
again.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*prov"i*dent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Improvident.</def> [Obs.] "Who for thyself art so <i>unprovident</i>."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*pru"dence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Imprudence.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><! p. 1580 !></p>

<p><hw>Un*pru"dent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Imprudent.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`pru*den"tial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Imprudent.</def>
[Obs.] "The most unwise and <i>unprudential</i> act."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*puck"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>pucker</i>.] <def>To smooth away the puckers or wrinkles of.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*pure"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not pure;
impure.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*pure"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Un*pure"ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*pursed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>purse</i> + <i>-ed</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Robbed of a purse, or of money.</def> [R.]
<i>Pollock.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Taken from the purse; expended.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*qual"i*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>quality</i>.] <def>To disqualify; to unfit.</def>  <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*qual"i*tied</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>quality</i>.] <def>Deprived of the usual faculties.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*queen"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>queen</i>.] <def>To divest of the rank or authority of queen.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*ques"tion*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not questionable; as, an <i>unquestionable</i> title.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not inviting questions or conversation.</def>
[R.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*ques"tion*a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*ques"tioned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not called in question; not doubted.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not interrogated; having no questions asked; not
examined or examined into.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>She muttering prayers, as holy rites she meant,<BR>
Through the divided crowd <i>unquestioned</i> went.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Indisputable; not to be opposed or
impugned.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Their <i>unquestioned</i> pleasures must be
served.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*quick"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not quick.</def> [R.]
<i>Daniel.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*qui"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>quiet</i>.] <def>To disquiet.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Ld. Herbert.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*qui"et</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>quiet</i>.] <def>Not quiet; restless; uneasy; agitated; disturbed.</def>
-- <wf>Un*qui"et*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*qui"et*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*qui"e*tude</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Uneasiness;
inquietude.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*rav"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
(intensive) + <i>ravel</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To disentangle; to disengage or separate the
threads of; as, to <i>unravel</i> a stocking.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty;
to unfold; to solve; as, to <i>unravel</i> a plot.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To separate the connected or united parts of; to
throw into disorder; to confuse.</def> "Art shall be conjured for it, and
nature all <i>unraveled</i>."  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*rav"el</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become unraveled, in
any sense.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*rav"el*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
unraveling, or the state of being unraveled.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*ra"zored</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not shaven.</def>
[R.]  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*read"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
read or perused; as, an <i>unread</i> book.</def>  <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not versed in literature; illiterate.</def>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*read"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being unready.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*read"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
ready or prepared; not prompt; slow; awkward; clumsy.</def>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Nor need the <i>unready</i> virgin strike her
breast.</blockquote> <i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not dressed; undressed.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*read"y</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>ready</i>.] <def>To undress.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*re"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not real;
unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`re*al"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being unreal; want of reality.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*re"al*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>realize</i>.] <def>To make unreal; to idealize.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His fancy . . . <i>unrealizes</i> everything at a
touch.</blockquote> <i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*re"al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an unreal manner;
ideally.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*rea"son</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>reason</i>.] <def>Want of reason; unreasonableness; absurdity.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Abbot of Unreason</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Abbot of Misrule</i>,
under <u>Abbot</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Un*rea"son</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>reason</i>.] <def>To undo, disprove, or refute by reasoning.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>To <i>unreason</i> the equity of God's
proceedings.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*rea"son*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not reasonable;
irrational; immoderate; exorbitant.</def> --
<wf>Un*rea"son*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*rea"son*a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*rea"soned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not supported by
reason; unreasonable.</def> "<i>Unreasoned</i> habits."  <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*reave"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Unreeve</u>.]
<def>To unwind; to disentangle; to loose.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*reaved"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Un-</u> not, and,
for <i>-reaved</i>, cf. <u>Rive</u>, and AS. <i>re&oacute;fan</i> to
break.] <def>Not torn, split, or parted; not torn to pieces.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`re*buk"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not deserving
rebuke or censure; blameless.</def>  <i>1 Tim. vi. 14.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`re*cur"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Incurable.</def>
[Obs.] "Some <i>unrecuring</i> wound."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`re*deemed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not
redeemed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*reeve"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>reeve</i>, v. t.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To withdraw, or take out, as a
rope from a block, thimble, or the like.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*ref`or*ma"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of
reformation; state of being unreformed.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`re*gen"er*a*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being unregenerate.</def>  <i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Un`re*gen"er*ate</hw> (?), <hw>Un`re*gen"er*a`ted</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not regenerated; not renewed in heart; remaining
or being at enmity with God.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`re*gen`er*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Unregeneracy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*rein"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>rein</i>.] <def>To loosen the reins of; to remove restraint from.</def>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`re*lent"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not relenting;
unyielding; rigid; hard; stern; cruel.</def> -- <wf>Un`re*lent"ing*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Un`re*lent"ing*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un`re*li"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not reliable;
untrustworthy. See <u>Reliable</u>.</def> -- <wf>Un`re*li"a*ble*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>Alcibiades . . . was too unsteady, and (according to Mr.
Coleridge's coinage) "<i>unreliable</i>;" or perhaps, in more correct
English, too "unrelyuponable."</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`re*li"gious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Irreligious.</def>  <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`re*mem"brance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of
remembrance; forgetfulness.</def>  <i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`re*mit"ting</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not remitting;
incessant; continued; persevering; as, <i>unremitting</i> exertions.</def>
<i>Cowper.</i> -- <wf>Un`re*mit"ting*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un`re*mit"ting*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un`re*morse"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i>
not (intensive) + <i>remorseless</i>.] <def>Utterly remorseless.</def>
[Obs. & R.] "<i>Unremorseless</i> death."  <i>Cowley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`re*pent"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Impenitence.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`re*priev"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not capable of
being reprieved.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`re*proach"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not liable to
be reproached; irreproachable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`re*proved</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not reproved.</def>  <i>Sandys.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not having incurred reproof, blameless.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>In <i>unreproved</i> pleasures free.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*rep"u*ta*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Disreputable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`re*serve"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Absence of reverse;
frankness; freedom of communication.</def>  <i>T. Warton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`re*served"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not reserved; not
kept back; not withheld in part; unrestrained.</def> --
<wf>Un`re*serv"ed*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un`re*serv"ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un`re*sist"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Nonresistance;
passive submission; irresistance.</def>  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`re*sist"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
resisted; unopposed.</def>  <i>Bentley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Resistless; as, <i>unresisted</i> fate.</def>
[R.]  <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`re*sist"i*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Irresistible.</def>  <i>W. Temple.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`re*spect"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Disrespect.</def>
[Obs.] "<i>Unrespect</i> of her toil."  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`re*spon"si*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Irresponsible.</def> <i>Fuller.</i> --
<wf>Un`re*spon"si*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*rest"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of rest or repose;
unquietness; sleeplessness; uneasiness; disquietude.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Is this, quoth she, the cause of your
<i>unrest</i>!</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Can calm despair and wild <i>unrest</i><BR>
Be tenants of a single breast?</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`re*straint"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Freedom from
restraint; freedom; liberty; license.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*rest"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Causing unrest;
disquieting; as, <i>unresty</i> sorrows.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*rev"e*nued</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not furnished with
a revenue.</def> [R.]  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*rev"er*ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Absence or lack
of reverence; irreverence.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*rev"er*end</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not reverend.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Disrespectful; irreverent.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*rev"er*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Irreverent.</def>
[R.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*rev"er*ent*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>
<def>Irreverently.</def> [R.]  <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*rid"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>riddle</i>.] <def>To read the riddle of; to solve or explain; as,
to <i>unriddle</i> an enigma or a mystery.</def>  <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And where you can't <i>unriddle</i>, learn to
trust.</blockquote> <i>Parnell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*rid"dler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
unriddles.</def>  <i>Lovelace.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*rig"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>rig</i>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To strip of rigging; as, to <i>unrig</i> a
ship.</def>  <i>Totten.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*right"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>unriht</i>. See
<u>Un-</u> not, and <u>Right</u>.] <def>Not right; wrong.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*right"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wrong.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Nor did I you never <i>unright</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*right"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>right</i>.] <def>To cause (something right) to become wrong.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*right"eous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE.
<i>unrightwise</i>, AS. <i>unrihtw&imacr;s</i>. See <u>Un-</u> not, and
<u>Righteous</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not righteous; evil; wicked; sinful; as, an
<i>unrighteous</i> man.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Contrary to law and equity; unjust; as, an
<i>unrighteous</i> decree or sentence.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*right"eous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*right"eous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*right"wise`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Unrighteous.</def> [Obs.] <i>Wyclif.</i> -- <wf>Un*right"wise`ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*ringed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not having a ring, as
in the nose.</def> "Pigs <i>unringed</i>."  <i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*ri"ot*ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Free from
rioting.</def> [Obs.] "A chaste, <i>unrioted</i> house."  <i>May
(Lucan).</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*rip"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
(intensive) + <i>rip</i>.] <def>To rip; to cut open.</def>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*ripe"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
ripe; as, <i>unripe</i> fruit.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Developing too early; premature.</def>  <i>Sir
P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*ripe"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or state of
being unripe.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*ri"valed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no rival;
without a competitor; peerless.</def> [Spelt also <i>unrivalled</i>.]
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*riv"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>rivet</i>.] <def>To take out, or loose, the rivets of; as, to
<i>unrivet</i> boiler plates.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*robe"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>robe</i>.] <def>To disrobe; to undress; to take off the
robes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*roll"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>roll</i>.] [Written also <i>unrol</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To open, as what is rolled or convolved; as, to
<i>unroll</i> cloth; to <i>unroll</i> a banner.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To display; to reveal.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To remove from a roll or register, as a
name.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If I make not this cheat bring out another . . . let me be
<i>unrolled</i> and my name put in the book of virtue!</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un-Ro"man*ized</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not subjected to Roman arms or customs.</def>  <i>J. Whitaker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>Not subjected to the principles
or usages of the Roman Catholic Church.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*roof"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>roof</i>.] <def>To strip off the roof or covering of, as a house.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*roofed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
[Properly p. p. of <i>unroof</i>.] <def>Stripped of a roof, or similar
covering.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Broken carriages, dead horses, <i>unroofed</i> cottages, all
indicated the movements.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not + <i>roofed</i>.] <def>Not yet
roofed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*roost"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>roost</i>.] <def>To drive from the roost.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*root"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>root</i>.] <def>To tear up by the roots; to eradicate; to
uproot.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*root"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be torn up by the
roots.</def>  <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*rude"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>rude</i>. In sense 2 <i>un-</i> is intensive.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not rude; polished.</def>  <i>Herrick.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Excessively rude.</def> [Obs. & R.] "See how the
<i>unrude</i> rascal backbites him."  <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*ruf"fle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>ruffle</i>.] <def>To cease from being ruffled or agitated.</def>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*ruf"fled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>ruffled</i>.] <def>Not ruffled or agitated; smooth; calm; tranquil;
quiet.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Calm and <i>unruffled</i> as a summer's sea.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Un*ru"in*ate</hw> (?), <hw>Un*ru"in*a`ted</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not ruined or destroyed.</def> [Obs.]
"<i>Unruinated</i> towers."  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*ruled"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
governed or controlled.</def> "<i>Unruled</i> and undirected."
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not ruled or marked with lines; as,
<i>unruled</i> paper.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*rul"i*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Unruliness.</def>
[Obs.] "Breaking forth with rude <i>unruliment</i>."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*rul"i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or state
unruly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*rul"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Unrulier</u> (&?;), <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Unruliest</u>.] [Pref.
<i>un-</i> not + <i>rule</i>.  Cf. <u>Ruly</u>.] <def>Not submissive to
rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate; turbulent; ungovernable;
refractory; as, an <i>unruly</i> boy; <i>unruly</i> boy; <i>unruly</i>
conduct.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But the tongue can no man tame; it is an <i>unruly</i> evil,
full of deadly poison.</blockquote> <i>James iii. 8.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*rum"ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>rumple</i>.] <def>To free from rumples; to spread or lay even,</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*sac"ra*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>sacrament</i>.] <def>To deprive of sacramental character or
efficacy; as, to <i>unsacrament</i> the rite of baptism.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*sad"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>uns&aelig;d</i>
unsated, insatiable. See <u>Un-</u> not, and <u>Sad</u>.] <def>Unsteady;
fickle.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>O, stormy people, <i>unsad</i> and ever untrue.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sad"den</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>sadden</i>.] <def>To relieve from sadness; to cheer.</def> [R.]
<i>Whitlock.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sad"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>saddle</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To strip of a saddle; to take the saddle from,
as a horse.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To throw from the saddle; to unhorse.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*sad"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Unsad</u>.]
<def>Infirmity; weakness.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*safe"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being in peril; absence of safety; insecurity.</def>  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*saint"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>saint</i>.] <def>To deprive of saintship; to deny sanctity to.</def>
[R.]  <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*saint"ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unbecoming to a
saint.</def>  <i>Gauden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sal"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not salable;
unmerchantable.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos>  <def>That which can not be
sold.</def>  <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sanc`ti*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Absence or
lack of sanctification.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sa`ti*a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality of
being unsatiable; insatiability.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*sa"ti*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Insatiable.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Hooker.</i> -- <wf>Un*sa"ti*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[Obs.] -- <wf>Un*sa"ti*a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*sa"ti*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Insatiate.</def>
<i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sat`is*fac"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Dissatisfaction.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sat"u*ra`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Capable of absorbing or dissolving to a greater degree; as, an
<i>unsaturated</i> solution.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Capable of taking up, or of
uniting with, certain other elements or compounds, without the elimination
of any side product; thus, aldehyde, ethylene, and ammonia are
<i>unsaturated</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*sat`u*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being unsaturated.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*say</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>say</i>.] <def>To recant or recall, as what has been said; to refract;
to take back again; to make as if not said.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>You can say and <i>unsay</i> things at
pleasure.</blockquote> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*scale"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>scale</i>.] <def>To divest of scales; to remove scales from.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[An eagle] purging and <i>unscaling</i> her long-abused
sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*scap"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not be escaped;
inevitable.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Un*scep"tered</hw>, <hw>Un*scep"tred</hw>  } (?),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>sceptered</i>.] <def>Having no scepter.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> + <i>scepter</i>.]
<def>Deprived of a scepter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*sci"ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of science or
knowledge; ignorance.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>If that any wight ween a thing to be otherwise than it is,
it is not only <i>unscience</i>, but it is deceivable opinion.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*screw"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>screw</i>.] <def>To draw the screws from; to loose from screws; to
loosen or withdraw (anything, as a screw) by turning it.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*scru"pu*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not scrupulous;
unprincipled.</def> -- <wf>Un*scru"pu*lous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>
-- <wf>Un*scru"pu*lous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*scru"ta*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Inscrutable.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*scutch"eoned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of an
escutcheon.</def> [R.]  <i>Pollock.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*seal"</hw> (&ubreve;n*s&emacr;l"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st
pref. <i>un-</i> + <i>seal</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To break or remove
the seal of; to open, as what is sealed; as, to <i>unseal</i> a
letter.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Unable to <i>unseal</i> his lips beyond the width of a
quarter of an inch.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To disclose, as a secret.</def> [Obs.]  <i>The
Coronation.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*seam</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>seam</i>.] <def>To open the seam or seams of; to rip; to cut; to cut
open.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*search"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not searchable;
inscrutable; hidden; mysterious.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The counsels of God are to us
<i>unsearchable</i>.</blockquote> <i>Rogers.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*search"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*search"a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*sea"son</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>season</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make unseasoned; to deprive of
seasoning.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To strike unseasonably; to affect disagreeably
or unfavorably.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Why do I send this rustic madrigal,<BR>
That may thy tuneful ear <i>unseason</i> quite?</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sea"son*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not seasonable;
being, done, or occurring out of the proper season; ill-timed; untimely;
too early or too late; as, he called at an <i>unseasonable</i> hour;
<i>unseasonable</i> advice; <i>unseasonable</i> frosts; <i>unseasonable</i>
food.</def> -- <wf>Un*sea"son*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*sea"son*a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*sea"soned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not seasoned.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Untimely; ill-timed.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*seat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>seat</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To throw from one's seat; to deprive of a
seat.</def>  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, to deprive of the right to sit in
a legislative body, as for fraud in election.</def>  <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1581 !></p>

<p><hw>Un*sec"ond*ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not seconded; not supported, aided, or assisted; as, the motion was
<i>unseconded</i>; the attempt was <i>unseconded</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not exemplified a second time.</def> [Obs.]
"Strange and <i>unseconded</i> shapes of worms."  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*se"cret</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>secret</i>.] <def>To disclose; to divulge.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*se"cret</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>secret</i>.] <def>Not secret; not close; not trusty; indiscreet.</def>
[Obs.] "We are <i>unsecret</i> to ourselves."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sec"u*lar*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>secularize</i>.] <def>To cause to become not secular; to detach
from secular things; to alienate from the world.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`se*cure"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Insecure.</def> [R.]
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*seel"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>seel</i>.] <def>To open, as the eyes of a hawk that have been seeled;
hence, to give light to; to enlighten.</def> [Obs.]  <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*seem"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>seem</i>.] <def>Not to seem.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*seem"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unbeseeming; not fit or
becoming.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*seem"li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being unseemly; unbecomingness.</def>  <i>Udall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*seem"ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not seemly; unbecoming;
indecent.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>An <i>unseemly</i> outbreak of temper.</blockquote>
<i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*seem"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an unseemly
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*seen"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
seen or discovered.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unskilled; inexperienced.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sel"dom</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Not seldom;
frequently.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*se"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>uns&?;lig</i>. See
<u>Un-</u> not, and <u>Silly</u>.] <def>Not blessed or happy; wretched;
unfortunate.</def> [Written also <i>unsilly</i>.] [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> --
<wf>Un*se"li*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sem"i*nared</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See 1st <u>Un-</u>,
and <u>Semen</u>.] <def>Deprived of virility, or seminal energy; made a
eunuch.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*sensed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wanting a distinct
meaning; having no certain signification.</def> [R.]  <i>Puller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sen"si*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Insensible.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*sen"su*al*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>sensualize</i>.] <def>To elevate from the domain of the senses;
to purify.</def>  <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sep"a*ra*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Inseparable.</def> [Obs.] "In love <i>unseparable</i>."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*serv"ice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neglect of duty;
idleness; indolence.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Massinger.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*set"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not set; not fixed or
appointed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*set"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>settle</i>.] <def>To move or loosen from a settled position or state; to
unfix; to displace; to disorder; to confuse.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*set"tle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become unsettled or
unfixed; to be disordered.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*set"tled*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being unsettled.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*set"tle*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
unsettling, or state of being unsettled; disturbance.</def>  <i>J. H.
Newman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sev"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>seven</i>.] <def>To render other than seven; to make to be no longer
seven.</def> [Obs. & R.] "To <i>unseven</i> the sacraments of the church of
Rome."  <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sew"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>sew</i>.] <def>To undo, as something sewn, or something inclosed by
sewing; to rip apart; to take out the stitches of.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*sex"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Unsexed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Unsexing</u>.] [1st pref. <i>un-</i> + <i>sex</i>.] <def>To deprive of
sex, or of qualities becoming to one's sex; esp., to make unfeminine in
character, manners, duties, or the like; as, to <i>unsex</i> a
woman.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*sex"u*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not sexual; not
proper or peculiar to one of the sexes.</def>  <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*shac"kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>shackle</i>.] <def>To loose from shackles or bonds; to set free from
restraint; to unfetter.</def>  <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*shak"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not capable of
being shaken; firm; fixed.</def>  <i>Shak. J. S. Mill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*shaked"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unshaken.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*shale"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>shale</i>.] <def>To strip the shale, or husk, from; to uncover.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I will not <i>unshale</i> the jest before it be
ripe.</blockquote> <i>Marston.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*shape</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>shape</i>.] <def>To deprive of shape, or of proper shape; to disorder;
to confound; to derange.</def> [R.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Un*shaped"</hw> (?), <hw>Un*shap"en</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not + <i>shaped</i>, <i>shapen</i>.]
<def>Not shaped; shapeless; misshapen; deformed; ugly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*sheathe"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>sheath</i>.] <def>To deprive of a sheath; to draw from the sheath or
scabbard, as a sword.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To unsheathe the sword</b></col>, <cd>to make war.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Un*shed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
parted or divided, as the hair.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not spilt, or made to flow, as blood or
tears.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*shell"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>shell</i>.] <def>To strip the shell from; to take out of the shell; to
hatch.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*shelve"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>shelve</i>.] <def>To remove from, or as from, a shelf.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*shent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not shent; not
disgraced; blameless.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sher"iff</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>sheriff</i>.] <def>To depose from the office of sheriff.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*shet"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To unshut.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*shift"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>That may &?;ot be shifted.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Shiftless; helpless.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*ship"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>ship</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To take out of a ship or vessel; as, to
<i>unship</i> goods.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To remove or detach, as any part
or implement, from its proper position or connection when in use; as, to
<i>unship</i> an oar; to <i>unship</i> capstan bars; to <i>unship</i> the
tiller.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*ship"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
unshipping, or the state of being unshipped; displacement.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*shot"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>shot</i>.] <def>To remove the shot from, as from a shotted gun; to
unload.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*shot"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>shot</i>.] <def>Not hit by a shot; also, not discharged or fired
off.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*shout"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>shout</i>.] <def>To recall what is done by shouting.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*shroud"</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>shroud</i>.] <def>To remove the shroud from; to uncover.</def>  <i>P.
Fletcher.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*shrubbed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being without
shrubs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*shut"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>shut</i>.] <def>To open, or throw open.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*shut"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>shutter</i>.] <def>To open or remove the shutters of.</def>  <i>T.
Hughes.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sight"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Doing or done without
sight; not seeing or examining.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><col><b>Unsight unseen</b></col>, <cd>a colloquial phrase, denoting
<i>unseeing unseen</i>, or <i>unseen</i> repeated; as, to buy a thing
<i>unsight unseen</i>, that is, without seeing it.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>For to subscribe, <i>unsight, unseen</i>,<BR>
To a new church discipline.</blockquote> <i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There was a great confluence of chapmen, that resorted from
every part, with a design to purchase, which they were to do "<i>unsight
unseen</i>."</blockquote> <i>Spectator.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sight"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Invisible.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*sight"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
sighted, or seen.</def>  <i>Suckling.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Gun.)</i> <def>Not aimed by means of a sight;
also, not furnished with a sight, or with a properly adjusted sight; as, to
shoot and <i>unsighted</i> rife or cannon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`sig*nif"i*cant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Insignificant.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sil"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Unsely</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`sim*plic"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Absence of
simplicity; artfulness.</def>  <i>C. Kingsley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sin"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>sin</i>.] <def>To deprive of sinfulness, as a sin; to make
sinless.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Feltham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`sin*cere"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not sincere or
pure; insincere.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dryden.</i> -- <wf>Un`sin*cere"ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`sin*cer"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being unsincere or impure; insincerity.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sin"ew</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>sinew</i>.] <def>To deprive of sinews or of strength.</def> [R.]
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sis"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>sister</i>.] <def>To separate, as sisters; to disjoin.</def> [Poetic &
R.]  <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sis"ter*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not sisterly.</def>
<i>Richardson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sist"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unresisting.</def>
[Obs.] "The <i>unsisting</i> postern."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sit"ting</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not sitting well;
unbecoming.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Unsitting</i> words."  <i>Sir T. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*skill"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of skill;
ignorance; unskillfulness.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sylvester.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*skill"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Spelt also
<i>unskilful</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not skillful; inexperienced; awkward; bungling;
as, an <i>unskillful</i> surgeon or mechanic; an <i>unskillful</i>
logician.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Lacking discernment; injudicious;
ignorant.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Though it make the <i>unskillful</i> laugh, can not but make
the judicious grieve.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*skill"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*skill"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*slacked"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not slacked;
unslaked; as, <i>unslacked</i> lime.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*slaked"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not slaked;
unslacked; as, an <i>unslaked</i> thirst; <i>unslaked</i> lime.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*sling"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>sling</i>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To take off the slings of, as a yard, a
cask, or the like; to release from the slings.</def>  <i>Totten.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sluice"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>sluice</i>.] <def>To sluice; to open the sluice or sluices of; to let
flow; to discharge.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*so`cia*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality
or state of being unsociable; unsociableness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*so"cia*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not sociable; not
inclined to society; averse to companionship or conversation; solitary;
reserved; as, an <i>unsociable</i> person or temper.</def> --
<wf>Un*so"cia*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*so"cia*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*sock"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>socket</i>.] <def>To loose or take from a socket.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*soft"</hw> (?; 115), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not soft; hard;
coarse; rough.</def> [Obs.] "Bristles of his beard <i>unsoft</i>."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*soft"</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>uns&?;fte</i>. See
<u>Un-</u> not, and <u>Soft</u>.] <def>Not softly.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Great climbers fall <i>unsoft</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sol"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>solder</i>.] <def>To separate or disunite, as what has been soldered;
hence, to divide; to sunder.</def> [Formerly written also <i>unsoder</i>.]
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sol"diered</hw> (?; 106), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not equipped
like a soldier; unsoldierlike.</def> [Obs.]  <i>J. Fletcher.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sol"em*nize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>solemnize</i>.] <def>To divest of solemnity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*so"na*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> + L.
<i>sonabilis</i> sounding, from <i>sonare</i> to sound.] <def>Incapable of
being sounded.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*son"sy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Un-</u> not, and
<u>Soncy</u>.] <def>Not soncy (sonsy); not fortunate.</def> [Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*soot"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>unsw&?;te</i>. See
<u>Un-</u> not, and <u>Sweet</u>.] <def>Not sweet.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Un`so*phis"ti*cate</hw> (?), <hw>Un`so*phis"ti*ca`ted</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not sophisticated; pure; innocent;
genuine.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un`so*phis"ti*ca`ted*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*sor"rowed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not sorrowed for;
unlamented.</def>  <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sort"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not sorted; not classified; as, a lot of <i>unsorted</i>
goods.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not well selected; ill-chosen.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The purpose you undertake is dangerous; the friends you
named uncertain; the time itself <i>unsorted</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*soul"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>soul</i>.] <def>To deprive of soul, spirit, or principle.</def> [R.]
<i>Shelton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sound"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not sound; not whole;
not solid; defective; infirm; diseased.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*sound"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*sound"ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*spar"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>spar</i>.] <def>To take the spars, stakes, or bars from.</def> [R.]
<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*spar"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>sparing</i>, p. pr. of <i>spare</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not sparing; not parsimonious; liberal;
profuse.</def>  <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not merciful or forgiving.</def> [R.]
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*spar"ing*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*spar"ing*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*speak"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>speak</i>.] <def>To retract, as what has been spoken; to recant; to
unsay.</def> [R.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*speak"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not
+ <i>speakable</i>.] <def>Not speakable; incapable of being uttered or
adequately described; inexpressible; unutterable; ineffable; as,
<i>unspeakable</i> grief or rage.</def> -- <wf>Un*speak"a*bly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>Ye rejoice with joy <i>unspeakable</i> and full of
glory.</blockquote> <i>1 Pet. i. 8.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*spe"cial*ized</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not
specialized; specifically <i>(Biol.)</i>, not adapted, or set apart, for
any particular purpose or function; as, an <i>unspecialized</i> unicellular
organism.</def>  <i>W. K. Brooks.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sped"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not performed; not
dispatched.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Garth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*spell"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>spell</i>.] <def>To break the power of (a spell); to release (a person)
from the influence of a spell; to disenchant.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Such practices as these, . . . <BR>
The more judicious Israelites <i>unspelled</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sphere"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>sphere</i>.] <def>To remove, as a planet, from its sphere or orb.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>
<hw>Un*spike"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>spike</i>.] <def>To remove a spike from, as from the vent of a
cannon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*spilt"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not spilt or wasted;
not shed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*spin"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>spin</i>.] <def>To untwist, as something spun.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*spir"it</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>spirit</i>.] <def>To dispirit.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*spir"it*al*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref.
<i>un-</i> + <i>spiritualize</i>.] <def>To deprive of spiritually.</def>
<i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*spleened"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>spleen</i>.] <def>Deprived of a spleen.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*spot"ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not spotted; free
from spot or stain; especially, free from moral stain; unblemished;
immaculate; as, an <i>unspotted</i> reputation.</def> --
<wf>Un*spot"ted*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*squire"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>squire</i>.] <def>To divest of the title or privilege of an
esquire.</def>  <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sta"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Instable</u>.]
<def>Not stable; not firm, fixed, or constant; subject to change or
overthrow.</def> -- <wf>Un*sta"ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<pos><i>Chaucer.</i></pos></p>

<p><col><b>Unstable equilibrium</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Stable
equilibrium</i>, under <u>Stable</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Un*stack"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>stack</i>.] <def>To remove, or take away, from a stack; to remove, as
something constituting a stack.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*starch"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>starch</i>.] <def>To free from starch; to make limp or
pliable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*state"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>state</i>.] <def>To deprive of state or dignity.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>High-battled C&aelig;sar will <i>unstate</i> his
happiness.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*steel"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>steel</i>.] <def>To disarm; to soften.</def>  <i>Richardson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*step"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>step</i>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To remove, as a mast, from its
step.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*stick"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>stick</i>.] <def>To release, as one thing stuck to another.</def>
<i>Richardson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*still"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>unstille</i>. See
<u>Un-</u> not, and <u>Still</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Not still;
restless.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*sting"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>sting</i>.] <def>To disarm of a sting; to remove the sting of.</def>
[R.] "Elegant dissertations on virtue and vice . . . will not
<i>unsting</i> calamity."  <i>J. M. Mason.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*stitch"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>stitch</i>.] <def>To open by picking out stitches; to take out, or undo,
the stitches of; as, to <i>unstitch</i> a seam.</def>  <i>Collier.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*stock"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>stock</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To deprive of a stock; to remove the stock from;
to loose from that which fixes, or holds fast.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To remove from the stocks, as a ship.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*stock"inged</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
[Pref. <i>un-</i> not + <i>stocking</i>.] <def>Destitute of
stockings.</def>  <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> + <i>stocking</i>.]
<def>Deprived of stockings.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*stop"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>stop</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To take the stopple or stopper from; as, to
<i>unstop</i> a bottle or a cask.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To free from any obstruction; to open.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*strain"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>strain</i>.] <def>To relieve from a strain; to relax.</def>  <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*strained"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>strain</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not strained; not cleared or
purified by straining; as, <i>unstrained</i> oil or milk.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not forced; easy; natural; as, a
<i>unstrained</i> deduction or inference.</def>  <i>Hakewill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*strat"i*fied</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i>
<def>Not stratified; -- applied to massive rocks, as granite, porphyry,
etc., and also to deposits of loose material, as the glacial till, which
occur in masses without layers or strata.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*strength"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of strength;
weakness; feebleness.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*stri"a*ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Nat. Hist.)</i>
<def>Nonstriated; unstriped.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*string"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>string</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To deprive of a string or strings; also, to take
from a string; as, to <i>unstring</i> beads.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To loosen the string or strings of; as, to
<i>unstring</i> a harp or a bow.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To relax the tension of; to loosen.</def> "His
garland they <i>unstring</i>." <i>Dryden.</i> <def>Used also figuratively;
as, his nerves were <i>unstrung</i> by fear.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*striped"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not striped.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Nat. Hist.)</i> <def>Without marks or striations;
nonstriated; as, <i>unstriped</i> muscle fibers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*stud"ied</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not studied; not acquired by study; unlabored; natural.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not skilled; unversed; -- followed by
<i>in</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not spent in study.</def> [Obs.] "To cloak the
defects of their <i>unstudied</i> years."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1582 !></p>

<p><hw>Un`sub*stan"tial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Lacking in
matter or substance; visionary; chimerical.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`sub*stan"tial*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref.
<i>un-</i> + <i>substantialize</i>.] <def>To make unsubstantial.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Un`sub*stan`ti*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [1st pref.
<i>un-</i> + <i>substantiation</i>.] <def>A divesting of
substantiality.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`suc*ceed"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not able or
likely to succeed.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`suc*cess"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of success;
failure; misfortune.</def>  <i>Prof. Wilson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`suc*cess"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not successful;
not producing the desired event; not fortunate; meeting with, or resulting
in, failure; unlucky; unhappy.</def> -- <wf>Un`suc*cess"ful*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Un`suc*cess"ful*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*suf"fer*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Insufferable.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hooker.</i> --
<wf>Un*suf"fer*a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*suf"fer*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Inability or
incapability of enduring, or of being endured.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Un`suf*fi"cience</hw> (?), <hw>Un`suf*fi"cien*cy</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Insufficiency.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`suf*fi"cient</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Insufficient.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*suit"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>suit</i>.] <def>Not to suit; to be unfit for.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Quarles.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`sup*port"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Insupportable;
unendurable.</def> -- <wf>Un`sup*port"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>Bp. Wilkins.</i> -- <wf>Un`sup*port"a*bly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*sured"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not made sure.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Thy now <i>unsured</i> assurance to the crown.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sure"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of surety;
uncertainty; insecurity; doubt.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`sur*mount"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Insurmountable.</def>  <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`sus*pi"cion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being unsuspecting.</def>  <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*swad"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>swaddle</i>.] <def>To take a swaddle from; to unswathe.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*swathe"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>swathe</i>.] <def>To take a swathe from; to relieve from a bandage; to
unswaddle.</def>  <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sway"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not capable of
being swayed.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*swear"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>swear</i>.] <def>To recant or recall, as an oath; to recall after having
sworn; to abjure.</def>  <i>J. Fletcher.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*swear"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To recall an
oath.</def>  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*sweat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>sweat</i>.] <def>To relieve from perspiration; to ease or cool after
exercise or toil.</def> [R.]  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*swell"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>swell</i>.] <def>To sink from a swollen state; to subside.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un`sym*met"ric*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Wanting in symmetry, or due proportion pf parts.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Not symmetrical; being without
symmetry, as the parts of a flower when similar parts are of different size
and shape, or when the parts of successive circles differ in number. See
<u>Symmetry</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Being without symmetry of
chemical structure or relation; as, an <i>unsymmetrical</i> carbon
atom.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Unsymmetrical carbon atom</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>one
which is united at once to four different atoms or radicals. This condition
usually occasions physical isomerism, with the attendant action on
polarized light.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Un`sym*met"ric*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Not
symmetrically.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*sym"pa*thy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Absence or lack of
sympathy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*tack"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>tack</i>.] <def>To separate, as what is tacked; to disjoin; to
release.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>being <i>untacked</i> from honest cares.</blockquote>
<i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*tac"kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>tackle</i>.] <def>To unbitch; to unharness.</def> [Colloq.]
<i>Tusser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*talked"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not talked; not
mentioned; -- often with <i>of</i>.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*tan`gi*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Intangibility.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*tan"gi*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Intangible.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*tan"gi*bly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Intangibly.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*tan"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>tangle</i>.] <def>To loose from tangles or intricacy; to disentangle; to
resolve; as, to <i>untangle</i> thread.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Untangle</i> but this cruel chain.</blockquote>
<i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*tap"pice</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>tappice</i>.] <def>to come out of concealment.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Massinger.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*taste"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>taste</i>.] <def>To deprive of a taste for a thing.</def> [R.]
<i>Daniel.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*teach"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>teach</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cause to forget, or to lose from memory, or
to disbelieve what has been taught.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Experience will <i>unteach</i> us.</blockquote> <i>Sir T.
Browne.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>One breast laid open were a school<BR>
Which would <i>unteach</i> mankind the lust to shine or rule.</blockquote>
<i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to be forgotten; as, to <i>unteach</i>
what has been learned.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*team"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>team</i>.] <def>To unyoke a team from.</def> [R.]  <i>Jer.
Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*tem"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>temper</i>.] <def>To deprive of temper, or of the proper degree of
temper; to make soft.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*tem"per*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Intemperate.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*tem"per*ate*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>
<def>Intemperately.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*tempt"er</hw> (?; 215), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who does
not tempt, or is not a tempter.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*ten"ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>tenant</i>.] <def>To remove a tenant from.</def> [R.]
<i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*tent"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>tent</i>.] <def>To bring out of a tent.</def> [R.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*tent"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>tent</i> a covering.] <def>Having no tent or tents, as a soldier or a
field.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*tent"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>tented</i>, p. p. of <i>tent</i> to probe.] <def>Not tended; not
dressed. See 4th <u>Tent</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>untented</i> woundings of a father's curse<BR>
Pierce every sense about thee!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*thank"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>unpank</i>. See
<u>Un-</u> not, <u>Thank</u>.] <def>No thanks; ill will; misfortune.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Unthank</i> come on his head that bound him
so.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*think"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>think</i>.] <def>To recall or take back, as something thought.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*think"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>thinker</i>.] <def>A person who does not think, or does not think
wisely.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*think"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
thinking; not heedful; thoughtless; inconsiderate; as, <i>unthinking</i>
youth.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not indicating thought or reflection;
thoughtless.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With earnest eyes, and round <i>unthinking</i> face,<BR>
He first the snuffbox opened, then the case.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*think"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*think"ing*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*thread"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>thread</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To draw or take out a thread from; as, to
<i>unthread</i> a needle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To deprive of ligaments; to loose the ligaments
of.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He with his bare wand can <i>unthread</i> thy
joints.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To make one's way through; to traverse; as, to
<i>unthread</i> a devious path.</def>  <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"thrift`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Want of thrift; unthriftiness; prodigality.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An unthrifty person.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*thrift"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unthrifty.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*thrift"ful*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Not
thriftily.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Unthriftfully</i> spent."  <i>Sir J.
Cheke.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Un*thrift"i*head</hw> (?), <hw>Un*thrift"i*hood</hw> (?) },
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Unthriftiness.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*thrift"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not thriftily.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Improperly; unbecomingly.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*thrift"i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state or being unthrifty; profuseness; lavishness.</def>  <i>Udall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*thrift"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not thrifty;
profuse.</def>  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*throne"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>throne</i>.] <def>To remove from, or as from, a throne; to
dethrone.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*ti"dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Unseasonable; untimely.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Untidy</i> tales."  <i>Piers
Plowman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not tidy or neat; slovenly.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*ti"di*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*ti"di*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*tie"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>unt&ymacr;gan</i>.
See 1st <u>Un-</u>, and <u>Tie</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted;
to disengage the parts of; as, to <i>untie</i> a knot.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Sacharissa's captive fain<BR>
Would <i>untie</i> his iron chain.</blockquote> <i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Her snakes <i>untied</i>, sulphurous waters
drink.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To free from fastening or from restraint; to let
loose; to unbind.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Though you <i>untie</i> the winds, and let them fight<BR>
Against the churches.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All the evils of an <i>untied</i> tongue we put upon the
accounts of drunkenness.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To resolve; to unfold; to clear.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They quicken sloth, perplexities <i>untie</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Denham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*tie"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become untied or
loosed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*tight"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>tighten</i>.] <def>To make less tight or tense; to loosen.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*til"</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> [OE. <i>until</i>,
<i>ontil</i>; <i>un-</i> (as in <i>unto</i>) + <i>til</i> till; cf. Dan.
<i>indtil</i>, Sw. <i>intill</i>. See <u>Unto</u>, and <u>Till</u>,
<pos><i>prep.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To; unto; towards; -- used of material
objects.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Taverners <i>until</i> them told the same.</blockquote>
<i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He roused himself full blithe, and hastened them
<i>until</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To; up to; till; before; -- used of time; as, he
staid <i>until</i> evening; he will not come back <i>until</i> the end of
the month.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan
<i>until</i> the day of the captivity.</blockquote> <i>Judg. xviii.
30.</i></p>

<p>&fist; In contracts and like documents <i>until</i> is construed as
exclusive of the date mentioned unless it was the manifest intent of the
parties to include it.</p>

<p><hw>Un*til"</hw>, <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> <def>As far as; to the place
or degree that; especially, up to the time that; till. See <u>Till</u>,
<pos><i>conj.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><blockquote>In open prospect nothing bounds our eye,<BR>
<i>Until</i> the earth seems joined unto the sky.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>But the rest of the dead lives not again <i>until</i> the
thousand years were finished.</blockquote> <i>Rev. xx. 5.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*tile"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>tile</i>.] <def>To take the tiles from; to uncover by removing the
tiles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*time"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An unseasonable
time.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A man shall not eat in <i>untime</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*time"li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Unseasonableness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*time"ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not timely; done or
happening at an unnatural, unusual, or improper time; unseasonable;
premature; inopportune; as, <i>untimely</i> frosts; <i>untimely</i>
remarks; an <i>untimely</i> death.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*time"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Out of the natural or
usual time; inopportunely; prematurely; unseasonably.</def> "Let them know
. . . what's <i>untimely</i> done."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*time"ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Untimely.</def> [R.]
<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*time"ous*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Untimely;
unseasonably.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*tithed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not subjected
tithes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*ti"tled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not titled; having no title, or appellation of dignity or
distinction.</def>  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Being without title or right; not
entitled.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> [OE. <i>unto</i>; <i>un-</i>
(only in <i>unto</i>, <i>until</i>) unto, as far as + <i>to</i> to; this
<i>un-</i> is akin to AS. &?;&?; until, OFries. <i>und</i> OS. <i>und</i>
until, conj. (cf. OS. <i>unt&?;</i> unto, OHG. <i>unzi</i>), Goth.
<i>und</i> unto, until. See <u>To</u>, and cf. <u>Until</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To; -- now used only in antiquated, formal, or
scriptural style. See <u>To</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Until; till.</def> [Obs.] "He shall abide it
<i>unto</i> the death of the priest."  <i>Num. xxxv. 25.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un"to</hw>, <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> <def>Until; till.</def> [Obs.]
"<i>Unto</i> this year be gone."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*told"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
told; not related; not revealed; as, <i>untold</i> secrets.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not numbered or counted; as, <i>untold</i>
money.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*tol"er*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Intolerable.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*tomb"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>tomb</i>.] <def>To take from the tomb; to exhume; to disinter.</def>
<i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*tongue</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>tongue</i>.] <def>To deprive of a tongue, or of voice.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*tooth"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>tooth</i>.] <def>To take out the teeth of.</def>  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*to"ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> [<i>Unto</i> + <i>-
ward</i>.] <def>Toward.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*to"ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>toward</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Froward; perverse.</def> "Save yourselves from
this <i>untoward</i> generation."  <i>Acts ii. 40.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Awkward; ungraceful.</def> "<i>Untoward</i>
words." <i>Creech.</i> "<i>Untoward</i> manner." <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Inconvenient; troublesome; vexatious; unlucky;
unfortunate; as, an <i>untoward</i> wind or accident.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*to"ward*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*to"ward*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*to"ward*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Perverse; froward;
untoward.</def> "<i>Untowardly</i> tricks and vices."  <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*trad"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not dealt with in trade; not visited for purposes of trade.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Hakluyt</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unpracticed; inexperienced.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Udall.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not traded in or bartered; hence, not hackneyed;
unusual; not common.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*trained"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not trained.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not trainable; indocile.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Herbert.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*tram"meled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not hampered or
impeded; free.</def> [Written also <i>untrammelled</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*trav"eled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Written also
<i>untravelled</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not traveled; not trodden by passengers; as, an
<i>untraveled</i> forest.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having never visited foreign countries; not
having gained knowledge or experience by travel; as, an <i>untraveled</i>
Englishman.</def>  <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*tread"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>tread</i>.] <def>To tread back; to retrace.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*treas"ure</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>treasure</i>.] <def>To bring forth or give up, as things previously
treasured.</def> "The quaintness with which he <i>untreasured</i>, as by
rote, the stores of his memory."  <i>J. Mitford.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*treas"ured</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
[Properly p. p. of <i>untreasure</i>.] <def>Deprived of treasure.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not + <i>treasured</i>.] <def>Not
treasured; not kept as treasure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*treat"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Incapable of
being treated; not practicable.</def> [R.]  <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*trenched"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being without
trenches; whole; intact.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*tressed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not tied up in
tresses; unarranged; -- said of the hair.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*trow"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Incredible.</def>
[Obs.] "<i>Untrowable</i> fairness."  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*true"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
true; false; contrary to the fact; as, the story is
<i>untrue</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not faithful; inconstant; false; disloyal.</def>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*true</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Untruly.</def> [Obs. or
Poetic]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*tru"ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Something not true; a
false statement.</def> [Recent & R.]  <i>A. Trollope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*trunked"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>trunk</i>.] <def>Separated from its trunk or stock.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*truss"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>truss</i>.] <def>To loose from a truss, or as from a truss; to untie or
unfasten; to let out; to undress.</def> [R.]  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Un*truss"</hw> (?), <hw>Un*truss"er</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who untrussed persons for the purpose of
flogging them; a public whipper.</def> [Obs.]  <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*trust"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Distrust.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*trust"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not trustful or trusting.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not to be trusted; not trusty.</def> [R.]
<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*truth"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
quality of being untrue; contrariety to truth; want of veracity; also,
treachery; faithlessness; disloyalty.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is untrue; a false assertion; a
falsehood; a lie; also, an act of treachery or disloyalty.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Lie; falsehood. See <u>Lie</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Un*truth"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not truthful;
unveracious; contrary to the truth or the fact.</def> --
<wf>Un*truth"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*truth"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*tuck"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>tuck</i>.] <def>To unfold or undo, as a tuck; to release from a tuck or
fold.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*tune"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>tune</i>.] <def>To make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action;
to put out of tune.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*turn"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>turn</i>.] <def>To turn in a reserve way, especially so as to open
something; as, to <i>unturn</i> a key.</def>  <i>Keats.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*turned"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>turned</i>.] <def>Not turned; not revolved or reversed.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To leave no stone unturned</b></col>, <cd>to leave nothing
untried for accomplishing one's purpose.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>[He] <i>left unturned no stone</i><BR>
To make my guilt appear, and hide his own.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*twain"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>twain</i>.] <def>To rend in twain; to tear in two.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Skelton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*twine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>twine</i>.] <def>To untwist; to separate, as that which is twined or
twisted; to disentangle; to untie.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It requires a long and powerful counter sympathy in a nation
to <i>untwine</i> the ties of custom which bind a people to the established
and the old.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*twine"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become
untwined.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*twirl"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>twirl</i>.] <def>To untwist; to undo.</def>  <i>Ash.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*twist"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>twist</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To separate and open, as twisted threads; to
turn back, as that which is twisted; to untwine.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If one of the twines of the twist do <i>untwist</i>,<BR>
The twine that <i>untwisteth</i>, <i>untwisteth</i> the twist.</blockquote>
<i>Wallis.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To untie; to open; to disentangle.</def>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*ty"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To untie.</def>
[Archaic]  <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*us"age</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want or lack of
usage.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*used"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
used; as, an <i>unused</i> book; an <i>unused</i> apartment.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not habituated; unaccustomed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Unused</i> to bend, impatient of control.</blockquote>
<i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*u"su*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not usual; uncommon;
rare; as, an <i>unusual</i> season; a person of <i>unusual</i> grace or
erudition.</def> -- <wf>Un*u"su*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*u"su*al*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*u`su*al"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Unusualness.</def>  <i>Poe.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1583 !></p>

<p><hw>Un*ut"ter*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not utterable;
incapable of being spoken or voiced; inexpressible; ineffable; unspeakable;
as, <i>unutterable</i> anguish.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Sighed and looked <i>unutterable</i> things.</blockquote>
<i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*ut"ter*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*ut"ter*a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*vail"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Unveil</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*val"u*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Invaluable; being beyond price.</def> [Obs.]  <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not valuable; having little value.</def> [R.]
<i>T. Adams.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*val"ued</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not valued; not appraised; hence, not considered; disregarded;
valueless; as, an <i>unvalued</i> estate.</def> "<i>Unvalued</i> persons."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having inestimable value; invaluable.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The golden apples of <i>unvalued</i> price.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*va"ri*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Invariable.</def>
<i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*veil"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>veil</i>.] <def>To remove a veil from; to divest of a veil; to uncover;
to disclose to view; to reveal; as, she <i>unveiled</i> her face.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*veil"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To remove a veil; to
reveal one's self.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*veil"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who removes a
veil.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un`ve*rac"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of veracity;
untruthfulness; as, <i>unveracity</i> of heart.</def>  <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*ves"sel</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>vessel</i>.] <def>To cause to be no longer a vessel; to empty.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Ford.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*vi"car</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>vicar</i>.] <def>To deprive of the position or office a vicar.</def>
[R.]  <i>Strype.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*vi"o*la*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Inviolable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*vis"ard</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>vizard</i>.] <def>To take the vizard or mask from; to unmask.</def>
[Written also <i>unvizard</i>.] [Obs.]  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*vis"i*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Invisible.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*vis"i*bly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Invisibly.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*vi"ti*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not vitiated;
pure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*vol"un*ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Involuntary.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*vote"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>vote</i>.] <def>To reverse or annul by vote, as a former vote.</def>
[R.]  <i>Bp, Burnet.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*vow"eled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no vowel
sounds or signs.</def> [Written also <i>unvowelled</i>.]
<i>Skinner.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*vul"gar*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-
</i> + <i>vulgarize</i>.] <def>To divest of vulgarity; to make to be not
vulgar.</def>  <i>Lamb.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*vul"ner*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Invulnerable.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*ware"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>unw&aelig;r</i>
unwary. See <u>Un-</u> not, and <u>Wary</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Unaware; not foreseeing; being off one's
guard.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer. Fairfax.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Happening unexpectedly; unforeseen.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>unware</i> woe of harm that cometh
behind.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*ware"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.] --
<wf>Un*ware"ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*wares"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Unawares;
unexpectedly; -- sometimes preceded by <i>at</i>.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Holinshed.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*wa"ri*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an unwary
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*wa"ri*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being unwary; carelessness; heedlessness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*warm"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>warm</i>.] <def>To lose warmth; to grow cold.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*warp"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>warp</i>.] <def>To restore from a warped state; to cause to be linger
warped.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*warped"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>warped</i>.] <def>Not warped; hence, not biased; impartial.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*war"rant*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not
warrantable; indefensible; not vindicable; not justifiable; illegal;
unjust; improper.</def> -- <wf>Un*war"rant*a*ble*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- <wf>Un*war"rant*a*bly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*war"rant*ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not warranted; being
without warrant, authority, or guaranty; unwarrantable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*wa"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Unware</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not vigilant against danger; not wary or
cautious; unguarded; precipitate; heedless; careless.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unexpected; unforeseen; unware.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*washed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not washed or
cleansed; filthy; unclean.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*wash"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not washed.</def>
[Archaic] "To eat with <i>unwashen</i> hands."  <i>Matt. xv. 20.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*wayed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
used to travel; as, colts that are <i>unwayed</i>.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Suckling.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having no ways or roads; pathless.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*wea"ried</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not wearied; not
fatigued or tired; hence, persistent; not tiring or wearying;
indefatigable.</def> -- <wf>Un*wea"ried*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*wea"ried*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*wea"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>weary</i>.] <def>To cause to cease being weary; to refresh.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*weave"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>weave</i>.] <def>To unfold; to undo; to ravel, as what has been
woven.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*wedge"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not to be split
with wedges.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*weet"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Un-</u> not, and
<u>Weet</u>, <u>Wit</u>.] <def>Unwitting.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.
Spenser.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*weet"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.]
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*weighed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not weighed; not
pondered or considered; as, an <i>unweighed</i> statement.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*weigh"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not weighing or
pondering; inconsiderate.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Un*weld"</hw> (?), <hw>Un*weld"y</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Unwieldy; unmanageable; clumsy.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Our old limbs move [may] well be <i>unweld</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*well"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
well; indisposed; not in good health; somewhat ill; ailing.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Specifically, ill from
menstruation; affected with, or having, catamenial; menstruant.</def></p>

<p>&fist; This word was formerly regarded as an Americanism, but is now in
common use among all who speak the English language.</p>

<p><hw>Un*well"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or state of
being unwell.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*wemmed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not blemished;
undefiled; pure.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>With body clean and with <i>unwemmed</i>
thought.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*whole"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>unh&amacr;l</i>.
See <u>Un-</u> not, and <u>Whole</u>.] <def>Not whole; unsound.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*wield"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not easily wielded or
carried; unmanageable; bulky; ponderous.</def> "A fat, <i>unwieldy</i> body
of fifty-eight years old."  <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*wield"i*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*wield"i*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*wild"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>wild</i>.] <def>To tame; to subdue.</def> [Obs. & R.]
<i>Sylvester.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*will"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>will</i>.] <def>To annul or reverse by an act of the will.</def>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*willed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>will</i>.] <def>Deprived of the faculty of will or volition.</def>
<i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*will"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not willing; loath;
disinclined; reluctant; as, an <i>unwilling</i> servant.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And drop at last, but in <i>unwilling</i> ears,<BR>
This saving counsel, "Keep your piece nine years."</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*will"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*will"ing*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*wind"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>unwindan</i>. See
1st <u>Un-</u>, and <u>Wind</u> to coil.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To wind off; to loose or separate, as what or
convolved; to untwist; to untwine; as, to <i>unwind</i> thread; to
<i>unwind</i> a ball of yarn.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To disentangle.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*wind"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be or become unwound;
to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*wis"dom</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of wisdom;
unwise conduct or action; folly; simplicity; ignorance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Sumptuary laws are among the exploded fallacies which we
have outgrown, and we smile at the <i>unwisdom</i> which could except to
regulate private habits and manners by statute.</blockquote> <i>J. A.
Froude.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*wise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>unw&imacr;s</i>. See
<u>Un-</u> not, and <u>Wise</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Not wise;
defective in wisdom; injudicious; indiscreet; foolish; as, an <i>unwise</i>
man; <i>unwise</i> kings; <i>unwise</i> measures.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*wise"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>unw&imacr;slice</i>.] <def>In an unwise manner; foolishly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*wish"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>wish</i>.] <def>To wish not to be; to destroy by wishing.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Now thou hast <i>unwished</i> five thousand
men.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*wist"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not
known; unknown.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer. Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not knowing; unwitting.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*wit"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>wit</i>.] <def>To deprive of wit.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*wit"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>wit</i>.] <def>Want of wit or understanding; ignorance.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*witch"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>witch</i>.] <def>To free from a witch or witches; to fee from
witchcraft.</def> [R.]  <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*wit"ting</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not knowing;
unconscious; ignorant.</def> -- <wf>Un*wit"ting*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*wom"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>woman</i>.] <def>To deprive of the qualities of a woman; to unsex.</def>
[R.]  <i>R. Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*won"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>wonder</i>.] <def>To divest of the quality of wonder or mystery; to
interpret; to explain.</def> [R.]  <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*wont"</hw> (&ubreve;n*w&ubreve;nt"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Unwonted; unused; unaccustomed.</def> [Archaic]  <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*wont"ed</hw> (&ubreve;n*w&ubreve;nt"&ebreve;d),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not wonted; unaccustomed;
unused; not made familiar by practice; as, a child <i>unwonted</i> to
strangers.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Uncommon; unusual; infrequent; rare; as,
<i>unwonted</i> changes.</def> "<i>Unwonted</i> lights."  <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Un*wont"ed*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*wont"ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*work"</hw> (&ubreve;n*w&ucirc;k"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st
pref. <i>un-</i> + <i>work</i>.] <def>To undo or destroy, as work
previously done.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*world"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not worldly;
spiritual; holy.</def> <i>Hawthorne.</i> -- <wf>Un*world"li*ness</wf> (#),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*wormed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not wormed; not
having had the worm, or lytta, under the tongue cut out; -- said of a
dog.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*wor"ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>worship</i>.] <def>To deprive of worship or due honor; to
dishonor.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*wor"ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>un-</i> not +
<i>worship</i>.] <def>Lack of worship or respect; dishonor.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*worth"</hw> (&ubreve;n*w&ucirc;th"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>unweor&eth;</i>.] <def>Unworthy.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*worth"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Unworthiness.</def> [R.]
<i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*wor"thy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not worthy; wanting
merit, value, or fitness; undeserving; worthless; unbecoming; -- often with
<i>of</i>.</def> -- <wf>Un*wor"thi*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Un*wor"thi*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Un*wrap"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>wrap</i>.] <def>To open or undo, as what is wrapped or folded.</def>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*wray"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Unwrie</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Un*wreathe"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>wreathe</i>.] <def>To untwist, uncoil, or untwine, as anything
wreathed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*wrie"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>onwre&oacute;n</i>; <i>on-</i> (see 1st <u>Un-</u>) +
<i>wre&oacute;n</i> to cover.] <def>To uncover.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*wrin"kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i>
+ <i>wrinkle</i>.] <def>To reduce from a wrinkled state; to
smooth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Un*write"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>write</i>.] <def>To cancel, as what is written; to erase.</def>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*writ"ten</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Not written; not reduced to writing; oral; as, <i>unwritten</i>
agreements.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Containing no writing; blank; as,
<i>unwritten</i> paper.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Unwritten doctrines</b></col> <i>(Theol.)</i>, <cd>such
doctrines as have been handed down by word of mouth; oral or traditional
doctrines.</cd> -- <col><b>Unwritten law</b></col>. [Cf. L. <i>lex non
scripta</i>.] <cd>That part of the law of England and of the United States
which is not derived from express legislative enactment, or at least from
any enactment now extant and in force as such. This law is now generally
contained in the reports of judicial decisions. See <i>Common law</i>,
under <u>Common</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Unwritten laws</b></col>, <cd>such
laws as have been handed down by tradition or in song. Such were the laws
of the early nations of Europe.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Un*wro"ken</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Un-</u> not, and
<u>Wreak</u>.] <def>Not revenged; unavenged.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Surrey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*yoke"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [1st pref. <i>un-</i> +
<i>yoke</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To loose or free from a yoke.</def> "Like
youthful steers <i>unyoked</i>, they take their courses."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To part; to disjoin; to disconnect.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*yoked"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [In sense 1 pref. <i>un-
</i> not + <i>yoked</i>; in senses 2 and 3 properly p. p. of
<i>unyoke</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not yet yoked; not having worn the
yoke.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Freed or loosed from a yoke.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Licentious; unrestrained.</def> [R.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*yold"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not yielded.</def>
[Obs.] "[By] force . . . is he taken <i>unyolden</i>."  <i>Sir T.
Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Un*zoned"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not zoned; not bound
with a girdle; as, an <i>unzoned</i> bosom.</def>  <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up</hw> (&ubreve;p), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>up</i>,
<i>upp</i>, <i>&umacr;p</i>; akin to OFries. <i>up</i>, <i>op</i>, D.
<i>op</i>, OS. <i>&umacr;p</i>, OHG. <i>&umacr;f</i>, G. <i>auf</i>, Icel.
& Sw. <i>upp</i>, Dan. <i>op</i>, Goth. <i>iup</i>, and probably to E.
<i>over</i>. See <u>Over</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Aloft; on high; in a direction contrary to that
of gravity; toward or in a higher place or position; above; -- the opposite
of <i>down</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But <i>up</i> or down,<BR>
By center or eccentric, hard to tell.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Hence, in many derived uses, specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>From a lower to a higher position, literally or
figuratively; as, from a recumbent or sitting position; from the mouth,
toward the source, of a river; from a dependent or inferior condition; from
concealment; from younger age; from a quiet state, or the like; -- used
with verbs of motion expressed or implied.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But they presumed to go <i>up</i> unto the
hilltop.</blockquote> <i>Num. xiv. 44.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth
<i>up</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ps. lxxxviii. 15.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Up</i> rose the sun, and <i>up</i> rose
Emelye.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We have wrought ourselves <i>up</i> into this degree of
Christian indifference.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>In a higher place or position, literally or
figuratively; in the state of having arisen; in an upright, or nearly
upright, position; standing; mounted on a horse; in a condition of
elevation, prominence, advance, proficiency, excitement, insurrection, or
the like; -- used with verbs of rest, situation, condition, and the like;
as, to be <i>up</i> on a hill; the lid of the box was <i>up</i>; prices are
<i>up</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And when the sun was <i>up</i>, they were
scorched.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xiii. 6.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Those that were <i>up</i> themselves kept others
low.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Helen was <i>up</i> -- was she?</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Rebels there are <i>up</i>,<BR>
And put the Englishmen unto the sword.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His name was <i>up</i> through all the adjoining provinces,
even to Italy and Rome; many desiring to see who he was that could
withstand so many years the Roman puissance.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou hast fired me; my soul's <i>up</i> in
arms.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Grief and passion are like floods raised in little brooks by
a sudden rain; they are quickly <i>up</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A general whisper ran among the country people, that Sir
Roger was <i>up</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Let us, then, be <i>up</i> and doing,<BR>
With a heart for any fate.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>To or in a position of equal advance or
equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, or the
like; -- usually followed by <i>to</i> or <i>with</i>; as, to be <i>up</i>
to the chin in water; to come <i>up</i> with one's companions; to come
<i>up</i> with the enemy; to live <i>up</i> to engagements.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>As a boar was whetting his teeth, <i>up</i> comes a fox to
him.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>To or in a state of completion; completely;
wholly; quite; as, in the phrases to eat <i>up</i>; to drink <i>up</i>; to
burn <i>up</i>; to sum <i>up</i>; etc.; to shut <i>up</i> the eyes or the
mouth; to sew <i>up</i> a rent.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Some phrases of this kind are now obsolete; as, to spend
<i>up</i> (<i>Prov. xxi. 20</i>); to kill <i>up</i> (<i>B. Jonson</i>).</p>

<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>Aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay
<i>up</i> riches; put <i>up</i> your weapons.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Up</i> is used elliptically for <i>get up</i>, <i>rouse
up</i>, etc., expressing a command or exhortation. "<i>Up</i>, and let us
be going." <i>Judg. xix. 28.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Up</i>, <i>up</i>, my friend! and quit your books,<BR>
Or surely you 'll grow double.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><col><b>It is all up with him</b></col>, <cd>it is all over with him; he
is lost.</cd> -- <col><b>The time is up</b></col>, <cd>the allotted time is
past.</cd> -- <col><b>To be up in</b></col>, <cd>to be informed about; to
be versed in.</cd>  "Anxious that their sons <i>should be</i> well <i>up
in</i> the superstitions of two thousand years ago." <i>H. Spencer.</i> --
<col><b>To be up to</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To be equal to, or
prepared for; as, he <i>is up to</i> the business, or the emergency.</cd>
[Colloq.] <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To be engaged in; to purpose, with the
idea of doing ill or mischief; as, I don't know what he's <i>up
to</i>.</cd> [Colloq.] -- <col><b>To blow up</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>To inflate; to distend.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To destroy by an
explosion from beneath.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To explode; as, the
boiler <i>blew up</i>.</cd> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <cd>To reprove angrily; to
scold.</cd> [Slang] -- <col><b>To bring up</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Bring</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>To come up
with</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Come</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos></cd> --
<col><b>To cut up</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Cut</u>, <pos><i>v. t. &
i.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>To draw up</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Draw</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>To grow up</b></col>,
<cd>to grow to maturity.</cd> -- <col><b>Up anchor</b></col>
<i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the order to man the windlass preparatory to hauling up
the anchor.</cd> -- <col><b>Up and down</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>First up, and then down; from one state or position to another. See
under <u>Down</u>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p><blockquote>Fortune . . . led him <i>up and down</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>Vertical; perpendicular; -- said
of the cable when the anchor is under, or nearly under, the hawse hole, and
the cable is taut.</cd> <i>Totten.</i> -- <col><b>Up helm</b></col>
<i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the order given to move the tiller toward the upper, or
windward, side of a vessel.</cd> -- <col><b>Up to snuff</b></col>. <cd>See
under <u>Snuff</u>.</cd> [Slang] -- <col><b>What is up?</b></col> <cd>What
is going on?</cd> [Slang]
</p>

<p><hw>Up</hw>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>From a
lower to a higher place on, upon, or along; at a higher situation upon; at
the top of.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In going <i>up</i> a hill, the knees will be most weary; in
going down, the thihgs.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>From the coast towards the interior of, as a
country; from the mouth towards the source of, as a stream; as, to journey
<i>up</i> the country; to sail <i>up</i> the Hudson.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Upon.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Up</i> pain of death."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being up or above; a
state of elevation, prosperity, or the like; -- rarely occurring except in
the phrase <i>ups and downs</i>.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><col><b>Ups and downs</b></col>, <cd>alternate states of elevation and
depression, or of prosperity and the contrary.</cd> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote>They had their <i>ups and downs</i> of fortune.</blockquote>
<i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inclining up; tending or going
up; upward; as, an <i>up</i> look; an <i>up</i> grade; the <i>up</i>
train.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"pas</hw> (&umacr;"p&adot;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Malay
<i>p&umacr;hn-&umacr;pas</i>; <i>p&umacr;hn</i> a tree + <i>&umacr;pas</i>
poison.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A tree (<i>Antiaris toxicaria</i>)
of the Breadfruit family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring
islands. Its secretions are poisonous, and it has been fabulously reported
that the atmosphere about it is deleterious. Called also <i>bohun
upas</i>.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1584 !></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A virulent poison used in Java and the adjacent
islands for poisoning arrows. One kind, <i>upas antiar</i>, is derived from
the upas tree (<i>Antiaris toxicaria</i>). <i>Upas tieute</i> is prepared
from a climbing plant (<i>Strychnos Tieute</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Up*bar"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
fasten with a bar.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To remove the bar or bards of, as a gate; to
under.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*bear"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To bear up; to raise
aloft; to support in an elevated situation; to sustain.</def>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>One short sigh of breath, <i>upbore</i><BR>
Even to the seat of God.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A monstrous wave <i>upbore</i><BR>
The chief, and dashed him on the craggy shore.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*bind"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To bind up.</def>
[R.]  <i>Collins.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*blow"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To inflate.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*blow"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To blow up; as, the wind
<i>upblows</i> from the sea.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*braid"</hw> (&ubreve;p*br&amacr;d"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Upbraided</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Upbraiding</u>.] [OE. <i>upbreiden</i>; AS. <i>upp</i> up +
<i>bregdan</i> to draw, twist, weave, or the kindred Icel.
<i>breg&eth;a</i> to draw, brandish, braid, deviate from, change, break
off, upbraid. See <u>Up</u>, and <u>Braid</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To charge with something wrong or disgraceful;
to reproach; to cast something in the teeth of; -- followed by <i>with</i>
or <i>for</i>, and formerly <i>of</i>, before the thing imputed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And <i>upbraided</i> them with their unbelief.</blockquote>
<i>Mark xvi. 14.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Vet do not<BR>
<i>Upbraid</i> us our distress.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To reprove severely; to rebuke; to
chide.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Then began he to <i>upbraid</i> the cities wherein most of
his mighty works were done.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xi. 20</i></p>

<p><blockquote>How much doth thy kindness <i>upbraid</i> my
wickedness!</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To treat with contempt.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To object or urge as a matter of reproach; to
cast up; -- with <i>to</i> before the person.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To reproach; blame; censure; condemn.</p>

<p><hw>Up*braid"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To utter
upbraidings.</def>  <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*braid"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of reproaching;
contumely.</def> [Obs.] " Foul <i>upbraid</i>."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*break"</hw> (&ubreve;p*br&amacr;k"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>
<def>To break upwards; to force away or passage to the surface.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up"break`</hw> (&ubreve;p"br&amacr;k`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
breaking upward or bursting forth; an upburst.</def>  <i>Mrs.
Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*breathe"</hw> (&ubreve;p*br&emacr;&thlig;"), <pos><i>v.
i.</i></pos> <def>To breathe up or out; to exhale.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Marston.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*breed"</hw> (&ubreve;p*br&emacr;d"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>
<def>To rear, or bring up; to nurse.</def> "<i>Upbred</i> in a foreign
country."  <i>Holinshed.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*brought"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Brought up;
educated.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*buoy"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of buoying
up; uplifting.</def> [R.]  <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up"burst`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of bursting
upwards; a breaking through to the surface; an upbreak or uprush; as, an
<i>upburst</i> of molten matter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up"cast`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Cast up; thrown upward;
as, with <i>upcast</i> eyes.</def>  <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up"cast`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Bowling)</i> <def>A cast; a throw.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mining.)</i> <def>The ventilating shaft of a mine
out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine; --
distinguished from the <i>downcast</i>. Called also <i>upcast pit</i>, and
<i>upcast shaft</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An upset, as from a carriage.</def> [Scot.]</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A taunt; a reproach.</def> [Scot.]  <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*cast"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To cast or throw up; to turn upward.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid.</def>
[Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Up"caught`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Seized or caught
up.</def> " She bears <i>upcaught</i> a mariner away."  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*cheer"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cheer up.</def>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*climb"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To climb up;
to ascend.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Upclomb</i> the shadowy pine above the woven
copse.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*coil"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To coil up; to
make into a coil, or to be made into a coil.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up"coun`try</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an upcountry
direction; as, to live <i>upcountry</i>.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Up"coun`try</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Living or situated
remote from the seacoast; as, an <i>upcountry</i> residence.</def>
[Colloq.] -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The interior of the country.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Up*curl"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To curl up.</def>
[R.]  <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*dive"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To spring upward; to
rise.</def> [R.]  <i>Davies (Microcosmos).</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*draw"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To draw up.</def>
[R.]  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*end"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To end up; to set on
end, as a cask.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`pey*gan"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The borele.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up*fill"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To fill up.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Up*flow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To flow or stream
up.</def>  <i>Southey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*flung"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Flung or thrown
up.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up*gath"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To gather up; to
contract; to draw together.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Himself he close <i>upgathered</i> more and
more.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*gaze"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To gaze
upward.</def>  <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*give"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To give up or
out.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Up*grow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To grow up.</def>
[R.]  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up"growth`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The process or result
of growing up; progress; development.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The new and mighty <i>upgrowth</i> of poetry in
Italy.</blockquote> <i>J. R. Green.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up"gush`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A gushing upward.</def>
<i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*gush"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To gush
upward.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up*haf"</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of
<u>Upheave</u>.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up"hand`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Lifted by the hand, or
by both hands; as, the <i>uphand</i> sledge.</def> [R.]  <i>Moxon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*hang"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To hang up.</def>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*hasp"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To hasp or faster
up; to close; as, sleep <i>uphasps</i> the eyes.</def> [R.]
<i>Stanyhurst.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up"heaped`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Piled up;
accumulated.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>God, which shall repay all with <i>upheaped</i>
measure.</blockquote> <i>Udall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*heav"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of upheaving,
or the state of being upheaved; esp., an elevation of a portion of the
earth's crust.</def>  <i>Lubbock.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*heave"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To heave or lift up
from beneath; to raise.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*held"</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Uphold</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up"her</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A fir pole
of from four to seven inches diameter, and twenty to forty feet long,
sometimes roughly hewn, used for scaffoldings, and sometimes for slight and
common roofs, for which use it is split.</def> [Spelt also <i>ufer</i>.]
[Eng.]  <i>Gwilt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*hill"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Upwards on, or as on,
a hillside; as, to walk <i>uphill</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up"hill`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Ascending; going up; as, an <i>uphill</i> road.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Attended with labor; difficult; as,
<i>uphill</i> work.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up*hilt"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To thrust in up to
the hilt; as, to <i>uphilt</i> one's sword into an enemy.</def> [R.]
<i>Stanyhurst.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*hoard"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To hoard up.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*hold"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The mournful train with groans, and hands <i>upheld</i>.<BR>
Besought his pity.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep
from falling; to maintain.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Honor shall <i>uphold</i> the humble in spirit.</blockquote>
<i>Prov. xxix 3.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Faulconbridge,<BR>
In spite of spite, alone <i>upholds</i> the day.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To aid by approval or encouragement; to
countenance; as, to <i>uphold</i> a person in wrongdoing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up*hold"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Up</i> +
<i>holder.</i>  Cf. <u>Upholsterer</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A broker or auctioneer; a tradesman.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An undertaker, or provider for funerals.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>upholder</i>, rueful harbinger of death.</blockquote>
<i>Gay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An upholsterer.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, upholds; a supporter; a
defender; a sustainer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up*hol"ster</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See
<u>Upholsterer</u>.] <def>To furnish (rooms, carriages, bedsteads, chairs,
etc.) with hangings, coverings, cushions, etc.; to adorn with furnishings
in cloth, velvet, silk, etc.; as, to <i>upholster</i> a couch; to
<i>upholster</i> a room with curtains.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up*hol"ster</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
broker.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Caxton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An upholsterer.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Strype.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*hol"ster*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A substitution for
older <i>upholder</i>, in OE., broker, tradesman, and formerly also written
<i>upholster</i>, <i>upholdster</i>.  See <u>Upholder</u>, and <u>-
ster</u>.] <def>One who provides hangings, coverings, cushions, curtains,
and the like; one who upholsters.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Upholsterer bee</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <i>Poppy
bee</i>, under <u>Poppy</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Up*hol"ster*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The articles or
goods supplied by upholsterers; the business or work of an
upholsterer.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"phroe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Euphroe</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up"land</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>High
land; ground elevated above the meadows and intervals which lie on the
banks of rivers, near the sea, or between hills; land which is generally
dry; -- opposed to <i>lowland</i>, <i>meadow</i>, <i>marsh</i>,
<i>swamp</i>, <i>interval</i>, and the like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The country, as distinguished from the
neighborhood of towns.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Up"land</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or
pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in situation; as,
<i>upland</i> inhabitants; <i>upland</i> pasturage.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Sometimes, with secure delight<BR>
The <i>upland</i> hamlets will invite.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from
the neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished.</def> [Obs.] " The
race of <i>upland</i> giants."  <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Upland moccasin</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See
<u>Moccasin</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Upland sandpiper</b></col>, or
<col><b>Upland plover</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a large American
sandpiper (<i>Bartramia longicauda</i>) much valued as a game bird. Unlike
most sandpipers, it frequents fields and uplands. Called also <i>Bartramian
sandpiper</i>, <i>Bartram's tattler</i>, <i>field plover</i>, <i>grass
plover</i>, <i>highland plover</i>, <i>hillbird</i>, <i>humility</i>,
<i>prairie plover</i>, <i>prairie pigeon</i>, <i>prairie snipe</i>,
<i>papabote</i>, <i>quaily</i>, and <i>uplander</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Upland
sumach</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a North American shrub of the genus
Rhus (<i>Rhus glabra</i>), used in tanning and dyeing.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Up"land*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One dwelling in the upland; hence, a countryman; a rustic.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The upland sandpiper.</def>
[Local, U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Up*land"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
uplands; dwelling on high lands.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Rude; rustic; unpolished; uncivilized.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>His presence made the rudest peasant melt,<BR>
That in the wild, <i>uplandish</i> country dwelt.</blockquote>
<i>Marlowe.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*lay"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To hoard.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*lead"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To lead
upward.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Up*lean"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To lean or incline
upon anything.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*lift"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Uplifting</u>.] <def>To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to
elevate; as, to <i>uplift</i> the arm; to <i>uplift</i> a rock.</def>
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Satan, talking to his nearest mate,<BR>
With head <i>uplift</i> above the wave, and eyes<BR>
That sparkling blazed.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up"lift`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A
raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their regularity and
uniformity, and to occasion folds, dislocations, and the like.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up"-line`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Railroad)</i> <def>A
line or track leading from the provinces toward the metropolis or a
principal terminus; the track upon which up-trains run. See <u>Up-
train</u>.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Up*lock"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To lock up.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*look"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To look or gaze
up.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Up"most`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Uppermost</u>.]
<def>Highest; topmost; uppermost.</def>  <i>Spenser. Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>U`po*ko*ro"ro</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native Maori
name.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An edible fresh-water New Zealand fish
(<i>Prototroctes oxyrhynchus</i>) of the family
<i>Haplochitonid&aelig;</i>. In general appearance and habits, it resembles
the northern lake whitefishes and trout. Called also
<i>grayling</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up*on"</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos>[AS. <i>uppan</i>,
<i>uppon</i>; <i>upp</i> up + <i>on</i>, <i>an</i>, on. See <u>Up</u>, and
<u>On</u>.] <def>On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it
is interchangeable.</def> "<i>Upon</i> an hill of flowers."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Our host <i>upon</i> his stirrups stood anon.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou shalt take of the blood that is <i>upon</i> the
altar.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxix. 21.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The Philistines be <i>upon</i> thee, Samson.</blockquote>
<i>Judg. xvi. 9.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>As I did stand my watch <i>upon</i> the hill.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He made a great difference between people that did rebel
<i>upon</i> wantonness, and them that did rebel <i>upon</i>
want.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This advantage we lost <i>upon</i> the invention of
firearms.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Upon</i> the whole, it will be necessary to avoid that
perpetual repetition of the same epithets which we find in
Homer.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He had abandoned the frontiers, retiring <i>upon</i>
Glasgow.</blockquote> <i>Sir. W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Philip swore <i>upon</i> the Evangelists to abstain from
aggression in my absence.</blockquote> <i>Landor.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Upon</i> conveys a more distinct notion that <i>on</i> carries
with it of something that literally or metaphorically bears or supports. It
is less employed than it used to be, <i>on</i> having for the most part
taken its place. Some expressions formed with it belong only to old style;
as, <i>upon</i> pity they were taken away; that is, in consequence of pity:
<i>upon</i> the rate of thirty thousand; that is, amounting to the rate: to
die <i>upon</i> the hand; that is, by means of the hand: he had a garment
<i>upon</i>; that is, upon himself: the time is coming fast <i>upon</i>;
that is, upon the present time. By the omission of its object, <i>upon</i>
acquires an adverbial sense, as in the last two examples.</p>

<p><col><b>To assure upon</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>to promise; to
undertake.</cd> -- <col><b>To come upon</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Come</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>To take upon</b></col>, <cd>to
assume.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Up*pent`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>A Pent up;
confined.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Up"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>; <pos><i>comp.</i></pos> of
<u>Up</u>. <def>Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in
place, position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, the <i>upper</i>
lip; the <i>upper</i> side of a thing; the <i>upper</i> house of a
legislature.</def></p>

<p><col><b>The upper hand</b></col>, <cd>the superiority; the advantage.
See <i>To have the upper hand</i>, under <u>Hand</u>.</cd> <i>Jowett
(Thucyd.).</i> -- <col><b>Upper Bench</b></col> <i>(Eng. Hist.)</i>,
<cd>the name of the highest court of common law (formerly King's Bench)
during the Commonwealth.</cd> -- <col><b>Upper case</b></col>, <cd>the top
one of a pair of compositor's cases. See the Note under 1st <u>Case</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3.</cd> -- <col><b>Upper covert</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>one of the coverts situated above the bases of the
tail quills.</cd> -- <col><b>Upper deck</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the
topmost deck of any vessel; the spar deck.</cd> -- <col><b>Upper
leather</b></col>, <cd>the leather for the vamps and quarters of
shoes.</cd> -- <col><b>Upper strake</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the
strake next to the deck, usually of hard wood, and heavier than the other
strakes.</cd> -- <col><b>Upper ten thousand</b></col>, or (abbreviated)
<col><b>Upper ten</b></col>, <cd>the ten thousand, more or less, who are
highest in position or wealth; the upper class; the aristocracy.</cd>
[Colloq.] -- <col><b>Upper topsail</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the upper
half of a double topsail.</cd> -- <col><b>Upper works</b></col>
<i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>all those parts of the hull of a vessel that are
properly above water.</cd> -- <col><b>Upper world</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The atmosphere.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<cd>Heaven.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>This world; the earth; -- in
distinction from the <i>underworld</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Up"per</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The upper leather for a shoe;
a vamp.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up"per*most`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Up</u>,
<u>Upper</u>; formed like <i>aftermost</i>.  Cf. <u>Upmost</u>.]
<def>Highest in place, position, rank, power, or the like; upmost;
supreme.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Whatever faction happens to be
<i>uppermost</i>.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up`per*ten"dom</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Upper ten</i> +
<i>-dom</i>.] <def>The highest class in society; the upper ten. See
<i>Upper ten</i>, under <u>Upper</u>.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Up*pile"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To pile, or heap,
up.</def>  <i>Southey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up"pish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Up</u>.] <def>Proud;
arrogant; assuming; putting on airs of superiority.</def> [Colloq.] <i>T.
Brown.</i> -- <wf>Up"pish*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Colloq.] --
<wf>Up"pish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Up*plight"</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Uppluck</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up*pluck"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To pull or pluck
up.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Up*pricked"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Upraised; erect; --
said of the ears of an animal.</def>  <i>Mason.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*prop"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To prop up.</def>
<i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*raise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To raise; to lift
up.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up*rear"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To raise; to
erect.</def>  <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*ridged"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Raised up in a ridge
or ridges; as, a billow <i>upridged</i>.</def>  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up"right`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>upright</i>,
<i>uppriht</i>. See <u>Up</u>, and <u>Right</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In an erect position or posture; perpendicular;
vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an <i>upright</i>
tree.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With chattering teeth, and bristling hair
<i>upright</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All have their ears <i>upright</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Morally erect; having rectitude; honest; just;
as, a man <i>upright</i> in all his ways.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And that man [Job] was perfect and
<i>upright</i>.</blockquote> <i>Job i. 1.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Conformable to moral rectitude.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Conscience rewards <i>upright</i> conduct with
pleasure.</blockquote> <i>J. M. Mason.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Stretched out face upward; flat on the
back.</def> [Obs.] " He lay <i>upright</i>."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Upright drill</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>a drilling machine
having the spindle vertical.</cd></p>

<p>&fist; This word and its derivatives are usually pronounced in prose
with the accent on the first syllable. But they are frequently pronounced
with the accent on the second in poetry, and the accent on either syllable
is admissible.</p>

<p><hw>Up"right`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Something standing
upright, as a piece of timber in a building. See <i>Illust.</i> of
<u>Frame</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up*right"eous*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [See
<u>Righteous</u>.] <def>In an upright or just manner.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1585 !></p>

<p><hw>Up"right`ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an upright
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up"right`ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>the quality or
state of being upright.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up*rise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To rise; to get up; to appear from below the horizon.</def>
"<i>Uprose</i> the sun."  <i>Cowley.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Uprose</i> the virgin with the morning
light.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To have an upward direction or
inclination.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Uprose</i> the mystic mountain range.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*rise"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of rising;
appearance above the horizon; rising.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Did ever raven sing so like a lark,<BR>
That gives sweet tidings of the sun's <i>uprise</i>?</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*ris"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Act of
rising; also, a steep place; an ascent.</def> "The steep <i>uprising</i> of
the hill."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An insurrection; a popular revolt.</def>  <i>J.
P. Peters.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*rist"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Uprising.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*rist"</hw>, obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Uprise</u>.
Uprose.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Nor dim nor red, like God's own head<BR>
The glorious sun <i>uprist</i>.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up"roar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>oproer</i>; akin to G.
<i>aufruhr</i>, Dan. <i>opr&ouml;r</i>, Sw. <i>uppror</i>; D. <i>op</i> up
+ <i>roeren</i> to stir; akin to AS. <i>hr&?;ran</i> to stir, <i>hr&?;r</i>
stirring, active, G. <i>r&uuml;hren</i> to stir, OHG. <i>ruoren</i>, Icel.
<i>hr&aelig;ra</i>, Dan. <i>r&ouml;re</i>, Sw. <i>r&ouml;ra</i>.  Cf.
<u>Rearmouse</u>.] [In verse, sometimes accented on the second syllable.]
<def>Great tumult; violent disturbance and noise; noisy confusion; bustle
and clamor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But the Jews which believed not, . . . set all the city on
an <i>uproar</i>.</blockquote> <i>Acts xvii. 5.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*roar"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To throw into uproar
or confusion.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Uproar</i> the universal peace."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*roar"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make an uproar.</def>
[R.]  <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*roar"i*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Making, or
accompanied by, uproar, or noise and tumult; as, <i>uproarious</i>
merriment.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Up*roar"i*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Up*roar"i*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Up*roll"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To roll up.</def>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*root"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To root up; to tear
up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to remove utterly; to eradicate; to
extirpate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Trees <i>uprooted</i> left their place.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>At his command the <i>uprooted</i> hills
retired.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*rouse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To rouse up; to
rouse from sleep; to awake; to arouse.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*run"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To run up; to
ascend.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The young sun<BR>
That in the Ram is four degrees <i>uprun</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[A son] of matchless might, who, like a thriving plant,<BR>
<i>Upran</i> to manhood.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*rush"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To rush
upward.</def>  <i>Southey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up"rush`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Act of rushing upward;
an upbreak or upburst; as, an <i>uprush</i> of lava.</def>  <i>R. A.
Proctor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up`sar*o"kas</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>(Ethnol.)</i>
<def>See <u>Crows</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up*seek"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To seek or strain
upward.</def> "<i>Upseeking</i> eyes suffused with . . . tears."
<i>Southey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*send"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To send, cast, or
throw up.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>As when some island situate afar . . . <BR>
<i>Upsends</i> a smoke to heaven.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*set"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
set up; to put upright.</def> [Obs.] "With sail on mast <i>upset</i>."
<i>R. of Brunne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To thicken and shorten, as a
heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>To shorten (a tire) in the process of resetting, originally by cutting
it and hammering on the ends.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To overturn, overthrow, or overset; as, to
<i>upset</i> a carriage; to <i>upset</i> an argument.</def> "Determined
somehow to <i>upset</i> the situation."  <i>Mrs. Humphry Ward.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To disturb the self-possession of; to disorder
the nerves of; to make ill; as, the fright <i>upset</i> her.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Up*set"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become
upset.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up"set`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Set up; fixed;
determined; -- used chiefly or only in the phrase <i>upset price</i>; that
is, the price fixed upon as the minimum for property offered in a public
sale, or, in an auction, the price at which property is set up or started
by the auctioneer, and the lowest price at which it will be sold.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>After a solemn pause, Mr. Glossin offered the <i>upset</i>
price for the lands and barony of Ellangowan.</blockquote> <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up"set`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of upsetting, or the
state of being upset; an overturn; as, the wagon had an
<i>upset</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up*set"ting</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Conceited; assuming;
as, an <i>upsetting</i> fellow.</def> [Scot.]  <i>Jamieson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*shoot"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To shoot
upward.</def> "Trees <i>upshooting</i> high."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up"shot`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Up</i> + <i>shot</i>,
equivalent to <i>scot</i> share, reckoning.  Cf. the phrase <i>to cast up
an account</i>.] <def>Final issue; conclusion; the sum and substance; the
end; the result; the consummation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I can not pursue with any safety this sport to the
<i>upshot</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We account it frailty that threescore years and ten make the
<i>upshot</i> of man's pleasurable existence.</blockquote> <i>De
Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up"side`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The upper side; the
part that is uppermost.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To be upsides with</b></col>, <cd>to be even with.</cd> [Prov.
Eng. & Scot.] <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> <i>T. Hughes.</i> -- <col><b>Upside
down</b></col>. [Perhaps a corruption of OE. <i>up so down</i>, literally,
up as down.] <cd>With the upper part undermost; hence, in confusion; in
complete disorder; topsy-turvy.</cd>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>These that have turned the world <i>upside down</i> are come
hither also.</blockquote> <i>Acts xvii. 6.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up"si*down`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Upsodown</u>.</def> [Obs. or Colloq.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up"sit`ting</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sitting up of a
woman after her confinement, to receive and entertain her friends.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>To invite your lady's <i>upsitting</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*skip`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An upstart.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*snatch"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To snatch
up.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Up*soar"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To soar or mount
up.</def>  <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up"so*down`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>Up</i> + <i>so</i>
as + <i>down</i>.] <def>Upside down.</def> [Obs. or Colloq.]
<i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In man's sin is every manner order or ordinance turned
<i>upsodown</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*spear"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To grow or shoot up
like a spear; as, <i>upspearing</i> grass.</def> [R.]  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*spring"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To spring
up.</def>  <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up"spring`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An
upstart.</def> [Obs.] "The swaggering <i>upspring</i>."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A spring or leap into the air.</def> [R.]
<i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up"spurn`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A spurner or
contemner; a despiser; a scoffer.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Joye.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*stairs"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Up the stairs; in
or toward an upper story.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up"stairs`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being above stairs;
as, an <i>upstairs</i> room.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up*stand"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To stand up; to be
erected; to rise.</def>  <i>Spenser. Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>At once <i>upstood</i> the monarch, and <i>upstood</i><BR>
The wise Ulysses.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*stare"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To stare or stand
upward; hence, to be uplifted or conspicuous.</def> "Rearing fiercely their
<i>upstaring</i> crests."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*start"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To start or spring
up suddenly.</def>  <i>Spenser. Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up"start`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who has risen suddenly, as from low life to wealth, power, or honor; a
parvenu.</def>  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The meadow saffron.</def>  <i>Dr.
Prior.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up"start`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Suddenly raised to
prominence or consequence.</def> "A race of <i>upstart</i> creatures."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*stay"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To sustain; to
support.</def> [Obs.] "His massy spear <i>upstayed</i>."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*stert"e</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Upstart</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up"stir`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Insurrection;
commotion; disturbance.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir J. Cheke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*stream"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Toward the higher
part of a stream; against the current.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up*street"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Toward the higher
part of a street; as, to walk <i>upstreet</i>.</def>  <i>G. W.
Gable.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up"stroke`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An upward stroke,
especially the stroke, or line, made by a writing instrument when moving
upward, or from the body of the writer, or a line corresponding to the part
of a letter thus made.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Some <i>upstroke</i> of an Alpha and Omega.</blockquote>
<i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up"sun`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>The
time during which the sun is up, or above the horizon; the time between
sunrise and sunset.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up*swarm"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i. & i.</i></pos> <def>To rise, or
cause to rise, in a swarm or swarms.</def> [R.]  <i>Shak. Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*sway"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To sway or swing
aloft; as, to <i>upsway</i> a club.</def> [R.]  <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*swell"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To swell or rise
up.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up"sy*tur"vy</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Cf. <i>Upside
down</i>, under <u>Upside</u>, and <u>Topsy-turvy</u>.] <def>Upside down;
topsy-turvy.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Robert Greene.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up"tails` all"</hw> (?). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An old game at
cards.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Revelers; roysterers.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Decker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Revelry; confusion; frolic.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Herrick.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*take"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To take into the
hand; to take up; to help.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Wyclif. Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up"take`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Steam Boilers)</i></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The pipe leading upward from the smoke box of a
steam boiler to the chimney, or smokestack; a flue leading
upward.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Understanding; apprehension.</def> [Scot.]
<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*tear"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To tear up.</def>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*throw"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To throw up.</def>
<i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up"throw`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>See
<u>Throw</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 9.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up*thun"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To send up a
noise like thunder.</def> [R.]  <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*tie"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To tie up.</def>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*till"</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>To; against.</def>
[Obs. & R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>She, poor bird, as all forlorn,<BR>
Leaned her breast <i>uptill</i> a thorn.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*town"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>To or in the upper
part of a town; as, to go <i>uptown</i>.</def> [Colloq. U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Up"town`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Situated in, or
belonging to, the upper part of a town or city; as, a <i>uptown</i> street,
shop, etc.; <i>uptown</i> society.</def> [Colloq. U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Up*trace"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To trace up or
out.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up*train"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To train up; to
educate.</def> [Obs.] "Daughters which were well <i>uptrained</i>."
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up"-train`</hw> (?). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A train going in the
direction of the metropolis or the main terminus.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A train going in the direction conventionally
called <i>up</i>.</def> [U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Up*turn"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To turn up; to
direct upward; to throw up; as, to <i>upturn</i> the ground in
plowing.</def> "A sea of <i>upturned</i> faces."  <i>D. Webster.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>So scented the grim feature, and <i>upturned</i><BR>
His nostril wide into the murky air.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>U"pu*pa</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., the hoopoe.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of birds which includes the common
hoopoe.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up*waft"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To waft
upward.</def>  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Up"ward</hw> (?), <hw>Up"wards</hw> (?), } <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>
[AS. <i>upweardes</i>. See <u>Up-</u>, and <u>-wards</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In a direction from lower to higher; toward a
higher place; in a course toward the source or origin; -- opposed to
<i>downward</i>; as, to tend or roll <i>upward</i>.</def>  <i>I.
Watts.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Looking inward, we are stricken dumb; looking <i>upward</i>,
we speak and prevail.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In the upper parts; above.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Dagon his name, sea monster, <i>upward</i> man,<BR>
And down ward fish.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Yet more; indefinitely more; above;
over.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>From twenty years old and <i>upward</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Num. i. 3.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Upward of</b></col>, or <col><b>Upwards of</b></col>, <cd>more
than; above.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>I have been your wife in this obedience<BR>
<i>Upward of</i> twenty years.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up"ward</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>upweard</i>. See
<u>Up</u>, and <u>-ward</u>.] <def>Directed toward a higher place; as, with
<i>upward</i> eye; with <i>upward</i> course.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up"ward</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The upper part; the
top.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>From the extremest <i>upward</i> of thy head.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*whirl"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To rise upward
in a whirl; to raise upward with a whirling motion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Up*wind"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To wind up.</def>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*wreath"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To rise with a
curling motion; to curl upward, as smoke.</def>  <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Up*yat"</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of
<u>Upgive</u>.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ur</hw> (?), <hw>Ure</hw>  }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The urus.</def></p>

<p><hw>||U"ra*chus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; urine +
&?; to hold.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A cord or band of fibrous tissue
extending from the bladder to the umbilicus.</def></p>

<p><hw>||U*r&aelig;"mi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;
urine + &?; blood.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Accumulation in the blood of the
principles of the urine, producing dangerous disease.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*r&aelig;"mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Of
or pertaining to ur&aelig;mia; as, <i>ur&aelig;mic</i>
convulsions.</def></p>

<p><hw>||U*r&aelig;"um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?;
&?;, fr. &?; of the tail; cf. L. <i>uraeus</i>, adj.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The posterior half of an animal.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, or
designating, the Urals, a mountain range between Europe and Asia.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ral-Al*ta"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to the Urals and the Altai; as the <i>Ural-Altaic</i>, or Turanian,
languages.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ra*li</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Wourali</u>.]
<def>See <u>Curare</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>U*ra"li*an</hw> (?), <hw>U*ral"ic</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Of or relating to the Ural Mountains.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ral*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called because first
observed in the <i>Ural</i> Mountains.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Amphibole
resulting from the alternation of pyroxene by paramorphism. It is not
uncommon in massive eruptive rocks.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ral*i`ti*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i>
<def>The change of pyroxene to amphibole by paramorphism.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*ram"il</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Murexan.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ra*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt
of uranic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*ra"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., from Gr. &?;, i. e.,
the Heavenly, fr. &?; heavenly, fr. &?; heaven.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Class. Myth.)</i> <def>One of the nine Muses,
daughter of Zeus by Mnemosyne, and patron of astronomy.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of large,
brilliantly colored moths native of the West Indies and South America.
Their bright colored and tailed hind wings and their diurnal flight cause
them to closely resemble butterflies.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*ra"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>Of
or pertaining to the planet Uranus; as, the <i>Uranian</i> year.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*ran"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of
or pertaining to the heavens; celestial; astronomical.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>On I know not what telluric or <i>uranic</i>
principles.</blockquote> <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, resembling, or
containing uranium; specifically, designating those compounds in which
uranium has a valence relatively higher than in <i>uranous</i>
compounds.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ra*nin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An
alkaline salt of fluorescein, obtained as a brownish red substance, which
is used as a dye; -- so called from the peculiar yellowish green
fluorescence (resembling that of <i>uranium</i> glass) of its solutions.
See <u>Fluorescein</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*ran"i*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A
mineral consisting chiefly of uranium oxide with some lead, thorium, etc.,
occurring in black octahedrons, also in masses with a pitchlike luster;
pitchblende.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ra*nis"co*plas`ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; top of a
tent, plate (fr. &?; sky) + <i>-plasty</i>.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The
process of forming an artificial palate.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>U`ra*nis*cor"a*phy</hw>, <hw>U`ra*nis*cor"rha*phy</hw>  } (?),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the top of a tent, the palate (fr. &?; sky) +
&?; a seam.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>Suture of the palate. See
<u>Staphyloraphy</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ra*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. G. <i>uranit</i>, F.
<i>uranite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A general term for the uranium
phosphates, autunite, or lime uranite, and torbernite, or copper
uranite.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ra*nit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to uranium; containing uranium.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*ra"ni*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from <i>Uranus</i>
the planet. See <u>Uranus</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An element of the
chromium group, found in certain rare minerals, as pitchblende, uranite,
etc., and reduced as a heavy, hard, nickel-white metal which is quite
permanent. Its yellow oxide is used to impart to glass a delicate greenish-
yellow tint which is accompanied by a strong fluorescence, and its black
oxide is used as a pigment in porcelain painting. Symbol U. Atomic weight
239. </def></p>

<p>&fist; Uranium was discovered in the state of an oxide by Klaproth in
1789, and so named in honor of Herschel's discovery of the planet
<i>Uranus</i> in 1781.</p>

<p>{ <hw>U"ran-o`cher</hw>, <hw>U"ran-o`chre</hw>  } (?),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>uranochre</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A yellow, earthy incrustation, consisting
essentially of the oxide of uranium, but more or less impure.</def>
</p>

<p>{ <hw>U`ra*no*graph"ic</hw> (?), <hw>U`ra*no*graph"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to uranography; as, an
<i>uranographic</i> treatise.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ra*nog"ra*phist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One practiced
in uranography.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ra*nog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; heaven
+ &?; to write.] <def>A description or plan of the heavens and the heavenly
bodies; the construction of celestial maps, globes, etc.;
uranology.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*ran"o*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; heaven + <i>-
lite</i>.] <def>A meteorite or a&euml;rolite.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Hutton.</i></p>

<p><hw>U`ra*nol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; heaven + <i>-
logy</i>.] <def>A discourse or treatise on the heavens and the heavenly
bodies; the study of the heavens; uranography.</def></p>

<p><hw>||U`ra*nom`e*tri"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <def>A
uranometry.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ra*nom"e*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; heaven + <i>-
metry</i>.] <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>A chart or catalogue of fixed stars,
especially of stars visible to the naked eye.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ra*no*plas`ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Uraniscoplasty</u>.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The plastic operation for
closing a fissure in the hard palate.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ra*nos"co*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; + <i>-
scopy</i>.] <def>Observation of the heavens or heavenly bodies.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ra*no"so-</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
combining form (also used adjectively) from <i>uranium</i>; -- used in
naming certain complex compounds; as in <i>uranoso</i>-uranic oxide,
<i>uranoso</i>-uranic sulphate.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1586 !></p>

<p><hw>U"ra*nous</hw> (&umacr;"r&adot;*n&ubreve;s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or containing, uranium; designating
those compounds in which uranium has a lower valence as contrasted with the
<i>uranic</i> compounds.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ra*nus</hw> (-n&ubreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Uranus</i>,
Gr. <grk>O'yrano`s</grk> Uranus, <grk>o'yrano`s</grk> heaven, sky.  Cf.
<u>Uranium</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Gr. Myth.)</i> <def>The son or husband of Gaia
(Earth), and father of Chronos (Time) and the Titans.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>One of the primary planets. It
is about 1,800,000,000 miles from the sun, about 36,000 miles in diameter,
and its period of revolution round the sun is nearly 84 of our
years.</def></p>

<p>&fist; This planet has also been called <i>Herschel</i>, from Sir
William Herschel, who discovered it in 1781, and who named it <i>Georgium
Sidus</i>, in honor of George III., then King of England.</p>

<p><hw>U*ran"-u*tan`</hw> (?), <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The orang-
utang</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ra*nyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Uran</i>ium + <i>-
yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The radical UO<sub>2</sub>, conveniently
regarded as a residue of many uranium compounds.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*ra"o</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>See
<u>Trona</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>U*ra"re</hw> (?), <hw>U*ra"ri</hw>  }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>See <u>Curare</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>urate</i>.]
<i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of uric acid; as, sodium <i>urate</i>;
ammonium <i>urate</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*rat"ic</hw> (?), <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>Of or containing
urates; as, <i>uratic</i> calculi.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ur"ban</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>urbanus</i> belonging
to the &?;ity or town, refined, polished, fr. <i>urbs</i>, <i>urbis</i>, a
city: cf. F. <i>urbain</i>.  Cf. <u>Urbane</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or belonging to a city or town; as, an
<i>urban</i> population.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Belonging to, or suiting, those living in a
city; cultivated; polite; urbane; as, <i>urban</i> manners.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Urban servitude</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Predial servitude</i>,
under <u>Servitude</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ur*bane"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Urban</u>.]
<def>Courteous in manners; polite; refined; elegant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ur"ban*iste</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
large and delicious pear or Flemish origin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ur*ban"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>urbanitas</i>; cf.
F. <i>urbanit&eacute;</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being urbane; civility
or courtesy of manners; politeness; refinement.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The marquis did the honors of his house with the
<i>urbanity</i> of his country.</blockquote> <i>W. Irving.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Polite wit; facetiousness.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Raillery in the sauce of civil entertainment; and without
some such tincture of <i>urbanity</i>, good humor falters.</blockquote>
<i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Politeness; suavity; affability; courtesy.</p>

<p><hw>Ur"ban*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To render urban,
or urbane; to refine; to polish.</def>  <i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ur*bic"o*l&aelig;</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L.
<i>urbs</i>, <i>urbis</i>, a city + <i>colere</i> to inhabit.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An extensive family of butterflies, including
those known as skippers (<i>Hesperiad&aelig;</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Ur*bic"o*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to a city; urban.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ur"ce*o*lar</hw> (&ucirc;"s&esl;*&osl;*l&etilde;r),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Urceolate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ur"ce*o*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>urceolus</i>,
dim. of <i>urceus</i> a pitcher or waterpot.] <i>(Nat. Hist.)</i>
<def>Shaped like a pitcher or urn; swelling below, and contracted at the
orifice, as a calyx or corolla.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ur"ce*ole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Urceolate</u>.]
<i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>A vessel for water for washing the hands; also, one
to hold wine or water.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ur*ce"o*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Urceoli</b></plw> (#). [L., a little pitcher.] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Any urn-shaped organ of a plant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ur"chin</hw> (&ucirc;"ch&ibreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE.
<i>urchon</i>, <i>irchon</i>, a hedgehog, OF. <i>ire&ccedil;on</i>,
<i>eri&ccedil;on</i>, <i>heri&ccedil;on</i>, <i>herichon</i>, F.
<i>h&eacute;risson</i>, a derivative fr. L. <i>ericius</i>, from <i>er</i>
a hedgehog, for <i>her</i>; akin to Gr. <grk>chh`r</grk>.  Cf.
<u>Herisson</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A hedgehog.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A sea urchin. See <u>Sea
urchin</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A mischievous elf supposed sometimes to take the
form a hedgehog.</def> "We 'll dress [them] like <i>urchins</i>, ouphes,
and fairies."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A pert or roguish child; -- now commonly used
only of a boy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And the <i>urchins</i> that stand with their thievish
eyes<BR>
Forever on watch ran off each with a prize.</blockquote> <i>W.
Howitt.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>You did indeed dissemble, you <i>urchin</i> you; but where's
the girl that won't dissemble for an husband?</blockquote>
<i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>One of a pair in a series of small card
cylinders, arranged around a carding drum; -- so called from its fancied
resemblance to the hedgehog.</def>  <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Urchin fish</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a
diodon.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ur"chin</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Rough; pricking;
piercing.</def> [R.] "Helping all <i>urchin</i> blasts."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ur"chon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
urchin, or hedgehog.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ur"du</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. <i>urd&umacr;</i>.]
<def>The language more generally called <i>Hindustanee</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ure</i>, OF.
<i>oevre</i>, <i>ovre</i>, <i>ouvre</i>, work, F. <i>&oelig;uvre</i>, L.
<i>opera</i>. See <u>Opera</u>, <u>Operate</u>, and cf. <u>Inure</u>,
<u>Manure</u>.] <def>Use; practice; exercise.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Let us be sure of this, to put the best in <i>ure</i><BR>
That lies in us.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ure</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To use; to exercise; to
inure; to accustom by practice.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The French soldiers . . . from their youth have been
practiced and <i>ured</i> in feats of arms.</blockquote> <i>Sir T.
More.</i></p>

<p><hw>U"re*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Urine</u>.]
<i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A very soluble crystalline body which is the
chief constituent of the urine in mammals and some other animals. It is
also present in small quantity in blood, serous fluids, lymph, the liver,
etc.</def></p>

<p>&fist; It is the main product of the regressive metamorphosis
(katabolism) of proteid matter in the body, and is excreted daily to the
amount of about 500 grains by a man of average weight. Chemically it is
carbamide, CO(NH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>, and when heated with strong
acids or alkalies is decomposed into carbonic acid and ammonia. It unites
with acids to form salts, as nitrate of urea, and it can be made
synthetically from ammonium cyanate, with which it is isomeric.</p>

<p><col><b>Urea ferment</b></col>, <cd>a soluble ferment formed by certain
bacteria, which, however, yield the ferment from the body of their cells
only after they have been killed by alcohol. It causes urea to take up
water and decompose into carbonic acid and ammonia. Many different bacteria
possess this property, especially <i>Bacterium ure&aelig;</i> and
<i>Micrococcus ure&aelig;</i>, which are found abundantly in urines
undergoing alkaline fermentation.</cd></p>

<p><hw>U"re*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
urea; containing, or consisting of, urea; as, <i>ureal</i>
deposits.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`re*am"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Urea</i> + <i>-
meter</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>An apparatus for the determination
of the amount of urea in urine, in which the nitrogen evolved by the action
of certain reagents, on a given volume of urine, is collected and measured,
and the urea calculated accordingly.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`re*chi"tin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
glucoside extracted from the leaves of a certain plant (<i>Urechitis
suberecta</i>) as a bitter white crystalline substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`re*chi*tox"in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Urechit</i>in +
<i>tox</i>ic + <i>-in</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A poisonous glucoside found
accompanying urechitin, and extracted as a bitter white crystalline
substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>||U*re"do</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a blast, blight, a
burning itch, fr. <i>urere</i> to burn, to scorch.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One of the stages in the life
history of certain rusts (<i>Uredinales</i>), regarded at one time as a
distinct genus. It is a summer stage preceding the teleutospore, or winter
stage. See <u>Uredinales</u>, in the Supplement.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Nettle rash. See
<u>Urticaria</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*re"do*spore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The
thin-walled summer spore which is produced during the so-called Uredo stage
of certain rusts. See (in the Supplement) <u>Uredinales</u>,
<u>Heter&oelig;cious</u>, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"re*ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one
of the many complex derivatives of urea; thus, hydantoin, and, in an
extended dense, guanidine, caffeine, et., are ureides.</def> [Written also
<i>ureid</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>-u*ret</hw> (?). <def>A suffix with the same meaning as <i>-ide</i>.
See <u>-ide</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||U*re"ter</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;.
See <u>Urine</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The duct which conveys the urine
from the kidney to the bladder or cloaca. There are two ureters, one for
each kidney.</def></p>

<p><hw>||U*re`ter*i"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Ureter</u>, and <u>-itis</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation of the
ureter.</def>  <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*reth"ane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
white crystalline substance, NH<sub>2</sub>.CO.OC<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>,
produced by the action of ammonia on ethyl carbonate. It is used somewhat
in medicine as a hypnotic. By extension, any one of the series of related
substances of which urethane proper is the type.</def></p>

<p><hw>||U*re"thra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;. See
<u>Urine</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The canal by which the urine is
conducted from the bladder and discharged.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*re"thral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
the urethra.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Urethral fever</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>fever occurring as a
consequence of operations upon the urethra.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||U`re*thri"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Urethra</u>, and <u>-itis</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation of the
urethra.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*re"thro*plas`ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Urethra</i> +
<i>-plasty</i>.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>An operation for the repair of an
injury or a defect in the walls of the urethra.</def> --
<wf>U*re`thro*plas"tic</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>U*re"thro*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Urethra</i> +
<i>-scope</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An instrument for viewing the interior
of the urethra.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`re*thros"co*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i>
<def>Examination of the urethra by means of the urethroscope.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*re"thro*tome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Urethra</i> + Gr.
&?; to cut.] <def>An instrument for cutting a urethral stricture.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`re*throt"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Urethra</i> + Gr.
&?; to cut.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>An incision of the urethra, esp. incision
for relief of urethral stricture.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*ret"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ureticus</i>, Gr.
&?;. See <u>Urine</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the urine;
diuretic; urinary; as, <i>uretic</i> medicine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Urge</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Urged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Urging</u> (?).] [L. <i>urgere</i>; akin to E. <i>wreak</i>. See
<u>Wreak</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force
onward.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Through the thick deserts headlong <i>urged</i> his
flight.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To press the mind or will of; to ply with
motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My brother never<BR>
Did <i>urge</i> me in his act; I did inquire it.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To provoke; to exasperate.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Urge</i> not my father's anger.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To press hard upon; to follow closely</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Heir <i>urges</i> heir, like wave impelling
wave.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To present in an urgent manner; to press upon
attention; to insist upon; as, to <i>urge</i> an argument; to <i>urge</i>
the necessity of a case.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To treat with forcible means; to take severe or
violent measures with; as, to <i>urge</i> an ore with intense
heat.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To animate; incite; impel; instigate; stimulate;
encourage.</p>

<p><hw>Urge</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
press onward or forward.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be pressing in argument; to insist; to
persist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ur"gence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Urgency.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ur"gen*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>urgence</i>.]
<def>The quality or condition of being urgent; insistence; pressure; as,
the <i>urgency</i> of a demand or an occasion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ur"gent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>urgens</i>, p. pr. of
<i>urgere</i>: cf. F. <i>urgent</i>. See <u>Urge</u>.] <def>Urging;
pressing; besetting; plying, with importunity; calling for immediate
attention; instantly important.</def> "The <i>urgent</i> hour."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Some <i>urgent</i> cause to ordain the
contrary.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The Egyptians were <i>urgent</i> upon the people that they
might send them out of the land in haste.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xii.
33.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ur"gent*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an urgent
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ur"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who urges.</def>
<i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>U"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; urine: cf. F.
<i>urique</i>. See <u>Urine</u>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to urine; obtained from urine; as, <i>uric</i> acid.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Uric acid</b></col>, <cd>a crystalline body, present in small
quantity in the urine of man and most mammals. Combined in the form of
urate of ammonia, it is the chief constituent of the urine of birds and
reptiles, forming the white part. Traces of it are also found in the
various organs of the body. It is likewise a common constituent, either as
the free acid or as a urate, of urinary or renal calculi and of the so-
called gouty concretions. From acid urines, uric acid is frequently
deposited, on standing in a cool place, in the form of a reddish yellow
sediment, nearly always crystalline. Chemically, it is composed of carbon,
hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen,
C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>4</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, and by decomposition
yields urea, among other products. It can be made synthetically by heating
together urea and glycocoll. It was formerly called also <i>lithic
acid</i>, in allusion to its occurrence in stone, or calculus.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||U"rim</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb. <i>&?;r&imacr;m</i>,
pl. of <i>&?;r</i>, fire <i>&?;r</i> light.] <def>A part or decoration of
the breastplate of the high priest among the ancient Jews, by which Jehovah
revealed his will on certain occasions. Its nature has been the subject of
conflicting conjectures.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou shall put in the breastplate of judgment the
<i>Urim</i> and the Thummim.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxviii. 30.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And when Saul inquired of the Lord, the Lord answered him
not, neither by dreams, nor by <i>Urim</i>, nor by prophets.</blockquote>
<i>1 Sam. xxviii. 6.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Professor Plumptre supposes the <i>Urim</i> to have been a clear
and colorless stone set in the breastplate of the high priest as a symbol
of light, answering to the mystic scarab in the pectoral plate of the
ancient Egyptian priests, and that the <i>Thummim</i> was an image
corresponding to that worn by the priestly judges of Egypt as a symbol of
truth and purity of motive. By gazing steadfastly on these, he may have
been thrown into a mysterious, half ecstatic state, akin to hypnotism, in
which he lost all personal consciousness, and received a spiritual
illumination and insight.</p>

<p><hw>U"ri*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>urinal</i>, fr.
<i>urina</i> urine: cf. F. <i>urinal</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A vessel for holding urine; especially, a bottle
or tube for holding urine for inspection.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A place or convenience for urinating
purposes.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ri*na"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>urinarium</i>.]
<i>(Agric.)</i> <def>A reservoir for urine, etc., for manure.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ri*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>urina</i> urine:
cf. F. <i>urinaire</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the urine; as, the
<i>urinary</i> bladder; <i>urinary</i> excretions.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Resembling, or being of the nature of,
urine.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Urinary calculus</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a concretion
composed of some one or more crystalline constituents of the urine, liable
to be found in any portion of the urinary passages or in the pelvis of the
kidney.</cd> -- <col><b>Urinary pigments</b></col>, <i>(Physiol.
Chem.)</i>, <cd>certain colored substances, <i>urochrome</i>, or
<i>urobilin</i>, <i>uroerythrin</i>, etc., present in the urine together
with <i>indican</i>, a colorless substance which by oxidation is
convertible into colored bodies.</cd>
</p>

<p><hw>U"ri*na*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A urinarium; also, a
urinal.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ri*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [LL. <i>urinare</i>.]
<def>To discharge urine; to make water.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ri*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or process
of voiding urine; micturition.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ri*na*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Provoking the flow
of urine; uretic; diuretic.</def> [R.]  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>U"ri*na`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., from <i>urinari</i>
to plunge under water, to dive.] <def>One who dives under water in search
of something, as for pearls; a diver.</def> [R.]  <i>Ray.</i></p>

<p><hw>U"rine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>urine</i>, L.
<i>urina</i>; akin to <i>urinari</i> to plunge under water, to dive, Gr.
&?; urine; cf. Skr. <i>v&amacr;r</i> water, Icel. <i>&?;r</i> drizzling
rain, AS. <i>w&aelig;r</i> the sea.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>In mammals, a
fluid excretion from the kidneys; in birds and reptiles, a solid or
semisolid excretion.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In man, the urine is a clear, transparent fluid of an amber color
and peculiar odor, with an average density of 1.02. The average amount
excreted in 24 hours is from 40 to 60 ounces (about 1,200 cubic
centimeters). Chemically, the urine is mainly an aqueous solution of urea,
salt (sodium chloride), and uric acid, together with some hippuric acid and
peculiar pigments. It usually has an acid reaction, owing to the presence
of acid phosphates of soda or free uric acid. Normally, it contains about
960 parts of water to 40 parts of solid matter, and the daily average
excretion is 35 grams (540 grains) of urea, 0.75 gram (11 grains) of uric
acid, and 16.5 grams (260 grains) of salt. Abnormally, it may contain sugar
as in diabetes, albumen as in Bright's disease, bile pigments as in
jaundice, or abnormal quantities of some one or more of the normal
constituents.</p>

<p><hw>U"rine</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To urinate.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>U`ri*nif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Urine</i> + <i>-
ferous</i>.] <def>Bearing or conveying urine; as, <i>uriniferous</i>
tubules.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ri*nip"a*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Urine</i> + L.
<i>parere</i> to produce: cf. F. <i>urinipare</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i>
<def>Producing or preparing urine; as, the <i>uriniparous</i> tubes in the
cortical portion of the kidney.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ri*no*gen"i*tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Pertaining to the urinary and genital organs; genitourinary;
urogenital; as, the <i>urinogenital</i> canal.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ri*nom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Urine</i> + <i>-
meter</i>.] <def>A small hydrometer for determining the specific gravity of
urine.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ri*nom"e*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The estimation of
the specific gravity of urine by the urinometer.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1587 !></p>

<p>{ <hw>U"ri*nose</hw> (?), <hw>U"ri*nous</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[Cf. F. <i>urineux</i>. See <u>Urine</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to urine,
or partaking of its qualities; having the character or odor of urine;
similar to urine.</def>  <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><hw>U"rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; tail.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the segments of the abdomen or post-abdomen
of arthropods.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"rith</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The bindings of a
hedge.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Urn</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>urne</i>, L. <i>urna</i>;
perhaps fr. <i>urere</i> to burn, and sop called as being made of burnt
clay (cf. <u>East</u>): cf. F. <i>urne</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A vessel of various forms, usually a vase
furnished with a foot or pedestal, employed for different purposes, as for
holding liquids, for ornamental uses, for preserving the ashes of the dead
after cremation, and anciently for holding lots to be drawn.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A rustic, digging in the ground by Padua, found an
<i>urn</i>, or earthen pot, in which there was another
<i>urn</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Wilkins.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His scattered limbs with my dead body burn,<BR>
And once more join us in the pious <i>urn</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Any place of burial; the grave.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Or lay these bones in an unworthy <i>urn</i>,<BR>
Tombless, with no remembrance over them.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>A measure of capacity for
liquids, containing about three gallons and a haft, wine measure. It was
haft the amphora, and four times the congius.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A hollow body shaped like an urn,
in which the spores of mosses are contained; a spore case; a
theca.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A tea urn. See under <u>Tea</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Urn mosses</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the order of true
mosses; -- so called because the capsules of many kinds are urn-
shaped.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Urn</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To inclose in, or as in, an
urn; to inurn.</def></p>

<p><blockquote> When horror universal shall descend,<BR>
And heaven's dark concave <i>urn</i> all human race.</blockquote>
<i>Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>Urn"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an
urn; effected by an urn or urns.</def> "<i>Urnal</i> interments."  <i>Sir
T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Urn"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Urnfuls</b></plw> (&?;). <def>As much as an urn will hold; enough
to fill an urn.</def></p>

<p><hw>Urn"-shaped`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the shape of
an urn; as, the <i>urn-shaped</i> capsules of some mosses.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ro-</hw> (?). <def>A combining form fr. Gr. <grk>o'y^ron</grk>,
<i>urine</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ro-</hw>. <def>A combining form from Gr. <grk>o'yra`</grk>, <i>the
tail</i>, the <i>caudal extremity</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ro*bi"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [1st <i>uro-</i> +
<i>bile</i> + <i>-in</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A yellow pigment
identical with hydrobilirubin, abundant in the highly colored urine of
fever, and also present in normal urine. See <u>Urochrome</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ro*cele</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [1st <i>uro</i> + Gr. &?;
tumor.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A morbid swelling of the scrotum due to
extravasation of urine into it.</def></p>

<p><hw>||U`ro*cer"a*ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;
tail + &?;, &?;, horn.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of boring
Hymenoptera, including Tremex and allied genera. See <i>Illust.</i> of
<u>Horntail</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ro*chord</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [2d <i>uro-</i> +
<i>chord</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The central axis or cord in the
tail of larval ascidians and of certain adult tunicates.</def> [Written
also <i>urocord</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>||U`ro*chor"da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Urochord</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Tunicata</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ro*chor"dal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to the Urochorda.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ro*chrome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [1st <i>uro-</i> + Gr.
&?; color.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A yellow urinary pigment,
considered by Thudichum as the only pigment present in normal urine. It is
regarded by Maly as identical with <i>urobilin</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"rochs</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See
<u>Aurochs</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ro*cord</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>See <u>Urochord</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ro*cyst</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [1st <i>uro-</i> +
<i>cyst</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The urinary bladder.</def></p>

<p><hw>||U`ro*de"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.; Gr. &?; tail +
&?; visible.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An order of amphibians having the
tail well developed and often long. It comprises the salamanders, tritons,
and allied animals.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ro*dele</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>One of the Urodela.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ro*de"li*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to the Urodela.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>One of the Urodela.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ro*e*ryth"rin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See 1st <u>Uro-</u>,
and <u>Erythrin</u>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A reddish urinary
pigment, considered as the substance which gives to the urine of rheumatism
its characteristic color. It also causes the red color often seen in
deposits of urates.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ro*gas"tric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [2d <i>uro-</i> +
<i>gastric</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Behind the stomach; -- said of
two lobes of the carapace of certain crustaceans.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ro*gen"i*tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [1st <i>uro-</i> +
<i>genital</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Urinogenital</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ro*glau"cin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [1st <i>uro-</i> + L.
<i>glaucus</i> bright.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A body identical with
indigo blue, occasionally found in the urine in degeneration of the
kidneys. It is readily formed by oxidation or decomposition of
indican.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ro*h&aelig;m"a*tin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [1st <i>uro-</i>
+ <i>h&aelig;matin</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>Urinary
h&aelig;matin; -- applied to the normal coloring matter of the urine, on
the supposition that it is formed either directly or indirectly (through
bilirubin) from the h&aelig;matin of the blood. See <u>Urochrome</u>, and
<u>Urobilin</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ro*hy"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [2d <i>uro-</i> + the Gr.
letter &UPSILON;.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to one or more
median and posterior elements in the hyoidean arch of fishes.</def> --
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>  <def>A urohyal bone or cartilage.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*rol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [1st <i>uro-</i> + <i>-
logy</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>See <u>Uronology</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ro*mere</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [2d <i>uro-</i> + <i>-
mere</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of the abdominal segments of an
arthropod.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ro*nol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; urine + <i>-
logy</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>That part of medicine which treats of
urine.</def>  <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>U"ro*pod</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [2d <i>uro-</i> + <i>-
pod</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of the abdominal appendages of a
crustacean, especially one of the posterior ones, which are often larger
than the rest, and different in structure, and are used chiefly in
locomotion. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Crustacea</u>, and
<u>Stomapoda</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*rop"o*dal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to a uropod.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ro*po*et"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [1st <i>uro-</i> + Gr.
&?; to make.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Producing, or favoring the
production of, urine.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or
designating, a system of organs which eliminate nitrogenous waste matter
from the blood of certain invertebrates.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ro*pyg"i*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Uropygium</u>.]
<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the uropygium, or prominence at the
base of the tail feathers, in birds.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Uropygial gland</b></col>, <cd>a peculiar sebaceous gland at the
base of the tail feathers in most birds. It secretes an oily fluid which is
spread over the feathers by preening.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||U`ro*pyg"i*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;,
(corrupted form) &?;; &?; the end of the os sacrum + &?; rump.]
<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The prominence at the posterior extremity of a bird's
body, which supports the feathers of the tail; the rump; -- sometimes
called <i>pope's nose</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ro*sa"cral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [2d <i>uro-</i> +
<i>sacral</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to both the caudal and
sacral parts of the vertebral column; as, the <i>urosacral</i>
vertebr&aelig; of birds.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*ros"co*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [1st <i>uro-</i> + <i>-
scopy</i>: cf. F. <i>uroscopie</i>.] <def>The diagnosis of diseases by
inspection of urine.</def>  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>U"ro*some</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [2d <i>uro-</i> + <i>-
some</i> body.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The abdomen, or post-abdomen, of
arthropods.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ro*stege</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [2d <i>uro-</i> + Gr. &?;
roof.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the plates on the under side of the
tail of a serpent.</def></p>

<p><hw>||U*ros"te*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L.
<plw><b>Urostea</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Urosteons</b></plw> (#). [NL.,
fr. Gr. &?; the tail + &?; a bone.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A median
ossification back of the lophosteon in the sternum of some birds.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ro*ster"nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [2d <i>uro-</i> +
<i>sternum</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The sternal, or under piece, of
any one of the uromeres of insects and other arthropods.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ro*style</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [2d <i>uro-</i> + Gr. &?;
a pillar.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A styliform process forming the posterior
extremity of the vertebral column in some fishes and amphibians.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"rox</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Aurochs</u>, and cf.
<u>Urus</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The aurochs.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*rox"a*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
salt of uroxanic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`rox*an"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Uric</i> +
<i>alloxan</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an
acid, C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>8</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>6</sub>, which is
obtained, as a white crystalline substance, by the slow oxidation of uric
acid in alkaline solution.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`ro*xan"thin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [1st <i>uro-</i> +
<i>xanthin</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Indican</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ur*rho"din</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [1st <i>uro-</i> + Gr. &?;
a rose.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>Indigo red, a product of the
decomposition, or oxidation, of indican. It is sometimes found in the
sediment of pathological urines. It is soluble in ether or alcohol, giving
the solution a beautiful red color. Also called
<i>indigrubin</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ur"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Gael. <i>uir</i>,
<i>uireach</i>, mold, clay.] <def>A sort of blue or black clay lying near a
vein of coal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ur"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ursa</i> a she-bear,
also, a constellation, fem. of <i>ursus</i> a bear.  Cf. <u>Arctic</u>.]
<i>(Astron.)</i> <def>Either one of the Bears. See the Phrases
below.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Ursa Major</b></col> [L.], <cd>the Great Bear, one of the most
conspicuous of the northern constellations. It is situated near the pole,
and contains the stars which form the <i>Dipper</i>, or <i>Charles's
Wain</i>, two of which are the <i>Pointers</i>, or stars which point
towards the North Star.</cd> -- <col><b>Ursa Minor</b></col> [L.], <cd>the
Little Bear, the constellation nearest the north pole. It contains the
north star, or polestar, which is situated in the extremity of the
tail.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ur"sal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
ursine seal. See the Note under 1st <u>Seal</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ur"si*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ursus</i>,
<i>ursa</i>, a bear + <i>-form</i>.] <def>Having the shape of a
bear.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ur"sine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ursinus</i>, from
<i>ursus</i> a bear. See <u>Ursa</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a bear;
resembling a bear.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Ursine baboon</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See
<u>Chacma</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ursine dasyure</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the Tasmanian devil.</cd> -- <col><b>Ursine
howler</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the araguato. See <i>Illust.</i>
under <u>Howler</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ursine seal</b></col>.
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <u>Sea bear</u>, and the Note under 1st
<u>Seal</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ur"son</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Urchin</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The Canada porcupine. See
<u>Porcupine</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ur"suk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
bearded seal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ur"su*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
beautiful North American butterfly (<i>Basilarchia, or Limenitis,
astyanax</i>). Its wings are nearly black with red and blue spots and
blotches. Called also <i>red-spotted purple</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ur"su*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>ursuline</i>.]
<i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>One of an order of nuns founded by St. Angela
Merici, at Brescia, in Italy, about the year 1537, and so called from
<i>St. Ursula</i>, under whose protection it was placed. The order was
introduced into Canada as early as 1639, and into the United States in
1727. The members are devoted entirely to education.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ur"su*line</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to St.
Ursula, or the order of Ursulines; as, the <i>Ursuline</i> nuns.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ur"sus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a bear.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of Carnivora including the common
bears.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ur*ti"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a nettle.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of plants including the common nettles. See
<u>Nettle</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Ur`ti*ca"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of
or pertaining to a natural order (<i>Urticace&aelig;</i>) of plants, of
which the nettle is the type. The order includes also the hop, the elm, the
mulberry, the fig, and many other plants.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ur"tic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resembling nettles; --
said of several natural orders allied to urticaceous plants.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ur`ti*ca"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Urtica</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The nettle rash, a disease characterized
by a transient eruption of red pimples and of wheals, accompanied with a
burning or stinging sensation and with itching; uredo.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ur"ti*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Urticated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Urticating</u>.] <def>To sting with, or as with, nettles; to irritate;
to annoy.</def>  <i>G. A. Sala.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ur`ti*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The
act or process of whipping or stinging with nettles; -- sometimes used in
the treatment of paralysis.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*ru*bu"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Pg. <i>urub&uacute;</i>
a certain Brazilian bird.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The black vulture
(<i>Catharista atrata</i>). It ranges from the Southern United States to
South America. See <u>Vulture</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||U"rus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.; of Teutonic origin. See
<u>Aurochs</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A very large, powerful, and
savage extinct bovine animal (<i>Bos urus or primigenius</i>) anciently
abundant in Europe. It appears to have still existed in the time of Julius
C&aelig;sar. It had very large horns, and was hardly capable of
domestication. Called also, <i>ur</i>, <i>ure</i>, and
<i>tur</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ur"va</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The crab-eating ichneumon (<i>Herpestes urva</i>), native of India.
The fur is black, annulated with white at the tip of each hair, and a white
streak extends from the mouth to the shoulder.</def></p>

<p><hw>Us</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> [OE. <i>us</i>, AS.
<i>&?;s</i>; akin to OFries. & OS. <i>&?;s</i>, D. <i>ons</i>, G.
<i>uns</i>, Icel. & Sw. <i>oss</i>, Dan. <i>os</i>, Goth. <i>uns</i>, L.
<i>nos</i> we, us, Gr. &?; we, Skr. <i>nas</i> us. &?;&?;&?;&?;.  Cf.
<u>Nostrum</u>, <u>Our</u>.] <def>The persons speaking, regarded as an
object; ourselves; -- the objective case of <i>we</i>. See <u>We</u>.</def>
"Tell <i>us</i> a tale."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Give <i>us</i> this day our daily bread.</blockquote>
<i>Matt. vi. 11.</i></p>

<p><hw>Us"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
used.</def></p>

<p><hw>Us"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>usage</i>, LL.
<i>usaticum</i>. See <u>Use</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of using; mode of using or treating;
treatment; conduct with respect to a person or a thing; as, good
<i>usage</i>; ill <i>usage</i>; hard <i>usage</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My brother<BR>
Is prisoner to the bishop here, at whose hands<BR>
He hath good <i>usage</i> and great liberty.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Manners; conduct; behavior.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A gentle nymph was found,<BR>
Hight Astery, excelling all the crew<BR>
In courteous <i>usage</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Long-continued practice; customary mode of
procedure; custom; habitual use; method.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>It has now been, during many years, the grave and
decorous<BR>
<i>usage</i> of Parliaments to hear, in respectful silence, all
expressions, acceptable or unacceptable, which are uttered from the
throne.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Customary use or employment, as of a word or
phrase in a particular sense or signification.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Experience.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>In eld [old age] is both wisdom and
<i>usage</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Custom; use; habit.  -- <u>Usage</u>, <u>Custom</u>.
These words, as here compared, agree in expressing the idea of habitual
practice; but a <i>custom</i> is not necessarily a <i>usage</i>. A
<i>custom</i> may belong to many, or to a single individual. A <i>usage</i>
properly belongs to the great body of a people. Hence, we speak of
<i>usage</i>, not of <i>custom</i>, as the law of language. Again, a
<i>custom</i> is merely that which has been <i>often</i> repeated, so as to
have become, in a good degree, established. A <i>usage</i> must be both
often repeated and of <i>long standing</i>. Hence, we speak of a "hew
<i>custom</i>," but not of a "new <i>usage</i>."  Thus, also, the
"<i>customs</i> of society" is not so strong an expression as the
"<i>usages</i> of society."  "<i>Custom</i>, a greater power than nature,
seldom fails to make them worship." <i>Locke.</i> "Of things once received
and confirmed by use, long <i>usage</i> is a law sufficient."
<i>Hooker.</i> In law, the words <i>usage</i> and <i>custom</i> are often
used interchangeably, but the word <i>custom</i> also has a technical and
restricted sense. See <u>Custom</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3.</p>

<p><! p. 1588 !></p>

<p><hw>Us"a*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>usager</i>.] <def>One
who has the use of anything in trust for another.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Daniel.</i></p>

<p><hw>Us"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Use</u>,
<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Use; usage; employment.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Custom; practice; usage.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Gower.
Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Interest paid for money; usury.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Com.)</i> <def>The time, fixed variously by the
usage between different countries, when a bill of exchange is payable; as,
a bill drawn on London at one <i>usance</i>, or at double
<i>usance</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Us"ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF.] <def>Using;
accustomed.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Usant</i> for to steal."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Us"begs</hw> (?), <hw>Us"beks</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>
<i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A Turkish tribe which about the close of the 15th
century conquered, and settled in, that part of Asia now called
Turkestan.</def> [Written also <i>Uzbecks</i>, and <i>Uzbeks</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Use</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>us</i> use, usage, L.
<i>usus</i>, from <i>uti</i>, p. p. <i>usus</i>, to use. See <u>Use</u>,
<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of employing anything, or of applying it
to one's service; the state of being so employed or applied; application;
employment; conversion to some purpose; as, the <i>use</i> of a pen in
writing; his machines are in general <i>use</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Books can never teach the <i>use</i> of books.</blockquote>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This Davy serves you for good <i>uses</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When he framed<BR>
All things to man's delightful <i>use</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Occasion or need to employ; necessity; as, to
have no further <i>use</i> for a book.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Yielding of service; advantage derived;
capability of being used; usefulness; utility.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>God made two great lights, great for their <i>use</i><BR>
To man.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>'T is <i>use</i> alone that sanctifies expense.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Continued or repeated practice; customary
employment; usage; custom; manner; habit.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let later age that noble <i>use</i> envy.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable,<BR>
Seem to me all the <i>uses</i> of this world!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Common occurrence; ordinary experience.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>O C&aelig;sar! these things are beyond all
<i>use</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>The special form of ritual
adopted for use in any diocese; as, the Sarum, or Canterbury, <i>use</i>;
the Hereford <i>use</i>; the York <i>use</i>; the Roman <i>use</i>;
etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>From henceforth all the whole realm shall have but one
<i>use</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pref. to Book of Common Prayer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>The premium paid for the possession and
employment of borrowed money; interest; usury.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Thou art more obliged to pay duty and tribute, <i>use</i>
and principal, to him.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> [In this sense probably a corruption of OF.
<i>oes</i>, fr. L. <i>opus</i> need, business, employment, work.  Cf.
<u>Operate</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>The benefit or profit of lands and
tenements. <i>Use</i> imports a trust and confidence reposed in a man for
the holding of lands. He to whose <i>use</i> or benefit the trust is
intended shall enjoy the profits. An estate is granted and limited to A for
the <i>use</i> of B.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Forging)</i> <def>A stab of iron welded to the
side of a forging, as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by
hammering, so as to lengthen the forging.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Contingent</b></col>, or <col><b>Springing</b></col>,
<col><b>use</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a use to come into operation on a
future uncertain event.</cd> -- <col><b>In use</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>In employment; in customary practice
observance.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>In heat; -- said especially of
mares.</cd> <i>J. H. Walsh.</i> -- <col><b>Of no use</b></col>,
<cd>useless; of no advantage.</cd> -- <col><b>Of use</b></col>, <cd>useful;
of advantage; profitable.</cd> -- <col><b>Out of use</b></col>, <cd>not in
employment.</cd> -- <col><b>Resulting use</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a
use, which, being limited by the deed, expires or can not vest, and results
or returns to him who raised it, after such expiration.</cd> --
<col><b>Secondary</b></col>, or <col><b>Shifting</b></col>,
<col><b>use</b></col>, <cd>a use which, though executed, may change from
one to another by circumstances.</cd> <i>Blackstone.</i> -- <col><b>Statute
of uses</b></col> <i>(Eng. Law)</i>, <cd>the stat. 27 Henry VIII., cap. 10,
which transfers uses into possession, or which unites the use and
possession.</cd> -- <col><b>To make use of</b></col>, <col><b>To put to
use</b></col>, <cd>to employ; to derive service from; to use.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Use</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Used</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Using</u>.] [OE. <i>usen</i>, F. <i>user</i> to use, use up, wear out,
LL. <i>usare</i> to use, from L. <i>uti</i>, p. p. <i>usus</i>, to use, OL.
<i>oeti</i>, <i>oesus</i>; of uncertain origin.  Cf. <u>Utility</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make use of; to convert to one's service; to
avail one's self of; to employ; to put a purpose; as, to <i>use</i> a plow;
to <i>use</i> a chair; to <i>use</i> time; to <i>use</i> flour for food; to
<i>use</i> water for irrigation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Launcelot Gobbo, <i>use</i> your legs.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Some other means I have which may be
<i>used</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To behave toward; to act with regard to; to
treat; as, to <i>use</i> a beast cruelly.</def> "I will <i>use</i> him
well."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>How wouldst thou <i>use</i> me now?</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Cato has <i>used</i> me ill.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To practice customarily; to make a practice of;
as, to <i>use</i> diligence in business.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Use</i> hospitality one to another.</blockquote> <i>1
Pet. iv. 9.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To accustom; to habituate; to render familiar by
practice; to inure; -- employed chiefly in the passive participle; as, men
<i>used</i> to cold and hunger; soldiers <i>used</i> to hardships and
danger.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I am so <i>used</i> in the fire to blow.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou with thy compeers,<BR>
<i>Used</i> to the yoke, draw'st his triumphant wheels.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To use one's self</b></col>, <cd>to behave.</cd> [Obs.] "Pray,
forgive me, if I have <i>used myself</i> unmannerly." <i>Shak.</i> --
<col><b>To use up</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To consume or exhaust
by using; to leave nothing of; as, <i>to use up</i> the supplies.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To exhaust; to tire out; to leave no capacity of
force or use in; to overthrow; as, he was <i>used up</i> by fatigue.</cd>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Employ.  -- <u>Use</u>, <u>Employ</u>. We <i>use</i> a
thing, or <i>make use</i> of it, when we derive from it some enjoyment or
service. We <i>employ</i> it when we turn that service into a particular
channel. We <i>use</i> words to express our general meaning; we
<i>employ</i> certain technical terms in reference to a given subject. To
<i>make use of</i>, implies passivity in the thing; as, to <i>make use
of</i> a pen; and hence there is often a material difference between the
two words when applied to persons.  To speak of "<i>making use</i> of
another" generally implies a degrading idea, as if we had <i>used</i> him
as a tool; while <i>employ</i> has no such sense. A confidential friend is
<i>employed</i> to negotiate; an inferior agent is <i>made use of</i> on an
intrigue.</p>

<p><blockquote>I would, my son, that thou wouldst <i>use</i> the power<BR>
Which thy discretion gives thee, to control<BR>
And manage all.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To study nature will thy time <i>employ</i>:<BR>
Knowledge and innocence are perfect joy.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Use</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be
wont or accustomed; to be in the habit or practice; as, he <i>used</i> to
ride daily; -- now disused in the present tense, perhaps because of the
similarity in sound, between "<i>use</i> to," and "<i>used</i>
to."</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They <i>use</i> to place him that shall be their captain on
a stone.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Fears <i>use</i> to be represented in an
imaginary.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thus we <i>use</i> to say, it is the room that smokes, when
indeed it is the fire in the room.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Now Moses <i>used</i> to take the tent and to pitch it
without the camp.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxxiii. 7 (Rev. Ver.)</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be accustomed to go; to frequent; to inhabit;
to dwell; -- sometimes followed by <i>of</i>.</def> [Obs.] "Where never
foot did <i>use</i>."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>useth</i> every day to a merchant's
house.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Ye valleys low, where the mild whispers <i>use</i><BR>
Of shades, and wanton winds, and gushing brooks.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Use"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of use, advantage,
or profit; producing, or having power to produce, good; serviceable for any
end or object; helpful toward advancing any purpose; beneficial;
profitable; advantageous; as, vessels and instruments <i>useful</i> in a
family; books <i>useful</i> for improvement; <i>useful</i> knowledge;
<i>useful</i> arts.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To what can I <i>useful</i>!</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Use"ful*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a useful
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Use"ful*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being useful; utility; serviceableness; advantage.</def>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Utility; value; profit. See <u>Utility</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Use"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having, or being of, no
use; unserviceable; producing no good end; answering no valuable purpose;
not advancing the end proposed; unprofitable; ineffectual; as, a
<i>useless</i> garment; <i>useless</i> pity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Not to sit idle with so great a gift<BR>
<i>Useless</i>, and thence ridiculous.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Fruitless; ineffectual.  -- <u>Useless</u>,
<u>Fruitless</u>, <u>Ineffectual</u>. We speak of an attempt, effort, etc.,
as being <i>useless</i> when there are in it inherent difficulties which
forbid the hope of success, as <i>fruitless</i> when it fails, not from any
such difficulties, but from some unexpected hindrance arising to frustrate
it; as, the design was rendered <i>fruitless</i> by the death of its
projector. <i>Ineffectual</i> nearly resembles <i>fruitless</i>, but
implies a failure of a less hopeless character; as, after several
<i>ineffectual</i> efforts, I at last succeeded.</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Useless</i> are all words<BR>
Till you have writ "performance" with your swords.<BR>
The other is for waiving.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Waiving all searches into antiquity, in relation to this
controversy, as being either needless or <i>fruitless</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Waterland.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Even our blessed Savior's preaching, who spake as never man
spake, was <i>ineffectual</i> to many.</blockquote> <i>Bp.
Stillingfleet.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Use"less*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Use"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Us"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who
uses.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Enjoyment of property; use.</def>
<i>Mozley & W.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ush"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ussher</i>,
<i>uschere</i>, OF. <i>ussier</i>, <i>uisser</i>, <i>oissier</i>,
<i>hussier</i>, <i>huissier</i>, fr. L. <i>ostiarius</i> a doorkeeper, fr.
<i>ostium</i> a door, entrance, fr. <i>os</i> mouth. See <u>Oral</u>, and
cf. <u>Ostiary</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An officer or servant who has the care of the
door of a court, hall, chamber, or the like; hence, an officer whose
business it is to introduce strangers, or to walk before a person of rank.
Also, one who escorts persons to seats in a church, theater, etc.</def>
"The <i>ushers</i> and the squires."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>These are the <i>ushers</i> of Marcius.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>&fist; There are various officers of this kind attached to the royal
household in England, including the gentleman usher of the black rod, who
attends in the House of Peers during the sessions of Parliament, and twelve
or more gentlemen ushers. See <u>Black rod</u>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An under teacher, or assistant master, in a
school.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ush"er</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Ushered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Ushering</u>.]
<def>To introduce or escort, as an usher, forerunner, or harbinger; to
forerun; -- sometimes followed by <i>in</i> or <i>forth</i>; as, to
<i>usher</i> in a stranger; to <i>usher</i> forth the guests; to
<i>usher</i> a visitor into the room.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The stars that <i>usher</i> evening rose.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The Examiner was <i>ushered</i> into the world by a letter,
setting forth the great genius of the author.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ush"er*ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of ushering,
or the state of being ushered in.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shaftesbury.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ush"er*dom</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office or
position of an usher; ushership; also, ushers, collectively.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ush"er*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of an
usher.</def>  <i>Marston.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ush"er*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office of an usher;
usherdom.</def></p>

<p><hw>Us"i*ta*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>usitari</i> to
use often.] <def>Denoting usual or customary action.</def> "The
<i>usitative</i> aorist."  <i>Alford.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Us"ne*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Ar. <i>usnah</i>
moss.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of lichens, most of the species of which
have long, gray, pendulous, and finely branched fronds. <i>Usnea
barbata</i> is the common bearded lichen which grows on branches of trees
in northern forests.</def></p>

<p><hw>Us"nic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining
to, or designating, a complex acid obtained, as a yellow crystalline
substance, from certain genera of lichens  (<i>Usnea</i>, <i>Parmelia</i>,
etc.).</def></p>

<p><hw>Us"que*baugh</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ir. or Gael. <i>uisge
beatha</i>, literally, water of life; <i>uisge</i> water + <i>beatha</i>
life; akin to Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life. See <u>Quick</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Whisky</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A compound distilled spirit made in Ireland and
Scotland; whisky.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Scottish returns being vested in grouse, white hares,
pickled salmon, and <i>usquebaugh</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A liquor compounded of brandy, or other strong
spirit, raisins, cinnamon and other spices.</def>  <i>Brande & C.</i></p>

<p><hw>Us`self"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>Ourselves.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Wyclif. Piers Plowman. Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Us"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ustio</i>, fr.
<i>urere</i>, <i>ustum</i>, to burn: cf. F. <i>ustion</i>.] <def>The act of
burning, or the state of being burned.</def> [R.]  <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Us*to"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>urere</i>,
<i>ustum</i>, to burn.] <def>Having the quality of burning.</def> [R.]
<i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><hw>Us"tu*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ustulatus</i>, p.
p. of <i>ustulare</i> to scorch, <i>urere</i> to burn.] <def>Blackened as
if burned.</def></p>

<p><hw>Us`tu*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>ustulation</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of burning or searing.</def> [R.] <i>Sir
W. Petty.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Old Chem.)</i> <def>The operation of expelling
one substance from another by heat, as sulphur or arsenic from ores, in a
muffle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Pharm.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The roasting
or drying of moist substances so as prepare them for pulverizing.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The burning of wine.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Lascivious passion; concupiscence.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>It is not certain that they took the better part when they
chose <i>ustulation</i> before marriage, expressly against the
apostle.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>U"su*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>usualis</i>, from
<i>usus</i> use: cf. F. <i>usuel</i>. See <u>Use</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]
<def>Such as is in common use; such as occurs in ordinary practice, or in
the ordinary course of events; customary; ordinary; habitual;
common.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Consultation with oracles was a thing very <i>usual</i> and
frequent in their times.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We can make friends of these <i>usual</i>
enemies.</blockquote> <i>Baxter.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>U"su*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>U"su*al*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>U`su*cap"tion</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>usucapere</i>, <i>usucaptum</i>, to acquire by long use; <i>usu</i>
(ablative of <i>usus</i> use) + <i>capere</i> to take: cf. <i>usucapio</i>
usucaption.] <i>(Roman Law)</i> <def>The acquisition of the title or right
to property by the uninterrupted possession of it for a certain term
prescribed by law; -- the same as <i>prescription</i> in common
law.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"su*fruct</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>usufructus</i>, <i>ususfructus</i>, <i>usus et fructus</i>; <i>usus</i>
use + <i>fructus</i> fruit.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>The right of using and
enjoying the profits of an estate or other thing belonging to another,
without impairing the substance.</def>  <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>U`su*fruc"tu*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>usufructuarius</i>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>A person who has the use of
property and reaps the profits of it.</def>  <i>Wharton.</i></p>

<p><hw>U`su*fruc"tu*a*ry</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to a usufruct; having the nature of a usufruct.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The ordinary graces bequeathed by Christ to his church, as
the <i>usufructuary</i> property of all its members.</blockquote>
<i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>U`su*ra"ri*ous</hw> (?), <hw>U"su*ra*ry</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>usurarius</i> that serves for use, that pays
interest. See <u>Usurer</u>.] <def>Usurious.</def> [Obs.]
"<i>Usurarious</i> contracts."  <i>Jer. Taylor. Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>U"sure</hw> (?; 115), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Usured</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Usuring</u>.] [Cf. OF. <i>usurer</i>, LL. <i>usurare</i>.] <def>To
practice usury; to charge unlawful interest.</def> [Obs.] "The
<i>usuring</i>b senate."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I <i>usured</i> not ne to me <i>usured</i> any
man.</blockquote> <i>Wyclif (Jer. xv. 10).</i></p>

<p><hw>U"sure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>Usury.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Foul <i>usure</i> and lucre of villainy.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>U"su*rer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>usurier</i>, LL.
<i>usurarius</i>. See <u>Usury</u>, and cf. <u>Usurarious</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who lends money and takes interest for it; a
money lender.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee,
thou shalt not be to him as a <i>usurer</i>, neither shalt thou lay upon
him usury.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxii. 25.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who lends money at a rate of interest beyond
that established by law; one who exacts an exorbitant rate of interest for
the use of money.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He was wont to call me <i>usurer</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*su"ri*ous</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From
<u>Usury</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Practicing usury; taking illegal or exorbitant
interest for the use of money; as, a <i>usurious</i> person.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Partaking of usury; containing or involving
usury; as, a <i>usurious</i> contract.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>U*su"ri*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>U*su"ri*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>U*surp"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Usurped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Usurping</u>.] [L. <i>usurpare</i>, <i>usurpatum</i>, to make use of,
enjoy, get possession of, usurp; the first part of <i>usurpare</i> is akin
to <i>usus</i> use (see <u>Use</u>, n.): cf. F. <i>usurper</i>.] <def>To
seize, and hold in possession, by force, or without right; as, to
<i>usurp</i> a throne; to <i>usurp</i> the prerogatives of the crown; to
<i>usurp</i> power; to <i>usurp</i> the right of a patron is to oust or
dispossess him.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Alack, thou dost <i>usurp</i> authority.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Another revolution, to get rid of this illegitimate and
<i>usurped</i> government, would of course be perfectly
justifiable.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Usurp</i> is applied to seizure and use of office, functions,
powers, rights, etc.; it is not applied to common dispossession of private
property.</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To arrogate; assume; appropriate.</p>

<p><hw>U*surp"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To commit forcible
seizure of place, power, functions, or the like, without right; to commit
unjust encroachments; to be, or act as, a usurper.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The parish churches on which the Presbyterians and fanatics
had <i>usurped</i>.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And now the Spirits of the Mind<BR>
Are busy with poor Peter Bell;<BR>
Upon the rights of visual sense<BR>
<i>Usurping</i>, with a prevalence<BR>
More terrible than magic spell.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*surp"ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>usurpans</i>, p.
pr.] <def>Usurping; encroaching.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Gauden.</i></p>

<p><hw>U`sur*pa"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>usurpatio
&?;</i> making use, usurpation: cf. F. <i>usurpation</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of usurping, or of seizing and enjoying;
an authorized, arbitrary assumption and exercise of power, especially an
infringing on the rights of others; specifically, the illegal seizure of
sovereign power; -- commonly used with <i>of</i>, also used with <i>on</i>
or <i>upon</i>; as, the <i>usurpation</i> of a throne; the
<i>usurpation</i> of the supreme power.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1589 !></p>

<p><blockquote>He contrived their destruction, with the <i>usurpation</i>
of the regal dignity upon him.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. More.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A law [of a State] which is a <i>usurpation</i> upon the
general government.</blockquote> <i>O. Ellsworth.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Manifest <i>usurpation</i> on the rights of other
States.</blockquote> <i>D. Webster.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Usurpation</i>, in a peculiar sense, formerly denoted the
absolute ouster and dispossession of the patron of a church, by a stranger
presenting a clerk to a vacant benefice, who us thereupon admitted and
instituted.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Use; usage; custom.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Bp.
Pearson.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*surp"a*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>usurpatorius</i>.] <def>Marked by usurpation; usurping.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>U*surp"a*ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Usurpation.</def>
[R.] "Beneath man's <i>usurpature</i>."  <i>R. Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*surp"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who usurps;
especially, one who seizes illegally on sovereign power; as, the
<i>usurper</i> of a throne, of power, or of the rights of a
patron.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A crown will not want pretenders to claim it, not
<i>usurpers</i>, if their power serves them, to possess it.</blockquote>
<i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*surp"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a usurping
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"su*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>usurie</i>,
<i>usure</i>, F. <i>usure</i>, L. <i>usura</i> use, usury, interest, fr.
<i>uti</i>, p. p. <i>usus</i>, to use. See <u>Use</u>, <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A premium or increase paid, or stipulated to be
paid, for a loan, as of money; interest.</def> [Obs. or Archaic]</p>

<p><blockquote>Thou shalt not lend upon <i>usury</i> to thy brother;
<i>usury</i> of money, <i>usury</i> of victuals, <i>usury</i> of anything
that is lent upon <i>usury</i>.</blockquote> <i>Deut. xxiii. 19.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the
exchanges, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with
<i>usury</i>.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxv. 27.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>What he borrows from the ancients, he repays with
<i>usury</i> of &?;&?;is own.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The practice of taking interest.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Usury</i> . . . bringeth the treasure of a realm or state
into a few &?;&?;nds.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Interest in excess of a legal rate
charged to a borrower for the use of money.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The practice of requiring in repayment of money lent anything
more than the amount lent, was formerly thought to be a great moral wrong,
and the greater, the more was taken. Now it is not deemed more wrong to
take pay for the use of money than for the use of a house, or a horse, or
any other property. But the lingering influence of the former opinion,
together with the fact that the nature of money makes it easier for the
lender to oppress the borrower, has caused nearly all Christian nations to
fix by law the rate of compensation for the use of money. Of late years,
however, the opinion that money should be borrowed and repaid, or bought
and sold, upon whatever terms the parties should agree to, like any other
property, has gained ground everywhere.  <i>Am. Cyc.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ut</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>The first note
in Guido's musical scale, now usually superseded by <i>do</i>. See
<u>Solmization</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"tas</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>huitieves</i>,
<i>witieves</i>, <i>witaves</i>, <i>oitieves</i>, pl. of <i>huitieve</i>,
<i>witieve</i>, etc., eighth, L. <i>octavus</i>. See <u>Octave</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] [Written also <i>utis</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>The eighth day after any
term or feast; the octave; as, the <i>utas</i> of St. Michael.</def>
<i>Cowell.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The marriage was celebrated and Canterbury, and in the
<i>utas</i> of St. Hilary next ensuing she was crowned.</blockquote>
<i>Holinshed.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, festivity; merriment.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*ten"sil</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>utensile</i>,
<i>ustensile</i>, L. <i>utensile</i>, fr. <i>utensilis</i> that may be
used, fit for use, fr. <i>uti</i>, p. p. <i>usus</i>, to use. See
<u>Use</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>That which is used; an
instrument; an implement; especially, an instrument or vessel used in a
kitchen, or in domestic and farming business.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Wagons fraught with <i>utensils</i> of war.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>U"ter*ine</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>uterinus</i>
born of the same mother, from <i>uterus</i> womb: cf. F.
<i>ut&eacute;rin</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or instrument to the uterus, or
womb.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Born of the same mother, but by a different
father.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Walter Pope, <i>uterine</i> brother to Dr. Joh.
Wilki&?;&?;.</blockquote> <i>Wood.</i></p>

<p><hw>U`te*ro*ges*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Uterus</i> +
<i>gestation</i>.] <def>Gestation in the womb from conception to birth;
pregnancy.</def>  <i>Pritchard.</i></p>

<p><hw>U`te*ro*vag"i*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Uterus</i> +
<i>vaginal</i>.] <def>Pertaining to both the uterus and the
vagina.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"te*rus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The organ of a female mammal in which the young are
developed previous to birth; the womb.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The uterus is simply an enlargement of the oviduct, and in the
lower mammals there is one on each side, but in the higher forms the two
become more or less completely united into one. In many male mammals there
is a small vesicle, opening into the urinogenital canal, which corresponds
to the uterus of the female and is called the <i>male uterus</i>, or [NL.]
<i>uterus masculinus</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A receptacle, or pouch,
connected with the oviducts of many invertebrates in which the eggs are
retained until they hatch or until the embryos develop more or less. See
<i>Illust.</i> of <u>Hermaphrodite</u> in Append.</def></p>

<p><hw>Utes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing.
<singw><b>Ute</b></singw>. <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>An extensive tribe of
North American Indians of the Shoshone stock, inhabiting Colorado, Utah,
New Mexico, Arizona, and adjacent regions. They are subdivided into several
subordinate tribes, some of which are among the most degraded of North
American Indians.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ti*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any species of large West Indian rodents of the genus <i>Capromys</i>,
or <i>Utia</i>. In general appearance and habits they resemble rats, but
they are as large as rabbits.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ti*ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [So called from <i>Utica</i>,
in New York.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, a
subdivision of the Trenton Period of the Lower Silurian, characterized in
the State of New York by beds of shale.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"tile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>utilis</i>, fr.
<i>uti</i> to use: cf. F. <i>utile</i>. See <u>Use</u>, <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos>] <def>Profitable; useful.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>U*til`i*ta"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See
<u>Utility</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to utility; consisting in
utility; &?;iming at utility as distinguished from beauty, ornament, etc.;
sometimes, reproachfully, evincing, or characterized by, a regard for
utility of a lower kind, or marked by a sordid spirit; as,
<i>utilitarian</i> narrowness; a <i>utilitarian</i> indifference to
art.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to utilitarianism; supporting
utilitarianism; as, the <i>utilitarian</i> view of morality; the
<i>Utilitarian</i> Society.</def>  <i>J. S. Mill.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*til`i*ta"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who holds
the doctrine of utilitarianism.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>utilitarians</i> are for merging all the particular
virtues into one, and would substitute in their place the greatest
usefulness, as the alone principle to which every question respecting the
morality of actions should be referred.</blockquote> <i>Chalmers.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>But what is a <i>utilitarian</i>? Simply one who prefers the
useful to the useless; and who does not?</blockquote> <i>Sir W.
Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*til`i*ta"ri*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The doctrine that the greatest happiness of the
greatest number should be the end and aim of all social and political
institutions.</def>  <i>Bentham.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The doctrine that virtue is founded in utility,
or that virtue is defined and enforced by its tendency to promote the
highest happiness of the universe.</def>  <i>J. S. Mill.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The doctrine that utility is the sole standard
of morality, so that the rectitude of an action is determined by its
usefulness.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*til"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>utilite</i>, F.
<i>utilit&eacute;</i>, L. <i>utilitas</i>, fr. <i>utilis</i> useful. See
<u>Utile</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being useful;
usefulness; production of good; profitableness to some valuable end; as,
the <i>utility</i> of manure upon land; the <i>utility</i> of the sciences;
the <i>utility</i> of medicines.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>utility</i> of the enterprises was, however, so great
and obvious that all opposition proved useless.</blockquote>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Polit. Econ.)</i> <def>Adaptation to satisfy the
desires or wants; intrinsic value. See Note under <u>Value</u>,
2.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Value in use is <i>utility</i>, and nothing else, and in
political economy should be called by that name and no other.</blockquote>
<i>F. A. Walker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Happiness; the greatest good, or happiness, of
the greatest number, -- the foundation of utilitarianism.</def>  <i>J. S.
Mill.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Usefulness; advantageous; benefit; profit; avail;
service.  -- <u>Utility</u>, <u>Usefulness</u>. <i>Usefulness</i> has an
Anglo-Saxon prefix, <i>utility</i> is Latin; and hence the former is used
chiefly of things in the <i>concrete</i>, while the latter is employed more
in a <i>general</i> and <i>abstract</i> sense. Thus, we speak of the
<i>utility</i> of an invention, and the <i>usefulness</i> of the thing
invented; of the <i>utility</i> of an institution, and the
<i>usefulness</i> of an individual. So <i>beauty</i> and <i>utility</i>
(not <i>usefulness</i>) are brought into comparison. Still, the words are
often used interchangeably.</p>

<p><hw>U"til*i`za*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
utilized; as, the <i>utilizable</i> products of the gas works.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`til*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>utilization</i>.] <def>The act of utilizing, or the state of being
utilized.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"til*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Utilized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Utilizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>utiliser</i>.] <def>To make useful; to
turn to profitable account or use; to make use of; as, to <i>utilize</i>
the whole power of a machine; to <i>utilize</i> one's
opportunities.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In former ages, the mile-long corridors, with their numerous
alcoves, might have been <i>utilized</i> as . . . dungeons.</blockquote>
<i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><hw>||U`ti pos`si*de"tis</hw> (?). [L., as you possess.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Internat. Law)</i> <def>The basis or principle of
a treaty which leaves belligerents mutually in possession of what they have
acquired by their arms during the war.</def>  <i>Brande & C.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Roman Law)</i> <def>A species of interdict
granted to one who was in possession of an immovable thing, in order that
he might be declared the legal possessor.</def>  <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>U"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Utas</u>.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ut"la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Outlawry.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Camden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ut"most`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>utmeste</i>,
<i>utemest</i>, AS. <i>&?;temest</i>, a superlative fr. <i>&?;te</i> out.
&?;&?;&?;&?;. See <u>Out</u>, and cf. <u>Aftermost</u>, <u>Outmost</u>,
<u>Uttermost</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Situated at the farthest point or extremity;
farthest out; most distant; extreme; as, the <i>utmost</i> limits of the
land; the <i>utmost</i> extent of human knowledge.</def>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We coasted within two leagues of Antibes, which is the
<i>utmost</i> town in France.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Betwixt two thieves I spend my <i>utmost</i>
breath.</blockquote> <i>Herbert.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Being in the greatest or highest degree,
quantity, number, or the like; greatest; as, the <i>utmost</i> assiduity;
the <i>utmost</i> harmony; the <i>utmost</i> misery or happiness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He shall answer . . . to his <i>utmost</i>
peril.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Six or seven thousand is their <i>utmost</i>
power.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ut"most`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The most that can be; the
farthest limit; the greatest power, degree, or effort; as, he has done his
<i>utmost</i>; try your <i>utmost</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We have tried the <i>utmost</i> of our friends.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*to"pi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.  not + &?; a
place.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An imaginary island, represented by Sir Thomas
More, in a work called <i>Utopia</i>, as enjoying the greatest perfection
in politics, laws, and the like. See <u>Utopia</u>, in the Dictionary of
Noted Names in Fiction.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, any place or state of ideal
perfection.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*to"pi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
Utopia; resembling Utopia; hence, ideal; chimerical; fanciful; founded
upon, or involving, imaginary perfections; as, <i>Utopian</i> projects;
<i>Utopian</i> happiness.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*to"pi*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An inhabitant of Utopia;
hence, one who believes in the perfectibility of human society; a
visionary; an idealist; an optimist.</def>  <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*to"pi*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The ideas, views,
aims, etc., of a Utopian; impracticable schemes of human perfection;
optimism.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*to"pi*an*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An Utopian; an
optimist.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*to"pic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Utopian;
ideal.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Utopical</i> perfection."  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*to"pist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A Utopian.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"tra*quist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>uterque</i>, fem.
<i>utraque</i>, both.] <def>One who receives the eucharist in both kinds;
esp., one of a body of Hussites who in the 15th century fought for the
right to do this. Called also <i>Calixtines</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"tri*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>utriculus</i> a
little womb, a calycle, dim. of <i>uter</i>, <i>utris</i>, a bag or bottle
made of an animal's hide: cf. F. <i>utricule</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A little sac or vesicle, as the air cell of
fucus, or seaweed.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>A microscopic cell in the
structure of an egg, animal, or plant.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A small, thin-walled, one-seeded
fruit, as of goosefoot.</def>  <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A utriculus.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*tric"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>utriculaire</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a utricle, or utriculus;
containing, or furnished with, a utricle or utricles; utriculate; as, a
<i>utricular</i> plant.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Resembling a utricle or bag, whether large or
minute; -- said especially with reference to the condition of certain
substances, as sulphur, selenium, etc., when condensed from the vaporous
state and deposited upon cold bodies, in which case they assume the form of
small globules filled with liquid.</def></p>

<p><hw>||U*tric`u*la"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of aquatic flowering plants, in which the
submersed leaves bear many little utricles, or ascidia. See
<u>Ascidium</u>,</def></p>

<p><hw>U*tric"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resembling a
bladder; swollen like a bladder; inflated; utricular.</def>
<i>Dana.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*tric"u*loid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>utriculus</i> a
little womb, a calycle + <i>-oid</i>.] <def>Resembling a bladder;
utricular; utriculate.</def>  <i>Dana.</i></p>

<p><hw>U*tric"u*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a little womb or
matrix, a calycle.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A little sac, or bag; a utricle;
especially, a part of the membranous labyrinth of the ear. See the Note
under <u>Ear</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"tro-</hw> (?). <def>A combining form used in anatomy to indicate
<i>connection with</i>, or <i>relation to</i>, <i>the uterus</i>; as in
<i>utro-</i>ovarian.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ut"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>utter</i>, originally
the same word as <i>outer</i>. See <u>Out</u>, and cf. <u>Outer</u>,
<u>Utmost</u>.] </p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Outer.</def> "Thine <i>utter</i> eyen."
<i>Chaucer.</i> [Obs.] "By him a shirt and <i>utter</i> mantle laid."
<i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>As doth an hidden moth<BR>
The inner garment fret, not th' <i>utter</i> touch.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Situated on the outside, or extreme limit;
remote from the center; outer.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Through <i>utter</i> and through middle darkness
borne.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The very <i>utter</i> part pf Saint Adelmes point is five
miles from Sandwich.</blockquote> <i>Holinshed.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Complete; perfect; total; entire; absolute; as,
<i>utter</i> ruin; <i>utter</i> darkness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They . . . are <i>utter</i> strangers to all those anxious
thoughts which disquiet mankind.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Peremptory; unconditional; unqualified; final;
as, an <i>utter</i> refusal or denial.</def>  <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Utter bar</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>the whole body of junior
barristers.</cd> See <i>Outer bar</i>, under 1st <u>Outer</u>. [Eng.] --
<col><b>Utter barrister</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>one recently admitted
as barrister, who is accustomed to plead without, or outside, the bar, as
distinguished from the <i>benchers</i>, who are sometimes permitted to
plead within the bar.</cd> [Eng.]  <i>Cowell.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>Ut"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Uttered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Uttering</u>.]
[OE. <i>outren</i>, freq. of <i>outen</i> to utter, put out, AS.
<i>&umacr;tian</i> to put out, eject, fr. <i>&umacr;t</i> out. &radic;198.
See <u>Out</u>, and cf. <u>Utter</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To put forth or out; to reach out.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>How bragly [proudly] it begins to bud,<BR>
And <i>utter</i> his tender head.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To dispose of in trade; to sell or vend.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Such mortal drugs I have, but Mantua's law<BR>
Is death to any he that <i>utters</i> them.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They bring it home, and <i>utter</i> it commonly by the name
of Newfoundland fish.</blockquote> <i>Abp. Abbot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>hence, to put in circulation, as money; to put
off, as currency; to cause to pass in trade; -- often used, specifically,
of the issue of counterfeit notes or coins, forged or fraudulent documents,
and the like; as, to <i>utter</i> coin or bank notes.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The whole kingdom should continue in a firm resolution never
to receive or <i>utter</i> this fatal coin.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To give public expression to; to disclose; to
publish; to speak; to pronounce.</def> "Sweet as from blest,
<i>uttering</i> joy."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The words I <i>utter</i><BR>
Let none think flattery, for they 'll find 'em truth.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And the last words he <i>uttered</i> called me
cruel.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To deliver; give forth; issue; liberate; discharge;
pronounce. See <u>Deliver</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Ut"ter*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
uttered.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ut"ter*ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The act of uttering.</def> Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Sale by offering to the public.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Putting in circulation; as, the
<i>utterance</i> of false coin, or of forged notes.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Vocal expression; articulation;
speech.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>At length gave <i>utterance</i> to these words.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Power or style of speaking; as, a good
<i>utterance</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They . . . began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit
gave them <i>utterance</i>.</blockquote> <i>Acts ii. 4.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>O, how unlike<BR>
To that large <i>utterance</i> of the early gods!</blockquote>
<i>Keats.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ut"ter*ance</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>outrance</i>. See
<u>Outrance</u>.] <def>The last extremity; the end; death; outrance.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Annibal forced those captives whom he had taken of our men
to skirmish one against another to the <i>utterance</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ut"ter*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who utters.</def>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ut"ter*est</hw>, obs. <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> of <u>Utter</u>.
<def>Uttermost.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To the <i>utterest</i> proof of her courage.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ut"ter*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Incapable of being
uttered.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A clamoring debate of <i>utterless</i> things.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ut"ter*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an utter manner; to
the full extent; fully; totally; as, <i>utterly</i> ruined; it is
<i>utterly</i> vain.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ut"ter*more`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Uttermost</u>.]
<def>Further; outer; utter.</def> [Obs. & R.]  <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ut"ter*most</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Utter</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>; cf. <u>Utmost</u>, and <u>Outermost</u>.]
<def>Extreme; utmost; being; in the farthest, greatest, or highest degree;
as, the <i>uttermost</i> extent or end.</def> "In this <i>uttermost</i>
distress."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1590 !></p>

<p><hw>Ut"ter*most`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The utmost; the
highest or greatest degree; the farthest extent.</def>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Wherefore he is able also to save them to the
<i>uttermost</i> that come unto God by him.</blockquote> <i>Heb. vii.
25.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He cannot have sufficient honor done unto him; but the
<i>uttermost</i> we can do, we must.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ut"ter*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being utter, or extreme; extremity; utmost; uttermost.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>||U"va</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a grape.] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>A small pulpy or juicy fruit containing several seeds and having a
thin skin, as a grape.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"vate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>uva</i> grape.] <def>A
conserve made of grapes.</def></p>

<p><hw>||U`va-ur"si</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. <i>uva</i>
grape + <i>ursus</i> bear.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The bearberry.</def></p>

<p><hw>||U"ve*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. <i>uva</i>
grape.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The posterior pigmented layer of the iris; --
sometimes applied to the whole iris together with the choroid
coat.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"ve*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Uvea</u>.]
<def>Resembling a grape.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"vic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>uva</i> grape.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, grapes; specifically,
designating an organic acid, C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>8</sub>O<sub>3</sub> (also
called <i>pyrotritartaric acid</i>), obtained as a white crystalline
substance by the decomposition of tartaric and pyrotartaric
acids.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*vit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From L. <i>uva</i> a grape.
So called because it may be produced indirectly from tartaric acid, which
is found in the grape.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating,
an acid,
CH<sub>3</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>(CO<sub>2</sub>H)<sub>2</sub>,
obtained as a white crystalline substance by the partial oxidation of
mesitylene; -- called also <i>mesitic acid</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`vi*ton"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid which is obtained as a white
crystalline substance by the action of ammonia on pyrotartaric
acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"vrou</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Euphroe</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||U"vu*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., dim of L. <i>uva</i>
a grape, the uvula.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The pendent fleshy lobe in the
middle of the posterior border of the soft palate.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The term is also applied to a somewhat similar lobe on the under
side of the cerebellum and to another on the inner surface of the neck of
the bladder.</p>

<p><hw>U"vu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to a uvula.</def></p>

<p><hw>U"vu*la*tome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Uvula</i> + Gr. &?;
to cut.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>An instrument for removing the
uvula.</def></p>

<p><hw>U`vu*lat"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The
operation of removing the uvula.</def></p>

<p><hw>U*wa"ro*wite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i>
<def>Ouvarovite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ux*o"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Uxorious</u>.]
<def>Dotingly fond of, or servilely submissive to, a wife; uxorious; also,
becoming a wife; pertaining to a wife.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The speech [of Zipporah, Ex. iv. 25] is not a speech of
reproach or indignation, but of <i>uxorial</i> endearment.</blockquote>
<i>Geddes.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ux*or"i*ci`dal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to uxoricide; tending to uxoricide.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ux*or"i*cide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>uxor</i> wife +
<i>caedere</i> to kill.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The murder of a wife by her husband.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who murders his wife.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ux*o"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>uxorius</i>, fr.
<i>uxor</i> a wife.] <def>Excessively fond of, or submissive to, a wife;
being a dependent husband.</def> "<i>Uxorious</i> magistrates."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>How wouldst thou insult,<BR>
When I must live <i>uxorious</i> to thy will<BR>
In perfect thraldom!</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Uxo*o"ri*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Ux*o"ri*ous*ness</wf>, <wf>n</wf>.</p>

<p><hw>||U"ze*ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A Burman measure of
twelve miles.</def></p>

<p><point26>V.</point26></p>

<p><hw>V</hw> (v&emacr;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>V, the twenty-second
letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. V and U are only
varieties of the same character, U being the cursive form, while V is
better adapted for engraving, as in stone. The two letters were formerly
used indiscriminately, and till a comparatively recent date words
containing them were often classed together in dictionaries and other books
of reference (see <u>U</u>). The letter V is from the Latin alphabet, where
it was used both as a consonant (about like English <i>w</i>) and as a
vowel. The Latin derives it from it from a form (V) of the Greek vowel
&UPSILON; (see <u>Y</u>), this Greek letter being either from the same
Semitic letter as the digamma <universbold>F</universbold> (see <u>F</u>),
or else added by the Greeks to the alphabet which they took from the
Semitic. Etymologically <i>v</i> is most nearly related to <i>u</i>,
<i>w</i>, <i>f</i>, <i>b</i>, <i>p</i>; as in <i>v</i>ine, <i>w</i>ine;
a<i>v</i>oirdupois, ha<i>b</i>it, ha<i>v</i>e; sa<i>f</i>e, sa<i>v</i>e;
tro<i>v</i>er, trou<i>b</i>adour, tro<i>p</i>e. See U, F, etc.</def></p>

<p>See <i>Guide to Pronunciation</i>, &sect; 265; also &sect;&sect; 155,
169, 178-179, etc.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>As a numeral, V stands for five, in English and
Latin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vaag"mer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>v&amacr;gmeri</i>
a kind of flounder, literally, wave mare.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
dealfish.</def> [Written also <i>vaagm&aelig;r</i>, and
<i>vaagmar</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Va"can*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vacancies</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. <i>vacance</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being vacant; emptiness;
hence, freedom from employment; intermission; leisure; idleness;
listlessness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>All dispositions to idleness or <i>vacancy</i>, even before
they are habits, are dangerous.</blockquote> <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is vacant.</def> Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Empty space; vacuity; vacuum.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>How is't with you,<BR>
That you do bend your eye on <i>vacancy</i>?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An open or unoccupied space between bodies or
things; an interruption of continuity; chasm; gap; as, a <i>vacancy</i>
between buildings; a <i>vacancy</i> between sentences or
thoughts.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Unemployed time; interval of leisure; time of
intermission; vacation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Time lost partly in too oft idle <i>vacancies</i> given both
to schools and universities.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>No interim, not a minute's <i>vacancy</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Those little <i>vacancies</i> from toil are
sweet.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>A place or post unfilled; an unoccupied office;
as, a <i>vacancy</i> in the senate, in a school, etc.</def>
</p>

<p><hw>Va"cant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>vacans</i>,
<i>-antis</i>, p. pr. of <i>vacare</i> to be empty, to be free or
unoccupied, to have leisure, also <i>vocare</i>; akin to <i>vacuus</i>
empty, and probably to E. <i>void</i>.  Cf. <u>Evacuate</u>, <u>Void</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Deprived of contents; not filled; empty; as, a
<i>vacant</i> room.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Stuffs out his <i>vacant</i> garments with his
form.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Being of those virtues <i>vacant</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended,<BR>
But has one <i>vacant</i> chair.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unengaged with business or care; unemployed;
unoccupied; disengaged; free; as, <i>vacant</i> hours.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Religion is the interest of all; but philosophy of those . .
. at leisure, and <i>vacant</i> from the affairs of the world.</blockquote>
<i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There was not a minute of the day which he left
<i>vacant</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Fell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not filled or occupied by an incumbent,
possessor, or officer; as, a <i>vacant</i> throne; a <i>vacant</i>
parish.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Special dignities which <i>vacant</i> lie<BR>
For thy best use and wearing.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Empty of thought; thoughtless; not occupied with
study or reflection; as, a <i>vacant</i> mind.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The duke had a pleasant and <i>vacant</i> face.</blockquote>
<i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When on my couch I lie<BR>
In <i>vacant</i> or in pensive mood.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Abandoned; having no heir,
possessor, claimant, or occupier; as, a <i>vacant</i> estate.</def>
<i>Bouvier.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Vacant succession</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>one that is
claimed by no person, or where all the heirs are unknown, or where all the
known heirs to it have renounced it.</cd>  <i>Burrill.</i>
</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Empty; void; devoid; free; unemployed; disengaged;
unincumbered; uncrowded; idle.  -- <u>Vacant</u>, <u>Empty</u>. A thing is
<i>empty</i> when there is nothing in it; as, an <i>empty</i> room, or an
<i>empty</i> noddle. <i>Vacant</i> adds the idea of having been previously
filled, or intended to be filled or occupied; as, a <i>vacant</i> seat at
table; a <i>vacant</i> office; <i>vacant</i> hours. When we speak of a
<i>vacant</i> look or a <i>vacant</i> mind, we imply the absence of the
intelligence naturally to be expected there.</p>

<p><hw>Va"cant*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a vacant manner;
inanely.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va"cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vacated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vacating</u>.] [L. <i>vacare</i>, <i>vacatum</i>, to be empty. See
<u>Vacant</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make vacant; to leave empty; to
cease from filling or occupying; as, it was resolved by Parliament that
James had <i>vacated</i> the throne of England; the tenant <i>vacated</i>
the house.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To annul; to make void; to deprive of force; to
make of no authority or validity; as, to <i>vacate</i> a commission or a
charter; to <i>vacate</i> proceedings in a cause.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That after act <i>vacating</i> the authority of the
precedent.</blockquote> <i>Eikon Basilike.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The necessity of observing the Jewish Sabbath was
<i>Vacated</i> by the apostolical institution of the Lord's
Day.</blockquote> <i>R. Nelson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To defeat; to put an end to.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>vacates</i> my revenge.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Va*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>vacatio</i>
a being free from a duty, service, etc., fr. <i>vacare</i>. See
<u>Vacate</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of vacating; a making void or of no
force; as, the <i>vacation</i> of an office or a charter.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Intermission of a stated employment, procedure,
or office; a period of intermission; rest; leisure.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It was not in his nature, however, at least till years had
chastened it, to take any <i>vacation</i> from controversy.</blockquote>
<i>Palfrey.</i></p>

<p>Hence, specifically: -</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Intermission of judicial
proceedings; the space of time between the end of one term and the
beginning of the next; nonterm; recess.</def> "With lawyers in the
<i>vacation</i>."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The intermission of the regular studies and
exercises of an educational institution between terms; holidays; as, the
spring <i>vacation</i>.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The time when an office is vacant; esp.
<i>(Eccl.)</i>, the time when a see, or other spiritual dignity, is
vacant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vac"ca*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>vaccarium</i>, from
L. <i>vacca</i> cow.  Cf. <u>Vachery</u>.] <def>A cow house, dairy house,
or cow pasture.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]  <i>Wright.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Vac*ci"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Med.)</i>
<def>Vaccinia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vac"ci*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to vaccinia or vaccination.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vac"ci*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vaccinated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vaccinating</u>.] [See <u>Vaccine</u>.] <def>To inoculate with the
cowpox by means of a virus, called <i>vaccine</i>, taken either directly or
indirectly from cows.</def>
</p>

<p><hw>Vac`ci*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act, art, or
practice of vaccinating, or inoculating with the cowpox, in order to
prevent or mitigate an attack of smallpox.  Cf. <u>Inoculation</u>.</def>
</p>

<p>&fist; In recent use, <i>vaccination</i> sometimes includes inoculation
with any virus as a preventive measure; as, <i>vaccination</i> of
cholera.</p>

<p><hw>Vac"ci*na`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that
which, vaccinates.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vac"cine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vaccinus</i>, fr.
<i>vacca</i> a cow; cf. Skr. <i>v&amacr;c</i> to bellow, to groan.] <def>Of
or pertaining to cows; pertaining to, derived from, or caused by, vaccinia;
as, <i>vaccine</i> virus; the <i>vaccine</i> disease.</def> --
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The virus of vaccinia used in
vaccination.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vac*cin"i*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Vaccine</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Cowpox; vaccina. See
<u>Cowpox</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vac"ci*nist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
vaccinator.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vac*cin"i*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., the blueberry, or
whortleberry.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of ericaceous shrubs including
the various kinds of blueberries and the true cranberries.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Va`cher"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from <i>vache</i> a
cow.  Cf. <u>Vaquero</u>.] <def>A keeper of stock or cattle; a
herdsman.</def> [Southwestern U. S.]  <i>Bartlett.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vach"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>vacherie</i>, from
<i>vache</i> a cow, L. <i>vacca</i>.  Cf. <u>Vaccary</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An inclosure for cows.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dairy.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]  <i>Prompt.
Parv.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vac"il*lan*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being vacillant, or wavering.</def> [R.]  <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vac"il*lant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vacillans</i>, p.
pr. of <i>vacillare</i>: cf. F. <i>vacillant</i>. See <u>Vacillate</u>.]
<def>Vacillating; wavering; fluctuating; irresolute.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vac"il*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vacillated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vacillating</u>.] [L. <i>vacillare</i>, <i>vacillatum</i>; cf. Skr.
<i>va&ntilde;c</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To move one way and the other; to reel or
stagger; to waver.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[A spheroid] is always liable to shift and
<i>vacillate</i>from one axis to another.</blockquote> <i>Paley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To fluctuate in mind or opinion; to be unsteady
or inconstant; to waver.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Fluctuate</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Vac"il*la`ting</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inclined to
fluctuate; wavering.</def> <i>Tennyson.</i> -- <wf>Vac"il*la`ting*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Vac`il*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vacillatio</i>:
cf. F. <i>vacillation</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of vacillating; a moving one way and the
other; a wavering.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His <i>vacillations</i>, or an alternation of knowledge and
doubt.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vac"il*la*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inclined to
vacillate; wavering; irresolute.</def>  <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vac"u*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>vacuatus</i>, p.
p. of <i>vacuare</i> to empty, from <i>vacuus</i> empty. See
<u>Vacant</u>.] <def>To make void, or empty.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vac`u*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
emptying; evacuation.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vac"u*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>vacuiste</i>.]
<def>One who holds the doctrine that the space between the bodies of the
universe, or the molecules and atoms of matter., is a vacuum; -- opposed to
<i>plenist</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va*cu"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vacuitas</i>. See
<u>Vacuous</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being vacuous, or not
filled; emptiness; vacancy; as, <i>vacuity</i> of mind; <i>vacuity</i> of
countenance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Hunger is such a state of <i>vacuity</i> as to require a
fresh supply of aliment.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Space unfilled or unoccupied, or occupied with
an invisible fluid only; emptiness; void; vacuum.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>vacuity</i> is interspersed among the particles of
matter.</blockquote> <i>Bentley.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>God . . . alone can answer all our longings and fill every
<i>vacuity</i> of our soul.</blockquote> <i>Rogers.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Want of reality; inanity; nihility.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Their expectations will meet with
<i>vacuity</i>.</blockquote> <i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Va*cu"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.  <i>vacuus</i>
unoccupied.] <i>(Rom. Myth.)</i> <def>The goddess of rural leisure, to whom
the husbandmen sacrificed at the close of the harvest. She was especially
honored by the Sabines.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vac"u*o*la`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i>
<def>Full of vacuoles, or small air cavities; as, <i>vacuolated</i>
cells.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vac"u*o*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i>
<def>Formation into, or multiplication of, vacuoles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vac"u*ole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vacuus</i> empty:
cf. F. <i>vacuole</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A small air cell, or globular
space, in the interior of organic cells, either containing air, or a
pellucid watery liquid, or some special chemical secretions of the cell
protoplasm.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Contractile vacuole</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Contractile</u>, and see <i>Illusts</i>. of <u>Infusoria</u>, and
<u>Lobosa</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Food vacuole</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<cd>See under <u>Food</u>, and see <i>Illust.</i> of
<u>Infusoria</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vac"u*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vacuus</i>. See
<u>Vacant</u>.] <def>Empty; unfilled; void; vacant.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Boundless the deep, because I am who fill<BR>
Infinitude; nor <i>vacuous</i> the space.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>That the few may lead selfish and <i>vacuous</i>
days.</blockquote> <i>J. Morley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vac"u*ous*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being vacuous; emptiness; vacuity.</def>  <i>W. Montagu.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vac"u*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E.
<plw><b>Vacuums</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>Vacua</b></plw> (#). [L., fr.
<i>vacuus</i> empty. See <u>Vacuous</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Physics)</i> <def>A space entirely devoid of matter (called also, by
way of distinction, <i>absolute vacuum</i>); hence, in a more general
sense, a space, as the interior of a closed vessel, which has been
exhausted to a high or the highest degree by an air pump or other
artificial means; as, water boils at a reduced temperature in a
<i>vacuum</i>.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1591 !></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The condition of rarefaction, or reduction of
pressure below that of the atmosphere, in a vessel, as the condenser of a
steam engine, which is nearly exhausted of air or steam, etc.; as, a
<i>vacuum</i> of 26 inches of mercury, or 13 pounds per square
inch.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vacuum brake</b></col>, <cd>a kind of continuous brake operated
by exhausting the air from some appliance under each car, and so causing
the pressure of the atmosphere to apply the brakes.</cd> -- <col><b>Vacuum
pan</b></col> <i>(Technol.)</i>, <cd>a kind of large closed metallic retort
used in sugar making for boiling down sirup. It is so connected with an
exhausting apparatus that a partial vacuum is formed within. This allows
the evaporation and concentration to take place at a lower atmospheric
pressure and hence also at a lower temperature, which largely obviates the
danger of burning the sugar, and shortens the process.</cd> --
<col><b>Vacuum pump</b></col>. <cd>Same as <u>Pulsometer</u>, 1.</cd> --
<col><b>Vacuum tube</b></col> <i>(Phys.)</i>, <cd>a glass tube provided
with platinum electrodes and exhausted, for the passage of the electrical
discharge; a Geissler tube.</cd> -- <col><b>Vacuum valve</b></col>, <cd>a
safety valve opening inward to admit air to a vessel in which the pressure
is less than that of the atmosphere, in order to prevent collapse.</cd> --
<col><b>Torricellian vacuum</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Torricellian</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Va*dan"tes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from L.
<i>vadans</i>, p. pr. of <i>vadare</i> to wade, to ford.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An extensive artificial group of birds including
the wading, swimming, and cursorial birds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vade</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [For <i>fade</i>.] <def>To
fade; hence, to vanish.</def> [Obs.] " Summer leaves all <i>vaded</i>."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They into dust shall <i>vade</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Va`de me"cum</hw> (?). [L., go with me.] <def>A book or other thing
that a person carries with him as a constant companion; a manual; a
handbook.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vad"i*mo*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vadimonium</i>.]
<i>(Law)</i> <def>A bond or pledge for appearance before a judge on a
certain day.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Va"di*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL., from L. <i>vas</i>,
<i>vadis</i>, bail.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>Pledge; security; bail. See
<u>Mortgage</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vadium vivum</b></col> [LL.] <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a living pledge,
which exists where an estate is granted until a debt is paid out of its
proceeds.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vae</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Voe</u>.</def>
[Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Va"frous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vafer</i>.]
<def>Crafty; cunning; sly; as, <i>vafrous</i> tricks.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Feltham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vag"a*bond</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L.
<i>vagabundus</i>, from <i>vagari</i> to stroll about, from <i>vagus</i>
strolling. See <u>Vague</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Moving from place to
place without a settled habitation; wandering.</def> "<i>Vagabond</i>
exile."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Floating about without any certain direction;
driven to and fro.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To heaven their prayers<BR>
Flew up, nor missed the way, by envious winds<BR>
Blown <i>vagabond</i> or frustrate.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Being a vagabond; strolling and idle or
vicious.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vag"a*bond</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who wanders from
place to place, having no fixed dwelling, or not abiding in it, and usually
without the means of honest livelihood; a vagrant; a tramp; hence, a
worthless person; a rascal.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A fugitive and a <i>vagabond</i> shalt thou be.</blockquote>
<i>Gen. iv. 12.</i></p>

<p>&fist; In English and American law, <i>vagabond</i> is used in bad
sense, denoting one who is without a home; a strolling, idle, worthless
person. <i>Vagabonds</i> are described in old English statutes as "such as
wake on the night and sleep on the day, and haunt customable taverns and
alehouses, and routs about; and no man wot from whence they came, nor
whither they go." In American law, the term <i>vagrant</i> is employed in
the same sense. Cf <u>Rogue</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.  <i>Burrill.</i>
<i>Bouvier.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>Vag"a*bond</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To play the vagabond;
to wander like a vagabond; to stroll.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>On every part my <i>vagabonding</i> sight<BR>
Did cast, and drown mine eyes in sweet delight.</blockquote>
<i>Drummond.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vag"a*bond`age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>vagabondage</i>.] <def>The condition of a vagabond; a state or habit of
wandering about in idleness; vagrancy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vag"a*bond`ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Vagabondage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vag"a*bond`ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To play the
vagabond; to wander about in idleness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vag"a*bond`ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Vagabondage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va"gal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Vagus</u>.]
<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the vagus, or pneumogastric nerves;
pneumogastric.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va"gan*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From L. <i>vagans</i>, p.
pr. See <u>Vagantes</u>.] <def>A wandering; vagrancy.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A thousand <i>vagancies</i> of glory and
desight.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Va*gan"tes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L.
<i>vagans</i>, p. pr. of <i>vagari</i> to stroll or wander.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A tribe of spiders, comprising some of those which
take their prey in a web, but which also frequently run with agility, and
chase and seize their prey.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va*ga"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Given to, or
characterized by, vagaries; capricious; whimsical; crochety.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va*ga"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vagaries</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>vagari</i> to stroll about. See
<u>Vague</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A wandering or strolling.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a wandering of the thoughts; a wild or
fanciful freak; a whim; a whimsical purpose.</def> "The <i>vagaries</i> of
a child."  <i>Spectator.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They changed their minds,<BR>
Flew off, and into strange <i>vagaries</i> fell.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Va"gi*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vagiens</i>, p. pr.
of <i>vagire</i> to cry like a young child.] <def>Crying like a
child.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Va*gi"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vagin&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>vagina</i> a scabbard or
sheath.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A sheath; a
theca; as, the <i>vagina</i> of the portal vein.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>Specifically, the canal which leads from the uterus to the external
orifice if the genital canal, or to the cloaca.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The terminal part of the
oviduct in insects and various other invertebrates. See <i>Illust.</i>, of
<u>Spermatheca</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The basal expansion of certain
leaves, which inwraps the stem; a sheath.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The shaft of a terminus, from
which the bust of figure seems to issue or arise.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vag"i*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>vaginal</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a vagina; resembling a
vagina, or sheath; thecal; as, a <i>vaginal</i> synovial membrane; the
<i>vaginal</i> process of the temporal bone.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the vagina of
the genital canal; as, the <i>vaginal</i> artery.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vag"i*nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>vaginant</i>.
See <u>Vagina</u>.] <def>Serving to in invest, or sheathe;
sheathing.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vaginant leaf</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a leaf investing the
stem or branch by its base, which has the form of a tube.</cd></p>

<p>{ <hw>Vag"i*nate</hw> (?), <hw>Vag"i*na`ted</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Vagina</u>.] <def>Invested with, or as if
with, a sheath; as, a <i>vaginate</i> stem, or one invested by the tubular
base of a leaf.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vag`i*na"ti</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A tribe of birds comprising the
sheathbills.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vag`i*ner*vose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vagus</i>
wandering + E. <i>nervose</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the nerves, or
veins, placed in apparent disorder.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vag`i*nic"o*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from L.
<i>vagina</i> sheath + <i>colere</i> to in habit.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A genus of Infusoria which form minute vaselike or tubular cases in
which they dwell.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vag`i*nis"mus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Med.)</i>
<def>A painful spasmodic contraction of the vagina, often rendering
copulation impossible.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vag`i*ni"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See
<u>Vagina</u>, and <u>-itis</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation of the
vagina, or the genital canal, usually of its mucous living
membrane.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vag`i*no*pen"nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vagina</i>
a sheath + <i>penna</i> a feather, pl. <i>pennae</i> a wing.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having elytra; sheath-winged.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>||Va*gin"u*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., dim. of
<i>vagina</i> sheath.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A little
sheath, as that about the base of the pedicel of most mosses.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of the tubular florets in composite
flowers.</def>  <i>Henslow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vag"i*nule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
vaginula.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vag"is*sate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. <i>vagari</i> to
stroll or wander.] <def>To caper or frolic.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Va"gous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vagus</i>. See
<u>Vague</u>.] <def>Wandering; unsettled.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Ayliffe.</i></p>

<p><hw>Va"gran*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being a vagrant; a wandering without a settled home; an unsettled
condition; vagabondism.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Threatened away into banishment and
<i>vagrancy</i>.</blockquote> <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Va"grant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Probably fr. OF.
<i>waucrant</i>, <i>wacrant</i>, p. p. of <i>waucrer</i>, <i>wacrer</i>,
<i>walcrer</i>, to wander (probably of Teutonic origin), but influenced by
F. <i>vagant</i>, p. pr. of <i>vaguer</i> to stray, L. <i>vagari</i>.  Cf.
<u>Vagary</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Moving without certain direction; wandering;
erratic; unsettled.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That beauteous Emma <i>vagrant</i> courses
took.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>While leading this <i>vagrant</i> and miserable life,
Johnson fell in live.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Wandering from place to place without any
settled habitation; as, a <i>vagrant</i> beggar.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va"grant</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who strolls from place
to place; one who has no settled habitation; an idle wanderer; a sturdy
beggar; an incorrigible rogue; a vagabond.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Vagrants</i> and outlaws shall offend thy
view.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><hw>Va"grant*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a vagrant
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va"grant*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>State of being
vagrant; vagrancy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vague</hw> (v&amacr;g), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Vaguer</u> (v&amacr;g"&etilde;r);
<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Vaguest</u>.] [F. <i>vague</i>, or L.
<i>vagus</i>. See <u>Vague</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Wandering; vagrant; vagabond.</def> [Archaic]
"To set upon the <i>vague</i> villains."  <i>Hayward.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>She danced along with <i>vague</i>, regardless
eyes.</blockquote> <i>Keats.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unsettled; unfixed; undetermined; indefinite;
ambiguous; as, a <i>vague</i> idea; a <i>vague</i> proposition.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This faith is neither a mere fantasy of future glory, nor a
<i>vague</i> ebullition of feeling.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The poet turned away, and gave himself up to a sort of
<i>vague</i> revery, which he called thought.</blockquote>
<i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Proceeding from no known authority;
unauthenticated; uncertain; flying; as, a <i>vague</i> report.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Some legend strange and <i>vague</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Vague year</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Sothiac year</i>, under
<u>Sothiac</u>.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Unsettled; indefinite; unfixed; ill-defined; ambiguous;
hazy; loose; lax; uncertain.</p>

<p><hw>Vague</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>vague</i>.] <def>An
indefinite expanse.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The gray <i>vague</i> of unsympathizing sea.</blockquote>
<i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vague</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [F. <i>vaguer</i>, L.
<i>vagari</i>, fr. <i>vagus</i> roaming.] <def>To wander; to roam; to
stray.</def> [Obs.] "[The soul] doth <i>vague</i> and wander."
<i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vague</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wandering; a vagary.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Holinshed.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vague"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a vague
manner.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What he <i>vaguely</i> hinted at, but dared not
speak.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vague"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being vague.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Va"gus</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L., wandering.]
<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Wandering; -- applied especially to the pneumogastric
nerve.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos>  <def>The vagus, ore pneumogastric,
nerve.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vail</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v. t.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Veil</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vail</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Aphetic form of <i>avail</i>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Avails; profit; return; proceeds.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>My house is as were the cave where the young outlaw hoards
the stolen <i>vails</i> of his occupation.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An unexpected gain or acquisition; a casual
advantage or benefit; a windfall.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity;
-- usually in the plural.</def> [Written also <i>vale</i>.]
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vail</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Aphetic form of <i>avale</i>.
See <u>Avale</u>, <u>Vale</u>.] [Written also <i>vale</i>, and
<i>veil</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To let fail; to allow or cause to
sink.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Vail</i> your regard<BR>
Upon a wronged, I would fain have said, a maid!</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To lower, or take off, in token of inferiority,
reverence, submission, or the like.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>France must <i>vail</i> her lofty-plumed crest!</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Without <i>vailing</i> his bonnet or testifying any
reverence for the alleged sanctity of the relic.</blockquote> <i>Sir. W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vail</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To yield or recede; to
give place; to show respect by yielding, uncovering, or the like.</def>
[Written also <i>vale</i>, and <i>veil</i>.] [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Thy convenience must <i>vail</i> to thy neighbor's
necessity.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vail</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Submission; decline;
descent.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Vail"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who vails.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Overbury.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vai"mure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An outer, or exterior.
wall. See <u>Vauntmure</u>.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Hakluyt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vain</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Vainer</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Vainest</u>.] [F.
<i>vain</i>, L. <i>vanus</i> empty, void, vain.  Cf. <u>Vanish</u>,
<u>Vanity</u>, <u>Vaunt</u> to boast.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having no real substance, value, or importance;
empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.</def> "Thy <i>vain</i> excuse."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Every man walketh in a <i>vain</i> show.</blockquote> <i>Ps.
xxxix. 6.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Let no man deceive you with <i>vain</i> words.</blockquote>
<i>Eph. v. 6.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Vain</i> pomp, and glory of this world, I hate
ye!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Vain</i> visdom all, and false philosophy.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Destitute of forge or efficacy; effecting no
purpose; fruitless; ineffectual; as, <i>vain</i> toil; a <i>vain</i>
attempt.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Bring no more <i>vain</i> oblations.</blockquote> <i>Isa. i.
13.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Vain</i> is the force of man<BR>
To crush the pillars which the pile sustain.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Proud of petty things, or of trifling
attainments; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight
reason; conceited; puffed up; inflated.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But wilt thou know, O <i>vain</i> man, that faith apart from
works is barren?</blockquote> <i>James ii. 20 (Rev. Ver.).</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The minstrels played on every side,<BR>
<i>Vain</i> of their art.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Showy; ostentatious.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Load some <i>vain</i> church with old theatric
state.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Empty; worthless; fruitless; ineffectual; idle; unreal;
shadowy; showy; ostentatious; light; inconstant; deceitful; delusive;
unimportant; trifling.</p>

<p><hw>Vain</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Vanity; emptiness; -- now used
only in the phrase <i>in vain</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>For vain</b></col>. <cd>See <i>In vain</i>.</cd> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>In vain</b></col>, <cd>to no purpose; without
effect; ineffectually.</cd> " <i>In vain</i> doth valor bleed."
<i>Milton.</i> " <i>In vain</i> they do worship me." <i>Matt. xv. 9.</i> --
<col><b>To take the name of God in vain</b></col>, <cd>to use the name of
God with levity or profaneness.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vain`glo"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Feeling or
indicating vainglory; elated by vanity; boastful.</def> "Arrogant and
<i>vainglorious</i> expression." <i>Sir M. Hale.</i> --
<wf>Vain`glo"ri*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Vain`glo"ri*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Vain`glo"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Vain</i> +
<i>glory</i>.] <def>Excessive vanity excited by one's own performances;
empty pride; undue elation of mind; vain show; boastfulness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He had nothing of <i>vainglory</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The man's undone forever; for if Hector break not his neck
i' the combat, he'll break't himself in <i>vainglory</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vain"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a vain manner; in
vain.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vain"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being vain.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vair</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>vair</i>, from OF.
<i>vair</i>, a., L. <i>varius</i> various, variegated. See <u>Various</u>,
and cf. <u>Menivel</u>.] <def>The skin of the squirrel, much used in the
fourteenth century as fur for garments, and frequently mentioned by writers
of that period in describing the costly dresses of kings, nobles, and
prelates. It is represented in heraldry by a series of small shields placed
close together, and alternately white and blue.</def>  <i>Fairholt.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>No <i>vair</i> or ermine decked his garment.</blockquote>
<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Counter vair</b></col> <i>(Her.)</i>, <cd>a fur resembling vair,
except in the arrangement of the patches or figures.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vair"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>vair&eacute;</i>. See
<u>Vair</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Charged with vair;
variegated with shield-shaped figures. See <u>Vair</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vaish"na*va</hw> (v&imacr;sh"n&adot;*v&adot;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[Skr. <i>vaish&nsdot;ava</i>.] <i>(Hindu Myth.)</i> <def>A worshiper of the
god Vishnu in any of his incarnations.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vaish"na*vism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The worship of
Vishnu.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vais"ya</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Skr.
<i>vai&ccedil;ya</i>.] <def>The third of the four great original castes
among the Hindus, now either extinct or partially represented by the
mercantile class of Banyas. See the Note under <u>Caste</u>, 1.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vai"vode</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>vayvode</i>. See
<u>Waywode</u>.] <def>See <u>Waywode</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Va*keel"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar. <i>wak&imacr;l</i>.]
<def>A native attorney or agent; also, an ambassador.</def> [India]</p>

<p><hw>Val"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Perhaps fr. OF.
<i>avalant</i> descending, hanging down, p. pr. of <i>avaler</i> to go
down, let down, descent (cf. <u>Avalanche</u>); but probably from the town
of <i>Valence</i> in France.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Hanging drapery for a bed, couch, window, or the
like, especially that which hangs around a bedstead, from the bed to the
floor.</def> [Written also <i>valence</i>.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Valance</i> of Venice gold in needlework.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk. which
covers the joint when the lid is closed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val"ance</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Valanced</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Valancing</u> (?).] <def>To furnish with a valance; to decorate with
hangings or drapery.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His old fringed chair <i>valanced</i> around with party-
colored worsted bobs.</blockquote> <i>Sterne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vale</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>val</i>, F. <i>val</i>,
L. <i>vallis</i>; perhaps akin to Gr. &?; low ground, marsh meadow.  Cf.
<u>Avalanche</u>, <u>Vail</u> to lower, <u>Valley</u>.] <def>A tract of low
ground, or of land between hills; a valley.</def> " Make me a cottage in
the <i>vale</i>."  <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Beyond this <i>vale</i> of tears there is a life
above.</blockquote> <i>Montgomery.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In those fair <i>vales</i>, by nature formed to
please.</blockquote> <i>Harte.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Vale</i> is more commonly used in poetry, and <i>valley</i> in
prose and common discourse.</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Valley; dingle; dell; dale.</p>

<p><hw>Vale</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See 2d <u>Vail</u>,
3.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val`e*dic"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.,
<i>valedicere</i>, <i>valedictum</i>, to say farewell; <i>vale</i> farewell
(imperative of <i>valere</i> to be strong or well) + <i>dicere</i> to say.
See <u>Valiant</u>, <u>Diction</u>.] <def>A farewell; a bidding
farewell.</def>  <i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1592 !></p>

<p><hw>Val`e*dic*to"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
pronounces a valedictory address; especially, in American colleges, the
student who pronounces the valedictory of the graduating class at the
annual commencement, usually the student who ranks first in
scholarship.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val`e*dic"to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Bidding
farewell; suitable or designed for an occasion of leave-taking; as, a
<i>valedictory</i> oration.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val`e*dic"to*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Valedictories</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A valedictory oration or
address spoken at commencement in American colleges or seminaries by one of
the graduating class, usually by the leading scholar.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va"lence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From L. <i>valens</i>, <i>-
entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>valere</i> to have power, to be strong. See
<u>Valiant</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The degree of combining power of an
atom (or radical) as shown by the number of atoms of hydrogen (or of other
monads, as chlorine, sodium, etc.) with which it will combine, or for which
it can be substituted, or with which it can be compared; thus, an atom of
hydrogen is a monad, and has a <i>valence</i> of one; the atoms of oxygen,
nitrogen, and carbon are respectively dyads, triads, and tetrads, and have
a <i>valence</i> respectively of two, three, and four.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The valence of certain elements varies in different compounds.
Valence in degree may extend as high as seven or eight, as in the cases of
iodine and osmium respectively. The doctrine of valence has been of
fundamental importance in distinguishing the equivalence from the atomic
weight, and is an essential factor in explaining the chemical structures of
compounds.</p>

<p><hw>Va*len"ci*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Perhaps fr.
<i>Valence</i> in France.] <def>A kind of woven fabric for waistcoats,
having the weft of wool and the warp of silk or cotton.</def> [Written also
<i>valentia</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Va*len`ci*ennes" lace"</hw> (?). [F.; -- so called after the town of
<i>Valenciennes</i>.] <def>A rich kind of lace made at Valenciennes, in
France. Each piece is made throughout, ground and pattern, by the same
person and with the same thread, the pattern being worked in the
net.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val"en*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Valencies</b></plw> (&?;). <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>See <u>Valence</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A unit of combining
power; a so-called bond of affinity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va*len"ti*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Valencia</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val"en*tine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
sweetheart chosen on St. Valentine's Day.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A letter containing professions of love, or a
missive of a sentimental, comic, or burlesque character, sent on St.
Valentine's Day.</def></p>

<p><col><b>St. Valentine's Day</b></col>, <cd>a day sacred to St.
Valentine; the 14th of February. It was a very old notion, alluded to by
Shakespeare, that on this day birds begin to mate. Hence, perhaps, arose
the custom of sending love tokens at that time.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Val`en*tin"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i>
<def>One of a school of Judaizing Gnostics in the second century; -- so
called from <i>Valentinus</i>, the founder.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val`er*am"ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Valer</i>ic +
<i>amide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The acid amide derivative of valeric
acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val"er*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt
of valeric acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va*le"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>valeriana</i>,
perhaps from some person named <i>Valerius</i>, or fr. L. <i>valere</i> to
be strong. powerful, on account of its medicinal virtues: cf. F.
<i>val&eacute;riane</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any plant of the genus
<i>Valeriana</i>. The root of the officinal valerian (<i>V.
officinalis</i>) has a strong smell, and is much used in medicine as an
antispasmodic.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Greek valerian</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant
(<i>Polemonium c&aelig;ruleum</i>) with blue or white flowers, and leaves
resembling those of the officinal valerian.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Va*le`ri*an*a"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, plants of a natural order
(<i>Valerianacc&aelig;</i>) of which the valerian is the type. The order
includes also the corn salads and the oriental spikenard.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va*le"ri*an*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
valerate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va*le`ri*an"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Performance to, or obtained from, valerian root; specifically,
designating an acid which is usually called <i>valeric acid</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va*ler"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Valerianic; specifically, designating any one of three metameric
acids, of which the typical one (called also <i>inactive valeric acid</i>),
C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>9</sub>CO<sub>2</sub>H, is obtained from <i>valerian</i>
root and other sources, as a corrosive, mobile, oily liquid, having a
strong acid taste, and an odor of old cheese.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Active valeric acid</b></col>, <cd>a metameric variety which
turns the plane of polarization to the right, although formed by the
oxidation of a levorotatory amyl alcohol.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Va*ler"i*dine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
base, C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>19</sub>N, produced by heating valeric aldehyde
with ammonia. It is probably related to the conine alkaloids.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val"er*in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Valer</i>ic +
glycer<i>in</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of valeric acid with glycerin,
occurring in butter, dolphin oil., and forming an forming an oily liquid
with a slightly unpleasant odor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va*ler"i*trine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Valer</i>ic +
<i>iro</i>pine + <i>-ine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A base,
C<sub>15</sub>H<sub>27</sub>N, produced together with valeridine, which it
resembles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val"er*o-</hw>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A combining form (also used
adjectively) indicating <i>derivation from</i>, or <i>relation to</i>,
<i>valerian</i> or <i>some of its products</i>, as valeric acid; as in
<i>valero</i>lactone, a colorless oily liquid produced as the anhydride of
an hydroxy valeric acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val"er*one</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
ketone of valeric acid obtained as an oily liquid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val"er*yl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Valeric</i> + <i>-
yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The hypothetical radical
C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>9</sub>O, regarded as the essential nucleus of certain
valeric acid derivatives.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val`er*yl*ene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
liquid hydrocarbon, C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>8</sub>; -- called also
<i>pentine</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val"et</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>valet</i>, OF.
<i>vallet</i>, <i>varlet</i>, <i>vaslet</i>. See <u>Varlet</u>, and
<u>Vassal</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A male waiting servant; a servant who attends on
gentleman's person; a body servant.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Man.)</i> <def>A kind of goad or stick with a
point of iron.</def></p>

<p><col><b>||Valet de chambre</b></col> (&?;) [F.], <cd>a body servant, or
personal attendant.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Val`e*tu`di*na"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>valetudinarius</i>, from <i>valetudo</i> state of health, health, ill
health, fr. <i>valere</i> to be strong or well: cf. F.
<i>val&eacute;tudinaire</i>. See <u>Valiant</u>.] <def>Of infirm health;
seeking to recover health; sickly; weakly; infirm.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My feeble health and <i>valetudinarian</i>
stomach.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The virtue which the world wants is a healthful virtue, not
a <i>valetudinarian</i> virtue.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Val`e*tu`di*na"ri*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person of a
weak or sickly constitution; one who is seeking to recover
health.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Valetudinarians</i> must live where they can command and
scold.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Val`e*tu`di*na"ri*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The
condition of a valetudinarian; a state of feeble health;
infirmity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val`e*tu"di*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Infirm;
sickly; valetudinarian.</def> -- <wf>Val`e*tu"di*na*ri*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>It renders the habit of society dangerously.</blockquote>
<i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Val`e*tu"di*na*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
valetudinarian.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val`e*tu"di*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Valetudinarian.</def> [Obs.] "The <i>valetudinous</i> condition of
King Edward."  <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Val*hal"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel.
<i>valh&ouml;ll</i>, literally, hall of the slain; <i>valr</i> the slain
(akin to AS. <i>w&aelig;l</i>, OHG. <i>wal</i> battlefield, <i>wuol</i>
defeat, slaughter, AS. <i>w&omacr;l</i> pestilence) + <i>h&ouml;ll</i> a
royal hall. See <u>Hall</u>, and cf. <u>Walhalla</u>.] [Written also
<i>walhalla</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Scand. Myth.)</i> <def>The palace of immortality,
inhabited by the souls of heroes slain in battle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: A hall or temple adorned with statues and
memorials of a nation's heroes; specifically, the Pantheon near Ratisbon,
in Bavaria, consecrated to the illustrious dead of all Germany.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Val"iance</hw> (?), <hw>Val"ian*cy</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>vaillance</i>. See <u>Valiant</u>.]
<def>The quality or state of being valiant; bravery; valor.</def> [Obs.]
"His doughty <i>valiance</i>."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Val"iant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>valiant</i>, F.
<i>vaillant</i>, OF. <i>vaillant</i>, <i>valant</i>, originally p. pr. of
OF. & F. <i>valoir</i> to be worth, L. <i>valere</i> to be strong. See
<u>Wield</u>, and cf. <u>Avail</u>, <u>Convalesce</u>, <u>Equivalent</u>,
<u>Prevail</u>, <u>Valid</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Vigorous in body; strong; powerful; as, a
<i>valiant</i> fencer.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Walton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Intrepid in danger; courageous; brave.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>valiant</i> and most expert gentleman.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And Saul said to David . . . be thou <i>valiant</i> for me,
and fight the Lord's battles.</blockquote> <i>1 Sam. xviii. 17.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Performed with valor or bravery; heroic.</def>
"Thou bearest the highest name for <i>valiant</i> acts."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[The saints] have made such <i>valiant</i>
confessions.</blockquote> <i>J. H. Newman.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Val"iant*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Val"iant*ness</wf>, <wf>n</wf>.</p>

<p><hw>Val"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>valide</i>, F.
<i>validus</i> strong, from <i>valere</i> to be strong. See
<u>Valiant</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Strong; powerful; efficient.</def> [Obs.]
"Perhaps more <i>valid</i> arms . . . may serve to better us."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having sufficient strength or force; founded in
truth; capable of being justified, defended, or supported; not weak or
defective; sound; good; efficacious; as, a <i>valid</i> argument; a
<i>valid</i> objection.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>An answer that is open to no <i>valid</i>
exception.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Having legal strength or force;
executed with the proper formalities; incapable of being rightfully
overthrown or set aside; as, a <i>valid</i> deed; a <i>valid</i> covenant;
a <i>valid</i> instrument of any kind; a <i>valid</i> claim or title; a
<i>valid</i> marriage.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Prevalent; available; efficacious; just; good; weighty;
sufficient; sound; well-grounded.</p>

<p><hw>Val"i*date</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Valid</u>.]
<def>To confirm; to render valid; to give legal force to.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The chamber of deputies . . . refusing to <i>validate</i> at
once the election of an official candidate.</blockquote> <i>London
Spectator.</i></p>

<p><hw>Val`i*da"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>validation</i>.] <def>The act of giving validity.</def> [R.]
<i>Knowles.</i></p>

<p><hw>Va*lid"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>validit&eacute;</i>, L. <i>validitas</i> strength.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being valid; strength;
force; especially, power to convince; justness; soundness; as, the
<i>validity</i> of an argument or proof; the <i>validity</i> of an
objection.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Legal strength, force, or
authority; that quality of a thing which renders it supportable in law, or
equity; as, the <i>validity</i> of a will; the <i>validity</i> of a
contract, claim, or title.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Value.</def> [Obs.] "Rich <i>validity</i>."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Val"id*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a valid manner;
so as to be valid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val"id*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being valid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val"inch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>avaler</i> to let
down, drink up.  Cf. <u>Avalanche</u>.] <def>A tube for drawing liquors
from a cask by the bunghole.</def> [Written also <i>velinche</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Va*lise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>valise</i>; cf. It.
<i>valigia</i>, Sp. <i>balija</i>, LL. <i>valisia</i>, <i>valesia</i>; of
uncertain origin, perhaps through (assumed) LL.  <i>vidulitia</i>, from L.
<i>vidulus</i> a leathern trunk; a knapsack.] <def>A small sack or case,
usually of leather, but sometimes of other material, for containing the
clothes, toilet articles, etc., of a traveler; a traveling bag; a
portmanteau.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val*kyr"i*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>valkyrja</i>
(akin to AS. <i>w&aelig;lcyrie</i>); <i>valr</i> the slain +
<i>kj&omacr;sa</i> to choose. See <u>Valhalla</u>, and <u>Choose</u>.]
<i>(Scand. Myth.)</i> <def>One of the maidens of Odin, represented as awful
and beautiful, who presided over battle and marked out those who were to be
slain, and who also ministered at the feasts of heroes in Valhalla.</def>
[Written also <i>Valkyr</i>, and <i>Walkyr</i>.]
</p>

<p><hw>Val*kyr"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
the Valkyrias; hence, relating to battle.</def> "Ourself have often tried
<i>Valkyrian</i> hymns."  <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Val*lan"cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Valance</u>.]
<def>A large wig that shades the face.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Val"lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vallaris</i>.] <def>Of
or pertaining to a rampart.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vallar crown</b></col> <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i>, <cd>a circular gold
crown with palisades, bestowed upon the soldier who first surmounted the
rampart and broke into the enemy's camp.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Val"lar</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A vallar crown.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val"la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Vallar</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vallatio</i>, fr.
<i>vallare</i> to surround with a rampart, fr. <i>vallum</i> rampart. See
<u>Wall</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>A rampart or
intrenchment.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val"la*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
a vallation; used for a vallation; as, <i>vallatory</i> reads.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Val*lec"u*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vallecul&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [NL., dim. fr. L. <i>vallis</i>,
<i>valles</i>, a valley.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A groove; a fossa; as, the
<i>vallecula</i>, or fossa, which separates the hemispheres of the
cerebellum.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One of the grooves, or hollows,
between the ribs of the fruit of umbelliferous plants.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val`let's pills"</hw> (?). [From Dr. <i>Vallet</i> of Paris.]
<i>(Med.)</i> <def>Pills containing sulphate of iron and carbonate of
sodium, mixed with saccharine matter; -- called also <i>Vallet's
mass</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val"ley</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Valleys</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>vale</i>, <i>valeie</i>, OF.
<i>val&eacute;e</i>, <i>valede</i>, F. <i>vall&eacute;e</i>, LL.
<i>vallata</i>, L. <i>vallis</i>, <i>valles</i>. See <u>Vale</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The space inclosed between ranges of hills or
mountains; the strip of land at the bottom of the depressions intersecting
a country, including usually the bed of a stream, with frequently broad
alluvial plains on one or both sides of the stream. Also used
figuratively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>valley</i> of the shadow of death.</blockquote>
<i>Ps. xxiii. 4.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Sweet interchange<BR>
Of hill and <i>valley</i>, rivers, woods, and plains.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Deep and narrow <i>valleys</i> with abrupt sides are usually the
results of erosion by water, and are called <i>gorges</i>, <i>ravines</i>,
<i>ca&ntilde;ons</i>, <i>gulches</i>, etc.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The place of
meeting of two slopes of a roof, which have their plates running in
different directions, and form on the plan a re&euml;ntrant angle.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The depression formed by the meeting of two slopes
on a flat roof.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Valley board</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a board for the
reception of the lead gutter in the valley of a roof. The valley board and
lead gutter are not usual in the United States.</cd> -- <col><b>Valley
rafter</b></col>, or <col><b>Valley piece</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>the
rafter which supports the valley.</cd> -- <col><b>Valley roof</b></col>
<i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a roof having one or more valleys. See <u>Valley</u>,
2, above.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Val"lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L.
<plw><b>Valla</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Vallums</b></plw> (#). [L. See
<u>Wall</u>.] <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>A rampart; a wall, as in a
fortification.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va*lo"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>vallonia</i>,
<i>vallonea</i>, fr. NGr. <grk>balania`</grk>, <grk>balanidia`</grk>, the
holm oak, <grk>bala`ni</grk>, <grk>balani`di</grk>, an acorn, Gr.
<grk>ba`lanos</grk>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The acorn cup of two kinds of oak (<i>Quercus
macrolepis</i>, and <i>Q. vallonea</i>) found in Eastern Europe. It
contains abundance of tannin, and is much used by tanners and
dyers.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Perhaps named from its resemblance to an acorn.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of marine green alg&aelig;, in which the whole
frond consists of a single oval or cylindrical cell, often an inch in
length.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>valour</i>, OF.
<i>valor</i>, <i>valur</i>, <i>valour</i>, F. <i>valeur</i>, LL.
<i>valor</i>, fr. L. <i>valere</i> to be strong, or worth. See
<u>Valiant</u>.] [Written also <i>valour</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Value; worth.</def> [Obs.] "The <i>valor</i> of
a penny."  <i>Sir T. More.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Strength of mind in regard to danger; that
quality which enables a man to encounter danger with firmness; personal
bravery; courage; prowess; intrepidity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>For contemplation he and <i>valor</i> formed.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When <i>valor</i> preys on reason,<BR>
It eats the sword it fights with.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Fear to do base, unworthy things is
<i>valor</i>.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A brave man; a man of valor.</def> [R.]  <i>Ld.
Lytton.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Courage; heroism; bravery; gallantry; boldness;
fearlessness. See <u>Courage</u>, and <u>Heroism</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Val"or*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>valeureux</i>,
LL. <i>valorosus</i>.] <def>Possessing or exhibiting valor; brave;
courageous; valiant; intrepid.</def> -- <wf>Val"or*ous*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Val*sal"vi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to <i>Valsalva</i>, an Italian anatomist of the 17th century.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Valsalvian experiment</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>the process
of inflating the middle ear by closing the mouth and nostrils, and blowing
so as to puff out the cheeks.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Val"u*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Having value or worth; possessing qualities which are useful and
esteemed; precious; costly; as, a <i>valuable</i> horse; <i>valuable</i>
land; a <i>valuable</i> cargo.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Worthy; estimable; deserving esteem; as, a
<i>valuable</i> friend; a <i>valuable</i> companion.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Valuable consideration</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>an equivalent
or compensation having value given for a thing purchased, as money,
marriage, services, etc.</cd>  <i>Blackstone.</i>   <i>Bouvier.</i></p>

<p><hw>Val"u*a*ble</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A precious possession; a
thing of value, especially a small thing, as an article of jewelry; -- used
mostly in the plural.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The food and <i>valuables</i> they offer to the
gods.</blockquote> <i>Tylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Val"u*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of
being valuable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val"u*a*bly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>So as to be of
value.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val`u*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The act of valuing, or of estimating value or worth; the act of
setting a price; estimation; appraisement; as, a <i>valuation</i> of lands
for the purpose of taxation.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Value set upon a thing; estimated value or
worth; as, the goods sold for more than their <i>valuation</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Since of your lives you set<BR>
So slight a <i>valuation</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Val"u*a`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who assesses, or
sets a value on, anything; an appraiser.</def>  <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Val"ue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>value</i>, fr.
<i>valoir</i>, p. p. <i>valu</i>, to be worth, fr. L. <i>valere</i> to be
strong, to be worth. See <u>Valiant</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
property or aggregate properties of a thing by which it is rendered useful
or desirable, or the degree of such property or sum of properties; worth;
excellence; utility; importance.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1593 !></p>

<p><blockquote>Ye are all physicians of no <i>value</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Job xiii. 4.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Ye are of more <i>value</i> than many sparrows.</blockquote>
<i>Matt. x. 31.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>C&aelig;sar is well acquainted with your virtue,<BR>
And therefore sets this <i>value</i> on your life.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Before events shall have decided on the <i>value</i> of the
measures.</blockquote> <i>Marshall.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Trade & Polit. Econ.)</i> <def>Worth estimated by
any standard of purchasing power, especially by the market price, or the
amount of money agreed upon as an equivalent to the utility and cost of
anything.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>An article may be possessed of the highest degree of
utility, or power to minister to our wants and enjoyments, and may be
universally made use of, without possessing exchangeable
<i>value</i>.</blockquote> <i>M'Culloch.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Value</i> is the power to command commodities
generally.</blockquote> <i>A. L. Chapin (Johnson's Cys.).</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Value</i> is the generic term which expresses power in
exchange.</blockquote> <i>F. A. Walker.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His design was not to pay him the <i>value</i> of his
pictures, because they were above any price.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p>&fist; In political economy, <i>value</i> is often distinguished as
<i>intrinsic</i> and <i>exchangeable</i>. <i>Intrinsic value</i> is the
same as utility or adaptation to satisfy the desires or wants of men.
<i>Exchangeable value</i> is that in an article or product which disposes
individuals to give for it some quantity of labor, or some other article or
product obtainable by labor; as, pure air has an <i>intrinsic value</i>,
but generally not an <i>exchangeable value</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Precise signification; import; as, the
<i>value</i> of a word; the <i>value</i> of a legal instrument</def>
<i>Mitford.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Esteem; regard.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>My relation to the person was so near, and my <i>value</i>
for him so great</blockquote> <i>Bp. Burnet.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The relative length or duration of
a tone or note, answering to <i>quantity</i> in prosody; thus, a quarter
note [&?;] has the <i>value</i> of two eighth notes [&?;].</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>In an artistical composition, the character of
any one part in its relation to other parts and to the whole; -- often used
in the plural; as, the <i>values</i> are well given, or well
maintained.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Valor.</def> [Written also <i>valew</i>.] [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Value received</b></col>, <cd>a phrase usually employed in a
bill of exchange or a promissory note, to denote that a consideration has
been given for it.</cd>  <i>Bouvier.</i></p>

<p><hw>Val"ue</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Valued</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Valuing</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To estimate the value, or worth, of; to rate at
a certain price; to appraise; to reckon with respect to number, power,
importance, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The mind doth <i>value</i> every moment.</blockquote>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The queen is <i>valued</i> thirty thousand
strong.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The king must take it ill,<BR>
That he's so slightly <i>valued</i> in his messenger.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Neither of them <i>valued</i> their promises according to
rules of honor or integrity.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To rate highly; to have in high esteem; to hold
in respect and estimation; to appreciate; to prize; as, to <i>value</i> one
for his works or his virtues.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Which of the dukes he <i>values</i> most.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To raise to estimation; to cause to have value,
either real or apparent; to enhance in value.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Some <i>value</i> themselves to their country by jealousies
of the crown.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To be worth; to be equal to in value.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The peace between the French and us not <i>values</i><BR>
The cost that did conclude it.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To compute; rate; appraise; esteem; respect; regard;
estimate; prize; appreciate.</p>

<p><hw>Val"ued</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Highly regarded;
esteemed; prized; as, a <i>valued</i> contributor; a <i>valued</i>
friend.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Valued policy</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Policy</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Val"ue*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being of no value;
having no worth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val"u*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who values; an
appraiser.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val"ure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Value.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Ld. Berners.</i></p>

<p><hw>Val"va*sor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Feud. Law)</i>
<def>See <u>Vavasor</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Val*va"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.; cf. L.
<i>valvatus</i> having folding doors. See <u>Valve</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of small spiral fresh-water gastropods
having an operculum.</def></p>

<p><hw>Valv"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>valvatus</i> having
folding doors.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Resembling, or serving as, a valve; consisting
of, or opening by, a valve or valves; valvular.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Meeting at the
edges without overlapping; -- said of the sepals or the petals of flowers
in &aelig;stivation, and of leaves in vernation.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>Opening as if by doors or valves, as most kinds of capsules and some
anthers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Valve</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>valva</i> the leaf,
fold, or valve of a door: cf. F. <i>valve</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A door; especially, one of a pair of folding
doors, or one of the leaves of such a door.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Swift through the <i>valves</i> the visionary fair<BR>
Repassed.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Heavily closed, . . . the <i>valves</i> of the barn
doors.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A lid, plug, or cover, applied to an aperture so
that by its movement, as by swinging, lifting and falling, sliding,
turning, or the like, it will open or close the aperture to permit or
prevent passage, as of a fluid.</def></p>

<p>&fist; A <i>valve</i> may act automatically so as to be opened by the
effort of a fluid to pass in one direction, and closed by the effort to
pass in the other direction, as a <i>clack valve</i>; or it may be opened
or closed by hand or by mechanism, as a <i>screw valve</i>, or a <i>slide
valve</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One or more membranous
partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a
vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or retard the flow in the
opposite direction; as, the ileocolic, mitral, and semilunar
<i>valves</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One of the
pieces into which a capsule naturally separates when it bursts.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of the two similar portions of the shell of a
diatom.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A small portion of certain anthers,
which opens like a trapdoor to allow the pollen to escape, as in the
barberry.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the pieces or
divisions of bivalve or multivalve shells.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Air valve</b></col>, <col><b>Ball valve</b></col>, <col><b>Check
valve</b></col>, <cd>etc. See under <u>Air</u>. <u>Ball</u>, <u>Check</u>,
etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Double-beat valve</b></col>, <cd>a kind of balance
valve usually consisting of a movable, open-ended, turban-shaped shell
provided with two faces of nearly equal diameters, one above another, which
rest upon two corresponding seats when the valve is closed.</cd> --
<col><b>Equilibrium valve</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A balance
valve. See under <u>Balance</u>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A valve for
permitting air, steam, water, etc., to pass into or out of a chamber so as
to establish or maintain equal pressure within and without.</cd> --
<col><b>Valve chest</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>a chamber in which a
valve works; especially <i>(Steam Engine)</i>, the steam chest; -- called
in England <i>valve box</i>, and <i>valve casing</i>. See <i>Steam
chest</i>, under <u>Steam</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Valve face</b></col>
<i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>that part of the surface of a valve which comes in
contact with the <i>valve seat</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Valve gear</b></col>,
or  <col><b>Valve motion</b></col> <i>(Steam Engine)</i>, <cd>the system of
parts by which motion is given to the valve or valves for the distribution
of steam in the cylinder. For an illustration of one form of <i>valve
gear</i>, see <u>Link motion</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Valve seat</b></col>.
<i>(Mach.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The fixed surface on which a valve
rests or against which it presses.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A part or
piece on which such a surface is formed.</cd> -- <col><b>Valve
stem</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>a rod attached to a valve, for moving
it.</cd> -- <col><b>Valve yoke</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>a strap
embracing a slide valve and connecting it to the valve stem.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Valved</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a valve or valve;
valvate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Valve"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little valve; a
valvule; especially, one of the pieces which compose the outer covering of
a pericarp.</def></p>

<p><hw>Valve"-shell`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any fresh-water gastropod of the genus <i>Valvata</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Val"vu*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Valvul&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [NL., dim. fr. L. <i>valva</i> fold,
valve of a door.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A little valve or fold; a valvelet; a
valvule.</def></p>

<p><hw>Valv"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>valvulaire</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a valve or valves;
specifically <i>(Med.)</i>, of or pertaining to the valves of the heart;
as, <i>valvular</i> disease.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Containing valves; serving as a valve; opening
by valves; valvate; as, a <i>valvular</i> capsule.</def></p>

<p><hw>Valv"ule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>valvule</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A little valve; a valvelet.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small valvelike
process.</def></p>

<p><hw>Val"yl*ene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Vale</i>rian + <i>-
yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A volatile liquid hydrocarbon,
C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>6</sub>, related to ethylene and acetylene, but
possessing the property of unsaturation in the third degree. It is the only
known member of a distinct series of compounds. It has a garlic
odor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vam"brace</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Vantbrass</u>.]
<i>(Anc. Armor)</i> <def>The piece designed to protect the arm from the
elbow to the wrist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va*mose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i. & t.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>vamos</i>
let us go.] <def>To depart quickly; to depart from.</def> [Written also
<i>vamos</i>, and <i>vamoose</i>.] [Slang, Eng. & U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Vamp</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To advance; to
travel.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Vamp</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>vampe</i>, <i>vaumpe</i>,
<i>vauntpe</i>, F. <i>avantpied</i> the forefoot, vamp; <i>anat</i> before,
fore + <i>pied</i> foot, L. <i>pes</i>. See <u>Advance</u>, <u>Van</u> of
an army, and <u>Foot</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and
welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an upper.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any piece added to an old thing to give it a new
appearance. See <u>Vamp</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Vamp</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Vamped</u> (?; 215); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Vamping</u>.]
<def>To provide, as a shoe, with new upper leather; hence, to piece, as any
old thing, with a new part; to repair; to patch; -- often followed by
<i>up</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I had never much hopes of your <i>vamped</i>
play.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vamp"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who vamps; one who
pieces an old thing with something new; a cobbler.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vamp"er</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Vaunt</u>.] <def>To
swagger; to make an ostentatious show.</def> [Prov. eng. & Scot.]
<i>Jamieson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vam"pire</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>vampire</i> (cf. It.
<i>vampiro</i>, G. & D. <i>vampir</i>), fr. Servian <i>vampir</i>.]
[Written also <i>vampyre</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A blood-sucking ghost; a soul of a dead person
superstitiously believed to come from the grave and wander about by night
sucking the blood of persons asleep, thus causing their death. This
superstition is now prevalent in parts of Eastern Europe, and was
especially current in Hungary about the year 1730.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The persons who turn <i>vampires</i> are generally wizards,
witches, suicides, and persons who have come to a violent end, or have been
cursed by their parents or by the church,</blockquote> <i>Encyc.
Brit.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: One who lives by preying on others; an
extortioner; a bloodsucker.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Either one of two or more
species of South American blood-sucking bats belonging to the genera
<i>Desmodus</i> and <i>Diphylla</i>. These bats are destitute of molar
teeth, but have strong, sharp cutting incisors with which they make
punctured wounds from which they suck the blood of horses, cattle, and
other animals, as well as man, chiefly during sleep. They have a
c&aelig;cal appendage to the stomach, in which the blood with which they
gorge themselves is stored.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species
of harmless tropical American bats of the genus <i>Vampyrus</i>, especially
<i>V. spectrum</i>.  These bats feed upon insects and fruit, but were
formerly erroneously supposed to suck the blood of man and animals. Called
also <i>false vampire</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vampire bat</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a vampire,
3.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vam"pir*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>vampirisme</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Belief in the existence of vampires.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The actions of a vampire; the practice of
bloodsucking.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: The practice of extortion.</def>
<i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vam"plate`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>avant</i> fore,
fore + E. <i>plate</i>.] <def>A round of iron on the shaft of a tilting
spear, to protect the hand.</def> [Written also <i>vamplet</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Va"mure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Vauntmure</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Van</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Abbrev. fr. <i>vanguard</i>.]
<def>The front of an army; the first line or leading column; also, the
front line or foremost division of a fleet, either in sailing or in
battle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Standards and gonfalons, twixt <i>van</i> and rear,<BR>
Stream in the air.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Van</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cornish.] <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A
shovel used in cleansing ore.</def></p>

<p><hw>Van</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>To wash or
cleanse, as a small portion of ore, on a shovel.</def>  <i>Raymond.</i></p>

<p><hw>Van</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Abbreviated from
<i>caravan</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A light wagon, either covered or open, used by
tradesmen and others fore the transportation of goods.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A large covered wagon for moving furniture,
etc., also for conveying wild beasts, etc., for exhibition.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A close railway car for baggage. See the Note
under <u>Car</u>, 2.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Van</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vannus</i> a van, or fan for
winnowing grain: cf. F. <i>van</i>.   Cf. <u>Fan</u>, <u>Van</u> a wing
<u>Winnow</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A fan or other contrivance, as a sieve, for
winnowing grain.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [OF. <i>vanne</i>, F. <i>vanneau</i> beam feather
(cf. It. <i>vanno</i> a wing) fr. L. <i>vannus</i>. See Etymology above.]
<def>A wing with which the air is beaten.</def> [Archaic] "[/Angels] on the
air plumy <i>vans</i> received him. "  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He wheeled in air, and stretched his <i>vans</i> in
vain;<BR>
His <i>vans</i> no longer could his flight sustain.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Van</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>vanner</i> to winnow,
to fan. See <u>Van</u> a winnowing machine.] <def>To fan, or to cleanse by
fanning; to winnow.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Van"a*date</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>vanadate</i>.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of vanadic acid.</def> [Formerly also
<i>vanadiate</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Va*nad"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, vanadium; containing vanadium;
specifically distinguished those compounds in which vanadium has a
relatively higher valence as contrasted with the <i>vanadious</i>
compounds; as, <i>vanadic</i> oxide.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vanadic acid</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>an acid analogous to
phosphoric acid, not known in the free state but forming a well-known
series of salts.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Va*nad"i*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A
mineral occurring in yellowish, and ruby-red hexagonal crystals. It consist
of lead vanadate with a small proportion of lead chloride.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va*na"di*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Pertaining to, or containing, vanadium; specifically, designating
those compounds in which vanadium has a lower valence as contrasted with
the <i>vanadic</i> compounds; as, <i>vanadious</i> acid.</def> [Sometimes
written also <i>vanadous</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Van"a*dite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt
of vanadious acid, analogous to a nitrite or a phosphite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va*na"di*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Icel.
<i>Vanad&imacr;s</i>, a surname of the Scandinavian goddess Freya.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A rare element of the nitrogen-phosphorus group, found
combined, in vanadates, in certain minerals, and reduced as an infusible,
grayish-white metallic powder. It is intermediate between the metals and
the non-metals, having both basic and acid properties. Symbol V (or Vd,
rarely). Atomic weight 51.2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Van"a*dous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to vanadium; obtained from vanadium; -- said of an acid
containing one equivalent of vanadium and two of oxygen.</def></p>

<p><hw>Van"a*dyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Vanad</i>ium + <i>-
yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The hypothetical radical VO, regarded as a
characterized residue of certain vanadium compounds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Van"-cou`ri*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>avant-
courrier</i>.  See <u>Avant</u>, <u>Van</u> of an army, and <u>Courier</u>,
and cf. <u>Avant-courier</u>, <u>Vaunt-courier</u>.] <def>One sent in
advance; an avant-courier; a precursor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Van"dal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Vandalus</i>,
<i>Vandalius</i>; of Teutonic origin, and probably originally signifying, a
wanderer.  Cf. <u>Wander</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anc. Hist.)</i> <def>One of a Teutonic race,
formerly dwelling on the south shore of the Baltic, the most barbarous and
fierce of the northern nations that plundered Rome in the 5th century,
notorious for destroying the monuments of art and literature.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, one who willfully destroys or defaces any
work of art or literature.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>Vandals</i> of our isle,<BR>
Sworn foes to sense and law.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Van"dal</hw> (?), <hw>Van*dal"ic</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Of or pertaining to the Vandals; resembling the Vandals in barbarism
and destructiveness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Van"dal*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The spirit or
conduct of the Vandals; ferocious cruelty; hostility to the arts and
literature, or willful destruction or defacement of their
monuments.</def></p>

<p><hw>Van*dyke"</hw> (v&abreve;n*d&imacr;k"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of
or pertaining to the style of Vandyke the painter; used or represented by
Vandyke.</def> "His <i>Vandyke</i> dress." <i>Macaulay.</i> [Written also
<i>Vandyck</i>.]</p>

<p><col><b>Vandyke brown</b></col> <i>(Paint.)</i>, <cd>a pigment of a deep
semitransparent brown color, supposed to be the color used by Vandyke in
his pictures.</cd> -- <col><b>Vandyke collar</b></col> or
<col><b>cape</b></col>, <cd>a broad collar or cape of linen and lace with a
deep pointed or scalloped edge, worn lying on the shoulders; -- so called
from its appearance in pictures by Vandyke.</cd> -- <col><b>Vandyke
edge</b></col>, <cd>an edge having ornamental triangular points.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Van*dyke"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A picture by Vandyke.
Also, a Vandyke collar, or a Vandyke edge.</def> [Written also
<i>Vandyck</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Van*dyke"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>fit or furnish with a
Vandyke; to form with points or scallops like a Vandyke.</def> [R.]
[Written also <i>Vandyck</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Vane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. & E. Prov. E. <i>fane</i>
weathercock, banner, AS. <i>fana</i> a banner, flag; akin to D.
<i>vaan</i>, G. <i>fahne</i>, OHG. <i>fano</i> cloth, gund <i>fano</i>
flag, Icel. <i>f&amacr;ni</i>, Sw. <i>fana</i>, Dan. <i>fane</i>, Goth.
<i>fana</i> cloth, L. <i>pannus</i>, and perhaps to Gr.&?; a web, &?; a
bobbin, spool.  Cf. <u>Fanon</u>, <u>Pane</u> a compartment, panel.]</p>

<p><! p. 1594 !></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A contrivance attached to some elevated object
for the purpose of showing which way the wind blows; a weathercock. It is
usually a plate or strip of metal, or slip of wood, often cut into some
fanciful form, and placed upon a perpendicular axis around which it moves
freely.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Aye undiscreet, and changing as a <i>vane</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any flat, extended surface attached to an axis
and moved by the wind; as, the <i>vane</i> of a windmill; hence, a similar
fixture of any form moved in or by water, air, or other fluid; as, the
<i>vane</i> of a screw propeller, a fan blower, an anemometer,
etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The rhachis and web of a
feather taken together.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>One of the sights of a compass, quadrant,
etc.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vane of a leveling staff</b></col>. <i>(Surv.)</i> <cd>Same as
<u>Target</u>, 3.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Van*es"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably from Swift's
poem of Cadenus and <i>Vanessa</i>. See <u>Vanessa</u>, in the Dictionary
of Noted Names in Fiction.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous
species of handsomely colored butterflies belonging to <i>Vanessa</i> and
allied genera. Many of these species have the edges of the wings
irregularly scalloped.</def></p>

<p><hw>Van*es"si*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A vanessa.</def></p>

<p><hw>Van"fess`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>avant-
foss&eacute;</i>; <i>avant</i> before + <i>foss&eacute;</i> ditch.  Cf.
<u>Fosse</u>.] <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A ditch on the outside of the
counterscarp, usually full of water.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vang</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>vangen</i> to catch,
seize. See <u>Fang</u>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A rope to steady the peak of a
gaff.</def></p>

<p><hw>Van"glo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Benne
(<i>Sesamum orientale</i>); also, its seeds; -- so called in the West
Indies.</def></p>

<p><hw>Van"guard`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [For <i>vantguard</i>,
<i>avantguard</i>, F. <i>avant-garde</i>; <i>avant</i> before, fore +
<i>garde</i> guard. See <u>Avant</u>, <u>Ab-</u>,<u>Ante-</u>, and
<u>Guard</u>, and cf. <u>Advance</u>, <u>Vamp</u>, <u>Van</u> of an army,
<u>Vaward</u>.] <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>The troops who march in front of an
army; the advance guard; the van.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va*nil"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Sp.
<i>vainilla</i>, dim. of Sp. <i>vaina</i> a sheath, a pod, L.
<i>vagina</i>; because its grains, or seeds, are contained in little
pods.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of climbing orchidaceous
plants, natives of tropical America.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The long podlike capsules of <i>Vanilla
planifolia</i>, and <i>V. claviculata</i>, remarkable for their delicate
and agreeable odor, for the volatile, odoriferous oil extracted from them;
also, the flavoring extract made from the capsules, extensively used in
confectionery, perfumery, etc.</def></p>

<p>&fist; As a medicine, <i>vanilla</i> is supposed to possess powers
analogous to valerian, while, at the same time, it is far more
grateful.</p>

<p><col><b>Cuban vanilla</b></col>, <cd>a sweet-scented West Indian
composite shrub (<i>Eupatorium Dalea</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Vanilla
bean</b></col>, <cd>the long capsule of the vanilla plant.</cd> --
<col><b>Vanilla grass</b></col>. <cd>Same as <i>Holy grass</i>, under
<u>Holy</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Va*nil"late</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
salt of vanillic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va*nil"lic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Pertaining to, or derived from, vanilla or vanillin; resembling
vanillin; specifically, designating an alcohol and an acid respectively,
vanillin being the intermediate aldehyde.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va*nil"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
white crystalline aldehyde having a burning taste and characteristic odor
of vanilla. It is extracted from vanilla pods, and is also obtained by the
decomposition of coniferin, and by the oxidation of eugenol.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va*nil"loes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>An inferior kind
of vanilla, the pods of <i>Vanilla Pompona</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va*nil"lyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Vanill</i>ic + <i>-
yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The hypothetical radical characteristic of
vanillic alcohol.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va*nil"o*quence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>vaniloquentia</i>; <i>vanus</i> vain + <i>loquentia</i> talk,
<i>loqui</i> to speak.] <def>Vain or foolish talk.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Van"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vanished</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vanishing</u>.] [OE. <i>vanissen</i>, OF. <i>vanir</i> (in comp.): cf.
OF. <i>envanir</i>, <i>esvanir</i>, <i>esvanu&iuml;r</i>, F.
<i>s'&eacute;vanouir</i>; fr. L. <i>vanus</i> empty, vain; cf. L.
<i>vanescere</i>, <i>evanescere</i>, to vanish. See <u>Vain</u>, and cf.
<u>Evanescent</u>,<u>-ish</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To pass from a visible to an invisible state; to
go out of sight; to disappear; to fade; as, vapor <i>vanishes</i> from the
sight by being dissipated; a ship <i>vanishes</i> from the sight of
spectators on land.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The horse <i>vanished</i> . . . out of sight.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Go; <i>vanish</i> into air; away!</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The champions <i>vanished</i> from their posts with the
speed of lightning.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Gliding from the twilight past to <i>vanish</i> among
realities.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be annihilated or lost; to pass away.</def>
"All these delights will <i>vanish</i>."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Van"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Phon.)</i> <def>The brief
terminal part of vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality
from the main part; as, <i>a</i> as in <i>ale</i> ordinarily ends with a
<i>vanish</i> of <i>i</i> as in <i>ill</i>, <i>o</i> as in <i>old</i> with
a vanish of <i>oo</i> as in <i>foot</i>.</def>  <i>Rush.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The <i>vanish</i> is included by Mr. Bell under the general term
<i>glide</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Van"ish*ing</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from
<u>Vanish</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><col><b>Vanishing fraction</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>a fraction
which reduces to the form &frac00; for a particular value of the variable
which enters it, usually in consequence of the existence of a common factor
in both terms of the fraction, which factor becomes 0 for this particular
value of the variable.</cd> <i>Math. Dict.</i> -- <col><b>Vanishing
line</b></col> <i>(Persp.)</i>, <cd>the intersection of the parallel of any
original plane and picture; one of the lines converging to the vanishing
point.</cd> -- <col><b>Vanishing point</b></col> <i>(Persp.)</i>, <cd>the
point to which all parallel lines in the same plane tend in the
representation.</cd> <i>Gwilt.</i> -- <col><b>Vanishing stress</b></col>
<i>(Phon.)</i>, <cd>stress of voice upon the closing portion of a
syllable.</cd> <i>Rush.</i></p>

<p><hw>Van"ish*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A vanishing.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Van"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vanities</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>vanite</i>, <i>vanit&eacute;</i>,
L. <i>vanitas</i>, fr. <i>vanus</i> empty, vain. See <u>Vain</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being vain; want of
substance to satisfy desire; emptiness; unsubstantialness; unrealness;
falsity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Vanity</i> of vanities, saith the Preacher, <i>vanity</i>
of vanities; all is <i>vanity</i>.</blockquote> <i>Eccl. i. 2.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Here I may well show the <i>vanity</i> of that which is
reported in the story of Walsingham.</blockquote> <i>Sir J. Davies.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An inflation of mind upon slight grounds; empty
pride inspired by an overweening conceit of one's personal attainments or
decorations; an excessive desire for notice or approval; pride;
ostentation; conceit.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The exquisitely sensitive <i>vanity</i> of Garrick was
galled.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is vain; anything empty, visionary,
unreal, or unsubstantial; fruitless desire or effort; trifling labor
productive of no good; empty pleasure; vain pursuit; idle show;
unsubstantial enjoyment.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Vanity of <i>vanities</i>, saith the Preacher.</blockquote>
<i>Eccl. i. 2.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Vanity</i> possesseth many who are desirous to know the
certainty of things to come.</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[Sin] with <i>vanity</i> had filled the works of
men.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Think not, when woman's transient breath is fled,<BR>
That all her <i>vanities</i> at once are dead;<BR>
Succeeding <i>vanities</i> she still regards.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>One of the established characters in the old
moralities and puppet shows. See <u>Morality</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>,
5.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>You . . . take <i>vanity</i> the puppet's part.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Egotism; pride; emptiness; worthlessness; self-
sufficiency. See <u>Egotism</u>, and <u>Pride</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Van"jas</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
Australian pied crow shrike (<i>Strepera graculina</i>). It is glossy
bluish black, with the under tail coverts and the tips and bases of the
tail feathers white.</def></p>

<p><hw>Van"ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A
machine for concentrating ore. See <u>Frue vanner</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Van"ner hawk`</hw> (?). <def>The kestrel.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Van"ning</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A process
by which ores are washed on a shovel, or in a vanner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Van"quish</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vanquished</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vanquishing</u>.] [OE. <i>venquishen</i>, <i>venquissen</i>,
<i>venkisen</i>,F. <i>vaincre</i>, pret. <i>vainquis</i>, OF.
<i>veintre</i>, pret. <i>venqui</i>, <i>venquis</i> (cf. an OF. infin.
<i>vainquir</i>), fr. L. <i>vincere</i>; akin to AS. <i>w&imacr;g</i> war,
battle, <i>w&imacr;gant</i> a warrior, <i>w&imacr;gan</i> to fight, Icel.
<i>v&imacr;g</i> battle, Goth. <i>weihan</i> to fight, contend.  Cf.
<u>Convince</u>, <u>Evict</u>, <u>Invincible</u>, <u>Victor</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To conquer, overcome, or subdue in battle, as an
enemy.</def>  <i>Hakluyt.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They . . . <i>Vanquished</i> the rebels in all
encounters.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to defeat in any contest; to get the
better of; to put down; to refute.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This bold assertion has been fully <i>vanquished</i> in a
late reply to the Bishop of Meaux's treatise.</blockquote>
<i>Atterbury.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>For e'en though <i>vanquished</i>, he could argue
still.</blockquote> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To conquer; surmount; overcome; confute; silence. See
<u>Conquer</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Van"quish</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Far.)</i> <def>A disease in
sheep, in which they pine away.</def> [Written also <i>vinquish</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Van"quish*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That may be
vanquished.</def></p>

<p><hw>Van"quish*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that
which, vanquishes.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Van"quish*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
vanquishing, or the state of being vanquished.</def>  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Van"sire</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [The native name: cf. F.
<i>vansire</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An ichneumon (<i>Herpestes
galera</i>) native of Southern Africa and Madagascar. It is reddish brown
or dark brown, grizzled with white. Called also <i>vondsira</i>, and
<i>marsh ichneumon</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vant</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Vaunt</u>.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Van"tage</hw> (v&adot;n"t&asl;j; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Aphetic
form of OE. <i>avantage</i>, fr. F. <i>avantage</i>. See
<u>Advantage</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>superior or more favorable situation or
opportunity; gain; profit; advantage.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>O happy <i>vantage</i> of a kneeling knee!</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Lawn Tennis)</i> <def>The first point after
deuce.</def></p>

<p>&fist; When the server wins this point, it is called <i>vantage in</i>;
when the receiver, or striker out, wins, it is called <i>vantage
out</i>.</p>

<p><col><b>To have at vantage</b></col>, <cd>to have the advantage of; to
be in a more favorable condition than.</cd> "He <i>had</i> them <i>at
vantage</i>, being tired and harassed with a long march." <i>Bacon.</i> --
<col><b>Vantage ground</b></col>, <cd>superiority of state or place; the
place or condition which gives one an advantage over another.</cd> "The
<i>vantage ground</i> of truth.  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>It is these things that give him his actual standing, and it
is from this <i>vantage ground</i> that he looks around him.</blockquote>
<i>I. Taylor.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>Van"tage</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To profit; to aid.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Vant"brace</hw> (?), <hw>Vant"brass</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>avant</i> fore + <i>bras</i> arm: cf. F.
<i>brassard</i> armor for the arm, brace, forearm.  Cf. <u>Vambrace</u>.]
<i>(Anc. Armor)</i> <def>Armor for the arm; vambrace.</def>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Vant"-cou`ri*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> } <def>An avant-
courier. See <u>Van-courier</u>.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Van"ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being on, or towards,
the van, or front.</def> "The <i>vanward</i> frontier."  <i>De
Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vap</hw> (v&abreve;p), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Vapid</u>.]
<def>That which is vapid, insipid, or lifeless; especially, the lifeless
part of liquor or wine.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>In vain it is to wash a goblet, if you mean to put into it
nothing but the dead lees and <i>vap</i> of wine.</blockquote> <i>Jer.
Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vap"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vapidus</i> having lost
its lire and spirit, vapid; akin to <i>vappa</i> vapid wine, <i>vapor</i>
vapor. See <u>Vapor</u>.] <def>Having lost its life and spirit; dead;
spiritless; insipid; flat; dull; unanimated; as, <i>vapid</i> beer; a
<i>vapid</i> speech; <i>a vapid</i> state of the blood.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A cheap, bloodless reformation, a guiltless liberty, appear
flat and <i>vapid</i> to their taste.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Vap"id*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Vap"id*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Va*pid"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being vapid; vapidness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va"por</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>vapour</i>, OF.
<i>vapour</i>, <i>vapor</i>, <i>vapeur</i>, F. <i>vapeur</i>, L.
<i>vapor</i>; probably for <i>cvapor</i>, and akin to Gr. &?; smoke, &?; to
breathe forth, Lith. <i>kvepti</i> to breathe, smell, Russ. <i>kopote</i>
fine soot.  Cf. <u>Vapid</u>.] [Written also <i>vapour</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>Any substance in the gaseous,
or a&euml;riform, state, the condition of which is ordinarily that of a
liquid or solid.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The term <i>vapor</i> is sometimes used in a more extended sense,
as identical with <i>gas</i>; and the difference between the two is not so
much one of kind as of degree, the latter being applied to all permanently
elastic fluids except atmospheric air, the former to those elastic fluids
which lose that condition at ordinary temperatures. The atmosphere contains
more or less <i>vapor</i> of water, a portion of which, on a reduction of
temperature, becomes condensed into liquid water in the form of rain or
dew. The <i>vapor</i> of water produced by boiling, especially in its
economic relations, is called <i>steam</i>.</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Vapor</i> is any substance in the gaseous condition at
the maximum of density consistent with that condition. This is the strict
and proper meaning of the word <i>vapor</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Nichol.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In a loose and popular sense, any visible
diffused substance floating in the atmosphere and impairing its
transparency, as smoke, fog, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>vapour</i> which that fro the earth glood
[glided].</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Fire and hail; snow and <i>vapors</i>; stormy wind
fulfilling his word.</blockquote> <i>Ps. cxlviii. 8.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Wind; flatulence.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Something unsubstantial, fleeting, or
transitory; unreal fancy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>For what is your life? It is even a <i>vapor</i>, that
appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.</blockquote> <i>James
iv. 14.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>An old name for hypochondria, or
melancholy; the blues.</def> "A fit of <i>vapors</i>."  <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Pharm.)</i> <def>A medicinal agent designed for
administration in the form of inhaled vapor.</def>  <i>Brit. Pharm.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Vapor bath</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A bath in vapor;
the application of vapor to the body, or part of it, in a close place;
also, the place itself.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>A small
metallic drying oven, usually of copper, for drying and heating filter
papers, precipitates, etc.; -- called also <i>air bath</i>. A modified form
is provided with a jacket in the outside partition for holding water, or
other volatile liquid, by which the temperature may be limited exactly to
the required degree.</cd> -- <col><b>Vapor burner</b></col>, <cd>a burner
for burning a vaporized hydrocarbon.</cd> -- <col><b>Vapor
density</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>the relative weight of gases and
vapors as compared with some specific standard, usually hydrogen, but
sometimes air. The vapor density of gases and vaporizable substances as
compared with hydrogen, when multiplied by two, or when compared with air
and multiplied by 28.8, gives the molecular weight.</cd> -- <col><b>Vapor
engine</b></col>, <cd>an engine worked by the expansive force of a vapor,
esp. a vapor other than steam.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Va"por</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Vapored</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Vaporing</u>.]
[From <u>Vapor</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>: cf. L. <i>vaporare</i>.] [Written
also <i>vapour</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To pass off in fumes, or as a moist, floating
substance, whether visible or invisible, to steam; to be exhaled; to
evaporate.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To emit vapor or fumes.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Running waters <i>vapor</i> not so much as standing
waters.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To talk idly; to boast or vaunt; to
brag.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Poets used to <i>vapor</i> much after this
manner.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We <i>vapor</i> and say, By this time Matthews has beaten
them.</blockquote> <i>Walpole.</i></p>

<p><hw>Va"por</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To send off in vapor, or
as if in vapor; as, to <i>vapor</i> away a heated fluid.</def> [Written
also <i>vapour</i>.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He'd laugh to see one throw his heart away,<BR>
Another, sighing, <i>vapor</i> forth his soul.</blockquote> <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vap`o*ra*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being vaporable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vap"o*ra*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
converted into vapor by the agency of heat; vaporizable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vap"o*rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. <i>vaporare</i>,
<i>vaporatum</i>. See <u>Vapor</u>.] <def>To emit vapor; to
evaporate.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vap`o*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>vaporation</i>, L. <i>vaporatio</i>.] <def>The act or process of
converting into vapor, or of passing off in vapor; evaporation.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Va"pored</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Wet
with vapors; moist.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Affected with the vapors. See <u>Vapor</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 5.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va"por*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who vapors; a
braggart.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vaporer moth</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See
<u>Orgyia</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vap`o*rif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>vaporifer</i>; <i>vapor + ferre</i> to bear.] <def>Conveying or
producing vapor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vap`o*rif"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vapor</i> vapor +
<i>facere</i> to make.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Producing vapor; tending to
pass, or to cause to pass, into vapor; thus, volatile fluids are
<i>vaporific</i>; heat is a <i>vaporific</i> agent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va*por"i*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Existing in a
vaporous form or state; as, steam is a <i>vaporiform</i>
substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vap`o*rim"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Vapor</i> + <i>-
meter</i>.] <def>An instrument for measuring the volume or the tension of
any vapor; specifically, an instrument of this sort used as an
alcoholometer in testing spirituous liquors.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va"por*ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Talking idly;
boasting; vaunting.</def> -- <wf>Va"por*ing*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Va"por*ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Full
of vapors; vaporous.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hypochondriacal; affected by hysterics;
splenetic; peevish; humorsome.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Pallas grew <i>vap'rish</i> once and odd.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vap"o*ri`za*ble</hw> (?; 110), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of
being vaporized into vapor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vap`o*ri*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>vaporisation</i>.] <def>The act or process of vaporizing, or the state
of being converted into vapor; the artificial formation of vapor;
specifically, the conversion of water into steam, as in a steam
boiler.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1595 !></p>

<p><hw>Vap"o*rize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vaporized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vaporizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>vaporiser</i>.] <def>To convert into
vapor, as by the application of heat, whether naturally or
artificially.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vaporizing surface</b></col>. <i>(Steam Boilers)</i> <cd>See
<i>Evaporating surface</i>, under <u>Evaporate</u>, <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p><hw>Vap"o*rize</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To pass off in
vapor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vap"o*ri`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that
which, vaporizes, or converts into vapor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va"por*ose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of vapor;
vaporous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va"por*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vaporosus</i>: cf.
<i>vaporeux</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having the form or nature of vapor.</def>
<i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Full of vapors or exhalations.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The warmer and more <i>vaporous</i> air of the
valleys.</blockquote> <i>Derham.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Producing vapors; hence, windy; flatulent.</def>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The food which is most <i>vaporous</i> and perspirable is
the most easily digested.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Unreal; unsubstantial; vain;
whimsical.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Such <i>vaporous</i> speculations were
inevitable.</blockquote> <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Va"por*ous*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being
vaporous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va"por*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Full
of vapors; vaporous.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hypochondriacal; splenetic; peevish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vap`u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vapulare</i> to
be &?;ogged.] <def>The act of beating or whipping.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Va*que"ro</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., cowherd, fr.
<i>vaca</i> a cow, L. <i>vacca</i>.  Cf. <u>Vacher</u>.] <def>One who has
charge of cattle, horses, etc.; a herdsman.</def> [Southwestern U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>||Va"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. See 1st <u>Vare</u>.]
<def>A Spanish measure of length equal to about one yard. The vara now in
use equals 33.385 inches.</def>  <i>Johnson's Cyc.</i></p>

<p><hw>Va"ran</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The monitor. See <u>Monitor</u>, 3.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va*ran"gi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Northmen
who founded a dynasty in Russia in the 9th century; also, one of the
Northmen composing, at a later date, the imperial bodyguard at
Constantinople.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Va*ra"nus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Ar.
<i>waran</i>, <i>waral</i>; cf. F. <i>varan</i>, from the Arabic.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of very large lizards native of Asia and
Africa. It includes the monitors. See <u>Monitor</u>, 3.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vare</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>vara</i> staff, wand, L.
<i>vara</i> forked pole.] <def>A wand or staff of authority or
justice.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>His hand a <i>vare</i> of justice did uphold.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vare</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
weasel.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><col><b>Vare widgeon</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a female or
young male of the smew; a weasel duck; -- so called from the resemblance of
the head to that of a <i>vare</i>, or weasel.</cd> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Var"ec</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>varech</i>; of Teutonic
origin. See <u>Wrack</u> seaweed, wreck.] <def>The calcined ashes of any
coarse seaweed used for the manufacture of soda and iodine; also, the
seaweed itself; fucus; wrack.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Va"ri</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>vari</i>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The ringtailed lemur (<i>Lemur catta</i>) of
Madagascar. Its long tail is annulated with black and white.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va`ri*a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>variabilit&eacute;</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being variable;
variableness.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The power possessed by living
organisms, both animal and vegetable, of adapting themselves to
modifications or changes in their environment, thus possibly giving rise to
ultimate variation of structure or function.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va"ri*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>variabilis</i>:
cf. F. <i>variable</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having the capacity of varying or changing;
capable of alternation in any manner; changeable; as, <i>variable</i> winds
or seasons; a <i>variable</i> quantity.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Liable to vary; too susceptible of change;
mutable; fickle; unsteady; inconstant; as, the affections of men are
<i>variable</i>; passions are <i>variable</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Lest that thy love prove likewise
<i>variable</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His heart, I know, how <i>variable</i> and
vain!</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Variable exhaust</b></col> <i>(Steam Eng.)</i>, <cd>a blast pipe
with an adjustable opening.</cd> -- <col><b>Variable quantity</b></col>
<i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>a variable.</cd> -- <col><b>Variable stars</b></col>
<i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>fixed stars which vary in their brightness, usually
in more or less uniform periods.</cd>
</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Changeable; mutable; fickle; wavering; unsteady;
versatile; inconstant.</p>

<p><hw>Va"ri*a*ble</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That
which is variable; that which varies, or is subject to change.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>A quantity which may increase or
decrease; a quantity which admits of an infinite number of values in the
same expression; a variable quantity; as, in the equation <i>x<sup>2</sup>
- y<sup>2</sup> = R<sup>2</sup></i>, <i>x</i> and <i>y</i> are
<i>variables</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A shifting
wind, or one that varies in force.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>pl.</i>
<def>Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially
the parts between the trade-wind belts.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Independent variable</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>that one of
two or more variables, connected with each other in any way whatever, to
which changes are supposed to be given at will. Thus, in the equation
<i>x<sup>2</sup> - y<sup>2</sup> = R<sup>2</sup></i>, if arbitrary changes
are supposed to be given to <i>x</i>, then <i>x</i> is the <i>independent
variable</i>, and <i>y</i> is called a <i>function</i> of <i>x</i>.  There
may be two or more independent variables in an equation or problem.   Cf.
<i>Dependent variable</i>, under <u>Dependent</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Va"ri*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being variable; variability.</def>  <i>James i. 17.</i></p>

<p><hw>Va"ri*a*bly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a variable
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va"ri*ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>variantia</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being variant; change of
condition; variation.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Difference that produce dispute or controversy;
disagreement; dissension; discord; dispute; quarrel.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That which is the strength of their amity shall prove the
immediate author of their <i>variance</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A disagreement or difference
between two parts of the same legal proceeding, which, to be effectual,
ought to agree, -- as between the writ and the declaration, or between the
allegation and the proof.</def>  <i>Bouvier.</i></p>

<p><col><b>A variance</b></col>, <cd>in disagreement; in a state of
dissension or controversy; at enmity.</cd>  "What cause brought him so soon
<i>at variance</i> with himself?"  <i>Milton.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>Va"ri*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>varians</i>, p. pr.
of <i>variare</i> to change: cf. F. <i>variant</i>. See <u>Vary</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Varying in from, character, or the like;
variable; different; diverse.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Changeable; changing; fickle.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He is <i>variant</i>, he abit [abides] nowhere.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Va"ri*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>variante</i>.]
<def>Something which differs in form from another thing, though really the
same; as, a <i>variant</i> from a type in natural history; a <i>variant</i>
of a story or a word.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va"ri*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [L.
<i>variatus</i>, p. p. of <i>variare</i>. See <u>Vary</u>.] <def>To alter;
to make different; to vary.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va`ri*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>variatioun</i>,
F. <i>variation</i>, L. <i>variatio</i>. See <u>Vary</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of varying; a partial change in the
form, position, state, or qualities of a thing; modification; alternation;
mutation; diversity; deviation; as, a <i>variation</i> of color in
different lights; a <i>variation</i> in size; <i>variation</i> of
language.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The essences of things are conceived not capable of any such
<i>variation</i>.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Extent to which a thing varies; amount of
departure from a position or state; amount or rate of change.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>Change of termination of words,
as in declension, conjugation, derivation, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Repetition of a theme or melody
with fanciful embellishments or modifications, in time, tune, or harmony,
or sometimes change of key; the presentation of a musical thought in new
and varied aspects, yet so that the essential features of the original
shall still preserve their identity.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Alg.)</i> <def>One of the different arrangements
which can be made of any number of quantities taking a certain number of
them together.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Annual variation</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>the yearly
change in the right ascension or declination of a star, produced by the
combined effects of the precession of the equinoxes and the proper motion
of the star.</cd> -- <col><b>Calculus of variations</b></col>. <cd>See
under <u>Calculus</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Variation compass</b></col>. <cd>See
under <u>Compass</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Variation of the moon</b></col>
<i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>an inequality of the moon's motion, depending on the
angular distance of the moon from the sun. It is greater at the octants,
and zero at the quadratures.</cd> -- <col><b>Variation of the
needle</b></col> <i>(Geog. & Naut.)</i>, <cd>the angle included between the
true and magnetic meridians of a place; the deviation of the direction of a
magnetic needle from the true north and south line; -- called also
<i>declination of the needle</i>.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Change; vicissitude; variety; deviation.</p>

<p><hw>Var`i*cel"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., dim. of LL.
<i>variola</i> smallpox.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Chicken pox.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Var"i*ces</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Varix</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va*ric"i*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Varix</i> + <i>-
form</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Resembling a varix.</def></p>

<p><hw>Var"i*co*cele</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Varix</i> a dilated
vein + Gr. &?; tumor: cf. F. <i>varicoc&egrave;le</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i>
<def>A varicose enlargement of the veins of the spermatic cord; also, a
like enlargement of the veins of the scrotum.</def></p>

<p><hw>Var"i*cose`</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>varicosus</i>, from <i>varix</i>, <i>-icis</i>, a dilated vein; cf.
<i>varus</i> bent, stretched, crooked.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Irregularly swollen or enlarged; affected with,
or containing, varices, or varicosities; of or pertaining to varices, or
varicosities; as, a <i>varicose</i> nerve fiber; a <i>varicose</i> vein;
<i>varicose</i> ulcers.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Intended for the treatment of
varicose veins; -- said of elastic stockings, bandages. and the
like.</def></p>

<p><hw>Var`i*cos"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The quality or state of being varicose.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An enlargement or swelling in a vessel, fiber,
or the like; a varix; as, the <i>varicosities</i> of nerve
fibers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Var"i*cous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Varicose.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Va"ried</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Changed; altered;
various; diversified; as, a <i>varied</i> experience; <i>varied</i>
interests; <i>varied</i> scenery.</def> -- <wf>Va"ried*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>varied</i> fields of science, ever new.</blockquote>
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Va"ri*e*gate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Variegated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Variegating</u>.] [L. <i>variegatus</i>, p. p. of <i>variegare</i> to
variegate; <i>varius</i> various + <i>agere</i> to move, make. See
<u>Various</u>, and <u>Agent</u>.] <def>To diversify in external
appearance; to mark with different colors; to dapple; to streak; as, to
<i>variegate</i> a floor with marble of different colors.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The shells are filled with a white spar, which
<i>variegates</i> and adds to the beauty of the stone.</blockquote>
<i>Woodward.</i></p>

<p><hw>Va"ri*e*ga`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having marks or
patches of different colors; as, <i>variegated</i> leaves, or
flowers.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ladies like <i>variegated</i> tulips show.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Va`ri*e*ga"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
variegating or diversifying, or the state of being diversified, by
different colors; diversity of colors.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va"ri*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Vary</u>.] <def>A
wanderer; one who strays in search of variety.</def> [Poetic]</p>

<p><blockquote>Pious <i>variers</i> from the church.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Va*ri"e*tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
a variety; characterizing a variety; constituting a variety, in distinction
from an individual or species.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Perplexed in determining what differences to consider as
specific, and what as <i>varietal</i>.</blockquote> <i>Darwin.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Va*ri"e*tas</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>A variety; --
used in giving scientific names, and often abbreviated to
<i>var</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va*ri"e*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Varieties</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>varietas</i>: cf. F.
<i>vari&eacute;t&eacute;</i>. See <u>Various</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being various;
intermixture or succession of different things; diversity;
multifariousness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Variety</i> is nothing else but a continued
novelty.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>variety</i> of colors depends upon the composition of
light.</blockquote> <i>Sir I. Newton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>For earth this <i>variety</i> from heaven.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There is a <i>variety</i> in the tempers of good
men.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is various.</def> Specifically: --
</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A number or collection of different things; a
varied assortment; as, a <i>variety</i> of cottons and silks.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He . . . wants more time to do that <i>variety</i> of good
which his soul thirsts after.</blockquote> <i>Law.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Something varying or differing from others of
the same general kind; one of a number of things that are akin; a sort; as,
<i>varieties</i> of wood, land, rocks, etc.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>An individual, or group of
individuals, of a species differing from the rest in some one or more of
the characteristics typical of the species, and capable either of
perpetuating itself for a period, or of being perpetuated by artificial
means; hence, a subdivision, or peculiar form, of a species.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Varieties</i> usually differ from <i>species</i> in that any
two, however unlike, will generally propagate indefinitely (unless they are
in their nature unfertile, as some varieties of rose and other cultivated
plants); in being a result of climate, food, or other extrinsic conditions
or influences, but generally by a sudden, rather than a gradual,
development; and in tending in many cases to lose their distinctive
peculiarities when the individuals are left to a state of nature, and
especially if restored to the conditions that are natural to typical
individuals of the species. Many varieties of domesticated animals and of
cultivated plants have been directly produced by man.</p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>In inorganic nature, one of those forms in
which a species may occur, which differ in minor characteristics of
structure, color, purity of composition, etc.</def></p>

<p>&fist; These may be viewed as variations from the typical species in its
most perfect and purest form, or, as is more commonly the case, all the
forms, including the latter, may rank as Varieties. Thus, the sapphire is a
blue variety, and the ruby a red variety, of corundum; again, calcite has
many Varieties differing in form and structure, as Iceland spar, dogtooth
spar, satin spar, and also others characterized by the presence of small
quantities of magnesia, iron, manganese, etc.  Still again, there are
Varieties of granite differing in structure, as graphic granite,
porphyritic granite, and other Varieties differing in composition, as
albitic granite, hornblendic, or syenitic, granite, etc.</p>

<p><col><b>Geographical variety</b></col> <i>(Biol.)</i>, <cd>a variety of
any species which is coincident with a geographical region, and is usually
dependent upon, or caused by, peculiarities of climate.</cd> --
<col><b>Variety hybrid</b></col> <i>(Biol.)</i>, <cd>a cross between two
individuals of different varieties of the same species; a mongrel.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Diversity; difference; kind.  -- <u>Variety</u>,
<u>Diversity</u>. A man has a <i>variety</i> of employments when he does
many things which are not a mere repetition of the same act; he has a
<i>diversity</i> of employments when the several acts performed are unlike
each other, that is, <i>diverse</i>. In most cases, where there is
<i>variety</i> there will be more or less of <i>diversity</i>, but not
always. One who sells railroad tickets performs a great <i>variety</i> of
acts in a day, while there is but little <i>diversity</i> in his
employment.</p>

<p><blockquote>All sorts are here that all the earth yields!<BR>
<i>Variety</i> without end.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>But see in all corporeal nature's scene,<BR>
What changes, what <i>diversities</i>, have been!</blockquote>
<i>Blackmore.</i></p>

<p><hw>Va"ri*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>varius</i> various
+ <i>-form</i>.] <def>Having different shapes or forms.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va"ri*formed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Formed with
different shapes; having various forms; variform.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va"ri*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>varius</i> various
+ <i>-fly</i>.] <def>To make different; to vary; to variegate.</def> [R.]
<i>Sylvester.</i></p>

<p><hw>Va*ri"o*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL., fr. L. <i>varius</i>
various. See <u>Various</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The smallpox.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va*ri"o*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i>
<def>Variolous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va`ri*o*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i>
<def>Inoculation with smallpox.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va`ri*ol"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i>
<def>Variolous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va"ri*o*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>varius</i>
various + <i>-lite</i>: cf. F. <i>variolite</i>.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A
kind of diorite or diabase containing imbedded whitish spherules, which
give the rock a spotted appearance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va`ri*o*lit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From
<u>Variola</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Thickly marked with small, round specks;
spotted.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling,
variolite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va"ri*o*loid</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Variola</i> +
<i>-oid</i>: cf. F. <i>variolo&iuml;de</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Resembling
smallpox; pertaining to the disease called varioloid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va"ri*o*loid</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>variolo&iuml;de</i>. See <u>Varioloid</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]
<i>(Med.)</i> <def>The smallpox as modified by previous inoculation or
vaccination.</def></p>

<p>&fist; It is almost always a milder disease than smallpox, and this
circumstance, with its shorter duration, exhibits the salutary effects of
previous vaccination or inoculation.  <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Va*ri"o*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL. <i>variolosus</i>,
fr. <i>variola</i> the smallpox: cf. F. <i>varioleux</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to the smallpox; having pits, or sunken impressions,
like those of the smallpox; variolar; variolic.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Va`ri*o"rum</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L., abbrev. fr. <i>cum
notis variorum</i> with notes of various persons.] <def>Containing notes by
different persons; -- applied to a publication; as, a <i>variorum</i>
edition of a book.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>varius</i>.  Cf.
<u>Vair</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Different; diverse; several; manifold; as, men
of <i>various</i> names; <i>various</i> occupations; <i>various</i>
colors.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>So many and so <i>various</i> laws are given.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A wit as <i>various</i>, gay, grave, sage, or
wild.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Changeable; uncertain; inconstant;
variable.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A man so <i>various</i>, that he seemed to be<BR>
Not one, but all mankind's epitome.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The names of mixed modes . . . are very
<i>various</i>.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Variegated; diversified; not
monotonous.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A happy rural seat of <i>various</i> view.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Va"ri*ous*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In various or
different ways.</def></p>

<p><hw>Var"is*cite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called from
<i>Variscia</i> in Germany.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>An apple-green mineral
occurring in reniform masses. It is a hydrous phosphate of
alumina.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va*risse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>varice</i>
varix.  Cf. <u>Varix</u>.] <i>(Far.)</i> <def>An imperfection on the inside
of the hind leg in horses, different from a curb, but at the same height,
and frequently injuring the sale of the animal by growing to an unsightly
size.</def>  <i>Craig.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Va"rix</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Varices</b></plw> (#). [L.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A uneven, permanent dilatation of
a vein.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Varices are owing to local retardation of the venous circulation,
and in some cases to relaxation of the parietes of the veins. They are very
common in the superficial veins of the lower limbs.  <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1596 !></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the prominent ridges
or ribs extending across each of the whorls of certain univalve
shells.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The varices usually indicate stages of growth, each one showing a
former position of the outer lip of the aperture.</p>

<p><hw>||Vark</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>varken</i> a pig.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The bush hog, or boshvark.</def></p>

<p><hw>Var"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>varlet</i>,
<i>vaslet</i>, <i>vallet</i>, servant, young man, young noble, dim of
<i>vassal</i>. See <u>Vassal</u>, and cf. <u>Valet</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A servant, especially to a knight; an attendant;
a valet; a footman.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Spenser. Tusser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a low fellow; a scoundrel; a rascal; as,
an impudent <i>varlet</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What a brazen-faced <i>varlet</i> art thou !</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>In a pack of playing cards, the court card now
called the <i>knave</i>, or <i>jack</i>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Var"let*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>valeterie</i>
the young unmarried nobles.] <def>The rabble; the crowd; the mob.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Shall they hoist me up,<BR>
And show me to the shouting <i>varletry</i><BR>
Of censuring Rome.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Var"nish</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>vernish</i>, F.
<i>vernis</i>, LL. <i>vernicium</i>; akin to F. <i>vernir</i> to varnish,
fr. (assumed) LL. <i>vitrinire</i> to glaze, from LL. <i>vitrinus</i>
glassy, fr. L. <i>vitrum</i> glass. See <u>Vitreous</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A viscid liquid, consisting of a solution of
resinous matter in an oil or a volatile liquid, laid on work with a brush,
or otherwise. When applied the varnish soon dries, either by evaporation or
chemical action, and the resinous part forms thus a smooth, hard surface,
with a beautiful gloss, capable of resisting, to a greater or less degree,
the influences of air and moisture.</def></p>

<p>&fist; According to the sorts of solvents employed, the ordinary kinds
of varnish are divided into three classes: <i>spirit</i>,
<i>turpentine</i>, and <i>oil</i> varnishes.  <i>Encyc. Brit</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which resembles varnish, either naturally
or artificially; a glossy appearance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>varnish</i> of the holly and ivy.</blockquote>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An artificial covering to give a fair appearance
to any act or conduct; outside show; gloss.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And set a double <i>varnish</i> on the fame<BR>
The Frenchman gave you.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Varnish tree</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a tree or shrub from
the juice or resin of which varnish is made, as some species of the genus
<i>Rhus</i>, especially <i>R. vernicifera</i> of Japan. The black varnish
of Burmah is obtained from the <i>Melanorrh&oelig;a usitatissima</i>, a
tall East Indian tree of the Cashew family. See <u>Copal</u>, and
<u>Mastic</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Var"nish</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Varnished</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Varnishing</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>vernir</i>, <i>vernisser</i>. See
<u>Varnish</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To lay varnish on; to cover with a liquid which
produces, when dry, a hard, glossy surface; as, to <i>varnish</i> a table;
to <i>varnish</i> a painting.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cover or conceal with something that gives a
fair appearance; to give a fair coloring to by words; to gloss over; to
palliate; as, to <i>varnish</i> guilt.</def> "Beauty doth <i>varnish</i>
age."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Close ambition, <i>varnished</i> o'er with
zeal.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Cato's voice was ne'er employed<BR>
To clear the guilty and to <i>varnish</i> crimes.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Var"nish*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One who varnishes; one whose occupation is to varnish.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who disguises or palliates; one who gives a
fair external appearance.</def>  <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Var"nish*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of laying on
varnish; also, materials for varnish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Var"ta*bed</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Armen., a doctor, master,
preceptor.] <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>A doctor or teacher in the Armenian church.
Members of this order of ecclesiastics frequently have charge of dioceses,
with episcopal functions.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Va*ru"na</hw> (v&adot;*r&udd;"n&adot;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Skr.
<i>Varu&nsdot;a</i>.] <i>(Hindu Myth.)</i> <def>The god of the waters; the
Indian Neptune. He is regarded as regent of the west, and lord of
punishment, and is represented as riding on a sea monster, holding in his
hand a snaky cord or noose with which to bind offenders, under
water.</def></p>

<p><hw>Var"vel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>vervelle</i>.] <def>In
falconry, one of the rings secured to the ends of the jesses.</def>
[Written also <i>vervel</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Var"veled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having varvels, or
rings.</def> [Written also <i>varvelled</i>, and <i>vervelled</i>.]</p>

<p>&fist; In heraldry, when the jesses attached to the legs of hawks hang
loose, or have pendent ends with rings at the tips, the blazon is a
<i>hawk</i> (<i>or a hawk's leg</i>) <i>jessed and varveled</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Va"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Varied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Varying</u>.] [OE. <i>varien</i>, F. <i>varier</i>, L. <i>variare</i>,
fr. <i>varius</i> various. See <u>Various</u>, and cf. <u>Variate</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To change the aspect of; to alter in form,
appearance, substance, position, or the like; to make different by a
partial change; to modify; as, to <i>vary</i> the properties, proportions,
or nature of a thing; to <i>vary</i> a posture or an attitude; to
<i>vary</i> one's dress or opinions.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Shall we <i>vary</i> our device at will,<BR>
Even as new occasion appears?</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To change to something else; to transmute; to
exchange; to alternate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Gods, that never change their state,<BR>
<i>Vary</i> oft their love and hate.</blockquote> <i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We are to <i>vary</i> the customs according to the time and
country where the scene of action lies.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To make of different kinds; to make different
from one another; to diversity; to variegate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>God hath <i>varied</i> their inclinations.</blockquote>
<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>God hath here<BR>
<i>Varied</i> his bounty so with new delights.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>To embellish; to change
fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc.
See <u>Variation</u>, 4.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
alter, or be altered, in any manner; to suffer a partial change; to become
different; to be modified; as, colors <i>vary</i> in different
lights.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That each from other differs, first confess;<BR>
Next, that he <i>varies</i> from himself no less.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To differ, or be different; to be unlike or
diverse; as, the laws of France <i>vary</i> from those of
England.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To alter or change in succession; to alternate;
as, one mathematical quantity <i>varies</i> inversely as another.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>While fear and anger, with alternate grace,<BR>
Pant in her breast, and <i>vary</i> in her face.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To deviate; to depart; to swerve; -- followed by
<i>from</i>; as, to <i>vary</i> from the law, or from reason.</def>  <i>
Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To disagree; to be at variance or in dissension;
as, men <i>vary</i> in opinion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The rich jewel which we <i>vary</i> for.</blockquote>
<i>Webster (1623).</i></p>

<p><hw>Va"ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Alteration; change.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Va"ry*ing</hw>, <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from
<u>Vary</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Varying hare</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any hare or
rabbit which becomes white in winter, especially the common hare of the
Northern United States and Canada.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Vas</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vasa</b></plw> (#). [L., a vessel. See <u>Vase</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>A vessel; a duct.</def></p>

<p><col><b>||Vas deferens</b></col>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Vasa
deferentia</b></plw>. [L. <i>vas</i> vessel + <i>deferens</i> carrying
down.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <cd>The excretory duct of a testicle; a spermatic
duct.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vas"cu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vasculum</i> a
small vessel, dim. of <i>vas</i> vessel: cf. F. <i>vasculaire</i>. See
<u>Vase</u>, and cf. <i>Vessel</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Consisting
of, or containing, vessels as an essential part of a structure; full of
vessels; specifically <i>(Bot.)</i>, pertaining to, or containing, special
ducts, or tubes, for the circulation of sap.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>Operating by means of, or made up of an arrangement of, vessels; as,
the <i>vascular</i> system in animals, including the arteries, veins,
capillaries, lacteals, etc.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Of or pertaining
to the vessels of animal and vegetable bodies; as, the <i>vascular</i>
functions.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the higher
division of plants, that is, the ph&aelig;nogamous plants, all of which are
vascular, in distinction from the cryptogams, which to a large extent are
cellular only.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vascular plants</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>plants composed in
part of vascular tissue, as all flowering plants and the higher
cryptogamous plants, or those of the class <i>Pteridophyta</i>.  Cf.
<i>Cellular plants</i>, <u>Cellular</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Vascular
system</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the body of associated ducts and woody
fiber; the fibrovascular part of plants.</cd> -- <col><b>Vascular
tissue</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>vegetable tissue composed partly of
ducts, or sap tubes.</cd> -- <col><b>Water vascular system</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a system of vessels in annelids, nemerteans, and
many other invertebrates, containing a circulating fluid analogous to
blood, but not of the same composition. In annelids the fluid which they
contain is usually red, but in some it is green, in others yellow, or
whitish.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vas`cu*lar"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vascularities</b></plw> (&?;). <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The quality or
state of being vascular.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vas"cu*lose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One
of the substances of which vegetable tissue is composed, differing from
cellulose in its solubility in certain media.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vas"cu*lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vascula</b></plw> (#). [L., a small vessel.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Ascidium</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>,
1.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A tin box, commonly cylindrical or flattened,
used in collecting plants.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vase</hw> (v&amacr;s <i>or</i> v&auml;z; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[F. <i>vase</i>; cf. Sp. & It. <i>vaso</i>; fr. L.  <i>vas</i>,
<i>vasum</i>.  Cf. <u>Vascular</u>, <u>Vessel</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A vessel adapted for various domestic purposes, and anciently for
sacrificial uses; especially, a vessel of antique or elegant pattern used
for ornament; as, a porcelain <i>vase</i>; a gold <i>vase</i>; a Grecian
<i>vase</i>.  See <i>Illust.</i> of <i>Portland vase</i>, under
<u>Portland</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>No chargers then were wrought in burnished gold,<BR>
Nor silver <i>vases</i> took the forming mold.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A vessel
similar to that described in the first definition above, or the
representation of one in a solid block of stone, or the like, used for an
ornament, as on a terrace or in a garden. See <i>Illust.</i> of
<u>Niche</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The body, or naked ground, of
the Corinthian and Composite capital; -- called also <i>tambour</i>, and
<i>drum</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Until the time of Walker (1791), <i>vase</i> was made to rhyme
with <i>base</i>,, <i>case</i>, etc., and it is still commonly so
pronounced in the United States. Walker made it to rhyme with
<i>phrase</i>, <i>maze</i>, etc. Of modern English practice, Mr. A. J.
Ellis (1874) says: "<i>Vase</i> has four pronunciations in English:
<i>v&add;z</i>, which I most commonly say, is going out of use,
<i>v&auml;z</i> I hear most frequently, <i>v&amacr;z</i> very rarely, and
<i>v&amacr;s</i> I only know from Cull's marking. On the analogy of
<i>case</i>, however, it should be the regular sound."
</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The calyx of a plant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vas"e*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Said by the manufacturer
to be derived from G. <i>wasser</i> water + Gr. <grk>'e`laion</grk> olive
oil.] <def>A yellowish translucent substance, almost odorless and
tasteless, obtained as a residue in the purification of crude petroleum,
and consisting essentially of a mixture of several of the higher members of
the paraffin series. It is used as an unguent, and for various purposes in
the arts. See the Note under <u>Petrolatum</u>.</def> [Written also
<i>vaselin</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Vase"-shaped`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Formed like a
vase, or like a common flowerpot.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vas"i*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vas</i> a vessel +
<i>-form</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having the form of a vessel, or
duct.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vasiform tissue</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>tissue containing
vessels, or ducts.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vas`o*con*strict"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i>
<def>Causing constriction of the blood vessels; as, the
<i>vasoconstrictor</i> nerves, stimulation of which causes constriction of
the blood vessels to which they go.  These nerves are also called
<i>vasohypertonic</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vas`o*den"tine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vas</i> a
vessel + E. <i>dentine</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A modified form of
dentine, which is permeated by blood capillaries; vascular
dentine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vas`o*di*lat"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>[L. <i>vas</i> a
vessel + <i>dilator</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Causing dilation or
relaxation of the blood vessels; as, the <i>vasodilator</i> nerves,
stimulation of which causes dilation of the blood vessels to which they go.
These nerves are also called <i>vaso-inhibitory</i>, and
<i>vasohypotonic</i> nerves, since their stimulation causes relaxation and
rest.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vas`o*form"a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vas</i> a
vessel +  <i>formative</i>] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Concerned in the
development and formation of blood vessels and blood corpuscles; as, the
<i>vasoformative</i> cells.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vas`o-in*hib"i*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>See <u>Vasodilator</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vas`o*mo"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vas</i> a vessel
+ <i>motor</i> that which moves fr. <i>movere</i> to move.]
<i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Causing movement in the walls of vessels; as, the
<i>vasomotor</i> mechanisms; the <i>vasomotor</i> nerves, a system of
nerves distributed over the muscular coats of the blood vessels.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vasomotor center</b></col>, <cd>the chief dominating or general
center which supplies all the unstriped muscles of the arterial system with
motor nerves, situated in a part of the medulla oblongata; a center of
reflex action by the working of which afferent impulses are changed into
efferent, -- vasomotor impulses leading either to dilation or constriction
of the blood vessels.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vas"sal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. LL.
<i>vassallus</i>, <i>vassus</i>; of Celtic origin; cf. W. & Corn.
<i>gwas</i> a youth, page, servant, Arm. <i>gwaz</i> a man, a male.  Cf.
<u>Valet</u>, <u>Varlet</u>, <u>Vavasor</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Feud. Law)</i> <def>The grantee of a fief, feud,
or fee; one who holds land of superior, and who vows fidelity and homage to
him; a feudatory; a feudal tenant.</def>  <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A subject; a dependent; a servant; a
slave.</def> "The <i>vassals</i> of his anger."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Rear vassal</b></col>, <cd>the vassal of a vassal; an arriere
vassal.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vas"sal</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resembling a vassal;
slavish; servile.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The sun and every <i>vassal</i> star.</blockquote>
<i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vas"sal</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To treat as a vassal; to
subject to control; to enslave.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vas"sal*age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>vassalage</i>, F.
<i>vasselage</i>, LL. <i>vassallaticum</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being a vassal, or
feudatory.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Political servitude; dependence; subjection;
slavery; as, the Greeks were held in <i>vassalage</i> by the
Turks.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A territory held in vassalage.</def> "The
Countship of Foix, with six territorial <i>vassalages</i>."
<i>Milman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Vassals, collectively; vassalry.</def> [R.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Valorous service, such as that performed by a
vassal; valor; prowess; courage.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vas"sal*ess</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female vassal.</def>
[R.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vas"sal*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The body of
vassals.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vast</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Vaster</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Vastest</u>.] [L.
<i>vastus</i> empty, waste, enormous, immense: cf. F. <i>vaste</i>. See
<u>Waste</u>, and cf. <u>Devastate</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Waste; desert; desolate; lonely.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The empty, <i>vast</i>, and wandering air.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of great extent; very spacious or large; also,
huge in bulk; immense; enormous; as, the <i>vast</i> ocean; <i>vast</i>
mountains; the <i>vast</i> empire of Russia.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Through the <i>vast</i> and boundless deep.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Very great in numbers, quantity, or amount; as,
a <i>vast</i> army; a <i>vast</i> sum of money.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Very great in importance; as, a subject of
<i>vast</i> concern.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Enormous; huge; immense; mighty.</p>

<p><hw>Vast</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A waste region; boundless
space; immensity.</def> "The watery <i>vast</i>."  <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Michael bid sound<BR>
The archangel trumpet. Through the <i>vast</i> of heaven<BR>
It sounded.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vas*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vastatio</i>, fr.
<i>vastare</i> to lay waste, fr. <i>vastus</i> empty, waste.] <def>A laying
waste; waste; depopulation; devastation.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vas"tel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Wastel</u>.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vas*tid"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF.
<i>vastit&eacute;</i>, L. <i>vastitas</i>.] <def>Vastness; immensity.</def>
[Obs.] "All the world's <i>vastidity</i>."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vas"ti*tude</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vastitudo</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Vastness; immense extent.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Destruction; vastation.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Joye.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vast"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vastitas</i>.]
<def>Vastness.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The huge <i>vastity</i> of the world.</blockquote>
<i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vast"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>To a vast extent or
degree; very greatly; immensely.</def>  <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vast"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being vast.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vas"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Vast</u>.] <def>Vast;
immense.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I can call spirits from the <i>vasty</i> deep.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Va"sum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a vase. See
<u>Vase</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus including several species of
large marine gastropods having massive pyriform shells, with conspicuous
folds on the columella.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A dialectic form for <i>fat</i>,
OE. <i>fat</i>, AS. <i>f&aelig;t</i>; akin to D. <i>vat</i>, OS.
<i>fat</i>, G. <i>fass</i>, OHG. <i>faz</i>, Icel. & Sw. <i>fat</i>, Dan.
<i>fad</i>, Lith. <i>p&?;das</i> a pot, and probably to G. <i>fassen</i> to
seize, to contain, OHG. <i>fazz&?;n</i>, D. <i>vatten</i>.   Cf. <u>Fat</u>
a vat.] </p>

<p><! p. 1597 !></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A large vessel, cistern, or tub, especially one
used for holding in an immature state, chemical preparations for dyeing, or
for tanning, or for tanning leather, or the like.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let him produce his <i>vase</i> and tubs, in opposition to
heaps of arms and standards.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A measure for liquids, and also a dry measure;
especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the
hectoliter of the metric system, which contains 22.01 imperial gallons, or
26.4 standard gallons in the United States.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The old Dutch grain vat averaged 0.762 Winchester bushel. The old
London coal vat contained 9 bushels. The solid-measurement vat of Amsterdam
contains 40 cubic feet; the wine vat, 241.57 imperial gallons, and the vat
for olive oil, 225.45 imperial gallons.</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Metal.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A wooden tub
for washing ores and mineral substances in.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>A square, hollow place on the back of a calcining furnace, where tin
ore is laid to dry.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>A vessel for holding holy
water.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vat</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vatted</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vatting</u>.] <def>To put or transfer into a vat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vat"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vatfuls</b></plw> (&?;). <def>As much as a vat will hold; enough to
fill a vat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vat"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vates</i> a
prophet.] <def>Of or pertaining to a prophet; prophetical.</def>  <i>Bp.
Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vat"i*can</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Vaticanus</i>,
<i>mons</i>, or <i>collis</i>, <i>Vaticanus</i>, the Vatican hill, in Rome,
on the western bank of the Tiber: cf. F. <i>Vatican</i>, It.
<i>Vaticano</i>.] <def>A magnificent assemblage of buildings at Rome, near
the church of St. Peter, including the pope's palace, a museum, a library,
a famous chapel, etc.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The word is often used to indicate the papal authority.</p>

<p><col><b>Thunders of the Vatican</b></col>, <cd>the anathemas, or
denunciations, of the pope.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vat"i*can*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The doctrine of
papal supremacy; extreme views in support of the authority of the pope;
ultramontanism; -- a term used only by persons who are not Roman
Catholics.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vat"i*can*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who strongly
adheres to the papal authority; an ultramontanist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vat"i*cide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vates</i> a prophet
+ <i>caedere</i> to kill.] <def>The murder, or the murderer, of a
prophet.</def> "The caitiff <i>vaticide</i>."  <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Va*tic"i*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Vaticinate</u>.]
<def>Of or pertaining to prophecy; prophetic.</def>  <i>T. Warton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Va*tic"i*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i. & t.</i></pos> [L.
<i>vaticinatus</i>, p. p. of <i>vaticinari</i> to prophesy, fr.
<i>vaticinus</i> prophetical, fr. <i>vates</i> a prophet.] <def>To
prophesy; to foretell; to practice prediction; to utter
prophecies.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va*tic`i*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>vaticinatio</i>.] <def>Prediction; prophecy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It is not a false utterance; it is a true, though an
impetuous, <i>vaticination</i>.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Va*tic"i*na`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>One who
vaticinates; a prophet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vat"i*cine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vaticinium</i>.]
<def>A prediction; a vaticination.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Holinshed.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Vaude"ville</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>Vau-de-
vire</i>, a village in Normandy, where Olivier Basselin, at the end of the
14th century, composed such songs.] [Written also <i>vaudevil</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A kind of song of a lively character, frequently
embodying a satire on some person or event, sung to a familiar air in
couplets with a refrain; a street song; a topical song.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A theatrical piece, usually a comedy, the
dialogue of which is intermingled with light or satirical songs, set to
familiar airs.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The early <i>vaudeville</i>, which is the forerunner of the
opera bouffe, was light, graceful, and piquant.</blockquote> <i>Johnson's
Cyc.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Vau*dois</hw> (v&omacr;*dw&auml;"), <pos><i>n. sing. &
pl.</i></pos> [F.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An inhabitant, or the
inhabitants, of the Swiss canton of Vaud.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A modern name of the Waldenses.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vau*doux"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Voodoo</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vault</hw> (v&add;lt; <i>see Note, below</i>), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[OE. <i>voute</i>, OF. <i>voute</i>, <i>volte</i>, F. <i>vo&ucirc;te</i>,
LL. <i>volta</i>, for <i>voluta</i>, <i>volutio</i>, fr. L. <i>volvere</i>,
<i>volutum</i>, to roll, to turn about. See <u>Voluble</u>, and cf.
<u>Vault</u> a leap, <u>Volt</u> a turn, <u>Volute</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>An arched structure of masonry,
forming a ceiling or canopy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The long-drawn aisle and fretted <i>vault</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An arched apartment; especially, a subterranean
room, use for storing articles, for a prison, for interment, or the like; a
cell; a cellar.</def> "Charnel <i>vaults</i>."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The silent <i>vaults</i> of death.</blockquote>
<i>Sandys.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To banish rats that haunt our <i>vault</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The canopy of heaven; the sky.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That heaven's <i>vault</i> should crack.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> [F. <i>volte</i>, It. <i>volta</i>, originally, a
turn, and the same word as <i>volta</i> an arch. See the Etymology above.]
<def>A leap or bound.</def> Specifically: -- <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<i>(Man.)</i> <def>The bound or leap of a horse; a curvet.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A leap by aid of the hands, or of a pole,
springboard, or the like.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The <i>l</i> in this word was formerly often suppressed in
pronunciation.</p>

<p><col><b>Barrel</b></col>, <col><b>Cradle</b></col>,
<col><b>Cylindrical</b></col>, or <col><b>Wagon</b></col>,
<col><b>vault</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a kind of vault having two
parallel abutments, and the same section or profile at all points. It may
be <i>rampant</i>, as over a staircase (see <i>Rampant vault</i>, under
<u>Rampant</u>), or curved in plan, as around the apse of a church.</cd> --
<col><b>Coved vault</b></col>. <i>(Arch.)</i> <cd>See under 1st
<u>Cove</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Groined
vault</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a vault having groins, that is, one in
which different cylindrical surfaces intersect one another, as
distinguished from a <i>barrel</i>, or <i>wagon</i>, <i>vault</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>Rampant vault</b></col>. <i>(Arch.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Rampant</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ribbed vault</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>,
<cd>a vault differing from others in having solid ribs which bear the
weight of the vaulted surface. True Gothic vaults are of this
character.</cd> -- <col><b>Vault light</b></col>, <cd>a partly glazed plate
inserted in a pavement or ceiling to admit light to a vault below.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vault</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vaulted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vaulting</u>.] [OE. <i>vouten</i>, OF. <i>volter</i>, <i>vouter</i>, F.
<i>vo&ucirc;ter</i>. See <u>Vault</u> an arch.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To form with a vault, or to cover with a vault;
to give the shape of an arch to; to arch; as, <i>vault</i> a roof; to
<i>vault</i> a passage to a court.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The shady arch that <i>vaulted</i> the broad green
alley.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [See <u>Vault</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>] <def>To
leap over; esp., to leap over by aid of the hands or a pole; as, to
<i>vault</i> a fence.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I will <i>vault</i> credit, and affect high
pleasures.</blockquote> <i>Webster (1623).</i></p>

<p><hw>Vault</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>volter</i>, F.
<i>voltiger</i>, It. <i>volt&?;re</i> turn. See <u>Vault</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 4.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To leap; to bound; to jump; to spring.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Vaulting</i> ambition, which o'erleaps
itself.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Leaning on his lance, he <i>vaulted</i> on a
tree.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Lucan <i>vaulted</i> upon Pegasus with all the heat and
intrepidity of youth.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To exhibit feats of tumbling or leaping; to
tumble.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vault"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Vaulted work; also, a
vaulted place; an arched cellar.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vault"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Arched;
concave; as, a <i>vaulted</i> roof.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Covered with an arch, or vault.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Arched like the roof of the mouth,
as the upper lip of many ringent flowers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vault"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who vaults; a
leaper; a tumbler.</def>  <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vault"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act
of constructing vaults; a vaulted construction.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Act of one who vaults or leaps.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vault"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Arched; concave.</def>
[Obs.] "The <i>vaulty</i> heaven."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vaunce</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [See <u>Advance</u>.]
<def>To advance.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vaunt</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vaunted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vaunting</u>.] [F. <i>vanter</i>, LL. <i>vanitare</i>, fr. L.
<i>vanus</i> vain. See <u>Vain</u>.] <def>To boast; to make a vain display
of one's own worth, attainments, decorations, or the like; to talk
ostentatiously; to brag.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Pride, which prompts a man to <i>vaunt</i> and overvalue
what he is, does incline him to disvalue what he has.</blockquote> <i>Gov.
of Tongue.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vaunt</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To boast of; to make a vain
display of; to display with ostentation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Charity <i>vaunteth</i> not itself, is not puffed
up.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. xiii. 4.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>My vanquisher, spoiled of his <i>vaunted</i>
spoil.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vaunt</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A vain display of what one is,
or has, or has done; ostentation from vanity; a boast; a brag.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The spirits beneath, whom I seduced<BR>
With other promises and other <i>vaunts</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vaunt</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>avant</i> before, fore. See
<u>Avant</u>, <u>Vanguard</u>.] <def>The first part.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vaunt</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Avant</u>,
<u>Advance</u>.] <def>To put forward; to display.</def> [Obs.]
"<i>Vaunted</i> spear."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And what so else his person most may
<i>vaunt</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vaunt"-cou`ri*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Van-
courier</u>.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vaunt"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who vaunts; a
boaster.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vaunt"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Given to vaunting or
boasting; vainly ostentatious; boastful; vainglorious.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vaunt"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a vaunting
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vaunt"mure`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>avant-mur</i>. See
<u>Vanguard</u>, and <u>Mure</u>.] <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A false wall; a work
raised in front of the main wall.</def> [Written also <i>vaimure</i>, and
<i>vamure</i>.]  <i>Camden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vauque"lin*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called after the
French chemist <i>Vauquelin</i>, who died in 1829: cf. F.
<i>vauquelinite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Chromate of copper and lead, of
various shades of green.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vaut</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To vault; to leap.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vaut</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A vault; a leap.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vaut"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Vaulted.</def> "The
haughty <i>vauty</i> welkin." [Obs.]  <i>Taylor (1611).</i></p>

<p><hw>Vav"a*sor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>vavasour</i>, OF.
<i>vavassor</i>, <i>vavassour</i>, F. <i>vavasseur</i>, LL.
<i>vavassor</i>, probably contr. from <i>vassus vassorum</i> vassal of the
vassals. See <u>Vassal</u>.] <i>(Feud. Law)</i> <def>The vassal or tenant
of a baron; one who held under a baron, and who also had tenants under him;
one in dignity next to a baron; a title of dignity next to a baron.</def>
<i>Burrill.</i> "A worthy <i>vavasour</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i> [Also written
<i>vavasour</i>, <i>vavassor</i>, <i>valvasor</i>, etc.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Vavasours</i> subdivide again to vassals, exchanging land
and cattle, human or otherwise, against fealty.</blockquote>
<i>Motley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vav"a*so*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>vavassorie</i>.]
<i>(Feud. Law)</i> <def>The quality or tenure of the fee held by a vavasor;
also, the lands held by a vavasor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Va"ward`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [For <i>vanward</i>,
equivalent to <i>vanguard</i>. See <u>Vanguard</u>, <u>Ward</u> guard.]
<def>The fore part; van.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Since we have the <i>vaward</i> of the day.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Va"za par`rot</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several
species of parrots of the genus <i>Coracopsis</i>, native of Madagascar; --
called also <i>vasa parrot</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve"a*dar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The thirteenth, or
intercalary, month of the Jewish ecclesiastical calendar, which is added
about every third year.</def></p>

<p><hw>Veal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>[OE. <i>veel</i>, OF.
<i>veel</i>, F. <i>veau</i>, L. <i>vitellus</i>, dim. of <i>vitulus</i> a
calf; akin to E. <i>wether</i>. See <u>Wether</u>, and cf. <u>Vellum</u>,
<u>Vituline</u>.] <def>The flesh of a calf when killed and used for
food.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vec"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vectio</i>, from
<i>vehere</i>, <i>vectum</i>, to carry.] <def>Vectitation.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Vec`ti*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vectitatus</i>
born&?; about, fr. <i>ve&?;tare</i>, v. intens. fr. <i>vehere</i>,
<i>vectum</i>, to carry.] <def>The act of carrying, or state of being
carried.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Vec"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a bearer, carrier. fr.
<i>vehere</i>, <i>vectum</i>, to carry.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Same as
<u>Radius vector</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>A directed quantity, as a
straight line, a force, or a velocity. Vectors are said to be equal when
their directions are the same their magnitudes equal.  Cf.
<u>Scalar</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In a triangle, either side is the <i>vector sum</i> of the other
two sides taken in proper order; the process finding the vector sum of two
or more vectors is <i>vector addition</i> (see under <u>Addition</u>).</p>

<p><hw>Vec"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vectura</i>, from
<i>vehere</i>, <i>vectum</i>, to carry.  Cf. <u>Vettura</u>,
<u>Voiture</u>.] <def>The act of carrying; conveyance; carriage.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ve"da</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Skr. <i>v&?;da</i>,
properly, knowledge, from <i>vid</i> to know. See <u>Wit</u>.] <def>The
ancient sacred literature of the Hindus; also, one of the four collections,
called <i>Rig-Veda</i>, <i>Yajur-Veda</i>, <i>Sama-Veda</i>, and
<i>Atharva-Veda</i>, constituting the most ancient portions of that
literature.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The language of the Vedas is usually called <i>Vedic
Sanskrit</i>, as distinguished from the later and more settled form called
<i>classical Sanskrit</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Ve*dan"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Skr. <i>V&?;danta</i>.]
<def>A system of philosophy among the Hindus, founded on scattered texts of
the Vedas, and thence termed the "Anta," or end or substance.</def>
<i>Balfour (Cyc. of India.)</i></p>

<p><hw>Ve*dan"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
the Vedas.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*dan"tist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed in the
doctrines of the Vedantas.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*dette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>vedette</i>, It.
<i>vedetta</i>, for <i>veletta</i> (influenced by <i>vedere</i> to see, L.
<i>videre</i>), from It. <i>veglia</i> watch, L. <i>vigilia</i>. See
<u>Vigil</u>.] <def>A sentinel, usually on horseback, stationed on the
outpost of an army, to watch an enemy and give notice of danger; a
vidette.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve"dro</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Russ.] <def>A Russian liquid
measure, equal to 3.249 gallons of U. S. standard measure, or 2.706
imperial gallons.</def>  <i>McElrath.</i></p>

<p><hw>Veer</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Veered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Veering</u>.] [F. <i>virer</i> (cf. Sp. <i>virar</i>, <i>birar</i>), LL.
<i>virare</i>; perhaps fr. L. <i>vibrare</i> to brandish, vibrate (cf.
<u>Vibrate</u>); or cf. L. <i>viriae</i> armlets, bracelets, <i>viriola</i>
a little bracelet (cf. <u>Ferrule</u>).  Cf. <u>Environ</u>.] <def>To
change direction; to turn; to shift; as, wind <i>veers</i> to the west or
north.</def> "His <i>veering</i> gait."  <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And as he leads, the following navy
<i>veers</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>an ordinary community which is hostile or friendly as
passion or as interest may <i>veer</i> about.</blockquote>
<i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To veer and haul</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to vary the
course or direction; -- said of the wind, which <i>veers</i> aft and
<i>hauls</i> forward. The wind is also said to <i>veer</i> when it shifts
with the sun.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Veer</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To direct to a different
course; to turn; to wear; as, to <i>veer</i>, or wear, a vessel.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To veer and haul</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to pull tight and
slacken alternately.</cd> <i>Totten.</i> -- <col><b>To veer away</b></col>
or <col><b>out</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to let out; to slacken and let
run; to pay out; as, <i>to veer away</i> the cable; <i>to veer out</i> a
rope.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Veer"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Shifting.</def> --
<wf>Veer"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Veer"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An
American thrush (<i>Turdus fuscescens</i>) common in the Northern United
States and Canada. It is light tawny brown above. The breast is pale buff,
thickly spotted with brown. Called also <i>Wilson's thrush</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Sometimes I hear the <i>veery's</i> clarion.</blockquote>
<i>Thoreau.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ve"ga</hw> (v&emacr;"g&adot;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Astron.)</i>
[Ar. <i>w&amacr;gi'</i>, properly, falling: cf. F. <i>W&eacute;ga</i>.]
<def>A brilliant star of the first magnitude, the brightest of those
constituting the constellation Lyra.</def></p>

<p><hw>Veg`e*ta*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being vegetable.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Veg`e*ta*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F.
<i>v&eacute;g&eacute;table</i> growing, capable of growing, formerly also,
as a noun, a vegetable, from L. <i>vegetabilis</i> enlivening, from
<i>vegetare</i> to enliven, invigorate, quicken, <i>vegetus</i> enlivened,
vigorous, active, <i>vegere</i> to quicken, arouse, to be lively, akin to
<i>vigere</i> to be lively, to thrive, <i>vigil</i> watchful, awake, and
probably to E. <i>wake</i>, v. See <u>Vigil</u>, <u>Wake</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to plants; having the nature
of, or produced by, plants; as, a <i>vegetable</i> nature; <i>vegetable</i>
growths, juices, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Blooming ambrosial fruit<BR>
Of <i>vegetable</i> gold.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of, or comprising, plants; as, the
<i>vegetable</i> kingdom.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vegetable alkali</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>an alkaloid.</cd>
-- <col><b>Vegetable brimstone</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See
<i>Vegetable sulphur</i>, below.</cd> -- <col><b>Vegetable butter</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name of several kinds of concrete vegetable oil; as
that produced by the Indian butter tree, the African shea tree, and the
<i>Pentadesma butyracea</i>, a tree of the order <i>Guttifer&aelig;</i>,
also African. Still another kind is pressed from the seeds of cocoa
(<i>Theobroma</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Vegetable flannel</b></col>, <cd>a
textile material, manufactured in Germany from pine-needle wool, a down or
fiber obtained from the leaves of the <i>Pinus sylvestris</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>Vegetable ivory</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Ivory nut</i>, under
<u>Ivory</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Vegetable jelly</b></col>. <cd>See
<u>Pectin</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Vegetable kingdom</b></col>. <i>(Nat.
Hist.)</i> <cd>See the last Phrase, below.</cd> -- <col><b>Vegetable
leather</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>A shrubby West
Indian spurge (<i>Euphorbia punicea</i>), with leathery foliage and crimson
bracts.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>See <i>Vegetable leather</i>, under
<u>Leather</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Vegetable marrow</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>,
<cd>an egg-shaped gourd, commonly eight to ten inches long. It is noted for
the very tender quality of its flesh, and is a favorite culinary vegetable
in England. It has been said to be of Persian origin, but is now thought to
have been derived from a form of the American pumpkin.</cd> --
<col><b>Vegetable oyster</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the oyster plant. See
under <u>Oyster</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Vegetable parchment</b></col>,
<cd>papyrine.</cd> -- <col><b>Vegetable sheep</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>,
<cd>a white woolly plant (<i>Raoulia eximia</i>) of New Zealand, which
grows in the form of large fleecy cushions on the mountains.</cd> --
<col><b>Vegetable silk</b></col>, <cd>a cottonlike, fibrous material
obtained from the coating of the seeds of a Brazilian tree (<i>Chorisia
speciosa</i>). It us used for various purposes, as for stuffing, and the
like, but is incapable of being spun on account of a want of cohesion among
the fibers.</cd> -- <col><b>Vegetable sponge</b></col>. <cd>See 1st
<u>Loof</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Vegetable sulphur</b></col>, <cd>the fine
highly inflammable spores of the club moss (<i>Lycopodium clavatum</i>);
witch.</cd> -- <col><b>Vegetable tallow</b></col>, <cd>a substance
resembling tallow, obtained from various plants; as, <i>Chinese vegetable
tallow</i>, obtained from the seeds of the tallow tree. <i>Indian vegetable
tallow</i> is a name sometimes given to piney tallow.</cd> --
<col><b>Vegetable wax</b></col>, <cd>a waxy excretion on the leaves or
fruits of certain plants, as the bayberry.</cd></p>

<p><! p. 1598 !></p>

<p><col><b>Vegetable kingdom</b></col> <i>(Nat. Hist.)</i>, <cd>that
primary division of living things which includes all plants. The classes of
the vegetable kingdom have been grouped differently by various botanists.
The following is one of the best of the many arrangements of the principal
subdivisions.</cd></p>

<p>
I. <u>Ph&aelig;nogamia</u> (called also <u>Phanerogamia</u>). <def>Plants
having distinct flowers and true seeds.</def> { 1. <u>Dicotyledons</u>
(called also <u>Exogens</u>). -- Seeds with two or more cotyledons. Stems
with the pith, woody fiber, and bark concentrically arranged. Divided into
two subclasses: <u>Angiosperms</u>, having the woody fiber interspersed
with dotted or annular ducts, and the seed contained in a true ovary;
<u>Gymnosperms</u>, having few or no ducts in the woody fiber, and the
seeds naked.  2. <u>Monocotyledons</u> (called also <u>Endogens</u>). --
Seeds with single cotyledon. Stems with slender bundles of woody fiber not
concentrically arranged, and with no true bark.}</p>

<p>II. <u>Cryptogamia</u>. <def>Plants without true flowers, and reproduced
by minute spores of various kinds, or by simple cell division.</def> { 1.
<u>Acrogens</u>. -- Plants usually with distinct stems and leaves, existing
in two alternate conditions, one of which is nonsexual and sporophoric, the
other sexual and o&ouml;phoric. Divided into <u>Vascular Acrogens</u>, or
<u>Pteridophyta</u>, having the sporophoric plant conspicuous and
consisting partly of vascular tissue, as in Ferns, Lycopods, and Equiseta,
and <u>Cellular Acrogens</u>, or <u>Bryophyta</u>, having the sexual plant
most conspicuous, but destitute of vascular tissue, as in Mosses and Scale
Mosses. 2. <u>Thallogens</u>. -- Plants without distinct stem and leaves,
consisting of a simple or branched mass of cellular tissue, or educed to a
single cell. Reproduction effected variously. Divided into
<u>Alg&aelig;</u>, which contain chlorophyll or its equivalent, and which
live upon air and water, and <u>Fungi</u>, which contain no chlorophyll,
and live on organic matter. (Lichens are now believed to be fungi parasitic
on included alg&aelig;.}
</p>

<p>&fist; Many botanists divide the Ph&aelig;nogamia primarily into
Gymnosperms and Angiosperms, and the latter into Dicotyledons and
Monocotyledons. Others consider Pteridophyta and Bryophyta to be separate
classes. Thallogens are variously divided by different writers, and the
places for diatoms, slime molds, and stoneworts are altogether
uncertain.</p>

<p>   For definitions, see these names in the Vocabulary.</p>

<p><hw>Veg"e*ta*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A plant. See <u>Plant</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A plant used or cultivated for food for man or
domestic animals, as the cabbage, turnip, potato, bean, dandelion, etc.;
also, the edible part of such a plant, as prepared for market or the
table.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Vegetables</i> and <i>fruits</i> are sometimes loosely
distinguished by the usual need of cooking the former for the use of man,
while the latter may be eaten raw; but the distinction often fails, as in
the case of quinces, barberries, and other fruits, and lettuce, celery, and
other vegetables.  Tomatoes if cooked are vegetables, if eaten raw are
fruits.</p>

<p><hw>Veg"e*tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F.
<i>v&eacute;g&eacute;tal</i>. See <u>Vegetable</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to vegetables, or the vegetable
kingdom; of the nature of a vegetable; vegetable.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>All creatures <i>vegetal</i>, sensible, and
rational.</blockquote> <i>Burton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or
designating, that class of vital phenomena, such as digestion, absorption,
assimilation, secretion, excretion, circulation, generation, etc., which
are common to plants and animals, in distinction from <i>sensation</i> and
<i>volition</i>, which are peculiar to animals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Veg"e*tal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A vegetable.</def>
[R.]  <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Veg`e*tal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The quality or state of being vegetal, or vegetable.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The quality or state of being
vegetal, or exhibiting those physiological phenomena which are common to
plants and animals. See <u>Vegetal</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Veg`e*ta"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who holds
that vegetables and fruits are the only proper food for man.  Strict
vegetarians eat no meat, eggs, or milk.</def></p>

<p><hw>Veg`e*ta"ri*an</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
vegetarianism; as, a <i>vegetarian</i> diet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Veg`e*ta"ri*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The theory or
practice of living upon vegetables and fruits.</def></p>

<p><hw>Veg"e*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vegetated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vegetating</u>.] [L. <i>vegetatus</i>, p. p. of <i>vegetare</i> to
enliven. See <u>Vegetable</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To grow, as plants, by nutriment imbibed by
means of roots and leaves; to start into growth; to sprout; to
germinate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>See dying vegetables life sustain,<BR>
See life dissolving <i>vegetate</i> again.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To lead a live too low for an animate
creature; to do nothing but eat and grow.</def>  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Persons who . . . would have <i>vegetated</i> stupidly in
the places where fortune had fixed them.</blockquote> <i>Jeffrey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>To grow exuberantly; to produce
fleshy or warty outgrowths; as, a <i>vegetating</i> papule.</def></p>

<p><hw>Veg`e*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>v&eacute;g&eacute;tation</i>, L. <i>vegetatio</i> an enlivening. See
<u>Vegetable</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of vegetating, or growing as
a plant does; vegetable growth.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The sum of vegetable life; vegetables or plants
in general; as, luxuriant <i>vegetation</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An exuberant morbid outgrowth upon
any part, especially upon the valves of the heart.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vegetation of salts</b></col> <i>(Old Chem.)</i>, <cd>a
crystalline growth of an arborescent form.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Veg"e*ta*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>v&eacute;g&eacute;tatif</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Growing, or having the power of growing, as
plants; capable of vegetating.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having the power to produce growth in plants;
as, the <i>vegetative</i> properties of soil.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having relation to growth or
nutrition; partaking of simple growth and enlargement of the systems of
nutrition, apart from the sensorial or distinctively animal functions;
vegetal.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Veg"e*ta*tive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Veg"e*ta*tive*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ve*gete"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vegetus</i>. See
<u>Vegetable</u>.] <def>Lively; active; sprightly; vigorous.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Even her body was made airy and <i>vegete</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Veg"e*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Vegetate</u>, and
<u>Vegetative</u>.] <def>Having the nature of a plant; vegetable; as,
<i>vegetive</i> life.</def> [R.]  <i>Tusser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Veg"e*tive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A vegetable.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The blest infusions<BR>
That dwell in <i>vegetives</i>, in metals, stones.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Veg"e*to-an"i*mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i>
<def>Partaking of the nature both of vegetable and animal matter; -- a term
sometimes applied to vegetable albumen and gluten, from their resemblance
to similar animal products.</def></p>

<p><hw>Veg"e*tous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vegetus</i>. See
<u>Vegete</u>.] <def>Vigorous; lively; active; vegete.</def> [Obs.]  <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ve"he*mence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vehementia</i>:
cf. F. <i>v&eacute;h&eacute;mence</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality pr state of being vehement;
impetuous force; impetuosity; violence; fury; as, the
<i>vehemence</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Violent ardor; great heat; animated fervor; as,
the <i>vehemence</i> of love, anger, or other passions.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I . . . tremble at his <i>vehemence</i> of
temper.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ve"he*men*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Vehemence.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>vehemency</i> of your affection.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ve"he*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vehemens</i>, the
first part of which is perhaps akin to <i>vehere</i> to carry, and the
second <i>mens</i> mind: cf. F. <i>v&eacute;h&eacute;ment</i>.  Cf.
<u>Vehicle</u>, and <u>Mental</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Acting with great force; furious; violent;
impetuous; forcible; mighty; as, <i>vehement</i> wind; a <i>vehement</i>
torrent; a <i>vehement</i> fire or heat.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Very ardent; very eager or urgent; very fervent;
passionate; as, a <i>vehement</i> affection or passion.</def>
"<i>Vehement</i> instigation." <i>Shak.</i> "<i>Vehement</i> desire."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Furious; violent; raging; impetuous; passionate; ardent;
eager; hot; fervid; burning.</p>

<p><hw>Ve"he*ment*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a vehement
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve"hi*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vehiculum</i>, fr.
<i>vehere</i> to carry; akin to E. <i>way</i>, <i>wain</i>. See <u>Way</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Convex</u>, <u>Inveigh</u>, <u>Veil</u>,
<u>Vex</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That in or on which any person or thing is, or
may be, carried, as a coach, carriage, wagon, cart, car, sleigh, bicycle,
etc.; a means of conveyance; specifically, a means of conveyance upon
land.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is used as the instrument of
conveyance or communication; as, matter is the <i>vehicle</i> of
energy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A simple style forms the best <i>vehicle</i> of thought to a
popular assembly.</blockquote> <i>Wirt.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Pharm.)</i> <def>A substance in which medicine is
taken.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Paint.)</i> <def>Any liquid with which a pigment
is applied, including whatever gum, wax, or glutinous or adhesive substance
is combined with it.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Water is used in fresco and in water-color painting, the colors
being consolidated with gum arabic; size is used in distemper painting. In
oil painting, the fixed oils of linseed, nut, and poppy, are used; in
encaustic, wax is the vehicle.  <i>Fairholt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ve"hi*cled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Conveyed in a
vehicle; furnished with a vehicle.</def>  <i>M. Green.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ve*hic"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vehicularis</i>:
cf. F. <i>v&eacute;hiculaire</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a vehicle;
serving as a vehicle; as, a <i>vehicular</i> contrivance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*hic"u*la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Vehicular.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*hic"u*late</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To convey by
means of a vehicle; to ride in a vehicle.</def>  <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ve*hic`u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Movement of
vehicles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*hic"u*la*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Vehicular.</def>  <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Veh"mic</hw> (v&emacr;"m&ibreve;k <i>or</i> v&amacr;-; 277),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [G. <i>vehm</i>, <i>fehm</i>, <i>fehme</i>, a secret
tribunal of punishment, MHG. <i>veime</i>, <i>veme</i>: cf. F.
<i>vehmique</i>.] <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain secret
tribunals which flourished in Germany from the end of the 12th century to
the middle of the 16th, usurping many of the functions of the government
which were too weak to maintain law and order, and inspiring dread in all
who came within their jurisdiction.</def>  <i>Encyc. Brit.</i></p>

<p><hw>Veil</hw> (v&amacr;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>veile</i>, OF.
<i>veile</i>, F. <i>voile</i>, L. <i>velum</i> a sail, covering, curtain,
veil, probably fr. <i>vehere</i> to bear, carry, and thus originally, that
which bears the ship on. See <u>Vehicle</u>, and cf. <u>Reveal</u>.]
[Written also <i>vail</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept
the view, and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen, usually
of gauze, crape, or similar diaphnous material, to hide or protect the
face.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>veil</i> of the temple was rent in
twain.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxvii. 51.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>She, as a <i>veil</i> down to the slender waist,<BR>
Her unadorn&eacute;d golden tresses wore.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[I will] pluck the borrowed <i>veil</i> of modesty from the
so seeming Mistress Page.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The calyptra
of mosses.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A membrane connecting the margin
of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; -- called also
<i>velum</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>A covering for a person or thing;
as, a nun's <i>veil</i>; a paten <i>veil</i>; an altar
<i>veil</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Velum</u>,
3.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To take the veil</b></col> <i>(Eccl.)</i>, <cd>to receive or be
covered with, a veil, as a nun, in token of retirement from the world; to
become a nun.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Veil</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Veiled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Veiling</u>.] [Cf. OF. <i>veler</i>, F. <i>voiler</i>, L. <i>velarc</i>.
See <u>Veil</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] [Written also <i>vail</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To throw a veil over; to cover with a
veil.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Her face was <i>veiled</i>; yet to my fancied sight,<BR>
Love, sweetness, goodness, in her person shined.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To invest; to cover; to hide; to
conceal.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To keep your great pretenses <i>veiled</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Veiled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Covered by, or as by, a
veil; hidden.</def> "Words used to convey a <i>veiled</i> meaning."
<i>Earle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Veil"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A veil; a thin
covering; also, material for making veils.</def></p>

<p><hw>Veil"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no veil.</def>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vein</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>veine</i>, F.
<i>veine</i>, L. <i>vena</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the vessels which carry
blood, either venous or arterial, to the heart. See <u>Artery</u>,
2.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One of the similar branches of the
framework of a leaf.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the ribs or nervures
of the wings of insects. See <u>Venation</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Geol. or Mining)</i> <def>A narrow mass of rock
intersecting other rocks, and filling inclined or vertical fissures not
corresponding with the stratification; a lode; a dike; -- often limited, in
the language of miners, to a mineral vein or lode, that is, to a vein which
contains useful minerals or ores.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A fissure, cleft, or cavity, as in the earth or
other substance.</def> "Down to the <i>veins</i> of earth."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Let the glass of the prisms be free from
<i>veins</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir I. Newton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A streak or wave of different color, appearing
in wood, and in marble and other stones; variegation.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A train of association, thoughts, emotions, or
the like; a current; a course.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He can open a <i>vein</i> of true and noble
thinking.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Peculiar temper or temperament; tendency or turn
of mind; a particular disposition or cast of genius; humor; strain;
quality; also, manner of speech or action; as, a rich <i>vein</i> of humor;
a satirical <i>vein</i>.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Certain discoursing wits which are of the same
<i>veins</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Invoke the Muses, and improve my <i>vein</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vein</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Veined</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Veining</u>.]
<def>To form or mark with veins; to fill or cover with veins.</def>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vein"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to veins;
venous.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Veined</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Full
of veins; streaked; variegated; as, <i>veined</i> marble.</def>
"<i>Veined</i> follies."  <i>Ford.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having fibrovascular threads
extending throughout the lamina; as, a <i>veined</i> leaf.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vein"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no veins; as, a
<i>veinless</i> leaf.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vein"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small vein.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vein"ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Marked with veins;
veined; veiny.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The excellent old gentleman's nails are long and leaden, and
his hands lean and <i>veinous</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vein"stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The nonmetalliferous
mineral or rock material which accompanies the ores in a vein, as quartz,
calcite, barite, fluor spar, etc.; -- called also
<i>veinstuff</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vein"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Vein</u>: cf. F.
<i>vein&eacute;</i>.] <def>Full of veins; veinous; veined; as, <i>veiny</i>
marble.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve"lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Velum</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. <i>(Anat.)</i>
of or pertaining to the soft palate.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Phon.)</i> <def>Having the place of articulation
on the soft palate; guttural; as, the <i>velar</i> consonants, such as
<i>k</i> and hard <i>q</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ve*la"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Velaria</b></plw> (#). [L., a covering.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The marginal membrane of certain medus&aelig; belonging to the
Discophora.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve"late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>velatus</i>, p. p. of
<i>velare</i> to veil. See <u>Veil</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having a veil;
veiled.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vele</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A veil.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ve*lel"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., dim. from L.
<i>velum</i> a veil, a sail.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any species of
oceanic Siphonophora belonging to the genus <i>Velella</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; These creatures are brilliantly colored and float at the surface
of the sea. They have an oblong, disklike body, supported by a thin
chitinous plate, from which rises a thin diagonal crest which acts as a
sail. The feeding and reproductive zooids hang down from the under side of
the disk.</p>

<p><hw>Ve*lif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>velifer</i>;
<i>velum</i> a sail + <i>ferre</i> to bear.] <def>Carrying or bearing
sails.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Veliferous</i> chariots."  <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1599 !></p>

<p><hw>||Vel"i*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L.
<i>velum</i> a veil + <i>gerere</i> bear.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any
larval gastropod or bivalve mollusk in the state when it is furnished with
one or two ciliated membranes for swimming.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vel`i*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>velitatio</i>,
fr. <i>velitari</i>, <i>velitatus</i>, to skirmish, from <i>veles</i>, <i>-
itis</i>, a light-armed soldier.] <def>A dispute or contest; a slight
contest; a skirmish.</def> [R.]  <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>After a short <i>velitation</i> we parted.</blockquote>
<i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ve*liv"o*lant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>velivolans</i>;
<i>velum</i> a sail + <i>volare</i> to fly.] <def>Flying with sails;
passing under full sail.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vell</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. L. <i>vellus</i> the skin
of a sheep with the wool on it, a fleece, a hide or pelt, or E. <i>fell</i>
a hide.] <def>The salted stomach of a calf, used in making cheese; a rennet
bag.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Vell</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Vell</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>To cut the turf from, as for burning.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vel*le"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>vell&eacute;it&eacute;</i> (cf. It. <i>velleit&agrave;</i>), fr. L.
<i>velle</i> to will, to be willing.] <def>The lowest degree of desire;
imperfect or incomplete volition.</def>  <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vel"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Velvet.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vel"li*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vellicated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vellicating</u>.] [L. <i>vellicatus</i>, p. p. of <i>vellicare</i> to
twitch, fr. <i>vellere</i> to pluck, pull.] <def>To twitch; to cause to
twitch convulsively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Convulsions, arising from something <i>vellicating</i> a
nerve in its extremity, are not very dangerous.</blockquote>
<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vel"li*cate</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To move
spasmodically; to twitch; as, a nerve <i>vellicates</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vel`li*ca"tion</hw> (?), [L. <i>vellicatio</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The act of twitching, or of causing to twitch.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A local twitching, or convulsive
motion, of a muscular fiber, especially of the face.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vel"li*ca*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the power
of vellicating, plucking, or twitching; causing vellication.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vel*lon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <def>A word
occurring in the phrase <i>real vellon</i>. See the Note under Its
<u>Real</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vel"lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>velim</i>, F.
<i>v&eacute;lin</i>, fr. L. <i>vitulinus</i> of a calf, fr. <i>vitulus</i>
a calf. See <u>Veal</u>.] <def>A fine kind of parchment, usually made from
calfskin, and rendered clear and white, -- used as for writing upon, and
for binding books.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vellum cloth</b></col>, <cd>a fine kind of cotton fabric, made
very transparent, and used as a tracing cloth.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vel"lum*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resembling
vellum.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vel`o*cim"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>velox</i>,
<i>-ocis</i>, rapid + <i>-meter</i>.] <def>An apparatus for measuring
speed, as of machinery or vessels, but especially of projectiles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*loc"i*pede</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>velox</i>, <i>-
ocis</i>, swift + <i>pes</i>, <i>pedis</i>, a foot. See <u>Velocity</u>,
and <u>Foot</u>.] <def>A light road carriage propelled by the feet of the
rider. Originally it was propelled by striking the tips of the toes on the
roadway, but commonly now by the action of the feet on a pedal or pedals
connected with the axle of one or more of the wheels, and causing their
revolution. They are made in many forms, with two, three, or four wheels.
See <u>Bicycle</u>, and <u>Tricycle</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*loc"i*pe`dist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who rides
on a velocipede.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*loc"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Velocities</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>velocitas</i>, from <i>velox</i>,
<i>-ocis</i>, swift, quick; perhaps akin to <i>v&?;lare</i> to fly (see
<u>Volatile</u>): cf. F. <i>v&eacute;locit&eacute;</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Quickness of motion; swiftness; speed; celerity;
rapidity; as, the <i>velocity</i> of wind; the <i>velocity</i> of a planet
or comet in its orbit or course; the <i>velocity</i> of a cannon ball; the
<i>velocity</i> of light.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In such phrases, <i>velocity</i> is more generally used than
<i>celerity</i>.  We apply <i>celerity</i> to animals; as, a horse or an
ostrich runs with <i>celerity</i>; but bodies moving in the air or in
ethereal space move with greater or less <i>velocity</i>, not
<i>celerity</i>. This usage is arbitrary, and perhaps not universal.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>Rate of motion; the relation of
motion to time, measured by the number of units of space passed over by a
moving body or point in a unit of time, usually the number of feet passed
over in a second. See the Note under <u>Speed</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Angular velocity</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Angular</u>.</cd> -
- <col><b>Initial velocity</b></col>, <cd>the velocity of a moving body at
starting; especially, the velocity of a projectile as it leaves the mouth
of a firearm from which it is discharged.</cd> -- <col><b>Relative
velocity</b></col>, <cd>the velocity with which a body approaches or
recedes from another body, whether both are moving or only one.</cd> --
<col><b>Uniform velocity</b></col>, <cd>velocity in which the same number
of units of space are described in each successive unit of time.</cd> --
<col><b>Variable velocity</b></col>, <cd>velocity in which the space
described varies from instant, either increasing or decreasing; -- in the
former case called <i>accelerated velocity</i>, <i>in the latter</i>,
<i>retarded velocity</i>; the acceleration or retardation itself being also
either <i>uniform</i> or variable.</cd> -- <col><b>Virtual
velocity</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Virtual</u>.</cd></p>

<p>&fist; In <i>variable velocity</i>, the velocity, strictly, at any given
instant, is the rate of motion at that instant, and is expressed by the
units of space, which, if the velocity at that instant were continued
uniform during a unit of time, would be described in the unit of time;
thus, the velocity of a falling body at a given instant is the number of
feet which, if the motion which the body has at that instant were continued
uniformly for one second, it would pass through in the second. The
scientific sense of <i>velocity</i> differs from the popular sense in being
applied to all rates of motion, however slow, while the latter implies more
or less rapidity or quickness of motion.</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Swiftness; celerity; rapidity; fleetness; speed.</p>

<p><hw>Ve*lours"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Velure</u>.]
<def>One of many textile fabrics having a pile like that of
velvet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Velt"fare</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Fieldfare</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The fieldfare.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>||Ve"lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vela</b></plw> (#). [L., an awning, a veil. See <u>Veil</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Curtain or covering; -- applied
to various membranous partitions, especially to the soft palate. See under
<u>Palate</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>See
<u>Veil</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3 <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A thin membrane surrounding the sporocarps of
quillworts <i>Isoetes</i>).</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A veil-like organ or
part.</def> Especially: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The circular membrane that
partially incloses the space beneath the umbrella of hydroid
medus&aelig;.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A delicate funnel-like
membrane around the flagellum of certain Infusoria. See <i>Illust.</i>
<i>a</i> of <u>Protozoa</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vel"ure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>velours</i>, OF.
<i>velous</i>, from L. <i>villosus</i> hairy. See <u>Velvet</u>.]
<def>Velvet.</def> [Obs.] "A woman's crupper of <i>velure</i>."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vel`u*ti"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Velvet</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of marine gastropods
belonging to <i>Velutina</i> and allied genera.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*lu"ti*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [It. <i>velluto</i>
velvet. See <u>Velvet</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the surface covered
with a fine and dense silky pubescence; velvety; as, a <i>velutinous</i>
leaf.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vel"verd</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The veltfare.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Vel`ver*et"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of velvet
having cotton back.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vel"vet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>velouette</i>,
<i>veluet</i>, <i>velwet</i>; cf. OF. <i>velluau</i>, LL. <i>velluetum</i>,
<i>vellutum</i>, It. <i>velluto</i>, Sp. <i>velludo</i>; all fr. (assumed)
LL. <i>villutus</i> shaggy, fr L. <i>villus</i> shaggy hair; akin to
<i>vellus</i> a fleece, and E. <i>wool</i>. See <u>Wool</u>, and cf.
<u>Villous</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of
erect threads. Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or
linen back.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin
which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid
growth.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Cotton velvet</b></col>, <cd>an imitation of velvet, made of
cotton.</cd> -- <col><b>Velvet cork</b></col>, <cd>the best kind of cork
bark, supple, elastic, and not woody or porous.</cd> -- <col><b>Velvet
crab</b></col><cd> a European crab (<i>Portunus puber</i>). When adult the
black carapace is covered with a velvety pile. Called also <i>lady
crab</i>, and <i>velvet fiddler</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Velvet dock</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the common mullein.</cd> -- <col><b>Velvet
duck</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A large
European sea duck, or scoter (<i>Oidemia fusca</i>). The adult male is
glossy, velvety black, with a white speculum on each wing, and a white
patch behind each eye.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The American
whitewinged scoter. See <u>Scoter</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Velvet
flower</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>love-lies-bleeding. See under
<u>Love</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Velvet grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a
tall grass (<i>Holcus lanatus</i>) with velvety stem and leaves; -- called
also <i>soft grass</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Velvet runner</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the water rail; -- so called from its quiet,
stealthy manner of running.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] -- <col><b>Velvet
scoter</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>Same as <i>Velvet duck</i>,
above.</cd> -- <col><b>Velvet sponge</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See
under <u>Sponge</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vel"vet</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Made of velvet; soft and
delicate, like velvet; velvety.</def> " The cowslip's <i>velvet</i> head."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vel"vet</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To pain velvet.</def>
[R.]  <i>Peacham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vel"vet</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make like, or cover
with, velvet.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vel"vet*breast`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The goosander.</def> [Local, U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Vel`vet*een"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>velvetine</i>. See <u>Velvet</u>.] <def>A kind of cloth, usually cotton,
made in imitation of velvet; cotton velvet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vel"vet*ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The fine shag or nap
of velvet; a piece of velvet; velvet goods.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vel"vet*leaf`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
name given to several plants which have soft, velvety leaves, as the
<i>Abutilon Avicenn&aelig;</i>, the <i>Cissampelos Pareira</i>, and the
<i>Lavatera arborea</i>, and even the common mullein.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vel"vet*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Made of velvet, or
like velvet; soft; smooth; delicate.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ve"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Ven&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [L. See <u>Vein</u>.] <def>A
vein.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vena cava</b></col>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Ven&aelig;
cav&aelig;</b></plw>. [L., literally, hollow vein.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <cd>Any
one of the great systemic veins connected directly with the heart.</cd>--
<col><b>Vena contracta</b></col>. [L., literally, contracted vein.]
<i>(Hydraulics)</i> <cd>The contracted portion of a liquid jet at and near
the orifice from which it issues.</cd> -- <col><b>Vena
port&aelig;</b></col>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Ven&AElig; port&aelig;</b></plw>.
[L., literally, vein of the entrance.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <cd>The portal vein
of the liver. See under <u>Portal</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ve*na"da</hw> (?), <pos><i>N.</i></pos> [Cf. Sp. <i>venado</i> a
does, stag.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The pudu.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve"nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vena</i> a vein.]
<def>Of or pertaining to veins; venous; as, <i>venal</i> blood.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ve"nal</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>venalis</i>, from
<i>venus</i> sale; akin to Gr. &?; price, Skr. <i>vasna</i>: cf. F.
<i>v&eacute;nal</i>.] <def>Capable of being bought or obtained for money or
other valuable consideration; made matter of trade or barter; held for
sale; salable; mercenary; purchasable; hireling; as, <i>venal</i>
services.</def> " Paid court to <i>venal</i> beauties."
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>venal</i> cry and prepared vote of a passive
senate.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Mercenary; hireling; vendible.  -- <u>Venal</u>,
<u>Mercenary</u>. One is <i>mercenary</i> who is either actually a hireling
(as, <i>mercenary</i> soldiers, a <i>mercenary</i> judge, etc.), or is
governed by a sordid love of gain; hence, we speak of <i>mercenary</i>
motives, a <i>mercenary</i> marriage, etc. <i>Venal</i> goes further, and
supposes either an actual <i>purchase</i>, or a readiness to be purchased,
which places a person or thing wholly in the power of the purchaser; as, a
<i>venal</i> press. Brissot played ingeniously on the latter word in his
celebrated saying, " My pen is <i>venal</i> that it may not be
<i>mercenary</i>," meaning that he wrote books, and sold them to the
publishers, in order to avoid the necessity of being the hireling of any
political party.</p>

<p><blockquote>Thus needy wits a vile revenue made,<BR>
And verse became a <i>mercenary</i> trade.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This verse be thine, my friend, nor thou refuse<BR>
This, from no <i>venal</i> or ungrateful muse.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ve*nal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>venalitas</i>: cf.
F. <i>v&eacute;nalit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being
venal, or purchasable; mercenariness; prostitution of talents, offices, or
services, for money or reward; as, the <i>venality</i> of a corrupt court;
the <i>venality</i> of an official.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Complaints of Roman <i>venality</i> became
louder.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ve"nal*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a venal
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ve*nan"tes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L.
<i>venans</i>, p. pr. of <i>venari</i> to hunt.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The hunting spiders, which run after, or leap upon, their
prey.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ven"a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL. <i>venarius</i>, fr. L.
<i>venari</i>, p. p. <i>venatus</i>, to hunt.] <def>Of or, pertaining to
hunting.</def></p>

<p>{<hw>Ve*nat"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Ve*nat"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>venaticus</i>, fr. <i>venatus</i> hunting, fr.
<i>venari</i>, p. p. <i>venatus</i>, to hunt.] <def>Of or pertaining to
hunting; used in hunting.</def> [R.] " <i>Venatical</i> pleasure."
<i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ve*nat"i*ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Vinatico</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vena</i> a vein.]
<def>The arrangement or system of veins, as in the wing of an insect, or in
the leaves of a plant. See <i>Illust.</i> in Appendix.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*na"tion</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>venatio</i>, fr.
<i>venari</i>, p. p. <i>venatus</i>, to hunt. See <u>Venison</u>.] <def>The
act or art of hunting, or the state of being hunted.</def> [Obs.]  <i>Sir
T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ven`a*to"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>venatorius</i>.] <def>Or or pertaining to hunting; venatic.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vend</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vended</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vending</u>.] [F. <i>vendre</i>, L. <i>vendere</i>, from <i>venum
dare</i>; <i>venus</i> sale + <i>dare</i> to give. See 2d <u>Venal</u>,
<u>Date</u>, time.] <def>To transfer to another person for a pecuniary
equivalent; to make an object of trade; to dispose of by sale; to sell; as,
to <i>vend</i> goods; to <i>vend</i> vegetables.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Vend</i> differs from <i>barter</i>. We <i>vend</i> for money;
we <i>barter</i> for commodities. <i>Vend</i> is used chiefly of wares,
merchandise, or other small articles, not of lands and tenements.</p>

<p><hw>Vend</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of
vending or selling; a sale.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The total sales of coal from a colliery.</def>
[Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Ven"dace</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
European lake whitefish (<i>Coregonus Willughbii</i>, or <i>C.
Vandesius</i>) native of certain lakes in Scotland and England. It is
regarded as a delicate food fish. Called also <i>vendis</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vend*ee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The person to whom a
thing is vended, or sold; -- the correlative of <i>vendor</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ven`d&eacute;`miaire"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L.
<i>vindemia</i> vintage.] <def>The first month of the French republican
calendar, dating from September 22, 1792.</def></p>

<p>&fist; This calendar was substituted for the ordinary calendar, dating
from the Christian era, by a decree of the National Convention in 1793. The
22d of September, 1792, which had been fixed upon as the day of the
foundation of the republic, was also the date of the new calendar. In this
calendar, the year, which began at midnight of the day of the autumnal
equinox, was divided into twelve months of thirty days, with five
additional days for festivals, and every fourth year six. Each month was
divided into three decades of ten days each, the week being abolished. The
names of the months in their order were, <i>Vend&eacute;miaire</i>,
<i>Brumaire</i>, <i>Frimaire</i> <i>Nivose</i>, <i>Pluviose</i>,
<i>Ventose</i>, <i>Germinal</i>, <i>Flor&eacute;al</i>, <i>Prairial</i>,
<i>Messidor</i>, <i>Thermidor</i> (sometimes called <i>Fervidor</i>), and
<i>Fructidor</i>. This calendar was abolished December 31, 1805, and the
ordinary one restored January 1, 1806.</p>

<p><hw>Vend"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Vend</u>: cf. F.
<i>vendeur</i>, OF. <i>vendeor</i>.  Cf. <u>Vendor</u>.] <def>One who
vends; one who transfers the exclusive right of possessing a thing, either
his own, or that of another as his agent, for a price or pecuniary
equivalent; a seller; a vendor.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ven*det"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.] <def>A blood feud;
private revenge for the murder of a kinsman.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vend`i*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being vendible, or salable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vend"i*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vendibilis</i>: cf.
OF. <i>vendible</i>, F. <i>vendable</i>.] <def>Capable of being vended, or
sold; that may be sold; salable.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The regulating of prices of things
<i>vendible</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Vendible</i> differs from <i>marketable</i>; the latter
signifies <i>proper</i> or <i>fit for market</i>, according to the laws or
customs of a place. <i>Vendible</i> has no reference to such legal
fitness.</p>

<p><hw>Vend"i*ble</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Something to be sold, or
offered for sale.</def> -- <wf>Vend"i*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> -
- <wf>Vend"i*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ven"di*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See
<u>Venditation</u>.] <def>To cry up. as if for sale; to blazon.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ven`di*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>venditatio</i>,
fr. <i>venditare</i>, <i>venditatum</i>, to offer again and again for sale,
v. freq. of <i>vendere</i>. See <u>Vend</u>.] <def>The act of setting forth
ostentatiously; a boastful display.</def> [Obs.]  <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ven*di"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>venditio</i>: cf.
F. <i>vendition</i>.] <def>The act of vending, or selling; sale.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1600 !></p>

<p><hw>Vend"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Vender</u>.] <def>A
vender; a seller; the correlative of <i>vendee</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vends</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>See
<u>Wends</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ven*due"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>vendue</i>, from F.
<i>vendre</i>, p. p. <i>vendu</i>, <i>vendue</i>, to sell.] <def>A public
sale of anything, by outcry, to the highest bidder; an auction.</def>
[Obsoles.]</p>

<p><col><b>Vendue master</b></col>, <cd>one who is authorized to sell any
property by vendue; an auctioneer.</cd> [Obsoles.]</p>

<p><hw>Ve*neer"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Veneered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Veneering</u>.] [G. <i>furnieren</i>, <i>fourniren</i>, fr. F.
<i>fournir</i> to furnish.  See <u>Furnish</u>.] <def>To overlay or plate
with a thin layer of wood or other material for outer finish or decoration;
as, to <i>veneer</i> a piece of furniture with mahogany. Used also
figuratively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>As a rogue in grain<BR>
<i>Veneered</i> with sanctimonious theory.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ve*neer"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. G. <i>furnier</i> or
<i>fournier</i>.  See <u>Veneer</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>A thin
leaf or layer of a more valuable or beautiful material for overlaying an
inferior one, especially such a thin leaf of wood to be glued to a cheaper
wood; hence, external show; gloss; false pretense.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Veneer moth</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any moth of the
genus <i>Chilo</i>; -- so called because the mottled colors resemble those
of veneering.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ve*neer"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
act or art of one who veneers.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Thin wood or other material used as a
veneer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*nef"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>veneficus</i>.]
<def>Veneficial.</def>  [Obs.] "<i>Venefical</i> instruments."  <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ven"e*fice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>veneficium</i>, fr.
<i>veneficus</i> poisoning; <i>venenum</i> poison + <i>facere</i> to make:
cf. F. <i>v&eacute;n&eacute;fice</i>.] <def>The act or practice of
poisoning.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Ven`e*fi"cial</hw> (?), <hw>Ven`e*fi"cious</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Acting by poison; used in poisoning or in
sorcery.</def> [Obs.] "An old <i>veneficious</i> practice." <i>Sir T.
Browne.</i> -- <wf>Ven`e*fi"cious*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ven"e*mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Venomous.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ven"e*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>veneatus</i>, p.
p. <i>venenare</i> to poison, from <i>venenum</i> poison.  Cf.
<u>Venom</u>.] <def>To poison; to infect with poison.</def>  [R.]
<i>Harvey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ven"e*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Poisoned.</def>
<i>Woodward.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ven`e*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The act of poisoning.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Poison; venom.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Sir T.
Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ve*nene"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Poisonous;
venomous.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ven"e*nose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>venenosus</i>, fr.
<i>venenum</i> poison.  Cf. <u>Venomous</u>.] <def>Poisonous.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ven`er*a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being venerable; venerableness.</def>  <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ven"er*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>venerabilis</i>:
cf. F. <i>v&eacute;n&eacute;rable</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of
being venerated; worthy of veneration or reverence; deserving of honor and
respect; -- generally implying an advanced age; as, a <i>venerable</i>
magistrate; a <i>venerable</i> parent.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He was a man of eternal self-sacrifice, and that is always
<i>venerable</i>.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Venerable</i> men! you have come down to us from a former
generation.</blockquote> <i>D. Webster.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Rendered sacred by religious or other
associations; that should be regarded with awe and treated with reverence;
as, the <i>venerable</i> walls of a temple or a church.</def></p>

<p>&fist; This word is employed in the Church of England as a title for an
archdeacon. In the Roman Catholic Church, <i>venerable</i> is applied to
those who have attained to the lowest of the three recognized degrees of
sanctity, but are not among the <i>beatified</i>, nor the
<i>canonized</i>.</p>

<p>-- <wf>Ven"er*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>Ven"er*a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>||Ven`e*ra"ce*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.  See
<u>Venus</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An extensive tribe of bivalve
mollusks of which the genus <i>Venus</i> is the type. The shells are
usually oval, or somewhat heartshaped, with a conspicuous lunule.  See
<u>Venus</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ven"er*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Venerated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Venerating</u>.] [L. <i>veneratus</i>, p. p. of <i>venerari</i> to
venerate; akin to <i>Venus</i> Venus, Skr. <i>van</i> to like, to wish, and
E. <i>win</i>some.  See <u>Winsome</u>.] <def>To regard with reverential
respect; to honor with mingled respect and awe; to reverence; to revere;
as, we <i>venerate</i> parents and elders.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And seemed to <i>venerate</i> the sacred shade.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I do not know a man more to be <i>venerated</i> for
uprightness of heart and loftiness of genius.</blockquote> <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To reverence; revere; adore; respect.</p>

<p><hw>Ven`er*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>veneratio</i>:
cf. F. <i>v&eacute;n&eacute;ration</i>.] <def>The act of venerating, or the
state of being venerated; the highest degree of respect and reverence;
respect mingled with awe; a feeling or sentimental excited by the dignity,
wisdom, or superiority of a person, by sacredness of character, by
consecration to sacred services, or by hallowed associations.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We find a secret awe and <i>veneration</i> for one who moves
about us in regular and illustrious course of virtue.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Awe; reverence; respect.  See <u>Reverence</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Ven"er*a`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>One who
venerates.</def>  <i>Jer. Taylor</i></p>

<p><hw>Ve*ne"re*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>venereus</i>,
<i>venerius</i>, fr. <i>Venus</i>, <i>Veneris</i>, Venus, the goddess of
love.  See <u>Venerate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to
venery, or sexual love; relating to sexual intercourse.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Into the snare I fell<BR>
Of fair, fallacious looks, <i>venereal</i> trains,<BR>
Softened with pleasure and voluptuous life.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Arising from
sexual intercourse; as, a <i>venereal</i> disease; <i>venereal</i> virus or
poison.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Adapted to the cure of venereal
diseases; as, <i>venereal</i> medicines.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Adapted to excite venereal desire;
aphrodisiac.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of, or pertaining to, copper,
formerly called by chemists <i>Venus</i>.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ve*ne"re*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The
venereal disease; syphilis.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*ne"re*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>v&eacute;n&eacute;rien</i>.] <def>Devoted to the offices of Venus, or
love; venereal.</def>  [Obs.] "I am all <i>venerean</i> in feeling."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ve*ne"re*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>venereus</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Venereal; exciting lust; aphrodisiac.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Lustful; lascivious; libidinous.</def>  [R.]
<i>Derham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ven"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Venereous.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Burton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ven"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Venus</i>,
<i>Veneris</i>, the goddess of love.] <def>Sexual love; sexual intercourse;
coition.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Contentment, without the pleasure of lawful <i>venery</i>,
is continence; of unlawful, chastity.</blockquote> <i>Grew.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ven"er*y</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>venerie</i>, F.
<i>v&eacute;nerie</i>, fr. OF. <i>vener</i> to hunt, L. <i>venari</i>.  See
<u>Venison</u>.] <def>The art, act, or practice of hunting; the sports of
the chase.</def>  "Beasts of <i>venery</i> and fishes."  <i>Sir T.
Browne.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I love hunting and <i>venery</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ve`ne*sec"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.
<i>venaesectio</i>; L. <i>vena</i> vein + <i>sectio</i> section.]
<i>(Med.)</i> <def>The act or operation of opening a vein for letting
blood; bloodletting; phlebotomy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*ne"tian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. It. <i>Veneziano</i>,
L. <i>Venetianus</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to Venice in Italy.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Venetian blind</b></col>, <cd>a blind for windows, doors, etc.,
made of thin slats, either fixed at a certain angle in the shutter, or
movable, and in the latter case so disposed as to overlap each other when
close, and to show a series of open spaces for the admission of air and
light when in other positions.</cd> -- <col><b>Venetian carpet</b></col>,
<cd>an inexpensive carpet, used for passages and stairs, having a woolen
warp which conceals the weft; the pattern is therefore commonly made up of
simple stripes.</cd> -- <col><b>Venetian chalk</b></col>, <cd>a white
compact or steatite, used for marking on cloth, etc.</cd> --
<col><b>Venetian door</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a door having long,
narrow windows or panes of glass on the sides.</cd> -- <col><b>Venetian
glass</b></col>, <cd>a kind of glass made by the Venetians, for decorative
purposes, by the combination of pieces of glass of different colors fused
together and wrought into various ornamental patterns.</cd> --
<col><b>Venetian red</b></col>, <cd>a brownish red color, prepared from
sulphate of iron; -- called also <i>scarlet ocher</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>Venetian soap</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Castile soap</i>, under
<u>Soap</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Venetian sumac</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a
South European tree (<i>Rhus Cotinus</i>) which yields the yellow dyewood
called <i>fustet</i>; -- also called <i>smoke tree</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>Venetian window</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a window consisting
of a main window with an arched head, having on each side a long and narrow
window with a square head.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ve*ne"tian</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of
Venice.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ven"ew</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>venue</i>, lit., an
arrival, from <i>venir</i>, p. p. <i>venu</i>, <i>venue</i>, to come.  See
<u>Venue</u>.] <def>A bout, or turn, as at fencing; a thrust; a hit; a
veney.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ven"ey</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Venew</u> or
<u>Visne</u>.] <def>A bout; a thrust; a venew.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Beau. &
Fl.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Three <i>veneys</i> for a dish of stewed
prunes.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Venge</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. <i>venger</i>.  See
<u>Vengeance</u>.] <def>To avenge; to punish; to revenge.</def> [Obs.] See
<u>Avenge</u>, and <u>Revenge</u>. <i>Chaucer</i>.  "To <i>venge</i> me, as
I may."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Venge"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Revengeful;
deserving revenge.</def>  [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> -- <wf>Venge"a*bly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Venge"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>vengeance</i>, fr.
<i>venger</i> to avenge, L. <i>vindicare</i> to lay claim to, defend,
avenge, fr. <i>vindex</i> a claimant, defender, avenger, the first part of
which is of uncertain origin, and the last part akin to <i>dicere</i> to
say.  See <u>Diction</u>, and cf. <u>Avenge</u>, <u>Revenge</u>,
<u>Vindicate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Punishment inflicted in return
for an injury or an offense; retribution; -- often, in a bad sense,
passionate or unrestrained revenge.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To me belongeth <i>vengeance</i> and
recompense.</blockquote> <i>Deut. xxxii. 35.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To execute fierce <i>vengeance</i> on his foes.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Harm; mischief.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>What a vengeance</b></col>, or <col><b>What the
vengeance</b></col>, <cd>what! -- emphatically.</cd> [Obs.] "But <i>what a
vengeance</i> makes thee fly!" <i>Hudibras.</i> "<i>What the vengeance</i>!
Could he not speak 'em fair?" <i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>With a
vengeance</b></col>, <cd>with great violence; as, to strike <i>with a
vengeance</i>.</cd> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Venge"ance*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Extremely;
excessively.</def>  [Obs.] "He loves that <i>vengeancely</i>."  <i>Beau. &
Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Venge"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Vindictive;
retributive; revengeful.</def>  "<i>Vengeful</i> ire." <i>Milton.</i> --
<wf>Venge"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Venge"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>vengement</i>.]
<def>Avengement; penal retribution; vengeance.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ven"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An avenger.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ve"ni*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>veniabilis</i>,
fr. <i>venia</i> forgiveness, pardon.] <def>Venial; pardonable.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> -- <wf>Ve"ni*a*bly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.]  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ve"ni*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. <i>venial</i>, F.
<i>v&eacute;niel</i>, L. <i>venialis</i>, from <i>venia</i> forgiveness,
pardon, grace, favor, kindness; akin to <i>venerari</i> to venerate.  See
<u>Venerate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being forgiven; not
heinous; excusable; pardonable; as, a <i>venial</i> fault or
transgression.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>So they do nothing, 't is a <i>venial</i> slip.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Allowed; permitted.</def>  [Obs.] "Permitting
him the while <i>venial</i> discourse unblamed."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Venial sin</b></col> <i>(R. C. Theol.)</i>, <cd>a sin which
weakens, but does not wholly destroy, sanctifying grace, as do mortal, or
deadly, sins.</cd></p>

<p>-- <wf>Ve"ni*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Ve"ni*al*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ve`ni*al"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being venial; venialness.</def>  <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ve*ni"re fa"ci*as</hw> (?). [L., make, or cause, to come.]
<i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A judicial writ or precept directed
to the sheriff, requiring him to cause a certain number of qualified
persons to appear in court at a specified time, to serve as jurors in said
court.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A writ in the nature of a summons to
cause the party indicted on a penal statute to appear. Called also
<i>venire</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ven"i*son</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>veneison</i>,
<i>veneson</i>, <i>venison</i>, OF. <i>veneison</i>, F. <i>venaison</i>, L.
<i>venatio</i> hunting, the chase, game, fr. <i>venari</i>, p. p.
<i>venatus</i>, to hunt; perhaps akin to OHG. <i>weidin&?;n</i>,
<i>weidenen</i>, to pasture, to hunt, G. <i>weide</i> pasturage.  Cf.
<u>Gain</u> to acquire, <u>Venation</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Beasts of
the chase.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Fabyan.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Formerly, the flesh of any of the edible beasts
of the chase, also of game birds; now, the flesh of animals of the deer
kind exclusively.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ve*ni"te</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., come, imperative 2d
person pl. So called from its opening word in the Latin version.]
<i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>The 95th Psalm, which is said or sung regularly in the
public worship of many churches. Also, a musical composition adapted to
this Psalm.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ven"om</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>venim</i>, OF.
<i>venim</i>, F. <i>venin</i>, L. <i>veneum</i>.  Cf. <u>Venenate</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Matter fatal or injurious to life; poison;
particularly, the poisonous, the poisonous matter which certain animals,
such as serpents, scorpions, bees, etc., secrete in a state of health, and
communicate by thing or stinging.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Or hurtful worm with cankered <i>venom</i>
bites.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Spite; malice; malignity; evil quality.
<i>Chaucer</i>.</def>  "The <i>venom</i> of such looks."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Venom; virus; bane.  See <u>Poison</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Ven"om</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OE. <i>venimen</i>, OF.
<i>venimer</i>, L. <i>venenare</i>.  See <u>Venom</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>To infect with venom; to envenom; to
poison.</def>  [R.] "<i>Venomed</i> vengeance."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ven"om*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>venemous</i>,
<i>venimous</i>, F. <i>venimeux</i>, L. <i>venenosus</i>, fr.
<i>venenum</i> poison.  See <u>Venom</u>, and cf. <u>Venenose</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Full of venom; noxious to animal life; poisonous;
as, the bite of a serpent may be <i>venomous</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having a poison gland or
glands for the secretion of venom, as certain serpents and
insects.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Noxious; mischievous; malignant; spiteful; as, a
<i>venomous</i> progeny; a <i>venomous</i> writer.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Venomous snake</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any serpent
which has poison glands and fangs, whether dangerous to man or not. These
serpents constitute two tribes, the viperine serpents, or Solenoglypha, and
the cobralike serpents, or Proteroglypha. The former have perforated,
erectile fangs situated in the front part of the upper jaw, and are without
ordinary teeth behind the fangs; the latter have permanently erect and
grooved fangs, with ordinary maxillary teeth behind them.</cd></p>

<p>-- <wf>Ven"om*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Ven"om*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ve*nose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Venous</u>.]
<def>Having numerous or conspicuous veins; veiny; as, a <i>venose</i>
frond.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*nos"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The quality or state of being venous.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A condition in which the
circulation is retarded, and the entire mass of blood is less oxygenated
than it normally is.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ven"ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>venosus</i>, from
<i>vena</i> a vein.  See <u>Vein</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to a vein or veins; as, the <i>venous</i> circulation
of the blood.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Contained in the veins, or having the same
qualities as if contained in the veins, that is, having a dark bluish color
and containing an insufficient amount of oxygen so as no longer to be fit
for oxygenating the tissues; -- said of the blood, and opposed to
<i>arterial</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Marked with veins; veined; as, a <i>venous</i>
leaf.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Venous leaf</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a leaf having vessels
branching, or variously divided, over its surface.</cd> -- <col><b>Venous
hum</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a humming sound, or bruit, heard during
auscultation of the veins of the neck in an&aelig;mia.</cd> --
<col><b>Venous pulse</b></col> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>the pulse, or
rhythmic contraction, sometimes seen in a vein, as in the neck, when there
is an obstruction to the passage of blood from the auricles to the
ventricles, or when there is an abnormal rigidity in the walls of the
greater vessels. There is normally no pulse in a vein.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>vente</i>, fr. L.
<i>vendere</i>, <i>-itum</i>, to sell; perh. confused with E. <i>vent</i>
an opening.  See <u>Vend</u>.] <def>Sale; opportunity to sell;
market.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Shelton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There is no <i>vent</i> for any commodity but of
wool.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vent</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To sell; to vend.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Therefore did those nations <i>vent</i> such
spice.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>venta</i> a poor inn, sale,
market.  See <u>Vent</u> sale.] <def>A baiting place; an inn.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Vent</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>venter</i> to blow,
<i>vent</i> wind (see <u>Ventilate</u>); but prob influenced by E.
<i>vent</i> an opening.] <def>To snuff; to breathe or puff out; to
snort.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>fent</i>, <i>fente</i>,
a slit, F. <i>fente</i> a slit, cleft, fissure, from <i>fendre</i> to
split, L. <i>findere</i>; but probably confused with F. <i>vent</i> wind,
L. <i>ventus</i>.  See <u>Fissure</u>, and cf. <i>Vent</i> to snuff.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small aperture; a hole or passage for air or any
fluid to escape; as, the <i>vent</i> of a cask; the <i>vent</i> of a mold;
a volcanic <i>vent</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Look, how thy wounds do bleed at many
<i>vents</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Long't was doubtful, both so closely pent,<BR>
Which first should issue from the narrow <i>vent</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The anal opening of certain
invertebrates and fishes; also, the external cloacal opening of reptiles,
birds, amphibians, and many fishes.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Gun.)</i> <def>The opening at the breech of a
firearm, through which fire is communicated to the powder of the charge;
touchhole.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Steam Boilers)</i> <def>Sectional area of the
passage for gases divided by the length of the same passage in
feet.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Opportunity of escape or passage from
confinement or privacy; outlet.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Emission; escape; passage to notice or
expression; publication; utterance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Without the <i>vent</i> of words.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou didst make tolerable <i>vent</i> of thy
travel.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To give vent to</b></col>, <cd>to suffer to escape; to let out;
to pour forth; as, <i>to give vent to</i> anger.</cd> -- <col><b>To take
vent</b></col>, <cd>to escape; to be made public.</cd> [R.] -- <col><b>Vent
feather</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>one of the anal, or crissal,
feathers of a bird.</cd> -- <col><b>Vent field</b></col> <i>(Gun.)</i>,
<cd>a flat raised surface around a vent.</cd> -- <col><b>Vent
piece</b></col>. <i>(Gun.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A bush.  See 4th
<u>Bush</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A breech
block.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vent</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Vented</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Venting</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To let out at a vent, or small aperture; to give
passage or outlet to.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To suffer to escape from confinement; to let
out; to utter; to pour forth; as, to <i>vent</i> passion or
complaint.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The queen of heaven did thus her fury
<i>vent</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To utter; to report; to publish.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>By mixing somewhat true to <i>vent</i> more
lies.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou hast framed and <i>vented</i> very curious
orations.</blockquote> <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To scent, as a hound.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Turbervile.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To furnish with a vent; to make a vent in; as,
to <i>vent</i>. a mold.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1601 !></p>

<p><hw>Vent"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small hole, as the
stop in a flute; a vent.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vent"ail</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>ventaille</i>, F.
<i>ventail</i>.  See <u>Ventilate</u>, and cf. <u>Aventail</u>.] <def>That
part of a helmet which is intended for the admission of air, -- sometimes
in the visor.</def>  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Her <i>ventail</i> up so high that he descried<BR>
Her goodly visage and her beauty's pride.</blockquote> <i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vent"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who vents; one who
utters, reports, or publishes.</def>  [R.]  <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Vent"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The belly; the abdomen; --
sometimes applied to any large cavity containing viscera.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The uterus, or womb.</def>  <sd><i>(c)</i></sd>
<def>A belly, or protuberant part; a broad surface; as, the <i>venter</i>
of a muscle; the <i>venter</i>, or anterior surface, of the
scapula.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The lower part of the
abdomen in insects.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Rom. & O. E. Law)</i> <def>A pregnant woman; a
mother; as, A has a son B by one <i>venter</i>, and a daughter C by another
<i>venter</i>; children by different <i>venters</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vent"hole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A touchhole; a
vent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ven"ti*duct</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ventus</i> wind +
<i>ductus</i> a leading, conduit, fr. <i>ducere</i>, <i>ductum</i>, to
lead.] <def>A passage for wind or air; a passage or pipe for ventilating
apartments.</def>  <i>Gwilt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ven"ti*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Ventilated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Ventilating</u>.] [L. <i>ventilatus</i>, p. p. of <i>ventilare</i> to
toss, brandish in the air, to fan, to winnow, from <i>ventus</i> wind; akin
to E. <i>wind</i>.  See <u>Wind</u> rushing air.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To open and expose to the free passage of air; to supply with fresh
air, and remove impure air from; to air; as, to <i>ventilate</i> a room; to
<i>ventilate</i> a cellar; to <i>ventilate</i> a mine.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To provide with a vent, or escape, for air, gas,
etc.; as, to <i>ventilate</i> a mold, or a water-wheel bucket.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To change or renew, as the air of a room.</def>
<i>Harvey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To winnow; to fan; as, to <i>ventilate</i>
wheat.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To sift and examine; to bring out, and subject
to penetrating scrutiny; to expose to examination and discussion; as, to
<i>ventilate</i> questions of policy.</def>  <i>Ayliffe.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To give vent; to utter; to make
public.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Macaulay took occasion to <i>ventilate</i> one of those
starling, but not very profound, paradoxes.</blockquote> <i>J. C.
Shairp.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ven`ti*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ventilatio</i>:
cf. F. <i>ventilation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of ventilating,
or the state of being ventilated; the art or process of replacing foul air
by that which is pure, in any inclosed place, as a house, a church, a mine,
etc.; free exposure to air.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Insuring, for the laboring man, better
<i>ventilation</i>.</blockquote> <i>F. W. Robertson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act of refrigerating, or cooling;
refrigeration; as, <i>ventilation</i> of the blood.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Harvey.</i></p>

<p>
<sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The act of fanning, or winnowing, for the purpose
of separating chaff and dust from the grain.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The act of sifting, and bringing out to view or
examination; free discussion; public exposure.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>ventilation</i> of these points diffused them to the
knowledge of the world.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The act of giving vent or expression.</def>
"<i>Ventilation</i> of his thoughts."  <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ven"ti*la*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to ventilation; adapted to secure ventilation; ventilating; as,
<i>ventilative</i> apparatus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ven"ti*la`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>ventilateur</i>, L. <i>ventilator</i> a winnower.] <def>A contrivance
for effecting ventilation; especially, a contrivance or machine for drawing
off or expelling foul or stagnant air from any place or apartment, or for
introducing that which is fresh and pure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ven*tose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A ventouse.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ven*tose"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ventosus</i> windy.  See
<u>Ventilate</u>.] <def>Windy; flatulent.</def>  <i>Richardson
(Dict.).</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ven`tose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>vent&ocirc;se</i>.
See <u>Ventose</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>The sixth month of the
calendar adopted by the first French republic. It began February 19, and
ended March 20.  See <u>Vend&?;miaire</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ven*tos"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ventositas</i>:
cf. F. <i>ventosit&eacute;</i>.  See <u>Ventose</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]
<def>Quality or state of being ventose; windiness; hence, vainglory;
pride.</def>  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ven"touse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A cupping
glass.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ven"touse</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To cup; to use a
cupping glass.</def> [Obs.] [Written also <i>ventuse</i>.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ven"trad</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [L. <i>venter</i> belly +
<i>ad</i> to.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Toward the ventral side; on the ventral
side; ventrally; -- opposed to <i>dorsad</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ven"tral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ventralis</i>, fr.
<i>venter</i> the belly; perhaps akin to G. <i>wanst</i>: cf. F.
<i>ventral</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to,
or situated near, the belly, or ventral side, of an animal or of one of its
parts; hemal; abdominal; as, the <i>ventral</i> fin of a fish; the
<i>ventral</i> root of a spinal nerve; -- opposed to
<i>dorsal</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Of or
pertaining to that surface of a carpel, petal, etc., which faces toward the
center of a flower.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Of or pertaining to the
lower side or surface of a creeping moss or other low flowerless plant.
Opposed to <i>dorsal</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Ventral fins</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the posterior
pair of fins of a fish. They are often situated beneath the belly, but
sometimes beneath the throat.</cd> -- <col><b>Ventral segment</b></col>.
<i>(Acoustics)</i> <cd>See <u>Loop</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 5.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ven"tri*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ventriculus</i>
the stomach, a ventricle, dim. of <i>venter</i> the belly: cf. F.
<i>ventricule</i>.  See <u>Ventral</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>A cavity, or one of the cavities, of an organ, as of the larynx or the
brain; specifically, the posterior chamber, or one of the two posterior
chambers, of the heart, which receives the blood from the auricle and
forces it out from the heart.  See <u>Heart</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The principal ventricles of the brain are the <i>fourth</i> in
the medulla, the <i>third</i> in the midbrain, the <i>first</i> and
<i>second</i>, or <i>lateral</i>, ventricles in the cerebral hemispheres,
all of which are connected with each other, and the <i>fifth</i>, or
<i>pseudoc&oelig;le</i>, situated between the hemispheres, in front of, or
above, the fornix, and entirely disconnected with the other cavities.  See
<u>Brain</u>, and <u>C&oelig;lia</u>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The stomach.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Whether I will or not, while I live, my heart beats, and my
<i>ventricle</i> digests what is in it.</blockquote> <i>Sir M.
Hale.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Any cavity, or hollow place, in which any
function may be conceived of as operating.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>These [ideas] are begot on the <i>ventricle</i> of
memory.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ven"tri*cose`</hw> (?), <hw>Ven"tri*cous</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [NL. <i>ventricosus</i>, fr. L. <i>venter</i> belly.]
<i>(Nat. Hist.)</i> <def>Swelling out on one side or unequally; bellied;
ventricular; as, a <i>ventricose</i> corolla.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Ventricose shell</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A spiral shell having the body whorls rounded or
swollen in the middle.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A bivalve shell in
which the valves are strongly convex.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ven*tric"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>ventriculaire</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a ventricle;
bellied.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ven*tric"u*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Ventriculus</u>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of
siliceous fossil sponges belonging to <i>Ventriculites</i> and allied
genera, characteristic of the Cretaceous period.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Many of them were shaped like vases, others like mushrooms. They
belong to the hexactinellids, and are allied to the Venus's basket of
modern seas.</p>

<p><hw>Ven*tric"u*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>ventriculosus</i> of the belly.] <def>Somewhat distended in the middle;
ventricular.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ven*tric"u*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Ventriculi</b></plw> (#). [L., belly, dim. fr. <i>venter</i>
belly.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One of the stomachs of
certain insects.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The body cavity of a
sponge.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ven`tri*lo*cu"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Ventriloquous</u>.] <def>Ventriloquism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ven`tri*lo"qui*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Ventriloquous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ven*tril"o*quism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Ventriloquous</u>.] <def>The act, art, or practice of speaking in such a
manner that the voice appears to come, not from the person speaking, but
from some other source, as from the opposite side of the room, from the
cellar, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ven*tril"o*quist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
practices, or is skilled in, ventriloquism.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Ventriloquist monkey</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the
onappo; -- so called from the character of its cry.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ven*tril"o*quize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Ventriloquized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Ventriloquizing</u> .] <def>To practice ventriloquism; to
speak like a ventriloquist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ven*tril"o*quous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>ventriloquus</i> a ventriloquist; <i>venter</i> the belly +
<i>loqui</i>, p. p. <i>locutus</i>, to speak.  See <u>Ventral</u>, and
<u>Loquacious</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a ventriloquist or
ventriloquism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ven*tril"o*quy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>ventriloquie</i>.] <def>Same as <u>Ventriloquism</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ven`tri*mes"on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.  See
<u>Venter</u>, and <u>Meson</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>See
<u>Meson</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ven"tro-</hw> (&?;). [L. <i>venter</i> belly.] <def>A combining form
used in anatomy to indicate <i>connection with</i>, or <i>relation to</i>,
<i>the abdomen</i>; also, <i>connection with</i>, <i>relation to</i>, or
<i>direction toward</i>, <i>the ventral side</i>; as, <i>ventro</i>lateral;
<i>ventro</i>-inguinal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ven`tro-in"gui*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Pertaining both to the abdomen and groin, or to the abdomen and
inguinal canal; as, <i>ventro-inguinal</i> hernia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ven"ture</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Aphetic form of OE.
<i>aventure</i>.  See <u>Adventure</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An
undertaking of chance or danger; the risking of something upon an event
which can not be foreseen with certainty; a hazard; a risk; a
speculation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I, in this <i>venture</i>, double gains pursue.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An event that is not, or can not be, foreseen;
an accident; chance; hap; contingency; luck.</def>  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The thing put to hazard; a stake; a risk;
especially, something sent to sea in trade.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My <i>ventures</i> are not in one bottom
trusted.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>At a venture</b></col>, <cd>at hazard; without seeing the end or
mark; without foreseeing the issue; at random.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>A certain man drew a bow <i>at a venture</i>.</blockquote>
<i>1 Kings xxii. 34.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A bargain <i>at a venture</i> made.</blockquote>
<i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The phrase <i>at a venture</i> was originally <i>at aventure</i>,
that is, <i>at adventure</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Ven"ture</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Ventured</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Venturing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To hazard one's self; to have
the courage or presumption to do, undertake, or say something; to
dare.</def>  <i>Bunyan.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make a venture; to run a hazard or risk; to
take the chances.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Who freights a ship to <i>venture</i> on the
seas.</blockquote> <i>J. Dryden, Jr.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To venture at</b></col>, or <col><b>To venture on</b></col> or
<col><b>upon</b></col>, <cd>to dare to engage in; to attempt without any
certainty of success; as, it is rash <i>to venture upon</i> such a
project.</cd> "When I <i>venture at</i> the comic style."
<i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ven"ture</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
expose to hazard; to risk; to hazard; as, to <i>venture</i> one's person in
a balloon.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I am afraid; and yet I'll <i>venture</i> it.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To put or send on a venture or chance; as, to
<i>venture</i> a horse to the West Indies.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To confide in; to rely on; to trust.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><blockquote> A man would be well enough pleased to buy silks of one whom
he would not <i>venture</i> to feel his pulse.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ven"tur*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One who ventures, or puts to hazard; an adventurer.</def>  <i>Beau. &
Fl.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A strumpet; a prostitute.</def>  [R.]  <i>J.
Webster (1607).</i></p>

<p><hw>Ven"ture*some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inclined to
venture; not loth to run risk or danger; venturous; bold; daring;
adventurous; as, a <i>venturesome</i> boy or act.</def>  --
<wf>Ven"ture*some*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Ven"ture*some*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ven"tur*ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Aventurine</u>.]
<i>(Japanning)</i> <def>Gold powder for covering varnished
surfaces.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ven"tur*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Aphetic form of OE.
<i>aventurous</i>.  See <u>Adventurous</u>, <u>Venture</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>Daring; bold; hardy; fearless; venturesome;
adveturous; as, a <i>venturous</i> soldier.</def>  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This said, he paused not, but with <i>venturous</i> arm<BR>
He plucked, he tasted.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Ven"tur*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Ven"tur*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ven"tuse</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Ventouse</u>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ven"ue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>venue</i> a coming,
arrival, fr. <i>venir</i> to come, L. <i>venire</i>; hence, in English, the
place whither the jury are summoned to come.  See <u>Come</u>, and cf.
<u>Venew</u>, <u>Veney</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A
neighborhood or near place; the place or county in which anything is
alleged to have happened; also, the place where an action is
laid.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The twelve men who are to try the cause must be of the same
<i>venue</i> where the demand is made.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p>&fist; In certain cases, the court has power to change the <i>venue</i>,
which is to direct the trial to be had in a different county from that
where the <i>venue</i> is laid.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A bout; a hit; a turn.  See <u>Venew</u>.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><col><b>To lay a venue</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>to allege a
place.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ven"ule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>venula</i>, dim. from
<i>vena</i> vein.] <def>A small vein; a veinlet; specifically
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, one of the small branches of the veins of the wings in
insects.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ven"u*lose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of venules, or
small veins.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve"nus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Venus</i>, <i>-
eris</i>, the goddess of love, the planet Venus.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Class. Myth.)</i> <def>The goddess of beauty and love, that is, beauty
or love deified.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the planets, the second in
order from the sun, its orbit lying between that of Mercury and that of the
Earth, at a mean distance from the sun of about 67,000,000 miles. Its
diameter is 7,700 miles, and its sidereal period 224.7 days. As the morning
star, it was called by the ancients <i>Lucifer</i>; as the evening star,
<i>Hesperus</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Alchem.)</i> <def>The metal copper; -- probably
so designated from the ancient use of the metal in making mirrors, a mirror
being still the astronomical symbol of the planet Venus.</def>
[Archaic]</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species
of marine bivalve shells of the genus <i>Venus</i> or family
<i>Venerid&aelig;</i>. Many of these shells are large, and ornamented with
beautiful frills; others are smooth, glossy, and handsomely colored. Some
of the larger species, as the round clam, or quahog, are valued for
food.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Venus's basin</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the wild teasel; --
so called because the connate leaf bases form a kind of receptacle for
water, which was formerly gathered for use in the toilet. Also called
<i>Venus's bath</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Venus's basket</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>an elegant, cornucopia-shaped, hexactinellid
sponge (<i>Euplectella speciosa</i>) native of the East Indies. It consists
of glassy, transparent, siliceous fibers interwoven and soldered together
so as to form a firm network, and has long, slender, divergent anchoring
fibers at the base by means of which it stands erect in the soft mud at the
bottom of the sea. Called also <i>Venus's flower basket</i>, and <i>Venus's
purse</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Venus's comb</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>Same as <u>Lady's comb</u>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>A species of <i>Murex</i> (<i>M. tenuispinus</i>).
It has a long, tubular canal, with a row of long, slender spines along both
of its borders, and rows of similar spines covering the body of the shell.
Called also <i>Venus's shell</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Venus's fan</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a common reticulated, fanshaped gorgonia
(<i>Gorgonia flabellum</i>) native of Florida and the West Indies. When
fresh the color is purple or yellow, or a mixture of the two.</cd> --
<col><b>Venus's flytrap</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <u>Flytrap</u>,
2.</cd> -- <col><b>Venus's girdle</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a
long, flat, ribbonlike, very delicate, transparent and iridescent
ctenophore (<i>Cestum Veneris</i>) which swims in the open sea. Its form is
due to the enormous development of two spheromeres.  See <i>Illust.</i> in
Appendix.</cd> -- <col><b>Venus's hair</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a
delicate and graceful fern (<i>Adiantum Capillus-Veneris</i>) having a
slender, black and shining stem and branches.</cd> -- <col><b>Venus's hair
stone</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>quartz penetrated by acicular crystals
of rutile.</cd> -- <col><b>Venus's looking-glass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>,
<cd>an annual plant of the genus <i>Specularia</i> allied to the
bellflower; -- also called <i>lady's looking-glass</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>Venus's navelwort</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>any one of several
species of <i>Omphalodes</i>, low boraginaceous herbs with small blue or
white flowers.</cd> -- <col><b>Venus's pride</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>,
<cd>an old name for Quaker ladies.  See under <u>Quaker</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Venus's purse</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>Same as <i>Venus's
basket</i>, above.</cd> -- <col><b>Venus's shell</b></col>.
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Any species of Cypr&aelig;a; a
cowrie.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Same as <i>Venus's comb</i>,
above.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>Same as <u>Venus</u>, 4.</cd> --
<col><b>Venus's slipper</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<cd>Any plant of the genus <i>Cypripedium</i>.  See <u>Lady's slipper</u>.
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> Any heteropod shell of the genus
<i>Carinaria</i>.  See <u>Carinaria</u>.</cd></p>

<p><! p. 1602 !></p>

<p><hw>Ve*nust"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>venustus</i>, from
<i>Venus</i> the goddess of love.] <def>Beautiful.</def>  [R.]  <i>E.
Waterhouse.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ve*ra"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>verax</i>, <i>-
acis</i>, fr. <i>verus</i> true.  See <u>Very</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Observant of truth; habitually speaking truth; truthful; as,
<i>veracious</i> historian.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Spirit is most perfectly and absolutely
<i>veracious</i>.</blockquote> <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Characterized by truth; not false; as, a
<i>veracious</i> account or narrative.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The young, ardent soul that enters on this world with heroic
purpose, with <i>veracious</i> insight, will find it a mad
one.</blockquote> <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ve*ra"cious*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a veracious
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*rac"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>v&eacute;racit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being
veracious; habitual observance of truth; truthfulness; truth; as, a man of
<i>veracity</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*ran"da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A word brought by the
English from India; of uncertain origin; cf. Skr. <i>vara&?;&?;a</i>, Pg.
<i>varanda</i>, Sp. <i>baranda</i>, Malay <i>baranda</i>.] <i>(Arch.)</i>
<def>An open, roofed gallery or portico, adjoining a dwelling house,
forming an out-of-door sitting room.  See <u>Loggia</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The house was of adobe, low, with a wide <i>veranda</i> on
the three sides of the inner court.</blockquote> <i>Mrs. H. H.
Jackson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver`a*tral"bine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
yellowish amorphous alkaloid extracted from the rootstock of <i>Veratrum
album</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*ra"trate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
salt of veratric acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ve*ra"tri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Veratrine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*ra"tric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Pertaining to, or derived from, plants of the genus
Veratrum.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Veratric acid</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>an acid occurring,
together with veratrine, in the root of white hellebore (<i>Veratrum
album</i>), and in sabadilla seed; -- extracted as a white crystalline
substance which is related to protocatechuic acid.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Ver`a*tri"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Same as <u>Veratrine</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*ra"trine</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>v&eacute;ratrine</i>.  See <u>Veratrum</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
poisonous alkaloid obtained from the root hellebore (<i>Veratrum</i>) and
from sabadilla seeds as a white crystalline powder, having an acrid,
burning taste. It is sometimes used externally, as in ointments, in the
local treatment of neuralgia and rheumatism. Called also <i>veratria</i>,
and <i>veratrina</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*ra"trol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Veratric</i> +
<i>ol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A liquid hydrocarbon obtained by the
decomposition of veratric acid, and constituting the dimethyl ether of
pyrocatechin.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ve*ra"trum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>veratrum</i>
hellebore.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of coarse liliaceous herbs having
very poisonous qualities.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Veratrum album</i> of Europe, and <i>Veratrum viride</i> of
America, are both called <i>hellebore</i>. They grow in wet land, have
large, elliptical, plicate leaves in three vertical ranks, and bear
panicles of greenish flowers.</p>

<p><hw>Verb</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>verbe</i>, L.
<i>verbum</i> a word, verb.  See <u>Word</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
word; a vocable.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>A word which affirms or
predicates something of some person or thing; a part of speech expressing
being, action, or the suffering of action.</def></p>

<p>&fist; A verb is a word whereby the chief action of the mind [the
assertion or the denial of a proposition] finds expression.  <i>Earle.</i>
</p>

<p><col><b>Active verb</b></col>, <col><b>Auxiliary verb</b></col>,
<col><b>Neuter verb</b></col>, <cd>etc.  See <u>Active</u>,
<u>Auxiliary</u>, <u>Neuter</u>, etc.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ver"bal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>verbalis</i>.
See <u>Verb</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Expressed in words, whether
spoken or written, but commonly in spoken words; hence, spoken; oral; not
written; as, a <i>verbal</i> contract; <i>verbal</i> testimony.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Made she no <i>verbal</i> question?</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We subjoin an engraving . . . which will give the reader a
far better notion of the structure than any <i>verbal</i> description could
convey to the mind.</blockquote> <i>Mayhew.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Consisting in, or having to do with, words only;
dealing with words rather than with the ideas intended to be conveyed; as,
a <i>verbal</i> critic; a <i>verbal</i> change.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And loses, though but <i>verbal</i>, his
reward.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Mere <i>verbal</i> refinements, instead of substantial
knowledge.</blockquote> <i>Whewell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Having word answering to word; word for word;
literal; as, a <i>verbal</i> translation.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Abounding with words; verbose.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a verb; as, a
<i>verbal</i> group; derived directly from a verb; as, a <i>verbal</i>
noun; used in forming verbs; as, a <i>verbal</i> prefix.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Verbal inspiration</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Inspiration</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Verbal noun</b></col> <i>(Gram.)</i>,
<cd>a noun derived directly from a verb or verb stem; a verbal. The term is
specifically applied to infinitives, and nouns ending in <i>-ing</i>, esp.
to the latter.  See <u>Gerund</u>, and <u>-ing</u>, 2.  See also,
<i>Infinitive mood</i>, under <u>Infinitive</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ver"bal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>A noun
derived from a verb.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"bal*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Something expressed
verbally; a verbal remark or expression.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"bal*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A literal adherent to,
or a minute critic of, words; a literalist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver*bal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being verbal; mere words; bare literal expression.</def>  [R.]
"More <i>verbality</i> than matter."  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver`bal*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
verbalizing, or the state of being verbalized.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"bal*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Verbalized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Verbalizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>verbaliser</i>.] <def>To convert into a
verb; to verbify.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"bal*ize</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be
verbose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"bal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In a
verbal manner; orally.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Word for word; verbatim.</def>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver*ba"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
words; verbal.</def>  [R.]  <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver*ba"ri*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who coins
words.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Southey gives himself free scope as a
<i>verbarian</i>.</blockquote> <i>Fitzed. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver*ba"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L.
<i>verbum</i> word.] <def>A game in word making.  See <u>Logomachy</u>,
2.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ver*ba"tim</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [LL., fr. L.
<i>verbum</i> word.] <def>Word for word; in the same words; verbally; as,
to tell a story <i>verbatim</i> as another has related it.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Verbatim et literatim</b></col> [LL.], <cd>word for word, and
letter for letter.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ver*be"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.  See <u>Vervain</u>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species
are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers;
vervain.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Verbena, or vervain, was used by the Greeks, the Romans, and the
Druids, in their sacred rites.  <i>Brewer.</i>
</p>

<p><col><b>Essence of verbena</b></col>, <col><b>Oil of verbena</b></col>,
<cd>a perfume prepared from the lemon verbena; also, a similar perfume
properly called <i>grass oil</i>.  See <i>Grass oil</i>, under
<u>Grass</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Lemon</b></col>, or <col><b>Sweet</b></col>,
<col><b>verbena</b></col>, <cd>a shrubby verbenaceous plant (<i>Lippia
citriodora</i>), with narrow leaves which exhale a pleasant, lemonlike
fragrance when crushed.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ver`be*na"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of
or pertaining to a natural order (<i>Verbenace&aelig;</i>) of gamopetalous
plants of which Verbena is the type. The order includes also the black and
white mangroves, and many plants noted for medicinal use or for beauty of
bloom.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"be*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Verbenated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Verbenating</u>.] [L. <i>verbenatus</i> crowned with a wreath of sacred
boughs.  See <u>Verbena</u>.] <def>To strew with verbena, or vervain, as in
ancient sacrifices and rites.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"ber*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>verberatus</i>,
p. p. of <i>verberare</i> to beat, from <i>verber</i> a lash, a whip.]
<def>To beat; to strike.</def>  [Obs.] "The sound . . . rebounds again and
<i>verberates</i> the skies."  <i>Mir. for Mag.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver`ber*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>verberatio</i>:
cf. F. <i>verb&eacute;ration</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of
verberating; a beating or striking.</def>  <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The impulse of a body; which causes sound.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ver"bi*age</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>verbiage</i>,
from OF. <i>verbe</i> a word.  See <u>Verb</u>.] <def>The use of many words
without necessity, or with little sense; a superabundance of words;
verbosity; wordiness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Verbiage</i> may indicate observation, but not
thinking.</blockquote> <i>W. Irving.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This barren <i>verbiage</i> current among men.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Verb"i*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<i>Verb</i> + <i>-
fy</i>.] <def>To make into a verb; to use as a verb; to verbalize.</def>
[R.]  <i>Earle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver*bose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>verbosus</i>, from
<i>verbum</i> a word.  See <u>Verb</u>.] <def>Abounding in words; using or
containing more words than are necessary; tedious by a multiplicity of
words; prolix; wordy; as, a <i>verbose</i> speaker; a <i>verbose</i>
argument.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Too <i>verbose</i> in their way of speaking.</blockquote>
<i>Ayliffe.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Ver*bose"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Ver*bose"ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ver*bos"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Verbosities</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>verbositas</i>: cf. F.
<i>verbosit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being verbose; the
use of more words than are necessary; prolixity; wordiness;
verbiage.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The worst fault, by far, is the extreme diffuseness and
<i>verbosity</i> of his style.</blockquote> <i>Jeffrey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Verd</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Vert</u>,
<u>Verdant</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Eng. Forest Law)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The privilege of cutting green wood within a
forest for fuel.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The right of pasturing
animals in a forest.</def>  <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Greenness; freshness.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Nares.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"dan*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being verdant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"dant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>verdoyant</i>, p. pr.
of <i>verdoyer</i> to be verdant, to grow green, OF. <i>verdoier</i>,
<i>verdeier</i>, fr. <i>verd</i>, <i>vert</i>, green, fr. L. <i>viridis</i>
green, fr. <i>virere</i> to be green: cf. OF. <i>verdant</i> verdant, L.
<i>viridans</i>, p. pr. of <i>viridare</i> to make green.  Cf.
<u>Farthingale</u>, <u>Verjuice</u>, <u>Vert</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Covered with growing plants or grass; green; fresh; flourishing; as,
<i>verdant</i> fields; a <i>verdant</i> lawn.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let the earth<BR>
Put forth the <i>verdant</i> grass.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unripe in knowledge or judgment;
unsophisticated; raw; green; as, a <i>verdant</i> youth.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Verd` an*tique"</hw> (?). [F. <i>vert antique</i> a kind of marble;
<i>verd</i>, <i>vert</i>, green + <i>antique</i> ancient: cf. It. <i>verde
antico</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A mottled-green
serpentine marble.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A green porphyry called
<i>oriental verd antique</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"dant*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a verdant
manner.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ver"der*er</hw> (?), <hw>Ver"der*or</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>verdier</i>, LL. <i>viridarius</i>, fr. L.
<i>viridis</i> green.] <i>(Eng. Forest Law)</i> <def>An officer who has the
charge of the king's forest, to preserve the vert and venison, keep the
assizes, view, receive, and enroll attachments and presentments of all
manner of trespasses.</def>  <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"dict</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>verdit</i>, OF.
<i>verdit</i>, <i>veirdit</i>, LL. <i>verdictum</i>, <i>veredictum</i>; L.
<i>vere</i> truly (fr. <i>verus</i> true) + <i>dictum</i> a saying, a word,
fr. <i>dicere</i>, dictum, to say.  See <u>Very</u>, and <u>Dictum</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The answer of a jury given to the
court concerning any matter of fact in any cause, civil or criminal,
committed to their examination and determination; the finding or decision
of a jury on the matter legally submitted to them in the course of the
trial of a cause.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The decision of a judge or referee, upon an issue of fact, is not
called a <i>verdict</i>, but a <i>finding</i>, or a <i>finding of fact</i>.
<i>Abbott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Decision; judgment; opinion pronounced; as, to
be condemned by the <i>verdict</i> of the public.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>These were enormities condemned by the most natural
<i>verdict</i> of common humanity.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Two generations have since confirmed the <i>verdict</i>
which was pronounced on that night.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"di*gris</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>vert-de-gris</i>,
apparently from <i>verd</i>, <i>vert</i>, green + <i>de</i> of +
<i>gris</i> gray, but really a corruption of LL. <i>viride aeris</i>
(equivalent to L. <i>aerugo</i>), from L. <i>viridis</i> green +
<i>aes</i>, <i>aeris</i>, brass.  See <u>Verdant</u>, and 2d <u>Ore</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A green poisonous substance used as
a pigment and drug, obtained by the action of acetic acid on copper, and
consisting essentially of a complex mixture of several basic copper
acetates.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The green rust formed on copper.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p>&fist; This rust is a carbonate of copper, and should not be confounded
with true verdigris.  <i>U. S. Disp.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Blue verdigris</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a verdigris having
a blue color, used a pigment, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Distilled
verdigris</b></col> <i>(Old Chem.)</i>, <cd>an acid copper acetate; -- so
called because the acetic acid used in making it was obtained from
<i>distilled</i> vinegar.</cd> -- <col><b>Verdigris green</b></col>,
<cd>clear bluish green, the color of verdigris.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ver"di*gris</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cover, or coat,
with verdigris.</def>  [R.] "An old <i>verdigrised</i> brass bugle."
<i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"din</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Sp. <i>verdino</i>
bright green, F. <i>verdin</i> the yellow-hammer.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A small yellow-headed bird (<i>Auriparus flaviceps</i>) of Lower
California, allied to the titmice; -- called also <i>goldtit</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"dine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>verd</i>,
<i>vert</i>, green.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A commercial name for green
aniline dye.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"din*gale</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Farthingale</u>.</def>  [Spelled also <i>verdingall</i>.] [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ver"dit</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Verdict.</def>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"di*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>vert-de-terre</i>,
literally, green of earth.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>Verdigris.</def> [Obs.] <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Either one of two
pigments (called <i>blue verditer</i>, and <i>green verditer</i>) which are
made by treating copper nitrate with calcium carbonate (in the form of
lime, whiting, chalk, etc.) They consist of hydrated copper carbonates
analogous to the minerals azurite and malachite.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Verditer blue</b></col>, <cd>a pale greenish blue color, like
that of the pigment verditer.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ver"di*ture</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.
<u>Verditer</u>.] <def>The faintest and palest green.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"doy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>verdoyer</i> to become
green.  See <u>Verdant</u>.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Charged with leaves,
fruits, flowers, etc.; -- said of a border.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"dure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>viridis</i>
green.  See <u>Verdant</u>.] <def>Green; greenness; freshness of
vegetation; as, the <i>verdure</i> of the meadows in June.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A wide expanse of living <i>verdure</i>, cultivated gardens,
shady groves, fertile cornfields, flowed round it like a sea.</blockquote>
<i>Motley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"dured</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Covered with
verdure.</def>  <i>Poe.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"dure*less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of
verdure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"dur*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Covered with
verdure; clothed with the fresh green of vegetation; verdured; verdant; as,
<i>verdurous</i> pastures.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"e*cund</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>verecundus</i>, fr.
<i>vereri</i> to feel awe.] <def>Rashful; modest.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ver`e*cun"di*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Verecund.</def>
[Obs.] "<i>Verecundious</i> generosity."  <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver`e*cun"di*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being verecund; modesty.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Ver`e*til"lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., dim. of
<i>veretrum</i> the private parts.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of
numerous species of club-shaped, compound Alcyonaria belonging to
<i>Veretillum</i> and allied genera, of the tribe Pennatulacea. The whole
colony can move about as if it were a simple animal.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ver"ga*lien</hw>, <hw>Ver"ga*loo</hw>  } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[Cf. <u>Virgouleuse</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See
<u>Virgalieu</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Verge</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>verge</i>, L.
<i>virga</i>; perhaps akin to E. <i>wisp</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
rod or staff, carried as an emblem of authority; as, the <i>verge</i>,
carried before a dean.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The stick or wand with which persons were
formerly admitted tenants, they holding it in the hand, and swearing fealty
to the lord. Such tenants were called <i>tenants by the verge</i>.</def>
[Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Eng. Law)</i> <def>The compass of the court of
Marshalsea and the Palace court, within which the lord steward and the
marshal of the king's household had special jurisdiction; -- so called from
the verge, or staff, which the marshal bore.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A virgate; a yardland.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A border, limit, or boundary of a space; an
edge, margin, or brink of something definite in extent.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Even though we go to the extreme <i>verge</i> of possibility
to invent a supposition favorable to it, the theory . . . implies an
absurdity.</blockquote> <i>J. S. Mill.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>But on the horizon's <i>verge</i> descried,<BR>
Hangs, touched with light, one snowy sail.</blockquote> <i>M.
Arnold.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A circumference; a circle; a ring.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The inclusive <i>verge</i><BR>
Of golden metal that must round my brow.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The shaft of
a column, or a small ornamental shaft.</def>  <i>Oxf. Gloss.</i>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The edge of the tiling projecting over the gable
of a roof.</def>  <i>Encyc. Brit.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Horol.)</i> <def>The spindle of a watch balance,
especially one with pallets, as in the old vertical escapement.  See under
<u>Escapement</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Hort.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The edge or
outside of a bed or border.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A slip of grass
adjoining gravel walks, and dividing them from the borders in a
parterre.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>The penis.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The external male organ of
certain mollusks, worms, etc.  See <i>Illustration</i> in
Appendix.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Border; edge; rim; brim; margin; brink.</p>

<p><! p. 1603 !></p>

<p><hw>Verge</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Verged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Verging</u> (?).] [L. <i>vergere</i> to bend, turn, incline; cf. Skr.
<i>v&?;j</i> to turn.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To border upon; to tend; to
incline; to come near; to approach.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To tend downward; to bend; to slope; as, a hill
<i>verges</i> to the north.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Our soul, from original instinct, <i>vergeth</i> towards him
as its center.</blockquote> <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I find myself <i>verging</i> to that period of life which is
to be labor and sorrow.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Verge"board`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Verge</i> +
<i>board.</i>  Cf. <u>Bargeboard</u>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The ornament of
woodwork upon the gable of a house, used extensively in the 15th century.
It was generally suspended from the edge of the projecting roof (see
<u>Verge</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 4), and in position parallel to the
gable wall. Called also <i>bargeboard</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"gen*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The act of verging or approaching; tendency; approach.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Opt.)</i> <def>The reciprocal of the focal
distance of a lens, used as measure of the divergence or convergence of a
pencil of rays.</def> [R.]  <i>Humphrey Lloyd.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>verger</i>, from
<i>verge</i> a rod.  See 1st <u>Verge</u>.] <def>One who carries a verge,
or emblem of office.</def>  Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An attendant upon a dignitary, as on a bishop,
a dean, a justice, etc.</def>  [Eng.]  <i>Strype.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The official who takes care of the interior of
a church building.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"ger</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A garden or orchard.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ver`get`t&eacute;"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>verget&eacute;</i>.] <def>Divided by pallets, or pales; paly.</def>
<i>W. Berry.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver*gette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>A small
pale.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*rid"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>veridicus</i>;
<i>verus</i> true + <i>dicere</i> to say, tell.] <def>Truth-telling;
truthful; veracious.</def>  [R.]  <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"i*fi`a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
verified; confirmable.</def>  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>v&eacute;rification</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of verifying,
or the state of being verified; confirmation; authentication.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Confirmation by
evidence.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A formal phrase used in
concluding a plea.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Verification of an equation</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>the
operation of testing the equation of a problem, to see whether it expresses
truly the conditions of the problem.</cd>  <i>Davies & Peck. (Math.
Dict.)</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"i*fi*ca*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Serving to
verify; verifying; authenticating; confirming.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"i*fi`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that
which, verifies.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"i*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Verified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Verifying</u>.] [F. <i>v&eacute;rifier</i>, LL. <i>verificare</i>, from
L. <i>verus</i> true + <i>-ficare</i> to make.  See <u>Very</u>, and <i>-
fy</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To prove to be true or correct; to
establish the truth of; to confirm; to substantiate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This is <i>verified</i> by a number of
examples.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>So shalt thou best fulfill, best <i>verify</i>.<BR>
The prophets old, who sung thy endless reign.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To confirm or establish the authenticity of by
examination or competent evidence; to authenticate; as, to <i>verify</i> a
written statement; to <i>verify</i> an account, a pleading, or the
like.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To <i>verify</i> our title with their lives.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To maintain; to affirm; to support.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ve*ril"o*quent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>verus</i> true
+ <i>loquens</i> speaking.] <def>Speaking truth; truthful.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ver"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [From <u>Very</u>.]
<def>In very truth; beyond doubt or question; in fact; certainly.</def>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Trust in the Lord and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the
land, and <i>verily</i> thou shalt be fed.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xxxvii.
3.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Contr. from
<i>ver</i>atr<i>ine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An alkaloid obtained as a
yellow amorphous substance by the decomposition of veratrine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver`i*sim"i*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>verisimilis</i>; <i>verus</i> true + <i>similis</i> like, similar.  See
<u>Very</u>, and <u>Similar</u>.] <def>Having the appearance of truth;
probable; likely.</def>  "How <i>verisimilar</i> it looks."
<i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver`i*si*mil"i*tude</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>verisimilitudo</i>: cf. OF.  <i>verisimilitude</i>.  See
<u>Verisimilar</u>.] <def>The quality or state of being verisimilar; the
appearance of truth; probability; likelihood.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Verisimilitude</i> and opinion are an easy purchase; but
true knowledge is dear and difficult.</blockquote> <i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All that gives <i>verisimilitude</i> to a
narrative.</blockquote> <i>Sir. W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver`i*si*mil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Verisimilitude.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>verisimility</i> or probable truth.</blockquote>
<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver`i*sim"i*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Verisimilar.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ver"i*ta*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F.
<i>v&eacute;ritable</i>.  See <u>Verity</u>.] <def>Agreeable to truth or to
fact; actual; real; true; genuine.</def>  "The <i>veritable</i> Deity."
<i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i> -- <wf>Ver"i*ta*bly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ver"i*tas</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>v&eacute;ritas</i>.  See <u>Verity</u>.] <def>The Bureau Veritas.  See
under <u>Bureau</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Verities</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>v&eacute;rit&eacute;</i>, L.
<i>veritas</i>, fr. <i>verus</i> true.  See <u>Very</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being true, or real;
consonance of a statement, proposition, or other thing, with fact; truth;
reality.</def>  "The <i>verity</i> of certain words."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>It is a proposition of eternal <i>verity</i>, that none can
govern while he is despised.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is true; a true assertion or tenet; a
truth; a reality.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Mark what I say, which you shall find<BR>
By every syllable a faithful <i>verity</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"juice`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>vergeous</i>, F.
<i>verjus</i>, that is, the juice of green fruits; <i>verd</i>,
<i>vert</i>, green + <i>jus</i> juice.  See <u>Verdant</u>, and
<u>Juice</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The sour juice of crab apples, of
green or unripe grapes, apples, etc.; also, an acid liquor made from such
juice.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Tartness; sourness, as of disposition.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"meil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., vermilion, fr. LL.
<i>vermiculus</i>, fr. L. <i>vermiculus</i> a little worm, the coccus
Indicus, from <i>vermis</i> a worm.  See <u>Worm</u>, and cf.
<u>Vermicule</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Vermilion; also, the color of
vermilion, a bright, beautiful red.</def>  [Poetic & R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>In her cheeks the <i>vermeil</i> red did show<BR>
Like roses in a bed of lilies shed.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Silver gilt or gilt bronze.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A liquid composition applied to a gilded surface
to give luster to the gold.</def>  <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver`me*ol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who treats
of vermes, or worms; a helminthologist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver`me*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vermes</i>
worms + <i>-logy</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A discourse or treatise on
worms; that part of zo&ouml;logy which treats of worms;
helminthology.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>||Ver"mes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L. <i>vermes</i>, pl.
of <i>vermis</i> a worm.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An
extensive artificial division of the animal kingdom, including the
parasitic worms, or helminths, together with the nemerteans, annelids, and
allied groups. By some writers the branchiopods, the bryzoans, and the
tunicates are also included. The name was used in a still wider sense by
Linn&aelig;us and his followers.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A more
restricted group, comprising only the helminths and closely allied
orders.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"me*tid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any species of vermetus.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ver*me"tus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from L.
<i>vermis</i> worm.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of many species of
marine gastropods belonging to <i>Vermetus</i> and allied genera, of the
family <i>Vermetid&aelig;</i>. Their shells are regularly spiral when
young, but later in life the whorls become separate, and the shell is often
irregularly bent and contorted like a worm tube.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver`mi*cel"li</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., pl. of
<i>vermicello</i>, literally, a little worm, dim. of <i>verme</i> a worm,
L. <i>vermis</i>.  See <u>Worm</u>, and cf. <u>Vermicule</u>,
<u>Vermeil</u>.] <def>The flour of a hard and small-grained wheat made into
dough, and forced through small cylinders or pipes till it takes a slender,
wormlike form, whence the Italian name. When the paste is made in larger
tubes, it is called <i>macaroni</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"mi*cide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vermis</i> a worm
+ <i>caedere</i> to kill.] <def>A medicine which destroys intestinal worms;
a worm killer.</def>  <i>Pereira.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver*mi"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vermis</i> a
worm.] <def>Of or pertaining to worms; wormy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver*mic"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vermiculus</i> a
little worm, dim. of <i>vermis</i> a worm: cf. F. <i>vermiculaire</i>.  See
<u>Vermicelli</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a worm or worms; resembling a
worm; shaped like a worm; especially, resembling the motion or track of a
worm; as, the <i>vermicular</i>, or peristaltic, motion of the intestines.
See <u>Peristaltic</u>.</def>  "A twisted form <i>vermicular</i>."
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver*mic"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vermiculated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vermiculating</u>.] [L. <i>vermiculatus</i> inlaid so as to resemble the
tracks of worms, p. p. of <i>vermiculari</i> to be full of worms,
<i>vermiculus</i> a little worm.  See <u>Vermicular</u>.] <def>To form or
work, as by inlaying, with irregular lines or impressions resembling the
tracks of worms, or appearing as if formed by the motion of
worms.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver*mic"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Wormlike in shape; covered with wormlike elevations; marked with
irregular fine lines of color, or with irregular wavy impressed lines like
worm tracks; as, a <i>vermiculate</i> nut.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Crawling or creeping like a worm; hence,
insinuating; sophistical.</def>  "<i>Vermiculate</i> questions."
<i>Bacon.</i> "<i>Vermiculate</i> logic." <i>R. Choate.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver*mic"u*la`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Made or marked
with irregular wavy lines or impressions; vermiculate.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vermiculated work</b></col>, or <col><b>Vermicular
work</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>rustic work so wrought as to have the
appearance of convoluted worms, or of having been eaten into by, or covered
with tracks of, worms.</cd>  <i>Gwilt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver*mic`u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>vermiculatio</i> a being worm-eaten.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or
operation of moving in the manner of a worm; continuation of motion from
one part to another; as, the <i>vermiculation</i>, or peristaltic motion,
of the intestines.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act of vermiculating, or forming or inlaying
so as to resemble the motion, track, or work of a worm.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Penetration by worms; the state of being
wormeaten.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A very fine wavy crosswise
color marking, or a patch of such markings, as on the feathers of
birds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"mi*cule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vermiculus</i>,
dim. of <i>vermis</i> a worm.  See <u>Vermicular</u>.] <def>A small worm or
insect larva; also, a wormlike body.</def>  [R.]  <i>Derham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver*mic"u*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vermiculus</i>,
dim. of <i>vermis</i> worm.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A group of minerals having,
a micaceous structure. They are hydrous silicates, derived generally from
the alteration of some kind of mica. So called because the scales, when
heated, open out into wormlike forms.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ver*mic"u*lose`</hw> (?), <hw>Ver*mic"u*lous</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vermiculosus</i>.  See <u>Vermicule</u>.]
<def>Containing, or full of, worms; resembling worms.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"mi*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vermis</i> a worm
+  <i>-form</i>.] <def>Resembling a worm in form or motions; vermicular;
as, the <i>vermiform</i> process of the cerebellum.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vermiform appendix</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>a slender blind
process of the c&aelig;cum in man and some other animals; -- called also
<i>vermiform appendage</i>, and <i>vermiform process</i>. Small solid
bodies, such as grape seeds or cherry stones, sometimes lodge in it,
causing serious, or even fatal, inflammation.  See <i>Illust.</i> under
<u>Digestion</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Ver`mi*for"mi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A tribe of worms including Phoronis.  See
<u>Phoronis</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver*mif"u*gal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vermis</i> a
worm + <i>fugare</i> to drive away, fr. <i>fugere</i> to flee.  See
<u>Worm</u>, and <u>Fugitive</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Tending to prevent,
destroy, or expel, worms or vermin; anthelmintic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"mi*fuge</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>vermifuge</i>.
See <u>Vermifugal</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A medicine or substance that
expels worms from animal bodies; an anthelmintic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"mil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Vermeil</u>.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ver`mi*lin"gui*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L.
<i>vermis</i> worm + <i>lingua</i> tongue.] [Called also
<i>Vermilingues</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A tribe
of edentates comprising the South American ant-eaters. The tongue is long,
slender, exsertile, and very flexible, whence the name.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A tribe of Old World lizards which comprises the
chameleon. They have long, flexible tongues.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver*mil"ion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>vermillon</i>.
See <u>Vermeil</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A bright red
pigment consisting of mercuric sulphide, obtained either from the mineral
cinnabar or artificially. It has a fine red color, and is much used in
coloring sealing wax, in printing, etc.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The kermes insect has long been used for dyeing red or scarlet.
It was formerly known as the <i>worm dye</i>, <i>vermiculus</i>, or
<i>vermiculum</i>, and the cloth was called <i>vermiculatia</i>. Hence came
the French <i>vermeil</i> for any red dye, and hence the modern name
<i>vermilion</i>, although the substance it denotes is very different from
the kermes, being a compound of mercury and sulphur.  <i>R. Hunt.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a red color like the pigment; a lively
and brilliant red; as, cheeks of <i>vermilion</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver*mil"ion</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To color with
vermilion, or as if with vermilion; to dye red; to cover with a delicate
red.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"mi*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Vermeil.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"min</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos>; used chiefly as
plural. [OE. <i>vermine</i>, F. <i>vermine</i>, from L. <i>vermis</i> a
worm; cf. LL. <i>vermen</i> a worm, L. <i>verminosus</i> full of worms.
See <u>Vermicular</u>, <u>Worm</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An animal, in
general.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth,
and <i>vermin</i>, and worms, and fowls.</blockquote> <i>Acts x. 12.
(Geneva Bible).</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This crocodile is a mischievous fourfooted beast, a
dangerous <i>vermin</i>, used to both elements.</blockquote>
<i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A noxious or mischievous animal; especially,
noxious little animals or insects, collectively, as squirrels, rats, mice,
flies, lice, bugs, etc.</def>  "Cruel hounds or some foul <i>vermin</i>."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Great injuries these <i>vermin</i>, mice and rats, do in the
field.</blockquote> <i>Mortimer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They disdain such <i>vermin</i> when the mighty boar of the
forest . . . is before them.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, in contempt, noxious human
beings.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>You are my prisoners, base <i>vermin</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"mi*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. <i>verminare</i>
to have worms, fr. <i>vermis</i> a worm.] <def>To breed vermin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver`mi*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>verminatio</i>
the worms, a disease of animals, a crawling, itching pain.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The generation or breeding of vermin.</def>
<i>Derham.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A griping of the bowels.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"min*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> <def>Resembling
vermin; in the manner of vermin.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Gauden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"min*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>verminosus</i>,
fr. <i>vermis</i> a worm: cf. F. <i>vermineux</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Tending to breed vermin; infested by vermin.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Some . . . <i>verminous</i> disposition of the
body.</blockquote> <i>Harvey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Caused by, or arising from the presence of,
vermin; as, <i>verminous</i> disease.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"min*ous*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a verminous
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver*mip"a*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vermis</i> a
worm + <i>parere</i> to bring forth.] <def>Producing or breeding
worms.</def>  "<i>Vermiparous</i> animals."  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver*miv"o*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vermis</i> a
worm + <i>vorare</i> to devour: cf. F. <i>vermivore</i>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Devouring worms; feeding on worms; as,
<i>vermivorous</i> birds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"muth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>vermout</i>.] <def>A
liqueur made of white wine, absinthe, and various aromatic drugs, used to
excite the appetite.</def>  [Written also <i>vermouth</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Ver"na*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Veronica</u>,
1.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ver*nac"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vernaculus</i>
born in one's house, native, fr. <i>verna</i> a slave born in his master's
house, a native, probably akin to Skr. <i>vas</i> to dwell, E. <i>was</i>.]
<def>Belonging to the country of one's birth; one's own by birth or nature;
native; indigenous; -- now used chiefly of language; as, English is our
<i>vernacular</i> language.</def>  "A <i>vernacular</i> disease."
<i>Harvey.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His skill the <i>vernacular</i> dialect of the Celtic
tongue.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Which in our <i>vernacular</i> idiom may be thus
interpreted.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver*nac"u*lar</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The vernacular
language; one's mother tongue; often, the common forms of expression in a
particular locality.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver*nac"u*lar*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A vernacular
idiom.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver*nac"u*lar*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act
or process of making vernacular, or the state of being made
vernacular.</def>  <i>Fitzed. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver*nac"u*lar*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a
vernacular manner; in the vernacular.</def>  <i>Earle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver*nac"u*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vernaculus</i>.
See <u>Vernacular</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Vernacular.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [L. <i>vernaculi</i>, pl., buffoons, jesters.]
<def>Scoffing; scurrilous.</def>  [A Latinism. Obs.] "Subject to the
petulancy of every <i>vernaculous</i> orator."  <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"nage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>vernaccia</i>.]
<def>A kind of sweet wine from Italy.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vernalis</i>, fr.
<i>vernus</i> vernal, <i>ver</i> spring; akin to Gr. &?;, Skr.
<i>vasanta</i>, Icel. <i>v&amacr;r</i>, and E. <i>Easter</i>, <i>east</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the spring; appearing in the
spring; as, <i>vernal</i> bloom.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Belonging to youth, the spring of
life.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When after the long <i>vernal</i> day of life.</blockquote>
<i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And seems it hard thy <i>vernal</i> years<BR>
Few <i>vernal</i> joys can show?</blockquote> <i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1604 !></p>

<p><col><b>Vernal equinox</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>the time when the
sun crosses the equator when proceeding northward.</cd> -- <col><b>Vernal
grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a low, soft grass (<i>Anthoxanthum
odoratum</i>), producing in the spring narrow spikelike panicles, and noted
for the delicious fragrance which it gives to new-mown hay; -- also called
<i>sweet vernal grass</i>.  See <i>Illust.</i> in Appendix.</cd> --
<col><b>Vernal signs</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>the signs, Aries,
Taurus, and Gemini, in which the sun appears between the vernal equinox and
summer solstice.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ver"nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vernans</i>, p. pr.
<i>vernare</i> to flourish, from <i>ver</i> spring.] <def>Flourishing, as
in spring; vernal.</def>  [Obs.] "<i>Vernant</i> flowers."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [See <u>Vernant</u>.]
<def>To become young again.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ver*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>vernation</i>: cf.
L. <i>vernatio</i> the sloughing of the skin of snakes.] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>The arrangement of the leaves within the leaf bud, as regards their
folding, coiling, rolling, etc.; prefoliation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"ni*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A Veronica.  See
<u>Veronica</u>, 1.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>vernicle</i> had he sowed upon his cap.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"ni*cose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Varnish</u>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having a brilliantly polished surface, as some
leaves.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"ni*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So named after the
inventor, Pierre <i>Vernier</i>.] <def>A short scale made to slide along
the divisions of a graduated instrument, as the limb of a sextant, or the
scale of a barometer, for indicating parts of divisions. It is so graduated
that a certain convenient number of its divisions are just equal to a
certain number, either one less or one more, of the divisions of the
instrument, so that parts of a division are determined by observing what
line on the vernier coincides with a line on the instrument.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vernier calipers</b></col>, <col><b>Vernier gauge</b></col>,
<cd>a gauge with a graduated bar and a sliding jaw bearing a vernier, used
for accurate measurements.</cd> -- <col><b>Vernier compass</b></col>, <cd>a
surveyor's compass with a vernier for the accurate adjustment of the zero
point in accordance with magnetic variation.</cd> -- <col><b>Vernier
transit</b></col>, <cd>a surveyor's transit instrument with a vernier
compass.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ver"nile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vernilis</i> servile.
See <u>Vernacular</u>.] <def>Suiting a salve; servile; obsequious.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The example . . . of <i>vernile</i> scurrility.</blockquote>
<i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver*nil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vernilitas</i>.]
<def>Fawning or obsequious behavior; servility.</def>  [R.]
<i>Bailey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"nine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Vern</i>al + <i>-
ine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An alkaloid extracted from the shoots of the
vetch, red clover, etc., as a white crystalline substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"nish</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>Varnish.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"no*nin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
glucoside extracted from the root of a South African plant of the genus
<i>Vernonia</i>, as a deliquescent powder, and used as a mild heart
tonic.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ver`o*nese"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [It. <i>Veronese</i>.]
<def>Of or pertaining to Verona, in Italy.</def>  -- <pos><i>n. sing. &
pl.</i></pos>  <def>A native of Verona; collectively, the people of
Verona.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*ron"i*ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL.; -- so called from
<i>Veronica</i>, a woman who, according to an old legend, as Christ was
carrying the cross, wiped his face with a cloth, which received an
impression of his countenance; <i>Veronica</i> is fr. MGr. &?;, fr.
Macedonian &?;, for Gr. &?;, literally, carrying off victory, victorious.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A portrait or representation of the face of our
Savior on the alleged handkerchief of Saint Veronica, preserved at Rome;
hence, a representation of this portrait, or any similar representation of
the face of the Savior. Formerly called also <i>Vernacle</i>, and
<i>Vernicle</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus scrophulariaceous plants;
the speedwell.  See <u>Speedwell</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Several herbaceous species are common in both Europe and America,
most of which have small blue flowers. A few shrubby species from New
Zealand are sometimes found in cultivation.</p>

<p><hw>Ver"ray</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Very; true.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"ray*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OF.
<i>veraiement</i>.  See <u>Very</u>.] <def>Verily; truly.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"rel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Ferrule</u>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ver*ric"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>verriculum</i>
a net, seine.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having thickset tufts of parallel
hairs, bristles, or branches.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver*ru"ci*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>verruca</i>
wart + <i>-form</i>.] <def>Shaped like a wart or warts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"ru*cose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>verrucosus</i>,
fr. <i>verruca</i> a wart.] <def>Covered with wartlike elevations;
tuberculate; warty; verrucous; as, a <i>verrucose</i> capsule.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"ru*cous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Verrucose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver*ru"cu*lose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>verrucula</i>,
dim. of <i>verruca</i> a wart.] <def>Minutely verrucose; as, a
<i>verruculose</i> leaf or stalk.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vers</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos> <def>A verse or
verses.  See <u>Verse</u>.</def> [Obs.] "Ten <i>vers</i> or twelve."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver`sa*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being versable.</def>  [R.]  <i>Sterne</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"sa*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>versabilis</i>: cf.
F. <i>versable</i>.  See <u>Versatile</u>.] <def>Capable of being
turned.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ver"sa*ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Versability.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ver"sal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Universal.</def>  [Obs.
or Colloq.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"sant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>versans</i>, p. pr.
<i>versare</i> to turn abound frequently, to turn over in the mind, to
meditate.  See <u>Versatile</u>.] <def>Familiar; conversant.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Men not <i>versant</i> with courts of justice.</blockquote>
<i>Sydney Smith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"sant</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>The slope of a side of
a mountain chain; hence, the general slope of a country; aspect.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"sa*tile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>versatilis</i>,
fr. <i>versare</i> to turn around, v. freq. of <i>vertere</i>: cf. F.
<i>versatile</i>.  See <u>Verse</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of
being turned round.</def>  <i>Harte.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Liable to be turned in opinion; changeable;
variable; unsteady; inconstant; as <i>versatile</i> disposition.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Turning with ease from one thing to another;
readily applied to a new task, or to various subjects; many-sided; as,
<i>versatile</i> genius; a <i>versatile</i> politician.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Conspicuous among the youths of high promise . . . was the
quick and <i>versatile</i> [Charles] Montagu.</blockquote>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Nat. Hist.)</i> <def>Capable of turning; freely
movable; as, a <i>versatile</i> anther, which is fixed at one point to the
filament, and hence is very easily turned around; a <i>versatile</i> toe of
a bird.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Ver"sa*tile*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- --
<wf>Ver"sa*tile*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ver`sa*til"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>versatilit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being versatile;
versatileness.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vers` de so`ci&eacute;`t&eacute;"</hw> (?). [F.] <def>See
<i>Society verses</i>, under <u>Society</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Verse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>vers</i>, AS.
<i>fers</i>, L. <i>versus</i> a line in writing, and, in poetry, a verse,
from <i>vertere</i>, <i>versum</i>, to turn, to turn round; akin to E.
<i>worth</i> to become: cf. F. <i>vers</i>.  See <u>Worth</u> to become,
and cf. <u>Advertise</u>, <u>Averse</u>, <u>Controversy</u>,
<u>Convert</u>, <u>Divers</u>, <u>Invert</u>, <u>Obverse</u>, <u>Prose</u>,
<u>Suzerain</u>, <u>Vortex</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A line consisting
of a certain number of metrical feet (see <u>Foot</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 9) disposed according to metrical rules.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Verses are of various kinds, as <i>hexameter</i>,
<i>pentameter</i>, <i>tetrameter</i>, etc., according to the number of feet
in each. A verse of twelve syllables is called an <i>Alexandrine</i>. Two
or more verses form a <i>stanza</i> or <i>strophe</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Metrical arrangement and language; that which is
composed in metrical form; versification; poetry.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Such prompt eloquence<BR>
Flowed from their lips in prose or numerous <i>verse</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Virtue was taught in <i>verse</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Verse</i> embalms virtue.</blockquote> <i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A short division of any composition.</def>
Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A stanza; a stave; as, a hymn of four
<i>verses</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Although this use of <i>verse</i> is common, it is objectionable,
because not always distinguishable from the stricter use in the sense of a
line.</p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Script.)</i> <def>One of the short divisions of
the chapters in the Old and New Testaments.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The author of the division of the Old Testament into
<i>verses</i> is not ascertained. The New Testament was divided into
<i>verses</i> by Robert Stephens [or <i>Estienne</i>], a French printer.
This arrangement appeared for the first time in an edition printed at
Geneva, in 1551.</p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A portion of an anthem to be
performed by a single voice to each part.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A piece of poetry.</def>  "This <i>verse</i> be
thine."  <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Blank verse</b></col>, <cd>poetry in which the lines do not end
in rhymes.</cd> -- <col><b>Heroic verse</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Heroic</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Verse</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Versed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Versing</u>.]
<def>To tell in verse, or poetry.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Playing on pipes of corn and <i>versing</i>
love.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Verse</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make verses; to
versify.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>It is not rhyming and <i>versing</i> that maketh a
poet.</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>Versed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>vers&eacute;</i>,
L. <i>versatus</i>, p. p. of <i>versari</i> to turn about frequently, to
turn over, to be engaged in a thing, passive of <i>versare</i>.  See
<u>Versant</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Acquainted or familiar, as the
result of experience, study, practice, etc.; skilled; practiced.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Deep <i>versed</i> in books and shallow in
himself.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Opinions . . . derived from studying the Scriptures, wherein
he was <i>versed</i> beyond any person of his age.</blockquote>
<i>Southey.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>These men were <i>versed</i> in the details of
business.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Versed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>versus</i> turned, p. p.
<i>vertere</i>.  See 1st <u>Versed</u>.] <i>(Math.)</i>
<def>Turned.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Versed sine</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Sine</u>, and
<i>Illust.</i> of <u>Functions</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Verse"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Versemonger</u>.</def>  <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><hw>Verse"mon`ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A writer of
verses; especially, a writer of commonplace poetry; a poetaster; a rhymer;
-- used humorously or in contempt.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vers"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A versifier.</def>
<i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vers"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A verse.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"si*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>versiculus</i>,
dim. of <i>versus</i>.  See <u>Verse</u>.] <def>A little verse; especially,
a short verse or text said or sung in public worship by the priest or
minister, and followed by a response from the people.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The psalms were in number fifteen, . . . being digested into
<i>versicles</i>.</blockquote> <i>Strype.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ver"si*col`or</hw> (?), <hw>Ver"si*col`ored</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>versicolor</i>; <i>versare</i> to change +
<i>color</i> color.] <def>Having various colors; changeable in color.</def>
"<i>Versicolor</i>, sweet-smelling flowers."  <i>Burton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver*sic"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Versicle</u>.]
<def>Of or pertaining to verses; designating distinct divisions of a
writing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver`si*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>versificatio</i>: cf. F. <i>versification</i>.] <def>The act, art, or
practice, of versifying, or making verses; the construction of poetry;
metrical composition.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"si*fi*ca`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>A
versifier.</def>  [R.] "The best <i>versificator</i> next Virgil."
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"si*fi`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One who versifies, or makes verses; as, not every <i>versifier</i> is
a poet.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who converts into verse; one who expresses
in verse the ideas of another written in prose; as, Dr. Watts was a
<i>versifier</i> of the Psalms.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"si*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Versified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Versifying</u> (?).] [OE. <i>versifien</i>, F. <i>versifier</i>, L.
<i>versificare</i>; <i>versus</i> a verse + <i>-ficare</i> to make.  See
<u>Verse</u>, and <u>-fy</u>.] <def>To make verses.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I'll <i>versify</i> in spite, and do my best.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"si*fy</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
relate or describe in verse; to compose in verse.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I'll <i>versify</i> the truth, not poetize.</blockquote>
<i>Daniel.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To turn into verse; to render into metrical
form; as, to <i>versify</i> the Psalms.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from L. <i>vertere</i>,
<i>versum</i>, to turn, to change, to translate.  See <u>Verse</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A change of form, direction, or the like;
transformation; conversion; turning.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>version</i> of air into water.</blockquote>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A condition of the uterus in which
its axis is deflected from its normal position without being bent upon
itself.  See <u>Anteversion</u>, and <u>Retroversion</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The act of translating, or rendering, from one
language into another language.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A translation; that which is rendered from
another language; as, the Common, or Authorized, <i>Version</i> of the
Scriptures (see under <u>Authorized</u>); the Septuagint <i>Version</i> of
the Old Testament.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>An account or description from a particular
point of view, especially as contrasted with another account; as, he gave
another <i>version</i> of the affair.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"sion*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who makes or favors
a version; a translator.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ver"so</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>versus</i>, p. p. of
<i>vertere</i> to turn: cf. F. <i>verso</i>.] <i>(Print.)</i> <def>The
reverse, or left-hand, page of a book or a folded sheet of paper; --
opposed to <i>recto</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"sor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. <i>vertere</i>,
<i>versus</i>, to turn.  See <u>Version</u>.] <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>The
turning factor of a quaternion.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The change of one vector into another is considered in
quaternions as made up of two operations; 1st, the rotation of the first
vector so that it shall be parallel to the second; 2d, the change of length
so that the first vector shall be equal to the second. That which expresses
in amount and kind the first operation is a <i>versor</i>, and is denoted
geometrically by a line at right angles to the plane in which the rotation
takes place, the length of this line being proportioned to the amount of
rotation. That which expresses the second operation is a <i>tensor</i>. The
product of the versor and tensor expresses the total operation, and is
called a <i>quaternion</i>.  See <u>Quaternion</u>.</p>

<p><col><b>Quadrantal versor</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Quadrantal</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Verst</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Russ. <i>versta</i>: cf. F.
<i>verste</i>.] <def>A Russian measure of length containing 3,500 English
feet.</def>  [Written also <i>werst</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Ver"su*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a
verse.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ver"sus</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> [L., toward, turned in
the direction of, from <i>vertere</i>, <i>versum</i>, to turn.  See
<u>Verse</u>.] <def>Against; as, John Doe <i>versus</i> Richard Roe; --
chiefly used in legal language, and abbreviated to v. or vs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver*sute"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>versutus</i>, fr.
<i>vertere</i>, <i>versum</i>, to turn.] <def>Crafty; wily; cunning;
artful.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vert</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., green, from L.
<i>viridis</i>.  See <u>Verdant</u>, and cf. <u>Verd</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Eng. Forest Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>Everything that grows, and bears a green leaf, within the forest; as,
to preserve <i>vert</i> and venison is the duty of the verderer.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The right or privilege of cutting growing
wood.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>The color green, represented in a
drawing or engraving by parallel lines sloping downward toward the
right.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"te*ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A vertebra.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Ver"te*bra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vertebr&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>vertebra</i>, fr.
<i>vertere</i> to turn, change.  See <u>Verse</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the serial segments of the
spinal column.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In many fishes the <i>vertebr&aelig;</i> are simple cartilaginous
disks or short cylinders, but in the higher vertebrates they are composed
of many parts, and the vertebr&aelig; in different portions of the same
column vary very greatly. A well-developed vertebra usually consists of a
more or less cylindrical and solid body, or <i>centrum</i>, which is
surmounted dorsally by an arch, leaving an opening which forms a part of
the canal containing the spinal cord. From this dorsal, or neural, arch
spring various processes, or <i>apophyses</i>, which have received special
names: a dorsal, or neural, spine, <i>spinous process</i>, or
<i>neurapophysis</i>, on the middle of the arch; two anterior and two
posterior <i>articular processes</i>, or <i>zygapophyses</i>; and one or
two <i>transverse processes</i> on each side. In those vertebr&aelig; which
bear well-developed ribs, a tubercle near the end of the rib articulates at
a <i>tubercular facet</i> on the transverse process (<i>diapophysis</i>),
while the end, or head, of the rib articulates at a more ventral
<i>capitular facet</i> which is sometimes developed into a second, or
ventral, transverse process (<i>parapophysis</i>). In vertebrates with
well-developed hind limbs, the spinal column is divided into five regions
in each of which the vertebr&aelig; are specially designated: those
vertebr&aelig; in front of, or anterior to, the first vertebra which bears
ribs connected with the sternum are <i>cervical</i>; all those which bear
ribs and are back of the cervicals are <i>dorsal</i>; the one or more
directly supporting the pelvis are sacral and form the sacrum; those
between the sacral and dorsal are <i>lumbar</i>; and all those back of the
sacral are <i>caudal</i>, or <i>coccygeal</i>. In man there are seven
cervical vertebr&aelig;, twelve dorsal, five lumbar, five sacral, and
usually four, but sometimes five and rarely three, coccygeal.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the central ossicles
in each joint of the arms of an ophiuran.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1605 !></p>

<p><hw>Ver"te*bral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>vert&eacute;bral</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to a vertebr&aelig;, or the vertebral column; spinal;
rachidian.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Vertebrate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"te*bral</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
vertebrate.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ver"te*bral*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>At
or within a vertebra or vertebr&aelig;; -- distinguished from
<i>interverterbrally</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver`te*brar*te"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to a vertebr&aelig; and an artery; -- said of the
foramina in the transverse processes of cervical vertebr&aelig; and of the
canal which they form for the vertebral artery and vein.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ver`te*bra"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom,
comprising all animals that have a backbone composed of bony or
cartilaginous vertebr&aelig;, together with Amphioxus in which the backbone
is represented by a simple undivided notochord. The Vertebrata always have
a dorsal, or neural, cavity above the notochord or backbone, and a ventral,
or visceral, cavity below it. The subdivisions or classes of Vertebrata are
Mammalia, Aves, Reptilia, Amphibia, Pisces, Marsipobranchia, and
Leptocardia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"te*brate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>One of the Vertebrata.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ver"te*brate</hw> (?), <hw>Ver"te*bra`ted</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vertebratus</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Having a backbone, or vertebral column, containing the
spinal marrow, as man, quadrupeds, birds, amphibia, and fishes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Contracted at intervals, so as to
resemble the spine in animals.</def>  <i>Henslow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having movable joints
resembling vertebr&aelig;; -- said of the arms ophiurans.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Vertebrata; -- used only in the form <i>vertebrate</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"te*bre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A
vertebra.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ver"te*bro-</hw> (?). <def>A combining form used in anatomy to
indicate <i>connection with</i>, or <i>relation to</i>, <i>a vertebra</i>,
<i>vertebr&aelig;</i>, or <i>vertebral column</i>; as in
<i>vertebro</i>costal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"te*bro-il"i*ac</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Iliolumbar.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"tex</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vertexes</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>Vertices</b></plw> (#). [L.
<i>vertex</i>, <i>-icis</i>, a whirl, top of the head, top, summit, from
<i>vertere</i> to turn.  See <u>Verse</u>, and cf. <u>Vortex</u>.] <def>A
turning point; the principal or highest point; top; summit; crown;
apex.</def>  Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The top, or crown, of the
head.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The zenith, or the point of the
heavens directly overhead.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>The point in any figure opposite
to, and farthest from, the base; the terminating point of some particular
line or lines in a figure or a curve; the top, or the point opposite the
base.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The <i>principal vertex</i> of a conic section is, in the
parabola, the vertex of the axis of the curve: in the ellipse, either
extremity of either axis, but usually the left-hand vertex of the
transverse axis; in the hyperbola, either vertex, but usually the right-
hand vertex of the transverse axis.</p>

<p><col><b>Vertex of a curve</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>the point in
which the axis of the curve intersects it.</cd> -- <col><b>Vertex of an
angle</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>the point in which the sides of the
angle meet.</cd> -- <col><b>Vertex of a solid</b></col>, or <col><b>of a
surface of revolution</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>the point in which the
axis pierces the surface.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ver"ti*cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>vertical</i>.
See <u>Vertex</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the
vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith;
perpendicularly above one.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Charity . . . is the <i>vertical</i> top of all
religion.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon;
upright; plumb; as, a <i>vertical</i> line.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vertical angle</b></col> <i>(Astron. & Geod.)</i>, <cd>an angle
measured on a vertical circle, called an angle of <i>elevation</i>, or
<i>altitude</i>, when reckoned from the horizon upward, and of
<i>depression</i> when downward below the horizon.</cd> -- <col><b>Vertical
anthers</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>such anthers as stand erect at the top
of the filaments.</cd> -- <col><b>Vertical circle</b></col>
<i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>an azimuth circle.  See under <u>Azimuth</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Vertical drill</b></col>, <cd>an drill.  See under
<u>Upright</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Vertical fire</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>,
<cd>the fire, as of mortars, at high angles of elevation.</cd> --
<col><b>Vertical leaves</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>leaves which present
their edges to the earth and the sky, and their faces to the horizon, as in
the Australian species of Eucalyptus.</cd> -- <col><b>Vertical
limb</b></col>, <cd>a graduated arc attached to an instrument, as a
theodolite, for measuring vertical angles.</cd> -- <col><b>Vertical
line</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Dialing)</i> <cd>A line
perpendicular to the horizon.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Conic
Sections)</i> <cd>A right line drawn on the vertical plane, and passing
through the vertex of the cone.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Surv.)</i>
<cd>The direction of a plumb line; a line normal to the surface of still
water.</cd> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <i>(Geom., Drawing, etc.)</i> <cd>A line
parallel to the sides of a page or sheet, in distinction from a
<i>horizontal line</i> parallel to the top or bottom.</cd> --
<col><b>Vertical plane</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Conic
Sections)</i> <cd>A plane passing through the vertex of a cone, and through
its axis.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Projections)</i> <cd>Any plane which
passes through a vertical line.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Persp.)</i>
<cd>The plane passing through the point of sight, and perpendicular to the
ground plane, and also to the picture.</cd> -- <col><b>Vertical
sash</b></col>, <cd>a sash sliding up and down.   Cf. <i>French sash</i>,
under 3d <u>Sash</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Vertical steam engine</b></col>,
<cd>a steam engine having the crank shaft vertically above or below a
vertical cylinder.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ver"ti*cal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Vertical position; zenith.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>A vertical line, plane, or
circle.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Prime vertical</b></col>, <col><b>Prime vertical dial</b></col>.
<cd>See under <u>Prime</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p><hw>Ver`ti*cal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being vertical; verticalness.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The different points of the <i>verticality</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"ti*cal*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a vertical
manner, position, or direction; perpendicularly; as, to look down
<i>vertically</i>; to raise a thing <i>vertically</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"ti*cal*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or state of
being vertical.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"ti*cil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>verticillus</i>,
dim. of <i>vertex</i> a whirl: cf. F. <i>verticille</i>.  See
<u>Vertex</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A circle either of leaves or flowers
about a stem at the same node; a whorl.</def>  [Written also
<i>verticel</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Ver`ti*cil*las"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L.
<i>verticillus</i> a whirl + <i>aster</i> a star.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
whorl of flowers apparently of one cluster, but composed of two opposite
axillary cymes, as in mint.  See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Whorl</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ver*tic"il*late</hw> (?; 277), <hw>Ver*tic"il*la`ted</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Verticil</u>.] <i>(Bot. & Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Arranged in a transverse whorl or whorls like the rays of a wheel; as,
<i>verticillate</i> leaves of a plant; a <i>verticillate</i>
shell.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ver`ti*cil"lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a whirl.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A whorl; a verticil.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver*tic"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>verticit&eacute;</i>.  See <u>Vertex</u>.] <def>The quality or power of
turning; revolution; rotation.</def>  [R.]  <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I hardly believe he hath from elder times unknown the
<i>verticity</i> of the loadstone.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver"ti*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>verticula</i> a
joint.] <def>An axis; hinge; a turning point.</def>  <i>E.
Waterhouse.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver*tig"i*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Turned round;
giddy.</def>  [R.]  <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ver*tig"i*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>vertiginosus</i>, fr. <i>vertigo</i> a whirling around, giddiness: cf.
F. <i>vertigineux</i>.  See <u>Vertig&?;&?;</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Turning round; whirling; rotary; revolving; as, <i>vertiginous</i>
motion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Some <i>vertiginous</i> whirl of fortune.</blockquote> <i>De
Quincey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Affected with vertigo; giddy; dizzy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They [the angels] grew <i>vertiginous</i>, and fell from the
battlements of heaven.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Ver*tig"i*nous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Ver*tig"i*nous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ver"ti*go</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E.
<plw><b>Vertigoes</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>Vertigines</b></plw> (#). [L.,
fr. <i>vertere</i> to turn.  See <u>Verse</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Med.)</i> <def>Dizziness or swimming of the head; an affection of the
head in which objects, though stationary, appear to move in various
directions, and the person affected finds it difficult to maintain an erect
posture; giddiness.</def>  <i>Quian.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species
of small land snails belonging to the genus <i>Vertigo</i>, having an
elongated or conical spiral shell and usually teeth in the
aperture.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver`ti*lin"e*ar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Verti</i>cal +
<i>linear</i>.] <def>Straight; rectilinear.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ver"tu</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Virtue; power.  See <u>Virtue</u>.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>See <u>Virtu</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"tu*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Virtuous;
powerful.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ver`u*mon*ta"num</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.]
<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>An elevation, or crest, in the wall of the urethra
where the seminal ducts enter it.</def></p>

<p>&fist; This is sometimes written veru montanum.</p>

<p><hw>Ver"vain</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>verveine</i>, F.
<i>verveine</i>, fr. L. <i>verbena</i>, pl. <i>verbenae</i> sacred boughs
of laurel, olive, or myrtle, a class of plants; cf. <i>verbenaca</i>
vervain.  Cf. <u>Verbena</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any plant of the genus
Verbena.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vervain mallow</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a species of mallow
(<i>Malva Alcea</i>) with rose-colored flowers.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Verve</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>Excitement of
imagination such as animates a poet, artist, or musician, in composing or
performing; rapture; enthusiasm; spirit; energy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"vel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Varvel</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"vet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
South African monkey (<i>Cercopithecus pygerythrus, or Lelandii</i>). The
upper parts are grayish green, finely specked with black. The cheeks and
belly are reddish white.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ver"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Verier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Veriest</u>.] [OE.
<i>verai</i>, <i>verray</i>, OF. <i>verai</i>, <i>vrai</i>, F. <i>vrai</i>,
(assumed) LL. <i>veracus</i>, for L. <i>verax</i> true, veracious, fr.
<i>verus</i> true; akin to OHG. & OS. <i>w&amacr;r</i>, G. <i>wahr</i>, D.
<i>waar</i>; perhaps originally, that is or exists, and akin to E.
<i>was</i>.  Cf. <u>Aver</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, <u>Veracious</u>,
<u>Verdict</u>, <u>Verity</u>.] <def>True; real; actual;
veritable.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Whether thou be my <i>very</i> son Esau or not.</blockquote>
<i>Gen. xxvii. 21.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that
repeateth a matter separateth <i>very</i> friends.</blockquote> <i>Prov.
xvii. 9.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>very</i> essence of truth is plainness and
brightness.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I looked on the consideration of public service or public
ornament to be real and <i>very</i> justice.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Very</i> is sometimes used to make the word with which it is
connected emphatic, and may then be paraphrased by <i>same</i>, <i>self-
same</i>, <i>itself</i>, and the like. "The <i>very</i> hand, the
<i>very</i> words." <i>Shak.</i> "The <i>very</i> rats instinctively have
quit it." <i>Shak.</i> "Yea, there where <i>very</i> desolation dwells."
<i>Milton.</i> <i>Very</i> is used occasionally in the comparative degree,
and more frequently in the superlative. "Was not my lord the <i>verier</i>
wag of the two?" <i>Shak.</i> "The <i>veriest</i> hermit in the nation."
<i>Pope.</i> "He had spoken the very truth, and transformed it into the
<i>veriest</i> falsehood." <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Very Reverend</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under
<u>Reverend</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ver"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a high degree; to no
small extent; exceedingly; excessively; extremely; as, a <i>very</i> great
mountain; a <i>very</i> bright sum; a <i>very</i> cold day; the river flows
<i>very</i> rapidly; he was <i>very</i> much hurt.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ves"bi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from L.
<i>Vesuvius</i>, contr. <i>Vesbius</i>, Vesuvius.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
rare metallic element of which little is known. It is said by Scacchi to
have been extracted from a yellowish incrustation from the cracks of a
Vesuvian lava erupted in 1631.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vese</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Frese</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>Onset; rush; violent draught or wind.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ve*si"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>A
bladder.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vesica piscis</b></col>. [L., dish bladder.] <i>(Eccl. Art)</i>
<cd>A glory, or aureole, of oval shape, or composed of two arcs of circles
usually represented as surrounding a divine personage.  More rarely, an
oval composed of two arcs not representing a glory; a solid oval,
etc.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ves"i*cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vesica</i> bladder.]
<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the bladder.</def>
<i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ves"i*cant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vesica</i> blister:
cf. F. <i>v&eacute;sicant</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A vesicatory.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ves"i*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vesicated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vesicating</u>.] [See <u>Vesicant</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>To raise
little bladders or blisters upon; to inflame and separate the cuticle of;
to blister.</def>  <i>Wiseman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ves`i*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>v&eacute;sication</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The process of vesicating, or
of raising blisters.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ves"i*ca*to*ry</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>v&eacute;sicatoire</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Tending, or having power, to
raise a blister.</def>  -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos>  <def>A blistering
application or plaster; a vesicant; an epispastic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ves"i*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vesicula</i>, dim.
of <i>vesica</i> a bladder, blister; akin to Skr. <i>vasti</i> bladder: cf.
F. <i>v&eacute;sicule</i>.] <def>A bladderlike vessel; a membranous cavity;
a cyst; a cell.</def>  Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A small bladderlike body in the
substance of vegetable, or upon the surface of a leaf.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A small, and more or less
circular, elevation of the cuticle, containing a clear watery
fluid.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A cavity or sac, especially one
filled with fluid; as, the umbilical <i>vesicle</i>.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small convex hollow
prominence on the surface of a shell or a coral.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A small cavity, nearly spherical
in form, and usually of the size of a pea or smaller, such as are common in
some volcanic rocks. They are produced by the liberation of watery vapor in
the molten mass.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ves"i*co-</hw> (?). <def>A combining form used in anatomy to
indicate <i>connection with</i>, or <i>relation to</i>, <i>the bladder</i>;
as in <i>vesico</i>prostatic, <i>vesico</i>vaginal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ves`i*co*pro*stat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Of a pertaining to the bladder and the prostrate gland.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ves`i*co*u"ter*ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to the bladder and the uterus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ves`i*co*vag"i*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to the bladder and the vagina.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ve*sic"u*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vesicul&aelig;</b></plw> . [L., dim. of <i>vesica</i>.] <i>(Anat. &
Med.)</i> <def>A vesicle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*sic"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>v&eacute;siculaire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to
vesicles; esp., of or pertaining to the air vesicles, or air cells, of the
lungs; as, <i>vesicular</i> breathing, or normal breathing, in which the
air enters freely the air vesicles of the lungs.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Containing, or composed of, vesicles or
vesiclelike structures; covered with vesicles or bladders; vesiculate; as,
<i>vesicular</i> coral; <i>vesicular</i> lava; a <i>vesicular</i>
leaf.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Having the form or structure of a vesicle; as, a
<i>vesicular</i> body.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vesicular column</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>a series of nerve
cells forming one of the tracts distinguished in the spinal; -- also called
the <i>ganglionic column</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Vesicular emphysema</b></col>
<i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>emphysema of the lungs, in which the air vesicles are
distended and their walls ruptured.</cd> -- <col><b>Vesicular
murmur</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>the sound, audible on auscultation of
the chest, made by the air entering and leaving the air vesicles of the
lungs in respiration.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Ve*sic`u*la"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.  See
<u>Vesicle</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of
marine Bryozoa belonging to <i>Vesicularia</i> and allied genera. They have
delicate tubular cells attached in clusters to slender flexible
stems.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ve*sic`u*la"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.  See
<u>Vesicle</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The campanularian
medus&aelig;.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*sic"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Bladdery; full of,
or covered with, bladders; vesicular.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*sic"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To form
vesicles in, as lava.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*sic`u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i>
<def>The state of containing vesicles, or the process by which vesicles are
formed.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ve*sic"u*lose`</hw> (?), <hw>Ve*sic"u*lous</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vesiculosus</i>: cf. F.
<i>v&eacute;siculeux</i>.] <def>Bladdery; vesicular; vesiculate; composed
of vesicles; covered with vesicles; as, a <i>vesiculose</i>
shell.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ves"pa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., wasp.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of Hymenoptera including the common wasps
and hornets.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1606 !></p>

<p><hw>Ves"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., the evening, the evening
star, the west; akin to Gr. &?;, &?;, and perhaps to E. <i>west</i>.  Cf.
<u>Hesperian</u>, <u>Vespers</u>.] <def>The evening star; Hesper; Venus,
when seen after sunset; hence, the evening.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ves"per</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the
evening, or to the service of vespers; as, a <i>vesper</i> hymn;
<i>vesper</i> bells.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vesper sparrow</b></col>, <cd>the grass finch.  See under
<u>Grass</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ves"per*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Vesper;
evening.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ves"pers</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [OF. <i>vespres</i>, F.
<i>v&ecirc;pres</i>, LL. <i>vesperae</i>, fr. L. <i>vespera</i> evening.
See <u>Vesper</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One of the little hours of the Breviary.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The evening song or service.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Sicilian vespers</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Sicilian</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p><hw>||Ves`per*til"i*o</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a bat.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of bats including some of the common small
insectivorous species of North America and Europe.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ves`per*til`i*o"nes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A tribe of bats including the common insectivorous
bats of America and Europe, belonging to Vespertilio and allied genera.
They lack a nose membrane.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ves`per*til`i*o"nine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Vespertiliones.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ves"per*ti`nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Vespertine.</def>
<i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ves"per*tine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vespertinus</i>.
See <u>Vesper</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the
evening; happening or being in the evening.</def>  <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Blossoming in the
evening.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ves"pi*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vespa</i> a wasp.]
<def>A nest, or habitation, of insects of the wasp kind.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ves*pil"lo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vespilloes</b></plw> (#). [L.] <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>One who
carried out the dead bodies of the poor at night for burial.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Like <i>vespilloes</i> or grave makers.</blockquote> <i>Sir
T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ves"sel</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>vessel</i>,
<i>veissel</i>, <i>vaissel</i>, <i>vaissiel</i>, F. <i>vascellum</i>, dim.
of <i>vasculum</i>, dim. of <i>vas</i> a vessel.  Cf. <u>Vascular</u>,
<u>Vase</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A hollow or concave utensil for
holding anything; a hollow receptacle of any kind, as a hogshead, a barrel,
a firkin, a bottle, a kettle, a cup, a bowl, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[They drank] out of these noble <i>vessels</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A general name for any hollow structure made to
float upon the water for purposes of navigation; especially, one that is
larger than a common rowboat; as, a war <i>vessel</i>; a passenger
<i>vessel</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[He] began to build a <i>vessel</i> of huge
bulk.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: A person regarded as receiving or
containing something; esp. <i>(Script.)</i>, one into whom something is
conceived as poured, or in whom something is stored for use; as,
<i>vessels</i> of wrath or mercy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He is a chosen <i>vessel</i> unto me.</blockquote> <i>Acts
ix. 15.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[The serpent] fit <i>vessel</i>, fittest imp of fraud, in
whom<BR>
To enter.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Any tube or canal in which the
blood or other fluids are contained, secreted, or circulated, as the
arteries, veins, lymphatics, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A continuous tube formed from
superposed large cylindrical or prismatic cells (trache&aelig;), which have
lost their intervening partitions, and are usually marked with dots, pits,
rings, or spirals by internal deposition of secondary membranes; a
duct.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Acoustic vessels</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Acoustic</u>.</cd>
-- <col><b>Weaker vessel</b></col>, <cd>a woman; -- now applied
humorously.</cd>  "Giving honor unto the wife, as unto the <i>weaker
vessel</i>." <i>1 Peter iii. 7.</i> "You are the <i>weaker vessel</i>."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ves"sel</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To put into a
vessel.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ves"sel*ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vesselfuls</b></plw> (&?;). <def>As much as a vessel will hold;
enough to fill a vessel.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ves"ses</hw> (?), <hw>Ves"sets</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>A kind of worsted; also, a worsted cloth.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Ves"sic*non</hw> (?), <hw>Ves"sig*non</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>vessigon</i>, fr. L. <i>vesica</i> a bladder,
blister.] <i>(Far.)</i> <def>A soft swelling on a horse's leg; a
windgall.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vest</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vestis</i> a garment,
vesture; akin to Goth. <i>wasti</i>, and E. <i>wear</i>: cf. F.
<i>veste</i>.  See <u>Wear</u> to carry on the person, and cf.
<u>Divest</u>, <u>Invest</u>, <u>Travesty</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An article of clothing covering the person; an
outer garment; a vestment; a dress; a vesture; a robe.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In state attended by her maiden train,<BR>
Who bore the <i>vests</i> that holy rites require.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any outer covering; array; garb.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Not seldom clothed in radiant <i>vest</i><BR>
Deceitfully goes forth the morn.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, a waistcoat, or sleeveless body
garment, for men, worn under the coat.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Garment; vesture; dress; robe; vestment; waistcoat.  --
<u>Vest</u>, <u>Waistcoat</u>. In England, the original word
<i>waistcoat</i> is generally used for the body garment worn over the shirt
and immediately under the coat. In the United States this garment is
commonly called a <i>vest</i>, and the <i>waistcoat</i> is often improperly
given to an under-garment.</p>

<p><hw>Vest</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Vested</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Vesting</u>.] [Cf. L.
<i>vestire</i>, <i>vestitum</i>, OF. <i>vestir</i>, F. <i>v&ecirc;tir</i>.
See <u>Vest</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To clothe
with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover,
surround, or encompass closely.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Came <i>vested</i> all in white, pure as her
mind.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>With ether <i>vested</i>, and a purple sky.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To clothe with authority, power, or the like; to
put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; -- followed by
<i>with</i> before the thing conferred; as, to <i>vest</i> a court with
power to try cases of life and death.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Had I been <i>vested</i> with the monarch's
power.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To place or give into the possession or
discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; -- with
<i>in</i> before the possessor; as, the power of life and death is
<i>vested</i> in the king, or in the courts.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Empire and dominion was [were] <i>vested</i> in
him.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To invest; to put; as, to <i>vest</i> money in
goods, land, or houses.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To clothe with possession; as, to
<i>vest</i> a person with an estate; also, to give a person an immediate
fixed right of present or future enjoyment of; as, an estate is
<i>vested</i> in possession.</def>  <i>Bouvier.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vest</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To come or descend; to
be fixed; to take effect, as a title or right; -- followed by <i>in</i>;
as, upon the death of the ancestor, the estate, or the right to the estate,
<i>vests</i> in the heir at law.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ves"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Vesta</i>, akin to Gr.
&?; Vesta, &?; the hearth of the house, and perhaps to Skr. <i>ush</i> to
burn (see <i>East</i>), or perhaps to Skr. <i>vas</i> to dwell, and E.
<i>was</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Rom. Myth.)</i> <def>One of the great
divinities of the ancient Romans, identical with the Greek <i>Hestia</i>.
She was a virgin, and the goddess of the hearth; hence, also, of the fire
on it, and the family round it.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>An asteroid, or minor planet,
discovered by Olbers in 1807.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A wax friction match.</def>
<i>Simmonds.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ves"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Vestalis</i> belonging
to Vesta, vestal.  See <u>Vesta</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to Vesta, the
virgin goddess of the hearth; hence, pure; chaste.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ves"tal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Vestalis</i> (sc.
<i>virgo</i>): cf. F. <i>vestale</i>.  See <u>Vestal</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>A virgin
consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which
was to be perpetually kept burning upon her altar.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The <i>Vestals</i> were originally four, but afterward six, in
number. Their term of service lasted thirty years, the period of admission
being from the sixth to the tenth year of the candidate's age.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A virgin; a woman pure and chaste; also, a
nun.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>How happy is the blameless <i>vestal's</i> lot!</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ves*ta"les</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.  See
<u>Vestal</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A group of butterflies including
those known as virgins, or gossamer-winged butterflies.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vest"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Clothed; robed; wearing vestments.</def>  "The <i>vested</i> priest."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Not in a state of contingency or
suspension; fixed; as, <i>vested</i> rights; <i>vested</i>
interests.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vested legacy</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a legacy the right to
which commences <i>in pr&aelig;senti</i>, and does not depend on a
contingency; as, a legacy to one to be paid when he attains to twenty-one
years of age is a <i>vested legacy</i>, and if the legatee dies before the
testator, his representative shall receive it.</cd> <i>Blackstone.</i> --
<col><b>Vested remainder</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>an estate settled, to
remain to a determined person, after the particular estate is spent.</cd>
<i>Blackstone.</i> <i>Kent.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ves`ti*a"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Vestiary</u>.]
<def>Of or pertaining to a vestiary or vestments.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ves"ti*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vestiarium</i>.
See <u>Vestry</u>.] <def>A wardrobe; a robing room; a vestry.</def>
<i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ves"ti*a*ry</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to clothes,
or vestments.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ves*tib"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to a vestibule; like a vestibule.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ves"ti*bule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vestibulum</i>, of
uncertain origin: cf. F. <i>vestibule</i>.] <def>The porch or entrance into
a house; a hall or antechamber next the entrance; a lobby; a porch; a
hall.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vestibule of the ear</b></col>. <i>(Anat.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Ear</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Vestibule of the vulva</b></col>
<i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>a triangular space between the nymph&aelig;, in which
the orifice of the urethra is situated.</cd> -- <col><b>Vestibule
train</b></col> <i>(Railroads)</i>, <cd>a train of passenger cars having
the space between the end doors of adjacent cars inclosed, so as to admit
of leaving the doors open to provide for intercommunication between all the
cars.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Hall; passage.  -- <u>Vestibule</u>, <u>Hall</u>,
<u>Passage</u>.  A <i>vestibule</i> is a small apartment within the doors
of a building.  A <i>hall</i> is the first large apartment beyond the
vestibule, and, in the United States, is often long and narrow, serving as
a passage to the several apartments. In England, the <i>hall</i> is
generally square or oblong, and a long, narrow space of entrance is called
a <i>passage</i>, not a <i>hall</i>, as in America. <i>Vestibule</i> is
often used in a figurative sense to denote a place of entrance.  "The
citizens of Rome placed the images of their ancestors in the
<i>vestibules</i> of their houses." <i>Bolingbroke</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ves*tib"u*lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vestibula</b></plw> (#). [L., vestibule.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A cavity into which, in certain bryozoans, the esophagus and anus
open.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ves"ti*gate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>vestigatus</i>,
p. p. of <i>vestigare</i>.  See <u>Vestige</u>.] <def>To investigate.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ves"tige</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from L.
<i>vestigium</i> footprint, trace, sign; the last part (<i>-stigium</i>) is
probably akin to E. <i>sty</i>, v. i.  Cf. <u>Investigate</u>.] <def>The
mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign;
hence, a faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has
perished, or is no longer present; remains; as, the <i>vestiges</i> of
ancient magnificence in Palmyra; <i>vestiges</i> of former
population.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What <i>vestiges</i> of liberty or property have they
left?</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Ridicule has followed the <i>vestiges</i> of Truth, but
never usurped her place.</blockquote> <i>Landor.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Trace; mark; sign; token.  -- <u>Vestige</u>,
<u>Trace</u>. These words agree in marking some indications of the past,
but differ to some extent in their use and application. <i>Vestige</i> is
used chiefly in a figurative sense, for the remains something long passed
away; as, the <i>vestiges</i> of ancient times; <i>vestiges</i> of the
creation.  A <i>trace</i> is literally something drawn out in a line, and
may be used in this its primary sense, or figuratively, to denote a sign or
evidence left by something that has passed by, or ceased to exist.
<i>Vestige</i> usually supposes some definite object of the past to be left
behind; while a <i>trace</i> may be a mere indication that something has
been present or is present; as, <i>traces</i> of former population; a
<i>trace</i> of poison in a given substance.</p>

<p><hw>Ves*tig"i*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
a vestige or remnant; like a vestige.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vest"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Cloth for vests; a vest
pattern.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ves"ti*ture</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Vesture</u>.] <def>In vestiture.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vest"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dim. of <i>vest</i>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of actinians belonging
to the genus <i>Cerianthus</i>. These animals have a long, smooth body
tapering to the base, and two separate circles of tentacles around the
mouth. They form a tough, flexible, feltlike tube with a smooth internal
lining, in which they dwell, whence the name.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vest"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>vestement</i>,
<i>vestiment</i>, OF. <i>vestement</i>, <i>vestiment</i>, F.
<i>v&ecirc;tement</i>, fr. L. <i>vestimentum</i>, fr. <i>vestire</i> to
clothe, fr. <i>vestis</i> a garment, clothing.  See <u>Vest</u>.] <def>A
covering or garment; some part of clothing or dress</def>; specifically
<i>(Eccl.)</i>, <def>any priestly garment.</def>  "Royal <i>vestiment</i>."
<i>Chaucer.</i> "Priests in holy <i>vestments</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote> The sculptor could not give <i>vestments</i> suitable to
the quality of the persons represented.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ves"try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vestries</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>vestrye</i>, F. <i>vestiaire</i>,
L. <i>vestiarium</i>, fr. <i>vestiarius</i> belonging to clothes, fr.
<i>vestis</i> a garment.  See <u>Vest</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, and cf.
<u>Vestiary</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A room appendant to a church, in
which sacerdotal vestments and sacred utensils are sometimes kept, and
where meetings for worship or parish business are held; a sacristy; --
formerly called <i>revestiary</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He said unto him that was over the <i>vestry</i>, Bring
forth vestments for all the worshipers of Baal.</blockquote> <i>2 Kings x.
22.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Ch. of Eng.)</i> <def>A parochial assembly; an
assembly of persons who manage parochial affairs; -- so called because
usually held in a vestry.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Prot. Epis. Ch.)</i> <def>A body, composed of
wardens and vestrymen, chosen annually by a parish to manage its temporal
concerns.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Metropolitan vestry</b></col>, <cd>in the city of London, and
certain specified parishes and places in England, a body composed of
householders who pay poor rates. Its duties include the repair of churches,
care of highways, the appointment of certain officers, etc.</cd> --
<col><b>Select vestry</b></col>, <cd>a select number of persons chosen in
large and populous English parishes to represent and manage the concerns of
the parish for one year.</cd> <i>Mozley & W.</i> -- <col><b>Vestry
board</b></col> <i>(Ch. of Eng.)</i>, <cd>a vestry.  See def. 2,
above.</cd> -- <col><b>Vestry clerk</b></col>, <cd>an officer chosen by the
vestry, who keeps a record of its proceedings; also, in England, one who
keeps the parish accounts and books.</cd> -- <col><b>Vestry
meeting</b></col>, <cd>the meeting of a vestry or vestry board; also, a
meeting of a parish held in a vestry or other place.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ves"try*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vestrymen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A member of a vestry; especially
<i>(Prot. Epis. Ch.)</i>, a member other than a warden.  See
<u>Vestry</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ves"ture</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>vesture</i>,
<i>vesteure</i>, F. <i>v&ecirc;ture</i>, LL. <i>vestitura</i>, from L.
<i>vestire</i> to clothe, dress.  See <u>Vest</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>,
and cf. <u>Vestiture</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A garment or garments; a
robe; clothing; dress; apparel; vestment; covering; envelope.</def>
<i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Approach, and kiss her sacred <i>vesture's</i>
hem.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Rocks, precipices, and gulfs, appareled with a
<i>vesture</i> of plants.</blockquote> <i>Bentley.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There polished chests embroidered <i>vestures</i>
graced.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The
corn, grass, underwood, stubble, etc., with which land was covered; as, the
<i>vesture</i> of an acre.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Seizin;
possession.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ves"tured</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Covered with vesture
or garments; clothed; enveloped.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We be <i>vestured</i> with poor cloth.</blockquote> <i>Ld.
Berners.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ve*su"vi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>V&eacute;suvien</i>, It. <i>Vesuviano</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to
Vesuvius, a volcano near Naples.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*su"vi*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G. <i>vesuvian</i>.  See
<u>Vesuvian</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <i>(Min.)</i>
<def>Vesuvianite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*su"vi*an*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A
mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, and also massive, of a brown to
green color, rarely sulphur yellow and blue. It is a silicate of alumina
and lime with some iron magnesia, and is common at Vesuvius. Also called
<i>idocrase</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*su"vine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A trade name for a
brown dyestuff obtained from certain basic azo compounds of benzene; --
called also <i>Bismarck brown</i>, <i>Manchester brown</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vetch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Also <i>fitch</i>; OE.
<i>ficche</i>, <i>feche</i>, for <i>veche</i>, OF. <i>veche</i>,
<i>vecce</i>, <i>vesche</i>, <i>vesce</i>, F. <i>vesce</i>, fr. L.
<i>vicia</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any leguminous plant of the genus
<i>Vicia</i>, some species of which are valuable for fodder. The common
species is <i>V. sativa</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The name is also applied to many other leguminous plants of
different genera; as the chichling vetch, of the genus <i>Lathyrus</i>; the
horse vetch, of the genus <i>Hippocrepis</i>; the kidney vetch
(<i>Anthyllis vulneraria</i>); the milk vetch, of the genus
<i>Astragalus</i>; the licorice vetch, or wild licorice (<i>Abrus
precatorius</i>).</p>

<p><hw>Vetch"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Vetch</i> + <i>-
ling</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any small leguminous plant of the genus
<i>Lathyrus</i>, especially <i>L. Nissolia</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vetch"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Consisting of vetches or of pea straw.</def>  "A <i>vetchy</i> bed."
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Abounding with vetches.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vet"er*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>veteranus</i>, from
<i>vetus</i>, <i>veteris</i>, old; akin to Gr. &?; year, Skr.
<i>vatsara</i>.  See <u>Wether</u>.] <def>Long exercised in anything,
especially in military life and the duties of a soldier; long practiced or
experienced; as, a <i>veteran</i> officer or soldier; <i>veteran</i>
skill.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The insinuating eloquence and delicate flattery of
<i>veteran</i> diplomatists and courtiers.</blockquote>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1607 !></p>

<p><hw>Vet"er*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>veteranus</i> (sc.
<i>miles</i>): cf. F. <i>v&eacute;t&eacute;ran</i>.] <def>One who has been
long exercised in any service or art, particularly in war; one who has
had.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ensigns that pierced the foe's remotest lines,<BR>
The hardy <i>veteran</i> with tears resigns.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p>&fist; In the United States, during the civil war, soldiers who had
served through one term of enlistment and had re&euml;nlisted were
specifically designated <i>veterans</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Vet"er*an*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To
re&euml;nlist for service as a soldier.</def>  [U. S.]  <i>Gen. W. T.
Sherman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vet`er*i*na"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>veterinarius</i>.  See <u>Veterinary</u>.] <def>One skilled in the
diseases of cattle or domestic animals; a veterinary surgeon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vet"er*i*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>veterinarius</i> of or belonging to beasts of burden an draught, fr.
<i>veterinus</i>, probably originally, of or pertaining to yearlings: cf.
F. <i>v&eacute;t&eacute;rinaire</i>.  See <u>Veteran</u>, <u>Wether</u>.]
<def>Of or pertaining to the art of healing or treating the diseases of
domestic animals, as oxen, horses, sheep, etc.; as, a <i>veterinary</i>
writer or school.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vet"i*ver</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An East
Indian grass (<i>Andropogon muricatus</i>); also, its fragrant roots which
are much used for making mats and screens.  Also called <i>kuskus</i>, and
<i>khuskhus</i>.</def>  [Sometimes written <i>vetivert</i>, and
<i>vitivert</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Ve"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vetoes</b></plw> (&?;). [L. <i>veto</i> I forbid.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An authoritative prohibition or negative; a
forbidding; an interdiction.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This contemptuous <i>veto</i> of her husband's on any
intimacy with her family.</blockquote> <i>G. Eliot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A power or right possessed by one department of
government to forbid or prohibit the carrying out of projects attempted by
another department; especially, in a constitutional government, a power
vested in the chief executive to prevent the enactment of measures passed
by the legislature. Such a power may be absolute, as in the case of the
Tribunes of the People in ancient Rome, or limited, as in the case of the
President of the United States. Called also <i>the veto
power</i>.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The exercise of such authority; an act of
prohibition or prevention; as, a <i>veto</i> is probable if the bill
passes.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A document or message communicating the reasons
of the executive for not officially approving a proposed law; -- called
also <i>veto message</i>.</def> [U. S.]</p>

<p>&fist; <i>Veto</i> is not a term employed in the Federal Constitution,
but seems to be of popular use only.
<i>Abbott.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>Ve"to</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Vetoed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Vetoing</u>.]
<def>To prohibit; to negative; also, to refuse assent to, as a legislative
bill, and thus prevent its enactment; as, to <i>veto</i> an appropriation
bill.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve"to*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who uses, or sustains
the use of, the veto.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vet*tu"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vetture</b></plw> (#). [It. <i>vettura</i>, fr. L. <i>vectura</i>
conveyance.  Cf. <u>Vecture</u>.] <def>An Italian four-wheeled carriage,
esp. one let for hire; a hackney coach.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vet`tu*ri"no</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vetturini</b></plw> (#). [It.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who lets
or drives a vettura.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A vettura.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ve*tust"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vetustus</i> old,
ancient.] <def>Venerable from antiquity; ancient; old.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Vex</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vexed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vexing</u>.] [F. <i>vexer</i>, L. <i>vexare</i>, <i>vexatum</i>, to vex,
originally, to shake, toss, in carrying, v. intens. fr. <i>vehere</i>,
<i>vectum</i>, to carry.  See <u>Vehicle</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
to&?;s back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>White curl the waves, and the <i>vexed</i> ocean
roars.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make angry or annoyed by little provocations;
to irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to trouble; to
tease.</def>  "I will not <i>vex</i> your souls."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Then thousand torments <i>vex</i> my heart.</blockquote>
<i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To twist; to weave.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Some English wool, <i>vexed</i> in a Belgian
loom.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Tease</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Vex</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be irritated; to
fret.</def>  [R.]  <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vex*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vexatio</i>: cf. F.
<i>vexation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of vexing, or the state
of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Passions too violent . . . afford us nothing but
<i>vexation</i> and pain.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Those who saw him after a defeat looked in vain for any
trace of <i>vexation</i>.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The cause of trouble or disquiet;
affliction.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Your children were <i>vexation</i> to your
youth.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A harassing by process of law; a vexing or
troubling, as by a malicious suit.</def>  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Chagrin; agitation; mortification; uneasiness; trouble;
grief; sorrow; distress.  See <u>Chagrin</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Vex*a"tious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Vexation</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Causing vexation; agitating; afflictive; annoying;
as, a <i>vexatious</i> controversy; a <i>vexatious</i> neighbor.</def>
"Continual <i>vexatious</i> wars."  <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Full or vexation, trouble, or disquiet;
disturbed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He leads a <i>vexatious</i> life.</blockquote> <i>Sir K.
Digby.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Vexatious suit</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a suit commenced for
the purpose of giving trouble, or without cause.</cd></p>

<p>-- <wf>Vex*a"tious*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Vex*a"tious*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Vexed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Annoyed; harassed; troubled.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Much debated or contested; causing discussion;
as, a <i>vexed</i> question.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vex"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who vexes or
troubles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vex"il</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A vexillum.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Vex"il*lar</hw> (?), <hw>Vex"il*la*ry</hw> (?), }[Cf. F.
<i>vexillaire</i>, L. <i>vexillarius</i> a standard bearer.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to an ensign or
standard.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the vexillum,
or upper petal of papilionaceous flowers.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vexilary &aelig;stivation</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a mode of
&aelig;stivation in which one large upper petal folds over, and covers, the
other smaller petals, as in most papilionaceous plants.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vex"il*la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vexillarius</i>:
cf. F. <i>vexillaire</i>.] <def>A standard bearer.</def>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vex`il*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>vexillatio</i>.] <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>A company of troops under one
vexillum.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vex*il"lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vexilla</b></plw> (#). [L., a standard, a flag.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A flag or standard.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A company of troops serving under one
standard.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A
banner.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The sign of the cross.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The upper petal of a
papilionaceous flower; the standard.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The rhachis and web of a
feather taken together; the vane.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vex"ing*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a vexing manner;
so as to vex, tease, or irritate.</def>  <i>Tatler.</i></p>

<p><hw>V" hook`</hw> (?). <i>(Steam Engine)</i> <def>A gab at the end of an
eccentric rod, with long jaws, shaped like the letter
<universbold>V.</universbold></def></p>

<p><hw>||Vi"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.  See <u>Way</u>.] <def>A
road way.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Via Lactea</b></col> [L.] <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the Milky Way, or
Galaxy.  See <u>Galaxy</u>, 1.</cd> -- <col><b>Via media</b></col> [L.]
<i>(Theol.)</i>, <cd>the middle way; -- a name applied to their own
position by the Anglican high-churchmen, as being between the Roman
Catholic Church and what they term extreme Protestantism.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vi"a</hw>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> [L., ablative of <i>via</i> way.
See <u>Way</u>.] <def>By the way of; as, to send a letter <i>via</i>
Queenstown to London.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being viable.</def>  Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The capacity of living after
birth.</def>  <i>Bouvier.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The capacity of living, or being distributed,
over wide geographical limits; as, the <i>viability</i> of a
species.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., from <i>vie</i> life,
L. <i>vita</i>.  See <u>Vital</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>Capable of living;
born alive and with such form and development of organs as to be capable of
living; -- said of a newborn, or a prematurely born, infant.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Unless he [an infant] is born <i>viable</i>, he acquires no
rights, and can not transmit them to his heirs, and is considered as if he
had never been born.
<i>Bouvier.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>Vi`a*duct</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>via</i> a way + <i>-
duct</i>, as in <i>aqueduct</i>: cf. F. <i>viaduc</i>.  See <u>Via</u>, and
<u>Aqueduct</u>.] <def>A structure of considerable magnitude, usually with
arches or supported on trestles, for carrying a road, as a railroad, high
above the ground or water; a bridge; especially, one for crossing a valley
or a gorge.  Cf. <u>Trestlework</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Voyage</u>.] <def>A
voyage; a journey.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer. Gower.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>viole</i>,
<i>fiole</i>, F. <i>fiole</i>.  See <u>Phial</u>.] <def>A small bottle,
usually of glass; a little glass vessel with a narrow aperture intended to
be closed with a stopper; as, a <i>vial</i> of medicine.</def>  [Written
also <i>phial</i>.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Take thou this <i>vial</i>, being then in bed,<BR>
And this distilled liquor thou off.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi"al</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Vialed</u> (?) or <u>Vialled</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vialing</u> or <u>Vialling</u>.] <def>To put in a vial or vials.</def>
"Precious <i>vialed</i> liquors."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi*am"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>via</i> a way +
<i>-meter</i>.] <def>An odometer; -- called also
<i>viatometer</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"and</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>viande</i> meat, food,
LL. <i>vianda</i>, <i>vivanda</i>, <i>vivenda</i>, properly, things to live
on, fr. L. <i>vivere</i> to live; akin to <i>vivus</i> living.  See
<u>Vivid</u>, and cf. <u>Victualis</u>.] <def>An article of food;
provisions; food; victuals; -- used chiefly in the plural.</def>
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Viands</i> of various kinds allure the
taste.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi"and*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A feeder; an eater;
also, one who provides viands, or food; a host.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Holinshed.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi"-ap`ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Otaheite
apple</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>viarius</i>, fr.
<i>via</i> a way, road.] <def>Of or pertaining to roads; happening on
roads.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Vi"a*tec`ture</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>via</i> way
+ <i>-tecture</i>, as in <i>architecture</i>.] <def>The art of making roads
or ways for traveling, including the construction of bridges, canals,
viaducts, etc.</def>  [R.]  <i>R. Park.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi*at"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>viaticus</i>, fr.
<i>via</i> a way.  See <u>Voyage</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a journey
or traveling.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*at"i*cum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., from
<i>viaticus</i>, a.  See <u>Viatic</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Rom.
Antiq.)</i> <def>An allowance for traveling expenses made to those who were
sent into the provinces to exercise any office or perform any
service.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Provisions for a journey.</def>  <i>Davies
(Wit's Pilgr.).</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>The communion, or eucharist,
when given to persons in danger of death.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi`a*tom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
viameter.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vi*bi"ces</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L., pl. of
<i>vibex</i>, <i>-icis</i>, the mark of a blow.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>More or
less extensive patches of subcutaneous extravasation of blood.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vi*brac"u*lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vibracula</b></plw> (#). [NL., dim. from L. <i>vibrare</i> to
vibrate.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the movable, slender, spinelike
organs or parts with which certain bryozoans are furnished. They are
regarded as specially modified zooids, of nearly the same nature as
Avicularia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"bran*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being
vibrant; resonance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"brant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vibrans</i>, p. pr.:
cf. F. <i>vibrant</i>.  See <u>Vibrate</u>.] <def>Vibrating; tremulous;
resonant; as, <i>vibrant</i> drums.</def>  <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi"brate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vibrate</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vibrating</u>.] [L. <i>vibratus</i>, p. p. of <i>vibrare</i>, v. t. & v.
i., to snake, brandish, vibrate; akin to Skr. <i>vip</i> to tremble, Icel.
<i>veifa</i> to wave, vibrate.  See <u>Waive</u> and cf. <u>Whip</u>,
<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To brandish; to move to
and fro; to swing; as, to <i>vibrate</i> a sword or a staff.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To mark or measure by moving to and fro; as, a
pendulum <i>vibrating</i> seconds.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To affect with vibratory motion; to set in
vibration.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Breath vocalized, that is, <i>vibrated</i> or undulated, may
. . . impress a swift, tremulous motion.</blockquote> <i>Holder.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Star to star <i>vibrates</i> light.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi"brate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To move to and fro, or from side to side, as a pendulum, an elastic
rod, or a stretched string, when disturbed from its position of rest; to
swing; to oscillate.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To have the constituent particles move to and
fro, with alternate compression and dilation of parts, as the air, or any
elastic body; to quiver.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To produce an oscillating or quivering effect of
sound; as, a whisper <i>vibrates</i> on the ear.</def>  <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To pass from one state to another; to waver; to
fluctuate; as, a man <i>vibrates</i> between two opinions.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"bra*tile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>vibratile</i>.] <def>Adapted to, or used in, vibratory motion; having
the power of vibrating; vibratory; as, the <i>vibratile</i> organs of
insects.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi`bra*til"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>vibratilit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being vibratile;
disposition to vibration or oscillation.</def>  <i>Rush.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi*bra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vibratio</i>: cf.
F. <i>vibration</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of vibrating, or the
state of being vibrated, or in vibratory motion; quick motion to and fro;
oscillation, as of a pendulum or musical string.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>As a harper lays his open palm<BR>
Upon his harp, to deaden its <i>vibrations</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>A limited reciprocating motion
of a particle of an elastic body or medium in alternately opposite
directions from its position of equilibrium, when that equilibrium has been
disturbed, as when a stretched cord or other body produces musical notes,
or particles of air transmit sounds to the ear. The path of the particle
may be in a straight line, in a circular arc, or in any curve
whatever.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Vibration</i> and <i>oscillation</i> are both used, in
mechanics, of the swinging, or rising and falling, motion of a suspended or
balanced body; the latter term more appropriately, as signifying such
motion produced by gravity, and of any degree of slowness, while the former
applies especially to the quick, short motion to and fro which results from
elasticity, or the action of molecular forces among the particles of a body
when disturbed from their position of rest, as in a spring.</p>

<p><col><b>Amplitude of vibration</b></col>, <cd>the maximum displacement
of a vibrating particle or body from its position of rest.</cd> --
<col><b>Phase of vibration</b></col>, <cd>any part of the path described by
a particle or body in making a complete vibration, in distinction from
other parts, as while moving from one extreme to the other, or on one side
of the line of rest, in distinction from the opposite. Two particles are
said to be in the same <i>phase</i> when they are moving in the same
direction and with the same velocity, or in corresponding parts of their
paths.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vi*bra"ti*un`cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Dim. of
<i>vibration</i>.] <def>A small vibration.</def>  [R.]
<i>Chambers.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi"bra*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Vibrating;
vibratory.</def>  "A <i>vibrative</i> motion."  <i>Sir I. Newton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi"bra*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>vibratoire</i>.] <def>Consisting in, or causing, vibration, or
oscillation; vibrating; as, a <i>vibratory</i> motion; a <i>vibratory</i>
power.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vib"ri*o</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E.
<plw><b>Vibrios</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>Vibriones</b></plw> (#). [NL.,
fr. L. <i>vibrare</i> to vibrate, to move by undulations.] <i>(Biol.)</i>
<def>A genus of motile bacteria characterized by short, slightly sinuous
filaments and an undulatory motion; also, an individual of this
genus.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vi*bris"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vibriss&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>vibrissae</i>, pl., the hairs
in the nostrils of man, fr. <i>vibrare</i> to vibrate; -- so called because
touching them tickles a person, and causes him to shake his head.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the specialized or tactile
hairs which grow about the nostrils, or on other parts of the face, in many
animals, as the so-called whiskers of the cat, and the hairs of the
nostrils of man.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The bristlelike feathers
near the mouth of many birds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"bro*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>An instrument for observing or tracing vibrations.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An instrument resembling the
phenakistoscope.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vi*bur"num</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., the wayfaring
tree.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of shrubs having opposite, petiolate
leaves and cymose flowers, several species of which are cultivated as
ornamental, as the laurestine and the guelder-rose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vic"ar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>vicar</i>,
<i>viker</i>, <i>vicair</i>, F. <i>vicaire</i>, fr. L. <i>vicarius</i>.
See <u>Vicarious</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One deputed or authorized to
perform the functions of another; a substitute in office; a deputy.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eng. Eccl. Law)</i> <def>The incumbent of an
appropriated benefice.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The distinction between a <i>parson</i> [or <i>rector</i>] and
<i>vicar</i> is this: The <i>parson</i> has, for the most part, the whole
right to the ecclesiastical dues in his parish; but a <i>vicar</i> has
generally an appropriator over him, entitled to the best part of the
profits, to whom he is in fact perpetual curate with a standing salary.
<i>Burrill.</i>
</p>

<p><col><b>Apostolic vicar</b></col>, or <col><b>Vicar apostolic</b></col>.
<i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A bishop to whom the Roman
pontiff delegates a portion of his jurisdiction.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<cd>Any ecclesiastic acting under a papal brief, commissioned to exercise
episcopal authority.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>A titular bishop in a
country where there is no episcopal see, or where the succession has been
interrupted.</cd> -- <col><b>Vicar forane</b></col>. [Cf. LL.
<i>foraneus</i> situated outside of the episcopal city, rural.  See
<u>Vicar</u>, and <u>Foreign</u>.] <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <cd>A dignitary or
parish priest appointed by a bishop to exercise a limited jurisdiction in a
particular town or district of a diocese.</cd> <i>Addis & Arnold.</i> --
<col><b>Vicar-general</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Ch. of Eng.)</i>
<cd>The deputy of the Archbishop of Canterbury or York, in whose court the
bishops of the province are confirmed.</cd> <i>Encyc. Brit.</i>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <cd>An assistant to a bishop in the
discharge of his official functions.</cd> -- <col><b>Vicar of Jesus
Christ</b></col> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i>, <cd>the pope as representing Christ on
earth.</cd></p>

<p><! p. 1608 !></p>

<p><hw>Vic"ar*age</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The benefice of a vicar.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The house or residence of a vicar.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*ca"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>vicarial</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a vicar; as, <i>vicarial</i>
tithes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Delegated; vicarious; as, <i>vicarial</i>
power.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*ca"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A vicar.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Marston.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi*ca"ri*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having delegated
power, as a vicar; vicarious.</def>  <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi*ca"ri*ate</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>vicariatus</i>, or
F. <i>vicariat</i>.] <def>Delegated office or power; vicarship; the office
or oversight of a vicar.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>vicariate</i> of that part of Germany which is
governed by the Saxon laws devolved on the elector of Saxony.</blockquote>
<i>Robertson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi*ca"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vicarius</i>,
from <i>vicis</i> change, alternation, turn, the position, place, or office
of one person as assumed by another; akin to Gr. &?; to yield, give way, G.
<i>wechsel</i> a change, and probably also to E. <i>weak</i>.  See
<u>Weak</u>, and cf. <u>Vice</u>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a vicar, substitute, or deputy;
deputed; delegated; as, <i>vicarious</i> power or authority.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Acting of suffering for another; as, a
<i>vicarious</i> agent or officer.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The soul in the body is but a subordinate efficient, and
<i>vicarious</i> . . . in the hands of the Almighty.</blockquote> <i>Sir M.
Hale.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Performed of suffered in the place of another;
substituted; as, a <i>vicarious</i> sacrifice; <i>vicarious</i>
punishment.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>vicarious</i> work of the Great
Deliverer.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Acting as a substitute; -- said of
abnormal action which replaces a suppressed normal function; as,
<i>vicarious</i> hemorrhage replacing menstruation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*ca"ri*ous*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a vicarious
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vic"ar*ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office or
dignity of a vicar.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vic"ar*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vicarius</i>.] <def>A
vicar.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Vice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from L. <i>vitium</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A defect; a fault; an error; a blemish; an
imperfection; as, the <i>vices</i> of a political constitution; the
<i>vices</i> of a horse.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Withouten <i>vice</i> of syllable or letter.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Mark the <i>vice</i> of the procedure.</blockquote> <i>Sir
W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A moral fault or failing; especially, immoral
conduct or habit, as in the indulgence of degrading appetites; customary
deviation in a single respect, or in general, from a right standard,
implying a defect of natural character, or the result of training and
habits; a harmful custom; immorality; depravity; wickedness; as, a life of
<i>vice</i>; the <i>vice</i> of intemperance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I do confess the <i>vices</i> of my blood.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Ungoverned appetite . . . a brutish
<i>vice</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When <i>vice</i> prevails, and impious men bear sway,<BR>
The post of honor is a private station.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The buffoon of the old English moralities, or
moral dramas, having the name sometimes of one vice, sometimes of another,
or of <i>Vice</i> itself; -- called also <i>Iniquity</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; This character was grotesquely dressed in a cap with ass's ears,
and was armed with a dagger of lath: one of his chief employments was to
make sport with the Devil, leaping on his back, and belaboring him with the
dagger of lath till he made him roar.  The Devil, however, always carried
him off in the end.  <i>Nares.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>How like you the <i>Vice</i> in the play?<BR>
 . . . I would not give a rush for a <i>Vice</i> that has not a wooden
dagger to snap at everybody.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Crime; sin; iniquity; fault.  See <u>Crime</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Vice</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Vise</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>A kind of instrument for holding
work, as in filing. Same as <u>Vise</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat
grooved rods, for casements.</def>  [Written also <i>vise</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A gripe or grasp.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vice</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Viced</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Vicing</u> (?).]
<def>To hold or squeeze with a vice, or as if with a vice.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The coachman's hand was <i>viced</i> between his upper and
lower thigh.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Vi"ce</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> [L., abl. of <i>vicis</i>
change, turn.  See <u>Vicarious</u>.] <def>In the place of; in the stead;
as, A. B. was appointed postmaster <i>vice</i> C. D. resigned.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vice</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>vice-</i>.  See
<u>Vice</u>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos>] <def>Denoting one who in certain
cases may assume the office or duties of a superior; designating an officer
or an office that is second in rank or authority; as, <i>vice</i>
president; <i>vice</i> agent; <i>vice</i> consul, etc.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vice admiral</b></col>. [Cf. F. <i>vice-amiral</i>.]
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>An officer holding rank next below an admiral. By
the existing laws, the rank of admiral and vice admiral in the United
States Navy will cease at the death of the present incumbents.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A civil officer, in Great Britain, appointed by the
lords commissioners of the admiralty for exercising admiralty jurisdiction
within their respective districts.</cd> -- <col><b>Vice
admiralty</b></col>, <cd>the office of a vice admiral.</cd> --
<col><b>Vice-admiralty court</b></col>, <cd>a court with admiralty
jurisdiction, established by authority of Parliament in British possessions
beyond the seas.</cd> <i>Abbott.</i> -- <col><b>Vice chamberlain</b></col>,
<cd>an officer in court next in rank to the lord chamberlain.</cd> [Eng.] -
- <col><b>Vice chancellor</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Law)</i>
<cd>An officer next in rank to a chancellor.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<cd>An officer in a university, chosen to perform certain duties, as the
conferring of degrees, in the absence of the chancellor.</cd>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <cd>The cardinal at the head of the
Roman Chancery.</cd> -- <col><b>Vice consul</b></col> [cf. F. <i>vice-
consul</i>], <cd>a subordinate officer, authorized to exercise consular
functions in some particular part of a district controlled by a
consul.</cd> -- <col><b>Vice king</b></col>, <cd>one who acts in the place
of a king; a viceroy.</cd> -- <col><b>Vice legate</b></col> [cf. F.
<i>vice-l&eacute;gat</i>], <cd>a legate second in rank to, or acting in
place of, another legate.</cd> -- <col><b>Vice presidency</b></col>,
<cd>the office of vice president.</cd> -- <col><b>Vice president</b></col>
[cf. F. <i>vice-pr&eacute;sident</i>], <cd>an officer next in rank below a
president.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Viced</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Vicious; corrupt.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vice*ge"ren*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office of a
vicegerent.</def>  <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vice*ge"rent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Vice</i>, a. +
<i>gerent</i>: cf. F. <i>viceg&eacute;rant</i>.] <def>Having or exercising
delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another.</def>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vice*ge"rent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Vice</i>, a. +
<i>gerent</i>: cf. F. <i>viceg&eacute;rant</i>.] <def>Having or exercising
delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another.</def>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vice*ge"rent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An officer who is
deputed by a superior, or by proper authority, to exercise the powers of
another; a lieutenant; a vicar.</def>  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The symbol and <i>vicegerent</i> of the Deity.</blockquote>
<i>C. A. Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vice"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vicemen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A smith who works at the vice instead
of at the anvil.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vic"e*na*ry</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>vicenarius</i>, fr. <i>viceni</i> twenty each; akin to <i>viginti</i>
twenty.] <def>Of or pertaining to twenty; consisting of twenty.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*cen"ni*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vicennium</i> a
period of twenty years; <i>viceni</i> twenty + <i>annus</i> year.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Lasting or comprising twenty years.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Happening once in twenty years; as, a
<i>vicennial</i> celebration.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vice`-re"gal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
a viceroy or viceroyalty.</def>  <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vice"roy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>vice-roi</i>; pref.
<i>vice-</i> in the place of (L. <i>vice</i>) + <i>roi</i> a king, L.
<i>rex</i>.  See <u>Vice</u>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> and Royal.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The governor of a country or province who rules in
the name of the sovereign with regal authority, as the king's substitute;
as, the <i>viceroy</i> of India.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A large and handsome
American butterfly (<i>Basilarchia, or Limenitis, archippus</i>). Its wings
are orange-red, with black lines along the nervures and a row of white
spots along the outer margins. The larv&aelig; feed on willow, poplar, and
apple trees.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vice*roy"al*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The dignity,
office, or jurisdiction of a viceroy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vice"roy*ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Viceroyalty.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"ce*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Vice</u> a fault.]
<def>Fault; defect; coarseness.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi"chy wa`ter</hw> (?). <def>A mineral water found at <i>Vichy</i>,
France. It is essentially an effervescent solution of sodium, calcium, and
magnetism carbonates, with sodium and potassium chlorides; also, by
extension, any artificial or natural water resembling in composition the
Vichy water proper. Called also, colloquially, <i>Vichy</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"ci*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Vitiate</u>.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vic"i*nage</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>veisinage</i>,
F. <i>voisinage</i>, from OF. <i>veisin</i>, F. <i>voisin</i>, neighboring,
a neighbor, L. <i>vicunus</i>.  See <u>Vicinity</u>.] <def>The place or
places adjoining or near; neighborhood; vicinity; as, a jury must be of the
<i>vicinage</i>.</def>  "To summon the Protestant gentleman of the
<i>vicinage</i>."  <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Civil war had broken up all the usual ties of
<i>vicinage</i> and good neighborhood.</blockquote> <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vic"i*nal</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vicinalis</i>:
cf. F. <i>vicinal</i>.] <def>Near; vicine.</def>  <i>T. Warton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Vicinal planes</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>subordinate planes
on a crystal, which are very near to the fundamental planes in angles, and
sometimes take their place. They have in general very complex
symbols.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vic"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vicinus</i>: cf. F.
<i>voisin</i>.] <def>Near; neighboring; vicinal.</def>  [R.]
<i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vic"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An
alkaloid ex tracted from the seeds of the vetch (<i>Vicia sativa</i>) as a
white crystalline substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*cin"i*ty</hw> (v&ibreve;*s&ibreve;n"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;; 277),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vicinitas</i>, from <i>vicinus</i> neighboring,
near, from <i>vicus</i> a row of houses, a village; akin to Gr.
<grk>o'i^kos</grk> a house, Skr. <i>v&emacr;&ccedil;a</i> a house,
<i>vi&ccedil;</i> to enter, Goth. <i>weihs</i> town: cf. OF.
<i>vicinit&eacute;</i>.  Cf. <u>Diocese</u>, <u>Economy</u>, <u>Parish</u>,
<u>Vicinage</u>, <u>Wick</u> a village.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being near, or not
remote; nearness; propinquity; proximity; as, the value of the estate was
increased by the <i>vicinity</i> of two country seats.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>vicinity</i> of disposition and relative
tempers.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is near, or not remote; that which is
adjacent to anything; adjoining space or country; neighborhood.</def>  "The
<i>vicinity</i> of the sun."  <i>Bentley.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Neighborhood; vicinage.  See <u>Neighborhood</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Vi`ci*os"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Vitiosity.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vi"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. <i>vicious</i>, F.
<i>vicieux</i>, fr. L. <i>vitiosus</i>, fr. <i>vitium</i> vice.  See
<u>Vice</u> a fault.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Characterized by vice or
defects; defective; faulty; imperfect.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Though I perchance am <i>vicious</i> in my
guess.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The title of these lords was <i>vicious</i> in its
origin.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A charge against Bentley of <i>vicious</i>
reasoning.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Addicted to vice; corrupt in principles or
conduct; depraved; wicked; as, <i>vicious</i> children; <i>vicious</i>
examples; <i>vicious</i> conduct.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Who . . . heard this heavy curse,<BR>
Servant of servants, on his <i>vicious</i> race.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Wanting purity; foul; bad; noxious; as,
<i>vicious</i> air, water, etc.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Not correct or pure; corrupt; as, <i>vicious</i>
language; <i>vicious</i> idioms.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Not well tamed or broken; given to bad tricks;
unruly; refractory; as, a <i>vicious</i> horse.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Bitter; spiteful; malignant.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Corrupt; faulty; wicked; depraved.</p>

<p>-- <wf>Vi"cious*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Vi"cious*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Vi*cis"si*tude</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>vicissitudo</i>, fr. <i>vicis</i> change, turn: cf. F.
<i>vicissitude</i>.  See <u>Vicarious</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Regular change or succession from one thing to
another; alternation; mutual succession; interchange.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>God made two great lights . . . <BR>
To illuminate the earth and rule the day<BR>
In their <i>vicissitude</i>, and rule the night.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Irregular change; revolution;
mutation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This man had, after many <i>vicissitudes</i> of fortune,
sunk at last into abject and hopeless poverty.</blockquote>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi*cis`si*tu"di*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Subject to
vicissitudes.</def>  <i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi*cis`si*tu"di*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of, or
subject to, changes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*cis"sy duck`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A West Indian
duck, sometimes domesticated.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*con"ti*el</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From OE.
<i>vicounte</i> a viscount.  See <u>Viscount</u>.] <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to the viscount or sheriff of a country.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vicontiel rents</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Vicontiels</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Vicontiel writs</b></col>, <cd>such writs as were triable in the
sheriff, or county, court.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vi*con"ti*els</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [See
<u>Vicontiel</u>.] <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>Things belonging to the
sheriff; especially, farms (called also <i>vicontiel rents</i>) for which
the sheriff used to pay rent to the king.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"count</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Viscount</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vic"tim</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>victima</i>: cf. F.
<i>victime</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A living being sacrificed to some deity, or in
the performance of a religious rite; a creature immolated, or made an
offering of.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Led like a <i>victim</i>, to my death I'll go.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A person or thing destroyed or sacrificed in the
pursuit of an object, or in gratification of a passion; as, a <i>victim</i>
to jealousy, lust, or ambition.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A person or living creature destroyed by, or
suffering grievous injury from, another, from fortune or from accident; as,
the <i>victim</i> of a defaulter; the <i>victim</i> of a railroad
accident.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Hence, one who is duped, or cheated; a dupe; a
gull.</def>  [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Vic"tim*ate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>victimatus</i>, p.
p. of <i>victimare</i> to sacrifice.] <def>To make a victim of; to
sacrifice; to immolate.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Bullokar.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vic"tim*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Victimized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Victimizing</u> (?).] <def>To make a victim of, esp. by deception; to
dupe; to cheat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vic"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>victor</i>, fr.
<i>vincere</i>, <i>victum</i>, to vanquish, to conquer.  See
<u>Vanquish</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The winner in a contest; one who
gets the better of another in any struggle; esp., one who defeats an enemy
in battle; a vanquisher; a conqueror; -- often followed by <i>art</i>,
rarely by <i>of</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In love, the <i>victors</i> from the vanquished fly;<BR>
They fly that wound, and they pursue that die.</blockquote>
<i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A destroyer.</def>  [R. & Poetic]</p>

<p><blockquote>There, <i>victor</i> of his health, of fortune, friends,<BR>
And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vic"tor</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Victorious.</def>  "The
<i>victor</i> Greeks."  <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vic"tor*ess</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A victress.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vic*to"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of aquatic plants named in honor of Queen
<i>Victoria</i>.  The <i>Victoria regia</i> is a native of Guiana and
Brazil. Its large, spreading leaves are often over five feet in diameter,
and have a rim from three to five inches high; its immense rose-white
flowers sometimes attain a diameter of nearly two feet.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of low four-wheeled pleasure carriage,
with a calash top, designed for two persons and the driver who occupies a
high seat in front.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>An asteroid discovered by Hind
in 1850; -- called also <i>Clio</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Victoria cross</b></col>, <cd>a bronze Maltese cross, awarded
for valor to members of the British army or navy. It was first bestowed in
1857, at the close of the Crimean war. The recipients also have a pension
of &pound;10 a year.</cd> -- <col><b>Victoria green</b></col>.
<i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See <i>Emerald green</i>, under <u>Green</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Victoria lily</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the <i>Victoria
regia</i>.  See def. 1, above.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vic*to"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
the reign of Queen Victoria of England; as, the <i>Victorian</i>
poets.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Victorian period</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Dionysian period</i>,
under <u>Dyonysian</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vic`tor*ine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A woman's fur
tippet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vic*to"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>victoriosus</i>:
cf. F. <i>victorieux</i>.  See <u>Victory</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to
victory, or a victor' being a victor; bringing or causing a victory;
conquering; winning; triumphant; as, a <i>victorious</i> general;
<i>victorious</i> troops; a <i>victorious</i> day.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But I shall rise <i>victorious</i>, and subdue<BR>
My vanquisher.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Now are our brows bound wind <i>victorious</i>
wreaths.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Vic*to"ri*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Vic*to"ri*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Vic"to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Victories</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>victorie</i>, OF. <i>victorie</i>,
<i>victoire</i>, F. <i>victoire</i>, L. <i>victoria</i>.  See
<u>Victor</u>.] <def>The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist
in any contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or
competition; conquest; triumph; -- the opposite of <i>defeat</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Death is swallowed up in <i>victory</i>.</blockquote> <i>1
Cor. xv. 54.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>God on our side, doubt not of <i>victory</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Victory</i> may be honorable to the arms, but shameful to
the counsels, of a nation.</blockquote> <i>Bolingbroke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vic"tress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. L. <i>victrix</i>.]
<def>A woman who wins a victory; a female victor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vic"trice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A victress.</def>
[R.]  <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vic"trix</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>Victress.</def>
<i>C. Bront&eacute;.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vict"ual</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Food; -- now used chiefly in the plural.  See <u>Victuals</u>.</def>
<i>2 Chron. xi. 23. Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He was not able to keep that place three days for lack of
<i>victual</i>.</blockquote> <i>Knolles.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There came a fair-hair'd youth, that in his hand<BR>
Bare <i>victual</i> for the movers.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Short allowance of <i>victual</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Grain of any kind.</def>  [Scot.]
<i>Jamieson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vict"ual</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Victualed</u> (?) or <u>Victualled</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. &
vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Victualing</u> or <u>Victualling</u>.] <def>To supply
with provisions for subsistence; to provide with food; to store with
sustenance; as, to <i>victual</i> an army; to <i>victual</i> a
ship.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I must go <i>victual</i> Orleans forthwith.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vict"ual*age</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Victuals;
food.</def>  [R.] "With my cargo of <i>victualage</i>."  <i>C.
Bront&eacute;.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1609 !></p>

<p><hw>Vict"ual*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>victuailleur</i>.]
[Written also <i>victualler</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who furnishes
victuals.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who keeps a house of entertainment; a tavern
keeper; an innkeeper.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A vessel employed to carry provisions, usually
for military or naval use; a provision use; a provision ship.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>One who deals in grain; a corn factor.</def>
[Scot.]</p>

<p><col><b>Licensed victualer</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Licensed</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vict"ual*ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
victuals, or provisions; supplying provisions; as, a <i>victualing</i>
ship.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vict"uals</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [OE. <i>vitaille</i>,
OF. <i>vitaille</i>, F. <i>victuaille</i>, pl. <i>victuailles</i>, fr. L.
<i>victualia</i>, pl. of. <i>victualis</i> belonging to living or
nourishment, fr. <i>victus</i> nourishment, from <i>vivere</i>,
<i>victum</i>, to live; akin to <i>vivus</i> living.  See <u>Vivid</u>.]
<def>Food for human beings, esp. when it is cooked or prepared for the
table; that which supports human life; provisions; sustenance; meat;
viands.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Then had we plenty of <i>victuals</i>.</blockquote> <i>Jer.
xliv. 17.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Vic"tus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Food; diet.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>||Vi*cu"&ntilde;a</hw>, <hw>||Vi*cu"gna</hw>  } (?),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>vicu&ntilde;a</i>.  Cf. <u>Vigonia</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A South American mammal (<i>Auchenia vicunna</i>)
native of the elevated plains of the Andes, allied to the llama but
smaller. It has a thick coat of very fine reddish brown wool, and long,
pendent white hair on the breast and belly. It is hunted for its wool and
flesh.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vid"a finch`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The whidah
bird.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vi*dame"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. LL. <i>vice-
dominus</i>, fr. L. <i>vice</i> instead of + <i>dominus</i> master, lord.]
<i>(Fr. Feud. Law)</i> <def>One of a class of temporal officers who
originally represented the bishops, but later erected their offices into
fiefs, and became feudal nobles.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vi"de</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imperative sing.</i></pos> of L.
<i>videre</i>, to see; -- used to direct attention to something; as,
<i>vide supra</i>, see above.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vi*del"i*cet</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [L., contr. fr.
<i>videre licet</i>, literally, it is easy to see, one may or can see.]
<def>To wit; namely; -- often abbreviated to viz.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*dette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>Same
<u>Vedette</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*do"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Pg. <i>vidonho</i>
the quality of grapes, Sp. <i>vedu&ntilde;o</i>.] <def>A dry white wine, of
a tart flavor, produced in Teneriffe; -- called also
<i>Teneriffe</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vid"u*age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Vidual</u>.]
<def>The state of widows or of widowhood; also, widows,
collectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vid"u*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vidualis</i>, fr.
<i>vidua</i> a widow, fr. <i>viduus</i> widowed.  See <u>Widow</u>.]
<def>Of or pertaining to the state of a widow; widowed.</def>  [R.]
<i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vid`u*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being
widowed or bereaved; loss; bereavement.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vi*du"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>viduitas</i>: cf.
F. <i>viduit&eacute;</i>.] <def>Widowhood.</def>  [R.] "Chaste
<i>viduity</i>."  <i>Ld. Ellenborough.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vie</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vying</u> (?).] [OE. <i>vien</i>, shortened fr. <i>envien</i>, OF.
<i>envier</i> to invite, to challenge, a word used in gambling, L.
<i>invitare</i> to invite; of uncertain origin.  Cf. <u>Invite</u>,
<u>Envie</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To stake a sum upon a hand of cards,
as in the old game of gleek.  See <u>Revie</u>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To strive for superiority; to contend; to use
emulous effort, as in a race, contest, or competition.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In a trading nation, the younger sons may be placed in such
a way of life as . . . to <i>vie</i> with the best of their
family.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>While Waterloo with Cann&aelig;'s carnage
<i>vies</i>.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vie</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To stake;
to wager.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To do or produce in emulation, competition, or
rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>She hung about my neck; and kiss on kiss<BR>
She <i>vied</i> so fast.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Nor was he set over us to <i>vie</i> wisdom with his
Parliament, but to be guided by them.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And <i>vying</i> malice with my gentleness,<BR>
Pick quarrels with their only happiness.</blockquote> <i>Herbert.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vie</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A contest for superiority;
competition; rivalry; strife; also, a challenge; a wager.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>We 'll all to church together instantly,<BR>
And then a <i>vie</i> for boys.</blockquote> <i>J. Fletcher.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi*elle"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.  Cf. <u>Viol</u>.]
<def>An old stringed instrument played upon with a wheel; a hurdy-
gurdy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*en"na paste`</hw> (?). <i>(Pharm.)</i> <def>A caustic application
made up of equal parts of caustic potash and quicklime; -- called also
<i>Vienna caustic</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi`en*nese"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
Vienna, or people of Vienna.</def>  -- <pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos>
<def>An inhabitant, or the inhabitants, of Vienna.</def></p>

<p><hw>View</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>veue</i>, F. <i>vue</i>,
fr. OF. <i>veoir</i> to see, p. p. <i>veu</i>, F. <i>voir</i>, p. p.
<i>vu</i>, fr. L. <i>videre</i> to see.  See <u>Vision</u>, and cl.
<u>Interview</u>, <u>Purview</u>, <u>Review</u>, <u>Vista</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look;
survey; examination by the eye; inspection.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer
<i>view</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Objects near our <i>view</i> are thought greater than those
of a larger size are more remote.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Surveying nature with too nice a <i>view</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Mental survey; intellectual perception or
examination; as, a just <i>view</i> of the arguments or facts in a
case.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I have with exact <i>view</i> perused thee,
Hector.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Power of seeing, either physically or mentally;
reach or range of sight; extent of prospect.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The walls of Pluto's palace are in <i>view</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>That which is seen or beheld; sight presented to
the natural or intellectual eye; scene; prospect; as, the <i>view</i> from
a window.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>'T is distance lends enchantment to the
<i>view</i>.</blockquote> <i>Campbell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The pictorial representation of a scene; a
sketch, &?;ither drawn or painted; as, a fine <i>view</i> of Lake
George.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Mode of looking at anything; manner of
apprehension; conception; opinion; judgment; as, to state one's
<i>views</i> of the policy which ought to be pursued.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To give a right <i>view</i> of this mistaken part of
liberty.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>That which is looked towards, or kept in sight,
as object, aim, intention, purpose, design; as, he did it with a
<i>view</i> of escaping.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>No man sets himself about anything but upon some <i>view</i>
or other which serves him for a reason.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Appearance; show; aspect.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>[Graces] which, by the splendor of her <i>view</i><BR>
Dazzled, before we never knew.</blockquote> <i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Field of view</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Field</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Point of view</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Point</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>To have in view</b></col>, <cd>to have in mind as an incident,
object, or aim; as, <i>to have</i> one's resignation <i>in view</i>.</cd> -
- <col><b>View halloo</b></col>, <cd>the shout uttered by a hunter upon
seeing the fox break cover.</cd> -- <col><b>View of frankpledge</b></col>
<i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a court of record, held in a hundred, lordship, or manor,
before the steward of the leet.</cd> <i>Blackstone.</i> -- <col><b>View of
premises</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>the inspection by the jury of the
place where a litigated transaction is said to have occurred.</cd></p>

<p><hw>View</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Viewed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Viewing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To see; to behold; especially, to
look at with attention, or for the purpose of examining; to examine with
the eye; to inspect; to explore.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>O, let me <i>view</i> his visage, being dead.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Nearer to <i>view</i> his prey, and, unespied,<BR>
To mark what of their state he more might learn.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To survey or examine mentally; to consider; as,
to <i>view</i> the subject in all its aspects.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The happiest youth, <i>viewing</i> his progress
through.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>View"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who views or examines.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A person appointed to inspect
highways, fences, or the like, and to report upon the same.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The superintendent of a coal mine.</def>
[Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>View"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being viewy, or of having unpractical views.</def></p>

<p><hw>View"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not perceivable by the
eye; invisible; unseen.</def>  "<i>Viewless</i> winds."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Swift through the valves the visionary fair<BR>
Repassed, and <i>viewless</i> mixed with common air.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>View"ly</hw> (?), <hw>View"some</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Pleasing to the sight; sightly.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>View"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having
peculiar views; fanciful; visionary; unpractical; as, a <i>viewy</i>
person.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Spectacular; pleasing to the eye or the
imagination.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A government intent on showy absurdities and <i>viewy</i>
enterprises rather than solid work.</blockquote> <i>London
Spectator.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vif"da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>In the Orkney and
Shetland Islands, beef and mutton hung and dried, but not salted.</def>
[Scot.] [Written also <i>vivda</i>.]  <i>Jamieson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi*ges"i*mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vigesimus</i>
twentieth, from <i>viginti</i> twenty.] <def>Twentieth; divided into, or
consisting of, twenties or twenty parts.</def>  <i>Tylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi*ges`i*ma"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
putting to death every twentieth man.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vi*ges"i*mo-quar"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vigesimus
quartus</i> twenty-fourth.  Cf. <u>Duodecimo</u>.] <def>Having twenty-four
leaves to a sheet; as, a <i>vigesimo-quarto</i> form, book, leaf, size,
etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*ges"i*mo-quar"to</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>-
tos</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A book composed of sheets each of which is folded
into twenty-four leaves; hence, indicating more or less definitely a size
of book so made; -- usually written <i>24mo</i>, or
<i>24&deg;</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vig"il</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>vigile</i>, L.
<i>vigilia</i>, from <i>vigil</i> awake, watchful, probably akin to E.
<i>wake</i>: cf. F. <i>vigile</i>.  See <u>Wake</u>, <pos><i>v.
i.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Reveille</u>, <u>Surveillance</u>, <u>Vedette</u>,
<u>Vegetable</u>, <u>Vigor</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Abstinence from
sleep, whether at a time when sleep is customary or not; the act of keeping
awake, or the state of being awake, or the state of being awake;
sleeplessness; wakefulness; watch.</def>  "Worn out by the labors and
<i>vigils</i> of many months."  <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Nothing wears out a fine face like the <i>vigils</i> of the
card table and those cutting passions which attend them.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, devotional watching; waking for prayer,
or other religious exercises.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>So they in heaven their odes and <i>vigils</i>
tuned.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Be sober and keep <i>vigil</i>,<BR>
The Judge is at the gate.</blockquote> <i>Neale (Rhythm of St.
Bernard).</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Originally,
the watch kept on the night before a feast.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>Later, the day and the night preceding a feast.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He that shall live this day, and see old age,<BR>
Will yearly on the <i>vigil</i> feast his neighbors,<BR>
And say, "To-morrow is St. Crispian."</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A religious service performed in the evening
preceding a feast.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vigils, or Watchings</b></col>, <col><b>of flowers</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a peculiar faculty belonging to the flowers of certain
plants of opening and closing their petals as certain hours of the
day.</cd> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vig"i*lance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vigilantia</i>:
cf. F. <i>vigilance</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of
being vigilant; forbearance of sleep; wakefulness.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Watchfulness in respect of danger; care;
caution; circumspection.</def>  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And flaming ministers to watch and tend<BR>
Their earthly charge; of these the <i>vigilance</i><BR>
I dread.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Guard; watch.</def>  [Obs.] "In at this gate
none pass the <i>vigilance</i> here placed."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Vigilance committee</b></col>, <cd>a volunteer committee of
citizens for the oversight and protection of any interest, esp. one
organized for the summary suppression and punishment of crime, as when the
processes of law appear inadequate.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vig"i*lan*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Vigilance.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vig"i*lant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vigilans</i>, <i>-
antis</i>, p. pr. of <i>vigilare</i> to watch, fr. <i>vigil</i> awake: cf.
F. <i>vigilant</i>.  See <u>Vigil</u>.] <def>Attentive to discover and
avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect;
wary.</def>  "Be sober, be <i>vigilant</i>."  <i>1 Pet. v. 8.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Sirs, take your places, and be <i>vigilant</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vig"i*lant*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a vigilant
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vig"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vigilia</i>.] <def>A
vigil.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi`gin*tiv"i*rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>vigintiviratus</i>, fr. <i>vigintiviri</i>; <i>viginti</i> twenty +
<i>vir</i> a man.] <def>The office of the <i>vigintiviri</i>, a body of
officers of government consisting of twenty men; also, the
vigintiviri.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vi*gnette"</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>vignette</i>,
fr. <i>vigne</i> a vine.  See <u>Vine</u>, and cf. <u>Vinette</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A running ornament consisting of
leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A decorative design, originally representing
vine branches or tendrils, at the head of a chapter, of a manuscript or
printed book, or in a similar position; hence, by extension, any small
picture in a book; hence, also, as such pictures are often without a
definite bounding line, any picture, as an engraving, a photograph, or the
like, which vanishes gradually at the edge.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*gnette"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make, as an
engraving or a photograph, with a border or edge insensibly fading
away.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*go"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>vigogne</i>
vicu&ntilde;a.  See <u>Vicu&ntilde;a</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the
vicu&ntilde;a; characterizing the vicu&ntilde;a; -- said of the wool of
that animal, used in felting hats, and for other purposes.</def>
<i>Prescott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vig"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>vigour</i>,
<i>vigor</i>, OF. <i>vigor</i>, <i>vigur</i>, <i>vigour</i>, F.
<i>vigueur</i>, fr. L. <i>vigor</i>, fr. <i>vigere</i> to be lively or
strong.  See <u>Vegetable</u>, <u>Vigil</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion,
physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>vigor</i> of this arm was never vain.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Strength or force in animal or force in animal
or vegetable nature or action; as, a plant grows with
<i>vigor</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Strength; efficacy; potency.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But in the fruithful earth . . . <BR>
His beams, unactive else, their <i>vigor</i> find.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Vigor</i> and its derivatives commonly imply <i>active</i>
strength, or the power of action and exertion, in distinction from
<i>passive</i> strength, or strength to endure.</p>

<p><hw>Vig"or</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To invigorate.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Feltham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vig"or*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vigor</i>
strength.] <def>An explosive containing nitroglycerin. It is used in
blasting.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vig`o*ro"so</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> [It.]
<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Vigorous; energetic; with energy; -- a direction to
perform a passage with energy and force.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vig"or*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>vigoros</i>,
F. <i>vigoureux</i>, LL. <i>vigorosus</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Possessing vigor; full of physical or mental strength or active force;
strong; lusty; robust; as, a <i>vigorous</i> youth; a <i>vigorous</i>
plant.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Famed for his valor, young,<BR>
At sea successful, <i>vigorous</i> and strong.</blockquote>
<i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Exhibiting strength, either of body or mind;
powerful; strong; forcible; energetic; as, <i>vigorous</i> exertions; a
<i>vigorous</i> prosecution of a war.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The beginnings of confederacies have been always
<i>vigorous</i> and successful.</blockquote> <i>Davenant.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Vig"or*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Vig"or*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Vi"king</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>v&imacr;kingr</i>,
fr. <i>v&imacr;k</i> a bay, inlet.] <def>One belonging to the pirate crews
from among the Northmen, who plundered the coasts of Europe in the eighth,
ninth, and tenth centuries.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Of grim <i>Vikings</i>, and the rapture<BR>
Of the sea fight, and the capture,<BR>
And the life of slavery.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Vikings</i> differs in meaning from <i>sea king</i>, with
which frequently confounded. "The <i>sea king</i> was a man connected with
a royal race, either of the small kings of the country, or of the Haarfager
family, and who, by right, received the title of king as soon he took the
command of men, although only of a single ship's crew, and without having
any land or kingdom . . . <i>Vikings</i> were merely pirates, alternately
peasants and pirates, deriving the name of <i>viking</i> from the
<i>vicks</i>, <i>wicks</i>, or inlets, on the coast in which they harbored
with their long ships or rowing galleys."  <i>Laing.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vil"a*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Villainy.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi`la*yet"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Turk., from Ar.
<i>wil&amacr;yah</i>.] <def>One of the chief administrative divisions or
provinces of the Ottoman Empire; -- formerly called
<i>eyalet</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vild</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [As if the p. p. of a verb to
<i>vile</i>.  See <u>Vile</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Vile.</def>
[Obs.] "That <i>vild</i> race." <i>Spenser.</i> -- <wf>Vild"ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Comp.</i></pos>
<u>Viler</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Vilest</u>.] [OE.
<i>vil</i>, F. <i>vil</i>, from L. <i>vilis</i> cheap, worthless, vile,
base.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Low; base; worthless; mean;
despicable.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A poor man in <i>vile</i> raiment.</blockquote> <i>James ii.
2.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The craft either of fishing, which was Peter's, or of making
tents, which was Paul's, were [was] more <i>vile</i> than the science of
physic.</blockquote> <i>Ridley.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The inhabitants account gold but as a <i>vile</i>
thing.</blockquote> <i>Abp. Abbot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Morally base or impure; depraved by sin;
hateful; in the sight of God and men; sinful; wicked; bad.</def>  "Such
<i>vile</i> base practices."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Behold, I am <i>vile</i>; what shall I answer thee
?</blockquote> <i>Job xl. 4.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Base</u>.</p>

<p>-- <wf>Vile"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Vile"ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Viled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Vild</u>.]
<def>Abusive; scurrilous; defamatory; vile.</def>  [Obs.] "<i>Viled</i>
speeches."  <i>Hayward.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vil"eyns</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Villain</u>.]
<def>Villainous.</def>  [Obs.] "<i>Vileyns</i> sinful deeds make a churl."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vil`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
vilifying or defaming; abuse.</def>  <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vil"i*fi`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who vilifies or
defames.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vil"i*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vilified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vilifying</u>.] [L. <i>vilis</i> vile + <i>-fly</i>; cf. L.
<i>vilificare</i> to esteem of little value.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
make vile; to debase; to degrade; to disgrace.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>When themselves they <i>vilified</i><BR>
To serve ungoverned appetite.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To degrade or debase by report; to defame; to
traduce; to calumniate.</def>  <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Many passions dispose us to depress and <i>vilify</i> the
merit of one rising in the esteem of mankind.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To treat as vile; to despise.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I do <i>vilify</i> your censure.</blockquote> <i>Beau. &
Fl.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1610 !></p>

<p><hw>Vil"i*pend</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>vilipendere</i>;
<i>vilis</i> vile + <i>pendere</i> to weigh, to value: cf. F.
<i>vilipender</i>.] <def>To value lightly; to depreciate; to slight; to
despise.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To vilipend the art of portrait painting.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vil"i*pend"en*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Disesteem;
slight; disparagement.</def>  [R.]  <i>E. Waterhouse.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vilitas</i>: cf. F.
<i>vilet&eacute;</i>, <i>vilit&eacute;</i>, OF. <i>vilt&eacute;</i>.]
<def>Vileness; baseness.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Kennet.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vill</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>ville</i>, <i>vile</i>,
a village, F. <i>ville</i> a town, city.  See <u>Villa</u>.] <def>A small
collection of houses; a village.</def>  "Every manor, town, or
<i>vill</i>."  <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Not should e'er the crested fowl<BR>
From thorp or <i>vill</i> his matins sound for me.</blockquote>
<i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p>&fist; A word of various significations in English, law; as, a manor; a
tithing; a town; a township; a parish; a part of a parish; a village. The
original meaning of <i>vill</i>, in England, seems to have been derived
from the Roman sense of the term <i>villa</i>, a <i>single country
residence</i> or farm; a manor. Later, the term was applied only to a
collection of houses more than two, and hence came to comprehend towns.
<i>Burrill</i>. The statute of Exeter, 14 Edward I., mentions <i>entire-
vills</i>, <i>demivills</i>, and <i>hamlets</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Vil"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Villas</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>villa</i>, LL.  also village, dim. of
L. <i>vicus</i> a village: cf. It. & F. <i>villa</i>.  See <u>Vicinity</u>,
and cf. <u>Vill</u>, <u>Village</u>, <u>Villain</u>.] <def>A country seat;
a country or suburban residence of some pretensions to elegance.</def>
<i>Dryden. Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vil"lage</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L.
<i>villaticus</i> belonging to a country house or villa.  See <u>Villa</u>,
and cf. <u>Villatic</u>.] <def>A small assemblage of houses in the country,
less than a town or city.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Village cart</b></col>, <cd>a kind of two-wheeled pleasure
carriage without a top.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- <u>Village</u>, <u>Hamlet</u>, <u>Town</u>, <u>City</u>.
In England, a <i>hamlet</i> denotes a collection of houses, too small to
have a parish church. A <i>village</i> has a church, but no market. A
<i>town</i> has both a market and a church or churches. A <i>city</i> is,
in the legal sense, an incorporated borough town, which is, or has been,
the place of a bishop's see. In the United States these distinctions do not
hold.</p>

<p><hw>Vil"la*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An inhabitant of a
village.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Brutus had rather be a <i>villager</i><BR>
Than to repute himself a son of Rome<BR>
Under these hard condition.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vil"lage*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Villages; a district
of villages.</def>  [Obs.] "The maidens of the <i>villagery</i>."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vil"lain</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>vilein</i>, F.
<i>vilain</i>, LL. <i>villanus</i>, from <i>villa</i> a village, L.
<i>villa</i> a farm.  See <u>Villa</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Feudal Law)</i> <def>One who holds lands by a
base, or servile, tenure, or in villenage; a feudal tenant of the lowest
class, a bondman or servant.</def>  [In this sense written also
<i>villan</i>, and <i>villein</i>.]</p>

<p><blockquote>If any of my ansectors was a tenant, and a servant, and held
his lands as a <i>villain</i> to his lord, his posterity also must do so,
though accidentally they become noble.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Villains</i> were of two sorts; <i>villains regardant</i>,
that is, annexed to the manor (LL. <i>adscripti gleb&aelig;</i>); and
<i>villains in gross</i>, that is, annexed to the person of their lord, and
transferable from one to another.  <i>Blackstone.</i>
</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A baseborn or clownish person; a boor.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Pour the blood of the <i>villain</i> in one basin, and the
blood of the gentleman in another, what difference shall there be
proved?</blockquote> <i>Becon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A vile, wicked person; a man extremely depraved,
and capable or guilty of great crimes; a deliberate scoundrel; a knave; a
rascal; a scamp.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Like a <i>villain</i> with a smiling cheek.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Calm, thinking <i>villains</i>, whom no faith could
fix.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vil"lain</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>vilain</i>.]
<def>Villainous.</def>  [R.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vil"lain</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To debase; to
degrade.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Sir T. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vil"lain*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Written also
<i>villanous</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Base; vile; mean; depraved; as, a
<i>villainous</i> person or wretch.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Proceeding from, or showing, extreme depravity;
suited to a villain; as, a <i>villainous</i> action.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Sorry; mean; mischievous; -- in a familiar
sense.</def>  "A <i>villainous</i> trick of thine eye."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Villainous judgment</b></col> <i>(O. E. Law)</i>, <cd>a judgment
that casts reproach on the guilty person.</cd></p>

<p>--- <wf>Vil"lain*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>
<wf>Vil"lain*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Vil"lain*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Villainies</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>vilanie</i>, OF. <i>vilanie</i>,
<i>vilainie</i>, <i>vileinie</i>, <i>vilanie</i>, LL. <i>villania</i>.  See
<u>Villain</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] [Written also <i>villany</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being a villain, or
villainous; extreme depravity; atrocious wickedness; as, the
<i>villainy</i> of the seducer.</def>  "Lucre of <i>vilanye</i>."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The commendation is not in his wit, but in his
<i>villainy</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Abusive, reproachful language; discourteous
speech; foul talk.</def>  [Archaic]</p>

<p><blockquote>He never yet not <i>vileinye</i> ne said<BR>
In all his life, unto no manner wight.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In our modern language, it [foul language] is termed
<i>villainy</i>, as being proper for rustic boors, or men of coarsest
education and employment.</blockquote> <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Villainy</i> till a very late day expressed words foul
and disgraceful to the utterer much oftener than deeds.</blockquote>
<i>Trench.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The act of a villain; a deed of deep depravity;
a crime.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Such <i>villainies</i> roused Horace into
wrath.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>That execrable sum of all <i>villainies</i> commonly called
a slave trade.</blockquote>  <i>John Wesley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vil"la*kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little villa.</def>
[R.]  <i>Gay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vil"lan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A villain.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vil"lan*age</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF.
<i>villenage</i>, <i>vilenage</i>.  See <u>Villain</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Feudal Law)</i> <def>The state of a villain, or serf; base servitude;
tenure on condition of doing the meanest services for the lord.</def>  [In
this sense written also <i>villenage</i>, and <i>villeinage</i>.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I speak even now as if sin were condemned in a perpetual
<i>villanage</i>, never to be manumitted.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Some faint traces of <i>villanage</i> were detected by the
curious so late as the days of the Stuarts.</blockquote>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Baseness; infamy; villainy.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vil`la*nel"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Villanelle</u>.]
<def>A ballad.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Cotton.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Vil`la*nel"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Villanelle</b></plw> (#). [It., a pretty country girl.]
<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>An old rustic dance, accompanied with singing.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vil`la*nelle"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A poem
written in tercets with but two rhymes, the first and third verse of the
first stanza alternating as the third verse in each successive stanza and
forming a couplet at the close.</def>  <i>E. W. Gosse.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vil`la*nette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dim. of <i>villa</i>;
formed on the analogy of the French.] <def>A small villa.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vil"lan*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Villanized</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Villanizing</u> (?).] <def>To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to
revile.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Were virtue by descent, a noble name<BR>
Could never <i>villanize</i> his father's fame.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vil"lan*i`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
villanizes.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vil"lan*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <hw>Vil"lan*ous*ly</hw>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos>, <hw>Vil"lan*ous*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>,
<def>See <u>Villainous</u>, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vil"lan*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Villainy</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vil*lat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>villaticus</i>
belonging to a country house.  See <u>Village</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining
to a farm or a village; rural.</def>  "Tame <i>villatic</i> fowl."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vil"lein</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Feudal Law)</i> <def>See
<u>Villain</u>, 1.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vil"len*age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Villanage</u>.]
<i>(Feudal Law)</i> <def>Villanage.</def>  <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vil"len*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
a villein.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vil"li</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <def><i>pl.</i> of
<u>Villus</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vil"li*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Villus</i> + <i>-
form</i>.] <def>Having the form or appearance of villi; like close-set
fibers, either hard or soft; as, the teeth of perch are
<i>villiform</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vil*lose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See
<u>Villous</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vil*los"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>State of being villous.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A coating of long, slender
hairs.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A villus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vil"lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>villosus</i>: cf. F.
<i>villeux</i>.  Cf. <u>Velvet</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Abounding in,
or covered with, fine hairs, or a woolly substance; shaggy with soft hairs;
nappy.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Furnished or clothed with
villi.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vil"lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Villi</b></plw> (#). [L., shaggy hair, a tuft of hair.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the minute papillary
processes on certain vascular membranes; a villosity; as, <i>villi</i>
cover the lining of the small intestines of many animals and serve to
increase the absorbing surface.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Fine hairs on plants,
resembling the pile of velvet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vim</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., accusative of <i>vis</i>
strength.] <def>Power; force; energy; spirit; activity; vigor.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>||Vi"men</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a twig.] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>A long, slender, flexible shoot or branch.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vim"i*nal</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>viminalis</i>
pertaining to osiers, fr. <i>vimen</i> a pliant twig, osier.] <def>Of or
pertaining to twigs; consisting of twigs; producing twigs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*min"e*ous</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>vimineus</i>, fr. <i>vimen</i> pliant twig.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of
or pertaining to twigs; made of pliant twigs.</def>  "In the hive's
<i>vimineous</i> dome."  <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Producing long, slender twigs or
shoots.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*na"ceous</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vinaceus</i>.
See <u>Vine</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Belonging to, or like, wine or
grapes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of the color of wine, especially of red
wine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vin`ai*grette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr.
<i>vinaigre</i> vinegar.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Cookery)</i> <def>A sauce,
made of vinegar, oil, and other ingredients, -- used esp. for cold
meats.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A small perforated box for holding aromatic
vinegar contained in a sponge, or a smelling bottle for smelling salts; --
called also <i>vinegarette</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A small, two-wheeled vehicle, like a Bath chair,
to be drawn or pushed by a boy or man.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vin"ai*grous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>vinaigre</i>
vinegar.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Resembling vinegar; sour.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Unamiable; morose.</def>
<i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi*nasse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>The waste liquor remaining in the process of making beet sugar, --
used in the manufacture of potassium carbonate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*nat"i*co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg. <i>vinhatico</i>.]
<def>Madeira mahogany; the coarse, dark-colored wood of the <i>Persea
Indica</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vin*cen"tian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
Saint <i>Vincent</i> de Paul, or founded by him.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vin*cen"tian</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Same as <u>Lazarist</u>.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A member of certain charitable
sisterhoods.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vin`ce*tox"in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
glucoside extracted from the root of the white swallowwort (<i>Vincetoxicum
officinale</i>, a plant of the Asclepias family) as a bitter yellow
amorphous substance; -- called also <i>asclepiadin</i>, and
<i>cynanchin</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vin`ci*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being vincible, vincibleness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vin"ci*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vincibilis</i>, fr.
<i>vincere</i> to vanquish, conquer: cf. F. <i>vincible</i>.  See
<u>Victor</u>.] <def>Capable of being overcome or subdued;
conquerable.</def>  "He, not <i>vincible</i> in spirit . . . drew his
sword." <i>Hayward.</i> "<i>Vincible</i> by human aid." <i>Paley.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Vincible ignorance</b></col> <i>(Theol.)</i>, <cd>ignorance
within the individual's control and for which, therefore, he is responsible
before God.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vin"ci*ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being vincible.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vinc"ture</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vinctura</i>,
fr. <i>vincire</i>, <i>vinctum</i>, to bind.] <def>A binding.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Vin"cu*lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L.
<plw><b>Vincula</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Vinculums</b></plw> (#). [L.,
from <i>vincire</i>, <i>vinctum</i>, to bind.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
bond of union; a tie.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>A straight, horizontal mark
placed over two or more members of a compound quantity, which are to be
subjected to the same operation, as in the expression <i>x<sup>2</sup> +
y<sup>2</sup> - x + y</i>.</def>
</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A band or bundle of fibers; a
fr&aelig;num.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A commissure uniting the two
main tendons in the foot of certain birds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vin*de"mi*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vindemialis</i>,
fr. <i>vindemia</i> a vintage.  See <u>Vintage</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining
to a vintage, or grape harvest.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vin*de"mi*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L.
<i>vindemiare</i>.  See <u>Vindemial</u>.] <def>To gather the
vintage.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vin*de`mi*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL.
<i>vindemiatio</i>.] <def>The operation of gathering grapes.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Bailey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vin"di*ca*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
vindicated.</def>  -- <wf>Vin`di*ca*bil"i*ty</wf> (#),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Vin"di*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vindicated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vindicating</u>.] [L. <i>vindicatus</i>, p. p. of <i>vindicare</i> to
lay claim to, defend, avenge.  See <u>Vengeance</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Is thine alone the seed that strews the plain?<BR>
The birds of heaven shall <i>vindicate</i> their grain.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To maintain or defend with success; to prove to
be valid; to assert convincingly; to sustain against assault; as, to
<i>vindicate</i> a right, claim, or title.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To support or maintain as true or correct,
against denial, censure, or objections; to defend; to justify.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When the respondent denies any proposition, the opponent
must directly <i>vindicate</i> . . . that proposition.</blockquote> <i>I.
Watts.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Laugh where we must, be candid where we can,<BR>
But <i>vindicate</i> the ways of God to man.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To maintain, as a law or a cause, by
overthrowing enemies.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To liberate; to set free; to deliver.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I am confident he deserves much more<BR>
That <i>vindicates</i> his country from a tyrant<BR>
Than he that saves a citizen.</blockquote> <i>Massinger.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To avenge; to punish; as, a war to
<i>vindicate</i> or punish infidelity.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>God is more powerful to exact subjection and to
<i>vindicate</i> rebellion.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Pearson.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To assert; maintain; claim.  See <u>Assert</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Vin`di*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vindicatio</i>
a laying claim, defense, vindication.  See <u>Vindicate</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of vindicating, or the state of being
vindicated; defense; justification against denial or censure; as, the
<i>vindication</i> of opinions; his <i>vindication</i> is
complete.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Occasion for the <i>vindication</i> of this passage in my
book.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Civil Law)</i> <def>The claiming a thing as one's
own; the asserting of a right or title in, or to, a thing.</def>
<i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vin"di*ca*tive</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>vindicatif</i>.  Cf. <u>Vindictive</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Tending
to vindicate; vindicating; as, a <i>vindicative</i> policy.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Revengeful; vindictive.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Vindicative</i> persons live the life of witches, who, as
they are mischievous, so end they infortunate.</blockquote>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Vin"di*ca*tive*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Vin"di*ca`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL., an avenger.]
<def>One who vindicates; one who justifies or maintains.</def>
<i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vin"di*ca*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Tending or serving to vindicate or justify; justificatory;
vindicative.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Inflicting punishment; avenging;
punitory.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The afflictions of Job were no <i>vindicatory</i>
punishments to take vengeance of his sins.</blockquote> <i>Abp.
Bramhall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vin*dic"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [For <i>vindicative</i>,
confused with L. <i>vindicta</i> revenge, punishment, fr. <i>vindicare</i>
to vindicate.  Cf. <u>Vindicative</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Disposed to
revenge; prompted or characterized by revenge; revengeful.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I am <i>vindictive</i> enough to repel force by
force.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Punitive.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><col><b>Vindictive damages</b></col>. <i>(Law)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Damage</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p>-- <wf>Vin*dic"tive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Vin*dic"tive*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Vine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>vigne</i>, L.
<i>vinea</i> a vineyard, vine from <i>vineus</i> of or belonging to wine,
<i>vinum</i> wine, grapes.  See <u>Wine</u>, and cf. <u>Vignette</u>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any woody climbing plant which bears
grapes.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Hence, a climbing or trailing
plant; the long, slender stem of any plant that trails on the ground, or
climbs by winding round a fixed object, or by seizing anything with its
tendrils, or claspers; a creeper; as, the hop <i>vine</i>; the bean
<i>vine</i>; the <i>vines</i> of melons, squashes, pumpkins, and other
cucurbitaceous plants.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There shall be no grapes on the <i>vine</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Jer. viii. 13.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a
wild <i>vine</i>, and gathered thereof wild gourds.</blockquote> <i>2 Kings
iv. 89.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Vine apple</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a small kind of
squash.</cd> <i>Roger Williams.</i> -- <col><b>Vine beetle</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of beetles which are
injurious to the leaves or branches of the grapevine. Among the more
important species are the grapevine fidia (see <u>Fidia</u>), the spotted
<i>Pelidnota</i> (see <u>Rutilian</u>), the vine fleabeetle (<i>Graptodera
chalybea</i>), the rose beetle (see under <u>Rose</u>), the vine weevil,
and several species of <i>Colaspis</i> and <i>Anomala</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>Vine borer</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>Any one of several species of beetles whose larv&aelig; bore in the
wood or pith of the grapevine, especially <i>Sinoxylon basilare</i>, a
small species the larva of which bores in the stems, and <i>Ampeloglypter
sesostris</i>, a small reddish brown weevil (called also <i>vine
weevil</i>), which produces knotlike galls on the branches.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A clearwing moth (<i>&AElig;geria
polistiformis</i>), whose larva bores in the roots of the grapevine and is
often destructive.</cd> -- <col><b>Vine dragon</b></col>, <cd>an old and
fruitless branch of a vine.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i> -- <col><b>Vine
forester</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of
moths belonging to <i>Alypia</i> and allied genera, whose larv&aelig; feed
on the leaves of the grapevine.</cd> -- <col><b>Vine fretter</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a plant louse, esp. the phylloxera that injuries
the grapevine.</cd> -- <col><b>Vine grub</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>any one of numerous species of insect larv&aelig; that are injurious to
the grapevine.</cd> -- <col><b>Vine hopper</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>any one of several species of leaf hoppers which suck the sap of the
grapevine, especially <i>Erythroneura vitis</i>.  See <i>Illust.</i> of
<i>Grape hopper</i>, under <u>Grape</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Vine
inchworm</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the larva of any species of
geometrid moths which feed on the leaves of the grapevine, especially
<i>Cidaria diversilineata</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Vine-leaf rooer</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a small moth (<i>Desmia maculalis</i>) whose larva
makes a nest by rolling up the leaves of the grapevine. The moth is
brownish black, spotted with white.</cd> -- <col><b>Vine louse</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the phylloxera.</cd> -- <col><b>Vine
mildew</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a fungous growth which forms a white,
delicate, cottony layer upon the leaves, young shoots, and fruit of the
vine, causing brown spots upon the green parts, and finally a hardening and
destruction of the vitality of the surface. The plant has been called
<i>Oidium Tuckeri</i>, but is now thought to be the conidia-producing stage
of an <i>Erysiphe</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Vine of Sodom</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant named in the Bible (<i>Deut. xxxii. 32</i>), now
thought to be identical with the apple of Sodom.  See <i>Apple of
Sodom</i>, under <u>Apple</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Vine sawfly</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a small black sawfiy (<i>Selandria vitis</i>)
whose larva feeds upon the leaves of the grapevine. The larv&aelig; stand
side by side in clusters while feeding.</cd> -- <col><b>Vine slug</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the larva of the vine sawfly.</cd> -- <col><b>Vine
sorrel</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a climbing plant (<i>Cissus acida</i>)
related to the grapevine, and having acid leaves. It is found in Florida
and the West Indies.</cd> -- <col><b>Vine sphinx</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of hawk moths. The
larv&aelig; feed on grapevine leaves.</cd> -- <col><b>Vine
weevil</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <i>Vine borer</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> above, and <i>Wound gall</i>, under
<u>Wound</u>.</cd></p>

<p><! p. 1611 !></p>

<p><hw>Vi"ne*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vinealis</i>.]
<def>Of or pertaining to vines; containing vines.</def>  [R.]  <i>Sir T.
Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vine"-clad`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Covered with
vines.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vined</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having leaves like those
of the vine; ornamented with vine leaves.</def>  "<i>Vined</i> and figured
columns."  <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vine"dress`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
cultivates, prunes, or cares for, grapevines; a laborer in a
vineyard.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The sons of the shall be your plowmen and your
<i>vinedressers</i>.</blockquote> <i>Isa. lxi. 5.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vin"e*gar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>vinegre</i>, F.
<i>vinaigre</i>; vin wine (L. <i>vinum</i>) + <i>aigre</i> sour.  See
<u>Wine</u>, and <u>Eager</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A sour liquid used as a condiment, or as a preservative, and obtained
by the spontaneous (<i>acetous</i>) fermentation, or by the artificial
oxidation, of wine, cider, beer, or the like.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The characteristic sourness of vinegar is due to acetic acid, of
which it contains from three to five per cent. Wine vinegar contains also
tartaric acid, citric acid, etc.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, anything sour; -- used also
metaphorically.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Here's the challenge: . . . I warrant there's <i>vinegar</i>
and pepper in't.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Aromatic vinegar</b></col>, <cd>strong acetic acid highly
flavored with aromatic substances.</cd> -- <col><b>Mother of
vinegar</b></col>. <cd>See 4th <u>Mother</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Radical
vinegar</b></col>, <cd>acetic acid.</cd> -- <col><b>Thieves'
vinegar</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Thief</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Vinegar
eel</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a minute nematode worm (<i>Leptodera
oxophila</i>, or <i>Anguillula acetiglutinis</i>), commonly found in great
numbers in vinegar, sour paste, and other fermenting vegetable substances;
-- called also <i>vinegar worm</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Vinegar lamp</b></col>
<i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a fanciful name of an apparatus designed to oxidize
alcohol to acetic acid by means of platinum.</cd> -- <col><b>Vinegar
plant</b></col>. <cd>See 4th <u>Mother</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Vinegar
tree</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the stag-horn sumac (<i>Rhus
typhina</i>), whose acid berries have been used to intensify the sourness
of vinegar.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood vinegar</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Wood</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vin"e*gar</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To convert into
vinegar; to make like vinegar; to render sour or sharp.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Hoping that he hath <i>vinegared</i> his senses<BR>
As he was bid.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vin`e*gar*ette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Vinaigrette</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vin"e*gar*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the nature of
vinegar; sour; unamiable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vin"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A vinedresser.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Vin"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
vineyard.</def>  [Obs.] "The <i>vinery</i> of Ramer."  <i>Fabyan.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A structure, usually inclosed with glass, for
rearing and protecting vines; a grapery.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*nette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Vignette</u>.]
<def>A sprig or branch.</def>  [Archaic]  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vin"ewed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Vinnewed</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vine"yard</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [For OE. <i>winyard</i>,
AS. <i>w&imacr;ngeard</i>; influenced by E. <i>vine</i>.  See <u>Wine</u>,
and <u>Yard</u> an inclosure.] <def>An inclosure or yard for grapevines; a
plantation of vines producing grapes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vine"yard*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who cultivates a
vineyard.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vingt` et` un"</hw> (?). [F., twenty and one.] <def>A game at
cards, played by two or more persons. The fortune of each player depends
upon obtaining from the dealer such cards that the sum of their pips, or
spots, is twenty-one, or a number near to it.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vingt`un"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Contraction for
<u>Vingt et un</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vin"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to wine; as, <i>vinic</i> alcohol.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vin"i*cul`ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vinum</i> wine
+ <i>cultura</i> culture.] <def>The cultivation of the vine, esp. for
making wine; viticulture.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vin"newed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Fenowed</u>.]
<def>Moldy; musty.</def>  [Written also <i>vinewed</i>.] [Obs. or Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p>-- <wf>Vin"newed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Many of Chaucer's words are become, as it were,
<i>vinnewed</i> and hoary with over-long lying.</blockquote> <i>F.
Beaumont.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vin"ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Vinnewed.</def>  [Obs. or
Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Vin"o*len*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vinolentina</i>.
See <u>Vinolent</u>.] <def>Drunkennes.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Vin"o*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vinolentus</i>, fr.
<i>vinum</i> wine.] <def>Given to wine; drunken; intemperate.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vin*om"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vinum</i> vine +
<i>-meter</i>.] <def>An instrument for determining the strength or purity
of wine by measuring its density.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vin` or`di`naire"</hw> (?). [F., lit., common wine.] <def>A cheap
claret, used as a table wine in France.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*nose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Vinous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*nos"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vinositas</i>: cf.
F. <i>vinosit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being
vinous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vinosus</i>, fr.
<i>vinum</i> wine: cf. F. <i>vineux</i>.  See <u>Wine</u>.] <def>Of or
pertaining to wine; having the qualities of wine; as, a <i>vinous</i>
taste.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vin"quish</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Far.)</i> <def>See
<u>Vanquish</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Vint"age</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Corrupted by influence
of <i>vintner</i>, <i>vintry</i>, from OE. <i>vindage</i>, <i>vendage</i>,
for <i>vendange</i>, OF. <i>vendenge</i>, F. <i>vendange</i>, from L.
<i>vindemia</i>; <i>vinum</i> wine, grapes + <i>demere</i> to take off;
<i>de + emere</i>, originally, to take.  See <u>Wine</u>, <u>Redeem</u>,
and cf. <u>Vindemial</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The produce of the vine
for one season, in grapes or in wine; as, the <i>vintage</i> is abundant;
the <i>vintage</i> of 1840.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act or time of gathering the crop of grapes,
or making the wine for a season.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vintage spring</b></col>, <cd>a wine fount.</cd> --
<col><b>Vintage time</b></col>, <cd>the time of gathering grapes and making
wine.</cd>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vint"a*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Vintage</u>: cf.
F. <i>vendangeur</i>.] <def>One who gathers the vintage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vint"a*ging</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of gathering
the vintage, or crop of grapes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vint"ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>vintener</i>,
<i>viniter</i>, OF. <i>vinetier</i>, <i>vinotier</i>, LL.
<i>vinetarius</i>, fr. L. <i>vinetum</i> a vineyard, fr. <i>vinum</i> wine.
See <u>Wine</u>.] <def>One who deals in wine; a wine seller, or wine
merchant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vint"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>viniterie</i>, from
OF. <i>vinotier</i>, <i>vinetier</i>, wine merchant.  See <u>Vintner</u>.]
<def>A place where wine is sold.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Ainsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vin"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to vines;
producing, or abounding in, vines.</def>  <i>P. Fletcher.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi"nyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vinum</i> wine + <i>-
yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The hypothetical radical
C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>3</sub>, regarded as the characteristic residue of
ethylene and that related series of unsaturated hydrocarbons with which the
allyl compounds are homologous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"ol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>viole</i>; cf. Pr.
<i>viola</i>, <i>viula</i>, Sp., Pg., & It. <i>viola</i>, LL.
<i>vitula</i>; of uncertain origin; perhaps from L. <i>vitulari</i> to
celebrate a festival, keep holiday, be joyful, perhaps originally, to
sacrifice a calf (<i>vitulus</i>; cf. <u>Veal</u>).  Cf. <u>Fiddle</u>,
<u>Vielle</u>, 2d <u>Viola</u>, <u>Violin</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A stringed musical instrument
formerly in use, of the same form as the violin, but larger, and having six
strings, to be struck with a bow, and the neck furnished with frets for
stopping the strings.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Me softer airs befit, and softer strings<BR>
Of lute, or <i>viol</i> still, more apt for mournful things.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The name is now applied as a general term to designate
instruments of the violin kind, as <i>tenor viol</i>, <i>bass viol</i>,
etc.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A large rope sometimes used in
weighing anchor.</def>  [Written also <i>voyal</i>, and <i>voyal</i>.]
<i>Totten.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Vi"o*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a violet.  See
<u>Violet</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of polypetalous herbaceous
plants, including all kinds of violets.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"o*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.  See <u>Viol</u>.]
<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>An instrument in form and use resembling the violin, but
larger, and a fifth lower in compass.</def></p>

<p><col><b>||Viola da braccio</b></col> [It., viol for the arm], <cd>the
tenor viol, or viola, a fifth lower than the violin. Its part is written in
the alto clef, hence it is sometimes called the <i>alto</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>||Viola da gamba</b></col> [It., viol for the leg], <cd>an
instrument resembling the viola, but larger, and held between the knees. It
is now rarely used.</cd> -- <col><b>||Viola da spalla</b></col> [It., viol
for the shoulder], <cd>an instrument formerly used, resembling the viola,
and intermediate in size between the viola and the viola da gamba.</cd> --
<col><b>||Viola di amore</b></col> [It., viol of love: cf. F. <i>viole
d'amour</i>], <cd>a viol, larger than the viola, having catgut strings
upon, and brass or steel wires under, the keyboard. These, sounding
sympathetically with the strings, yield a peculiarly soft and silvery
sound. It is now seldom used.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vi"o*la*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>violabilis</i>:
cf. F. <i>violable</i>.  See <u>Violate</u>.] <def>Capable of being
violated, broken, or injured.</def>  -- <wf>Vi"o*la*bly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Vi`o*la"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>violaceus</i>,
fr. <i>viola</i> a violet.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Resembling violets in
color; bluish purple.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a natural
order of plants, of which the violet is the type. It contains about twenty
genera and two hundred and fifty species.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi`o*lan"i*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Viol</i>et +
<i>aniline</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A dyestuff of the induline group, made
from aniline, and used as a substitute for indigo in dyeing wool and silk a
violet-blue or a gray-blue color.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi`o*lan"tin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Violuric</u>.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A complex nitrogenous substance, produced as a yellow
crystalline substance, and regarded as a complex derivative of barbituric
acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi`o*la*quer"cit*rin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>A yellow crystalline glucoside obtained from the pansy (<i>Viola
tricolor</i>), and decomposing into glucose and quercitrin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi`o*las"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Violescent.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vi"o*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Violates</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Violating</u>.] [L. <i>violatus</i>, p. p. of <i>violare</i> to violate,
fr. <i>vis</i> strength, force.  See <u>Violent</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To treat in a violent manner; to abuse.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His wife Boadicea <i>violated</i> with stripes, his
daughters with rape.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To do violence to, as to anything that should be
held sacred or respected; to profane; to desecrate; to break forcibly; to
trench upon; to infringe.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Violated</i> vows<BR>
'Twixt the souls of friend and friend.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Oft have they <i>violated</i><BR>
The temple, oft the law, with foul affronts.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To disturb; to interrupt.</def>  "Employed, it
seems, to <i>violate</i> sleep."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To commit rape on; to ravish; to
outrage.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To injure; disturb; interrupt; infringe; transgress;
profane; deflour; debauch; dishonor.</p>

<p><hw>Vi`o*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>violatio</i>: cf.
F. <i>violation</i>.] <def>The act of violating, treating with violence, or
injuring; the state of being violated.</def>  Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Infringement; transgression; nonobservance; as,
the <i>violation</i> of law or positive command, of covenants, promises,
etc.</def>  "The <i>violation</i> of my faith."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An act of irreverence or desecration;
profanation or contemptuous treatment of sacred things; as, the
<i>violation</i> of a church.</def>  <i>Udall.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Interruption, as of sleep or peace;
disturbance.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>Ravishment; rape; outrage.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi"o*la*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Violating, or
tending to violate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"o*la`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>One who
violates; an infringer; a profaner; a ravisher.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"ole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A vial.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi"o*lence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L.
<i>violentia</i>.  See <u>Violent</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality
or state of being violent; highly excited action, whether physical or
moral; vehemence; impetuosity; force.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That seal<BR>
You ask with such a <i>violence</i>, the king,<BR>
Mine and your master, with his own hand gave me.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All the elements<BR>
At least had gone to wrack, disturbed and torn<BR>
With the <i>violence</i> of this conflict.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Injury done to that which is entitled to
respect, reverence, or observance; profanation; infringement; unjust force;
outrage; assault.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Do <i>violence</i> to do man.</blockquote> <i>Luke iii.
14.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We can not, without offering <i>violence</i> to all records,
divine and human, deny an universal deluge.</blockquote> <i>T.
Burnet.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Looking down, he saw<BR>
The whole earth filled with <i>violence</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Ravishment; rape; constupration.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To do violence on</b></col>, <cd>to attack; to murder.</cd> "She
. . . <i>did violence on</i> herself." <i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>To do
violence to</b></col>, <cd>to outrage; to injure; as, he <i>does violence
to</i> his own opinions.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Vehemence; outrage; fierceness; eagerness; violation;
infraction; infringement; transgression; oppression.</p>

<p><hw>Vi"o*lence</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To assault; to injure;
also, to bring by violence; to compel.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi"o*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., from L.
<i>violentus</i>, from <i>vis</i> strength, force; probably akin to Gr. &?;
a muscle, strength.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Moving or acting with physical
strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or
passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; furious; severe; as, a
<i>violent</i> blow; the <i>violent</i> attack of a disease.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Float upon a wild and <i>violent</i> sea.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>violent</i> cross wind from either coast.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Acting, characterized, or produced by unjust or
improper force; outrageous; unauthorized; as, a <i>violent</i> attack on
the right of free speech.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To bring forth more <i>violent</i> deeds.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Some <i>violent</i> hands were laid on Humphrey's
life.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous;
unnatural; abnormal.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>These <i>violent</i> delights have <i>violent</i>
ends.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>No <i>violent</i> state can be perpetual.</blockquote> <i>T.
Burnet.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Ease would recant<BR>
Vows made in pain, as <i>violent</i> and void.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Violent presumption</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>presumption of a
fact that arises from proof of circumstances which necessarily attend such
facts.</cd> -- <col><b>Violent profits</b></col> <i>(Scots Law)</i>,
<cd>rents or profits of an estate obtained by a tenant wrongfully holding
over after warning. They are recoverable in a process of removing.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Fierce; vehement; outrageous; boisterous; turbulent;
impetuous; passionate; severe; extreme.</p>

<p><hw>Vi"o*lent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An assailant.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi"o*lent</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>violenter</i>.]
<def>To urge with violence.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi"o*lent</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be violent; to act
violently.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The grief is fine, full, perfect, that I taste,<BR>
And <i>violenteth</i> in a sense as strong<BR>
As that which causeth it.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi"o*lent*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a violent
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi`o*les"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>viola</i> a
violet.] <def>Tending to a violet color; violascent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"o*let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>violette</i> a violet
(cf. <i>violet</i> violet-colored), dim. of OF. <i>viole</i> a violet, L.
<i>viola</i>; akin to Gr. &?;.  Cf. <u>Iodine</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any plant or flower of the genus <i>Viola</i>, of many
species.  The violets are generally low, herbaceous plants, and the flowers
of many of the species are blue, while others are white or yellow, or of
several colors, as the pansy (<i>Viola tricolor</i>).</def></p>

<p>&fist; The cultivated sweet violet is <i>Viola odorata</i> of Europe.
The common blue violet of the eastern United States is <i>V. cucullata</i>;
the sand, or bird-foot, violet is <i>V. pedata</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The color of a violet, or that part of the
spectrum farthest from red. It is the most refrangible part of the
spectrum.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>In art, a color produced by a combination of red
and blue in equal proportions; a bluish purple color.</def>
<i>Mollett.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species
of small violet-colored butterflies belonging to <i>Lyc&aelig;na</i>, or
<i>Rusticus</i>, and allied genera.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1612 !></p>

<p><col><b>Corn violet</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Corn</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Dame's violet</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See
<u>Damewort</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Dogtooth violet</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i>
<cd>See under <u>Dogtooth</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Water violet</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an aquatic European herb (<i>Hottonia palustris</i>)
with pale purplish flowers and pinnatifid leaves.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vi"o*let</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>violet</i>.  See
<u>Violet</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>Dark blue, inclining to red;
bluish purple; having a color produced by red and blue combined.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Violet shell</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any species of
Ianthina; -- called also <i>violet snail</i>.  See <u>Ianthina</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Violet wood</b></col>, <cd>a name given to several kinds of hard
purplish or reddish woods, as king wood, myall wood, and the wood of the
<i>Andira violacea</i>, a tree of Guiana.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vi"o*let-tip"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A very handsome American butterfly (<i>Polygonia interrogationis</i>).
Its wings are mottled with various shades of red and brown and have violet
tips.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi`o*lin"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>violino</i>, dim.
of <i>viola</i>.  See <u>Viol</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A small instrument
with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The violin is distinguished for the brilliancy and gayety, as
well as the power and variety, of its tones, and in the orchestra it is the
leading and most important instrument.</p>

<p><hw>Vi"o*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A pale yellow amorphous substance of alkaloidal
nature and emetic properties, said to have been extracted from the root and
foliage of the violet (<i>Viola</i>).</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Mauve
aniline.  See under <u>Mauve</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi`o*lin"ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>violiniste</i>, <i>violoniste</i>, It. <i>violonista</i>.] <def>A player
on the violin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"ol*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>violiste</i>.]
<def>A player on the viol.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi`o*lon*cel"list</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>violoncelliste</i>, It. <i>violoncellista</i>.] <def>A player on the
violoncello.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi`o*lon*cel"lo</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.
<i>violoncello</i>, dim. of <i>violone</i> a bass viol.  See
<u>Violone</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A stringed instrument of music; a bass
viol of four strings, or a bass violin with long, large strings, giving
sounds an octave lower than the viola, or tenor or alto violin.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vi`o*lo"ne</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>violone</i>,
augment. of <i>viola</i> a viol.  See <u>Viol</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The
largest instrument of the bass-viol kind, having strings tuned an octave
below those of the violoncello; the contrabasso; -- called also <i>double
bass</i>.</def>  [Written also <i>violono</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Vi"o*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Violent.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>J. Fletcher.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi`o*lu"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Viol</i>et +
barbit<i>uric</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating,
a complex nitroso derivative of barbituric acid. It is obtained as a white
or yellow crystalline substance, and forms characteristic yellow, blue, and
violet salts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>vip&egrave;re</i>, L.
<i>vipera</i>, probably contr. fr. <i>vivipera</i>; <i>vivus</i> alive +
<i>parere</i> to bring forth, because it was believed to be the only
serpent that brings forth living young.  Cf. <u>Quick</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, <u>Parent</u>, <u>Viviparous</u>, <u>Wivern</u>,
<u>Weever</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species
of Old World venomous makes belonging to <i>Vipera</i>, <i>Clotho</i>,
<i>Daboia</i>, and other genera of the family
<i>Viperid&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There came a <i>viper</i> out of the heat, and fastened on
his hand.</blockquote> <i>Acts xxviii. 3.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Among the best-known species are the European adder (<i>Pelias
berus</i>), the European asp (<i>Vipera aspis</i>), the African horned
viper (<i>V. cerastes</i>), and the Indian viper (<i>Daboia
Russellii</i>).</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dangerous, treacherous, or malignant
person.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Who committed<BR>
To such a <i>viper</i> his most sacred trust<BR>
Of secrecy.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Horned viper</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See
<u>Cerastes</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Red viper</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>the copperhead.</cd> -- <col><b>Viper fish</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a small, slender, phosphorescent deep-sea fish
(<i>Chauliodus Sloanii</i>). It has long ventral and dorsal fins, a large
mouth, and very long, sharp teeth.</cd> -- <col><b>Viper's
bugloss</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a rough-leaved biennial herb
(<i>Echium vulgare</i>) having showy purplish blue flowers. It is sometimes
cultivated, but has become a pestilent weed in fields from New York to
Virginia.  Also called <i>blue weed</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Viper's
grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a perennial composite herb
(<i>Scorzonera Hispanica</i>) with narrow, entire leaves, and solitary
heads of yellow flowers. The long, white, carrot-shaped roots are used for
food in Spain and some other countries. Called also <i>viper
grass</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Vi`per*i"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>See <u>Viperoidea</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"per*ine</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>viperinus</i>:
cf. F. <i>vip&eacute;rin</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a viper or vipers;
resembling a viper.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Viperine snake</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Any venomous snake of the family
<i>Viperid&aelig;</i>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A harmless snake
resembling a viper in form or color, esp. <i>Tropidonotus viperinus</i>, a
small European species which resembles the viper in color.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vi"per*ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat like a viper;
viperous.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>||Vi`per*oi"de*a</hw> (?), <hw>Vi`per*oi"des</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.  See <u>Viper</u>, and <u>-oid</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of serpents which includes the true
vipers of the Old World and the rattlesnakes and moccasin snakes of
America; -- called also <i>Viperina</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"per*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the qualities
of a viper; malignant; venomous; as, a <i>viperous</i> tongue.</def>  "This
<i>viperous</i> slander." <i>Shak.</i> -- <wf>Vi"per*ous*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Vi`ra*gin"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to a virago; having the qualities of a virago.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi`ra*gin"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The qualities or
characteristics of a virago.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*ra"go</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Viragoes</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>virago</i>, <i>-intis</i>, from
<i>vir</i> a man.  See <u>Virile</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A woman of
extraordinary stature, strength, and courage; a woman who has the robust
body and masculine mind of a man; a female warrior.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To arms! to arms! the fierce <i>virago</i>
cries.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a mannish woman; a bold, turbulent woman;
a termagant; a vixen.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Virago</i> . . . serpent under femininity.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vire</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>vire</i>, fr.
<i>virer</i> to turn.  Cf. <u>Veer</u>, <u>Vireton</u>.] <def>An arrow,
having a rotary motion, formerly used with the crossbow.  Cf.
<u>Vireton</u>.</def>  <i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vir"e*lay</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>virelai</i>;
<i>virer</i> to turn + <i>lai</i> a song, a lay.] <def>An ancient French
song, or short poem, wholly in two rhymes, and composed in short lines,
with a refrain.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Of such matter made he many lays,<BR>
Songs, complains, roundels, <i>virelayes</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To which a lady sung a <i>virelay</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p>&fist; "The <i>virelay</i> admitted only two rhymes, and, after
employing one for some time, the poet was <i>virer</i>, or to turn, to the
other."  <i>Nares.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi"rent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>virens</i>, p. pr. of
<i>virere</i> to be green.] <def>Green; not withered.</def>  [R.]  <i>Sir
T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vir"e*o</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a species of bird.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of American singing
birds belonging to <i>Vireo</i> and allied genera of the family
<i>Vireonid&aelig;</i>. In many of the species the back is greenish, or
olive-colored.  Called also <i>greenlet</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In the Eastern United States the most common species are the
white-eyed vireo (<i>Vireo Noveboracensis</i>), the redeyed vireo (<i>V.
olivaceus</i>), the blue-headed, or solitary, vireo (<i>V. solitarius</i>),
the warbling vireo (<i>V. gilvus</i>), and the yellow-throated vireo (<i>V.
flavifrons</i>). All these are noted for the sweetness of their songs.</p>

<p><hw>Vi*res"cence</hw> (?), <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The act or state of
becoming green through the formation of chlorophyll.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*res"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>virescens</i>, p.
pr. of <i>virescere</i> to grow green, verb incho. fr. <i>virere</i> to be
green.] <def>Beginning to be green; slightly green; greenish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vir"e*ton</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.  See <u>Vire</u>.]
<def>An arrow or bolt for a crossbow having feathers or brass placed at an
angle with the shaft to make it spin in flying.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vir"ga*lieu</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Virgouleuse</u>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A valuable kind of pear, of an obovate shape and with
melting flesh of delicious flavor; -- more properly called <i>White
Doyenn&eacute;</i>.</def>  [Written also <i>virgaloo</i>, <i>vergalieu</i>,
<i>vergaloo</i>, etc.]</p>

<p><hw>Vir"gate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>virgatus</i> made of
twigs, fr. <i>virga</i> a twig, rod.  See <u>Verge</u> a rod.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the form of a straight rod; wand-shaped; straight
and slender.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vir"gate</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>virgata</i>, <i>virgata
terrae</i>, so much land as <i>virga terrae</i>, a land measure, contains,
fr. L. <i>virga</i> a twig, rod.] <def>A yardland, or measure of land
varying from fifteen to forty acres.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>T. Warton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vir"ga*ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>virgatus</i>
striped.  See <u>Virgate</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Striped;
streaked.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Virge</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wand.  See
<u>Verge</u>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Vir"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Verger</u>.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Vir*gil"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Virgilianus</i>,
better <i>Vergilianus</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to Virgil, the Roman
poet; resembling the style of Virgil.</def>  [Spelt also
<i>Vergilian</i>.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The rich <i>Virgilian</i> rustic measure<BR>
Of Lari Maxume.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vir"gin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>virgo</i>, <i>-
inis</i>: cf. OF. <i>virgine</i>, <i>virgene</i>, <i>virge</i>,
<i>vierge</i>, F. <i>vierge</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A woman who has
had no carnal knowledge of man; a maid.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A person of the male sex who has not known
sexual indulgence.</def>  [Archaic]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>These are they which were not defiled with women; for they
are <i>virgins</i>.</blockquote> <i>Rev. xiv. 4.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He his flesh hath overcome;<BR>
He was a <i>virgin</i>, as he said.</blockquote> <i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>See <u>Virgo</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species
of gossamer-winged butterflies of the family
<i>Lyc&aelig;nid&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A female insect producing
eggs from which young are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by
a male; a parthenogenetic insect.</def></p>

<p><col><b>The Virgin</b></col>, or <col><b>The Blessed Virgin</b></col>,
<cd>the Virgin Mary, the Mother of our Lord.</cd> -- <col><b>Virgin's
bower</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name given to several climbing plants
of the genus <i>Clematis</i>, as <i>C. Vitalba</i> of Europe, and <i>C.
Virginiana</i> of North America.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vir"gin</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Being
a virgin; chaste; of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin;
maidenly; modest; indicating modesty; as, a <i>virgin</i> blush.</def>
"<i>Virgin</i> shame."  <i>Cowley.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Innocence and <i>virgin</i> modesty . . . <BR>
That would be wooed, and unsought be won.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Pure; undefiled; unmixed; fresh; new; as,
<i>virgin</i> soil; <i>virgin</i> gold.</def> "<i>Virgin</i> Dutch."  <i>G.
W. Cable.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The white cold <i>virgin</i> snow upon my
heart.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A few ounces of mutton, with a little <i>virgin</i>
oil.</blockquote> <i>Landor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not yet pregnant; impregnant.</def>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vir"gin</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To act the virgin; to be
or keep chaste; -- followed by <i>it</i>.  See <u>It</u>, 5.</def>  [Obs.]
"My true lip hath <i>virgined</i> it e'er since [that kiss]."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vir"gin*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>virginalis</i>: cf.
F. <i>virginal</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin;
maidenly.</def>  "Chastity and honor <i>virginal</i>."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Virginal generation</b></col> <i>(Biol.)</i>,
<cd>parthenogenesis.</cd> -- <col><b>Virginal membrane</b></col>
<i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the hymen.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vir"gin*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>virginale</i>; --
probably so called from being used by young girls, or <i>virgins</i>.]
<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>An instrument somewhat resembling the spinet, but having
a rectangular form, like the small piano. It had strings and keys, but only
one wire to a note. The instrument was used in the sixteenth century, but
is now wholly obsolete. It was sometimes called a <i>pair of
virginals</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vir"gin*al</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To play with the
fingers, as if on a virginal; to tap or pat.</def>  [Obs.] "Still
<i>virginaling</i> upon his palm!"  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vir"gin*hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Virginity;
maidenhood.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vir*gin"i*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the States of
the United States of America.</def>  -- <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the State of Virginia.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Virginia cowslip</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the American
lungwort (<i>Mertensia Virginica</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Virginia
creeper</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a common ornamental North American
woody vine (<i>Ampelopsis quinquefolia</i>), climbing extensively by means
of tendrils; -- called also <i>woodbine</i>, and <i>American ivy</i>.</cd>
[U. S.] -- <col><b>Virginia fence</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Worm fence</i>,
under <u>Fence</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Virginia nightingale</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the cardinal bird.  See under
<u>Cardinal</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Virginia quail</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the bobwhite.</cd> -- <col><b>Virginia
reel</b></col>, <cd>an old English contradance; -- so called in the United
States.</cd> <i>Bartlett.</i> -- <col><b>Virginia stock</b></col>.
<i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <u>Mahon stock</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vir*gin"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>virgintee</i>,
F. <i>virginit&eacute;</i>, L. <i>virginitas</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The quality or state of being a virgin; undefiled purity or chastity;
maidenhood.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The unmarried life; celibacy.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vir"go</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>virgo</i> a virgin, the
constellation Virgo in the zodiac.  See <u>Virgin</u>.] <i>(Astron.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about
the 21st of August, marked thus [&Virgo;] in almanacs.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A constellation of the zodiac, now occupying
chiefly the sign Libra, and containing the bright star Spica.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vir"gou*leuse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>virgouleuse</i>,
from the village of <i>Virgoul&eacute;e</i>, near Limoges.] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>An old French variety of pear, of little value.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vir`gu*la"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From. L.
<i>virgula</i> a small rod.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous
species of long, slender Alcyonaria belonging to <i>Virgularia</i> and
allied genera of the family <i>Virgularid&aelig;</i>. These corals are
allied to the sea-pens, but have a long rodlike rhachis inclosing a
slender, round or square, calcareous axis. The polyps are arranged in
transverse rows or clusters along each side of the rhachis.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vir"gu*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Shaped like a little
twig or rod.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vir"gule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>virgule</i>, fr. L.
<i>virgula</i>, dim. of <i>virga</i>.  See <u>Verge</u> a rod.] <def>A
comma.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>In the MSS. of Chaucer, the line is always broken by a
c&aelig;sura in the middle, which is pointed by a
<i>virgule</i>.</blockquote> <i>Hallam.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vir"i*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vis</i>,
<i>viris</i>, force.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>A certain function relating to
a system of forces and their points of application, -- first used by
Clausius in the investigation of problems in molecular physics.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vir"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>viridis</i> green.  See
<u>Verdant</u>.] <def>Green.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>virid</i> marjoram<BR>
Her sparkling beauty did but see.</blockquote> <i>Crompton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vir`i*des"cence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or state
of being viridescent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vir`i*des"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>viridescens</i>, p. pr. of <i>viridescere</i> to grow green.]
<def>Slightly green; greenish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vir"i*dine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>viridis</i> green.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A greenish, oily, nitrogenous hydrocarbon,
C<sub>12</sub>H<sub>19</sub>N<sub>7</sub>, obtained from coal tar, and
probably consisting of a mixture of several metameric compounds which are
higher derivatives of the base pyridine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vir"i*dite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>viridis</i> green.]
<i>(Min.)</i> <def>A greenish chloritic mineral common in certain igneous
rocks, as diabase, as a result of alternation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*rid"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>viriditas</i>, fr.
<i>viridis</i> green: cf. F. <i>viridit&eacute;</i>.  See <u>Verdant</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Greenness; verdure; the color of grass and
foliage.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Freshness; soundness.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vir"id*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Viridity;
greenness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"rile</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>virilis</i>, fr.
<i>vir</i> a man; akin to AS. <i>wer</i>: cf. F. <i>viril</i>.  See
<u>Werewolf</u>, <u>World</u>, and cf. <u>Decemvir</u>, <u>Virago</u>,
<u>Virtue</u>.] <def>Having the nature, properties, or qualities, of an
adult man; characteristic of developed manhood; hence, masterful; forceful;
specifically, capable of begetting; -- opposed to <i>womanly</i>,
<i>feminine</i>, and <i>puerile</i>; as, <i>virile</i> age, <i>virile</i>
power, <i>virile</i> organs.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Vi*ril"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>virilitas</i>: cf.
F. <i>virilit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being virile;
developed manhood; manliness; specif., the power of procreation; as,
exhaustion.</def>  "<i>Virility</i> of visage."  <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi*rip"o*tent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vir</i> man +
<i>potens</i> fit for.] <def>Developed in manhood; hence, able to beget;
marriageable.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Being not of ripe years, not <i>viripotent</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Holinshed.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vir*mil"ion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Vermilion</u>.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vi*role"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., a ferrule.  See
<u>Ferrule</u>.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>A ring surrounding a bugle or hunting
horn.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*roled"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Her.)</i>
<def>Furnished with a virole or viroles; -- said of a horn or a bugle when
the rings are of different tincture from the rest of the horn.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*rose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>virosus</i>.  See
<u>Virus</u>.] <def>Having a nauseous odor; fetid; poisonous.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vir*tu"</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>virt&ugrave;</i>
virtue, excellence, from L. <i>virtus</i>.  See <u>Virtue</u>.] <def>A love
of the fine arts; a taste for curiosities.</def>  <i>J. Spence.</i></p>

<p><col><b>An article</b></col>, or <col><b>piece</b></col>, <col><b>of
virtu</b></col>, <cd>an object of art or antiquity; a curiosity, such as
those found in museums or private collections.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>I had thoughts, in my chambers to place it in view,<BR>
To be shown to my friends as a piece of <i>virt&ugrave;</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vir"tu*al</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>virtuel</i>.  See <u>Virtue</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having the
power of acting or of invisible efficacy without the agency of the material
or sensible part; potential; energizing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Heat and cold have a <i>virtual</i> transition, without
communication of substance.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Every kind that lives,<BR>
Fomented by his <i>virtual</i> power, and warmed.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Being in essence or effect, not in fact; as, the
<i>virtual</i> presence of a man in his agent or substitute.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A thing has a <i>virtual</i> existence when it has all the
conditions necessary to its actual existence.</blockquote>
<i>Fleming.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To mask by slight differences in the manners a
<i>virtual</i> identity in the substance.</blockquote> <i>De
Quincey.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Principle of virtual velocities</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>,
<cd>the law that when several forces are in equilibrium, the algebraic sum
of their virtual moments is equal to zero.</cd> -- <col><b>Virtual
focus</b></col> <i>(Opt.)</i>, <cd>the point from which rays, having been
rendered divergent by reflection of refraction, appear to issue; the point
at which converging rays would meet if not reflected or refracted before
they reach it.</cd> -- <col><b>Virtual image</b></col>. <i>(Optics)</i>
<cd>See under <u>Image</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Virtual moment</b></col> (of a
force) <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>the product of the intensity of the force
multiplied by the virtual velocity of its point of application; --
sometimes called <i>virtual work</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Virtual
velocity</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>a minute hypothetical displacement,
assumed in analysis to facilitate the investigation of statical problems.
With respect to any given force of a number of forces holding a material
system in equilibrium, it is the projection, upon the direction of the
force, of a line joining its point of application with a new position of
that point indefinitely near to the first, to which the point is conceived
to have been moved, without disturbing the equilibrium of the system, or
the connections of its parts with each other. Strictly speaking, it is not
a velocity but a length.</cd> -- <col><b>Virtual work</b></col>.
<i>(Mech.)</i> <cd>See <i>Virtual moment</i>, above.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vir`tu*al"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>virtualit&eacute;</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of
being virtual.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Potentiality; efficacy; potential
existence.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>In one grain of corn, there lieth dormant a
<i>virtuality</i> of many other.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vir"tu*al*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a virtual
manner; in efficacy or effect only, and not actually; to all intents and
purposes; practically.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vir"tu*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make
efficacious; to give virtue of efficacy.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Harvey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vir"tue</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>vertu</i>, F.
<i>vertu</i>, L. <i>virtus</i> strength, courage, excellence, virtue, fr.
<i>vir</i> a man.  See <u>Virile</u>, and cf. <u>Virtu</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Manly strength or courage; bravery; daring; spirit;
valor.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Built too strong<BR>
For force or <i>virtue</i> ever to expugn.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Active quality or power; capacity or power
adequate to the production of a given effect; energy; strength; potency;
efficacy; as, the <i>virtue</i> of a medicine.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that <i>virtue</i> had
gone out of him, turned him about.</blockquote> <i>Mark v. 30.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A man was driven to depend for his security against
misunderstanding, upon the pure <i>virtue</i> of his syntax.</blockquote>
<i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>virtue</i> of his midnight agony.</blockquote>
<i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Energy or influence operating without contact of
the material or sensible substance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She moves the body which she doth possess,<BR>
Yet no part toucheth, but by <i>virtue's</i> touch.</blockquote> <i>Sir. J.
Davies.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Excellence; value; merit; meritoriousness;
worth.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I made <i>virtue</i> of necessity.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In the Greek poets, . . . the economy of poems is better
observed than in Terence, who thought the sole grace and <i>virtue</i> of
their fable the sticking in of sentences.</blockquote> <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, moral excellence; integrity of
character; purity of soul; performance of duty.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Virtue</i> only makes our bliss below.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If there's Power above us,<BR>
And that there is all nature cries aloud<BR>
Through all her works, he must delight in <i>virtue</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A particular moral excellence; as, the
<i>virtue</i> of temperance, of charity, etc.</def>  "The very
<i>virtue</i> of compassion." <i>Shak.</i> "Remember all his
<i>virtues</i>." <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Specifically: Chastity; purity; especially, the
chastity of women; virginity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>H.</i> I believe the girl has <i>virtue</i>.<BR>
<i>M.</i>  And if she has, I should be the last man in the world to attempt
to corrupt it.</blockquote> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>One of the orders of the celestial
hierarchy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thrones, dominations, princedoms, <i>virtues</i>,
powers.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Cardinal virtues</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Cardinal</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>In</b></col>, or <col><b>By</b></col>,
<col><b>virtue of</b></col>, <cd>through the force of; by authority
of.</cd>  "He used to travel through Greece <i>by virtue of</i> this fable,
which procured him reception in all the towns." <i>Addison.</i> "This they
shall attain, partly <i>in virtue of</i> the promise made by God, and
partly <i>in virtue of</i> piety." <i>Atterbury.</i> -- <col><b>Theological
virtues</b></col>, <cd>the three virtues, faith, hope, and charity.  See
<i>1 Cor. xiii. 13.</i></cd></p>

<p><hw>Vir"tue*less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of
virtue; without efficacy or operating qualities; powerless.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Virtueless</i> she wished all herbs and
charms.</blockquote> <i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vir`tu*os"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The quality or state of being a virtuoso; in a bad sense, the
character of one in whom mere artistic feeling or &aelig;sthetic
cultivation takes the place of religious character;
sentimentalism.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This famous passage . . . over which the <i>virtuosity</i>
of modern times, rejoicing in evil, has hung so fondly.</blockquote> <i>C.
Kingsley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Virtuosos, collectively.</def>
<i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An art or study affected by virtuosos.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vir`tu*o"so</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Virtuosos</b></plw> (#); It. <plw><b>Virtuosi</b></plw> (#). [It.
See <u>Virtuous</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One devoted to virtu; one
skilled in the fine arts, in antiquities, and the like; a collector or
ardent admirer of curiosities, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Virtuoso</i> the Italians call a man who loves the noble
arts, and is a critic in them.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A performer on some instrument, as
the violin or the piano, who excels in the technical part of his art; a
brilliant concert player.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vir`tu*o"so*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The condition,
pursuits, or occupation of a virtuoso.</def>  <i>Bp. Hurd.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vir"tu*ous</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>vertuous</i>,
OF. <i>vertuos</i>, <i>vertuous</i>, F. <i>vertueux</i>, fr. L.
<i>Virtuous</i>.  See <u>Virtue</u>, and cf. <u>Virtuoso</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Possessing or exhibiting virtue.</def>
Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Exhibiting manly courage and strength;
valorous; valiant; brave.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Old Priam's son, amongst them all, was chiefly
<i>virtuous</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Having power or efficacy; powerfully operative;
efficacious; potent.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Lifting up his <i>virtuous</i> staff on high,<BR>
He smote the sea, which calm&eacute;d was with speed.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Every <i>virtuous</i> plant and healing herb.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Having moral excellence; characterized by
morality; upright; righteous; pure; as, a <i>virtuous</i> action.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>virtuous</i> mind that ever walks attended<BR>
By a strong siding champion, conscience.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Chaste; pure; -- applied especially to
women.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Mistress Ford . . . the <i>virtuous</i> creature, that hath
the jealous fool to her husband.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Vir"tu*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Vir"tu*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p>{ <hw>Vir"u*lence</hw> (?), <hw>Vir"u*len*cy</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>virulence</i>, L. <i>virulentia</i> an
offensive odor, a stench.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of
being virulent or venomous; poisonousness; malignancy.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Extreme bitterness or malignity of
disposition.</def>  "Refuted without satirical <i>virulency</i>."
<i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>virulence</i> of one declaimer, or the profundities
and sublimities of the other.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vir"u*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>virulentus</i>, fr.
<i>virus</i> poison: cf. F. <i>virulent</i>.  See <u>Virus</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Extremely poisonous or venomous; very active in
doing injury.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A contagious disorder rendered more <i>virulent</i> by
uncleanness.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Very bitter in enmity; actuated by a desire to
injure; malignant; as, a <i>virulent</i> invective.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vir"u*lent*ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Made virulent;
poisoned.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Vir"u*lent*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a virulent
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"rus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a slimy liquid, a
poisonous liquid, poison, stench; akin to Gr. &?; poison, Skr.
<i>visha</i>.  Cf. <u>Wizen</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Contagious or
poisonous matter, as of specific ulcers, the bite of snakes, etc.; --
applied to organic poisons.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The special
contagion, inappreciable to the senses and acting in exceedingly minute
quantities, by which a disease is introduced into the organism and
maintained there.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The specific virus of diseases is now regarded as a microscopic
living vegetable organism which multiplies within the body, and, either by
its own action or by the associated development of a chemical poison,
causes the phenomena of the special disease.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Any morbid corrupting quality in
intellectual or moral conditions; something that poisons the mind or the
soul; as, the <i>virus</i> of obscene books.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Force;
power.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Physical
force.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Moral power.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Principle of vis viva</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>the
principle that the difference between the aggregate work of the
accelerating forces of a system and that of the retarding forces is equal
to one half the <i>vis viva</i> accumulated or lost in the system while the
work is being done.</cd> -- <col><b>Vis impressa</b></col> [L.]
<i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>force exerted, as in moving a body, or changing the
direction of its motion; impressed force.</cd> -- <col><b>Vis
inerti&aelig;</b></col>. [L.] <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The resistance of
matter, as when a body at rest is set in motion, or a body in motion is
brought to rest, or has its motion changed, either in direction or in
velocity.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Inertness; inactivity.</cd> <i>Vis
interti&aelig;</i> and <i>inertia</i> are not strictly synonymous. The
former implies the <i>resistance</i> itself which is given, while the
latter implies merely the <i>property</i> by which it is given. --
<col><b>Vis mortua</b></col> [L.] <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>dead force; force
doing no active work, but only producing pressure.</cd> -- <col><b>Vis
vit&aelig;</b></col>, <i>or</i> <col><b>Vis vitalis</b></col> [L.]
<i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>vital force.</cd> -- <col><b>Vis viva</b></col> [L.]
<i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>living force; the force of a body moving against
resistance, or doing work, in distinction from <i>vis mortua</i>, or dead
force; the kinetic energy of a moving body; the capacity of a moving body
to do work by reason of its being in motion.  See <i>Kinetic energy</i>, in
the Note under <u>Energy</u>. The term <i>vis viva</i> is not usually
understood to include that part of the kinetic energy of the body which is
due to the vibrations of its molecules.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Vi"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>See
<u>Vis&?;</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"sa</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Visaed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Visaing</u>.]
<def>To indorse, after examination, with the word <i>vis&eacute;</i>, as a
passport; to vis&eacute;.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vis"age</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>visage</i>, from
L. <i>visus</i> a seeing, a look, fr. <i>videre</i>, <i>visum</i>, to see.
See <u>Vision</u>.] <def>The face, countenance, or look of a person or an
animal; -- chiefly applied to the human face.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i> "A
<i>visage</i> of demand." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His <i>visage</i> was so marred more than any
man.</blockquote> <i>Isa. lii. 14.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Love and beauty still that <i>visage</i> grace.</blockquote>
<i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vis"age</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To face.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vis"aged</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a visage.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vis"ard</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mask.  See
<u>Visor</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vis"ard</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To mask.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vis`-a-vis"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., opposite, face to
face.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, is face to face with
another; esp., one who faces another in dancing.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A carriage in which two persons sit face to
face.  Also, a form of sofa with seats for two persons, so arranged that
the occupants are face to face while sitting on opposite sides.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vis`-a-vis"</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Face to
face.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vis*ca"cha</hw> (?), <hw>||Viz-ca"cha</hw> (&?;),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A large burrowing South
American rodent (<i>Lagostomus trichodactylus</i>) allied to the
chinchillas, but much larger. Its fur is soft and rather long, mottled gray
above, white or yellowish white beneath. There is a white band across the
muzzle, and a dark band on each cheek. It inhabits grassy plains, and is
noted for its extensive burrows and for heaping up miscellaneous articles
at the mouth of its burrows. Called also <i>biscacha</i>, <i>bizcacha</i>,
<i>vischacha</i>, <i>vishatscha</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vis"ce*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>,
<def><pos><i>pl.</i></pos> of <u>Viscus</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vis"cer*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>visc&eacute;ral</i>, LL. <i>visceralis</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the viscera; splanchnic.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Having deep sensibility.</def>  [R.]
<i>Bp. Reynolds.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Visceral arches</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the bars or ridges
between the visceral clefts.</cd> -- <col><b>Visceral cavity</b></col> or
<col><b>tube</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the ventral cavity of a
vertebrate, which contains the alimentary canal, as distinguished from the
dorsal, or cerebro-spinal, canal.</cd> -- <col><b>Visceral clefts</b></col>
<i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>transverse clefts on the sides just back of the mouth
in the vertebrate embryo, which open into the pharyngeal portion of the
alimentary canal, and correspond to the branchial clefts in adult
fishes.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vis"cer*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Viscerated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Viscerating</u>.] <def>To deprive of the viscera, or entrails; to
eviscerate; to disembowel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vis`cer*o*skel"e*tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to the framework, or skeleton, or skeleton, of the
viscera; as, the <i>visceroskeletal</i> system of muscles.</def>
<i>Mivart.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vis"cid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>viscidus</i>, fr.
<i>viscum</i> the mistletoe, birdlime made from the berries of the
mistletoe; akin to Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>viscide</i>.] <def>Sticking or
adhering, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscous; glutinous;
sticky; tenacious; clammy; as, turpentine, tar, gums, etc., are more or
less <i>viscid</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vis*cid"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>viscidit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being viscid; also,
that which is viscid; glutinous concretion; stickiness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vis"cin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A clear,
viscous, tasteless substance extracted from the mucilaginous sap of the
mistletoe (<i>Viscum album</i>), holly, etc., and constituting an essential
ingredient of birdlime.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vis*coid"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat viscous.
Cf. <u>Mobile</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vis`co*sim"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Viscosity</i> +
<i>-meter</i>.] <def>An instrument for measuring the degree of viscosity of
liquids, as solutions of gum.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vis*cos"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>viscosit&eacute;</i>, LL. <i>viscositas</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The quality or state of being viscous.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>A quality analogous to that of
a viscous fluid, supposed to be caused by internal friction, especially in
the case of gases.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vis"count`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>vicounte</i>, OF.
<i>visconte</i>, <i>vescunte</i>, F. <i>vicomte</i>, LL. <i>vicecomes</i>;
L. <i>vice</i> (see <u>Vice</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>) + <i>comes</i> a
companion, LL., a count.  See <u>Count</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(O. Eng.
Law)</i> <def>An officer who formerly supplied the place of the count, or
earl; the sheriff of the county.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A nobleman of the fourth rank, next in order
below an earl and next above a baron; also, his degree or title of
nobility.  See <u>Peer</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3.</def>  [Eng.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vis"count`cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The dignity or
jurisdiction of a viscount.</def>  <i>Sir B. Burke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vis"count`ess</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>vicomtesse</i>,
LL. <i>vicecomitissa</i>.] <def>The wife of a viscount.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Vis"count`ship</hw>, <hw>Vis"count`y</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>vicomt&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality, rank, or
office of a viscount.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vis"cous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>viscosus</i>.  See
<u>Viscid</u>.] <def>Adhesive or sticky, and having a ropy or glutinous
consistency; viscid; glutinous; clammy; tenacious; as, a <i>viscous</i>
juice.</def>  -- <wf>Vis"cous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p>&fist; There is no well-defined distinction in meaning between
<i>viscous</i> and <i>viscid</i>.</p>

<p><hw>||Vis"cum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of parasitic shrubs, including the mistletoe of
Europe.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Birdlime, which is often made from the berries
of the European mistletoe.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vis"cus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Viscera</b></plw> (#). [L., perhaps akin to E. <i>viscid</i>.]
<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the organs, as the brain, heart, or stomach, in
the great cavities of the body of an animal; -- especially used in the
plural, and applied to the organs contained in the abdomen.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vise</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>vis</i> a screw, winding
stairs, OF. <i>vis</i>, <i>viz</i>, fr. L. <i>vitis</i> a vine; probably
akin to E. <i>withy</i>.] <def>An instrument consisting of two jaws,
closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in
filing.</def>  [Written also <i>vice</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>||Vi*s&eacute;"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.
<i>vis&eacute;</i>, p. p. of <i>viser</i> to put a visa to, fr. L.
<i>visus</i> seen, p. p. of <i>videre</i> to see.] <def>An indorsement made
on a passport by the proper authorities of certain countries on the
continent of Europe, denoting that it has been examined, and that the
person who bears it is permitted to proceed on his journey; a
visa.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1614 !></p>

<p><hw>Vi*s&eacute;"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vis&eacute;ed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vis&eacute;ing</u>.] <def>To examine and indorse, as a passport; to
visa.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vish"nu</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Skr. <i>Vish&?;u</i>, from
<i>vish</i> to pervade., to extend through nature.] <i>(Hindu Myth.)</i>
<def>A divinity of the modern Hindu trimurti, or trinity. He is regarded as
the preserver, while Brahma is the creator, and Siva the destroyer of the
creation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vis`i*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>visibilitas</i>: cf. F. <i>visibilit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality or
state of being visible.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vis"i*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>visibilis</i>, fr.
<i>videre</i>, <i>visum</i>, to see: cf. F. <i>visible</i>.  See
<u>Vision</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Perceivable by the eye; capable of
being seen; perceptible; in view; as, a <i>visible</i> star; the least spot
is <i>visible</i> on white paper.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things <i>visible</i>
and invisible.</blockquote> <i>Bk. of Com. Prayer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Virtue made <i>visible</i> in outward grace.</blockquote>
<i>Young.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Noticeable; apparent; open; conspicuous.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The factions at court were greater, or more <i>visible</i>,
than before.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Visible church</b></col> <i>(Theol.)</i>, <cd>the apparent
church of Christ on earth; the whole body of professed believers in Christ,
as contradistinguished from the <i>invisible</i>, or real, church,
consisting of sanctified persons.</cd> -- <col><b>Visible
horizon</b></col>. <cd>Same as <i>Apparent horizon</i>, under
<u>Apparent</u>.</cd></p>

<p>-- <wf>Vis"i*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- <wf>Vis"i*bly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Vis"i*goth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Visegothae</i>, pl.
Cf. <u>West</u>, and <u>Goth</u>.] <def>One of the West Goths.  See the
Note under <u>Goth</u>.</def>  -- <wf>Vis`i*goth"ic</wf> (#),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Vi"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>visioun</i>, F.
<i>vision</i>, fr. L. <i>visio</i>, from <i>videre</i>, <i>visum</i>, to
see: akin to Gr. &?; to see, &?; I know, and E. <i>wit</i>.  See
<u>Wit</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Advice</u>,
<u>Clairvoyant</u>, <u>Envy</u>, <u>Evident</u>, <u>Provide</u>,
<u>Revise</u>, <u>Survey</u>, <u>View</u>, <u>Visage</u>, <u>Visit</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of seeing external objects; actual
sight.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Faith here is turned into <i>vision</i> there.</blockquote>
<i>Hammond.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The faculty of seeing; sight;
one of the five senses, by which colors and the physical qualities of
external objects are appreciated as a result of the stimulating action of
light on the sensitive retina, an expansion of the optic nerve.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is seen; an object of sight.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Especially, that which is seen otherwise than by
the ordinary sight, or the rational eye; a supernatural, prophetic, or
imaginary sight; an apparition; a phantom; a specter; as, the
<i>visions</i> of Isaiah.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The baseless fabric of this <i>vision</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>No dreams, but <i>visions</i> strange.</blockquote> <i>Sir
P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Hence, something unreal or imaginary; a creation
of fancy.</def>  <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Arc of vision</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>the arc which
measures the least distance from the sun at which, when the sun is below
the horizon, a star or planet emerging from his rays becomes visible.</cd>
-- <col><b>Beatific vision</b></col> <i>(Theol.)</i>, <cd>the immediate
sight of God in heaven.</cd> -- <col><b>Direct vision</b></col>
<i>(Opt.)</i>, <cd>vision when the image of the object falls directly on
the yellow spot (see under <u>Yellow</u>); also, vision by means of rays
which are not deviated from their original direction.</cd> -- <col><b>Field
of vision</b></col>, <cd>field of view.  See under <u>Field</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Indirect vision</b></col> <i>(Opt.)</i>, <cd>vision when the rays
of light from an object fall upon the peripheral parts of the retina.</cd>
-- <col><b>Reflected vision</b></col>, or <col><b>Refracted
vision</b></col>, <cd>vision by rays reflected from mirrors, or refracted
by lenses or prisms, respectively.</cd> -- <col><b>Vision purple</b></col>.
<i>(Physiol.)</i> <cd>See <i>Visual purple</i>, under
<u>Visual</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vi"sion</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Visioned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Visioning</u>.] <def>To see in a vision; to dream.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>For them no <i>visioned</i> terrors daunt,<BR>
Their nights no fancied specters haunt.</blockquote> <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi"sion*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a
vision.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"sion*a*ri*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being visionary.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"sion*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>visionnaire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a visions
or visions; characterized by, appropriate to, or favorable for,
visions.</def>
</p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>visionary</i> hour<BR>
When musing midnight reigns.</blockquote> <i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Affected by phantoms; disposed to receive
impressions on the imagination; given to reverie; apt to receive, and act
upon, fancies as if they were realities.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Or lull to rest the <i>visionary</i> maid.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Existing in imagination only; not real;
fanciful; imaginary; having no solid foundation; as, <i>visionary</i>
prospect; a <i>visionary</i> scheme or project.</def>  <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Fanciful; fantastic; unreal.  See <u>Fanciful</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Vi"sion*a*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Visionaries</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One whose
imagination is disturbed; one who sees visions or phantoms.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One whose imagination overpowers his reason and
controls his judgment; an unpractical schemer; one who builds castles in
the air; a daydreamer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"sioned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the power of
seeing visions; inspired; also, seen in visions.</def>  [R.]
<i>Shelley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi"sion*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
visionary.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"sion*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of vision;
sightless.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vis"it</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Visited</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Visiting</u>.] [F. <i>visiter</i>, L. <i>visitare</i>, fr. <i>visere</i>
to go to see, to visit, fr. <i>videre</i>, <i>visum</i> to see.  See
<u>Vision.</u>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To go or come to see, as for the purpose of
friendship, business, curiosity, etc.; to attend; to call upon; as, the
physician <i>visits</i> his patient.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Specifically: <def>To go or come to see for
inspection, examination, correction of abuses, etc.; to examine, to
inspect; as, a bishop <i>visits</i> his diocese; a superintendent
<i>visits</i> persons or works under his charge.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Script.)</i> <def>To come to for the purpose of
chastising, rewarding, comforting; to come upon with reward or retribution;
to appear before or judge; as, to <i>visit</i> in mercy; to <i>visit</i>
one in wrath.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[God] hath <i>visited</i> and redeemed his
people.</blockquote> <i>Like i. 68.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vis"it</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make a visit or
visits; to maintain visiting relations; to practice calling on
others.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vis"it</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>visite</i>.  See
<u>Visit</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Visite</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of visiting, or going to see a person or
thing; a brief stay of business, friendship, ceremony, curiosity, or the
like, usually longer than a call; as, a <i>visit</i> of civility or
respect; a <i>visit</i> to Saratoga; the <i>visit</i> of a
physician.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act of going to view or inspect; an official
or formal inspection; examination; visitation; as, the <i>visit</i> of a
trustee or inspector.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Right of visit</b></col> <i>(Internat. Law)</i>, <cd>the right
of visitation.  See <u>Visitation</u>, 4.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vis"it*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Liable or subject
to be visited or inspected.</def>  "All hospitals built since the
Reformation are <i>visitable</i> by the king or lord chancellor."
<i>Ayliffe.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vis"it*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>visitans</i>, <i>-
antis</i>; p. pr.: cf. F. <i>visitant</i>.] <def>One who visits; a guest; a
visitor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When the <i>visitant</i> comes again, he is no more a
stranger.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vis"it*ant</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Visiting.</def>
<i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vis`it*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>visitatio</i>:
cf. F. <i>visitation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of visiting, or
the state of being visited; access for inspection or examination.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Nothing but peace and gentle <i>visitation</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically: The act of a superior or
superintending officer who, in the discharge of his office, visits a
corporation, college, etc., to examine into the manner in which it is
conducted, and see that its laws and regulations are duly observed and
executed; as, the <i>visitation</i> of a diocese by a bishop.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The object of a visit.</def>  [Obs.] "O flowers,
. . . my early <i>visitation</i> and my last."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Internat. Law)</i> <def>The act of a naval
commander who visits, or enters on board, a vessel belonging to another
nation, for the purpose of ascertaining her character and object, but
without claiming or exercising a right of searching the vessel. It is,
however, usually coupled with the <i>right of search</i> (see under
<u>Search</u>), visitation being used for the purpose of search.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Special dispensation; communication of divine
favor and goodness, or, more usually, of divine wrath and vengeance;
retributive calamity; retribution; judgment.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What will ye do in the day of
<i>visitation</i>?</blockquote> <i>Isa. x. 3.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>A festival in honor of the visit
of the Virgin Mary to Elisabeth, mother of John the Baptist, celebrated on
the second of July.</def></p>

<p><col><b>The Order of the Visitation of Our Lady</b></col> <i>(R. C.
Ch.)</i>, <cd>a religious community of nuns, founded at Annecy, in Savoy,
in 1610, and in 1808 established in the United States. In America these
nuns are devoted to the education of girls.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vis`it*a*to"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. LL.
<i>visitator</i> a bishop temporarily put in place of another.] <def>Of or
pertaining to visitation, or a judicial visitor or superintendent;
visitorial.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>An archdeacon has <i>visitatorial</i> power.</blockquote>
<i>Ayliffe.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The queen, however, still had over the church a
<i>visitatorial</i> power of vast and undefined extent.</blockquote>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi*site"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.  See <u>Visit</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>A light cape or short cloak of silk or lace worn
by women in summer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vis"it*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A visitor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vis"it*ing</hw>, <def><pos><i>a. & vb. n.</i></pos> from
<u>Visit</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Visiting ant</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <i>Driver
ant</i>, under <u>Driver</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Visiting book</b></col>,
<cd>a book in which a record of visits received, made, and to be made, is
kept.</cd> <i>Thackeray.</i> -- <col><b>Visiting card</b></col>. <cd>See
under <u>Card</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vis"it*or</hw> (?). [Cf. F. <i>visiteur</i>.] [Written also
<i>visiter</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who visits; one who comes or
goes to see another, as in civility or friendship.</def>  "This great flood
of <i>visitors</i>."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A superior, or a person lawfully appointed for
the purpose, who makes formal visits of inspection to a corporation or an
institution.  See <u>Visit</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, 2, and
<u>Visitation</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The king is the <i>visitor</i> of all lay
corporations.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vis`it*o"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Visitatorial</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>visif</i>, LL.
<i>visivus</i>.  See <u>Vision</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the sight;
visual.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I can not satisfy myself how men should be so little
surprised about this <i>visive</i> faculty.</blockquote>
<i>Berkeley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Visne</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>visn&eacute;</i>,
<i>veisin&eacute;</i>, <i>visnet</i>, neighborhood, LL. <i>vicinatus</i>,
fr. L. <i>vicunus</i> neighboring, a neighbor.  See <u>Vicinity</u>.]
<i>(Law)</i> <def>Neighborhood; vicinity; venue.  See
<u>Venue</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vis"no*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Contr. fr.
<i>physiognomy</i>.] <def>Face; countenance.</def>  [Colloq.]  <i>Spenser.
Lamb.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi"son</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The mink.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vis"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>visere</i>, F.
<i>visi&egrave;re</i>, fr. OF. <i>vis</i>.  See <u>Visage</u>,
<u>Vision</u>.] [Written also <i>visar</i>, <i>visard</i>, <i>vizard</i>,
and <i>vizor</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A part of a helmet, arranged so
as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and
breathing are generally in it.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mask used to disfigure or disguise.</def>  "My
very <i>visor</i> began to assume life."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>My weaker government since, makes you pull off the
<i>visor</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and
protecting the eyes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vis"ored</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wearing a visor;
masked.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Visored</i> falsehood and base forgery.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vis"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vistas</b></plw> (#). [It., sight, view, fr. <i>vedere</i>, p. p.
<i>visto</i>, <i>veduto</i>, to see, fr. L. <i>videre</i>, <i>visum</i>.
See <u>View</u>, <u>Vision</u>.] <def>A view; especially, a view through or
between intervening objects, as trees; a view or prospect through an
avenue, or the like; hence, the trees or other objects that form the
avenue.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The finished garden to the view<BR>
Its <i>vistas</i> opens, and its alleys green.</blockquote>
<i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In the groves of their academy, at the end of every
<i>vista</i>, you see nothing but the gallows.</blockquote>
<i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The shattered tower which now forms a <i>vista</i> from his
window.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vis"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A vista; a
prospect.</def>  [R.]  <i>Gay.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Through the long <i>visto</i> of a thousand
years.</blockquote> <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vis"u*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>visualis</i>, from
<i>visus</i> a seeing, sight: cf. F. <i>visuel</i>.  See <u>Vision</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to sight; used in sight; serving
as the instrument of seeing; as, the <i>visual</i> nerve.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The air,<BR>
Nowhere so clear, sharpened his <i>visual</i> ray.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That can be seen; visible.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><col><b>Visual angle</b></col>. <i>(Opt.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Angle</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Visual cone</b></col> <i>(Persp.)</i>, <cd>a
cone whose vertex is at the point of sight, or the eye.</cd> --
<col><b>Visual plane</b></col>, <cd>any plane passing through the point of
sight.</cd> -- <col><b>Visual point</b></col>, <cd>the point at which the
visual rays unite; the position of the eye.</cd> -- <col><b>Visual
purple</b></col> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>a photochemical substance, of a
purplish red color, contained in the retina of human eyes and in the eyes
of most animals. It is quickly bleached by light, passing through the
colors, red, orange, and yellow, and then disappearing.  Also called
<i>rhodopsin</i>, and <i>vision purple</i>.  See <u>Optography</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Visual ray</b></col>, <cd>a line from the eye, or point of
sight.</cd> -- <col><b>Visual white</b></col> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>the
final product in the action of light on visual purple. It is reconverted
into visual purple by the regenerating action of the choroidal
epithelium.</cd> -- <col><b>Visual yellow</b></col> <i>(Physiol.)</i>,
<cd>a product intermediate between visual purple and visual white, formed
in the photochemical action of light on visual purple.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vis"u*al*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make visual,
or visible; to see in fancy.</def>  [Written also <i>visualise</i>.]</p>

<p><blockquote>No one who has not seen them [glaciers] can possibly
<i>visualize</i> them.</blockquote> <i>Lubbock.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi*taille</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Victuals</u>.]
<def>Food; victuals.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Piers Plowman.  Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>vitalis</i>,
fr. <i>vita</i> life; akin to <i>vivere</i> to live.  See <u>Vivid</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Belonging or relating to life, either animal or
vegetable; as, <i>vital</i> energies; <i>vital</i> functions; <i>vital</i>
actions.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Contributing to life; necessary to, or
supporting, life; as, <i>vital</i> blood.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Do the heavens afford him <i>vital</i> food?</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And <i>vital</i> virtue infused, and <i>vital</i>
warmth.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Containing life; living.</def>  "Spirits that
live throughout, <i>vital</i> in every part."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Being the seat of life; being that on which life
depends; mortal.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The dart flew on, and pierced a <i>vital</i>
part.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Very necessary; highly important;
essential.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A competence is <i>vital</i> to content.</blockquote>
<i>Young.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Capable of living; in a state to live;
viable.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Pythagoras and Hippocrates . . . affirm the birth of the
seventh month to be <i>vital</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Vital air</b></col>, <cd>oxygen gas; -- so called because
essential to animal life.</cd> [Obs.] -- <col><b>Vital capacity</b></col>
<i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>the breathing capacity of the lungs; -- expressed by
the number of cubic inches of air which can be forcibly exhaled after a
full inspiration.</cd> -- <col><b>Vital force</b></col>. <i>(Biol.)</i>
<cd>See under <u>Force</u>. The vital forces, according to Cope, are nerve
force (<i>neurism</i>), growth force (<i>bathmism</i>), and thought force
(<i>phrenism</i>), all under the direction and control of the vital
principle. Apart from the phenomena of consciousness, vital actions no
longer need to be considered as of a mysterious and unfathomable character,
nor vital force as anything other than a form of physical energy derived
from, and convertible into, other well-known forces of nature.</cd> --
<col><b>Vital functions</b></col> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>those functions or
actions of the body on which life is directly dependent, as the circulation
of the blood, digestion, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Vital principle</b></col>,
<cd>an immaterial force, to which the functions peculiar to living beings
are ascribed.</cd> -- <col><b>Vital statistics</b></col>, <cd>statistics
respecting the duration of life, and the circumstances affecting its
duration.</cd> -- <col><b>Vital tripod</b></col>. <i>(Physiol.)</i> <cd>See
under <u>Tripod</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Vital vessels</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>,
<cd>a name for latex tubes, now disused.  See <u>Latex</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vi"tal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A vital part; one of the
vitals.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vi*tal"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to life;
vital.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vi"tal*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The
doctrine that all the functions of a living organism are due to an unknown
vital principle distinct from all chemical and physical forces.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi`tal*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A
believer in the theory of vitalism; -- opposed to
<i>physicist</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi`tal*is"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i>
<def>Pertaining to, or involving, vitalism, or the theory of a special
vital principle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*tal"i*ty</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>vitalitas</i>: cf. F. <i>vitalit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality or state
of being vital; the principle of life; vital force; animation; as, the
<i>vitality</i> of eggs or vegetable seeds; the <i>vitality</i> of an
enterprise.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi`tal*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or
process of vitalizing, or infusing the vital principle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"tal*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vitalized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vitalizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>vitaliser</i>.] <def>To endow with life,
or vitality; to give life to; to make alive; as, <i>vitalized</i>
blood.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"tal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a vital
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"tals</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Organs that are necessary for life; more especially, the heart, lungs,
and brain.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: The part essential to the life or health
of anything; as, the <i>vitals</i> of a state.</def>  "The <i>vitals</i> of
the public body."  <i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vit"el*la*ry</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vitellus</i>
a little calf, the yolk of an egg.] <i>(Biol.)</i>
<def>Vitelline.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vit`el*lig"e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Producing yolk, or vitelline substance; -- applied to certain cells
(also called <i>nutritive</i>, or <i>yolk</i>, <i>cells</i>) formed in the
ovaries of many insects, and supposed to supply nutriment to the developing
ova.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*tel"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Vitellus</u>.]
<i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>An albuminous body, belonging to the class of
globulins, obtained from yolk of egg, of which it is the chief proteid
constituent, and from the seeds of many plants. From the latter it can be
separated in crystalline form.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1615 !></p>

<p><hw>Vi*tel"line</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vitellus</i> the
yolk of an egg.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the yolk of eggs;
as, the <i>vitelline</i> membrane, a smooth, transparent membrane
surrounding the vitellus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*tel"lo*gene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Vitellus</u>,
and <u>-gen</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A gland secreting the yolk of
the eggs in trematodes, turbellarians, and some other helminths.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vi*tel"lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., the yolk of an
egg.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The contents or substance of the
ovum; egg yolk.  See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Ovum</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Perisperm in an early
condition.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"ti*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vitiated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vitiating</u>.] [L. <i>vitiatus</i>, p. p. <i>vitiare</i> to vitiate,
fr. <i>vitium</i> a fault, vice.  See <u>Vice</u> a fault.] [Written also
<i>viciate</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make vicious, faulty, or
imperfect; to render defective; to injure the substance or qualities of; to
impair; to contaminate; to spoil; as, exaggeration <i>vitiates</i> a style
of writing; sewer gas <i>vitiates</i> the air.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A will <i>vitiated</i> and growth out of love with the truth
disposes the understanding to error and delusion.</blockquote>
<i>South.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Without care it may be used to <i>vitiate</i> our
minds.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This undistinguishing complaisance will <i>vitiate</i> the
taste of readers.</blockquote> <i>Garth.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to fail of effect, either wholly or in
part; to make void; to destroy, as the validity or binding force of an
instrument or transaction; to annul; as, any undue influence exerted on a
jury <i>vitiates</i> their verdict; fraud <i>vitiates</i> a
contract.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi`ti*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vitiatio</i>.]
<def>The act of vitiating, or the state of being vitiated; depravation;
corruption; invalidation; as, the <i>vitiation</i> of the blood; the
<i>vitiation</i> of a contract.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>vitiation</i> that breeds evil acts.</blockquote>
<i>G. Eliot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi*tic"u*lose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>viticula</i>,
dim. of <i>vitis</i> vine.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having long and slender
trailing stems.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vit`i*cul"tur*al</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to viticulture.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vit"i*cul`ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vitis</i> vine
+ E. <i>culture</i>.] <def>The cultivation of the vine; grape
growing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vit`i*cul"tur*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One engaged in
viticulture.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vit`i*li"go</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a kind of tetter,
fr. <i>vitium</i> blemish, vice.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A rare skin disease
consisting in the development of smooth, milk-white spots upon various
parts of the body.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vit`i*lit"i*gate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L.
<i>vitilitigare</i> to quarrel disgracefully; <i>vitium</i> vice +
<i>litigare</i> to quarrel.] <def>To contend in law litigiously or
cavilously.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Vit`i*lit`i*ga"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Cavilous
litigation; cavillation.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi`ti*os"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vitiositas</i>.
See <u>Vicious</u>.] <def>Viciousness; depravity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The perverseness and <i>vitiosity</i> of man's
will.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi"tious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, <hw>Vi"tious*ly</hw>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos>, <hw>Vi"tious*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>See <u>Vicious</u>, <u>Viciously</u>, <u>Viciousness</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vi"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a vine.] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>A genus of plants including all true grapevines.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"to*e</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See
<u>Durukuli</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vi*trel"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., dim. of L.
<i>vitrum</i> glass.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the transparent
lenslike cells in the ocelli of certain arthropods.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vit`re-o-e*lec"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See
<u>Vitreous</u>, and <u>Electric</u>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>Containing or
exhibiting positive, or vitreous, electricity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vit"re*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vitreous</i>, from
<i>vitrum</i> glass; perhaps akin to <i>videre</i> to see (see
<u>Vision</u>).  Cf. <u>Varnish</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Consisting
of, or resembling, glass; glassy; as, <i>vitreous</i> rocks.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to glass; derived from glass;
as, <i>vitreous</i> electricity.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vitreous body</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the vitreous humor.
See the Note under <u>Eye</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Vitreous
electricity</b></col> <i>(Elec.)</i>, <cd>the kind of electricity excited
by rubbing glass with certain substances, as silk; positive electricity; --
opposed to <i>resinous</i>, or <i>negative</i>, electricity.</cd> --
<col><b>Vitreous humor</b></col>. <i>(Anat.)</i> <cd>See the Note under
<u>Eye</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Vitreous sponge</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>any one of numerous species of siliceous sponges having, often fibrous,
glassy spicules which are normally six-rayed; a hexactinellid sponge.  See
<i>Venus's basket</i>, under <u>Venus</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vit"re*ous*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being vitreous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*tres"cence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being vitreous; glassiness, or the quality of being vitrescent;
capability of conversion into glass; susceptibility of being formed into
glass.</def>  <i>Kirwan.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi*tres"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Vitreous</u>.]
<def>Capable of being formed into glass; tending to become glass.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*tres"ci*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>vitrescible</i>.] <def>That may be vitrified; vitrifiable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vit"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vitrum</i> glass.]
<def>Having the nature and qualities of glass; glasslike; -- distinguished
from <i>ceramic</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vit`ri*fac"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.
<u>Vitrification</u>.] <def>The act, art, or process of vitrifying; also,
the state of being vitrified.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vit`ri*fac"ture</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>vitrum</i> glass + <i>facere</i>, <i>factum</i>, to make.] <def>The
manufacture of glass and glassware.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vit"ri*fi`a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>vitrifiable</i>.] <def>Capable of being vitrified, or converted into
glass by heat and fusion; as, flint and alkalies are
<i>vitrifiable</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*trif"i*ca*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Vitrifiable.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Vit"ri*fi*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To convert
into glass; to vitrify.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vit`ri*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Vitrify</u>.] <def>Same as <u>Vitrifaction</u>.</def>  <i>Sir T. Browne.
Ure.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vit"ri*fied</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Converted into
glass.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vit"ri*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vitrum</i> glass +
<i>-form</i>.] <def>Having the form or appearance of glass; resembling
glass; glasslike.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vit"ri*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vitrified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vitrifying</u> (?).] [F. <i>vitrifier</i>; L. <i>vitrum</i> glass + <i>-
ficare</i> to make.  See <u>Vitreous</u>, <u>-fy</u>.] <def>To convert
into, or cause to resemble, glass or a glassy substance, by heat and
fusion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vit"ri*fy</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To become glass; to be
converted into glass.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Chymists make vessels of animal substances, calcined, which
will not <i>vitrify</i> in the fire.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Vi*tri"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L.
<i>vitrum</i> glass.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of terrestrial
gastropods, having transparent, very thin, and delicate shells, -- whence
the name.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vit"ri*ol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>vitriol</i>; cf. Pr.
<i>vitriol</i>, <i>vetriol</i>, Sp. & Pg. <i>vitriolo</i>, It.
<i>vitriuolo</i>; fr. L. <i>vitreolus</i> of glass, <i>vitreus</i>
vitreous.  See <u>Vitreous</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A
sulphate of any one of certain metals, as copper, iron, zinc, cobalt. So
called on account of the glassy appearance or luster.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Sulphuric acid; -- called also <i>oil of
vitriol</i>. So called because first made by the distillation of green
vitriol.  See <i>Sulphuric acid</i>, under <u>Sulphuric</u>.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><col><b>Blue vitriol</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Blue</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Green vitriol</b></col>, <cd>ferrous sulphate; copperas.  See under
<u>Green</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Oil of vitriol</b></col>, <cd>sulphuric or
vitriolic acid; -- popularly so called because it has the consistency of
oil.</cd> -- <col><b>Red vitriol</b></col>, <cd>a native sulphate of
cobalt.</cd> -- <col><b>Vitriol of Mars</b></col>, <cd>ferric sulphate, a
white crystalline substance which dissolves in water, forming a red
solution.</cd> -- <col><b>White vitriol</b></col>, <cd>zinc sulphate, a
white crystalline substance used in medicine and in dyeing. It is usually
obtained by dissolving zinc in sulphuric acid, or by roasting and oxidizing
certain zinc ores. Formerly called also <i>vitriol of zinc</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vit"ri*o*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vitriolated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vitriolating</u>.] <i>(Old Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To
convert into, or change to, a vitriol; to make into sulphuric acid or a
sulphate.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To subject to the action of, or
impregnate with, vitriol.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vit"ri*o*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Vitriolated.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vit"ri*o*late</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Old Chem.)</i> <def>A
sulphate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vit"ri*o*la`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Old Chem.)</i>
<def>Changed into a vitriol or a sulphate, or subjected to the action of
sulphuric acid or of a sulphate; as, <i>vitriolated</i> potash, <i>i.
e.</i>, potassium sulphate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vit`ri*o*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Old Chem.)</i>
<def>The act, process, or result of vitriolating.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vit`ri*ol"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>vitriolique</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to vitriol;
derived from, or resembling, vitriol; vitriolous; as, a <i>vitriolic</i>
taste.  Cf. <u>Vitriol</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vitriolic acid</b></col> <i>(Old Chem.)</i>, <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>sulphuric acid.  See <u>Vitriol</u> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>.</cd>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Vit"ri*ol*i`za*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of
being converted into a vitriol.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vit`ri*ol*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>vitriolisation</i>.] <i>(Old Chem.)</i> <def>The act of vitriolizing, or
the state of being vitriolized; vitriolation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vit"ri*ol*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>vitrioliser</i>.] <def>To convert into a vitriol; to
vitriolate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*tri"o*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Vitriolic</u>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Vit"rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vitrum</i> glass.]
<def>A kind of glass which is very hard and difficult to fuse, used as an
insulator in electrical lamps and other apparatus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*tru"vi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
<i>Vitruvius</i>, an ancient Roman architect.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vitruvian scroll</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a name given to a
peculiar pattern of scrollwork, consisting of convolved undulations. It is
used in classical architecture.</cd>  <i>Oxf. Gloss.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Vit"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vitt&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>vitta</i> ribbon, fillet.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One of the oil tubes in the fruit of
umbelliferous plants.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A band, or stripe, of
color.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vit"tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vittatus</i> bound
with a fillet, fr. <i>vitta</i> fillet.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Bearing or containing vitt&aelig;.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Striped longitudinally.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vit"u*line</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vitulinus</i>,
fr. <i>vitulus</i> a calf.  See <u>Veal</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a
calf or veal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*tu"per*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>vituperabilis</i>: cf. F. <i>vitup&eacute;rable</i>.] <def>Liable to, or
deserving, vituperation, or severe censure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*tu"per*ate</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L.
<i>vituperatus</i>, p. p. of <i>vituperare</i> to blame, vituperate;
<i>vitium</i> a fault + <i>parare</i> to prepare.  See <u>Vice</u> a fault,
and <u>Pare</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>To find fault with; to
scold; to overwhelm with wordy abuse; to censure severely or abusively; to
rate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*tu`per*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>vituperatio</i>: cf. OF. <i>vituperation</i>.  See <u>Vituperate</u>.]
<def>The act of vituperating; abuse; severe censure; blame.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When a man becomes untractable and inaccessible by
fierceness and pride, then <i>vituperation</i> comes upon him.</blockquote>
<i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi*tu"per*a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Uttering or
writing censure; containing, or characterized by, abuse; scolding;
abusive.</def>  -- <wf>Vi*tu"per*a*tive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Vituperative</i> appellations derived from their real or
supposed ill qualities.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi*tu"per*a`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>One who
vituperates, or censures abusively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi`tu*per"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Worthy of
vituperation; shameful; disgraceful.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Vi*va"ce</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i>
<def>Brisk; vivacious; with spirit; -- a direction to perform a passage in
a brisk and lively manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*va"cious</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>v&iacute;vax</i>, <i>-acis</i>, fr. <i>vivere</i> to live.  See
<u>Vivid</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having vigorous powers of life;
tenacious of life; long-lived.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Hitherto the English bishops have been <i>vivacious</i>
almost to wonder. . . . But five died for the first twenty years of her
[Queen Elizabeth's] reign.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The faith of Christianity is far more <i>vivacious</i> than
any mere ravishment of the imagination can ever be.</blockquote> <i>I.
Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Sprightly in temper or conduct; lively; merry;
as, a <i>vivacious</i> poet.</def>  "<i>Vivacious</i> nonsense."  <i>V.
Knox.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Living through the winter, or from
year to year; perennial.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Sprightly; active; animated; sportive; gay; merry;
jocund; light-hearted.</p>

<p>-- <wf>Vi*va"cious*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Vi*va"cious*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Vi*vac"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vivicitas</i>: cf.
F. <i>vivacit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being
vivacious.</def>  Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Tenacity of life; vital force; natural
vigor.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>vivacity</i> of some of these pensioners is little
less than a miracle, they lived so long.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Life; animation; spiritedness; liveliness;
sprightliness; as, the <i>vivacity</i> of a discourse; a lady of great
<i>vivacity</i>; <i>vivacity</i> of countenance.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Liveliness; gayety.  See <u>Liveliness</u>.</p>

<p><hw>||Vi`van`di&egrave;re"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.  See
<u>Viand</u>.] <def>In Continental armies, especially in the French army, a
woman accompanying a regiment, who sells provisions and liquor to the
soldiers; a female sutler.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vi*va"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E.
<plw><b>Vivariums</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>Vivaria</b></plw> (#). [L., fr.
<i>vivarius</i> belonging to living creatures, fr. <i>vivus</i> alive,
living.  See <u>Vivid</u>.] <def>A place artificially arranged for keeping
or raising living animals, as a park, a pond, an aquarium, a warren,
etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"va*ry</hw> (v&imacr;"v&adot;*r&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>;
<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Vivaries</b></plw> (-r&ibreve;z). <def>A vivarium.</def>
"That . . . <i>vivary</i> of fowls and beasts."  <i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Vi"va vo"ce</hw> (v>imac/"v&adot; v&omacr;"s&esl;). [L.] <def>By
word of mouth; orally.</def></p>

<p><hw>Viv"da</hw> (v&ibreve;v"d&adot;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Vifda</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vive</hw> (v&emacr;v). [F., imperative sing. pres. fr.
<i>vivre</i> to live, L. <i>vivere</i>.] <def>Long live, that is, success
to; as, <i>vive le roi</i>, long live the king; <i>vive la bagatelle</i>,
success to trifles or sport.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vive</hw> (v&imacr;v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vivus</i>: cf. F.
<i>vif</i>.  See <u>Vivid</u>.] <def>Lively; animated; forcible.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vive"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a lively manner.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>If I see a thing <i>vively</i> represented on the
stage.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vi"ven*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vivens</i>, p. pr.
of <i>vivere</i> to live.] <def>Manner of supporting or continuing life or
vegetation.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Vi*ver"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a ferret.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of carnivores which comprises the
civets.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*ver"rine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Of or pertaining to the <i>Viverrid&aelig;</i>, or Civet
family.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi"vers</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [F. <i>vivres</i>, pl. of
<i>vivre</i>, orig., to live.] <def>Provisions; victuals.</def>  [Prov.
Eng. & Scot.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I 'll join you at three, if the <i>vivers</i> can tarry so
long.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vives</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>vives</i>, F.
<i>avives</i> (cf. Sp. <i>abivas</i>, <i>adiva</i>) fr. Ar. <i>ad-
dh&imacr;ba</i>.  Cf. <u>Fives</u> vives.] <i>(Far.)</i> <def>A disease of
brute animals, especially of horses, seated in the glands under the ear,
where a tumor is formed which sometimes ends in suppuration.</def></p>

<p><hw>Viv"i*an*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called by Werner
after the English mineralogist F. G. <i>Vivian</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A
hydrous phosphate of iron of a blue to green color, growing darker on
exposure. It occurs in monoclinic crystals, also fibrous, massive, and
earthy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Viv"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vividus</i>, from
<i>vivere</i> to life; akin to <i>vivus</i> living.  See <u>Quick</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Revive</u>, <u>Viand</u>, <u>Victuals</u>,
<u>Vital</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>True to the life; exhibiting the
appearance of life or freshness; animated; spirited; bright; strong;
intense; as, <i>vivid</i> colors.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In dazzling streaks the <i>vivid</i> lightnings
play.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Arts which present, with all the <i>vivid</i> charms of
painting, the human face and human form divine.</blockquote> <i>Bp.
Hobart.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Forming brilliant images, or painting in lively
colors; lively; sprightly; as, a <i>vivid</i> imagination.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Body is a fit workhouse for sprightly, <i>vivid</i>
faculties to exercise . . . themselves in.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Clear; lucid; bright; strong; striking; lively; quick;
sprightly; active.</p>

<p>-- <wf>Viv"id*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Viv"id*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Vi*vid"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being vivid; vividness.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Vi*vif"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Vi*vif"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vivificus</i>: cf. F. <i>vivifique</i>.  See
<u>Vivify</u>.] <def>Giving life; reviving; enlivening.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vi*vif"i*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L.
<i>vivificatus</i>, p. p. <i>vivificare</i>.  See <u>Vivify</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To give life to; to animate; to revive; to
vivify.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>God <i>vivificates</i> and actuates the whole
world.</blockquote> <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>To bring back a metal to the
metallic form, as from an oxide or solution; to reduce.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Viv`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>vivificatio</i>: cf. <i>vivification</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
act of vivifying, or the state of being vivified; restoration of life;
revival.</def>  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>One of the changes of
assimilation, in which proteid matter which has been transformed, and made
a part of the tissue or tissue cells, is endowed with life, and thus
enabled to manifest the phenomena of irritability, contractility,
etc.</def>  <i>McKendrick.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The act or process of
vivificating.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Viv"i*fi*ca*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Able or tending
to vivify, animate, or give life; vivifying.</def></p>

<p><hw>Viv"i*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vivified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vivifying</u> (?).] [F. <i>vivifier</i>, L. <i>vivificare</i>.  See
<u>Vivid</u>, <u>-fy</u>; cf. <u>Vivificate</u>.] <def>To endue with life;
to make to be living; to quicken; to animate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Sitting on eggs doth <i>vivify</i>, not
nourish.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Vi*vip"a*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.  See
<u>Viviparous</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An artificial division of
vertebrates including those that produce their young alive; -- opposed to
<i>Ovipara</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Viv`i*par"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i>
<def>The quality or condition of being viviparous.</def>  <i>H.
Spencer.</i></p>

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<p><hw>Vi*vip"a*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>viviparus</i>;
<i>vivus</i> alive + <i>parere</i> to bear, bring forth.  Cf.
<u>Viper</u>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Producing young in a living state, as
most mammals, or as those plants the offspring of which are produced alive,
either by bulbs instead of seeds, or by the seeds themselves germinating on
the plant, instead of falling, as they usually do; -- opposed to
<i>oviparous</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Viviparous fish</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See
<u>Embiotocoid</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Viviparous shell</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of numerous species of operculated fresh-
water gastropods belonging to <i>Viviparus</i>, <i>Melantho</i>, and allied
genera. Their young, when born, have a well-developed spiral
shell.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vi*vip"a*rous*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>In
a viviparous manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*vip"a*rous*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i>
<def>The quality of being viviparous; viviparity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Viv"i*sect`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To perform
vivisection upon; to dissect alive.</def>  [Colloq.]  <i>Pop. Sci.
Monthly.</i></p>

<p><hw>Viv`i*sec"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vivus</i> alive
+ E. <i>section</i>: cf. F. <i>vivisection</i>.  See <u>Vivid</u>, and
<u>Section</u>.] <def>The dissection of an animal while alive, for the
purpose of making physiological investigations.</def></p>

<p><hw>Viv`i*sec"tion*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to vivisection.</def></p>

<p><hw>Viv`i*sec"tion*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who practices
or advocates vivisection; a vivisector.</def></p>

<p><hw>Viv`i*sec"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
vivisectionist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vix"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>fixen</i> a she-fox,
for <i>fyxen</i>, fem. of <i>fox</i>.  See <u>Fox</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A female fox.</def>  [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A cross, ill-tempered person; -- formerly used
of either sex, now only of a woman.</def>  <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>She was a <i>vixen</i> when she went to school.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vix"en*ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a
vixen; resembling a vixen.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vix"en*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a vixen;
vixenish.</def>  <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Viz</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Contr. fr. <i>videlicet</i>.]
<def>To wit; that is; namely.</def></p>

<p><hw>Viz"ard</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Visor</u>.] <def>A
mask; a visor.</def>  [Archaic] "A grotesque <i>vizard</i>."  <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To mislead and betray them under the <i>vizard</i> of
law.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Viz"ard*ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wearing a vizard.</def>
[R.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Viz*ca"cha</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Viscacha</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Viz"ier</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar. <i>wez&imacr;r</i>,
<i>waz&imacr;r</i>, properly, a bearer of burdens, a porter, from
<i>wazara</i> to bear a burden: cf. F. <i>vizir</i>, <i>visir</i>.  Cf.
<u>Alguazil</u>.] <def>A councilor of state; a high executive officer in
Turkey and other Oriental countries.</def>  [Written also <i>visier</i>,
<i>vizir</i>, and <i>vizer</i>.]</p>

<p><col><b>Grand vizier</b></col>, <cd>the chief minister of the Turkish
empire; -- called also <i>vizier-azem</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Viz"ier*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>vizirat</i>.]
<def>The office, dignity, or authority of a vizier.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vi*zier`-a*zem"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar. <i>azam</i>
great.  See <u>Vizier</u>.] <def>A grand vizier.  See under
<u>Vizier</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vi*zier"i*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>vizirial</i>.] <def>Of, pertaining to, or issued by, a vizier.</def>
[Written also <i>vizirial</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Vi*zir"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Vizier</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Viz"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Visor</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vliss*ma"ki</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native name.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The diadem indris.  See <u>Indris</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>V" moth`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A common gray European
moth (<i>Halia vauaria</i>) having a <universbold>V</universbold>-shaped
spot of dark brown on each of the fore wings.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vo"ca*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vocabulum</i> an
appellation, designation, name, fr. <i>vocare</i> to call, fr. <i>vox</i>,
<i>vocis</i>, a voice, a word: cf. F. <i>vocable</i>.  See <u>Voice</u>.]
<def>A word; a term; a name; specifically, a word considered as composed of
certain sounds or letters, without regard to its meaning.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Swamped near to drowning in a tide of ingenious
<i>vocables</i>.</blockquote> <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vo*cab"u*la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vocabularies</b></plw> (#). [LL. <i>vocabularium</i>,
<i>vocabularius</i>: cf. F. <i>vocabulaire</i>.  See <u>Vocable</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A list or collection of words arranged in
alphabetical order and explained; a dictionary or lexicon, either of a
whole language, a single work or author, a branch of science, or the like;
a word-book.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A sum or stock of words employed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His <i>vocabulary</i> seems to have been no larger than was
necessary for the transaction of business.</blockquote>
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vo*cab"u*list</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>vocabuliste</i>.] <def>The writer or maker of a vocabulary; a
lexicographer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vo"cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vocalis</i>, fr.
<i>vox</i>, <i>vocis</i>, voice:  cf. F. <i>vocal</i>.  See <u>Voice</u>,
and cf. <u>Vowel</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the
voice or speech; having voice; endowed with utterance; full of voice, or
voices.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To hill or valley, fountain, or fresh shade,<BR>
Made <i>vocal</i> by my song.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Uttered or modulated by the voice; oral; as,
<i>vocal</i> melody; <i>vocal</i> prayer.</def>  "<i>Vocal</i> worship."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a vowel or voice sound;
also, &?;poken with tone, intonation, and resonance; sonant; sonorous; --
said of certain articulate sounds.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Phon.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Consisting
of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may
be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by
obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as <i>v</i>, <i>l</i>,
etc., or by both, as in the nasals <i>m</i>, <i>n</i>, <i>ng</i>; sonant;
intonated; voiced.  See <u>Voice</u>, and <u>Vowel</u>, also <i>Guide to
Pronunciation</i>, &sect;&sect; 199-202.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Of
or pertaining to a vowel; having the character of a vowel; vowel.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vocal cords</b></col> or <col><b>chords</b></col>.
<i>(Anat.)</i> <cd>See <u>Larynx</u>, and the Note under <u>Voice</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</cd> -- <col><b>Vocal fremitus</b></col> [L.
<i>fremitus</i> a dull roaring or murmuring] <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>the
perceptible vibration of the chest wall, produced by the transmission of
the sonorous vibrations during the act of using the voice.</cd> --
<col><b>Vocal music</b></col>, <cd>music made by the voice, in distinction
from <i>instrumental music</i>; hence, music or tunes set to words, to be
performed by the human voice.</cd> -- <col><b>Vocal tube</b></col>
<i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the part of the air passages above the inferior
ligaments of the larynx, including the passages through the nose and
mouth.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vo"cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>vocal</i>, LL.
<i>vocalis</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Phon.)</i> <def>A vocal sound; specifically, a
purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or
a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic; -- distinguished from a
<i>subvocal</i>, and a <i>nonvocal</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>A man who has a right to vote
in certain elections.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vo*cal"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vocalis</i> (sc.
<i>littera</i>) a vowel.  See <u>Vocal</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Of
or pertaining to vowel sounds; consisting of the vowel sounds.</def>
<i>Earle.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The Gaelic language being uncommonly
<i>vocalic</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vo"cal*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The exercise of the vocal organs; vocalization.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A vocalic sound.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vo"cal*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>vocaliste</i>.]
<def>A singer, or vocal musician, as opposed to an
<i>instrumentalist</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vo*cal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. L. <i>vocalitas</i>
euphony.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being vocal;
utterableness; resonance; as, the <i>vocality</i> of the letters.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The quality of being a vowel; vocalic
character.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vo`cal*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The act of vocalizing, or the state of being vocalized.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The formation and utterance of vocal
sounds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vo"cal*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vocalized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vocalizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>vocaliser</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To form into voice; to make vocal or sonant; to give intonation or
resonance to.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It is one thing to give an impulse to breath alone, another
thing to <i>vocalize</i> that breath.</blockquote> <i>Holder.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To practice singing on the vowel
sounds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vo"cal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In a
vocal manner; with voice; orally; with audible sound.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In words; verbally; as, to express desires
<i>vocally</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vo"cal*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being
vocal; vocality.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vo*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vocatio</i> a
bidding, invitation, fr. <i>vocare</i> to call, fr. <i>vox</i>,
<i>vocis</i>, voice: cf. F. <i>vocation</i>.  See <u>Vocal</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A call; a summons; a citation; especially, a
designation or appointment to a particular state, business, or
profession.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What can be urged for them who not having the
<i>vocation</i> of poverty to scribble, out of mere wantonness make
themselves ridiculous?</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Destined or appropriate employment; calling;
occupation; trade; business; profession.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He would think his service greatly rewarded, if he might
obtain by that means to live in the sight of his prince, and yet practice
his own chosen <i>vocation</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir. P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Theol.)</i> <def>A calling by the will of
God.</def>  Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The bestowment of God's distinguishing grace
upon a person or nation, by which that person or nation is put in the way
of salvation; as, the <i>vocation</i> of the Jews under the old
dispensation, and of the Gentiles under the gospel.</def>  "The golden
chain of <i>vocation</i>, election, and justification."  <i>Jer.
Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A call to special religious work, as to the
ministry.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Every member of the same [the Church], in his
<i>vocation</i> and ministry.</blockquote> <i>Bk. of Com. Prayer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Voc"a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vocativus</i>, fr.
<i>vocare</i> to call.] <def>Of or pertaining to calling; used in calling;
specifically <i>(Gram.)</i>, used in address; appellative; -- said of that
case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective, in which a person or thing
is addressed; as, <i>Domine</i>, O Lord.</def></p>

<p><hw>Voc"a*tive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vocativus</i> (sc.
<i>casus</i>): cf. F. <i>vocatif</i>.] <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>The vocative
case.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vo*cif"er*ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Vociferation;
noise; clamor.</def>  [R.]  <i>R. Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vo*cif"er*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vociferans</i>,
p. pr.] <def>Noisy; clamorous.</def>  <i>Gauden. R. Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vo*cif"er*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L.
<i>vociferatus</i>, p. p. <i>vociferari</i> to vociferate; <i>vox</i>,
<i>vocis</i>, voice + <i>ferre</i> to bear.  See <u>Voice</u>, and
<u>Bear</u> to carry.] <def>To cry out with vehemence; to exclaim; to bawl;
to clamor.</def>  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vo*cif"er*ate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vociferated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vociferating</u>.] <def>To utter with a loud voice; to shout
out.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Though he may <i>vociferate</i> the word
liberty.</blockquote> <i>V. Knox.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vo*cif`er*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>vociferatio</i>: cf. F. <i>vocif&eacute;ration</i>.] <def>The act of
vociferating; violent outcry; vehement utterance of the voice.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Violent gesture and <i>vociferation</i> naturally shake the
hearts of the ignorant.</blockquote> <i>Spectator.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Plaintive strains succeeding the <i>vociferations</i> of
emotion or of pain.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vo*cif"er*a`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
vociferates, or is clamorous.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vo*cif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>vocif&egrave;re</i>.] <def>Making a loud outcry; clamorous; noisy; as,
<i>vociferous</i> heralds.</def>  -- <wf>Vo*cif"er*ous*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Vo*cif"er*ous*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Voc"ule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vocula</i>, dim. of
<i>vox</i>, <i>vocis</i>, voice.] <i>(Phon.)</i> <def>A short or weak
utterance; a faint or feeble sound, as that heard on separating the lips in
pronouncing <i>p</i> or <i>b</i>.</def>  <i>Rush.</i> -- <wf>Voc"u*lar</wf>
(#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Vo*da"ni*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Old Chem.)</i>
<def>A supposed element, afterward found to be a mixture of several metals,
as copper, iron, lead, nickel, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vod"ka</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Russ.] <def>A Russian drink
distilled from rye.</def></p>

<p><hw>Voe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel <i>ver</i> sea,
<i>v&ouml;ar</i> a fenced-in landing place.] <def>An inlet, bay, or creek;
-- so called in the Orkney and Shetland Islands.</def>
<i>Jamieson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vo"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Vugg</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vogue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>vogue</i> a rowing,
vogue, fashion, It. <i>voga</i>, fr. <i>vogare</i> to row, to sail;
probably fr. OHG. <i>wag&?;n</i> to move, akin to E. <i>way</i>.  Cf.
<u>Way</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The way or fashion of people at any
particular time; temporary mode, custom, or practice; popular reception for
the time; -- used now generally in the phrase <i>in vogue</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>One <i>vogue</i>, one vein,<BR>
One air of thoughts usurps my brain.</blockquote> <i>Herbert.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Whatsoever its <i>vogue</i> may be, I still flatter myself
that the parents of the growing generation will be satisfied with what
&?;&?; to be taught to their children in Westminster, in Eton, or in
Winchester.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Use may revive the obsoletest words,<BR>
And banish those that now are most in <i>vogue</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Roscommon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Influence; power; sway.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Strype.</i></p>

<p><hw>Voice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>vois</i>, <i>voys</i>,
OF. <i>vois</i>, <i>voiz</i>, F. <i>voix</i>, L. <i>vox</i>, <i>vocis</i>,
akin to Gr. &?; a word, &?; a voice, Skr. <i>vac</i> to say, to speak, G.
er<i>w&auml;hnen</i> to mention.  Cf. <u>Advocate</u>, <u>Advowson</u>,
<u>Avouch</u>, <u>Convoke</u>, <u>Epic</u>, <u>Vocal</u>, <u>Vouch</u>,
<u>Vowel</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Sound uttered by the mouth,
especially that uttered by human beings in speech or song; sound thus
uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character; as, the
human <i>voice</i>; a pleasant <i>voice</i>; a low <i>voice</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He with a manly <i>voice</i> saith his message.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Her <i>voice</i> was ever soft,<BR>
Gentle, and low; an excellent thing in woman.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thy <i>voice</i> is music.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Join thy <i>voice</i> unto the angel choir.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Phon.)</i> <def>Sound of the kind or quality
heard in speech or song in the consonants <i>b</i>, <i>v</i>, <i>d</i>,
etc., and in the vowels; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; --
distinguished from mere <i>breath</i> sound as heard in <i>f</i>, <i>s</i>,
<i>sh</i>, etc., and also <i>whisper</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Voice, in this sense, is produced by vibration of the so-called
vocal cords in the larynx (see <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Larynx</u>) which act
upon the air, not in the manner of the strings of a stringed instrument,
but as a pair of membranous tongues, or reeds, which, being continually
forced apart by the outgoing current of breath, and continually brought
together again by their own elasticity and muscular tension, break the
breath current into a series of puffs, or pulses, sufficiently rapid to
cause the sensation of tone. The <i>power</i>, or loudness, of such a tone
depends on the force of the separate pulses, and this is determined by the
pressure of the expired air, together with the resistance on the part of
the vocal cords which is continually overcome. Its <i>pitch</i> depends on
the number of a&euml;rial pulses within a given time, that is, on the
rapidity of their succession.  See <i>Guide to Pronunciation</i>,
&sect;&sect; 5, 146, 155.</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The tone or sound emitted by anything.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>After the fire a still small <i>voice</i>.</blockquote> <i>1
Kings xix. 12.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Canst thou thunder with a <i>voice</i> like
him?</blockquote> <i>Job xl. 9.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The floods have lifted up their <i>voice</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Ps. xciii. 3.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>O Marcus, I am warm'd; my heart<BR>
Leaps at the trumpet's <i>voice</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The faculty or power of utterance; as, to
cultivate the <i>voice</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Language; words; speech; expression;
signification of feeling or opinion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I desire to be present with you now, and to change my
<i>voice</i>; for I stand in doubt of you.</blockquote> <i>Gal. iv.
20.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>My <i>voice</i> is in my sword.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Let us call on God in the <i>voice</i> of his
church.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Fell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Opinion or choice expressed; judgment; a
vote.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Sic</i>. How now, my masters! have you chose this
man?<BR>
1 <i>Cit</i>. He has our <i>voices</i>, sir.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Some laws ordain, and some attend the choice<BR>
Of holy senates, and elect by <i>voice</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Command; precept; -- now chiefly used in
scriptural language.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>So shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto
the <i>voice</i> of the Lord your God.</blockquote> <i>Deut. viii.
20.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>One who speaks; a speaker.</def>  "A potent
<i>voice</i> of Parliament."  <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>A particular mode of inflecting
or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is
indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the
verb expresses.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Active voice</b></col> <i>(Gram.)</i>, <cd>that form of the verb
by which its subject is represented as the agent or doer of the action
expressed by it.</cd> -- <col><b>Chest voice</b></col> <i>(Phon.)</i>,
<cd>a kind of voice of a medium or low pitch and of a sonorous quality
ascribed to resonance in the chest, or thorax; voice of the thick register.
It is produced by vibration of the vocal cords through their entire width
and thickness, and with convex surfaces presented to each other.</cd> --
<col><b>Head voice</b></col> <i>(Phon.)</i>, <cd>a kind of voice of high
pitch and of a thin quality ascribed to resonance in the head; voice of the
thin register; falsetto. In producing it, the vibration of the cords is
limited to their thin edges in the upper part, which are then presented to
each other.</cd> -- <col><b>Middle voice</b></col> <i>(Gram.)</i>, <cd>that
form of the verb by which its subject is represented as both the agent, or
doer, and the object of the action, that is, as performing some act to or
upon himself, or for his own advantage.</cd> -- <col><b>Passive
voice</b></col>. <i>(Gram.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Passive</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Voice glide</b></col> <i>(Pron.)</i>,
<cd>the brief and obscure neutral vowel sound that sometimes occurs between
two consonants in an unaccented syllable (represented by the apostrophe),
as in <i>able</i> (a"b'l).  See <u>Glide</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</cd>
-- <col><b>Voice stop</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Voiced stop</i>, under
<u>Voiced</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>With one
voice</b></col>, <cd>unanimously.</cd>  "All <i>with one voice</i> . . .
cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians." <i>Acts xix. 34.</i></p>

<p><hw>Voice</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Voiced</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Voicing</u> (?).]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to
publish; to announce; to divulge; as, to <i>voice</i> the sentiments of the
nation.</def>  "Rather assume thy right in silence and . . . then
<i>voice</i> it with claims and challenges."  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>It was <i>voiced</i> that the king purposed to put to death
Edward Plantagenet.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Phon.)</i> <def>To utter with sonant or vocal
tone; to pronounce with a narrowed glottis and rapid vibrations of the
vocal cords; to speak above a whisper.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To fit for producing the proper sounds; to
regulate the tone of; as, to <i>voice</i> the pipes of an organ.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To vote; to elect; to appoint.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Voice</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To clamor; to cry
out.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Voiced</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Furnished with a voice; expressed by the voice.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Phon.)</i> <def>Uttered with voice; pronounced
with vibrations of the vocal cords; sonant; -- said of a sound uttered with
the glottis narrowed.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Voiced stop</b></col>, <col><b>Voice stop</b></col>
<i>(Phon.)</i>, <cd>a stopped consonant made with tone from the larynx
while the mouth organs are closed at some point; a sonant mute, as
<i>b</i>, <i>d</i>, <i>g</i> hard.</cd></p>

<p><! p. 1617 !></p>

<p><hw>Voice"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a voice or
vocal quality; having a loud voice or many voices; vocal;
sounding.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Beheld the Iliad and the Odyssey<BR>
Rise to the swelling of the <i>voiceful</i> sea.</blockquote>
<i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Voice"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having
no voice, utterance, or vote; silent; mute; dumb.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I live and die unheard,<BR>
With a most <i>voiceless</i> thought, sheathing it as a sword.</blockquote>
<i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Phon.)</i> <def>Not sounded with voice; as, a
<i>voiceless</i> consonant; surd.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Voiceless stop</b></col> <i>(Phon.)</i>, <cd>a consonant made
with no audible sound except in the transition to or from another sound; a
surd mute, as <i>p</i>, <i>t</i>, <i>k</i>.</cd></p>

<p>-- <wf>Voice"less*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Voice"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Void</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>voide</i>, OF.
<i>voit</i>, <i>voide</i>, <i>vuit</i>, <i>vuide</i>, F. <i>vide</i>, fr.
(assumed) LL. <i>vocitus</i>, fr. L. <i>vocare</i>, an old form of
<i>vacare</i> to be empty, or a kindred word.  Cf. <u>Vacant</u>,
<u>Avoid</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Containing nothing; empty; vacant;
not occupied; not filled.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The earth was without form, and <i>void</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Gen. i. 2.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I 'll get me to a place more <i>void</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I 'll chain him in my study, that, at <i>void</i> hours,<BR>
I may run over the story of his country.</blockquote> <i>Massinger.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having no incumbent; unoccupied; -- said of
offices and the like.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Divers great offices that had been long
<i>void</i>.</blockquote> <i>Camden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Being without; destitute; free; wanting; devoid;
as, <i>void</i> of learning, or of common use.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A conscience <i>void</i> of offense toward God.</blockquote>
<i>Acts xxiv. 16.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He that is <i>void</i> of wisdom despiseth his
neighbor.</blockquote> <i>Prov. xi. 12.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Not producing any effect; ineffectual;
vain.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[My word] shall not return to me <i>void</i>, but it shall
accomplish that which I please.</blockquote> <i>Isa. lv. 11.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I will make <i>void</i> the counsel of Judah.</blockquote>
<i>Jer. xix. 7.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Containing no immaterial quality; destitute of
mind or soul.</def>  "Idol, <i>void</i> and vain."  <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Of no legal force or effect,
incapable of confirmation or ratification; null.  Cf. <u>Voidable</u>,
2.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Void space</b></col> <i>(Physics)</i>, <cd>a vacuum.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Empty; vacant; devoid; wanting; unfurnished; unsupplied;
unoccupied.</p>

<p><hw>Void</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An empty space; a
vacuum.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defense,<BR>
And fills up all the mighty <i>void</i> of sense.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Void</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Voided</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Voiding</u>.] [OF.
<i>voidier</i>, <i>vuidier</i>.  See <u>Void</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant
or empty; to quit; to leave; as, to <i>void</i> a table.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Void</i> anon her place.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If they will fight with us, bid them come down,<BR>
Or <i>void</i> the field.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to
discharge; as, to <i>void</i> excrements.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A watchful application of mind in <i>voiding</i>
prejudices.</blockquote> <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>With shovel, like a fury, <i>voided</i> out<BR>
The earth and scattered bones.</blockquote> <i>J. Webster.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To render void; to make to be of no validity or
effect; to vacate; to annul; to nullify.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>After they had <i>voided</i> the obligation of the oath he
had taken.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Burnet.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>It was become a practice . . . to <i>void</i> the security
that was at any time given for money so borrowed.</blockquote>
<i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Void</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be emitted or
evacuated.</def>  <i>Wiseman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Void"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Capable of being voided, or evacuated.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Capable of being avoided, or of
being adjudged void, invalid, and of no force; capable of being either
avoided or confirmed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If the metropolitan . . . grants letters of administration,
such administration is not, but <i>voidable</i> by sentence.</blockquote>
<i>Ayliffe.</i></p>

<p>&fist; A <i>voidable</i> contract may be ratified and confirmed; to
render it null and of no effect, it must be <i>avoided</i>; a <i>void</i>
contract can not be ratified.</p>

<p><hw>Void"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
act of voiding, emptying, ejecting, or evacuating.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>A ejection from a
benefice.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The state of being void; vacancy, as of a
benefice which is without an incumbent.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Evasion; subterfuge.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Void"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Emptied;
evacuated.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Annulled; invalidated.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Having the inner part cut away, or
left vacant, a narrow border being left at the sides, the tincture of the
field being seen in the vacant space; -- said of a charge.</def></p>

<p><hw>Void"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who, or that which, voids, &?;mpties, vacates, or annuls.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A tray, or basket, formerly used to receive or
convey that which is voided or cleared away from a given place; especially,
one for carrying off the remains of a meal, as fragments of food;
sometimes, a basket for containing household articles, as clothes,
etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Piers Plowman laid the cloth, and Simplicity brought in the
<i>voider</i>.</blockquote> <i>Decker.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The cloth whereon the earl dined was taken away, and the
<i>voider</i>, wherein the plate was usually put, was set upon the
cupboard's head.</blockquote> <i>Hist. of Richard Hainam.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A servant whose business is to void, or clear
away, a table after a meal.</def>  [R.]  <i>Decker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>One of the ordinaries, much like
the flanch, but less rounded and therefore smaller.</def></p>

<p><hw>Void"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act
of one who, or that which, v&?;ids.</def>  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is voided; that which is ejected or
evacuated; a remnant; a fragment.</def>  [R.]  <i>Rowe.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Voiding knife</b></col>, <cd>a knife used for gathering up
fragments of food to put them into a voider.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Void"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Receiving what is ejected
or voided.</def>  "How in our <i>voiding</i> lobby hast thou stood?"
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Void"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being void; &?;mptiness; vacuity; nullity; want of
substantiality.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Voir dire</hw> (?). [OF., to say the truth, fr. L. <i>verus</i>
true + <i>dicere</i> to say.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>An oath administered to a
witness, usually before being sworn in chief, requiring him to speak the
truth, or make true answers in reference to matters inquired of, to
ascertain his competency to give evidence.</def>  <i>Greenleaf. Ld.
Abinger.</i></p>

<p><hw>Voi"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>vectura</i> a
carrying, conveying.  Cf. <u>Vettura</u>.] <def>A carriage.</def>
<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Voi"vode</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Waywode</u>.</def>  <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vo*la"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>volare</i> to
fly.] <def>Apt or fit to fly.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>||Vo*la*dor"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A flying fish of California
(<i>Exoc&oelig;tus Californicus</i>): -- called also <i>volator</i>.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The Atlantic flying gurnard.  See under
<u>Flying</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vo*lage"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F.] <def>Light;
giddy.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>They wroughten all their lust <i>volage</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vo"lant</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>volans</i>, <i>-
antis</i>, p. pr. of <i>volare</i> to fly: cf. F. <i>volant</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Passing through the air upon wings, or as if upon
wings; flying; hence, passing from place to place; current.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>English silver now was current, and our gold <i>volant</i>
in the pope's court.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Nimble; light and quick; active; rapid.</def>
"His <i>volant</i> touch."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Represented as flying, or having
the wings spread; as, an eagle <i>volant</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Volant piece</b></col> <i>(Anc. Armor)</i>, <cd>an adjustable
piece of armor, for guarding the throat, etc., in a joust.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Vo*lan"te</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., prop., flying.]
<def>A cumbrous two-wheeled pleasure carriage used in Cuba.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol`a*p&uuml;k"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Literally,
world's speech; the name of an artificial language invented by Johan Martin
Schleyer, of Constance, Switzerland, about 1879.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol`a*p&uuml;k"ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is
conversant with, or who favors adoption of, Volap&uuml;k.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vo"lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vola</i> the palm of
the hand, the sole of the foot.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to
the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol"a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Volery</u>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Vol"a*tile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>volatil</i>, L.
<i>volatilis</i>, fr. <i>volare</i> to fly, perhaps akin to <i>velox</i>
swift, E. <i>velocity</i>.  Cf. <u>Volley</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the
atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Capable of wasting away, or of easily passing
into the a&euml;riform state; subject to evaporation.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Substances which affect the smell with pungent or fragrant odors,
as musk, hartshorn, and essential oils, are called <i>volatile</i>
substances, because they waste away on exposure to the atmosphere. Alcohol
and ether are called <i>volatile</i> liquids for a similar reason, and
because they easily pass into the state of vapor on the application of
heat. On the contrary, gold is a <i>fixed</i> substance, because it does
not suffer waste, even when exposed to the heat of a furnace; and oils are
called <i>fixed</i> when they do not evaporate on simple exposure to the
atmosphere.</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Light-hearted; easily affected by
circumstances; airy; lively; hence, changeable; fickle; as, a
<i>volatile</i> temper.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>You are as giddy and <i>volatile</i> as ever.</blockquote>
<i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Volatile alkali</b></col>. <i>(Old Chem.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Alkali</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Volatile liniment</b></col>, <cd>a liniment
composed of sweet oil and ammonia, so called from the readiness with which
the latter evaporates.</cd> -- <col><b>Volatile oils</b></col>.
<i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See <i>Essential oils</i>, under
<u>Essential</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vol"a*tile</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>volatile</i>.]
<def>A winged animal; wild fowl; game.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i>
<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p>{<hw>Vol"a*tile*ness</hw>, <hw>Vol`a*til"i*ty</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>volatilit&eacute;</i>.] <def>Quality or
state of being volatile; disposition to evaporate; changeableness;
fickleness.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Levity</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Vol"a*til*i`za*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>volatisable</i>.] <def>Capable of being volatilized.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol`a*til*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>volatilisation</i>.] <def>The act or process of volatilizing, or
rendering volatile; the state of being volatilized.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol"a*til*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Volatilized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Volatilizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>volatiliser</i>.] <def>To render
volatile; to cause to exhale or evaporate; to cause to pass off in
vapor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The water . . . dissolving the oil, and <i>volatilizing</i>
it by the action.</blockquote> <i>Sir I. Newton.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Vo*la"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Same as <u>Volador</u>, 1.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vol`-au`-vent"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.]
<i>(Cookery)</i> <def>A light puff paste, with a raised border, filled,
after baking, usually with a ragout of fowl, game, or fish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol"borth*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So named after
<i>Volborth</i>, who first discovered it.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral
occurring in small six-sided tabular crystals of a green or yellow color.
It is a hydrous vanadate of copper and lime.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol*ca"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Volcanic.</def>
[R.]  <i>Keats.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vol*can"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>volcanique</i>,
It. <i>vulcanico</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a
volcano or volcanoes; as, <i>volcanic</i> heat.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by
igneous agencies; as, <i>volcanic</i> tufa.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Changed or affected by the heat of a
volcano.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Volcanic bomb</b></col>, <cd>a mass ejected from a volcano,
often of molten lava having a rounded form.</cd> -- <col><b>Volcanic
cone</b></col>, <cd>a hill, conical in form, built up of cinders, tufa, or
lava, during volcanic eruptions.</cd> -- <col><b>Volcanic foci</b></col>,
<cd>the subterranean centers of volcanic action; the points beneath
volcanoes where the causes producing volcanic phenomena are most
active.</cd> -- <col><b>Volcanic glass</b></col>, <cd>the vitreous form of
lava, produced by sudden cooling; obsidian.  See <u>Obsidian</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Volcanic mud</b></col>, <cd>fetid, sulphurous mud discharged by a
volcano.</cd> -- <col><b>Volcanic rocks</b></col>, <cd>rocks which have
been produced from the discharges of volcanic matter, as the various kinds
of basalt, trachyte, scoria, obsidian, etc., whether compact, scoriaceous,
or vitreous.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vol*can"ic*al*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Like a
volcano.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol`can*ic"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>volcanicit&eacute;</i>.] <def>Quality or state of being volcanic;
volcanic power.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol"can*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Volcanic power or
action; volcanicity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol"can*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>volcaniste</i>,
<i>vulcaniste</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One versed in the history and
phenomena of volcanoes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who believes in the igneous, as opposed to
the aqueous, origin of the rocks of the earth's crust; a vulcanist.  Cf.
<u>Neptunist</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol*can"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Volcanic</u>,
and <u>Volcanicity</u>.] <def>The quality or state of being volcanic, or
volcanic origin; volcanicity.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vol`can*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
volcanizing, or the state of being volcanized; the process of undergoing
volcanic heat, and being affected by it.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol"can*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Volcanized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Volcanizing</u> (?).] [Cf. <u>Vulcanize</u>.] <def>To subject to, or
cause to undergo, volcanic heat, and to be affected by its
action.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol*ca"no</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Volcanoes</b></plw> (#). [It. <i>volcano</i>, <i>vulcano</i>, fr.
L. <i>Vulcanus</i> Vulkan, the god of fire.  See <u>Vulkan</u>.]
<i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A mountain or hill, usually more or less conical in
form, from which lava, cinders, steam, sulphur gases, and the like, are
ejected; -- often popularly called a <i>burning mountain</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Volcanoes include many of the most conspicuous and lofty
mountains of the earth, as Mt. Vesuvius in Italy (4,000 ft. high), Mt. Loa
in Hawaii (14,000 ft.), Cotopaxi in South America (nearly 20,000 ft.),
which are examples of active volcanoes. The crater of a volcano is usually
a pit-shaped cavity, often of great size. The summit crater of Mt. Loa has
a maximum length of 13,000 ft., and a depth of nearly 800 feet. Beside the
chief crater, a volcano may have a number of subordinate craters.</p>

<p><hw>Vole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A deal at cards that
draws all the tricks.</def>  <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vole</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <i>(Card Playing)</i> <def>To win
all the tricks by a vole.</def>  <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vole</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of
numerous species of micelike rodents belonging to <i>Arvicola</i> and
allied genera of the subfamily <i>Arvicolin&aelig;</i>. They have a thick
head, short ears, and a short hairy tail.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The water vole, or water rat, of Europe (<i>Arvicola
amphibius</i>) is a common large aquatic species. The short-tailed field
vole (<i>A. agrestis</i>) of Northern and Central Europe, and Asia, the
Southern field vole (<i>A. arvalis</i>), and the Siberian root vole (<i>A.
&oelig;conomus</i>), are important European species. The common species of
the Eastern United States (<i>A. riparius</i>) (called also <i>meadow
mouse</i>) and the prairie mouse (<i>A. austerus</i>) are abundant, and
often injurious to vegetation. Other species are found in Canada.</p>

<p><hw>Vol"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>volerie</i> a flying,
<i>voli&egrave;re</i> a large bird cage, fr. <i>voler</i> to fly, L.
<i>volare</i>.  See <u>Volatile</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A flight of birds.</def>  [R.]
<i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A large bird cage; an aviary.</def></p>

<p><hw>Volge</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vulgus</i>.] <def>The
common sort of people; the crowd; the mob.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vol"i*ta*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Volatilizable.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Vol`i*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>volitare</i>,
<i>volitatum</i>, to fly to and fro, v. freq. from <i>volare</i> to fly.]
<def>The act of flying; flight.</def>  [R.]  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vo*li"tient</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Volition</u>.]
<def>Exercising the will; acting from choice; willing, or having power to
will.</def>  "What I do, I do <i>volitient</i>, not obedient."  <i>Mrs.
Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vo*li"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>volo</i> I
will, <i>velle</i> to will, be willing.  See <u>Voluntary</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of willing or choosing; the act of forming
a purpose; the exercise of the will.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Volition</i> is the actual exercise of the power the mind
has to order the consideration of any idea, or the forbearing to consider
it.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Volition</i> is an act of the mind, knowingly exerting
that dominion it takes itself to have over any part of the man, by
employing it in, or withholding it from, any particular
action.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The result of an act or exercise of choosing or
willing; a state of choice.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The power of willing or determining;
will.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Will; choice; preference; determination; purpose.  --
<u>Volition</u>, <u>Choice</u>. <i>Choice</i> is the familiar, and
<i>volition</i> the scientific, term for the same state of the will;
<i>viz.</i>, an "elective preference." When we have "made up our minds" (as
we say) to a thing, <i>i. e.</i>, have a settled state of choice respecting
it, that state is called an <i>immanent volition</i>; when we put forth any
particular act of choice, that act is called an <i>emanent</i>, or
<i>executive</i>, or <i>imperative</i>, volition.  When an <i>immanent</i>,
or settled state of, choice, is one which controls or governs a series of
actions, we call that state a <i>predominant</i> volition; while we give
the name of <i>subordinate</i> volitions to those particular acts of choice
which carry into effect the object sought for by the governing or
"predominant volition." See <u>Will</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Vo*li"tion*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Belonging or
relating to volition.</def>  "The <i>volitional</i> impulse."
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vol"i*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Volition</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the will; originating in the
will; having the power to will.</def>  "They not only perfect the
intellectual faculty, but the <i>volitive</i>."  <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>Used in expressing a wish or
permission as, <i>volitive</i> proposition.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Volks"lied</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Volkslieder</b></plw> (#). [G.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A popular song,
or national air.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol"ley</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Volleys</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>vol&eacute;e</i>; flight, a volley,
or discharge of several guns, fr. <i>voler</i> to fly, L. <i>volare</i>.
See <u>Volatile</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A flight of missiles, as
arrows, bullets, or the like; the simultaneous discharge of a number of
small arms.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Fiery darts in flaming <i>volleys</i> flew.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Each <i>volley</i> tells that thousands cease to
breathe.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A burst or emission of many things at once; as,
a <i>volley</i> of words.</def>  "This <i>volley</i> of oaths."  <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Rattling nonsense in full <i>volleys</i>
breaks.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Tennis)</i> <def>A return of
the ball before it touches the ground.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<i>(Cricket)</i> <def>A sending of the ball full to the top of the
wicket.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1618 !></p>

<p><col><b>Half volley</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Tennis)</i> <cd>A
return of the ball immediately after is has touched the ground.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Cricket)</i> <cd>A sending of the ball so that
after touching the ground it flies towards the top of the wicket.</cd>
<i>R. A. Proctor.</i> -- <col><b>On the volley</b></col>, <cd>at
random.</cd>  [Obs.]  "What we spake <i>on the volley</i> begins work."
<i>Massinger.</i> -- <col><b>Volley gun</b></col>, <cd>a gun with several
barrels for firing a number of shots simultaneously; a kind of
mitrailleuse.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vol"ley</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Volleyed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Volleying</u>.] <def>To discharge with, or as with, a volley.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol"ley</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be
thrown out, or discharged, at once; to be discharged in a volley, or as if
in a volley; to make a volley or volleys.</def>  <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Tennis)</i> <def>To return
the ball before it touches the ground.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<sd><i>(Cricket)</i></sd> <def>To send the ball full to the top of the
wicket.</def>  <i>R. A. Proctor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vol"leyed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Discharged with a
sudden burst, or as if in a volley; as, <i>volleyed</i> thunder.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol"ow</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [From the answer,
<i>Volo</i> I will, in the baptismal service. <i>Richardson (Dict.).</i>]
<def>To baptize; -- used in contempt by the Reformers.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Tyndale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Volt</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>volte</i>; cf. It.
<i>volta</i>.  See <u>Vault</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Man.)</i> <def>A circular tread; a gait by which
a horse going sideways round a center makes two concentric
tracks.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Fencing)</i> <def>A sudden movement to avoid a
thrust.</def></p>

<p><hw>Volt</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [After Alessandro <i>Volta</i>, the
Italian electrician.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>The unit of electro-motive force;
-- defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by United
States Statute as, that electro-motive force which steadily applied to a
conductor whose resistance is one ohm will produce a current of one
amp&egrave;re. It is practically equivalent to &frac1000x1434; the electro-
motive force of a standard Clark's cell at a temperature of 15&deg;
C.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vol"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Volte</b></plw> (#). [It. <i>volta</i> a turn, turning, a time.
See <u>Volt</u> a tread.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A turning; a time; -- chiefly
used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated one, two, or
more times; as, <i>una volta</i>, once.  <i>Seconda volta</i>, second time,
points to certain modifications in the close of a repeated
strain.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol"ta-e*lec"tric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to voltaic electricity, or voltaism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol`ta-e`lec*trom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An
instrument for the exact measurement of electric currents.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol"tage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>Electric
potential or potential difference, expressed in volts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol*tag"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Volta</i>ic + <i>-
graphy</i>.] <def>In electrotypy, the act or art of copying, in metals
deposited by electrolytic action, a form or pattern which is made the
negative electrode.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vol*ta"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>volta&iuml;que</i>, It. <i>voltaico</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to Alessandro <i>Volta</i>, who
first devised apparatus for developing electric currents by chemical
action, and established this branch of electric science; discovered by
<i>Volta</i>; as, <i>voltaic</i> electricity.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to voltaism, or voltaic
electricity; as, <i>voltaic</i> induction; the <i>voltaic</i>
arc.</def></p>

<p>&fist; See the Note under <u>Galvanism</u>.</p>

<p><col><b>Voltaic arc</b></col>, <cd>a luminous arc, of intense
brilliancy, formed between carbon points as electrodes by the passage of a
powerful voltaic current.</cd> -- <col><b>Voltaic battery</b></col>, <cd>an
apparatus variously constructed, consisting of a series of plates or pieces
of dissimilar metals, as copper and zinc, arranged in pairs, and subjected
to the action of a saline or acid solution, by which a current of
electricity is generated whenever the two poles, or ends of the series, are
connected by a conductor; a galvanic battery.  See <u>Battery</u>, 4.
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd>, and Note.</cd> -- <col><b>Voltaic circuit</b></col>.
<cd>See under <u>Circuit</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Voltaic couple</b></col> or
<col><b>element</b></col>, <cd>a single pair of the connected plates of a
battery.</cd> -- <col><b>Voltaic electricity</b></col>. <cd>See the Note
under <u>Electricity</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Voltaic pile</b></col>, <cd>a
kind of voltaic battery consisting of alternate disks of dissimilar metals,
separated by moistened cloth or paper.  See 5th <u>Pile</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Voltaic protection of metals</b></col>, <cd>the protection of a
metal exposed to the corrosive action of sea water, saline or acid liquids,
or the like, by associating it with a metal which is positive to it, as
when iron is galvanized, or coated with zinc.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vol*tair"e*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>voltairien</i>.] <def>Of or relating to <i>Voltaire</i>, the French
author.</def>  <i>J. Morley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vol*tair"ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The theories or
practice of Voltaire.</def>  <i>J. Morley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vol"ta*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>volta&iuml;sme</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>That form of electricity
which is developed by the chemical action between metals and different
liquids; voltaic electricity; also, the science which treats of this form
of electricity; -- called also <i>galvanism</i>, from <i>Galvani</i>, on
account of his experiments showing the remarkable influence of this agent
on animals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol*tam"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Volta</i>ic + <i>-
meter</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An instrument for measuring the voltaic
electricity passing through it, by its effect in decomposing water or some
other chemical compound acting as an electrolyte.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol"ta*plast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Volta</i>ic + Gr.
&?; molded.] <def>A form of voltaic, or galvanic, battery suitable for use
electrotyping.</def>  <i>G. Francis.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vol"ta*type</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Volta</i>ic +
<i>type</i>.] <def>An electrotype.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>||Vol"ti</hw> (?), <pos><i>imperative.</i></pos> [It., fr.
<i>voltare</i> to turn.  See <u>Volt</u> a tread.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Turn,
that is, turn over the leaf.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Volti subito</b></col> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>turn over
quickly.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Vol`ti*geur</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr.
<i>voltiger</i> to vault, It. <i>volteggiare</i>.  See <u>Volt</u> a
tread.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A tumbler; a leaper or vaulter.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>One of a picked company of
irregular riflemen in each regiment of the French infantry.</def></p>

<p><hw>Volt"me`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [2d <i>volt</i> + <i>-
meter</i>.] <i>(elec.)</i> <def>An instrument for measuring in volts the
differences of potential between different points of an electrical
circuit.</def></p>

<p><hw>Voltz"ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So named in honor of
<i>Voltz</i>, a French engineer.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>An oxysulphide of lead
occurring in implanted spherical globules of a yellowish or brownish color;
-- called also <i>voltzine</i>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Vo*lu"bi*late</hw> (?), <hw>Vol"u*bile</hw> (?)},
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Voluble</u>.] <def>Turning, or whirling;
winding; twining; voluble.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol`u*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>volubilitas</i>: cf. F. <i>volubilit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality or
state of being voluble (in any of the senses of the adjective).</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol"u*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>volubilis</i>, fr.
<i>volvere</i>, <i>volutum</i>, to roll, to turn round; akin to Gr. &?; to
infold, to inwrap, &?; to roll, G. <i>welle</i> a wave: cf. F.
<i>voluble</i>.  Cf. F. <u>Well</u> of water, <u>Convolvulus</u>,
<u>Devolve</u>, <u>Involve</u>, <u>Revolt</u>, <u>Vault</u> an arch,
<u>Volume</u>, <u>Volute</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Easily rolling or turning; easily set in motion;
apt to roll; rotating; as, <i>voluble</i> particles of matter.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Moving with ease and smoothness in uttering
words; of rapid speech; nimble in speaking; glib; as, a flippant,
<i>voluble</i>, tongue.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[Cassio,] a knave very <i>voluble</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Voluble</i> was used formerly to indicate readiness of speech
merely, without any derogatory suggestion. "A grave and <i>voluble</i>
eloquence."  <i>Bp. Hacket.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Changeable; unstable; fickle.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the power or habit of
turning or twining; as, the <i>voluble</i> stem of hop plants.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Voluble stem</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a stem that climbs by
winding, or twining, round another body.</cd></p>

<p>-- <wf>Vol"u*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- <wf>Vol"u*bly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Vol"ume</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from L. <i>volumen</i> a
roll of writing, a book, volume, from <i>volvere</i>, <i>volutum</i>, to
roll.  See <u>Voluble</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A roll; a scroll; a
written document rolled up for keeping or for use, after the manner of the
ancients.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The papyrus, and afterward the parchment, was joined
together [by the ancients] to form one sheet, and then rolled upon a staff
into a <i>volume</i> (<i>volumen</i>).</blockquote> <i>Encyc. Brit.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a collection of printed sheets bound
together, whether containing a single work, or a part of a work, or more
than one work; a book; a tome; especially, that part of an extended work
which is bound up together in one cover; as, a work in four
<i>volumes</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>An odd <i>volume</i> of a set of books bears not the value
of its proportion to the set.</blockquote> <i>Franklin.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Anything of a rounded or swelling form
resembling a roll; a turn; a convolution; a coil.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>So glides some trodden serpent on the grass,<BR>
And long behind wounded <i>volume</i> trails.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Undulating billows rolling their silver
<i>volumes</i>.</blockquote> <i>W. Irving.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Dimensions; compass; space occupied, as measured
by cubic units, that is, cubic inches, feet, yards, etc.; mass; bulk; as,
the <i>volume</i> of an elephant's body; a <i>volume</i> of gas.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Amount, fullness, quantity, or
caliber of voice or tone.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Atomic volume</b></col>, <col><b>Molecular volume</b></col>
<i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>the ratio of the atomic and molecular weights divided
respectively by the specific gravity of the substance in question.</cd> --
<col><b>Specific volume</b></col> <i>(Physics & Chem.)</i>, <cd>the
quotient obtained by dividing unity by the specific gravity; the reciprocal
of the specific gravity. It is equal (when the specific gravity is referred
to water at 4&deg; C. as a standard) to the number of cubic centimeters
occupied by one gram of the substance.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vol"umed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Having the form of a volume, or roil; as, <i>volumed</i>
mist.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The distant torrent's rushing sound<BR>
Tells where the <i>volumed</i> cataract doth roll.</blockquote>
<i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having volume, or bulk; massive;
great.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol`u*me*nom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>volumen</i>
volume + <i>-meter</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An instrument for measuring
the volume of a body, especially a solid, by means of the difference in
tension caused by its presence and absence in a confined portion of
air.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol`u*me*nom"e*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem. &
Physics)</i> <def>The method or process of measuring volumes by means of
the volumenometer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vo*lu"me*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Volume</i> + <i>-
scope</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An instrument consisting essentially of a
glass tube provided with a graduated scale, for exhibiting to the eye the
changes of volume of a gas or gaseous mixture resulting from chemical
action, and the like.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vo*lu"me*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>volum&egrave;tre</i>.  See <u>Volumetric</u>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An
instrument for measuring the volumes of gases or liquids by introducing
them into a vessel of known capacity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol`u*met"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Volume</i> + <i>-
metric</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the measurement of volume.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Volumetric analysis</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>that system of
the quantitative analysis of solutions which employs definite volumes of
standardized solutions of reagents, as measured by burettes, pipettes,
etc.; also, the analysis of gases by volume, as by the eudiometer.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vol`u*met"ric*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Volumetric.</def>  -- <wf>Vol`u*met"ric*al*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Vo*lu"mi*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>voluminosus</i>:
cf. F. <i>volumineux</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to volume or
volumes.</def>  Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Consisting of many folds, coils, or
convolutions.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But ended foul in many a scaly fold,<BR>
<i>Voluminous</i> and vast.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Over which dusky draperies are hanging, and
<i>voluminous</i> curtains have long since fallen.</blockquote> <i>De
Quincey.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Of great volume, or bulk; large.</def>  <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> Consisting of many volumes or books; as, the
collections of Muratori are <i>voluminous</i>.</p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>Having written much, or produced many volumes;
copious; diffuse; as, a <i>voluminous</i> writer.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Vo*lu"mi*nous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Vo*lu"mi*nous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Vol"u*mist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who writes a
volume; an author.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vol"un*ta*ri*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a voluntary
manner; of one's own will; spontaneously.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol"un*ta*ri*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being voluntary; spontaneousness; specifically, the quality or
state of being free in the exercise of one's will.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol"un*ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>voluntarius</i>,
fr. <i>voluntas</i> will, choice, from the root of <i>velle</i> to will, p.
pr. <i>volens</i>; akin to E. <i>will</i>: cf. F. <i>volontaire</i>, Of.
also <i>voluntaire</i>.  See <u>Will</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, and cf.
<u>Benevolent</u>, <u>Volition</u>, <u>Volunteer</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of
choice.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That sin or guilt pertains exclusively to <i>voluntary</i>
action is the true principle of orthodoxy.</blockquote> <i>N. W.
Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unconstrained by the interference of another;
unimpelled by the influence of another; not prompted or persuaded by
another; done of his or its own accord; spontaneous; acting of one's self,
or of itself; free.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Our <i>voluntary</i> service he requires.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>She fell to lust a <i>voluntary</i> prey.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Done by design or intention; intentional;
purposed; intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by lopping a
tree, it is not <i>voluntary</i> manslaughter.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the will;
subject to, or regulated by, the will; as, the <i>voluntary</i> motions of
an animal, such as the movements of the leg or arm (in distinction from
<i>involuntary</i> motions, such as the movements of the heart); the
<i>voluntary</i> muscle fibers, which are the agents in voluntary
motion.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a
<i>voluntary</i> agent.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>God did not work as a necessary, but a <i>voluntary</i>,
agent, intending beforehand, and decreeing with himself, that which did
outwardly proceed from him.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Free; without compulsion; according
to the will, consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration;
gratuitous; without valuable consideration.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to voluntaryism;
as, a <i>voluntary</i> church, in distinction from an established or state
church.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Voluntary affidavit</b></col> or <col><b>oath</b></col>
<i>(Law)</i>, <cd>an affidavit or oath made in extrajudicial matter.</cd> -
- <col><b>Voluntary conveyance</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a conveyance
without valuable consideration.</cd> -- <col><b>Voluntary escape</b></col>
<i>(Law)</i>, <cd>the escape of a prisoner by the express consent of the
sheriff.</cd> -- <col><b>Voluntary jurisdiction</b></col>. <i>(Eng. Eccl.
Law)</i> <cd>See <i>Contentious jurisdiction</i>, under
<u>Contentious</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Voluntary waste</b></col>. <i>(Law)</i>
<cd>See <u>Waste</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 4.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Spontaneous</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Vol"un*ta*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Voluntaries</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who
engages in any affair of his own free will; a volunteer.</def>  [R.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A piece played by a musician,
often extemporarily, according to his fancy; specifically, an organ solo
played before, during, or after divine service.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>One who advocates
voluntaryism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol"un*ta*ry*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl.)</i>
<def>The principle of supporting a religious system and its institutions by
voluntary association and effort, rather than by the aid or patronage of
the state.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol`un*teer"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>volontaire</i>.
See <u>Voluntary</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who enters into, or offers for, any service
of his own free will.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>One who enters into service
voluntarily, but who, when in service, is subject to discipline and
regulations like other soldiers; -- opposed to <i>conscript</i>;
specifically, a voluntary member of the organized militia of a country as
distinguished from the standing army.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A grantee in a voluntary
conveyance; one to whom a conveyance is made without valuable
consideration; a party, other than a wife or child of the grantor, to whom,
or for whose benefit, a voluntary conveyance is made.</def>
<i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vol`un*teer"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a
volunteer or volunteers; consisting of volunteers; voluntary; as,
<i>volunteer</i> companies; <i>volunteer</i> advice.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol`un*teer"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Volunteered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Volunteering</u>.] <def>To offer or bestow voluntarily, or without
solicitation or compulsion; as, to <i>volunteer</i> one's
services.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol`un*teer"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To enter into, or
offer for, any service of one's own free will, without solicitation or
compulsion; as, he <i>volunteered</i> in that undertaking.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol"u*pere</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Envelop</u>.]
<def>A woman's cap.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vo*lup"tu*a*ry</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Voluptuaries</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>voluptuarius</i> or
<i>voluptarius</i>, fr. <i>voluptas</i> pleasure.] <def>A voluptuous
person; one who makes his physical enjoyment his chief care; one addicted
to luxury, and the gratification of sensual appetites.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A good-humored, but hard-hearted,
<i>voluptuary</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Sensualist; epicure.</p>

<p><hw>Vo*lup"tu*a*ry</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Voluptuous;
luxurious.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vo*lup"tu*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>voluptueux</i>,
L. <i>voluptuosus</i>, fr. <i>voluptas</i> pleasure, <i>volup</i>
agreeably, delightfully; probably akin to Gr. &?; to hope, &?; hope, and to
L. <i>velle</i> to wish.  See <u>Voluntary</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Full of delight or pleasure, especially that of the senses;
ministering to sensuous or sensual gratification; exciting sensual desires;
luxurious; sensual.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Music arose with its <i>voluptuous</i> swell.</blockquote>
<i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Sink back into your <i>voluptuous</i> repose.</blockquote>
<i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Given to the enjoyments of luxury and pleasure;
indulging to excess in sensual gratifications.</def>  "The jolly and
<i>voluptuous</i> livers."  <i>Atterbury.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Softened with pleasure and <i>voluptuous</i>
life.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Vo*lup"tu*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Vo*lup"tu*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><! p. 1619 !></p>

<p><hw>Vo*lup"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>volupt&eacute;</i> pleasure.  See <u>Voluptuous</u>.]
<def>Voluptuousness.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Vo*lu"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E.
<plw><b>Volutas</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>Volut&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [L.,
a spiral scroll.  See <u>Volute</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of
numerous species of large, handsome marine gastropods belonging to
<i>Voluta</i> and allied genera.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol`u*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>volutatio</i>,
from <i>volutare</i> to roll, wallow, verb freq. <i>volvere</i>,
<i>volutum</i>, to roll.] <def>A rolling of a body; a wallowing.</def>
[R.]  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vo*lute"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>volute</i> (cf. It.
<i>voluta</i>), L. <i>voluta</i>, from <i>volvere</i>, <i>volutum</i>, to
roll.  See <u>Voluble</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A spiral scroll which forms the
chief feature of the Ionic capital, and which, on a much smaller scale, is
a feature in the Corinthian and Composite capitals.  See <i>Illust.</i> of
<u>Capital</u>, also <u>Helix</u>, and <u>Stale</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A spiral turn, as in certain
shells.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any voluta.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Volute spiring</b></col>, <cd>a spring formed of a spiral scroll
of plate, rod, or wire, extended or extensible in the direction of the axis
of the coil, in which direction its elastic force is exerted and
employed.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vo*lut"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a volute, or spiral
scroll.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vo*lu"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. LL. <i>volutio</i> an
arch, vault.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A spiral turn or wreath.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A whorl of a spiral
shell.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vol"va</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>volva</i>,
<i>vulva</i>, covering.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A saclike envelope of certain
fungi, which bursts open as the plant develops.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vol"vox</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus
of minute, pale-green, globular, organisms, about one fiftieth of an inch
in diameter, found rolling through water, the motion being produced by
minute colorless cilia. It has been considered as belonging to the
flagellate Infusoria, but is now referred to the vegetable kingdom, and
each globule is considered a colony of many individuals. The commonest
species is <i>Volvox globator</i>, often called <i>globe
animalcule</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vol"vu*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L.
<i>volvere</i> to turn about, to roll.] <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>The spasmodic contraction of the intestines which causes colic.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any twisting or displacement of the intestines
causing obstruction; ileus.  See <u>Ileus</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vol"yer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
lurcher.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>||Vo"mer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a plowshare.]
<i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A bone, or one of a pair of bones,
beneath the ethmoid region of the skull, forming a part a part of the
partition between the nostrils in man and other mammals.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The pygostyle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vo"mer*ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
the vomer.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vom"i*ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. <i>vomere</i> to
throw up, vomit.] <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An abscess cavity
in the lungs.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An abscess in any other
parenchymatous organ.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vom"i*cine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From nux <i>vomica</i>.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Brucine</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vom"ic nut`</hw> (?). [Cf. F. <i>noix vomique</i>.] <def>Same as
<u>Nux vomica</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vom"it</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vomited</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vomiting</u>.] [Cf. L. <i>vomere</i>, <i>vomitum</i>, and v. freq.
<i>vomitare</i>.  See <u>Vomit</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>To eject the
contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke; to spew.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vom"it</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
throw up; to eject from the stomach through the mouth; to disgorge; to
puke; to spew out; -- often followed by <i>up</i> or <i>out</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The fish . . . <i>vomited</i> out Jonah upon the dry
land.</blockquote> <i>Jonah ii. 10.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to eject from any hollow place; to belch
forth; to emit; to throw forth; as, volcanoes <i>vomit</i> flame, stones,
etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Like the sons of Vulcan, <i>vomit</i> smoke.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vom"it</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vomitus</i>, from
<i>vomere</i>, <i>vomitum</i>, to vomit; akin to Gr. &?;, Skr. <i>vam</i>,
Lith. <i>vemiti</i>.  Cf. <u>Emetic</u>, <u>Vomito</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Matter that is vomited; esp., matter ejected
from the stomach through the mouth.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Like <i>vomit</i> from his yawning entrails
poured.</blockquote> <i>Sandys.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>That which excites vomiting; an
emetic.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He gives your Hollander a <i>vomit</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Black vomit</b></col>. <i>(Med.)</i> <cd>See in the
Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Vomit nut</b></col>, <cd>nux vomica.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vom"it*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The spasmodic ejection of
matter from the stomach through the mouth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vo*mi"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vomitio</i>.]
<def>The act or power of vomiting.</def>  <i>Grew.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vom"i*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>vomitif</i>.]
<def>Causing the ejection of matter from the stomach; emetic.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vo*mi"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>v&oacute;mito</i>,
fr. L. <i>vomitus</i>.  See <u>Vomit</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]
<i>(Med.)</i> <def>The yellow fever in its worst form, when it is usually
attended with black vomit.  See <u>Black vomit</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vom"i*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vomitorious</i>.]
<def>Causing vomiting; emetic; vomitive.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vom"i*to*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Vomitories</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An emetic; a
vomit.</def>  <i>Harvey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [L. <i>vomitorium</i>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A
principal door of a large ancient building, as of an
amphitheater.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Sixty-four <i>vomitories</i> . . . poured forth the immense
multitude.</blockquote> <i>Gibbon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vom`i*tu*ri"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>vomiturition</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An ineffectual
attempt to vomit.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The vomiting of but
little matter; also, that vomiting which is effected with little
effort.</def>  <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vond*si"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Same as <u>Vansire</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Voo"doo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>See
<u>Voodooism</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who practices voodooism; a negro
sorcerer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Voo"doo</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
voodooism, or a voodoo; as, <i>voodoo</i> incantations.</def></p>

<p><hw>Voo"doo*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably (through Creole
French <i>vaudoux</i> a negro sorcerer) fr. F. <i>Vaudois</i> Waldensian,
because the Waldenses were accused of sorcery.] <def>A degraded form of
superstition and sorcery, said to include human sacrifices and cannibalism
in some of its rites. It is prevalent among the negroes of Hayti, and to
some extent in the United States, and is regarded as a relic of African
barbarism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vo*ra"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vorax</i>, <i>-
acis</i>, fr. <i>vorare</i> to devour; akin to Gr. &?; meat, food, &?; to
devour, Skr. <i>gar</i>.  Cf. <u>Devour</u>.] <def>Greedy in eating; very
hungry; eager to devour or swallow; ravenous; gluttonous; edacious;
rapacious; as, a <i>voracious</i> man or appetite; a <i>voracious</i> gulf
or whirlpool.</def> <i>Dampier.</i> -- <wf>Vo*ra"cious*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Vo*ra"cious*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Vo*rac"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>voracitas</i>: cf.
F. <i>voracit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality of being voracious;
voraciousness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vo*rag"i*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>voraginosus</i>,
fr. <i>vorago</i> an abyss, fr. <i>vorare</i> to swallow up.]
<def>Pertaining to a gulf; full of gulfs; hence, devouring.</def>  [R.]
<i>Mallet.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vor"tex</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E.
<plw><b>Vortexes</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>Vortices</b></plw> (#). [L.
<i>vortex</i>, <i>vertex</i>, <i>-icis</i>, fr. <i>vortere</i>,
<i>vertere</i>, to turn.  See <u>Vertex</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A mass of fluid, especially of a liquid, having
a whirling or circular motion tending to form a cavity or vacuum in the
center of the circle, and to draw in towards the center bodies subject to
its action; the form assumed by a fluid in such motion; a whirlpool; an
eddy.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Cartesian System)</i> <def>A supposed collection
of particles of very subtile matter, endowed with a rapid rotary motion
around an axis which was also the axis of a sun or a planet. Descartes
attempted to account for the formation of the universe, and the movements
of the bodies composing it, by a theory of vortices.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species
of small Turbellaria belonging to <i>Vortex</i> and allied genera.  See
<i>Illustration</i> in Appendix.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vortex atom</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a hypothetical ring-
shaped mass of elementary matter in continuous vortical motion. It is
conveniently regarded in certain mathematical speculations as the typical
form and structure of the chemical atom.</cd> -- <col><b>Vortex
wheel</b></col>, <cd>a kind of turbine.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vor"ti*cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a
vortex or vortexes; resembling a vortex in form or motion; whirling; as, a
<i>vortical</i> motion.</def>  -- <wf>Vor"ti*cal*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Vor"ti*cel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>vorticelle</i>.
See <u>Vortex</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A vorticella.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vor`ti*cel"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E.
<plw><b>Vorticellas</b></plw> (&?;), L. <plw><b>Vorticell&aelig;</b></plw>
(&?;). [NL., dim. fr. L. <i>vortex</i>.  See <u>Vortex</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of ciliated Infusoria
belonging to <i>Vorticella</i> and many other genera of the family
<i>Vorticellid&aelig;</i>.  They have a more or less bell-shaped body with
a circle of vibrating cilia around the oral disk. Most of the species have
slender, contractile stems, either simple or branched.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vor"ti*cose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vorticosus</i>.]
<def>Vortical; whirling; as, a <i>vorticose</i> motion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vor*tig"i*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf.
<u>Vertiginous</u>.] <def>Moving rapidly round a center; vortical.</def>
[R.]  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vo"ta*ress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Votary</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>A woman who is a votary.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vo"ta*rist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Votary</u>.]
<def>A votary.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Like a sad <i>votarist</i> in palmer's weed.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vo"ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From L. <i>votus</i>, p. p.
<i>vovere</i> to vow, to devote.  See <u>Vote</u>, <u>Vow</u>.]
<def>Consecrated by a vow or promise; consequent on a vow; devoted;
promised.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Votary</i> resolution is made equipollent to
custom.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vo"ta*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Votaries</b></plw> (&?;). <def>One devoted, consecrated, or engaged
by a vow or promise; hence, especially, one devoted, given, or addicted, to
some particular service, worship, study, or state of life.</def>  "You are
already love's firm <i>votary</i>."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>'T was coldness of the <i>votary</i>, not the prayer, that
was in fault.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Fell.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>But thou, my <i>votary</i>, weepest thou?</blockquote>
<i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vote</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>votum</i> a vow, wish,
will, fr. <i>vovere</i>, <i>votum</i>, to vow: cf. F. <i>vote</i>.  See
<u>Vow</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Massinger.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A wish, choice, or opinion, of a person or a
body of persons, expressed in some received and authorized way; the
expression of a wish, desire, will, preference, or choice, in regard to any
measure proposed, in which the person voting has an interest in common with
others, either in electing a person to office, or in passing laws, rules,
regulations, etc.; suffrage.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That by means of which will or preference is
expressed in elections, or in deciding propositions; voice; a ballot; a
ticket; as, a written <i>vote</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The freeman casting with unpurchased hand<BR>
The <i>vote</i> that shakes the turrets of the land.</blockquote>
<i>Holmes.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Expression of judgment or will by a majority;
legal decision by some expression of the minds of a number; as, the
<i>vote</i> was unanimous; a <i>vote</i> of confidence.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Votes, collectively; as, the Tory <i>vote</i>;
the labor <i>vote</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Casting vote</b></col>, <col><b>Cumulative vote</b></col>, etc.
<cd>See under <u>Casting</u>, <u>Cumulative</u>, etc.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vote</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Voted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Voting</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>voter</i>.] <def>To express or signify the mind,
will, or preference, either <i>viva voce</i>, or by ballot, or by other
authorized means, as in electing persons to office, in passing laws,
regulations, etc., or in deciding on any proposition in which one has an
interest with others.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>vote</i> for a duelist is to assist in the
prostration of justice, and, indirectly, to encourage the
crime.</blockquote> <i>L. Beecher.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To <i>vote</i> on large principles, to <i>vote</i> honestly,
requires a great amount of information.</blockquote> <i>F. W.
Robertson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vote</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To choose
by suffrage; to elec&?;; as, to <i>vote</i> a candidate into
office.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To enact, establish, grant, determine, etc., by
a formal vote; as, the legislature <i>voted</i> the resolution.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Parliament <i>voted</i> them one hundred thousand
pounds.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To declare by general opinion or common consent,
as if by a vote; as, he was <i>voted</i> a bore.</def>  [Colloq.]</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To condemn; to devote; to doom.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vot"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who votes; one who
has a legal right to vote, or give his suffrage; an elector; a suffragist;
as, an independent <i>voter</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vot"ing</hw>, <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from <u>Vote</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><col><b>Voting paper</b></col>, <cd>a form of ballot containing the
names of more candidates than there are offices to be filled, the voter
making a mark against the preferred names.</cd> [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Vot"ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who makes a vow.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vo"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>votivus</i>, fr.
<i>votum</i> a vow: cf. F. <i>votif</i>.  See <u>Vow</u>.] <def>Given by
vow, or in fulfillment of a vow; consecrated by a vow; devoted; as,
<i>votive</i> offerings; a <i>votive</i> tablet.</def> "<i>Votive</i>
incense."  <i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We reached a <i>votive</i> stone, that bears the name<BR>
Of Aloys Reding.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Embellishments of flowers and <i>votive</i>
garlands.</blockquote> <i>Motley.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Votive medal</b></col>, <cd>a medal struck in grateful
commemoration of some auspicious event.</cd> -- <col><b>Votive
offering</b></col>, <cd>an offering in fulfillment of a religious vow, as
of one's person or property.</cd></p>

<p>-- <wf>Vo"tive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Vo"tive*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Vo"tress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A votaress.</def>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vouch</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vouched</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vouching</u>.] [OE. <i>vouchen</i>, OF. <i>vochier</i> to call, fr. L.
<i>vocare</i> to call, fr. <i>vox</i>, <i>vocis</i>, voice.  See
<u>Voice</u>, and cf. <u>Avouch</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To call; to summon.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>[They] <i>vouch</i> (as I might say) to their aid the
authority of the writers.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To call upon to witness; to obtest.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Vouch</i> the silent stars and conscious
moon.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To warrant; to maintain by affirmations; to
attest; to affirm; to avouch.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They made him ashamed to <i>vouch</i> the truth of the
relation, and afterwards to credit it.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To back; to support; to confirm; to
establish.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Me damp horror chilled<BR>
At such bold words <i>vouched</i> with a deed so bold.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To call into court to warrant and
defend, or to make good a warranty of title.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>vouches</i> the tenant in tail, who <i>vouches</i>
over the common vouchee.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To obtest; declare; affirm; attest; warrant; confirm;
asseverate; aver; protest; assure.</p>

<p><hw>Vouch</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To bear
witness; to give testimony or full attestation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He will not believe her until the elector of Hanover shall
<i>vouch</i> for the truth of what she has . . . affirmed.</blockquote>
<i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To assert; to aver; to declare.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vouch</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Warrant; attestation.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>vouch</i> of very malice itself.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vouch*ee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The
person who is vouched, or called into court to support or make good his
warranty of title in the process of common recovery.</def>
<i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vouch"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who vouches, or gives witness or full attestation, to anything.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Will his <i>vouchers</i> vouch him no more?</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The great writers of that age stand up together as
<i>vouchers</i> for one another's reputation.</blockquote>
<i>Spectator.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A book, paper, or document which serves to vouch
the truth of accounts, or to confirm and establish facts of any kind; also,
any acquittance or receipt showing the payment of a debt; as, the
merchant's books are his <i>vouchers</i> for the correctness of his
accounts; notes, bonds, receipts, and other writings, are used as
<i>vouchers</i> in proving facts.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The act of
calling in a person to make good his warranty of title in the old form of
action for the recovery of lands.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The
tenant in a writ of right; one who calls in another to establish his
warranty of title. In common recoveries, there may be a single
<i>voucher</i> or double <i>vouchers</i>.</def>  <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vouch"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A solemn
assertion.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vouch"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Voucher</u>, 3 <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vouch*safe"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vouchsafed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vouchsafing</u>.] [<i>Vouch</i> + <i>safe</i>, that is, to vouch or
answer for safety.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To condescend to grant; to concede; to
bestow.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If ye <i>vouchsafe</i> that it be so.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Shall I <i>vouchsafe</i> your worship a word or
two?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>It is not said by the apostle that God <i>vouchsafed</i> to
the heathens the means of salvation.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To receive or accept in condescension.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vouch*safe"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To condescend; to
deign; to yield; to descend or stoop.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Vouchsafe</i>, O Lord, to keep us this day without
sin.</blockquote> <i>Bk. of Com. Prayer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Vouchsafe</i>, illustrious Ormond, to behold<BR>
What power the charms of beauty had of old.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vouch*safe"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
vouchsafing, or that which is vouchsafed; a gift or grant in
condescension.</def>  <i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Vous`soir"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., akin to
<i>vo&ucirc;te</i> an arch, a vault.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>One of the
wedgelike stones of which an arch is composed.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1620 !></p>

<p><hw>Vow</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>vou</i>, OF. <i>vou</i>,
<i>veu</i>, <i>vo</i>, <i>vu</i>, F. <i>v&?;u</i>, from L. <i>votum</i>,
from <i>vovere</i>, to vow.  Cf. <u>Avow</u>, <u>Devout</u>,
<u>Vote</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A solemn promise made to God, or to some deity;
an act by which one consecrates or devotes himself, absolutely or
conditionally, wholly or in part, for a longer or shorter time, to some
act, service, or condition; a devotion of one's possessions; as, a
baptismal <i>vow</i>; a <i>vow</i> of poverty.</def>  "Nothing . . . that
may . . . stain my <i>vow</i> of Nazarite."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I pray thee, let me go and pay my <i>vow</i>.</blockquote>
<i>2 Sam. xv. 7.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I am combined by a sacred <i>vow</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, a promise of fidelity; a pledge of
love or affection; as, the marriage <i>vow</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Knights of love, who never broke their <i>vow</i>;<BR>
Firm to their plighted faith.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vow</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vowed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vowing</u>.] [OE. <i>vouen</i>, OF. <i>vouer</i>, <i>voer</i>, F.
<i>vouer</i>, LL. <i>votare</i>.  See <u>Vow</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To give, consecrate, or dedicate to God, or to
some deity, by a solemn promise; to devote; to promise solemnly.</def>
"When thou <i>vowest</i> a vow unto God, defer not to pay it."  <i>Eccl. v.
4.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[Men] that <i>vow</i> a long and weary
pilgrimage.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To assert solemnly; to asseverate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vow</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make a vow, or solemn
promise.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Better is it that thou shouldest not <i>vow</i>, than that
thou shouldest <i>vow</i> and not pay.</blockquote> <i>Eccl. v. 5.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vow"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>voyelle</i>, or an OF.
form without <i>y</i>, L. <i>vocalis</i> (sc. <i>littera</i>), from
<i>vocalis</i> sounding, from <i>vox</i>, <i>vocis</i>, a voice, sound.
See <u>Vocal</u>.] <i>(Phon.)</i> <def>A vocal, or sometimes a whispered,
sound modified by resonance in the oral passage, the peculiar resonance in
each case giving to each several vowel its distinctive character or quality
as a sound of speech; -- distinguished from a <i>consonant</i> in that the
latter, whether made with or without vocality, derives its character in
every case from some kind of obstructive action by the mouth organs. Also,
a letter or character which represents such a sound.  See <i>Guide to
Pronunciation</i>, &sect;&sect; 5, 146-149.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In the English language, the written vowels are <i>a</i>,
<i>e</i>, <i>i</i>, <i>o</i>, <i>u</i>, and sometimes <i>w</i> and
<i>y.</i> The spoken vowels are much more numerous.</p>

<p><col><b>Close vowel</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Close</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Vowel point</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Point</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p><hw>Vow"el</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a vowel;
vocal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vow"eled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Furnished with
vowels.</def>  [Written also <i>vowelled</i>.]  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vow"el*ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of the nature of a
vowel.</def>  [R.] "The power [of <i>w</i>] is always <i>vowelish</i>."
<i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vow"el*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The use of
vowels.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vow"el*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To give the
quality, sound, or office of a vowel to.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vow"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who makes a
vow.</def>  <i>Bale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vow"-fel`low</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One bound by the
same vow as another.</def>  [R.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Vox</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.  See <u>Voice</u>.] <def>A
voice.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vox humana</b></col> (&?;) [L., human voice] <i>(Mus.)</i>,
<cd>a reed stop in an organ, made to imitate the human voice.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Voy"age</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>veage</i>,
<i>viage</i>, OF. <i>veage</i>, <i>viage</i>, <i>veiage</i>, <i>voiage</i>,
F. <i>voyage</i>, LL. <i>viaticum</i>, fr. L. <i>viaticum</i> traveling
money, provision for a journey, from <i>viaticus</i> belonging to a road or
journey, fr. <i>via</i> way, akin to E. <i>way</i>.  See <u>Way</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Convey</u>, <u>Deviate</u>,
<u>Devious</u>, <u>Envoy</u>, <u>Trivial</u>, <u>Viaduct</u>,
<u>Viaticum</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Formerly, a passage either by sea or land; a
journey, in general; but not chiefly limited to a passing by sea or water
from one place, port, or country, to another; especially, a passing or
journey by water to a distant place or country.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I love a sea <i>voyage</i> and a blustering
tempest.</blockquote> <i>J. Fletcher.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>So steers the prudent crane<BR>
Her annual <i>voyage</i>, borne on winds.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All the <i>voyage</i> of their life<BR>
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act or practice of traveling.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Nations have interknowledge of one another by <i>voyage</i>
into foreign parts, or strangers that come to them.</blockquote>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Course; way.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Voy"age</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Voyaged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Voyaging</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>voyager</i>.] <def>To take a voyage;
especially, to sail or pass by water.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A mind forever<BR>
<i>Voyaging</i> through strange seas of thought alone.</blockquote>
<i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Voy"age</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To travel; to pass over;
to traverse.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With what pain<BR>
[I] <i>voyaged</i> the unreal, vast, unbounded deep.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Voy"age*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>voyageable</i>.] <def>That may be sailed over, as water or air;
navigable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Voy"a*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>voyager</i>
traveling.] <def>One who voyages; one who sails or passes by sea or
water.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Voy`a`geur"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>voyager</i>
to travel.  See <u>Voyage</u>.] <def>A traveler; -- applied in Canada to a
man employed by the fur companies in transporting goods by the rivers and
across the land, to and from the remote stations in the
Northwest.</def></p>

<p><hw>Voy"ol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>See <u>Viol</u>, 2.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>The block through which a messenger passes.</def>  [Written also
<i>viol</i>, and <i>voyal</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>||Vrai`sem`blance"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>The
appearance of truth; verisimilitude.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Vugg</hw>, <hw>Vugh</hw>  } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Mining)</i> <def>A cavity in a lode; -- called also
<i>vogle</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul"can</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Vulcanus</i>,
<i>Volcanus</i>: cf. Skr. <i>ulk&amacr;</i> a firebrand, meteor.  Cf.
<u>Volcano</u>.] <i>(Rom. Myth.)</i> <def>The god of fire, who presided
over the working of metals; -- answering to the Greek
<i>Heph&aelig;stus</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul*ca"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>Vulcanius</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to Vulcan; made by Vulcan;
hence, of or pertaining to works in iron or other metals.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ingenious allusions to the <i>Vulcanian</i> panoply which
Achilles lent to his feebler friend.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Volcanic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul*can"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of
or pertaining to Vulcan; made by Vulcan; Vulcanian.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to volcanoes; specifically,
relating to the geological theory of the Vulcanists, or
Plutonists.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul`can*ic"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>Volcanicity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul"can*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Volcanism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul"can*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A volcanist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul"can*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Hard rubber produced
by vulcanizing with a large proportion of sulphur.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul`can*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Vulcan</u>.] <def>The act or process of imparting to caoutchouc, gutta-
percha, or the like, greater elasticity, durability, or hardness by heating
with sulphur under pressure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul"can*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Vulcanized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vulcanizing</u> (?).] <def>To change the properties of, as caoutchouc,
or India rubber, by the process of vulcanization.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vulcanized fiber</b></col>, <cd>paper, paper pulp, or other
fiber, chemically treated, as with metallic chlorides, so as to form a
substance resembling ebonite in texture, hardness, etc.</cd> <i>Knight.</i>
-- <col><b>Vulcanized rubber</b></col>, <cd>India rubber,
vulcanized.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vul"can*i`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that
which, vulcanizes; esp., an apparatus for vulcanizing caoutchouc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul*ca"no</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A volcano.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Vul`can*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Vulcan</u>,
and <u>-logy</u>.] <def>The science which treats of phenomena due to
plutonic action, as in volcanoes, hot springs, etc.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Vul"gar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vulgaris</i>, from
<i>vulgus</i> the multitude, the common people; of uncertain origin: cf. F.
<i>vulgaire</i>.  Cf. <u>Divulge</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the mass, or multitude, of
people; common; general; ordinary; public; hence, in general use;
vernacular.</def> "As common as any the most vulgar thing to sense. "  <i>
Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Things <i>vulgar</i>, and well-weighed, scarce worth the
praise.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>It might be more useful to the English reader . . . to write
in our <i>vulgar</i> language.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Fell.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The mechanical process of multiplying books had brought the
New Testament in the <i>vulgar</i> tongue within the reach of every
class.</blockquote> <i>Bancroft.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Belonging or relating to the common people, as
distinguished from the cultivated or educated; pertaining to common life;
plebeian; not select or distinguished; hence, sometimes, of little or no
value.</def>  "Like the <i>vulgar</i> sort of market men."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Men who have passed all their time in low and <i>vulgar</i>
life.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In reading an account of a battle, we follow the hero with
our whole attention, but seldom reflect on the<BR>
<i>vulgar</i> heaps of slaughter.</blockquote> <i>Rambler.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, lacking cultivation or refinement;
rustic; boorish; also, offensive to good taste or refined feelings; low;
coarse; mean; base; as, <i>vulgar</i> men, minds, language, or
manners.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Be thou familiar, but by no means
<i>vulgar</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Vulgar fraction</b></col>. <i>(Arith.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Fraction</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vul"gar</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>vulgaire</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One of the common people; a vulgar person.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>These vile <i>vulgars</i> are extremely proud.</blockquote>
<i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The vernacular, or common language.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Vul*ga"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A vulgar person;
one who has vulgar ideas. Used also adjectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul"gar*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>vulgarisme</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Grossness; rudeness; vulgarity.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A vulgar phrase or expression.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A fastidious taste will find offense in the occasional
<i>vulgarisms</i>, or what we now call "slang," which not a few of our
writers seem to have affected.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vul*gar"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F.
<i>vulgarit&eacute;</i>, L. <i>vulgaritas</i> the multitude.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being vulgar; mean
condition of life; the state of the lower classes of society.</def>  <i>Sir
T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Grossness or clownishness of manners of
language; absence of refinement; coarseness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The reprobate <i>vulgarity</i> of the frequenters of
Bartholomew Fair.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vul`gar*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or
process of making vulgar, or common.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul"gar*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Vulgarized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Vulgarizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>vulgariser</i>, LL.
<i>vulgarizare</i>.] <def>To make vulgar, or common.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Exhortation <i>vulgarized</i> by low wit.</blockquote> <i>V.
Knox.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vul"gar*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a vulgar
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul"gar*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being
vulgar.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul"gate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>vulgata</i>, from L.
<i>vulgatus</i> usual, common, p. p. of <i>vulgare</i> to make general, or
common, fr. <i>vulgus</i> the multitude: cf. F. <i>vulgate</i>.  See
<u>Vulgar</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>An ancient Latin version of the
Scripture, and the only version which the Roman Church admits to be
authentic; -- so called from its common use in the Latin Church.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The Vulgate was made by Jerome at the close of the 4th century.
The Old Testament he translated mostly from the Hebrew and Chaldaic, and
the New Testament he revised from an older Latin version. The Douay
version, so called, is an English translation from the Vulgate.  See
<u>Douay Bible</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Vul"gate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Vulgate, or the old Latin version of the Scriptures.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul`ner*a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality
or state of being vulnerable; vulnerableness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul"ner*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vulnerabilis</i>
wounding, injurious, from <i>vulnerare</i> to wound, <i>vulnus</i> a wound;
akin to Skr. <i>vra&?;a</i>: cf. F. <i>vuln&eacute;rable</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being wounded; susceptible of wounds
or external injuries; as, a <i>vulnerable</i> body.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Achilles was <i>vulnerable</i> in his heel; and there will
be wanting a Paris to infix the dart.</blockquote> <i>Dr. T.
Dwight.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Liable to injury; subject to be affected
injuriously; assailable; as, a <i>vulnerable</i> reputation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His skill in finding out the <i>vulnerable</i> parts of
strong minds was consummate.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vul"ner*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being vulnerable; vulnerability.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul"ner*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vulnearius</i>:
cf. F. <i>vuln&eacute;raire</i>.] <def>Useful in healing wounds; adapted to
the cure of external injuries; as, <i>vulnerary</i> plants or
potions.</def>  "Such <i>vulnerary</i> remedies." <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> --
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>vuln&eacute;raire</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i>
<def>A vulnerary remedy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul"ner*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>vulneratus</i>,
p. p. of <i>vulnerare</i> to wound.] <def>To wound; to hurt.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Vul`ner*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.
<i>vulneratio</i>.] <def>The act of wounding, or the state of being
wounded.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Vul"ner*ose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of wounds;
wounded.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Vul*nif"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Vul*nif"ic*al</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vulnificus</i>; <i>vulnus</i> a wound +
<i>facere</i> to make.] <def>Causing wounds; inflicting wounds;
wounding.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul*nose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having wounds;
vulnerose.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>||Vul"pes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a fox.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of Carnivora including the
foxes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul"pic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i>
<def>Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid obtained from a
lichen (<i>Cetraria vulpina</i>) as a yellow or red crystalline substance
which on decomposition yields pulvinic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul"pi*cide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vulpes</i> a fox +
<i>caedere</i> to kill.] <def>One who kills a fox, except in hunting; also,
the act of so killing a fox.</def>  [Written also <i>vulpecide</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Vul"pine</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vulpinus</i>,
from <i>vulpes</i> a fox.] <def>Of or pertaining to the fox; resembling the
fox; foxy; cunning; crafty; artful.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vulpine phalangist</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>an
Australian carnivorous marsupial (<i>Phalangista, or Trichosurus,
vulpina</i>); -- called also <i>vulpine phalanger</i>, and <i>vulpine
opossum</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Vul*pin"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Same
as <u>Vulpic</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul"pin*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being
cunning like the fox; craft; artfulness.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He was without guile, and had no <i>vulpinism</i> at
all.</blockquote> <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vul"pi*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called after
<i>Vulpino</i>, in Italy.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A scaly granular variety of
anhydrite of a grayish white color, used for ornamental purposes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul"tern</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
brush turkey (<i>Talegallus Lathami</i>) of Australia.  See <u>Brush
turkey</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul"ture</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>vultur</i>, L.
<i>vultur</i>: cf. OF. <i>voltour</i>, F. <i>vautour</i>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of rapacious birds
belonging to <i>Vultur</i>, <i>Cathartes</i>, <i>Catharista</i>, and
various other genera of the family <i>Vulturid&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In most of the species the head and neck are naked or nearly so.
They feed chiefly on carrion. The condor, king vulture, turkey buzzard, and
black vulture (<i>Catharista atrata</i>) are well known American species.
The griffin, lammergeir, and Pharaoh's chicken, or Egyptian vulture, are
common Old World vultures.</p>

<p><hw>Vul"tur*ine</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L.
<i>vulturinus</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a vulture; resembling a
vulture in qualities or looks; as, the <i>vulturine</i> sea eagle
(<i>Gypohierax Angolensis</i>); <i>vulturine</i> rapacity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>vulturine</i> nose, which smells nothing but
corruption, is no credit to its possessor.</blockquote> <i>C.
Kingsley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vul"tur*ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Vulturous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul"tur*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being like a vulture; rapaciousness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul"tur*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a vulture;
rapacious.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul"va</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>vulva</i>,
<i>volva</i>, from <i>volvere</i> to roll.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The external parts of the female
genital organs; sometimes, the opening between the projecting parts of the
external organs.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The orifice of the oviduct
of an insect or other invertebrate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul"vi*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>vulva</i>,
<i>volva</i>, a wrapper + <i>-form</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Like a cleft
with projecting edges.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Vul*vi"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.  See <u>Vulva</u>,
and <u>-itis</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation of the vulva.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul`vo-u"ter*ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Pertaining both to the vulva and the uterus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vul`vo*vag"i*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Pertaining both to the vulva and the vagina.</def></p>

<p><hw>Vyce</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Vise</u>.]
<i>(Coopering)</i> <def>A kind of clamp with gimlet points for holding a
barrel head while the staves are being closed around it.</def>
<i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Vy"ing</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from
<u>Vie</u>.</def>  -- <wf>Vy"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><! p. 1621 !></p>

<p><point26>W.</point26></p>

<p><hw>W</hw> (d&ubreve;b"'l &umacr;), <def>the twenty-third letter of the
English alphabet, is usually a consonant, but sometimes it is a vowel,
forming the second element of certain diphthongs, as in <i>few</i>,
<i>how</i>. It takes its written form and its name from the repetition of a
V, this being the original form of the Roman capital letter which we call
<i>U</i>. Etymologically it is most related to <i>v</i> and <i>u</i>.  See
V, and U. Some of the uneducated classes in England, especially in London,
confuse <i>w</i> and <i>v</i>, substituting the one for the other, as
<i>weal</i> for <i>veal</i>, and <i>veal</i> for <i>weal</i>; <i>wine</i>
for <i>vine</i>, and <i>vine</i> for <i>wine</i>, etc.  See <i>Guide to
Pronunciation</i>, &sect;&sect; 266-268.</def></p>

<p><hw>Waag</hw> (w&auml;g), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The grivet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Waa*hoo"</hw> (w&auml;*h&oomac;"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The burning bush; -- said to be called after a quack
medicine made from it.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wab"ble</hw> (w&obreve;b"b'l), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. Prov. G.
<i>wabbeln</i> to wabble, and E. <i>whap</i>.  Cf. <u>Quaver</u>.] <def>To
move staggeringly or unsteadily from one side to the other; to vacillate;
to move the manner of a rotating disk when the axis of rotation is inclined
to that of the disk; -- said of a turning or whirling body; as, a top
<i>wabbles</i>; a buzz saw <i>wabbles</i>.</def>
</p>

<p><hw>Wab"ble</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A hobbling, unequal motion,
as of a wheel unevenly hung; a staggering to and fro.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wab"bly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inclined to wabble;
wabbling.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Wack"e</hw> (?), <hw>Wack"y</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G.
<i>wacke</i>, MHG. <i>wacke</i> a large stone, OHG. <i>waggo</i> a pebble.]
<i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A soft, earthy, dark-colored rock or clay derived from
the alteration of basalt.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Woad</u>.]
<def>Woad.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wad</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably of Scand. origin; cf. Sw.
<i>vadd</i> wadding, Dan <i>vat</i>, D. & G. <i>watte</i>.  Cf.
<u>Wadmol</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A little mass, tuft, or bundle, as of hay or
tow.</def>  <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically: A little mass of some soft or
flexible material, such as hay, straw, tow, paper, or old rope yarn, used
for retaining a charge of powder in a gun, or for keeping the powder and
shot close; also, to diminish or avoid the effects of windage. Also, by
extension, a dusk of felt, pasteboard, etc., serving a similar
purpose.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A soft mass, especially of some loose, fibrous
substance, used for various purposes, as for stopping an aperture, padding
a garment, etc.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Wed hook</b></col>, <cd>a rod with a screw or hook at the end,
used for removing the wad from a gun.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wad</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Waded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Wadding</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To form into a mass, or wad, or into wadding;
as, to <i>wad</i> tow or cotton.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To insert or crowd a wad into; as, to <i>wad</i>
a gun; also, to stuff or line with some soft substance, or wadding, like
cotton; as, to <i>wad</i> a cloak.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Wad</hw>, <hw>Wadd</hw>, } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An earthy oxide of manganese, or mixture of
different oxides and water, with some oxide of iron, and often silica,
alumina, lime, or baryta; black ocher. There are several varieties.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Plumbago, or black lead.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wad"ding</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Wad</u> a little
mass.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A wad, or the materials for wads; any pliable
substance of which wads may be made.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any soft stuff of loose texture, used for
stuffing or padding garments; esp., sheets of carded cotton prepared for
the purpose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wad"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Waddled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Waddling</u> (?).] [Freq. of <i>wade</i>; cf. AS. <i>w&aelig;dlian</i>
to beg, from <i>wadan</i> to go.  See <u>Wade</u>.] <def>To walk with short
steps, swaying the body from one side to the other, like a duck or very fat
person; to move clumsily and totteringly along; to toddle; to stumble; as,
a child <i>waddles</i> when he begins to walk; a goose
<i>waddles</i>.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>She drawls her words, and <i>waddles</i> in her
pace.</blockquote> <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wad"dle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To trample or tread down,
as high grass, by walking through it.</def>  [R.]  <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wad"dler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which,
waddles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wad"dling*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a waddling
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wade</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Woad.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Mortimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wade</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Waded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wading</u>.] [OE. <i>waden</i> to wade, to go, AS. <i>wadan</i>; akin to
OFries. <i>wada</i>, D. <i>waden</i>, OHG. <i>watan</i>, Icel.
<i>va&?;a</i>, Sw. <i>vada</i>, Dan. <i>vade</i>, L. <i>vadere</i> to go,
walk, <i>vadum</i> a ford.  Cf. <u>Evade</u>, <u>Invade</u>,
<u>Pervade</u>, <u>Waddle</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To go; to move forward.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>When might is joined unto cruelty,<BR>
Alas, too deep will the venom <i>wade</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Forbear, and <i>wade</i> no further in this
speech.</blockquote> <i>Old Play.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To walk in a substance that yields to the feet;
to move, sinking at each step, as in water, mud, sand, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>So eagerly the fiend . . . <BR>
With head, hands, wings, or feet, pursues his way,<BR>
And swims, or sinks, or <i>wades</i>, or creeps, or flies.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to move with difficulty or labor; to
proceed &?;lowly among objects or circumstances that constantly &?;inder or
embarrass; as, to <i>wade</i> through a dull book.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And <i>wades</i> through fumes, and gropes his
way.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The king's admirable conduct has <i>waded</i> through all
these difficulties.</blockquote> <i>Davenant.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wade</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To pass or cross by wading;
as, he <i>waded</i> &?;he rivers and swamps.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wade</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of wading.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Wad"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who, or that which, wades.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any long-legged bird that
wades in the water in search of food, especially any species of limicoline
or grallatorial birds; -- called also <i>wading bird</i>.  See
<i>Illust.</i> <i>g</i>, under <u>Aves</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wad"ing</hw>, <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from <u>Wade</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><col><b>Wading bird</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <u>Wader</u>,
2.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wad"mol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel.
<i>va&?;m&amacr;l</i> a woollen stuff, Dan <i>vadmel</i>.  Cf. <u>Wad</u> a
small mass, and <u>Woodmeil</u>.] <def>A coarse, hairy, woolen cloth,
formerly used for garments by the poor, and for various other
purposes.</def>  [Spelled also <i>wadmal</i>, <i>wadmeal</i>,
<i>wadmoll</i>, <i>wadmel</i>, etc.]  <i>Beck (Draper's Dict.). Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wad"set</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Scot. <i>wad</i> a pledge;
akin to Sw. <i>vad</i> a wager.  See <u>Wed</u>.] <i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>A
kind of pledge or mortgage.</def>  [Written also <i>wadsett</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Wad"set*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who holds by a
wadset.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wad"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Wadies</b></plw> (#). [Ar. <i>w&amacr;d&imacr;</i> a valley, a
channel of a river, a river.] <def>A ravine through which a brook flows;
the channel of a water course, which is dry except in the rainy
season.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wae</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wave.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Waeg</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
kittiwake.</def>  [Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Wa"fer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wafre</i>, OF.
<i>waufre</i>, <i>qaufre</i>, F. <i>qaufre</i>; of Teutonic origin; cf. LG.
& D. <i>wafel</i>, G. <i>waffel</i>, Dan. <i>vaffel</i>, Sw.
<i>v&aring;ffla</i>; all akin to G. <i>wabe</i> a honeycomb, OHG.
<i>waba</i>, being named from the resemblance to a honeycomb. G.
<i>wabe</i> is probably akin to E. <i>weave</i>.  See <u>Weave</u>, and cf.
<u>Waffle</u>, <u>Gauffer</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Cookery)</i> <def>A thin cake made of flour and
other ingredients.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Wafers</i> piping hot out of the gleed.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The curious work in pastry, the fine cakes, <i>wafers</i>,
and marchpanes.</blockquote> <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A woman's oaths are <i>wafers</i> -- break with
making</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>A thin cake or piece of bread
(commonly unleavened, circular, and stamped with a crucifix or with the
sacred monogram) used in the Eucharist, as in the Roman Catholic
Church.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An adhesive disk of dried paste, made of flour,
gelatin, isinglass, or the like, and coloring matter, -- used in sealing
letters and other documents.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Wafer cake</b></col>, <cd>a sweet, thin cake.</cd> <i>Shak.</i>
-- <col><b>Wafer irons</b></col>, or <col><b>Wafer tongs</b></col>
<i>(Cookery)</i>, <cd>a pincher-shaped contrivance, having flat plates, or
blades, between which wafers are baked.</cd> -- <col><b>Wafer
woman</b></col>, <cd>a woman who sold wafer cakes; also, one employed in
amorous intrigues.</cd>  <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"fer</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Wafered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Wafering</u>.]
<def>To seal or close with a wafer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"fer*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A dealer in the cakes
called wafers; a confectioner.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Waffle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>wafel</i>.  See
<u>Wafer</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A thin cake baked and then rolled; a
wafer.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A soft indented cake cooked in a waffle
iron.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Waffle iron</b></col>, <cd>an iron utensil or mold made in two
parts shutting together, -- used for cooking waffles over a fire.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Waft</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wafted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wafting</u>.] [Prob. originally imp. & p. p. of <i>wave</i>, v. t.  See
<u>Wave</u> to waver.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To give notice to by waving
something; to wave the hand to; to beckon.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>But soft: who <i>wafts</i> us yonder?</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to move or go in a wavy manner, or by
the impulse of waves, as of water or air; to bear along on a buoyant
medium; as, a balloon was <i>wafted</i> over the channel.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A gentle <i>wafting</i> to immortal life.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Speed the soft intercourse from soul to soul,<BR>
And <i>waft</i> a sigh from Indus to the pole.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cause to float; to keep from sinking; to
buoy.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p>&fist; This verb is regular; but <i>waft</i> was formerly som&?;times
used, as by Shakespeare, instead of <i>wafted</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Waft</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be moved, or to pass, on
a buoyant medium; to float.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And now the shouts <i>waft</i> near the
citadel.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Waft</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A wave or
current of wind.</def>  "Every<i>waft</i> of the air."
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In this dire season, oft the whirlwind's wing<BR>
Sweeps up the burden of whole wintry plains<BR>
In one wide <i>waft</i>.</blockquote> <i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A signal made by waving something, as a flag, in
the air.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An unpleasant flavor.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A knot, or stop, in the middle of
a flag.</def>  [Written also <i>wheft</i>.]</p>

<p>&fist; A flag with a <i>waft</i> in it, when hoisted at the staff, or
half way to the gaff, means, a man overboard; at the peak, a desire to
communicate; at the masthead, "Recall boats."</p>

<p><hw>Waft"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Conveyance on a buoyant
medium, as air or water.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Boats prepared for <i>waftage</i> to and fro.</blockquote>
<i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Waft"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who, or that which, wafts.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>O Charon,<BR>
Thou <i>wafter</i> of the soul to bliss or bane.</blockquote> <i>Beau. &
FL.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A boat for passage.</def>  <i>Ainsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Waf"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of waving; a
wavelike motion; a waft.</def>  <i>R. Browning.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>An angry <i>wafture</i> of your hand.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wag</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wagged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wagging</u>.] [OE. <i>waggen</i>; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Sw.
<i>vagga</i> to rock a cradle, <i>vagga</i> cradle, Icel. <i>vagga</i>,
Dan. <i>vugge</i>; akin to AS. <i>wagian</i> to move, wag, <i>wegan</i> to
bear, carry, G. & D. be<i>wegen</i> to move, and E. <i>weigh</i>.
&radic;136.  See <u>Weigh</u>.] <def>To move one way and the other with
quick turns; to shake to and fro; to move vibratingly; to cause to vibrate,
as a part of the body; as, to <i>wag</i> the head.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>No discerner durst <i>wag</i> his tongue in
censure.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and
<i>wag</i> his head.</blockquote> <i>Jer. xviii. 16.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Wag</i> expresses specifically the motion of the head and body
used in buffoonery, mirth, derision, sport, and mockery.</p>

<p><hw>Wag</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To move
one way and the other; to be shaken to and fro; to vibrate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The resty sieve <i>wagged</i> ne'er the more.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be in action or motion; to move; to get
along; to progress; to stir.</def>  [Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote>"Thus we may see," quoth he, "how the world
<i>wags</i>."</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To go; to depart; to pack oft.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I will provoke him to 't, or let him
<i>wag</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wag</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Wag</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of wagging; a shake; as, a <i>wag</i> of
the head.</def>  [Colloq.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Perhaps shortened from <i>wag-halter</i> a rogue.]
<def>A man full of sport and humor; a ludicrous fellow; a humorist; a wit;
a joker.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We wink at <i>wags</i> when they offend.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A counselor never pleaded without a piece of pack thread in
his hand, which he used to twist about a finger all the while he was
speaking; the <i>wags</i> used to call it the thread of his
discourse.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Wa*ga"ti</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
small East Indian wild cat (<i>Felis wagati</i>), regarded by some as a
variety of the leopard cat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wage</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Waged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Waging</u> (?).] [OE. <i>wagen</i>, OF. <i>wagier</i>, <i>gagier</i>, to
pledge, promise, F. <i>gager</i> to wager, lay, bet, fr. LL. <i>wadium</i>
a pledge; of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. <i>wadi</i> a pledge,
ga<i>wadj&omacr;n</i> to pledge, akin to E. <i>wed</i>, G. <i>wette</i> a
wager.  See <u>Wed</u>, and cf. <u>Gage</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To pledge; to hazard on the event of a contest;
to stake; to bet, to lay; to wager; as, to <i>wage</i> a dollar.</def>
<i>Hakluyt.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>My life I never but as a pawn<BR>
To <i>wage</i> against thy enemies.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To expose one's self to, as a risk; to incur, as
a danger; to venture; to hazard.</def>  "Too weak to <i>wage</i> an instant
trial with the king."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To wake and <i>wage</i> a danger profitless.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To engage in, as a contest, as if by previous
gage or pledge; to carry on, as a war.</def></p>

<p><blockquote> [He pondered] which of all his sons was fit<BR>
To reign and <i>wage</i> immortal war with wit.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The two are <i>waging</i> war, and the one triumphs by the
destruction of the other.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; to
hire out.</def>  [Obs.]  "Thou . . . must <i>wage</i> thy works for
wealth."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To put upon wages; to hire; to employ; to pay
wages to.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Abundance of treasure which he had in store, wherewith he
might <i>wage</i> soldiers.</blockquote> <i>Holinshed.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I would have them <i>waged</i> for their labor.</blockquote>
<i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>To give security for the
performance of.</def>  <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To wage battle</b></col> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i>, <cd>to give gage,
or security, for joining in the <i>duellum</i>, or combat.  See <i>Wager of
battel</i>, under <u>Wager</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> <i>Burrill.</i> -
- <col><b>To wage one's law</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>to give security to
make one's law.  See <i>Wager of law</i>, under <u>Wager</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p><hw>Wage</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To bind one's self; to
engage.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wage</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>wage</i>, <i>gage</i>,
guarantee, engagement.  See <u>Wage</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> ]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which is staked or ventured; that for which
one incurs risk or danger; prize; gage.</def>  [Obs.] "That warlike
<i>wage</i>."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That for which one labors; meed; reward;
stipulated payment for service performed; hire; pay; compensation; -- at
present generally used in the plural.  See <u>Wages</u>.</def>  "My day's
<i>wage</i>." <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> "At least I earned my <i>wage</i>."
<i>Thackeray.</i> "Pay them a <i>wage</i> in advance." <i>J. Morley.</i>
"The <i>wages</i> of virtue." <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>By Tom Thumb, a fairy page,<BR>
He sent it, and doth him engage,<BR>
By promise of a mighty <i>wage</i>,<BR>
It secretly to carry.</blockquote> <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Our praises are our <i>wages</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Existing legislation on the subject of
<i>wages</i>.</blockquote> <i>Encyc. Brit.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Wage</i> is used adjectively and as the first part of
compounds which are usually self-explaining; as, <i>wage</i> worker, or
<i>wage</i>-worker; <i>wage</i>-earner, etc.</p>

<p><col><b>Board wages</b></col>. <cd>See under 1st <u>Board</u>.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Hire; reward; stipend; salary; allowance; pay;
compensation; remuneration; fruit.</p>

<p><hw>Wag"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See
<u>Waggel</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"gen*boom`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D., literally, wagon
tree.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A south African proteaceous tree (<i>Protea
grandiflora</i>); also, its tough wood, used for making wagon
wheels.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Wa"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wager</i>,
<i>wajour</i>, OF. <i>wagiere</i>, or <i>wageure</i>, E. <i>gageure</i>.
See <u>Wage</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the
event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a
pledge.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Besides these plates for horse races, the <i>wagers</i> may
be as the persons please.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If any atheist can stake his soul for a <i>wager</i> against
such an inexhaustible disproportion, let him never hereafter accuse others
of credulity.</blockquote> <i>Bentley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A contract by which two parties or
more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or
delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain
event.</def>  <i>Bouvier.</i></p>

<p>&fist; At common law a wager is considered as a legal contract which the
courts must enforce unless it be on a subject contrary to public policy, or
immoral, or tending to the detriment of the public, or affecting the
interest, feelings, or character of a third person. In many of the United
States an action can not be sustained upon any wager or bet.
<i>Chitty.</i>  <i>Bouvier.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That on which bets are laid; the subject of a
bet.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Wager of battel</b></col>, or <col><b>Wager of battle</b></col>
<i>(O. Eng. Law)</i>, <cd>the giving of gage, or pledge, for trying a cause
by single combat, formerly allowed in military, criminal, and civil causes.
In writs of right, where the trial was by champions, the tenant produced
his champion, who, by throwing down his glove as a gage, thus <i>waged</i>,
or stipulated, battle with the champion of the demandant, who, by taking up
the glove, accepted the challenge. The <i>wager of battel</i>, which has
been long in disuse, was abolished in England in 1819, by a statute passed
in consequence of a defendant's having waged his battle in a case which
arose about that period.  See <u>Battel</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wager of
law</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>the giving of gage, or sureties, by a
defendant in an action of debt, that at a certain day assigned he would
take a law, or oath, in open court, that he did not owe the debt, and at
the same time bring with him eleven neighbors (called <i>compurgators</i>),
who should avow upon their oaths that they believed in their consciences
that he spoke the truth.</cd> -- <col><b>Wager policy</b></col>.
<i>(Insurance Law)</i> <cd>See under <u>Policy</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ger</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Wagered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Wagering</u>.]
<def>To hazard on the issue of a contest, or on some question that is to be
decided, or on some casualty; to lay; to stake; to bet.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And <i>wagered</i> with him<BR>
Pieces of gold 'gainst this which he wore.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ger</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make a bet; to lay a
wager.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>'T was merry when<BR>
You <i>wagered</i> on your angling.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ger*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who wagers, or
lays a bet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ger*ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Hazarding; pertaining to
the act of one who wagers.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Wagering policy</b></col>. <i>(Com.)</i> <cd>See <i>Wager
policy</i>, under <u>Policy</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ges</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. plural</i></pos> in termination, but
<i>singular</i> in signification. [Plural of <i>wage</i>; cf. F.
<i>gages</i>, pl., wages, hire.  See <u>Wage</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]
<def>A compensation given to a hired person for services; price paid for
labor; recompense; hire.  See <u>Wage</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>,
2.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>wages</i> of sin is death.</blockquote> <i>Rom. vi.
23.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Wages fund</b></col> <i>(Polit. Econ.)</i>, <cd>the aggregate
capital existing at any time in any country, which theoretically is
unconditionally destined to be paid out in wages. It was formerly held, by
Mill and other political economists, that the average rate of wages in any
country at any time depended upon the relation of the wages fund to the
number of laborers. This theory has been greatly modified by the discovery
of other conditions affecting wages, which it does not take into
account.</cd>  <i>Encyc. Brit.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See under <u>Wage</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Wag"gel</hw> (w&abreve;g"g&ebreve;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The young of the great black-backed gull (<i>Larus
marinus</i>), formerly considered a distinct species.</def>  [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wag"ger*y</hw> (-g&etilde;r*&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>;
<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Waggeries</b></plw> (#). [From <u>Wag</u>.] <def>The
manner or action of a wag; mischievous merriment; sportive trick or gayety;
good-humored sarcasm; pleasantry; jocularity; as, the <i>waggery</i> of a
schoolboy.</def>  <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A drollery and lurking <i>waggery</i> of
expression.</blockquote> <i>W. Irving.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wag"gie</hw> (-g&ibreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The pied
wagtail.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wag"gish</hw>  (-g&ibreve;sh), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Like a wag; mischievous in sport; roguish in
merriment or good humor; frolicsome.</def>  "A company of <i>waggish</i>
boys."  <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Done, made, or laid in waggery or for sport;
sportive; humorous; as, a <i>waggish</i> trick.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Wag"gish*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Wag"gish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Wag"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Freq. of <i>wag</i>; cf.
D. <i>waggelen</i>, G. <i>wackeln</i>.] <def>To reel, sway, or move from
side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Why do you go nodding and <i>waggling</i> so?</blockquote>
<i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wag"gle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Waggled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Waggling</u> (?).] <def>To move frequently one way and the other; to
wag; as, a bird <i>waggles</i> his tail.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wag"-hal`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Wag</i> +
<i>halter</i>.] <def>One who moves or wears a halter; one likely to be
hanged.</def>  [Colloq. & Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I can tell you, I am a mad <i>wag-halter</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Marston.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wag"ner*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A
fluophosphate of magnesia, occurring in yellowish crystals, and also in
massive forms.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wag"on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>wagen</i>. &radic;136.
See <u>Wain</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A wheeled carriage; a vehicle on four wheels,
and usually drawn by horses; especially, one used for carrying freight or
merchandise.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In the United States, light <i>wagons</i> are used for the
conveyance of persons and light commodities.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A freight car on a railway.</def>  [Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A chariot</def> [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>The Dipper, or Charles's
Wain.</def></p>

<p>&fist; This word and its compounds are often written with two g's
(<i>waggon</i>, <i>waggonage</i>, etc.), chiefly in England. The forms
<i>wagon</i>, <i>wagonage</i>, etc., are, however, etymologically
preferable, and in the United States are almost universally used.</p>

<p><col><b>Wagon boiler</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under <u>Boiler</u>,
3.</cd> -- <col><b>Wagon ceiling</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a
semicircular, or wagon-headed, arch or ceiling; -- sometimes used also of a
ceiling whose section is polygonal instead of semicircular.</cd> --
<col><b>Wagon master</b></col>, <cd>an officer or person in charge of one
or more wagons, especially of those used for transporting freight, as the
supplies of an army, and the like.</cd> -- <col><b>Wagon shoe</b></col>,
<cd>a skid, or shoe, for retarding the motion of a wagon wheel; a
drag.</cd> -- <col><b>Wagon vault</b></col>. <i>(Arch.)</i> <cd>See under
1st <u>Vault</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wag"on</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wagoned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wagoning</u>.] <def>To transport in a wagon or wagons; as, goods are
<i>wagoned</i> from city to city.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wag"on</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To wagon goods as a
business; as, the man <i>wagons</i> between Philadelphia and its
suburbs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wag"on*age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Money paid for carriage or conveyance in wagon.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A collection of wagons; wagons,
collectively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Wagonage</i>, provender, and a piece or two of
cannon.</blockquote> <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wag"on*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who conducts a wagon; one whose business it is to drive a wagon.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>The constellation Charles's
Wain, or Ursa Major.  See <i>Ursa major</i>, under <u>Ursa</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wag`on*ette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of pleasure
wagon, uncovered and with seats extended along the sides, designed to carry
six or eight persons besides the driver.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wag"on*ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Wagonfuls</b></plw> (&?;). <def>As much as a wagon will hold;
enough to fill a wagon; a wagonload.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wag"on-head`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a top, or
head, shaped like the top of a covered wagon, or resembling in section or
outline an inverted <universbold>U</universbold>, thus &?;; as, a
<i>wagonheaded</i> ceiling.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wag"on*load`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Wagonful</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wag"on-roofed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a roof, or
top, shaped like an inverted <universbold>U</universbold>; wagon-
headed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wag"on*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Conveyance by means of
a wagon or wagons.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wag"on*wright`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who makes
wagons.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wag"tail`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any one of many species of Old World singing birds belonging to
<i>Motacilla</i> and several allied genera of the family
<i>Motacillid&aelig;</i>. They have the habit of constantly jerking their
long tails up and down, whence the name.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Field wagtail</b></col>, <cd>any one of several species of
wagtails of the genus <i>Budytes</i> having the tail shorter, the legs
longer, and the hind claw longer and straighter, than do the water
wagtails. Most of the species are yellow beneath. Called also <i>yellow
wagtail</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Garden wagtail</b></col>, <cd>the Indian
black-breasted wagtail (<i>Nemoricola Indica</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Pied
wagtail</b></col>, <cd>the common European water wagtail (<i>Motacilla
lugubris</i>).  It is variegated with black and white. The name is applied
also to other allied species having similar colors. Called also <i>pied
dishwasher</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wagtail flycatcher</b></col>, <cd>a true
flycatcher (<i>Sauloprocta motacilloides</i>) common in Southern Australia,
where it is very tame, and frequents stock yards and gardens and often
builds its nest about houses; -- called also <i>black fantail</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>Water wagtail</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Any one of several
species of wagtails of the restricted genus <i>Motacilla</i>. They live
chiefly on the shores of ponds and streams.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<cd>The American water thrush.  See <u>Water thrush</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Wood wagtail</b></col>, <cd>an Asiatic wagtail; (<i>Calobates
sulphurea</i>) having a slender bill and short legs.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wah</hw> (w&auml;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The panda.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa*ha"bee</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar. <i>wah&amacr;bi</i>.]
<def>A follower of Abdel <i>Wahab</i> (b. 1691; d. 1787), a reformer of
Mohammedanism. His doctrines prevail particularly among the Bedouins, and
the sect, though checked in its influence, extends to most parts of Arabia,
and also into India.</def>  [Written also <i>Wahaby</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Waid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [For <i>weighed</i>.]
<def>Oppressed with weight; crushed; weighed down.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Tusser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Waif</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>waif</i>, <i>gaif</i>,
as adj., lost, unclaimed, <i>chose gaive</i> a waif, LL. <i>wayfium</i>,
<i>res vaivae</i>; of Scand. origin.  See <u>Waive</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Eng. Law.)</i> <def>Goods found of which the
owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to
prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made
pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice.</def>
<i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, anything found, or without an owner; that
which comes along, as it were, by chance.</def>  "Rolling in his mind old
<i>waifs</i> of rhyme."  <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A wanderer; a castaway; a stray; a homeless
child.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>waif</i><BR>
Desirous to return, and not received.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Waift</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A waif.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wail</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel. <i>val</i> choice,
<i>velja</i> to choose, akin to Goth. <i>waljan</i>, G.
<i>w&auml;hlen</i>.] <def>To choose; to select.</def>  [Obs.]
"<i>Wailed</i> wine and meats."  <i>Henryson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wail</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Wailed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Wailing</u>.] [OE.
<i>wailen</i>, <i>weilen</i>, probably fr. Icel. <i>v&aelig;la</i>; cf.
Icel. <i>v&aelig;</i>, <i>vei</i>, woe, and E. <i>wayment</i>, also OE.
<i>wai</i>, <i>wei</i>, woe.  Cf. <u>Woe</u>.] <def>To lament; to bewail;
to grieve over; as, to <i>wail</i> one's death.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wail</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To express sorrow audibly;
to make mournful outcry; to weep.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Therefore I will <i>wail</i> and howl.</blockquote>
<i>Micah i. 8.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wail</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Loud weeping; violent
lamentation; wailing.</def>  "The <i>wail</i> of the forest."
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wail"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who wails or
laments.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wail"er*ess</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A woman who
wails.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wail"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Sorrowful;
mournful.</def>  " Like <i>wailful</i> widows." <i>Spenser.</i>
"<i>Wailful</i> sonnets." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wail"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a wailing
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wail"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Lamentation; loud
weeping; wailing.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Bp. Hacket.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wai"ment</hw> (?). <pos><i>v. & n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Wayment</u>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wain</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wain</i>, AS.
<i>w&aelig;gn</i>; akin to D. & G. <i>wagen</i>, OHG. <i>wagan</i>, Icel. &
Sw. <i>vagn</i>, Dan. <i>vogn</i>, and E. <i>way</i>. <i>&?;</i>&?;&?;&?;.
See <u>Way</u>, <u>Weigh</u>, and cf. <u>Wagon</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A four-wheeled vehicle for the transportation of
goods, produce, etc.; a wagon.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The wardens see nothing but a <i>wain</i> of
hay.</blockquote> <i>Jeffrey.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Driving in ponderous <i>wains</i> their household goods to
the seashore.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A chariot.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><col><b>The Wain</b></col>. <i>(Astron.)</i> <cd>See <u>Charles's
Wain</u>, in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Wain rope</b></col>, <cd>a
cart rope.</cd>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wain"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
plowed or cultivated; arable; tillable.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Cowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wain"age</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Wain</u>.]
<def>A finding of carriages, carts, etc., for the transportation of goods,
produce, etc.</def>  <i>Ainsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wain"age</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>See
<u>Gainage</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Wain"bote`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Wain</i> +
<i>bote</i>.] <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>See <u>Cartbote</u>.  See also the
Note under <u>Bote</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wain"scot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OD. <i>waeghe-schot</i>,
D. <i>wagen-schot</i>, a clapboard, fr. OD. <i>waeg</i>, <i>weeg</i>, a
wall (akin to AS. <i>wah</i>; cf. Icel. <i>veggr</i>) + <i>schot</i> a
covering of boards (akin to E. <i>shot</i>, <i>shoot</i>).]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Oaken timber or boarding.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A wedge <i>wainscot</i> is fittest and most proper for
cleaving of an oaken tree.</blockquote> <i>Urquhart.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Inclosed in a chest of <i>wainscot</i>.</blockquote> <i>J.
Dart.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A wooden lining or boarding of
the walls of apartments, usually made in panels.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species
of European moths of the family <i>Leucanid&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; They are reddish or yellowish, streaked or lined with black and
white. Their larv&aelig; feed on grasses and sedges.</p>

<p><hw>Wain"scot</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wainscoted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wainscoting</u>.] <def>To line with boards or panelwork, or as if with
panelwork; as, to <i>wainscot</i> a hall.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Music soundeth better in chambers <i>wainscoted</i> than
hanged.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The other is <i>wainscoted</i> with looking-
glass.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wain"scot*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
act or occupation of covering or lining with boards in panel.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The material used to wainscot a house, or the
wainscot as a whole; panelwork.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wain"wright`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Wagonwright</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wair</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Carp.)</i> <def>A piece of
plank two yard&?; long and a foot broad.</def>  <i>Bailey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Waist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wast</i>; originally,
growth, akin to AS. <i>weaxan</i> to grow; cf. AS. <i>w&aelig;stm</i>
growth.  See <u>Wax</u> to grow.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That part of the human body which is immediately
below the ribs or thorax; the small part of the body between the thorax and
hips.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I am in the <i>waist</i> two yards about.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, the middle part of other bodies;
especially <i>(Naut.)</i>, that part of a vessel's deck, bulwarks, etc.,
which is between the quarter-deck and the forecastle; the middle part of
the ship.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A garment, or part of a garment, which covers
the body from the neck or shoulders to the waist line.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A girdle or belt for the waist.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Waist anchor</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Sheet anchor</u>, 1, in the
Vocabulary.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Waist"band</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The band which encompasses the waist; esp., one on the upper part of
breeches, trousers, pantaloons, skirts, or the like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A sash worn by women around the waist.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Waist"cloth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
cloth or wrapper worn about the waist; by extension, such a garment worn
about the hips and passing between the thighs.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A covering of canvas or tarpaulin
for the hammocks, stowed on the nettings, between the quarterdeck and the
forecastle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Waist"coat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A
short, sleeveless coat or garment for men, worn under the coat, extending
no lower than the hips, and covering the waist; a vest.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A garment occasionally worn by women as a part of
fashionable costume.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The <i>waistcoat</i> was a part of female attire as well as male
. . . It was only when the <i>waistcoat</i> was worn without a gown or
upper dress that it was considered the mark of a mad or profligate woman.
<i>Nares.</i>
</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Vest</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Waist`coat*eer"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One wearing a
waistcoat; esp., a woman wearing one uncovered, or thought fit for such a
habit; hence, a loose woman; strumpet.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Do you think you are here, sir,<BR>
Amongst your <i>waistcoateers</i>, your base wenches?</blockquote> <i>Beau.
& Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Waist"coat*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A fabric designed for
waistcoats; esp., one in which there is a pattern, differently colored
yarns being used.</def></p>

<p><hw>Waist"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A
seaman, usually a green hand or a broken-down man, stationed in the waist
of a vessel of war.</def>  <i>R. H. Dana, Jr.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wait</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Waited</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Waiting</u>.] [OE. <i>waiten</i>, OF. <i>waitier</i>, <i>gaitier</i>, to
watch, attend, F. <i>guetter</i> to watch, to wait for, fr. OHG.
<i>wahta</i> a guard, watch, G. <i>wacht</i>, from OHG. <i>wahh&emacr;n</i>
to watch, be awake. &radic;134.  See <u>Wake</u>, <pos><i>v.
i.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To watch; to observe; to take notice.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>"But [unless] ye <i>wait</i> well and be privy,<BR>
I wot right well, I am but dead," quoth she.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To stay or rest in expectation; to stop or
remain stationary till the arrival of some person or event; to rest in
patience; to stay; not to depart.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>All the days of my appointed time will I <i>wait</i>, till
my change come.</blockquote> <i>Job xiv. 14.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They also serve who only stand and <i>wait</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Haste, my dear father; 't is no time to
<i>wait</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1623 !></p>

<p><col><b>To wait on</b></col> or <col><b>upon</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To attend, as a servant; to perform services for;
as, to <i>wait on</i> a gentleman; <i>to wait on</i> the table.</cd>
"Authority and reason <i>on</i> her <i>wait</i>." <i>Milton.</i> "I must
<i>wait on</i> myself, must I?" <i>Shak.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To
attend; to go to see; to visit on business or for ceremony.</cd>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To follow, as a consequence; to await.</cd> "That
ruin that <i>waits on</i> such a supine temper." <i>Dr. H. More.</i>
<sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <cd>To look watchfully at; to follow with the eye; to
watch.</cd> [R.] "It is a point of cunning <i>to wait upon</i> him with
whom you speak with your eye." <i>Bacon.</i> <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <cd>To
attend to; to perform.</cd> "Aaron and his sons . . . shall <i>wait on</i>
their priest's office." <i>Num. iii. 10.</i> <sd><i>(f)</i></sd>
<i>(Falconry)</i> <cd>To fly above its master, waiting till game is sprung;
-- said of a hawk.</cd> <i>Encyc. Brit.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wait</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to
<i>wait</i> orders.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Awed with these words, in camps they still abide,<BR>
And <i>wait</i> with longing looks their promised guide.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to
accompany; to await.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To attend on; to accompany; especially, to
attend with ceremony or respect.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He chose a thousand horse, the flower of all<BR>
His warlike troops, to <i>wait</i> the funeral.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Remorse and heaviness of heart shall <i>wait</i> thee,<BR>
And everlasting anguish be thy portion.</blockquote> <i>Rowe.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said
of a meal; as, to <i>wait</i> dinner.</def>  [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Wait</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>waite</i>, <i>guaite</i>,
<i>gaite</i>, F. <i>guet</i> watch, watching, guard, from OHG.
<i>wahta</i>.  See <u>Wait</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There is a <i>wait</i> of three hours at the border Mexican
town of El Paso.</blockquote> <i>S. B. Griffin.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Ambush.</def>  "An enemy in <i>wait</i>."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who watches; a watchman.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Hautboys, or oboes, played by town
musicians; not used in the singular.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Musicians who sing or play at night
or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical
watchmen.</def>  [Written formerly <i>wayghtes</i>.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Hark! are the <i>waits</i> abroad?</blockquote> <i>Beau &
Fl.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The sound of the <i>waits</i>, rude as may be their
minstrelsy, breaks upon the mild watches of a winter night with the effect
of perfect harmony.</blockquote> <i>W. Irving.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To lay wait</b></col>, <cd>to prepare an ambuscade.</cd> --
<col><b>To lie in wait</b></col>. <cd>See under 4th <u>Lie</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wait"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in attendance, esp. at
table.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>waiters</i> stand in ranks; the yeomen cry,<BR>
"Make room," as if a duke were passing by.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A vessel or tray on which something is carried,
as dishes, etc.; a salver.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Coast waiter</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Coast</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p><hw>Wait"ing</hw>, <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from <u>Wait</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><col><b>In waiting</b></col>, <cd>in attendance; as, lords <i>in
waiting</i>.</cd> [Eng.] -- <col><b>Waiting gentlewoman</b></col>, <cd>a
woman who waits upon a person of rank.</cd> -- <col><b>Waiting
maid</b></col>, <col><b>Waiting woman</b></col>, <cd>a maid or woman who
waits upon another as a personal servant.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wait"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By waiting.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wait"ress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female waiter or
attendant; a waiting maid or waiting woman.</def>
</p>

<p><hw>Waive</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Waive</u>, <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos> ] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A waif; a castaway.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>A woman put out of the
protection of the law.  See <u>Waive</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, 3
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd>, and the Note.</def></p>

<p><hw>Waive</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Waived</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Waiving</u>.] [OE.
<i>waiven</i>, <i>weiven</i>, to set aside, remove, OF. <i>weyver</i>,
<i>quesver</i>, to waive, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. <i>veifa</i> to wave,
to vibrate, akin to Skr. <i>vip</i> to tremble.  Cf. <u>Vibrate</u>,
<u>Waif</u>.] [Written also <i>wave</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To relinquish; to give up claim to; not to
insist on or claim; to refuse; to forego.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>waiveth</i> milk, and flesh, and all.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We absolutely do renounce or <i>waive</i> our own opinions,
absolutely yielding to the direction of others.</blockquote>
<i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To throw away; to cast off; to reject; to
desert.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To throw away;
to relinquish voluntarily, as a right which one may enforce if he
chooses.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>To desert; to
abandon.</def>  <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The term was applied to a woman, in the same sense as
<i>outlaw</i> to a man. A woman could not be <i>outlawed</i>, in the proper
sense of the word, because, according to Bracton, she was never <i>in
law</i>, that is, in a frankpledge or decennary; but she might be
<i>waived</i>, and held as abandoned.  <i>Burrill.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>Waive</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To turn aside; to
recede.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>To <i>waive</i> from the word of Solomon.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Waiv"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The act of
waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.</def></p>

<p><hw>Waiv"ure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Waiver</u>.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Wai"wode</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Waywode</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wake</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Originally, an open space of
water s&?;rrounded by ice, and then, the passage cut through ice for a
vessel, probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. <i>v&ouml;k</i> a hole,
opening in ice, Sw. <i>vak</i>, Dan. <i>vaage</i>, perhaps akin to E.
<i>humid</i>.] <def>The track left by a vessel in the water; by extension,
any track; as, the <i>wake</i> of an army.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This effect followed immediately in the <i>wake</i> of his
earliest exertions.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Several humbler persons . . . formed quite a procession in
the dusty <i>wake</i> of his chariot wheels.</blockquote>
<i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wake</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Waked</u> (?) or <u>Woke</u> (&?;); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Waking</u>.] [AS. <i>wacan</i>, <i>wacian</i>; akin to OFries.
<i>waka</i>, OS. <i>wak&?;n</i>, D. <i>waken</i>, G. <i>wachen</i>, OHG.
<i>wahh&?;n</i>, Icel. <i>vaka</i>, Sw. <i>vaken</i>, Dan. <i>vaage</i>,
Goth. <i>wakan</i>, v. i., us<i>wakjan</i>, v. t., Skr. <i>v&amacr;jay</i>
to rouse, to impel. &?;&?;&?;&?;.  Cf. <u>Vigil</u>, <u>Wait</u>,
<pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>, <u>Watch</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be or to continue awake; to watch; not to
sleep.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The father <i>waketh</i> for the daughter.</blockquote>
<i>Ecclus. xlii. 9.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Though wisdom <i>wake</i>, suspicion sleeps.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I can not think any time, <i>waking</i> or sleeping, without
being sensible of it.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To sit up late festive purposes; to hold a night
revel.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The king doth <i>wake</i> to-night, and takes his rouse,<BR>
Keeps wassail, and the swaggering upspring reels.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be excited or roused from sleep; to awake; to
be awakened; to cease to sleep; -- often with <i>up</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He infallibly <i>woke</i> up at the sound of the concluding
doxology.</blockquote> <i>G. Eliot.  </i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To be exited or roused up; to be stirred up from
a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Gentle airs due at their hour<BR>
To fan the earth now <i>waked</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Then <i>wake</i>, my soul, to high desires.</blockquote>
<i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wake</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
rouse from sleep; to awake.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The angel . . . came again and <i>waked</i> me.</blockquote>
<i>Zech. iv. 1.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To put in motion or action; to arouse; to
excite.</def>  "I shall <i>waken</i> all this company."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Lest fierce remembrance <i>wake</i> my sudden
rage.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Even Richard's crusade <i>woke</i> little interest in his
island realm.</blockquote> <i>J. R. Green.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To bring to life again, as if from the sleep of
death; to reanimate; to revive.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To second life<BR>
<i>Waked</i> in the renovation of the just.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead
body.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wake</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of
waking, or being awaked; also, the state of being awake.</def>  [Obs. or
Poetic]</p>

<p><blockquote>Making such difference 'twixt <i>wake</i> and
sleep.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Singing her flatteries to my morning
<i>wake</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of forbearing sleep, especially for
solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The warlike <i>wakes</i> continued all the night,<BR>
And funeral games played at new returning light.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The wood nymphs, decked with daises trim,<BR>
Their merry <i>wakes</i> and pastimes keep.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Ch. of
Eng.)</i> <def>An annual parish festival formerly held in commemoration of
the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening
preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church;
subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often
with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises,
attended by eating and drinking, often to excess.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Great solemnities were made in all churches, and great fairs
and <i>wakes</i> throughout all England.</blockquote> <i>Ld.
Berners.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And every village smokes at <i>wakes</i> with lusty
cheer.</blockquote> <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The sitting up of persons with a dead body,
often attended with a degree of festivity, chiefly among the Irish.</def>
"Blithe as shepherd at a <i>wake</i>."  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Wake play</b></col>, <cd>the ceremonies and pastimes connected
with a wake.  See <u>Wake</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3 <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>,
above.</cd> [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wake"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not sleeping;
indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Dissembling sleep, but <i>wakeful</i> with the
fright.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Wake"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Wake"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Wak"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
pr.</i></pos> <u>Wakened</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wakening</u>.] [OE. <i>waknen</i>, AS. <i>w&aelig;cnan</i>; akin to
Goth. ga<i>waknan</i>.  See <u>Wake</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>] <def>To
wake; to cease to sleep; to be awakened.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Early, Turnus <i>wakening</i> with the light.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wak"en</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
excite or rouse from sleep; to wake; to awake; to awaken.</def>  "Go,
<i>waken</i> Eve."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To excite; to rouse; to move to action; to
awaken.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Then Homer's and Tyrt&aelig;us' martial muse<BR>
<i>Wakened</i> the world.</blockquote> <i>Roscommon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Venus now wakes, and <i>wakens</i> love.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They introduce<BR>
Their sacred song, and <i>waken</i> raptures high.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wak"en*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
wakens.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wak"en*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
act of one who wakens; esp., the act of ceasing to sleep; an
awakening.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>The revival of an
action.</def>  <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They were too much ashamed to bring any <i>wakening</i> of
the process against Janet.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wak"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who wakes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wake"-rob`in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any
plant of the genus <i>Arum</i>, especially, in England, the cuckoopint
(<i>Arum maculatum</i>).</def></p>

<p>&fist; In America the name is given to several species of Trillium, and
sometimes to the Jack-in-the-pulpit.</p>

<p><hw>Wake"time`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Time during which one
is awake.</def>  [R.]  <i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wak"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act
of waking, or the state or period of being awake.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A watch; a watching.</def>  [Obs.] "Bodily pain
. . . standeth in prayer, in <i>wakings</i>, in fastings."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In the fourth <i>waking</i> of the night.</blockquote>
<i>Wyclif (Matt. xiv. 25).</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"la*way</hw> (?), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Welaway</u>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wald</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>weald</i>.  See
<u>Wold</u>.] <def>A forest; -- used as a termination of names.  See
<u>Weald</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wal*den"ses</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [So called from
Petrus <i>Waldus</i>, or Peter <i>Waldo</i>, a merchant of Lyons, who
founded this sect about <u>a. d.</u> 1170.] <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>A
sect of dissenters from the ecclesiastical system of the Roman Catholic
Church, who in the 13th century were driven by persecution to the valleys
of Piedmont, where the sect survives. They profess substantially Protestant
principles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wal*den"sian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
the Waldenses.</def>  -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos>  <def>One Holding the
Waldensian doctrines.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wald"grave</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Wald</u>, and
<u>Margrave</u>.] <def>In the old German empire, the head forest
keeper.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Wald*hei"mi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of brachiopods of which many species are
found in the fossil state. A few still exist in the deep sea.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wale</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>walu</i> a mark of
stripes or blows, probably originally, a rod; akin to Icel.
<i>v&ouml;lr</i>, Goth. <i>walus</i> a rod, staff. &radic;146.   Cf.
<u>Goal</u>, <u>Weal</u> a wale.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A streak or mark made on the skin by a rod or
whip; a stripe; a wheal.  See <u>Wheal</u>.</def>  <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A ridge or streak rising above the surface, as
of cloth; hence, the texture of cloth.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou 'rt rougher far,<BR>
And of a coarser <i>wale</i>, fuller of pride.</blockquote> <i>Beau &
Fl.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Carp.)</i> <def>A timber bolted to a row of piles
to secure them together and in position.</def>  <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>pl.</i>
<def>Certain sets or strakes of the outside planking of a vessel; as, the
main <i>wales</i>, or the strakes of planking under the port sills of the
gun deck; channel <i>wales</i>, or those along the spar deck, etc.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A wale knot, or wall knot.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Wale knot</b></col>. <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>See <i>Wall knot</i>,
under 1st <u>Wall</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wale</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To mark
with wales, or stripes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To choose; to select; specifically
<i>(Mining)</i>, to pick out the refuse of (coal) by hand, in order to
clean it.</def>  [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Wal*hal"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. G. <i>walhalla</i>,
See <u>Valhalla</u>.] <def>See <u>Valhalla</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wal"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Wale</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 4.</def></p>

<p><hw>Walk</hw> (w&add;k), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Walked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Walking</u>.] [OE. <i>walken</i>, probably from AS. <i>wealcan</i> to
roll, turn, revolve, akin to D. <i>walken</i> to felt hats, to work a hat,
G. <i>walken</i> to full, OHG. <i>walchan</i> to beat, to full, Icel.
<i>v&amacr;lka</i> to roll, to stamp, Sw. <i>valka</i> to full, to roll,
Dan. <i>valke</i> to full; cf. Skr. <i>valg</i> to spring; but cf. also AS.
<i>weallian</i> to roam, ramble, G. <i>wallen</i>. &radic;130.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To move along on foot; to advance by steps; to
go on at a moderate pace; specifically, of two-legged creatures, to proceed
at a slower or faster rate, but without running, or lifting one foot
entirely before the other touches the ground.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>At the end of twelve months, he <i>walked</i> in the palace
of the kingdom of Babylon.</blockquote> <i>Dan. iv. 29.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When Peter was come down out of the ship, he <i>walked</i>
on the water, to go to Jesus.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xiv. 29.</i></p>

<p>&fist; In the walk of quadrupeds, there are always two, and for a brief
space there are three, feet on the ground at once, but never four.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To move or go on the feet for exercise or
amusement; to take one's exercise; to ramble.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be stirring; to be abroad; to go restlessly
about; -- said of things or persons expected to remain quiet, as a sleeping
person, or the spirit of a dead person; to go about as a somnambulist or a
specter.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I have heard, but not believed, the spirits of the dead<BR>
May <i>walk</i> again.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When was it she last <i>walked</i>?</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To be in motion; to act; to move; to wag.</def>
[Obs.] "Her tongue did <i>walk</i> in foul reproach."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Do you think I'd <i>walk</i> in any plot?</blockquote> <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I heard a pen <i>walking</i> in the chimney behind the
cloth.</blockquote> <i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To behave; to pursue a course of life; to
conduct one's self.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We <i>walk</i> perversely with God, and he will <i>walk</i>
crookedly toward us.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To move off; to depart.</def>  [Obs. or
Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He will make their cows and garrans to
<i>walk</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To walk</b></col><cd> in, to go in; to enter, as into a
house.</cd> -- <col><b>To walk after the flesh</b></col> <i>(Script.)</i>,
<cd>to indulge sensual appetites, and to live in sin.</cd> <i>Rom. viii.
1.</i> -- <col><b>To walk after the Spirit</b></col> <i>(Script.)</i>,
<cd>to be guided by the counsels and influences of the Spirit, and by the
word of God.</cd> <i>Rom. viii. 1.</i> -- <col><b>To walk by
faith</b></col> <i>(Script.)</i>, <cd>to live in the firm belief of the
gospel and its promises, and to rely on Christ for salvation.</cd> <i>2
Cor. v. 7.</i> -- <col><b>To walk in darkness</b></col> <i>(Script.)</i>,
<cd>to live in ignorance, error, and sin.</cd> <i>1 John i. 6.</i> --
<col><b>To walk in the flesh</b></col> <i>(Script.)</i>, <cd>to live this
natural life, which is subject to infirmities and calamities.</cd> <i>2
Cor. x. 3.</i> -- <col><b>To walk in the light</b></col> <i>(Script.)</i>,
<cd>to live in the practice of religion, and to enjoy its
consolations.</cd> <i>1 John i. 7.</i> -- <col><b>To walk over</b></col>,
<cd>in racing, to go over a course at a walk; -- said of a horse when there
is no other entry; hence, colloquially, to gain an easy victory in any
contest.</cd> -- <col><b>To walk through the fire</b></col>
<i>(Script.)</i>, <cd>to be exercised with severe afflictions.</cd> <i>Isa.
xliii. 2.</i> -- <col><b>To walk with God</b></col> <i>(Script.)</i>,
<cd>to live in obedience to his commands, and have communion with
him.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Walk</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To pass
through, over, or upon; to traverse; to perambulate; as, to <i>walk</i> the
streets.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>As we <i>walk</i> our earthly round.</blockquote>
<i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to walk; to lead, drive, or ride with a
slow pace; as to <i>walk</i> one's horses.</def>  " I will rather trust . .
. a thief to <i>walk</i> my ambling gelding."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [AS. <i>wealcan</i> to roll.  See <u>Walk</u> to move
on foot.] <def>To subject, as cloth or yarn, to the fulling process; to
full.</def>  [Obs. or Scot.]</p>

<p><col><b>To walk the plank</b></col>, <cd>to walk off the plank into the
water and be drowned; -- an expression derived from the practice of pirates
who extended a plank from the side of a ship, and compelled those whom they
would drown to walk off into the water; figuratively, to vacate an office
by compulsion.</cd>  <i>Bartlett.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>Walk</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of
walking, or moving on the feet with a slow pace; advance without running or
leaping.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act of walking for recreation or exercise;
as, a morning <i>walk</i>; an evening <i>walk</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Manner of walking; gait; step; as, we often know
a person at a distance by his <i>walk</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>That in or through which one walks; place or
distance walked over; a place for walking; a path or avenue prepared for
foot passengers, or for taking air and exercise; way; road; hence, a place
or region in which animals may graze; place of wandering; range; as, a
sheep <i>walk</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A woody mountain . . . with goodliest trees<BR>
Planted, with <i>walks</i> and bowers.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He had <i>walk</i> for a hundred sheep.</blockquote>
<i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Amid the sound of steps that beat<BR>
The murmuring <i>walks</i> like rain.</blockquote> <i>Bryant.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A frequented track; habitual place of action;
sphere; as, the <i>walk</i> of the historian.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The mountains are his <i>walks</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Sandys.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He opened a boundless <i>walk</i> for his
imagination.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Conduct; course of action; behavior.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>The route or district regularly served by a
vender; as, a milkman's <i>walk</i>.</def>  [Eng.]</p>

<p><! p. 1624 !></p>

<p><hw>Walk"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Fit to be walked on;
capable of being walked on or over.</def>  [R.]  <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Walk"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who walks; a pedestrian.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That with which one walks; a foot.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Lame Mulciber, his <i>walkers</i> quite
misgrown.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A forest officer appointed to walk
over a certain space for inspection; a forester.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> [AS. <i>wealcere</i>.  See <u>Walk</u>, <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos>, 3.] <def>A fuller of cloth.</def>  [Obs. or Prov. Eng. &
Scot.]</p>

<p><blockquote>She cursed the weaver and the <i>walker</i><BR>
The cloth that had wrought.</blockquote> <i>Percy's Reliques.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any ambulatorial
orthopterous insect, as a stick insect.</def></p>

<p><hw>Walk"ing</hw>, <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from <u>Walk</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><col><b>Walking beam</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Beam</u>, 10.</cd> --
<col><b>Walking crane</b></col>, <cd>a kind of traveling crane.  See under
<u>Crane</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Walking fern</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See
<i>Walking leaf</i>, below.</cd> -- <col><b>Walking fish</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of numerous species of Asiatic fishes of
the genus <i>Ophiocephalus</i>, some of which, as <i>O. marulius</i>,
become over four feet long. They have a special cavity over the gills lined
with a membrane adapted to retain moisture to aid in respiration, and are
thus able to travel considerable distances over the land at night, whence
the name. They construct a curious nest for their young. Called also
<i>langya</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Walking gentleman</b></col>
<i>(Theater)</i>, <cd>an actor who usually fills subordinate parts which
require a gentlemanly appearance but few words.</cd> [Cant] --
<col><b>Walking lady</b></col> <i>(Theater)</i>, <cd>an actress who usually
fills such parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage.</cd>
[Cant] -- <col><b>Walking leaf</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<cd>A little American fern (<i>Camptosorus rhizophyllus</i>); -- so called
because the fronds taper into slender prolongations which often root at the
apex, thus producing new plants.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>A leaf insect.  See under <u>Leaf</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Walking papers</b></col>, <i>or</i> <col><b>Walking
ticket</b></col>, <cd>an order to leave; dismissal, as from office.</cd>
[Colloq.] <i>Bartlett.</i> -- <col><b>Walking stick</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for
support or amusement when walking; a cane.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>A stick insect; -- called also <i>walking
straw</i>.  See <i>Illust.</i> of <i>Stick insect</i>, under
<u>Stick</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Walking wheel</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>a
prime mover consisting of a wheel driven by the weight of men or animals
walking either in it or on it; a treadwheel.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Walk"-mill`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Walk</i> to Walking
Leaf, or full + <i>mill</i>.] <def>A fulling mill.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Walk"-o`ver</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>In racing, the going
over a course by a horse which has no competitor for the prize; hence,
colloquially, a one-sided contest; an uncontested, or an easy,
victory.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wal"kyr</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Scand. Myth.)</i> <def>See
<u>Valkyria</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wall</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A kind of
knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot; a wale.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Wall knot</b></col>, <cd>a knot made by unlaying the strands of
a rope, and making a bight with the first strand, then passing the second
over the end of the first, and the third over the end of the second and
through the bight of the first; a wale knot. Wall knots may be
<i>single</i> or <i>double</i>, <i>crowned</i> or <i>double-
crowned</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wall</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>weall</i>, from L.
<i>vallum</i> a wall, <i>vallus</i> a stake, pale, palisade; akin to Gr.
&?; a nail.  Cf. <u>Interval</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A work or structure of stone, brick, or other
materials, raised to some height, and intended for defense or security,
solid and permanent inclosing fence, as around a field, a park, a town,
etc., also, one of the upright inclosing parts of a building or a
room.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The plaster of the <i>wall</i> of the King's
palace.</blockquote> <i>Dan. v. 5.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A defense; a rampart; a means of protection; in
the plural, fortifications, in general; works for defense.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The waters were a <i>wall</i> unto them on their right hand,
and on their left.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xiv. 22.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In such a night,<BR>
Troilus, methinks, mounted the Troyan <i>walls</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To rush undaunted to defend the <i>walls</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An inclosing part of a receptacle or vessel; as,
the <i>walls</i> of a steam-engine cylinder.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The side of
a level or drift.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The country rock bounding
a vein laterally.</def> <i>Raymond.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Wall</i> is often used adjectively, and also in the formation
of compounds, usually of obvious signification; as in <i>wall</i> paper, or
<i>wall</i>-paper; <i>wall</i> fruit, or <i>wall</i>-fruit;
<i>wall</i>flower, etc.</p>

<p><col><b>Blank wall</b></col>, <cd>Blind wall, etc.  See under
<u>Blank</u>, <u>Blind</u>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>To drive to the
wall</b></col>, <cd>to bring to extremities; to push to extremes; to get
the advantage of, or mastery over.</cd> -- <col><b>To go to the
wall</b></col>, <cd>to be hard pressed or driven; to be the weaker party;
to be pushed to extremes.</cd> -- <col><b>To take the wall</b></col>.
<cd>to take the inner side of a walk, that is, the side next the wall;
hence, to take the precedence.</cd>  "I will <i>take the wall</i> of any
man or maid of Montague's." <i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>Wall barley</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a kind of grass (<i>Hordeum murinum</i>) much resembling
barley; squirrel grass.  See under <u>Squirrel</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wall
box</b></col>. <i>(Mach.)</i> <cd>See <i>Wall frame</i>, below.</cd> --
<col><b>Wall creeper</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a small bright-
colored bird (<i>Tichodroma muraria</i>) native of Asia and Southern
Europe. It climbs about over old walls and cliffs in search of insects and
spiders. Its body is ash-gray above, the wing coverts are carmine-red, the
primary quills are mostly red at the base and black distally, some of them
with white spots, and the tail is blackish. Called also <i>spider
catcher</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wall cress</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name
given to several low cruciferous herbs, especially to the mouse-ear cress.
See under <u>Mouse-ear</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wall frame</b></col>
<i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>a frame set in a wall to receive a pillow block or
bearing for a shaft passing through the wall; -- called also <i>wall
box</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wall fruit</b></col>, <cd>fruit borne by trees
trained against a wall.</cd> -- <col><b>Wall gecko</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of Old World geckos
which live in or about buildings and run over the vertical surfaces of
walls, to which they cling by means of suckers on the feet.</cd> --
<col><b>Wall lizard</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a common European
lizard (<i>Lacerta muralis</i>) which frequents houses, and lives in the
chinks and crevices of walls; -- called also <i>wall newt</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>Wall louse</b></col>, <cd>a wood louse.</cd> -- <col><b>Wall
moss</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>any species of moss growing on
walls.</cd> -- <col><b>Wall newt</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the
wall lizard.</cd> <i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>Wall paper</b></col>, <cd>paper
for covering the walls of rooms; paper hangings.</cd> -- <col><b>Wall
pellitory</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a European plant (<i>Parictaria
officinalis</i>) growing on old walls, and formerly esteemed
medicinal.</cd> -- <col><b>Wall pennywort</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a
plant (<i>Cotyledon Umbilicus</i>) having rounded fleshy leaves. It is
found on walls in Western Europe.</cd> -- <col><b>Wall pepper</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a low mosslike plant (<i>Sedum acre</i>) with small
fleshy leaves having a pungent taste and bearing yellow flowers. It is
common on walls and rocks in Europe, and is sometimes seen in America.</cd>
-- <col><b>Wall pie</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a kind of fern; wall
rue.</cd> -- <col><b>Wall piece</b></col>, <cd>a gun planted on a
wall.</cd> <i>H. L. Scott.</i> -- <col><b>Wall plate</b></col>
<i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a piece of timber placed horizontally upon a wall, and
supporting posts, joists, and the like.  See <i>Illust.</i> of
<u>Roof</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wall rock</b></col>, <cd>granular limestone
used in building walls.</cd> [U. S.] <i>Bartlett.</i> -- <col><b>Wall
rue</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a species of small fern (<i>Asplenium
Ruta-muraria</i>) growing on walls, rocks, and the like.</cd> --
<col><b>Wall spring</b></col>, <cd>a spring of water issuing from
stratified rocks.</cd> -- <col><b>Wall tent</b></col>, <cd>a tent with
upright cloth sides corresponding to the walls of a house.</cd> --
<col><b>Wall wasp</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a common European
solitary wasp (<i>Odynerus parietus</i>) which makes its nest in the
crevices of walls.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wall</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Walled</u> (&?;); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Walling</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To inclose with a wall, or as with
a wall.</def>  "Seven <i>walled</i> towns of strength."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The king of Thebes, Amphion,<BR>
That with his singing <i>walled</i> that city.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To defend by walls, or as if by walls; to
fortify.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The terror of his name that <i>walls</i> us in.</blockquote>
<i>Denham.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To close or fill with a wall, as a
doorway.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wal"la*ba</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
leguminous tree (<i>Eperua falcata</i>) of Demerara, with pinnate leaves
and clusters of red flowers. The reddish brown wood is used for palings and
shingles.</def>  <i>J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).</i></p>

<p><hw>Wal"la*by</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Wallabies</b></plw> (#). [From a native name.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any one of numerous species of kangaroos belonging to the genus
<i>Halmaturus</i>, native of Australia and Tasmania, especially the smaller
species, as the brush kangaroo (<i>H. Bennettii</i>) and the pademelon
(<i>H. thetidis</i>). The wallabies chiefly inhabit the wooded district and
bushy plains.</def>  [Written also <i>wallabee</i>, and
<i>whallabee</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Wal"lah</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
black variety of the jaguar; -- called also <i>tapir tiger</i>.</def>
[Written also <i>walla</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Wal`la*roo"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any one of several species of kangaroos of the genus <i>Macropus</i>,
especially <i>M. robustus</i>, sometimes called the <i>great
wallaroo</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wall"bird`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The spotted flycatcher.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wall"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who builds
walls.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wall"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
wels.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wal*le"ri*an de*gen`er*a"tion</hw> (?). <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A form of
degeneration occurring in nerve fibers as a result of their division; -- so
called from Dr. <i>Waller</i>, who published an account of it in
1850.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wal"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>walet</i>, probably
the same word as OE. <i>watel</i> a bag.  See <u>Wattle</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A bag or sack for carrying about the person, as a
bag for carrying the necessaries for a journey; a knapsack; a beggar's
receptacle for charity; a peddler's pack.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[His hood] was trussed up in his <i>walet</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A pocketbook for keeping money about the
person.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Anything protuberant and swagging.</def>
"<i>Wallets</i> of flesh."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wal`let*eer"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who carries a
wallet; a foot traveler; a tramping beggar.</def>  [Colloq.]
<i>Wright.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wall"-eye`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Wall-
eyed</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An eye in which the iris is of a very light gray
or whitish color; -- said usually of horses.</def>  <i>Booth.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Jonson has defined <i>wall-eye</i> to be "a disease in the
crystalline humor of the eye; glaucoma." But glaucoma is not a disease of
the crystalline humor, nor is <i>wall-eye</i> a disease at all, but merely
a natural blemish. <i>Tully.</i> In the north of England, as Brockett
states, persons are said to be <i>wall-eyed</i> when the white of the eye
is very large and distorted, or on one side.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An
American fresh-water food fish (<i>Stizostedion vitreum</i>) having large
and prominent eyes; -- called also <i>glasseye</i>, <i>pike perch</i>,
<i>yellow pike</i>, and <i>wall-eyed perch</i>.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>A California surf fish (<i>Holconotus argenteus</i>).</def>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The alewife; -- called also <i>wall-eyed
herring</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wall"-eyed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Icel.
<i>valdeyg&eth;r</i>, or <i>vagleygr</i>; fr. <i>vagl</i> a beam, a beam in
the eye (akin to Sw. <i>vagel</i> a roost, a perch, a sty in the eye) +
<i>eygr</i> having eyes (from <i>auga</i> eye).  See <u>Eye</u>.]
<def>Having an eye of a very light gray or whitish color.</def>
<i>Booth.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Shakespeare, in using <i>wall-eyed</i> as a term of reproach (as
"<i>wall-eyed</i> rage," a "<i>wall-eyed</i> wretch"), alludes probably to
the idea of unnatural or distorted vision.  See the Note under <u>Wall-
eye</u>. It is an eye which is utterly and incurably perverted, an eye that
knows no pity.</p>

<p><hw>Wall"flow`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A perennial, cruciferous plant
(<i>Cheiranthus Cheiri</i>), with sweet-scented flowers varying in color
from yellow to orange and deep red. In Europe it very common on old
walls.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The name is sometimes extended to other species of
<i>Cheiranthus</i> and of the related genus <i>Erysimum</i>, especially the
American <i>Western wallflower</i> (<i>Erysimum asperum</i>), a biennial
herb with orange-yellow flowers.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A lady at a ball, who, either from choice, or
because not asked to dance, remains a spectator.</def>  [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Wall"hick`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The lesser spotted woodpecker (<i>Dryobates minor</i>).</def>  [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wall"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act
of making a wall or walls.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Walls, in general; material for walls.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Walling wax</b></col>, <cd>a composition of wax and tallow used
by etchers and engravers to make a bank, or wall, round the edge of a
plate, so as to form a trough for holding the acid used in etching, and the
like.</cd>  <i>Fairholt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wal*loons"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing.
<singw><b>Walloon</b></singw> (&?;). [Cf. F. <i>wallon</i>.] <def>A Romanic
people inhabiting that part of Belgium which comprises the provinces of
Hainaut, Namur, Li&eacute;ge, and Luxembourg, and about one third of
Brabant; also, the language spoken by this people. Used also
adjectively.</def>  [Written also Wallons.] "A base <i>Walloon</i> . . .
thrust Talbot with a spear."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Walloon guard</b></col>, <cd>the bodyguard of the Spanish
monarch; -- so called because formerly consisting of Walloons.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wal"lop</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. OFlem. <i>walop</i> a
gallop; of uncertain origin.  Cf. <u>Gallop</u>.] <def>To move quickly, but
with great effort; to gallop.</def>  [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Wal"lop</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A quick, rolling movement; a
gallop.</def>  [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Wal"lop</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Walloped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Walloping</u>.] [Probably fr. AS. <i>weallan</i> to spring up, to boil
or bubble. &radic;147.  See <u>Well</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> & <pos><i>v.
i.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To boil with a continued bubbling or heaving and
rolling, with noise.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]  <i>Brockett.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To move in a rolling, cumbersome manner; to
waddle.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be slatternly.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wal"lop</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
beat soundly; to flog; to whip.</def>  [Prov. Eng., Scot., & Colloq. U.
S.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To wrap up temporarily.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To throw or tumble over.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wal"lop</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A thick
piece of fat.</def>  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A blow.</def>  [Prov. Eng., Scot., & Colloq. U.
S.]</p>

<p><hw>Wal"low</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wallowed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wallowing</u>.] [OE. <i>walwen</i>, AS. <i>wealwian</i>; akin to Goth.
<i>walwjan</i> (in comp.) to roll, L. <i>volvere</i>; cf. Skr. <i>val</i>
to turn. &radic;147.  Cf. <u>Voluble Well</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To roll one's self about, as in mire; to tumble
and roll about; to move lazily or heavily in any medium; to flounder; as,
swine <i>wallow</i> in the mire.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I may <i>wallow</i> in the lily beds.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To live in filth or gross vice; to disport one's
self in a beastly and unworthy manner.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>God sees a man <i>wallowing</i> in his native
impurity.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To wither; to fade.</def>  [Prov. Eng. &
Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Wal"low</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To roll; esp., to roll in
anything defiling or unclean.</def>  "<i>Wallow</i> thyself in ashes."
<i>Jer. vi. 26.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wal"low</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of rolling
walk.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>One taught the toss, and one the new French
<i>wallow</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wal"low*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One who, or that which, wallows.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>A lantern wheel; a
trundle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wal"low*ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Scot. <i>wallow</i> to fade
or wither.] <def>Flat; insipid.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Overbury.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wall"-plat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The spotted flycatcher. It builds its nest on walls.</def>  [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wall"-sid`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i>
<def>Having sides nearly perpendicular; -- said of certain vessels to
distinguish them from those having <i>flaring</i> sides, or sides
<i>tumbling home</i> (see under <u>Tumble</u>, <pos><i>v.
i.</i></pos>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Wall"wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The
dwarf elder, or danewort (<i>Sambucus Ebulus</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Walm</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [AS. <i>weallan</i>; cf.
<i>w&aelig;lm</i>, billow. &radic;147.] <def>To roll; to spout; to boil
up.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wal"nut</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>walnot</i>, AS.
<i>wealh-hnutu</i> a Welsh or foreign nut, a walnut; <i>wealh</i> foreign,
strange, n., a Welshman, Celt (akin to OHG. <i>Walh</i>, properly, a Celt,
from the name of a Celtic tribe, in L. <i>Volcae</i>) + <i>hnutu</i> a nut;
akin to D. <i>walnoot</i>, G. <i>walnuss</i>, Icel. <i>valhnot</i>, Sw.
<i>valn&ouml;t</i>, Dan <i>valn&ouml;d</i>.  See <u>Nut</u>, and cf.
<u>Welsh</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The fruit or nut of any tree of the genus
<i>Juglans</i>; also, the tree, and its timber. The seven or eight known
species are all natives of the north temperate zone.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1625 !></p>

<p>&fist; In some parts of America, especially in New England, the name
<i>walnut</i> is given to several species of hickory (<i>Carya</i>), and
their fruit.</p>

<p><col><b>Ash-leaved walnut</b></col>, <cd>a tree (<i>Juglans
fraxinifolia</i>), native in Transcaucasia.</cd> -- <col><b>Black
walnut</b></col>, <cd>a North American tree (<i>J. nigra</i>) valuable for
its purplish brown wood, which is extensively used in cabinetwork and for
gunstocks. The nuts are thick-shelled, and nearly globular.</cd> --
<col><b>English</b></col>, or <col><b>European</b></col>,
<col><b>walnut</b></col>, <cd>a tree (<i>J. regia</i>), native of Asia from
the Caucasus to Japan, valuable for its timber and for its excellent nuts,
which are also called <i>Madeira nuts</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Walnut
brown</b></col>, <cd>a deep warm brown color, like that of the heartwood of
the black walnut.</cd> -- <col><b>Walnut oil</b></col>, <cd>oil extracted
from walnut meats. It is used in cooking, making soap, etc.</cd> --
<col><b>White walnut</b></col>, <cd>a North American tree (<i>J.
cinerea</i>), bearing long, oval, thick-shelled, oily nuts, commonly called
<i>butternuts</i>.  See <u>Butternut</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wal"rus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>walrus</i>; of Scand.
origin; cf. Dan <i>valros</i>, Sw. <i>vallross</i>, Norw. <i>hvalros</i>;
literally, whale horse; akin to Icel. <i>hrosshvalr</i>, AS.
<i>horshw&aelig;l</i>.  See <u>Whale</u>, and <u>Horse</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A very large marine mammal (<i>Trichecus
rosmarus</i>) of the Seal family, native of the Arctic Ocean. The male has
long and powerful tusks descending from the upper jaw. It uses these in
procuring food and in fighting.  It is hunted for its oil, ivory, and skin.
It feeds largely on mollusks. Called also <i>morse</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The walrus of the North Pacific and Behring Strait (<i>Trichecus
obesus</i>) is regarded by some as a distinct species, by others as a
variety of the common walrus.</p>

<p><hw>Wal"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [See <u>Welter</u>.]
<def>To roll or wallow; to welter.</def>  [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Wal"tron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A walrus.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Woodward.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wal"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Walter</u> to roll.]
<def>Liable to roll over; crank; as, a <i>walty</i> ship.</def>  [R.]
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Waltz</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G. <i>walzer</i>, from
<i>walzen</i> to roll, revolve, dance, OHG. <i>walzan</i> to roll; akin to
AS. <i>wealtan</i>.  See <u>Welter</u>.] <def>A dance performed by two
persons in circular figures with a whirling motion; also, a piece of music
composed in triple measure for this kind of dance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Waltz</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Waltzed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Waltzing</u>.]
<def>To dance a waltz.</def></p>

<p><hw>Waltz"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person who
waltzes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wal"we</hw> (?), <pos><i>v.</i></pos> <def>To wallow.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Welaway</u>.]
<def>An exclamation of grief.</def>  [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Wam"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. Dan. <i>vamle</i>,
and <i>vammel</i> squeamish, ready to vomit, Icel. <i>v&aelig;ma</i> to
feel nausea, <i>v&aelig;minn</i> nauseous.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
heave; to be disturbed by nausea; -- said of the stomach.</def>
<i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To move irregularly to and fro; to
roll.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wam"ble</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Disturbance of the stomach;
a feeling of nausea.</def>  <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wam"ble-cropped`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Sick at the
stomach; also, crestfallen; dejected.</def>  [Slang]</p>

<p><hw>Wam"mel</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To move irregularly
or awkwardly; to wamble, or wabble.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wamp</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the North American Indian
name.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The common American eider.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wam*pee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A tree (<i>Cookia punctata</i>) of the Orange
family, growing in China and the East Indies; also, its fruit, which is
about the size of a large grape, and has a hard rind and a peculiar
flavor.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The pickerel weed.</def>  [Southern
U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Wam"pum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [North American Indian
<i>wampum</i>, <i>wompam</i>, from the Mass. <i>w&oacute;mpi</i>, Del.
<i>w&amacr;pe</i>, white.] <def>Beads made of shells, used by the North
American Indians as money, and also wrought into belts, etc., as an
ornament.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Round his waist his belt of <i>wampum</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Girded with his <i>wampum</i> braid.</blockquote>
<i>Whittier.</i></p>

<p>&fist; These beads were of two kinds, one white, and the other black or
dark purple. The term <i>wampum</i> is properly applied only to the white;
the dark purple ones are called <i>suckanhock</i>.  See <u>Seawan</u>. "It
[wampum] consisted of cylindrical pieces of the shells of testaceous
fishes, a quarter of an inch long, and in diameter less than a pipestem,
drilled . . . so as to be strung upon a thread. The beads of a white color,
rated at half the value of the black or violet, passed each as the
equivalent of a farthing in transactions between the natives and the
planters."  <i>Palfrey.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>Wan</hw> (?), obs. <pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Win</u>.
<def>Won.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wan</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wann</i>, <i>wonn</i>,
<i>wan</i>, <i>won</i>, dark, lurid, livid, perhaps originally, worn out by
toil, from <i>winnan</i> to labor, strive.  See <u>Win</u>.] <def>Having a
pale or sickly hue; languid of look; pale; pallid.</def>  "Sad to view, his
visage pale and <i>wan</i>."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>My color . . . [is] <i>wan</i> and of a leaden
hue.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Why so pale and <i>wan</i>, fond lover?</blockquote>
<i>Suckling.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>With the <i>wan</i> moon overhead.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wan</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being wan;
wanness.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Tinged with <i>wan</i> from lack of sleep.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wan</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To grow wan; to become
pale or sickly in looks.</def>  "All his visage <i>wanned</i>."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And ever he mutter'd and madden'd, and ever <i>wann'd</i>
with despair.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wand</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel.
<i>v&ouml;ndr</i>, akin to Dan. <i>vaand</i>, Goth. <i>wandus</i>; perhaps
originally, a pliant twig, and akin to E. <i>wind</i> to turn.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small stick; a rod; a verge.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With good smart blows of a <i>wand</i> on his
back.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A staff of
authority.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Though he had both spurs and <i>wand</i>, they seemed rather
marks of sovereignty than instruments of punishment.</blockquote> <i>Sir P.
Sidney.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A rod used by conjurers, diviners, magicians,
etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Picus bore a buckler in his hand;<BR>
His other waved a long divining <i>wand</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Wand of peace</b></col> <i>(Scots Law)</i>, <cd>a wand, or
staff, carried by the messenger of a court, which he breaks when deforced
(that is, hindered from executing process), as a symbol of the deforcement,
and protest for remedy of law.</cd>  <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wan"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wandered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wandering</u>.] [OE. <i>wandren</i>, <i>wandrien</i>, AS.
<i>wandrian</i>; akin to G. <i>wandern</i> to wander; fr. AS. <i>windan</i>
to turn.  See <u>Wind</u> to turn.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To ramble here and there without any certain
course or with no definite object in view; to range about; to stroll; to
rove; as, to <i>wander</i> over the fields.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They <i>wandered</i> about in sheepskins and
goatskins.</blockquote> <i>Heb. xi. 37.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>wandereth</i> abroad for bread.</blockquote> <i>Job
xv. 23.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To go away; to depart; to stray off; to deviate;
to go astray; as, a writer <i>wanders</i> from his subject.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When God caused me to <i>wander</i> from my father's
house.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xx. 13.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>O, let me not <i>wander</i> from thy
commandments.</blockquote> <i>Ps. cxix. 10.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be delirious; not to be under the guidance of
reason; to rave; as, the mind <i>wanders</i>.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To roam; rove; range; stroll; gad; stray; straggly; err;
swerve; deviate; depart.</p>

<p><hw>Wan"der</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To travel over without a
certain course; to traverse; to stroll through.</def>  [R.] "[Elijah]
<i>wandered</i> this barren waste."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wan"der*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who wanders; a
rambler; one who roves; hence, one who deviates from duty.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wan"der*ing</hw>, <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from <u>Wander</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><col><b>Wandering albatross</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the great
white albatross.  See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Albatross</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Wandering cell</b></col> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>an animal cell
which possesses the power of spontaneous movement, as one of the white
corpuscles of the blood.</cd> -- <col><b>Wandering Jew</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>any one of several creeping species of
<i>Tradescantia</i>, which have alternate, pointed leaves, and a soft,
herbaceous stem which roots freely at the joints. They are commonly
cultivated in hanging baskets, window boxes, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Wandering
kidney</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a morbid condition in which one kidney,
or, rarely, both kidneys, can be moved in certain directions; -- called
also <i>floating kidney</i>, <i>movable kidney</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>Wandering liver</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a morbid condition of
the liver, similar to wandering kidney.</cd> -- <col><b>Wandering
mouse</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the whitefooted, or deer, mouse.
See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Mouse</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wandering
spider</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of a tribe of spiders
that wander about in search of their prey.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wan"der*ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a wandering
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wan"der*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
wandering, or roaming.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wan`der*oo"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cingalese <i>wanderu</i>
a monkey.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A large monkey (<i>Macacus silenus</i>)
native of Malabar. It is black, or nearly so, but has a long white or gray
beard encircling the face. Called also <i>maha</i>, <i>silenus</i>,
<i>neelbhunder</i>, <i>lion-tailed baboon</i>, and <i>great
wanderoo</i>.</def>  [Written also <i>ouanderoo</i>.]</p>

<p>&fist; The name is sometimes applied also to other allied species.</p>

<p><hw>Wand"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Long and flexible, like a
wand.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]  <i>Brockett.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wane</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Waned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Waning</u>.] [OE. <i>wanien</i>, AS. <i>wanian</i>, <i>wonian</i>, from
<i>wan</i>, <i>won</i>, deficient, wanting; akin to D. <i>wan-</i>, G.
<i>wahn</i>sinn, insanity, OHG. <i>wan</i>, <i>wana-</i>, lacking,
<i>wan&?;n</i> to lessen, Icel. <i>vanr</i> lacking, Goth. <i>vans</i>; cf.
Gr. &?; bereaved, Skr. <i>&?;na</i> wanting, inferior. &?;&?;&?;&?;.  Cf.
<u>Want</u> lack, and <u>Wanton</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be diminished; to decrease; -- contrasted
with <i>wax</i>, and especially applied to the illuminated part of the
moon.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Like the moon, aye wax ye and <i>wane</i>.<BR>
<i>Waning</i> moons their settled periods keep.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To decline; to fail; to sink.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>You saw but sorrow in its <i>waning</i> form.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Land and trade ever will wax and <i>wane</i>
together.</blockquote> <i>Sir J. Child.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wane</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause to decrease.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wane</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The decrease
of the illuminated part of the moon to the eye of a spectator.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Decline; failure; diminution; decrease;
declension.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>An age in which the church is in its
<i>wane</i>.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Though the year be on the <i>wane</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An inequality in a board.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wan"ey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sharp or uneven edge on
a board that is cut from a log not perfectly squared, or that is made in
the process of squaring.  See <u>Wany</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Wang</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wange</i>, AS.
<i>wange</i>, <i>wonge</i>, cheek, jaw; akin to D. <i>wang</i>, OS. & OHG.
<i>wanga</i>, G. <i>wange</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The jaw, jawbone, or cheek bone.</def>  [Obs. or
Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><blockquote>So work aye the <i>wangs</i> in his head.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A slap; a blow.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Wang tooth</b></col>, <cd>a cheek tooth; a molar.</cd>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wang</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Whang</u>.</def>
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wan"gan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [American Indian.] <def>A
boat for conveying provisions, tools, etc.; -- so called by Maine
lumbermen.</def>  [Written also <i>wangun</i>.]  <i>Bartlett.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wang"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wangere</i>.  See 1st
<u>Wang</u>.] <def>A pillow for the cheek; a pillow.</def>  [Obs. & R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>His bright helm was his <i>wanger</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wang*hee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Chin. <i>wang</i> yellow +
<i>he&?;</i> a root.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The Chinese name of one or two
species of bamboo, or jointed cane, of the genus <i>Phyllostachys</i>. The
slender stems are much used for walking sticks.</def>  [Written also
<i>whanghee</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Wang"o</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A boomerang.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wan"hope`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wan</i>,
<i>won</i>, deficient, wanting + <i>hopa</i> hope: cf. D. <i>wanhoop</i>.
<i>&?;&?;&?;&?;</i>.  See <u>Wane</u>, and <u>Hope</u>.] <def>Want of hope;
despair; also, faint or delusive hope; delusion. [Obs.] <i>Piers
Plowman</i>.</def>  "<i>Wanhope</i> and distress."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wan"horn`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Corruption fr. Siamese
<i>wanhom</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An East Indian plant (<i>K&aelig;mpferia
Galanga</i>) of the Ginger family.  See <u>Galanga</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wan"i*and</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Wanion</u>.]
<def>The wane of the moon.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wan"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or process of
waning, or decreasing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This earthly moon, the Church, hath fulls and
<i>wanings</i>, and sometimes her eclipses.</blockquote> <i>Bp.
Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wan"ion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably for OE.
<i>waniand</i> waning, p. pr. of <i>wanien</i>; hence, used of the waning
of the moon, supposed to be an unlucky time.  See <u>Wane</u>.] <def>A word
of uncertain signification, used only in the phrase <i>with a wanion</i>,
apparently equivalent to <i>with a vengeance</i>, <i>with a plague</i>, or
<i>with misfortune</i>.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>B. Jonson. Latimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wan"kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wancol</i>.] <def>Not
to be depended on; weak; unstable.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]  <i>Grose.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wan"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a wan, or pale,
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wanned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Made wan, or
pale.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wan"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being wan; a sallow, dead, pale color; paleness; pallor; as, the
<i>wanness</i> of the cheeks after a fever.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wan"nish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat wan; of a pale
hue.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>No sun, but a <i>wannish</i> glare,<BR>
In fold upon fold of hueless cloud.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Want</hw> (277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Originally an adj., from
Icel. <i>vant</i>, neuter of <i>vanr</i> lacking, deficient. &radic;139.
See <u>Wane</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of not having; the condition of being
without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired;
deficiency; lack; as, a <i>want</i> of power or knowledge for any purpose;
<i>want</i> of food and clothing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And me, his parent, would full soon devour<BR>
For <i>want</i> of other prey.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>From having wishes in consequence of our <i>wants</i>, we
often feel <i>wants</i> in consequence of our wishes.</blockquote>
<i>Rambler.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Pride is as loud a beggar as <i>want</i>, and more
saucy.</blockquote> <i>Franklin.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, absence or lack of necessaries;
destitution; poverty; penury; indigence; need.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches, as to
conceive how others can be in <i>want</i>.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is needed or desired; a thing of
which the loss is felt; what is not possessed, and is necessary for use or
pleasure.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Habitual superfluities become actual
<i>wants</i>.</blockquote> <i>Paley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A depression in coal strata,
hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place.</def>  [Eng.]</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Indigence; deficiency; defect; destitution; lack;
failure; dearth; scarceness.</p>

<p><hw>Want</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Wanted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Wanting</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be without; to be destitute of, or deficient
in; not to have; to lack; as, to <i>want</i> knowledge; to <i>want</i>
judgment; to <i>want</i> learning; to <i>want</i> food and
clothing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They that <i>want</i> honesty, <i>want</i>
anything.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Nor think, though men were none,<BR>
That heaven would <i>want</i> spectators, God <i>want</i>
praise.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The unhappy never <i>want</i> enemies.</blockquote>
<i>Richardson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To have occasion for, as useful, proper, or
requisite; to require; to need; as, in winter we <i>want</i> a fire; in
summer we <i>want</i> cooling breezes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To feel need of; to wish or long for; to desire;
to crave.</def>  " What <i>wants</i> my son?"  <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I <i>want</i> to speak to you about something.</blockquote>
<i>A. Trollope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Want</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>vanta</i> to be
wanting.  See <u>Want</u> to lack.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be absent; to be deficient or lacking; to
fail; not to be sufficient; to fall or come short; to lack; -- often used
impersonally with <i>of</i>; as, it <i>wants</i> ten minutes of
four.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The disposition, the manners, and the thoughts are all
before it; where any of those are <i>wanting</i> or imperfect, so much
<i>wants</i> or is imperfect in the imitation of human life.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to
lack.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>You have a gift, sir (thank your education),<BR>
Will never let you <i>want</i>.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>For as in bodies, thus in souls, we find<BR>
What <i>wants</i> in blood and spirits, swelled with wind.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Want</i> was formerly used impersonally with an indirect
object. "Him <i>wanted</i> audience."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa'n't</hw> (?). <def>A colloquial contraction of <i>was
not</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Want"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which is wanting;
deficiency.</def></p>

<p><hw>Want"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Absent; lacking; missing;
also, deficient; destitute; needy; as, one of the twelve is <i>wanting</i>;
I shall not be <i>wanting</i> in exertion.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1626 !></p>

<p><hw>Want"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no want;
abundant; fruitful.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wan"ton</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wantoun</i>, contr.
from <i>wantowen</i>; pref. <i>wan-</i> wanting (see <u>Wane</u>,
<pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>), hence expressing negation + <i>towen</i>, p. p.,
AS. <i>togen</i>, p. p. of <i>te&oacute;n</i> to draw, to educate, bring
up; hence, properly, ill bred.  See <u>Tug</u>, <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Untrained; undisciplined; unrestrained; hence,
loose; free; luxuriant; roving; sportive.</def>  "In woods and
<i>wanton</i> wilderness." <i>Spenser.</i> "A wild and <i>wanton</i> herd."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>wanton</i> and a merry [friar].</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[She] her unadorned golden tresses wore<BR>
Disheveled, but in <i>wanton</i> ringlets waved.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>How does your tongue grow <i>wanton</i> in her
praise!</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Wandering from moral rectitude; perverse;
dissolute.</def> "Men grown <i>wanton</i> by prosperity."
<i>Roscommon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Specifically: Deviating from the rules of
chastity; lewd; lustful; lascivious; libidinous; lecherous.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Not with <i>wanton</i> looking of folly.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[Thou art] froward by nature, enemy to peace,<BR>
Lascivious, <i>wanton</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Reckless; heedless; as, <i>wanton</i>
mischief.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wan"ton</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A roving,
frolicsome thing; a trifler; -- used rarely as a term of
endearment.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I am afeard you make a <i>wanton</i> of me.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Peace, my <i>wantons</i>; he will do<BR>
More than you can aim unto.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One brought up without restraint; a pampered
pet.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Anything, sir,<BR>
That's dry and wholesome; I am no bred <i>wanton</i>.</blockquote> <i>Beau.
& Fl.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A lewd person; a lascivious man or
woman.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wan"ton</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wantoned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wantoning</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or
limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Nature here <i>wantoned</i> as in her prime.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>How merrily we would sally into the fields, and strip under
the first warmth of the sun, and <i>wanton</i> like young dace in the
streams!</blockquote> <i>Lamb.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To sport in lewdness; to play the wanton; to
play lasciviously.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wan"ton</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause to become
wanton; also, to waste in wantonness.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wan"ton*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To behave
wantonly; to frolic; to wanton.</def>  [R.]  <i>Lamb.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wan"ton*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In a
wanton manner; without regularity or restraint; loosely; sportively; gayly;
playfully; recklessly; lasciviously.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unintentionally; accidentally.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>J. Dee.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wan"ton*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being wanton; negligence of restraint; sportiveness; recklessness;
lasciviousness.</def>  <i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The tumults threatened to abuse all acts of grace, and turn
them into <i>wantonness</i>.</blockquote> <i>Eikon Basilike.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Young gentlemen would be as sad as night<BR>
Only for <i>wantonness</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wan"trust`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>wan-</i> as in
<i>wanton + trust</i>.] <def>Failing or diminishing trust; want of trust or
confidence; distrust.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Want"wit`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One destitute of wit
or sense; a blockhead; a fool.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wan"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [For <i>womb tie</i>, that is,
belly&?;and.  See <u>Womb</u>, and <u>Tie</u>.] <def>A surcingle, or strap
of leather, used for binding a load upon the back of a beast; also, a
leather tie; a short wagon rope.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wan"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To wane.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wan"y</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Waning or
diminished in some parts; not of uniform size throughout; -- said
especially of sawed boards or timber when tapering or uneven, from being
cut too near the outside of the log.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Spoiled by wet; -- said of timber.</def>
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wanze</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To wane; to wither.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wap</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [See <u>Whap</u>.]
<def>To beat; to whap.</def>  [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]  <i>Sir T.
Malory.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wap</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A blow or beating; a whap.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wap"a*cut</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The American hawk owl.  See under <u>Hawk</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wap"a*too`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The
edible tuber of a species of arrowhead (<i>Sagittaria variabilis</i>); --
so called by the Indians of Oregon.</def>  [Written also
<i>wappato</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Waped</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Prov. E. <i>wape</i> pale, v.,
to stupefy, akin to <i>wap</i> to beat.  Cf. <u>Whap</u>, and
<u>Wappened</u>.] <def>Cast down; crushed by misery; dejected.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wap"en*take</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>w&?;penge&?;&?;c</i>, <i>w&?;pent&amacr;c</i>, from Icel.
<i>v&amacr;pnat&amacr;k</i>, literally, a weapon taking or weapon touching,
hence an expression of assent ("si displicuit sententia fremitu
aspernantur; sin placuit frameas concutiunt." <i>Tacitus, "Germania,"
xi.</i>).  See <u>Weapon</u>, and <u>Take</u>. This name had its origin in
a custom of touching lances or spears when the hundreder, or chief, entered
on his office. "Cum quis accipiebat pr&aelig;fecturam wapentachii, die
statuto in loco ubi consueverant congregari, omnes majores natu contra eum
conveniebant, et descendente eo de equo suo, omnes assurgebant ei. Ipse
vero, erecta lancea sua, ab omnibus secundum morem f&oelig;dus accipiebat;
omnes enim quot-quot venissent cum lanceis suis ipsius hastam tangebant, et
ita se confirmabant per contactum armorum, pace palam concessa.
<i>W&aelig;pnu</i> enim arma sonat; <i>tac</i>, tactus est -- hac de causa
totus ille conventus dicitur <i>Wapentac</i>, eo quod per tactum armorum
suorum ad invicem conf&oelig;derati sunt." <i>L L. Edward Confessor, 33.
D. Wilkins.</i>] <def>In some northern counties of England, a division, or
district, answering to the <i>hundred</i> in other counties. Yorkshire,
Lincolnshire, and Nottinghamshire are divided into wapentakes, instead of
hundreds.</def>  [Written also <i>wapentac</i>.]  <i>Selden.
Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wap"in*schaw</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Scot.  See
<u>Weapon</u>, and <u>Show</u>.] <def>An exhibition of arms. according to
the rank of the individual, by all persons bearing arms; -- formerly made
at certain seasons in each district.</def>  [Scot.]  <i>Jamieson. Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wap"i*ti</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably the Iroquois name.
<i>Bartlett</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The American elk (<i>Cervus
Canadensis</i>). It is closely related to the European red deer, which it
somewhat exceeds in size.</def></p>

<p>&fist; By some writers it is thought to be a variety of the red deer,
but it is considered a distinct species by others. It is noted for the
large, branching antlers of the male.</p>

<p><hw>Wapp</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [CF. Prov. E. <i>wap</i> to wrap
up.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A fair-leader.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A rope with wall knots in it with which the
shrouds are set taut.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wap"pa*to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See
<u>Wapatoo</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wap"pened</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Waped</u>,
<u>Wapper</u>.] <def>A word of doubtful meaning used once by
Shakespeare.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This [gold] is it</blockquote></p>

<p><blockquote>That makes the <i>wappen'd</i> widow wed
again.</blockquote></p>

<p>It is conjectured by some that it is an error for <i>wappered</i>,
meaning tremulous or exhausted.</p>

<p><hw>Wap"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [freq. of <i>wap</i>,
v.; cf. dial. G. <i>wappern</i>, <i>wippern</i>, to move up and down, to
rock.] <def>To cause to shake; to tremble; to move tremulously, as from
weakness; to totter.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wap"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
gudgeon.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]
</p>

<p><hw>Wap"pet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small yelping
cur.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wap"ping</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Yelping.</def>  [R.]
<i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>War</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ware; aware.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>War</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. & AS. <i>werre</i>; akin to
OHG. <i>werra</i> scandal, quarrel, sedition, <i>werran</i> to confound,
mix, D. <i>warren</i>, G. <i>wirren</i>, ver<i>wirren</i>, to embroil,
confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. <i>worse</i>; cf. OF. <i>werre</i>
war, F. <i>querre</i>, of Teutonic origin.  Cf. <u>Guerrilla</u>,
<u>Warrior</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A contest between nations or states, carried on
by force, whether for defence, for revenging insults and redressing wrongs,
for the extension of commerce, for the acquisition of territory, for
obtaining and establishing the superiority and dominion of one over the
other, or for any other purpose; armed conflict of sovereign powers;
declared and open hostilities.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Men will ever distinguish <i>war</i> from mere
bloodshed.</blockquote> <i>F. W. Robertson.</i></p>

<p>&fist; As <i>war</i> is the contest of nations or states, it always
implies that such contest is authorized by the monarch or the sovereign
power of the nation. A war begun by attacking another nation, is called an
<i>offensive</i> war, and such attack is <i>aggressive</i>. War undertaken
to repel invasion, or the attacks of an enemy, is called
<i>defensive</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A condition of belligerency to be
maintained by physical force. In this sense, levying war against the
sovereign authority is treason.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Instruments of war.</def>  [Poetic]</p>

<p><blockquote>His complement of stores, and total <i>war</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Forces; army.</def>  [Poetic]</p>

<p><blockquote>On their embattled ranks the waves return,<BR>
And overwhelm their <i>war</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The profession of arms; the art of
war.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou art but a youth, and he is a man of <i>war</i> from his
youth.</blockquote> <i>1 Sam. xvii. 33.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>a state of opposition or contest; an act of
opposition; an inimical contest, act, or action; enmity; hostility.</def>
"Raised impious <i>war</i> in heaven."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but
<i>war</i> was in his heart.</blockquote> <i>Ps. lv. 21.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Civil war</b></col>, <cd>a war between different sections or
parties of the same country or nation.</cd> -- <col><b>Holy war</b></col>.
<cd>See under <u>Holy</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Man of war</b></col>.
<i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Public
war</b></col>, <cd>a war between independent sovereign states.</cd> --
<col><b>War cry</b></col>, <cd>a cry or signal used in war; as, the Indian
<i>war cry</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>War dance</b></col>, <cd>a dance among
savages preliminary to going to war. Among the North American Indians, it
is begun by some distinguished chief, and whoever joins in it thereby
enlists as one of the party engaged in a warlike excursion.</cd>
<i>Schoolcraft.</i> -- <col><b>War field</b></col>, <cd>a field of war or
battle.</cd> -- <col><b>War horse</b></col>, <cd>a horse used in war; the
horse of a cavalry soldier; especially, a strong, powerful, spirited horse
for military service; a charger.</cd> -- <col><b>War paint</b></col>,
<cd>paint put on the face and other parts of the body by savages, as a
token of going to war.</cd>  "Wash the <i>war paint</i> from your faces."
<i>Longfellow.</i> -- <col><b>War song</b></col>, <cd>a song of or
pertaining to war; especially, among the American Indians, a song at the
war dance, full of incitements to military ardor.</cd> -- <col><b>War
whoop</b></col>, <cd>a war cry, especially that uttered by the American
Indians.</cd></p>

<p><hw>War</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Warred</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Warring</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make war; to invade or attack a state or nation
with force of arms; to carry on hostilities; to be in a state by
violence.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king
of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to <i>war</i> against it.</blockquote>
<i>Isa. vii. 1.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Why should I <i>war</i> without the walls of
Troy?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Our countrymen were <i>warring</i> on that day!</blockquote>
<i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To contend; to strive violently; to fight.</def>
"Lusts which <i>war</i> against the soul."  <i>1 Pet. ii. 11.</i></p>

<p><hw>War</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
make war upon; to fight.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>To <i>war</i> the Scot, and borders to defend.</blockquote>
<i>Daniel.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To carry on, as a contest; to wage.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>That thou . . . mightest <i>war</i> a good
warfare.</blockquote> <i>Tim. i. 18.</i></p>

<p><hw>War"-beat`en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Warworn.</def></p>

<p><hw>War"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Wormil</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Far.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A small, hard
tumor which is produced on the back of a horse by the heat or pressure of
the saddle in traveling.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A small tumor
produced by the larv&aelig; of the gadfly in the backs of horses, cattle,
etc. Called also <i>warblet</i>, <i>warbeetle</i>,
<i>warnles</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Wormil</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>War"ble</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Warbled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Warbling</u> (?).] [OE. <i>werbelen</i>, OF. <i>werbler</i>; of Teutonic
origin; cf. G. <i>wirbeln</i> to turn, to warble, D. <i>wervelen</i>, akin
to E. <i>whirl</i>.  See <u>Whirl</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To sing in a trilling, quavering, or vibratory
manner; to modulate with turns or variations; to trill; as, certain birds
are remarkable for <i>warbling</i> their songs.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To utter musically; to modulate; to
carol.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If she be right invoked in <i>warbled</i> song.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Warbling</i> sweet the nuptial lay.</blockquote>
<i>Trumbull.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cause to quaver or vibrate.</def>  "And touch
the <i>warbled</i> string."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>War"ble</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be
quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Such strains ne'er <i>warble</i> in the linnet's
throat.</blockquote> <i>Gay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To sing in a trilling manner, or with many turns
and variations.</def>  "Birds on the branches <i>warbling</i>."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To sing with sudden changes from chest to head
tones; to yodel.</def></p>

<p><hw>War"ble</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A quavering modulation of
the voice; a musical trill; a song.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And he, the wondrous child,<BR>
Whose silver <i>warble</i> wild<BR>
Outvalued every pulsing sound.</blockquote> <i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><hw>War"bler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; -- applied chiefly to
birds.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In lulling strains the feathered <i>warblers</i>
woo.</blockquote> <i>Tickell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species
of small Old World singing birds belonging to the family
<i>Sylviid&aelig;</i>, many of which are noted songsters. The bluethroat,
blackcap, reed warbler (see under <u>Reed</u>), and sedge warbler (see
under <u>Sedge</u>) are well-known species.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species
of small, often bright colored, American singing birds of the family or
subfamily <i>Mniotiltid&aelig;</i>, or <i>Sylvicolin&aelig;</i>. They are
allied to the Old World warblers, but most of them are not particularly
musical.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The American warblers are often divided, according to their
habits, into <i>bush</i> warblers, <i>creeping</i> warblers, <i>fly-
catching</i> warblers, <i>ground</i> warblers, <i>wood</i> warblers,
<i>wormeating</i> warblers, etc.</p>

<p><col><b>Bush warbler</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>any American
warbler of the genus <i>Opornis</i>, as the Connecticut warbler (<i>O.
agilis</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Creeping warbler</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of very small American
warblers belonging to <i>Parula</i>, <i>Mniotilta</i>, and allied genera,
as the blue yellow-backed warbler (<i>Parula Americana</i>), and the black-
and-white creeper (<i>Mniotilta varia</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Fly-catching
warbler</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of
warblers belonging to <i>Setophaga</i>, <i>Sylvania</i>, and allied genera
having the bill hooked and notched at the tip, with strong rictal bristles
at the base, as the hooded warbler (<i>Sylvania mitrata</i>), the black-
capped warbler (<i>S. pusilla</i>), the Canadian warbler (<i>S.
Canadensis</i>), and the American redstart (see <u>Redstart</u>).</cd> --
<col><b>Ground warbler</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any American
warbler of the genus <i>Geothlypis</i>, as the mourning ground warbler
(<i>G. Philadelphia</i>), and the Maryland yellowthroat (see
<u>Yellowthroat</u>).</cd> -- <col><b>Wood warbler</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of numerous American warblers of the genus
<i>Dendroica</i>. Among the most common wood warblers in the Eastern States
are the yellowbird, or yellow warbler (see under <u>Yellow</u>), the black-
throated green warbler (<i>Dendroica virens</i>), the yellow-rumped warbler
(<i>D. coronata</i>), the blackpoll (<i>D. striata</i>), the bay-breasted
warbler (<i>D. castanea</i>), the chestnut-sided warbler (<i>D.
Pennsylvanica</i>), the Cape May warbler (<i>D. tigrina</i>), the prairie
warbler (see under <u>Prairie</u>), and the pine warbler (<i>D. pinus</i>).
See also <i>Magnolia warbler</i>, under <u>Magnolia</u>, and
<u>Blackburnian warbler</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>War"bling*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a warbling
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>War"burg's tinc"ture</hw> (?). <i>(Pharm.)</i> <def>A preparation
containing quinine and many other ingredients, often used in the treatment
of malarial affections. It was invented by Dr. <i>Warburg</i> of
London.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>-ward</hw> (w&etilde;rd), <hw>-wards</hw> (w&etilde;rdz) }. [AS.
<i>-weard</i>, <i>-weardes</i>; akin to OS. & OFries. <i>-ward</i>. OHG.
<i>-wert</i>, G. <i>-w&auml;rts</i>, Icel. <i>-ver&eth;r</i>, Goth. <i>-
va&iacute;r&thorn;s</i>, L. <i>vertere</i> to turn, <i>versus</i> toward,
and E. <i>worth</i> to become. &radic;143.  See <u>Worth</u>. <pos><i>v.
i.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Verse</u>. Adverbs ending in <i>-wards</i> (AS.
<i>-weardes</i>) and some other adverbs, such as <i>besides</i>,
<i>betimes</i>, <i>since</i> (OE. <i>sithens</i>). etc., were originally
genitive forms used adverbially.] <def>Suffixes denoting <i>course</i> or
<i>direction to</i>; <i>motion</i> or <i>tendency toward</i>; as in
back<i>ward</i>, or back<i>wards</i>; to<i>ward</i>, or to<i>wards</i>,
etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>weard</i>, fem., guard,
<i>weard</i>, masc., keeper, guard; akin to OS. <i>ward</i> a watcher,
warden, G. <i>wart</i>, OHG. <i>wart</i>, Icel. <i>v&ouml;r&eth;r</i> a
warden, a watch, Goth. <i>-wards</i> in da&uacute;ra<i>wards</i> a
doorkeeper, and E. <i>wary</i>; cf. OF. <i>warde</i> guard, from the
German.  See <u>Ware</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, <u>Wary</u>, and cf.
<u>Guard</u>, <u>Wraith</u>.]  <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of guarding;
watch; guard; guardianship; specifically, a guarding during the day.  See
the Note under <u>Watch</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Still, when she slept, he kept both watch and
<i>ward</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, guards; garrison;
defender; protector; means of guarding; defense; protection.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>For the best <i>ward</i> of mine honor.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The assieged castle's <i>ward</i><BR>
Their steadfast stands did mightily maintain.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>For want of other <i>ward</i>,<BR>
He lifted up his hand, his front to guard.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The state of being under guard or guardianship;
confinement under guard; the condition of a child under a guardian;
custody.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And he put them in <i>ward</i> in the house of the captain
of the guard.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xl. 3.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I must attend his majesty's command, to whom I am now in
<i>ward</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>It is also inconvenient, in Ireland, that the <i>wards</i>
and marriages of gentlemen's children should be in the disposal of any of
those lords.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A guarding or defensive motion or position, as
in fencing; guard.</def>  "Thou knowest my old <i>ward</i>; here I lay, and
thus I bore my point." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, is guarded.</def>
Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A minor or person under the care of a guardian;
as, a <i>ward</i> in chancery.</def>  "You know our father's <i>ward</i>,
the fair Monimia."  <i>Otway.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A division of a county.</def>  [Eng. &
Scot.]</p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A division, district, or quarter of a town or
city.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Throughout the trembling city placed a guard,<BR>
Dealing an equal share to every <i>ward</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>A division of a forest.</def>  [Eng.]</p>

<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>A division of a hospital; as, a fever
<i>ward</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A projecting ridge of metal
in the interior of a lock, to prevent the use of any key which has not a
corresponding notch for passing it.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A notch
or slit in a key corresponding to a ridge in the lock which it fits; a ward
notch.</def>  <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The lock is made . . . more secure by attaching <i>wards</i>
to the front, as well as to the back, plate of the lock, in which case the
key must be furnished with corresponding notches.</blockquote>
<i>Tomlinson.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1627 !></p>

<p><col><b>Ward penny</b></col> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i>, <cd> money paid to
the sheriff or castellan for watching and warding a castle.</cd> --
<col><b>Ward staff</b></col>, <cd>a constable's or watchman's staff.</cd>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Warded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Warding</u>.] [OE. <i>wardien</i>, AS. <i>weardian</i> to keep, protect;
akin to OS. <i>ward&?;n</i> to watch, take care, OFries. <i>wardia</i>,
OHG. <i>wart&?;n</i>, G. <i>warten</i> to wait, wait on, attend to, Icel.
<i>var&?;a</i> to guarantee defend, Sw. <i>v&aring;rda</i> to guard, to
watch; cf. OF. <i>warder</i>, of German origin.  See <u>Ward</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Award</u>, <u>Guard</u>,
<u>Reward</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To keep in safety; to watch; to guard; formerly,
in a specific sense, to guard during the day time.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Whose gates he found fast shut, no living wight<BR>
To <i>ward</i> the same.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To defend; to protect.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Tell him it was a hand that <i>warded</i> him<BR>
From thousand dangers.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To defend by walls, fortifications, etc.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To fend off; to repel; to turn aside, as
anything mischievous that approaches; -- usually followed by
<i>off</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Now <i>wards</i> a felling blow, now strikes
again.</blockquote> <i>Daniel.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The pointed javelin <i>warded</i> off his rage.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>It instructs the scholar in the various methods of
<i>warding</i> off the force of objections.</blockquote> <i>I.
Watts.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ward</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be
vigilant; to keep guard.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To act on the defensive with a weapon.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She redoubling her blows drove the stranger to no other
shift than to <i>ward</i> and go back.</blockquote> <i>Sir P.
Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ward"-corn`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ward</i> + F.
<i>corne</i> horn, L. <i>cornu</i>.] <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>The duty of
keeping watch and ward (see the Note under <u>Watch</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1) with a horn to be blown upon any occasion of
surprise.</def>  <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ward"corps`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Wars</i> +
<i>corps</i>.] <def>Guardian; one set to watch over another.</def>  [Obs.]
"Though thou preyedest Argus . . . to be my <i>wardcorps</i>."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ward"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wardein</i>, OF.
<i>wardein</i>, <i>gardein</i>, <i>gardain</i>, F. <i>gardien</i>.  See
<u>Guardian</u>, and <u>Ward</u> guard.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A keeper; a guardian; a watchman.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He called to the <i>warden</i> on the . . .
battlements.</blockquote> <i>Sir. W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An officer who keeps or guards; a keeper; as,
the <i>warden</i> of a prison.</def>
</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A head official; as, the <i>warden</i> of a
college; specifically <i>(Eccl.)</i>, a churchwarden.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> [Properly, a keeping pear.] <def>A large, hard pear,
chiefly used for baking and roasting.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I would have had him roasted like a
<i>warden</i>.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Warden pie</b></col>, <cd>a pie made of warden pears.</cd>
[Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ward"en*ry</hw> (?), <hw>Ward"en*ship</hw>, } <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>The office or jurisdiction of a warden.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ward"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who wards or keeps; a keeper; a guard.</def>  "The <i>warders</i> of the
gate."  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A truncheon or staff carried by a king or a
commander in chief, and used in signaling his will.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When, lo! the king suddenly changed his mind,<BR>
Casts down his <i>warder</i> to arrest them there.</blockquote>
<i>Daniel.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Wafting his <i>warder</i> thrice about his head,<BR>
He cast it up with his auspicious hand,<BR>
Which was the signal, through the English spread,<BR>
This they should charge.</blockquote> <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ward"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Designating, or
pertaining to, a kind of glass inclosure for keeping ferns, mosses, etc.,
or for transporting growing plants from a distance; as, a <i>Wardian</i>
case of plants; -- so named from the inventor, Nathaniel B. <i>Ward</i>, an
Englishman.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ward"mote`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Anciently, a meeting
of the inhabitants of a ward; also, a court formerly held in each ward of
London for trying defaults in matters relating to the watch, police, and
the like.</def> <i>Brande & C.</i>  "Wards and <i>wardmotes</i>."  <i>Piers
Plowman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ward"robe`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>warderobe</i>, OF.
<i>warderobe</i>, F. <i>garderobe</i>; of German origin.  See <u>Ward</u>,
<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, and <u>Robe</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A room or apartment where clothes are kept, or
wearing apparel is stored; a portable closet for hanging up
clothes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Wearing apparel, in general; articles of dress
or personal decoration.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Flowers that their gay <i>wardrobe</i> wear.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>With a pair of saddlebags containing his
<i>wardrobe</i>.</blockquote> <i>T. Hughes.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A privy.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ward"room`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A room occupied as a messroom by the commissioned
officers of a war vessel.  See <u>Gunroom</u>.</def>  <i>Totten.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A room used by the citizens of a city ward, for
meetings, political caucuses, elections, etc.</def>  [U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>-wards</hw> (?). <def>See <u>-ward</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ward"ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
office of a ward or keeper; care and protection of a ward; guardianship;
right of guardianship.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Wardship</i> is incident to tenure in
socage.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of begin under a guardian;
pupilage.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It was the wisest act . . . in my
<i>wardship</i>.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wards"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Wardsmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A man who keeps ward; a guard.</def>
[R.]  <i>Sydney Smith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ware</hw> (?), obs. <pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Wear</u>.
<def>Wore.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ware</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To wear, or
veer.  See <u>Wear</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ware</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>w&amacr;r</i>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Seaweed.</def>  [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><col><b>Ware goose</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the brant; -- so
called because it feeds on ware, or seaweed.</cd> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Ware</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ware</i>, AS. <i>waru</i>;
akin to D. <i>waar</i>, G. <i>waare</i>, Icel. & Sw. <i>vara</i>, Dan.
<i>vare</i>; and probably to E. <i>worth</i>, a.  See <u>Worth</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Articles of merchandise; the sum of articles of
a particular kind or class; style or class of manufactures; especially, in
the plural, goods; commodities; merchandise.</def>  "Retails his
<i>wares</i> at wakes." <i>Shak.</i> "To chaffer with them and eke to sell
them their <i>ware</i>."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>It the people of the land bring <i>ware</i> or any victuals
on the Sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the
Sabbath, or on the holy day.</blockquote> <i>Neh. x. 31.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Although originally and properly a collective noun, it admits of
a plural form, when articles of merchandise of different kinds are meant.
It is often used in composition; as in hard<i>ware</i>, glass<i>ware</i>,
tin<i>ware</i>, etc.</p>

<p><hw>Ware</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>war</i>, AS.
<i>w&aelig;r</i>. &radic;142.  See <u>Wary</u>.] <def>A ware; taking
notice; hence, wary; cautious; on one's guard.  See <u>Beware</u>.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>She was <i>ware</i> and knew it bet [better] than
he.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Of whom be thou <i>ware</i> also.</blockquote> <i>2. Tim.
iv. 15.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He is <i>ware</i> enough; he is wily and circumspect for
stirring up any sedition.</blockquote> <i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The only good that grows of passed fear<BR>
Is to be wise, and <i>ware</i> of like again.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ware</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>waru</i> caution.] <def>The
state of being ware or aware; heed.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ware</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [As. <i>warian</i>.] <def>To make
ware; to warn; to take heed of; to beware of; to guard against.</def>
"<i>Ware</i> that I say."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>God . . . <i>ware</i> you for the sin of
avarice.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Then <i>ware</i> a rising tempest on the main.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ware"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wary; watchful;
cautious.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ware"ful*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wariness;
cautiousness.</def>  [Obs.] "Full of <i>warefulness</i>."  <i>Sir P.
Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa*re"ga fly`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A Brazilian fly
whose larv&aelig; live in the skin of man and animals, producing painful
sores.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ware"house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Warehouses</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A storehouse for wares, or
goods.</def>  <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ware"house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Warehoused</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Warehousing</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To deposit or secure in a warehouse.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To place in the warehouse of the government or
customhouse stores, to be kept until duties are paid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ware"house`man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Warehousemen</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who keeps
a warehouse; the owner or keeper of a dock warehouse or wharf
store.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who keeps a wholesale shop or store for
Manchester or woolen goods.</def>  [Eng.]</p>

<p><col><b>Warehouseman's itch</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a form of
eczema occurring on the back of the hands of warehousemen.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ware"hous`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of placing
goods in a warehouse, or in a customhouse store.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Warehousing system</b></col>, <cd>an arrangement for lodging
imported articles in the customhouse stores, without payment of duties
until they are taken out for home consumption. If re&euml;xported, they are
not charged with a duty.  See <i>Bonded warehouse</i>, under <u>Bonded</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p><hw>Ware"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Ware</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>Unwary; incautious; unheeding; careless;
unaware.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>And <i>wareless</i> of the evil<BR>
That by themselves unto themselves is wrought.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ware"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Cautiously; warily.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>They bound him hand and foot with iron chains,<BR>
And with continual watch did <i>warely</i> keep.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>War"ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>warance</i>. F.
<i>garance</i>, LL. <i>warentia</i>, <i>garantia</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Madder.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ware"room`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A room in which goods
are stored or exhibited for sale.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wares</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>See 4th
<u>Ware</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>War"fare`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>War</i> + OE.
<i>fare</i> a journey, a passage, course, AS. <i>faru.</i> See <u>Fare</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Military service; military life; contest carried
on by enemies; hostilities; war.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Philistines gathered their armies together for
<i>warfare</i>, to fight with Israel.</blockquote> <i>I Sam. xxviii.
1.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This day from battle rest;<BR>
Faithful hath been your <i>warfare</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Contest; struggle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The weapons of our <i>warfare</i> are not
carnal.</blockquote> <i>2 Cor. x. 4.</i></p>

<p><hw>War"fare`</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To lead a military
life; to carry on continual wars.</def>  <i>Camden.</i></p>

<p><hw>War"far`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One engaged in
warfare; a military man; a soldier; a warrior.</def></p>

<p><hw>War"ha`ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>War</i> +
<i>hable</i>.] <def>Fit for war.</def>  [Obs.] "<i>Warhable</i> youth."
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>War`i*an"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wariangel</i>,
<i>weryangle</i>; cf. AS. <i>wearg</i> outlaw, criminal, OHG, <i>warg</i>,
<i>warch</i>, Goth. <i>wargs</i> (in comp.), G. <i>w&uuml;rgengel</i>, i.
e., destroying angel, destroyer, killer, and E. <i>worry</i>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The red-backed shrike (<i>Lanius collurio</i>); --
called also <i>w&uuml;rger</i>, <i>worrier</i>, and <i>throttler</i>.</def>
[Written also <i>warriangle</i>, <i>weirangle</i>, etc.] [Obs. or Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wa"ri*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a wary
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ri*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wariness.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>War"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
South American monkey, one of the sapajous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ri*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being wary; care to foresee and guard against evil; cautiousness.</def>
"An almost reptile <i>wariness</i>." <i>G. W. Cable.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To determine what are little things in religion, great
<i>wariness</i> is to be used.</blockquote> <i>Sprat.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Caution; watchfulness; circumspection; foresight; care;
vigilance; scrupulousness.</p>

<p><hw>War"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OF. <i>warir</i> to
protect, heal, cure, F. <i>gu&eacute;ri&?;</i> to cure; of Teutonic origin;
cf. OHG. <i>werian</i>, <i>weren</i>, to protect, to hinder.  See
<u>Garret</u>.] <def>To protect from the effects of; hence, to cure; to
heal.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>My brother shall be <i>warished</i> hastily.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Varro testifies that even at this day there be some who
<i>warish</i> and cure the stinging of serpents with their
spittle.</blockquote> <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>War"ish</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be cured; to
recover.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Your daughter . . . shall <i>warish</i> and
escape.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>War"i*son</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>warison</i> safety,
supplies, cure, F. <i>gu&eacute;rison</i> cure.  See <u>Warish</u>,
<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Preparation; protection; provision;
supply.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Reward; requital; guerdon.</def>  [Obs. or
Scot.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Wit and wisdom is good <i>warysoun</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Proverbs of Hending.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wark</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Work</u>.] <def>Work; a
building.</def>  [Obs. or Scot.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wark"loom</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tool; an
implement.</def>  [Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>War"like`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Fit
for war; disposed for war; as, a <i>warlike</i> state; a <i>warlike</i>
disposition.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Old Siward, with ten thousand <i>warlike</i>
men.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Belonging or relating to war; military;
martial.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The great archangel from his <i>warlike</i> toil
Surceased.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Martial; hostile; soldierly.  See <u>Martial</u>.</p>

<p><hw>War"like`ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality of being
warlike.</def></p>

<p><hw>War"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One often quarreled
with; -- &?; word coined, perhaps, to rhyme with <i>darling</i>.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Better be an old man's darling than a young man's
<i>warling</i>.</blockquote> <i>Camde&?;.</i></p>

<p><hw>War"lock</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>warloghe</i> a
deceiver, a name or the Devil, AS. <i>w&?;rloga</i> a belier or breaker of
his agreement, word, or pledge; <i>w&?;r</i> covenant, troth (aki&?; to L.
<i>verus</i> true; see <u>Very</u>) + <i>loga</i> a liar (in comp.),
<i>le&oacute;gan</i> to lie.  See 3d <u>Lie</u>.] <def>A male witch; a
wizard; a sprite; an imp.</def>  [Written also <i>warluck</i>.]
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>It was Eyvind Kallda's crew<BR>
Of <i>warlocks</i> blue,<BR>
With their caps of darkness hooded!</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>War"lock</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a
warlock or warlock; impish.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Thou shalt win the <i>warlock</i> fight.</blockquote> <i>J.
R. Drak&?;.</i></p>

<p><hw>War"lock*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Impishness;
magic.</def></p>

<p><hw>War"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Warlike.</def>
<i>Burns.</i></p>

<p><hw>Warm</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Warmer</u>; <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Warmest</u>.] [AS.
<i>wearm</i>; akin to OS., OFries., D., & G. <i>warm</i>, Icel.
<i>varmr</i>, Sw. & Dan. <i>varm</i>, Goth. <i>warmjan</i> to warm;
probably akin to Lith. <i>virti</i> to cook, boil; or perhaps to Skr.
<i>gharma</i> heat, OL. <i>formus</i> warm. &?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having heat in a moderate degree; not cold as,
<i>warm</i> milk.</def>  "Whose blood is <i>warm</i> within."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Warm</i> and still is the summer night.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having a sensation of heat, esp. of gentle heat;
glowing.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Subject to heat; having prevalence of heat, or
little or no cold weather; as, the <i>warm</i> climate of Egypt.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Not cool, indifferent, lukewarm, or the
like, in spirit or temper; zealous; ardent; fervent; excited; sprightly;
irritable; excitable.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Mirth, and youth, and <i>warm</i> desire!</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Each <i>warm</i> wish springs mutual from the
heart.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They say he's <i>warm</i> man and does not care to be mad&?;
mouths at.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I had been none of the <i>warmest</i> of
partisans.</blockquote> <i>Hawthor&?;&?;.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Violent; vehement; furious; excited; passionate;
as, a <i>warm</i> contest; a <i>warm</i> debate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Welcome, daylight; we shall have <i>warm</i> work
on't.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Being well off as to property, or in good
circumstances; forehanded; rich.</def>  [Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Warm</i> householders, every one of them.</blockquote>
<i>W. Irving.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>You shall have a draft upon him, payable at sight: and let
me tell you he as <i>warm</i> a man as any within five miles round
him.</blockquote> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>In children's games, being near the object
sought for; hence, being close to the discovery of some person, thing, or
fact concealed.</def>  [Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Here, indeed, young Mr. Dowse was getting "<i>warm</i>,"
&?;&?; children say at blindman's buff.</blockquote> <i>Black.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Paint.)</i> <def>Having yellow or red for a
basis, or in their composition; -- said of colors, and opposed to
<i>cold</i> which is of blue and its compounds.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Ardent; zealous; fervent; glowing; enthusiastic; cordial;
keen; violent; furious; hot.</p>

<p><hw>Warm</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Warmed</u> (&?;); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Warming</u>.]
[AS. <i>wearmian</i>.  See <u>Warm</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] </p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To communicate a moderate degree of heat to; to
render warm; to supply or furnish heat to; as, a stove <i>warms</i> an
apartment.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Then shall it [an ash tree] be for a man to burn; for he
will take thereof and <i>warm</i> himself.</blockquote> <i>Isa. xliv
15</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Enough to <i>warm</i>, but not enough to burn.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to
engage; to excite ardor or zeal; to enliven.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I formerly <i>warmed</i> my head with reading controversial
writings.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Bright hopes, that erst bosom <i>warmed</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1628 !></p>

<p><hw>Warm</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wearmian</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To become warm, or moderately heated; as, the
earth soon <i>warms</i> in a clear day summer.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There shall not be a coal to <i>warm</i> at.</blockquote>
<i>Isa. xlvii. 14.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To become ardent or animated; as, the speake&?;
<i>warms</i> as he proceeds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Warm</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of warming, or the
state of being warmed; a warming; a heating.</def>  [Colloq.]
<i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Warm"-blood`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i>
<def>Having warm blood; -- applied especially to those animals, as birds
and mammals, which have warm blood, or, more properly, the power of
maintaining a nearly uniform temperature whatever the temperature of the
surrounding air.  See <u>Homoiothermal</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Warm"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which,
warms.</def></p>

<p><hw>Warm"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Abounding in capacity
to warm; giving warmth; as, a <i>warmful</i> garment.</def>  [R.]
<i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Warm"-heart`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having strong
affection; cordial; sincere; hearty; sympathetic.</def>  -- <wf>Warm"-
heart`ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Warm"ing</hw>, <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from <u>Warm</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><col><b>Warming pan</b></col>, <cd>a long-handled covered pan into which
live coals are put, -- used for warming beds.</cd>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Warm"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a warm manner;
ardently.</def></p>

<p><hw>Warm"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Warmth.</def>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>War"mon`ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who makes ar a
trade or business; a mercenary.</def>  [R.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>War"mouth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An
American freshwater bream, or sunfish (<i>Ch&aelig;nobryttus gulosus</i>);
-- called also <i>red-eyed bream</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Warmth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
quality or state of being warm; gentle heat; as, the <i>warmth</i> of the
sun; the <i>warmth</i> of the blood; vital <i>warmth</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Here kindly <i>warmth</i> their mounting juice
ferments.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A state of lively and excited interest; zeal;
ardor; fervor; passion; enthusiasm; earnestness; as, the <i>warmth</i> of
love or piety; he replied with much <i>warmth</i>.</def> "<i>Spiritual
warmth</i>, and holy fires."  <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>That <i>warmth</i> . . . which agrees with Christian
zeal.</blockquote> <i>Sprat.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Paint.)</i> <def>The glowing effect which arises
from the use of warm colors; hence, any similar appearance or effect in a
painting, or work of color.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Zeal; ardor; fervor; fervency; heat; glow; earnestness;
cordiality; animation; eagerness; excitement; vehemence.</p>

<p><hw>Warmth"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being without warmth;
not communicating warmth; cold.</def>  [R.]  <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Warn</hw> (w&add;rn), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wernen</i>,
AS. <i>weornan</i>, <i>wyrnan</i>.  Cf. <u>Warn</u> to admonish.] <def>To
refuse.</def>  [Written also <i>wern</i>, <i>worn</i>.] [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Warn</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Warned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Warning</u>.] [OE.
<i>warnen</i>, <i>warnien</i>, AS. <i>warnian</i>, <i>wearnian</i>, to take
heed, to warn; akin to AS. <i>wearn</i> denial, refusal, OS.
<i>warning</i>, <i>wernian</i>, to refuse, OHG. <i>warnen</i>, G.
<i>warnen</i> to warn, OFries. <i>warna</i>, <i>werna</i>, Icel.
<i>varna</i> to refuse; and probably to E. <i>wary</i>. &?;&?;&?;&?;.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make ware or aware; to give previous
information to; to give notice to; to notify; to admonish; hence, to notify
or summon by authority; as, to <i>warn</i> a town meeting; to <i>warn</i> a
tenant to quit a house.</def> "<i>Warned</i> of the ensuing fight."
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Cornelius the centurion . . . was <i>warned</i> from God by
an holy angel to send for thee.</blockquote> <i>Acts x. 22.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Who is it that hath <i>warned</i> us to the
walls?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To give notice to, of approaching or probable
danger or evil; to caution against anything that may prove injurious.</def>
"Juturna <i>warns</i> the Daunian chief of Lausus' danger, urging swift
relief."  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To ward off.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Warn"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who warns; an
admonisher.</def></p>

<p><hw>Warn"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A warrener.</def> [Obs.]
<i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Warn"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Giving previous notice;
cautioning; admonishing; as, a <i>warning</i> voice.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That <i>warning</i> timepiece never ceased.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Warning piece</b></col>, <col><b>Warning wheel</b></col>
<i>(Horol.)</i>, <cd>a piece or wheel which produces a sound shortly before
the clock strikes.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Warn"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Previous
notice.</def>  "At a month's <i>warning</i>."  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A great journey to take upon so short a
<i>warning</i>.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Caution against danger, or against faults or
evil practices which incur danger; admonition; monition.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Could <i>warning</i> make the world more just or
wise.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Warn"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a warning
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Warn"store</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. OF.
<i>warnesture</i>, <i>garnesture</i>, provisions, supplies, and E.
<i>garnish</i>.] <def>To furnish.</def>  [Obs.] "To <i>warnstore</i> your
house."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Warp</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Warped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Warping</u>.] [OE. <i>warpen</i>; fr. Icel. <i>varpa</i> to throw, cast,
<i>varp</i> a casting, fr. <i>verpa</i> to throw; akin to Dan. <i>varpe</i>
to warp a ship, Sw. <i>varpa</i>, AS. <i>weorpan</i> to cast, OS.
<i>werpan</i>, OFries. <i>werpa</i>, D. & LG. <i>werpen</i>, G.
<i>werfen</i>, Goth. <i>wa&iacute;rpan</i>; cf. Skr. <i>vrj</i> to twist.
&?;&?;&?;&?;.  Cf. <u>Wrap</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To throw; hence, to send forth, or throw out, as
words; to utter.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To turn or twist out of shape; esp., to twist or
bend out of a flat plane by contraction or otherwise.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The planks looked <i>warped</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Walter <i>warped</i> his mouth at this<BR>
To something so mock solemn, that I laughed.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To turn aside from the true direction; to cause
to bend or incline; to pervert.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This first avowed, nor folly <i>warped</i> my
mind.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I have no private considerations to <i>warp</i> me in this
controversy.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We are divested of all those passions which cloud the
intellects, and <i>warp</i> the understandings, of men.</blockquote>
<i>Southey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To weave; to fabricate.</def>  [R. & Poetic.]
<i>Nares.</i></p>

<p>
<blockquote>While doth he mischief <i>warp</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Sternhold.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To tow or move, as a vessel, with
a line, or warp, attached to a buoy, anchor, or other fixed
object.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To cast prematurely, as young; -- said of
cattle, sheep, etc.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Agric.)</i> <def>To let the tide or other water
in upon (lowlying land), for the purpose of fertilization, by a deposit of
warp, or slimy substance.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Rope Making)</i> <def>To run off the reel into
hauls to be tarred, as yarns.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Weaving)</i> <def>To arrange (yarns) on a warp
beam.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Warped surface</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>a surface generated
by a straight line moving so that no two of its consecutive positions shall
be in the same plane.</cd>  <i>Davies & Peck.</i></p>

<p><hw>Warp</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
turn, twist, or be twisted out of shape; esp., to be twisted or bent out of
a flat plane; as, a board <i>warps</i> in seasoning or shrinking.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>One of you will prove a shrunk panel, and, like green
timber, <i>warp</i>, <i>warp</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They clamp one piece of wood to the end of another, to keep
it from casting, or <i>warping</i>.</blockquote> <i>Moxon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>to turn or incline from a straight, true, or
proper course; to deviate; to swerve.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There is our commission,<BR>
From which we would not have you <i>warp</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To fly with a bending or waving motion; to turn
and wave, like a flock of birds or insects.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A pitchy cloud<BR>
Of locusts, <i>warping</i> on the eastern wind.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To cast the young prematurely; to slink; -- said
of cattle, sheep, etc.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Weaving)</i> <def>To wind yarn off bobbins for
forming the warp of a web; to wind a warp on a warp beam.</def></p>

<p><hw>Warp</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wearp</i>; akin to Icel.
<i>varp</i> a casting, throwing, Sw. <i>varp</i> the draught of a net, Dan.
<i>varp</i> a towline, OHG. <i>warf</i> warp, G. <i>werft</i>.  See
<u>Warp</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Weaving)</i> <def>The threads which are extended
lengthwise in the loom, and crossed by the woof.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A rope used in hauling or moving
a vessel, usually with one end attached to an anchor, a post, or other
fixed object; a towing line; a warping hawser.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Agric.)</i> <def>A slimy substance deposited on
land by tides, etc., by which a rich alluvial soil is formed.</def>
<i>Lyell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A premature casting of young; -- said of cattle,
sheep, etc.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Four; esp., four herrings; a cast.  See
<u>Cast</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 17.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Wright.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> [From <u>Warp</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>The
state of being warped or twisted; as, the <i>warp</i> of a board.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Warp beam</b></col>, <cd>the roller on which the warp is wound
in a loom.</cd> -- <col><b>Warp fabric</b></col>, <cd>fabric produced by
warp knitting.</cd> -- <col><b>Warp frame</b></col>, or <col><b>Warp-net
frame</b></col>, <cd>a machine for making warp lace having a number of
needles and employing a thread for each needle.</cd> -- <col><b>Warp
knitting</b></col>, <cd>a kind of knitting in which a number of threads are
interchained each with one or more contiguous threads on either side; --
also called <i>warp weaving</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Warp lace</b></col>, or
<col><b>Warp net</b></col>, <cd>lace having a warp crossed by weft
threads.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Warp"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of warping;
also, a charge per ton made on shipping in some harbors.</def></p>

<p><hw>War"path`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The route taken by a
party of Indians going on a warlike expedition.</def>
<i>Schoolcraft.</i></p>

<p><col><b>On the warpath</b></col>, <cd>on a hostile expedition; hence,
colloquially, about to attack a person or measure.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Warp"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who, or that which, warps or twists out of shape.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, forms yarn or thread
into warps or webs for the loom.</def></p>

<p><hw>Warp"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act
or process of one who, or that which, warps.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs
for the weaver.</def>  <i>Craig.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Warping bank</b></col>, <cd>a bank of earth raised round a field
to retain water let in for the purpose of enriching land.</cd>
<i>Craig.</i> -- <col><b>Warping hook</b></col>, <cd>a hook used by rope
makers for hanging the yarn on, when warping it into hauls for
tarring.</cd> -- <col><b>Warping mill</b></col>, <cd>a machine for warping
yarn.</cd> -- <col><b>Warping penny</b></col>, <cd>money, varying according
to the length of the thread, paid to the weaver by the spinner on laying
the warp.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] <i>Wright.</i> -- <col><b>Warping
post</b></col>, <cd>a strong post used in warping rope-yarn.</cd></p>

<p><hw>War"proof`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Valor tried by
war.</def></p>

<p><hw>War"ra*gal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The dingo.</def></p>

<p><hw>War"ran*dice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Warrantise</u>.]
<i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>The obligation by which a person, conveying a
subject or a right, is bound to uphold that subject or right against every
claim, challenge, or burden arising from circumstances prior to the
conveyance; warranty.</def>  [Written also <i>warrandise</i>.]
<i>Craig.</i></p>

<p><hw>War"rant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>warant</i>, OF.
<i>warant</i> a warrant, a defender, protector, F. <i>garant</i>,
originally a p. pr. pf German origin, fr. OHG. <i>wer&emacr;n</i> to grant,
warrant, G. ge<i>w&auml;hren</i>; akin to OFries. <i>wera</i>.  Cf.
<u>Guarantee</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which warrants or authorizes; a commission
giving authority, or justifying the doing of anything; an act, instrument,
or obligation, by which one person authorizes another to do something which
he has not otherwise a right to do; an act or instrument investing one with
a right or authority, and thus securing him from loss or damage;
commission; authority.</def>  Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A writing which authorizes a person to receive
money or other thing.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A precept issued by a magistrate
authorizing an officer to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search, or do
other acts incident to the administration of justice.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Mil. & Nav.)</i> <def>An official certificate of
appointment issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned officer.
See <i>Warrant officer</i>, below.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which vouches or insures for anything;
guaranty; security.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I give thee <i>warrant</i> of thy place.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His worth is <i>warrant</i> for his welcome
hither.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which attests or proves; a
voucher.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Right; legality; allowance.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Bench warrant</b></col>. <i>(Law)</i> <cd>See in the
Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Dock warrant</b></col> <i>(Com.)</i>, <cd>a
customhouse license or authority.</cd> -- <col><b>General
warrant</b></col>. <i>(Law)</i> <cd>See under <u>General</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Land warrant</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Land</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Search warrant</b></col>. <i>(Law)</i> <cd>See under <u>Search</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Warrant of attorney</b></col>
<i>(Law)</i>, <cd>written authority given by one person to another
empowering him to transact business for him; specifically, written
authority given by a client to his attorney to appear for him in court, and
to suffer judgment to pass against him by confession in favor of some
specified person.</cd> <i>Bouvier.</i> -- <col><b>Warrant
officer</b></col>, <cd>a noncommissioned officer, as a sergeant, corporal,
bandmaster, etc., in the army, or a quartermaster, gunner, boatswain, etc.,
in the navy.</cd> -- <col><b>Warrant to sue and defend</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <cd>A special warrant from the
crown, authorizing a party to appoint an attorney to sue or defend for
him.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A special authority given by a party to
his attorney to commence a suit, or to appear and defend a suit in his
behalf. This warrant is now disused.</cd>  <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>War"rant</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Warranted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Warranting</u>.] [OE. <i>waranten</i>, OF. <i>warantir</i>,
<i>garantir</i>, <i>guarantir</i>, <i>garentir</i>, <i>garandir</i>, F.
<i>garantir</i> to warrant, fr. OF. <i>warant</i>, <i>garant</i>,
<i>guarant</i>, a warrant, a protector, a defender, F. <i>garant</i>.
&radic;142.  See <u>Warrant</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make secure; to give assurance against harm;
to guarantee safety to; to give authority or power to do, or forbear to do,
anything by which the person authorized is secured, or saved harmless, from
any loss or damage by his action.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That show I first my body to <i>warrant</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I'll <i>warrant</i> him from drowning.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In a place<BR>
Less <i>warranted</i> than this, or less secure,<BR>
I can not be.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To support by authority or proof; to justify; to
maintain; to sanction; as, reason <i>warrants</i> it.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>True fortitude is seen in great exploits,<BR>
That justice <i>warrants</i>, and that wisdom guides.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>How little while it is since he went forth out of his study,
-- chewing a Hebrew text of Scripture in his mouth, I
<i>warrant</i>.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To give a warrant or warranty to; to assure as
if by giving a warrant to.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[My neck is] as smooth as silk, I <i>warrant</i>
ye.</blockquote> <i>L' Estrange.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To secure to,
as a grantee, an estate granted; to assure.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>To secure to, as a purchaser of goods, the title to the same; to
indemnify against loss.</def>  <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>To secure to, as a
purchaser, the quality or quantity of the goods sold, as represented.  See
<u>Warranty</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</def>  <sd><i>(d)</i></sd>
<def>To assure, as a thing sold, to the purchaser; that is, to engage that
the thing is what it appears, or is represented, to be, which implies a
covenant to make good any defect or loss incurred by it.</def></p>

<p><hw>War"rant*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Authorized by
commission, precept, or right; justifiable; defensible; as, the seizure of
a thief is always <i>warrantable</i> by law and justice; falsehood is never
<i>warrantable</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His meals are coarse and short, his employment
<i>warrantable</i>, <i>his sleep certain and refreshing</i>.</blockquote>
<i>South.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>War"rant*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> --
<wf>War"rant*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>War`ran*tee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The
person to whom a warrant or warranty is made.</def></p>

<p><hw>War"rant*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One who warrants, gives authority, or legally empowers.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>One who assures, or covenants to
assure; one who contracts to secure another in a right, or to make good any
defect of title or quality; one who gives a warranty; a guarantor; as, the
<i>warranter</i> of a horse.</def></p>

<p><hw>War"rant*ise</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>warentise</i>,
<i>warandise</i>, <i>garantise</i>.  See <u>Warrant</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>Authority; security; warranty.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>War"rant*ise</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To warrant.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Hakluyt.</i></p>

<p><hw>War"rant*or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>One who
warrants.</def></p>

<p><hw>War"rant*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Warranties</b></plw> (#). [OF. <i>warantie</i>, F. <i>garantie</i>.
See <u>Warrant</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Guaranty</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anc. Law)</i> <def>A covenant real, whereby the
grantor of an estate of freehold and his heirs were bound to warrant and
defend the title, and, in case of eviction by title paramount, to yield
other lands of equal value in recompense. This <i>warranty</i> has long
singe become obsolete, and its place supplied by personal covenants for
title. Among these is the <i>covenant of warranty</i>, which runs with the
land, and is in the nature of a real covenant.</def>  <i>Kent.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Modern Law)</i> <def>An engagement or
undertaking, express or implied, that a certain fact regarding the subject
of a contract is, or shall be, as it is expressly or impliedly declared or
promised to be. In sales of goods by persons in possession, there is an
<i>implied warranty of title</i>, but, as to the <i>quality</i> of goods,
the rule of every sale is, <i>Caveat emptor</i>.</def>  <i>Chitty.
Bouvier.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Insurance Law)</i> <def>A stipulation or
engagement by a party insured, that certain things, relating to the subject
of insurance, or affecting the risk, exist, or shall exist, or have been
done, or shall be done. These <i>warranties</i>, when express, should
appear in the policy; but there are certain implied warranties.</def>
<i>Bouvier.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Justificatory mandate or precept; authority;
warrant.</def>  [R.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If they disobey precept, that is no excuse to us, nor gives
us any <i>warranty</i> . . . to disobey likewise.</blockquote>
<i>Kettlewe&?;&?;.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Security; warrant; guaranty.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The stamp was a <i>warranty</i> of the public.</blockquote>
<i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Guarantee</u>.</p>

<p><hw>War"rant*y</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To warrant; to
guarantee.</def></p>

<p><hw>War"ray</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OF. <i>werreier</i>,
<i>werrier</i>, <i>guerroier</i>, F. <i>guerroyer</i>, from OF.
<i>werre</i> war, F. <i>guerre</i>; of German origin.  See <u>War</u>.]
<def>To make war upon. [Obs.] <i>Fairfax</i>.</def>  "When a man
<i>warrayeth</i> truth."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Warre</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>werre</i>; of Scand.
origin.  See <u>Worse</u>.] <def>Worse.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>They say the world is much <i>warre</i> than it
wont.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1629 !></p>

<p><hw>War"ren</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Of. <i>waresne</i>,
<i>warenne</i>, <i>garene</i>, F. <i>garenne</i>, from OF. <i>warer</i>,
<i>garer</i>, to beware, to take care; of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG.
<i>war&?;n</i> (in comp.), OS. <i>war&?;n</i> to take care, to observe,
akin to E. <i>wary</i>. &?;&?;&?;&?;.  See <u>Wary</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Eng Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A place
privileged, by prescription or grant the king, for keeping certain animals
(as hares, conies, partridges, pheasants, etc.) called beasts and fowls of
<i>warren</i>.</def>  <i>Burrill.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A privilege
which one has in his lands, by royal grant or prescription, of hunting and
taking wild beasts and birds of <i>warren</i>, to the exclusion of any
other person not entering by his permission.</def>  <i>Spelman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They wend both <i>warren</i> and in waste.</blockquote>
<i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The <i>warren</i> is the next franchise in degree to the park;
and a forest, which is the highest in dignity, comprehends a chase, a park,
and a free warren.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A piece of ground for the breeding of
rabbits.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A place for keeping flash, in a river.</def></p>

<p><hw>War"ren*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The keeper of a
warren.</def></p>

<p><hw>War`ri*an"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>See <u>Wariangle</u>.</def>  [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>War"rie</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Warye</u>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>War"rin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From a native name.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An Australian lorikeet (<i>Trichoglossus
multicolor</i>) remarkable for the variety and brilliancy of its colors; --
called also <i>blue-bellied lorikeet</i>, and <i>blue-bellied
parrot</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>War"rior</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>werreour</i>,
OF. <i>werreour</i>, <i>guerreor</i>, from <i>guerre</i>, <i>werre</i>,
war.  See <u>War</u>, and <u>Warray</u>.] <def>A man engaged or experienced
in war, or in the military life; a soldier; a champion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Warriors</i> old with ordered spear and
shield.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Warrior ant</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a reddish ant
(<i>Formica sanguinea</i>) native of Europe and America. It is one of the
species which move in armies to capture and enslave other ants.</cd></p>

<p><hw>War"rior*ess</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female warrior.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>War"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Warye</u>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>War"saw</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The black grouper (<i>Epinephelus nigritus</i>) of
the southern coasts of the United States.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>The jewfish; -- called also <i>guasa</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wart</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>werte</i>, AS.
<i>wearte</i>; akin to D. <i>wrat</i>, G. <i>warze</i>, OHG. <i>warza</i>,
Icel. <i>varta</i>, Sw. <i>v&aring;rta</i>, Dan. <i>vorte</i>; perh. orig.,
a growth, and akin to E. <i>wort</i>; or cf. L. <i>verruca</i> wart.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A small, usually hard, tumor on
the skin formed by enlargement of its vascular papill&aelig;, and
thickening of the epidermis which covers them.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An excrescence or protuberance more or less
resembling a true wart; specifically <i>(Bot.)</i>, a glandular excrescence
or hardened protuberance on plants.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Fig wart</b></col>, <col><b>Moist wart</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>,
<cd>a soft, bright red, pointed or tufted tumor found about the genitals,
often massed into groups of large size. It is a variety of condyloma.
Called also <i>pointed wart</i>, <i>venereal wart</i>.</cd> <i>L. A.
Duhring.</i> -- <col><b>Wart cress</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the swine's
cress.  See under <u>Swine</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wart snake</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of East Indian
colubrine snakes of the genus <i>Acrochordus</i>, having the body covered
with wartlike tubercles or spinose scales, and lacking cephalic plates and
ventral scutes.</cd> -- <col><b>Wart spurge</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a
kind of wartwort (<i>Euphorbia Helioscopia</i>).</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wart"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having little
knobs on the surface; verrucose; as, a <i>warted</i> capsule.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wart" hog`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Either one of two
species of large, savage African wild hogs of the genus
<i>Phacoch&oelig;rus</i>.  These animals have a pair of large, rough,
fleshy tubercles behind the tusks and second pair behind the eyes. The
tusks are large and strong, and both pairs curve upward. The body is
scantily covered with bristles, but there is long dorsal mane. The South
African species (<i>Phacoch&oelig;rus &AElig;thiopicus</i>) is the best
known. Called also <i>vlacke vark</i>. The second species (<i>P.
&AElig;liani</i>) is native of the coasts of the Red Sea.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wart"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no wart.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wart"weed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Wartwort</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wart"wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name
given to several plants because they were thought to be a cure for warts,
as a kind of spurge (<i>Euphorbia Helioscopia</i>), and the nipplewort
(<i>Lampsana communis</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Wart"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having
warts; full of warts; overgrow with warts; as, a <i>warty</i>
leaf.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of the nature of warts; as, a <i>warty</i>
excrescence.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Warty egg</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a marine univalve
shell (<i>Ovulum verrucosum</i>), having the surface covered with wartlike
elevations.</cd></p>

<p><hw>War"wick*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A
dark brown or black mineral, occurring in prismatic crystals imbedded in
limestone near <i>Warwick</i>, New York. It consists of the borate and
titanate of magnesia and iron.</def></p>

<p><hw>War"worn`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Worn with military
service; as, a <i>warworn</i> soldier; a <i>warworn</i> coat.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Warier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Wariest</u>.] [OE.
<i>war</i>, AS. <i>w&aelig;r</i>; akin to Icel. <i>v&?;rr</i>, Dan. & Sw.
<i>var</i>, Goth. <i>wars</i>, G. ge<i>wahr</i> aware, OHG. <i>wara</i>
notice, attention, Gr. &?; to see.  Cf. <u>Aware</u>, <u>Garment</u>,
<u>Garnish</u>, <u>Garrison</u>, <u>Panorama</u>, <u>Ward</u>, <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos> <u>Ware</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, <u>Warren</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Cautious of danger; carefully watching and
guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or
suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful.</def>  "Bear a
<i>wary</i> eye."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We should be <i>wary</i>, therefore, what persecution we
raise against the living labors of public men.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Characterized by caution; guarded;
careful.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It behoveth our words to be <i>wary</i> and
few.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Cautious; circumspect; watchful.  See
<u>Cautious</u>.</p>

<p><hw>War"ye</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wergian</i>,
<i>wyrgean</i>.  Cf. <u>Worry</u>.] <def>To curse; to curse; to execrate;
to condemn; also, to vex.</def>  [Obs.] [Spelled also <i>warrie</i>,
<i>warry</i>, and <i>wary</i>.] "Whom I thus blame and <i>warye</i>."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Was</hw> (w&obreve;z). [AS. <i>w&aelig;s</i>, 2d pers.
<i>w&aemacr;re</i>, 3d pers. <i>w&aelig;s</i>, pl. <i>w&aemacr;ron</i>,
with the inf. <i>wesan</i> to be; akin to D. <i>wezen</i>, imp. <i>was</i>,
OHG. <i>wesan</i>, imp. <i>was</i>, G. <i>wesen</i>, n., a being, essence,
<i>war</i> was, Icel. <i>vera</i> to be, imp. <i>var</i>, Goth.
<i>wisan</i> to be, to dwell, to remain, imp. <i>was</i>, Skr. <i>vas</i>
to remain, to dwell. &radic;148.   Cf. <u>Vernacular</u>, <u>Wassail</u>,
<u>Were</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>The first and third persons
singular of the verb <i>be</i>, in the indicative mood, preterit
(imperfect) tense; as, I <i>was</i>; he <i>was</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wase</hw> (w&amacr;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Sw. <i>vase</i> a
sheaf.] <def>A bundle of straw, or other material, to relieve the pressure
of burdens carried upon the head.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wash</hw> (w&obreve;sh), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Washed</u> (w&obreve;sht); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Washing</u>.] [OE. <i>waschen</i>, AS. <i>wascan</i>; akin
to D. <i>wasschen</i>, G. <i>waschen</i>, OHG. <i>wascan</i>, Icel. & Sw.
<i>vaska</i>, Dan. <i>vaske</i>, and perhaps to E. <i>water</i>.
&radic;150.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or
rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of
cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or as with water; as, to <i>wash</i>
the hands or body; to <i>wash</i> garments; to <i>wash</i> sheep or wool;
to <i>wash</i> the pavement or floor; to <i>wash</i> the bark of
trees.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, . . . he took
water and <i>washed</i> his hands before the multitude, saying, I am
innocent of the blood of this just person.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxvii.
24.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to
fall on and moisten; hence, to overflow or dash against; as, waves
<i>wash</i> the shore.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Fresh-blown roses <i>washed</i> with dew.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[The landscape] <i>washed</i> with a cold, gray
mist.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To waste or abrade by the force of water in
motion; as, heavy rains <i>wash</i> a road or an embankment.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To remove by washing to take away by, or as by,
the action of water; to drag or draw off as by the tide; -- often with
<i>away</i>, <i>off</i>, <i>out</i>, etc.; as, to <i>wash</i> dirt from the
hands.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Arise, and be baptized, and <i>wash</i> away thy
sins.</blockquote> <i>Acts xxii. 16.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The tide will <i>wash</i> you off.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To cover with a thin or watery coat of color; to
tint lightly and thinly.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To overlay with a thin coat of metal; as, steel
<i>washed</i> with silver.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To wash gold</b></col>, etc., <cd>to treat earth or gravel, or
crushed ore, with water, in order to separate the gold or other metal, or
metallic ore, through their superior gravity.</cd> -- <col><b>To wash the
hands of</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Hand</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wash</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
perform the act of ablution.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Wash</i> in Jordan seven times.</blockquote> <i>2 Kings
v. 10.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To clean anything by rubbing or dipping it in
water; to perform the business of cleansing clothes, ore, etc., in
water.</def>  "She can <i>wash</i> and scour."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To bear without injury the operation of being
washed; as, some calicoes do not <i>wash</i>.</def>  [Colloq.]</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To be wasted or worn away by the action of
water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea;
-- said of road, a beach, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wash</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of
washing; an ablution; a cleansing, wetting, or dashing with water; hence, a
quantity, as of clothes, washed at once.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A piece of ground washed by the action of a sea
or river, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part
of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh; a fen; as, the
<i>washes</i> in Lincolnshire.</def>  "The <i>Wash</i> of Edmonton so gay."
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>These Lincoln <i>washes</i> have devoured them.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Substances collected and deposited by the action
of water; as, the <i>wash</i> of a sewer, of a river, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>wash</i> of pastures, fields, commons, and roads,
where rain water hath a long time settled.</blockquote>
<i>Mortimer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection
from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food for
pigs.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Distilling)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The
fermented wort before the spirit is extracted.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West
Indies for distillation.</def>  <i>B. Edwards.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>That with which anything is washed, or wetted,
smeared, tinted, etc., upon the surface.</def>  Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A liquid cosmetic for the complexion.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A liquid dentifrice.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A liquid preparation for the hair; as, a hair
<i>wash</i>.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>A medical preparation in a liquid form for
external application; a lotion.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <i>(Painting)</i> <def>A thin coat of color, esp.
water color.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(j)</i></sd> <def>A thin coat of metal laid on anything for
beauty or preservation.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The blade of
an oar, or the thin part which enters the water.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars,
or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>The flow, swash, or breaking of a body of water,
as a wave; also, the sound of it.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><col><b>Wash ball</b></col>, <cd>a ball of soap to be used in washing
the hands or face.</cd> <i>Swift.</i> -- <col><b>Wash barrel</b></col>
<i>(Fisheries)</i>, <cd>a barrel nearly full of split mackerel, loosely put
in, and afterward filled with salt water in order to soak the blood from
the fish before salting.</cd> -- <col><b>Wash bottle</b></col>.
<i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A bottle partially filled with some
liquid through which gases are passed for the purpose of purifying them,
especially by removing soluble constituents.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A
washing bottle. See under <u>Washing</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wash
gilding</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Water gilding</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wash
leather</b></col>, <cd>split sheepskin dressed with oil, in imitation of
chamois, or shammy, and used for dusting, cleaning glass or plate, etc.;
also, alumed, or buff, leather for soldiers' belts.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wash</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Washy;
weak.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Their bodies of so weak and <i>wash</i> a
temper.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being washed without injury;
washable; as, <i>wash</i> goods.</def>  [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Wash"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
washed without damage to fabric or color.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wash"board`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
fluted, or ribbed, board on which clothes are rubbed in washing
them.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A board running round, and serving as a facing
for, the walls of a room, next to the floor; a mopboard.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A broad, thin plank, fixed along
the gunwale of boat to keep the sea from breaking inboard; also, a plank on
the sill of a lower deck port, for the same purpose; -- called also
<i>wasteboard</i>.</def>  <i>Mar. Dict.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wash"bowl`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A basin, or bowl, to
hold water for washing one's hands, face, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wash"dish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
washbowl.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Washerwoman</u>,
2.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Washed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Appearing as if overlaid with a thin layer of different color; -- said
of the colors of certain birds and insects.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wash"en</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Wash</u>.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wash"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>w&aelig;scere</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, washes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A ring of metal, leather, or other material, or
a perforated plate, used for various purposes, as around a bolt or screw to
form a seat for the head or nut, or around a wagon axle to prevent endwise
motion of the hub of the wheel and relieve friction, or in a joint to form
a packing, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Plumbing)</i> <def>A fitting, usually having a
plug, applied to a cistern, tub, sink, or the like, and forming the outlet
opening.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The common
raccoon.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Washerwoman</u>,
2.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wash"er*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Washermen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A man who washes clothes, esp. for
hire, or for others.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wash"er*wom`an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Washerwomen</b></plw> (&?;).</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A woman who washes clothes, especially for hire,
or for others.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The pied wagtail; -- so
called in allusion to its beating the water with its tail while tripping
along the leaves of water plants.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wash"house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An outbuilding for
washing, esp. one for washing clothes; a laundry.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wash"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being washy, watery, or weak.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wash"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act
of one who washes; the act of cleansing with water; ablution.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The clothes washed, esp. at one time; a
wash.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Washing bear</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the
raccoon.</cd> -- <col><b>Washing bottle</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a
bottle fitted with glass tubes passing through the cork, so that on blowing
into one of the tubes a stream of water issuing from the other may be
directed upon anything to be washed or rinsed, as a precipitate upon a
filter, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Washing fluid</b></col>, <cd>a liquid used as
a cleanser, and consisting usually of alkaline salts resembling soaps in
their action.</cd> -- <col><b>Washing machine</b></col>, <cd>a machine for
washing; specifically, a machine for washing clothes.</cd> --
<col><b>Washing soda</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See <i>Sodium
carbonate</i>, under <u>Sodium</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Washing
stuff</b></col>, <cd>any earthy deposit containing gold enough to pay for
washing it; -- so called among gold miners.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wash`ing*to"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Pertaining to, or characteristic of, George <i>Washington</i>; as, a
<i>Washingtonian</i> policy.</def>  <i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Designating, or pertaining to, a temperance
society and movement started in Baltimore in 1840 on the principle of total
abstinence.</def>  -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A member of the
Washingtonian Society.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wash"-off`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Calico Printing)</i>
<def>Capable of being washed off; not permanent or durable; -- said of
colors not fixed by steaming or otherwise.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wash"out`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The washing out or
away of earth, etc., especially of a portion of the bed of a road or
railroad by a fall of rain or a freshet; also, a place, especially in the
bed of a road or railroad, where the earth has been washed away.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wash"pot`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
pot or vessel in which anything is washed.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Tin-Plate Manuf.)</i> <def>A pot containing
melted tin into which the plates are dipped to be coated.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wash"stand`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A piece of furniture
holding the ewer or pitcher, basin, and other requisites for washing the
person.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wash"tub`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tub in which clothes
are washed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wash"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Wash</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Watery; damp; soft.</def>  "<i>Washy</i> ooze."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Lacking substance or strength; weak; thin;
dilute; feeble; as, <i>washy</i> tea; <i>washy</i> resolutions.</def></p>

<p><blockquote> A polish . . . not over thin and <i>washy</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not firm or hardy; liable to sweat profusely
with labor; as, a <i>washy</i> horse.</def>  [Local, U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Wa"site</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Wasium</u>.]
<i>(Min.)</i> <def>A variety of allanite from Sweden supposed to contain
wasium.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"si*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. So called from
<i>Wasa</i>, or <i>Vasa</i>, the name of a former royal family of Sweden.]
<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A rare element supposed by Bahr to have been extracted
from wasite, but now identified with thorium.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wasp</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>waspe</i>, AS.
<i>w&aelig;ps</i>, <i>w&aelig;fs</i>; akin to D. <i>wesp</i>, G.
<i>wespe</i>, OHG. <i>wafsa</i>, <i>wefsa</i>, Lith. <i>vapsa</i> gadfly,
Russ. <i>osa</i> wasp, L. <i>vespa</i>, and perhaps to E. <i>weave</i>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of stinging
hymenopterous insects, esp. any of the numerous species of the genus
<i>Vespa</i>, which includes the true, or social, wasps, some of which are
called <i>yellow jackets</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The social wasps make a complex series of combs, of a substance
like stiff paper, often of large size, and protect them by a paperlike
covering. The larv&aelig; are reared in the cells of the combs, and eat
insects and insect larv&aelig; brought to them by the adults, but the
latter feed mainly on the honey and pollen of flowers, and on the sweet
juices of fruit.  See <i>Illust.</i> in Appendix.</p>

<p><col><b>Digger wasp</b></col>, <cd>any one of numerous species of
solitary wasps that make their nests in burrows which they dig in the
ground, as the sand wasps.  See <i>Sand wasp</i>, under <u>Sand</u>.</cd> -
- <col><b>Mud wasp</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Mud</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Potter wasp</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Potter</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Wasp fly</b></col>, <cd>a species of fly resembling a wasp, but
without a sting.</cd></p>

<p><! p. 1630 !></p>

<p><hw>Wasp"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Resembling a wasp in form; having a slender waist, like a
wasp.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Quick to resent a trifling affront;
characterized by snappishness; irritable; irascible; petulant;
snappish.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He was naturally a <i>waspish</i> and hot man.</blockquote>
<i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Much do I suffer, much, to keep in peace<BR>
This jealous, <i>waspish</i>, wrong-head, rhyming race.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Snappish; petulant; irritable; irascible; testy; peevish;
captious.</p>

<p>-- <wf>Wasp"ish*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Wasp"ish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Was"sail</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wes h&amacr;l</i>
(or an equivalent form in another dialect) be in health, which was the form
of drinking a health. The form <i>wes</i> is imperative.  See <u>Was</u>,
and <u>Whole</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An ancient expression of good wishes on a
festive occasion, especially in drinking to some one.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Geoffrey of Monmouth relates, on the authority of Walter
Calenius, that this lady [Rowena], the daughter of Hengist, knelt down on
the approach of the king, and, presenting him with a cup of wine,
exclaimed, Lord king <i>w&aelig;s heil</i>, that is, literally, Health be
to you.</blockquote> <i>N. Drake.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An occasion on which such good wishes are
expressed in drinking; a drinking bout; a carouse.</def>  "In merry
<i>wassail</i> he . . . peals his loud song."  <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The king doth wake to-night and takes his rouse,<BR>
Keeps <i>wassail</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The victors abandoned themselves to feasting and
<i>wassail</i>.</blockquote> <i>Prescott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The liquor used for a wassail; esp., a beverage
formerly much used in England at Christmas and other festivals, made of ale
(or wine) flavored with spices, sugar, toast, roasted apples, etc.; --
called also <i>lamb's wool</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A jolly wassail bowl,<BR>
A <i>wassail</i> of good ale.</blockquote> <i>Old Song.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A festive or drinking song or glee.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Have you done your <i>wassail</i>! 'T is a handsome, drowsy
ditty, I'll assure you.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Was"sail</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
wassail, or to a wassail; convivial; as, a <i>wassail</i> bowl.</def>
"A<i>wassail</i> candle, my lord, all tallow."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Wassail bowl</b></col>, <cd>a bowl in which wassail was mixed,
and placed upon the table.</cd>  "Spiced <i>wassail bowl</i>." <i>J.
Fletcher.</i> "When the cloth was removed, the butler brought in a huge
silver vessel . . . Its appearance was hailed with acclamation, being the
<i>wassail bowl</i> so renowned in Christmas festivity." <i>W. Irving.</i>
-- <col><b>Wassail cup</b></col>, <cd>a cup from which wassail was
drunk.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Was"sail</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To hold a wassail; to
carouse.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Spending all the day, and good part of the night, in
dancing, caroling, and <i>wassailing</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir P.
Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>Was"sail*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who drinks
wassail; one who engages in festivity, especially in drinking; a
reveler.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The rudeness and swilled insolence<BR>
Of such late <i>wassailers</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wast</hw> (?). <def>The second person singular of the verb
<i>be</i>, in the indicative mood, imperfect tense; -- now used only in
solemn or poetical style.  See <u>Was</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wast"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Loss by use, decay,
evaporation, leakage, or the like; waste.</def></p>

<p><hw>Waste</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wast</i>, OF.
<i>wast</i>, from L. <i>vastus</i>, influenced by the kindred German word;
cf. OHG. <i>wuosti</i>, G. <i>w&uuml;st</i>, OS. <i>w&?;sti</i>, D.
<i>woest</i>, AS. <i>w&emacr;ste</i>.  Cf. <u>Vast</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Desolate; devastated; stripped; bare; hence,
dreary; dismal; gloomy; cheerless.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The dismal situation <i>waste</i> and wild.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His heart became appalled as he gazed forward into the
<i>waste</i> darkness of futurity.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Lying unused; unproductive; worthless;
valueless; refuse; rejected; as, <i>waste</i> land; <i>waste</i>
paper.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But his <i>waste</i> words returned to him in
vain.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Not a <i>waste</i> or needless sound,<BR>
Till we come to holier ground.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Ill day which made this beauty <i>waste</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Lost for want of occupiers or use;
superfluous.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And strangled with her <i>waste</i> fertility.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Waste gate</b></col>, <cd>a gate by which the superfluous water
of a reservoir, or the like, is discharged.</cd> -- <col><b>Waste
paper</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Paper</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Waste
pipe</b></col>, <cd>a pipe for carrying off waste, or superfluous, water or
other fluids.</cd> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Steam Boilers)</i>
<cd>An escape pipe.  See under <u>Escape</u>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<i>(Plumbing)</i> <cd>The outlet pipe at the bottom of a bowl, tub, sink,
or the like.</cd> -- <col><b>Waste steam</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>Steam which escapes the air.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Exhaust
steam.</cd> -- <col><b>Waste trap</b></col>, <cd>a trap for a waste pipe,
as of a sink.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Waste</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Wasted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Wasting</u>.] [OE.
<i>wasten</i>, OF. <i>waster</i>, <i>guaster</i>, <i>gaster</i>, F.
<i>g&acirc;ter</i> to spoil, L. <i>vastare</i> to devastate, to lay waste,
fr. <i>vastus</i> waste, desert, uncultivated, ravaged, vast, but
influenced by a kindred German word; cf. OHG. <i>wuosten</i>, G.
<i>w&uuml;sten</i>, AS. <i>w&emacr;stan</i>.  See <u>Waste</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To bring to ruin; to devastate; to desolate; to
destroy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou barren ground, whom winter's wrath hath
<i>wasted</i>,<BR>
Art made a mirror to behold my plight.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The Tiber<BR>
Insults our walls, and <i>wastes</i> our fruitful grounds.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to
diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear
out.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Until your carcasses be <i>wasted</i> in the
wilderness.</blockquote> <i>Num. xiv. 33.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>O, were I able<BR>
To <i>waste</i> it all myself, and leave ye none!</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Here condemned<BR>
To <i>waste</i> eternal days in woe and pain.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Wasted</i> by such a course of life, the infirmities of
age daily grew on him.</blockquote> <i>Robertson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To spend unnecessarily or carelessly; to employ
prodigally; to expend without valuable result; to apply to useless
purposes; to lavish vainly; to squander; to cause to be lost; to destroy by
scattering or injury.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The younger son gathered all together, and . . .
<i>wasted</i> his substance with riotous living.</blockquote> <i>Luke xv.
13.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Full many a flower is born to blush unseen,<BR>
And <i>waste</i> its sweetness on the desert air.</blockquote>
<i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To damage, impair, or injure, as an
estate, voluntarily, or by suffering the buildings, fences, etc., to go to
decay.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To squander; dissipate; lavish; desolate.</p>

<p><hw>Waste</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value, or the like,
gradually; to be consumed; to dwindle; to grow less.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The time <i>wasteth</i> night and day.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The barrel of meal shall not <i>waste</i>.</blockquote> <i>1
Kings xvii. 14.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>But man dieth, and <i>wasteth</i> away.</blockquote> <i>Job
xiv. 10.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Sporting)</i> <def>To procure or sustain a
reduction of flesh; -- said of a jockey in preparation for a race,
etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Waste</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>waste</i>; cf. the kindred
AS. <i>w&?;sten</i>, OHG. <i>w&?;st&imacr;</i>, <i>wuost&imacr;</i>, G.
<i>w&uuml;ste</i>.  See <u>Waste</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> &
<pos><i>v.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of wasting, or the state of being
wasted; a squandering; needless destruction; useless consumption or
expenditure; devastation; loss without equivalent gain; gradual loss or
decrease, by use, wear, or decay; as, a <i>waste</i> of property, time,
labor, words, etc.</def>  "<i>Waste</i> . . . of catel and of time."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>For all this <i>waste</i> of wealth loss of
blood.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He will never . . . in the way of <i>waste</i>, attempt us
again.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Little <i>wastes</i> in great establishments, constantly
occurring, may defeat the energies of a mighty capital.</blockquote> <i>L.
Beecher.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is wasted or desolate; a devastated,
uncultivated, or wild country; a deserted region; an unoccupied or
unemployed space; a dreary void; a desert; a wilderness.</def>  "The
<i>wastes</i> of Nature."  <i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All the leafy nation sinks at last,<BR>
And Vulcan rides in triumph o'er the <i>waste</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The gloomy <i>waste</i> of waters which bears his name is
his tomb and his monument.</blockquote> <i>Bancroft.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is of no value; worthless remnants;
refuse. Specifically: Remnants of cops, or other refuse resulting from the
working of cotton, wool, hemp, and the like, used for wiping machinery,
absorbing oil in the axle boxes of railway cars, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Spoil, destruction, or injury, done
to houses, woods, fences, lands, etc., by a tenant for life or for years,
to the prejudice of the heir, or of him in reversion or
remainder.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Waste is <i>voluntary</i>, as by pulling down buildings; or
<i>permissive</i>, as by suffering them to fall for want of necessary
repairs. Whatever does a lasting damage to the freehold is a <u>waste</u>.
<i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>Old or abandoned workings,
whether left as vacant space or filled with refuse.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Prodigality; diminution; loss; dissipation; destruction;
devastation; havoc; desolation; ravage.</p>

<p><hw>Waste"bas`ket</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A basket used in
offices, libraries, etc., as a receptacle for waste paper.</def></p>

<p><hw>Waste"board`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>See
<u>Washboard</u>, 3.</def></p>

<p><hw>Waste"book`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Com.)</i> <def>A book
in which rough entries of transactions are made, previous to their being
carried into the journal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Waste"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Full of waste; destructive to property; ruinous; as, <i>wasteful</i>
practices or negligence; <i>wasteful</i> expenses.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Expending, or tending to expend, property, or
that which is valuable, in a needless or useless manner; lavish; prodigal;
as, a <i>wasteful</i> person; a <i>wasteful</i> disposition.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Waste; desolate; unoccupied; untilled.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>In wilderness and <i>wasteful</i> desert
strayed.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Lavish; profuse; prodigal; extravagant.</p>

<p>-- <wf>Waste"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Waste"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Was"tel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>wastel</i>,
<i>gastel</i>, F. <i>g&acirc;teau</i>, LL. <i>wastellus</i>, fr. MHG.
<i>wastel</i> a kind of bread; cf. OHG. & AS. <i>wist</i> food.] <def>A
kind of white and fine bread or cake; -- called also <i>wastel bread</i>,
and <i>wastel cake</i>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Roasted flesh or milk and <i>wasted</i> bread.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The simnel bread and <i>wastel</i> cakes, which were only
used at the tables of the highest nobility.</blockquote> <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Waste"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The quality or state of being waste; a desolate state or condition;
desolation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A day of trouble and distress, a day of
<i>wasteness</i>.</blockquote> <i>Zeph. i. 15.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is waste; a desert; a waste.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Through woods and <i>wasteness</i> wide him daily
sought.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wast"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wastour</i>, OF.
<i>wasteor</i>, <i>gasteor</i>.  See <u>Waste</u>, <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, wastes; one who
squanders; one who consumes or expends extravagantly; a spendthrift; a
prodigal.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that
is a great <i>waster</i>.</blockquote> <i>Prov. xviii. 9.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Sconces are great <i>wasters</i> of candles.</blockquote>
<i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing
it to waste; -- called also a <i>thief</i>.</def>  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used
as a foil.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Half a dozen of veneys at <i>wasters</i> with a good fellow
for a broken head.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Being unable to wield the intellectual arms of reason, they
are fain to betake them unto <i>wasters</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir T.
Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Waste"thrift`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
spendthrift.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Waste"weir`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An overfall, or
weir, for the escape, or overflow, of superfluous water from a canal,
reservoir, pond, or the like.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wast"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Causing waste; also,
undergoing waste; diminishing; as, a <i>wasting</i> disease; a
<i>wasting</i> fortune.</def>
</p>

<p><col><b>Wasting palsy</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>progressive muscular
atrophy.  See under <u>Progressive</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wast"or</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A waster; a thief.</def>
[Obs. or R.] [Written also <i>wastour</i>.]  <i>Chaucer. Southey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wast"o*rel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Wastrel</u>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wast"rel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Any
waste thing or substance</def>; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Waste land or
common land.</def>  [Obs.] <i>Carew.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A
profligate.</def>  [Prov. Eng.] <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A neglected child;
a street Arab.</def>  [Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anything cast away as bad or useless, as
imperfect bricks, china, etc.</def>  [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Watch</hw> (w&obreve;ch), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wacche</i>,
AS. <i>w&aelig;cce</i>, fr. <i>wacian</i> to wake; akin to D. <i>wacht</i>,
<i>waak</i>, G. <i>wacht</i>, <i>wache</i>. &radic;134.  See <u>Wake</u>,
<pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> ]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of watching; forbearance of sleep;
vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly observant attention; close
observation; guard; preservative or preventive vigilance; formerly, a
watching or guarding by night.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Shepherds keeping <i>watch</i> by night.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All the long night their mournful <i>watch</i> they
keep.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Watch</i> was formerly distinguished from <i>ward</i>, the
former signifying a watching or guarding by <i>night</i>, and the latter a
watching, guarding, or protecting by <i>day</i> Hence, they were not
unfrequently used together, especially in the phrase <i>to keep watch and
ward</i>, to denote continuous and uninterrupted vigilance or protection,
or both watching and guarding. This distinction is now rarely recognized,
<i>watch</i> being used to signify a watching or guarding both by night and
by day, and <i>ward</i>, which is now rarely used, having simply the
meaning of <i>guard</i>, or <i>protection</i>, without reference to
time.</p>

<p><blockquote>Still, when she slept, he kept both <i>watch and
ward</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Ward</i>, guard, or <i>custodia</i>, is chiefly applied
to the daytime, in order to apprehend rioters, and robbers on the highway .
. .  <i>Watch</i>, is properly applicable to the night only, . . . and it
begins when <i>ward</i> ends, and ends when that begins.</blockquote>
<i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who watches, or those who watch; a watchman,
or a body of watchmen; a sentry; a guard.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Pilate said unto them, Ye have a <i>watch</i>; go your way,
make it as sure as ye can.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxvii. 65.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The post or office of a watchman; also, the
place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He upbraids Iago, that he made him<BR>
Brave me upon the <i>watch</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The period of the night during which a person
does duty as a sentinel, or guard; the time from the placing of a sentinel
till his relief; hence, a division of the night.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I did stand my <i>watch</i> upon the hill.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Might we but hear . . . <BR>
Or whistle from the lodge, or village cock<BR>
Count the night <i>watches</i> to his feathery dames.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A small timepiece, or chronometer, to be carried
about the person, the machinery of which is moved by a spring.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Watches are often distinguished by the kind of escapement used,
as an <i>anchor watch</i>, a <i>lever watch</i>, a <i>chronometer
watch</i>, etc. (see the Note under <u>Escapement</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3); also, by the kind of case, as a <i>gold</i> or
<i>silver watch</i>, an <i>open-faced watch</i>, a <i>hunting watch</i>, or
<i>hunter</i>, etc.</p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An allotted
portion of time, usually four hour for standing watch, or being on deck
ready for duty.   Cf. <u>Dogwatch</u>.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>That
part, usually one half, of the officers and crew, who together attend to
the working of a vessel for an allotted time, usually four hours. The
watches are designated as the <i>port watch</i>, and the <i>starboard
watch</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Anchor watch</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a detail of one or
more men who keep watch on deck when a vessel is at anchor.</cd> --
<col><b>To be on the watch</b></col>, <cd>to be looking steadily for some
event.</cd> -- <col><b>Watch and ward</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>the
charge or care of certain officers to keep a watch by night and a guard by
day in towns, cities, and other districts, for the preservation of the
public peace.</cd> <i>Wharton.</i>  <i>Burrill.</i> -- <col><b>Watch and
watch</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the regular alternation in being on
watch and off watch of the two watches into which a ship's crew is commonly
divided.</cd> -- <col><b>Watch barrel</b></col>, <cd>the brass box in a
watch, containing the mainspring.</cd> -- <col><b>Watch bell</b></col>
<i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a bell struck when the half-hour glass is run out, or
at the end of each half hour.</cd> <i>Craig.</i> -- <col><b>Watch
bill</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a list of the officers and crew of a
ship as divided into watches, with their stations.</cd> <i>Totten.</i> --
<col><b>Watch case</b></col>, <cd>the case, or outside covering, of a
watch; also, a case for holding a watch, or in which it is kept.</cd> --
<col><b>Watch chain</b></col>. <cd>Same as <i>watch guard</i>, below.</cd>
-- <col><b>Watch clock</b></col>, <cd>a watchman's clock; see under
<u>Watchman</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Watch fire</b></col>, <cd>a fire lighted
at night, as a signal, or for the use of a watch or guard.</cd> --
<col><b>Watch glass</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A concavo-convex
glass for covering the face, or dial, of a watch; -- also called <i>watch
crystal</i>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>A half-hour glass
used to measure the time of a watch on deck.</cd> -- <col><b>Watch
guard</b></col>, <cd>a chain or cord by which a watch is attached to the
person.</cd> -- <col><b>Watch gun</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a gun
sometimes fired on shipboard at 8 p. m., when the night watch begins.</cd>
-- <col><b>Watch light</b></col>, <cd>a low-burning lamp used by watchers
at night; formerly, a candle having a rush wick.</cd> -- <col><b>Watch
night</b></col>, <cd>The last night of the year; -- so called by the
Methodists, Moravians, and others, who observe it by holding religious
meetings lasting until after midnight.</cd> -- <col><b>Watch
paper</b></col>, <cd>an old-fashioned ornament for the inside of a watch
case, made of paper cut in some fanciful design, as a vase with flowers,
etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Watch tackle</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a small,
handy purchase, consisting of a tailed double block, and a single block
with a hook.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Watch</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. AS.
<i>w&oelig;ccan</i>, <i>wacian</i>. &radic;134.  See <u>Watch</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <u>Wake</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> ]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be awake; to be or continue without sleep; to
wake; to keep vigil.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I have two nights <i>watched</i> with you.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Couldest thou not <i>watch</i> one hour ?</blockquote>
<i>Mark xiv. 37.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be attentive or vigilant; to give heed; to be
on the lookout; to keep guard; to act as sentinel.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Take ye heed, <i>watch</i> and pray.</blockquote> <i>Mark
xiii. 33.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The Son gave signal high<BR>
To the bright minister that <i>watched</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be expectant; to look with expectation; to
wait; to seek opportunity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that
<i>watch</i> for the morning.</blockquote> <i>Ps. cxxx. 6.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To remain awake with any one as nurse or
attendant; to attend on the sick during the night; as, to <i>watch</i> with
a man in a fever.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To serve the purpose of a
watchman by floating properly in its place; -- said of a buoy.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To watch over</b></col>, <cd>to be cautiously observant of; to
inspect, superintend, and guard.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Watch</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Watched</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Watching</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To give heed to; to observe the actions or
motions of, for any purpose; to keep in view; not to lose from sight and
observation; as, to <i>watch</i> the progress of a bill in the
legislature.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Saul also sent messengers unto David's house to <i>watch</i>
him, and to slay him.</blockquote> <i>1 Sam. xix. 11</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I must cool a little, and <i>watch</i> my
opportunity.</blockquote> <i>Landor.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In lazy mood I <i>watched</i> the little circles
die.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To tend; to guard; to have in keeping.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And flaming ministers, to <i>watch</i> and tend<BR>
Their earthy charge.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Paris <i>watched</i> the flocks in the groves of
Ida.</blockquote> <i>Broome.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1631 !></p>

<p><hw>Watch"dog`</hw> (w&obreve;ch"d&obreve;g`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>A dog kept to watch and guard premises or property, and to give notice
of the approach of intruders.</def></p>

<p><hw>Watch"er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
watches; one who sits up or continues; a diligent observer; specifically,
one who attends upon the sick during the night.</def></p>

<p><hw>Watch"es</hw> (-&ebreve;z), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>The leaves of <i>Saracenia flava</i>.  See <u>Trumpets</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Watchet</hw> (-&ebreve;t), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Probably from F.
<i>vaciet</i> bilberry, whortleberry; cf. L. <i>vaccinium</i> blueberry,
whortleberry.] <def>Pale or light blue.</def>  [Obs.] "<i>Watchet</i>
mantles."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Who stares in Germany at <i>watchet</i> eyes?</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Watch"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of watch;
vigilant; attentive; careful to observe closely; observant; cautious; --
with <i>of</i> before the thing to be regulated or guarded; as, to be
<i>watchful</i> of one's behavior; and with <i>against</i> before the thing
to be avoided; as, to be <i>watchful</i> against the growth of vicious
habits.</def>  "Many a <i>watchful</i> night." <i>Shak.</i> "Happy
<i>watchful</i> shepherds." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>'Twixt prayer and <i>watchful</i> love his heart
dividing.</blockquote> <i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Vigilant; attentive; cautious; observant; circumspect;
wakeful; heedful.</p>

<p>-- <wf>Watch"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Watch"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Watch"house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Watchhouses</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A house in
which a watch or guard is placed.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A place where persons under temporary arrest by
the police of a city are kept; a police station; a lockup.</def></p>

<p><hw>Watch"mak`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One whose
occupation is to make and repair watches.</def></p>

<p><hw>Watch"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Watchmen</b></plw> (&?;).</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a
guard; a sentinel.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, one who guards a building, or the
streets of a city, by night.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Watchman beetle</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the European
dor.</cd> -- <col><b>Watchman's clock</b></col>, <cd>a watchman's detector
in which the apparatus for recording the times of visiting several stations
is contained within a single clock.</cd> -- <col><b>Watchman's
detector</b></col>, or <col><b>Watchman's time detector</b></col>, <cd>an
apparatus for recording the time when a watchman visits a station on his
rounds.</cd> -- <col><b>Watchman's rattle</b></col>, <cd>an instrument
having at the end of a handle a revolving arm, which, by the action of a
strong spring upon cogs, produces, when in motion, a loud, harsh, rattling
sound.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Watch"tow`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tower in which a
sentinel is placed to watch for enemies, the approach of danger, or the
like.</def></p>

<p><hw>Watch"word`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
word given to sentinels, and to such as have occasion to visit the guards,
used as a signal by which a friend is known from an enemy, or a person who
has a right to pass the watch from one who has not; a countersign; a
password.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A sentiment or motto; esp., one used as a
rallying cry or a signal for action.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Nor deal in <i>watchwords</i> overmuch.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter</hw> (w&add;"t&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>w&aelig;ter</i>; akin to OS. <i>watar</i>, OFries. <i>wetir</i>,
<i>weter</i>, LG. & D. <i>water</i>, G. <i>wasser</i>, OHG. <i>wazzar</i>,
Icel. <i>vatn</i>, Sw. <i>vatten</i>, Dan. <i>vand</i>, Goth.
<i>wat&omacr;</i>, O. Slav. & Russ. <i>voda</i>, Gr. <grk>'y`dwr</grk>,
Skr. <i>udan</i> water, <i>ud</i> to wet, and perhaps to L. <i>unda</i>
wave. &radic;137.  Cf. <u>Dropsy</u>, <u>Hydra</u>, <u>Otter</u>,
<u>Wet</u>, <u>Whisky</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The fluid which
descends from the clouds in rain, and which forms rivers, lakes, seas,
etc.</def>  "We will drink <i>water</i>." <i>Shak.</i> "Powers of fire,
air, <i>water</i>, and earth." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Pure water consists of hydrogen and oxygen, H<sub>2</sub>O, and
is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, transparent liquid, which is very
slightly compressible. At its maximum density, 39&deg; Fahr. or 4&deg; C.,
it is the standard for specific gravities, one cubic centimeter weighing
one gram. It freezes at 32&deg; Fahr. or 0&deg; C. and boils at 212&deg;
Fahr. or 100&deg; C. (see <u>Ice</u>, <u>Steam</u>). It is the most
important natural solvent, and is frequently impregnated with foreign
matter which is mostly removed by distillation; hence, rain water is nearly
pure. It is an important ingredient in the tissue of animals and plants,
the human body containing about two thirds its weight of water.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A body of water, standing or flowing; a lake,
river, or other collection of water.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Remembering he had passed over a small <i>water</i> a poor
scholar when first coming to the university, he kneeled.</blockquote>
<i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Any liquid secretion, humor, or the like,
resembling water; esp., the urine.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Pharm.)</i> <def>A solution in water of a gaseous
or readily volatile substance; as, ammonia <i>water</i>.</def>  <i>U. S.
Pharm.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The limpidity and luster of a precious stone,
especially a diamond; as, a diamond of the first <i>water</i>, that is,
perfectly pure and transparent. Hence, <i>of the first water</i>, that is,
of the first excellence.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as
is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.  See <u>Water</u>, <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos>, 3, <u>Damask</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, and
<u>Damaskeen</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>An addition to the shares representing the
capital of a stock company so that the aggregate par value of the shares is
increased while their value for investment is diminished, or
"diluted."</def> [Brokers' Cant]</p>

<p>&fist; <i>Water</i> is often used adjectively and in the formation of
many self-explaining compounds; as, <i>water</i> drainage; <i>water</i>
gauge, or <i>water</i>-gauge; <i>water</i>fowl, <i>water</i>-fowl, or
<i>water</i> fowl; <i>water</i>-beaten; <i>water</i>-borne, <i>water</i>-
circled, <i>water</i>-girdled, <i>water</i>-rocked, etc.</p>

<p><col><b>Hard water</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Hard</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Inch of water</b></col>, <cd>a unit of measure of quantity of
water, being the quantity which will flow through an orifice one inch
square, or a circular orifice one inch in diameter, in a vertical surface,
under a stated constant head; also called <i>miner's inch</i>, and <i>water
inch</i>. The shape of the orifice and the head vary in different
localities. In the Western United States, for hydraulic mining, the
standard aperture is square and the head from 4 to 9 inches above its
center. In Europe, for experimental hydraulics, the orifice is usually
round and the head from &frac1x12; of an inch to 1 inch above its top.</cd>
-- <col><b>Mineral water</b></col>, <cd>waters which are so impregnated
with foreign ingredients, such as gaseous, sulphureous, and saline
substances, as to give them medicinal properties, or a particular flavor or
temperature.</cd> -- <col><b>Soft water</b></col>, <cd>water not
impregnated with lime or mineral salts.</cd> -- <col><b>To hold
water</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Hold</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></cd> --
<col><b>To keep one's head above water</b></col>, <cd>to keep afloat; fig.,
to avoid failure or sinking in the struggles of life.</cd> [Colloq.] --
<col><b>To make water</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To pass
urine.</cd> <i>Swift.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>To admit
water; to leak.</cd> -- <col><b>Water of crystallization</b></col>
<i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>the water combined with many salts in their crystalline
form. This water is loosely, but, nevertheless, chemically, combined, for
it is held in fixed and definite amount for each substance containing it.
Thus, while pure copper sulphate, CuSO<sub>4</sub>, is a white amorphous
substance, blue vitriol, the crystallized form,
CuSO<sub>4</sub>.<sub>5</sub>H<sub>2</sub>O, contains five molecules of
water of crystallization.</cd> -- <col><b>Water on the brain</b></col>
<i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>hydrocephalus.</cd> -- <col><b>Water on the
chest</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>hydrothorax.</cd></p>

<p>&fist; Other phrases, in which <i>water</i> occurs as the first element,
will be found in alphabetical order in the Vocabulary.</p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Watered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Watering</u>.] [AS. <i>w&aelig;terian</i>, ge<i>w&aelig;terian</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to
overflow with water; to irrigate; as, to <i>water</i> land; to <i>water</i>
flowers.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With tears <i>watering</i> the ground.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Men whose lives gilded on like rivers that <i>water</i> the
woodlands.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To supply with water for drink; to cause or
allow to drink; as, to <i>water</i> cattle and horses.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart
to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike
lines; as, to <i>water</i> silk.  Cf. <u>Water</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>,
6.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To add water to (anything), thereby extending
the quantity or bulk while reducing the strength or quality; to extend; to
dilute; to weaken.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To water stock</b></col>, <cd>to increase the capital stock of a
company by issuing new stock, thus diminishing the value of the individual
shares.   Cf. <u>Water</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 7.</cd> [Brokers'
Cant]</p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
shed, secrete, or fill with, water or liquid matter; as, his eyes began to
<i>water</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If thine eyes can <i>water</i> for his death.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To get or take in water; as, the ship put into
port to <i>water</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>The mouth waters</b></col>, <cd>a phrase denoting that a person
or animal has a longing desire for something, since the sight of food often
causes one who is hungry to have an increased flow of saliva.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter ad"der</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>The water moccasin.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The common,
harmless American water snake (<i>Tropidonotus sipedon</i>).  See
<i>Illust.</i> under <u>Water Snake</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*age</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Money paid for
transportation of goods, etc., by water.</def>  [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter ag"ri*mo*ny</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of bur
marigold (<i>Bidens tripartita</i>) found in wet places in
Europe.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter al"oe</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See <u>Water
soldier</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter an"te*lope</hw> (?). <def>See <u>Water buck</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter a"rum</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An aroid herb (<i>Calla
palustris</i>) having a white spathe. It is an inhabitant of the north
temperate zone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter back`</hw> (?). <def>See under 1st <u>Back</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter bail"iff</hw> (?). <def>An officer of the customs, whose duty
it is to search vessels.</def>  [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter bal"last</hw> (?). <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Water confined in
specially constructed compartments in a vessel's hold, to serve as
ballast.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter ba*rom"e*ter</hw> (?). <i>(Physics)</i> <def>A barometer in
which the changes of atmospheric pressure are indicated by the motion of a
column of water instead of mercury. It requires a column of water about
thirty-three feet in height.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter bath`</hw> (?). <def>A device for regulating the temperature
of anything subjected to heat, by surrounding the vessel containing it with
another vessel containing water which can be kept at a desired temperature;
also, a vessel designed for this purpose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter bat"ter*y</hw> (?). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>A
voltaic battery in which the exciting fluid is water.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A battery nearly on a level with
the water.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter bear`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any species of
Tardigrada, 2.  See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Tardigrada</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter-bear`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Astron.)</i>
<def>The constellation Aquarius.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter bed`</hw> (?). <def>A kind of mattress made of, or covered
with, waterproof fabric and filled with water. It is used in hospitals for
bedridden patients.</def>
</p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter beech`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The American hornbeam.
See <u>Hornbeam</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter bee"tle</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of
numerous species of aquatic beetles belonging to <i>Dytiscus</i> and allied
genera of the family <i>Dytiscid&aelig;</i>, and to various genera of the
family <i>Hydrophilid&aelig;</i>.  These beetles swim with great agility,
the fringed hind legs acting together like oars.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter bel"lows</hw> (?). <def>Same as <u>Tromp</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter bird`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any aquatic bird; a
water fowl.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter black"bird</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The European
water ousel, or dipper.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*board`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A board set up to
windward in a boat, to keep out water.</def>  <i>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter boat`man</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A boat
bug.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*bok`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A water buck.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter-bound`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Prevented by a
flood from proceeding.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter brain`</hw> (?). <def>A disease of sheep; gid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter brash`</hw> (?). <i>(Med.)</i> <def>See under
<u>Brash</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter breath"er</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any arthropod
that breathes by means of gills.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter bridge`</hw> (?). <i>(Steam Boilers)</i> <def>See <u>Water
table</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter buck`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A large, heavy
antelope (<i>Kobus ellipsiprymnus</i>) native of Central Africa. It
frequents the banks of rivers and is a good swimmer. It has a white ring
around the rump. Called also <i>photomok</i>, <i>water antelope</i>, and
<i>waterbok</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The name is also applied to other related species, as the leche
(<i>Kobus leche</i>), which has similar habits.</p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter buf"fa*lo</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The European
buffalo.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter bug`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>The Croton bug.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any one of numerous
species of large, rapacious, aquatic, hemipterous insects belonging to
<i>Belostoma</i>, <i>Benacus</i>, <i>Zaitha</i>, and other genera of the
family <i>Belostomatid&aelig;</i>. Their hind legs are long and fringed,
and act like oars. Some of these insects are of great size, being among the
largest existing Hemiptera. Many of them come out of the water and fly
about at night.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter butt`</hw> (?). <def>A large, open-headed cask, set up on
end, to contain water.</def>  <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter cal"trop</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The water
chestnut.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter can`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any one of several species
of Nuphar; the yellow frog lily; -- so called from the shape of the seed
vessel.  See <u>Nuphar</u>, and cf. <u>Candock</u>.</def>  <i>Dr.
Prior.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter can"ker</hw> (?). <i>(Med.)</i> <def>See <u>Canker</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter car"riage</hw> (?). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Transportation or
conveyance by water; means of transporting by water.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A vessel or boat.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter cart`</hw> (?). <def>A cart carrying water; esp., one
carrying water for sale, or for sprinkling streets, gardens, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter ca"vy</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
capybara.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter cel"er*y</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A very acrid herb
(<i>Ranunculus sceleratus</i>) growing in ditches and wet places; -- called
also <i>cursed crowfoot</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter cell`</hw> (?). <def>A cell containing water; specifically
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, one of the cells or chambers in which water is stored
up in the stomach of a camel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter ce*ment"</hw> (?). <def>Hydraulic cement.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter chest"nut</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The fruit of <i>Trapa
natans</i> and <i>Trapa bicornis</i>, Old World water plants bearing edible
nutlike fruits armed with several hard and sharp points; also, the plant
itself; -- called also <i>water caltrop</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter chev`ro*tain"</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A large West
African chevrotain (<i>Hy&aelig;moschus aquaticus</i>). It has a larger
body and shorter legs than the other allied species. Called also <i>water
deerlet</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter chick"en</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The common
American gallinule.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter chick"weed`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A small annual plant
(<i>Montia fontana</i>) growing in wet places in southern
regions.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter chin"qua*pin</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The American lotus,
and its edible seeds, which somewhat resemble chinquapins.   Cf.
<u>Yoncopin</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter clock`</hw> (?). <def>An instrument or machine serving to
measure time by the fall, or flow, of a certain quantity of water; a
clepsydra.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter-clos`et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A privy;
especially, a privy furnished with a contrivance for introducing a stream
of water to cleanse it.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter cock`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A large gallinule
(<i>Gallicrex cristatus</i>) native of Australia, India, and the East
Indies. In the breeding season the male is black and has a fleshy red
caruncle, or horn, on the top of its head. Called also
<i>kora</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter col`or</hw> (?). <i>(Paint.)</i> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
color ground with water and gum or other glutinous medium; a color the
vehicle of which is water; -- so called in distinction from <i>oil
color</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; It preserves its consistency when dried in a solid cake, which is
used by rubbing off a portion on a moistened palette. <i>Moist water
colors</i> are water colors kept in a semifluid or pasty state in little
metal tubes or pans.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A picture painted with such colors.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter-col`or*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who paints in
water colors.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter course`</hw> (?). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A stream of water;
a river or brook.</def>  <i>Isa. xliv. 4.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A natural channel for water; also, a canal for
the conveyance of water, especially in draining lands.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A running stream of water having a
bed and banks; the easement one may have in the flowing of such a stream in
its accustomed course.  A water course may be sometimes <i>dry</i>.</def>
<i>Angell.</i>  <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter craft`</hw> (?). <def>Any vessel or boat plying on water;
vessels and boats, collectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter crake`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>The dipper.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The spotted crake
(<i>Porzana maruetta</i>).  See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Crake</u>.</def>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The swamp hen, or crake, of Australia.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1632 !></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter crane`</hw> (?). <def>A goose-neck apparatus for supplying
water from an elevated tank, as to the tender of a locomotive.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter cress`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A perennial cruciferous
herb (<i>Nasturtium officinale</i>) growing usually in clear running or
spring water. The leaves are pungent, and used for salad and as an
antiscorbutic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter crow`</hw> (?). [So called in allusion to its dark plumage.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The dipper.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The European coot.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter crow"foot`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An aquatic kind of
buttercup (<i>Ranunculus aquatilis</i>), used as food for cattle in parts
of England.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Great water crowfoot</b></col>, <cd>an American water plant
(<i>Ranunculus multifidus</i>), having deep yellow flowers.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter cure`</hw> (?). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i>
<def>Hydropathy.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A hydropathic institution.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter deck`</hw> (?). <def>A covering of painting canvas for the
equipments of a dragoon's horse.</def>  <i>Wilhelm.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter deer`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>A small Chinese deer (<i>Hydropotes inermis</i>). Both sexes are
destitute of antlers, but the male has large, descending canine
tusks.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The water chevrotain.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter deer"let</hw> (?). <def>See <u>Water
chevrotain</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter dev"il</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The rapacious larva
of a large water beetle (<i>Hydrophilus piceus</i>), and of other similar
species.  See <i>Illust.</i> of Water beetle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter dock`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A tall, coarse dock
growing in wet places. The American water dock is <i>Rumex orbiculatus</i>,
the European is <i>R. Hydrolapathum</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter doc"tor</hw> (?). <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One
who professes to be able to divine diseases by inspection of the
urine.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A physician who treats diseases with
water; an hydropathist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter dog`</hw> (?). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
dog accustomed to the water, or trained to retrieve waterfowl. Retrievers,
waters spaniels, and Newfoundland dogs are so trained.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The menobranchus.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A small floating cloud, supposed to indicate
rain.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A sailor, esp. an old sailor; an old salt.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter drain`</hw> (?). <def>A drain or channel for draining off
water.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter drain"age</hw> (?; 48). <def>The draining off of
water.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter dress"ing</hw> (?). <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The treatment of
wounds or ulcers by the application of water; also, a dressing saturated
with water only, for application to a wound or an ulcer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter drop"wort`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A European poisonous
umbelliferous plant (<i>Enanthe fistulosa</i>) with large hollow stems and
finely divided leaves.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter ea"gle</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
osprey.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter el"der</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The guelder-
rose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter el"e*phant</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
hippopotamus.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter en"gine</hw> (?). <def>An engine to raise water; or an engine
moved by water; also, an engine or machine for extinguishing fires; a fire
engine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that
which, waters.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*fall`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A fall, or perpendicular descent, of the water of a river or stream,
or a descent nearly perpendicular; a cascade; a cataract.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Hairdressing)</i> <def>An arrangement of a
woman's back hair over a cushion or frame in some resemblance to a
waterfall.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A certain kind of neck scarf.</def>  <i>T.
Hughes.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Wa"ter feath"er</hw> (?). <hw>Wa"ter feath"er-foil`</hw> (?). }
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The water violet (<i>Hottonia palustris</i>); also, the
less showy American plant <i>H. inflata</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter flag`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A European species of Iris
(<i>Iris Pseudacorus</i>) having bright yellow flowers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter flan"nel</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A floating mass formed
in pools by the entangled filaments of a European fresh-water alga
(<i>Cladophora crispata</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter flea`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous
species of small aquatic Entomostraca belonging to the genera
<i>Cyclops</i>, <i>Daphnia</i>, etc; -- so called because they swim with
sudden leaps, or starts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*flood`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>w&aelig;terfl&omacr;d</i>.] <def>A flood of water; an
inundation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter floun"der</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The windowpane
(<i>Pleuronectes maculatus</i>).</def>  [Local, U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*fowl`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Any bird that
frequents the water, or lives about rivers, lakes, etc., or on or near the
sea; an aquatic fowl; -- used also collectively.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Of aquatic fowls, some are waders, or furnished with long legs;
others are swimmers, or furnished with webbed feet.</p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter fox`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The carp; -- so
called on account of its cunning.</def>  <i>Walton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter frame`</hw> (?). <def>A name given to the first power
spinning machine, because driven by water power.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter fur"row</hw> (?). <i>(Agric.)</i> <def>A deep furrow for
conducting water from the ground, and keeping the surface soil
dry.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter-fur"row</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make water
furrows in.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter gage`</hw> (?). <def>See <u>Water gauge</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter gall`</hw> (?). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A cavity made in the
earth by a torrent of water; a washout.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A watery appearance in the sky, accompanying the
rainbow; a secondary or broken rainbow.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>These <i>water galls</i>, in her dim element,<BR>
Foretell new storms to those already spent.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>False good news are [is] always produced by true good, like
the <i>water gall</i> by the rainbow.</blockquote> <i>Walpole.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter gang`</hw> (?). <i>(O. E. Law)</i> <def>A passage for water,
such as was usually made in a sea wall, to drain water out of
marshes.</def>  <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter gas`</hw> (?). <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See under
<u>Gas</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter gate`</hw> (?). <def>A gate, or valve, by which a flow of
water is permitted, prevented, or regulated.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter gauge`</hw> (?). [Written also <i>water gage</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A wall or bank to hold water back.</def>
<i>Craig.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An instrument for measuring or ascertaining the
depth or quantity of water, or for indicating the height of its surface, as
in the boiler of a steam engine.  See <u>Gauge</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter gav"el</hw> (?). <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>A gavel or rent
paid for a privilege, as of fishing, in some river or water.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter ger*man"der</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A labiate plant
(<i>Teucrium Scordium</i>) found in marshy places in Europe.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter gild"ing</hw> (?). <def>The act, or the process, of gilding
metallic surfaces by covering them with a thin coating of amalgam of gold,
and then volatilizing the mercury by heat; -- called also <i>wash
gilding</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter glass`</hw> (?). <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <i>Soluble
glass</i>, under <u>Glass</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter god`</hw> (?). <i>(Myth.)</i> <def>A fabulous deity supposed
to dwell in, and preside over, some body of water.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter gru"el</hw> (?). <def>A liquid food composed of water and a
small portion of meal, or other farinaceous substance, boiled and
seasoned.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter ham"mer</hw> (?). <i>(Physics)</i> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
vessel partly filled with water, exhausted of air, and hermetically sealed.
When reversed or shaken, the water being unimpeded by air, strikes the
sides in solid mass with a sound like that of a hammer.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A concussion, or blow, made by water in
striking, as against the sides of a pipe or vessel containing it.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter hare</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small American hare
or rabbit (<i>Lepus aquaticus</i>) found on or near the southern coasts of
the United States; -- called also <i>water rabbit</i>, and <i>swamp
hare</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter hem"lock</hw> (?). <i>(Bot)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A
poisonous umbelliferous plant (<i>Cicuta virosa</i>) of Europe; also, any
one of several plants of that genus.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A
poisonous plant (<i>&OElig;nanthe crocata</i>) resembling the
above.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter hemp`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See under
<u>Hemp</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter hen`</hw> (?). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any gallinule.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The common American
coot.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter hog`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
capybara.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter hore"hound`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Bugleweed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*horse`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A pile of salted
fish heaped up to drain.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter hy"a*cinth</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Either of several
tropical aquatic plants of the genus <i>Eichhornia</i>, related to the
pickerel weed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter ice`</hw> (?). <def>Water flavored, sweetened, and frozen, to
be eaten as a confection.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*ie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The pied wagtail; -- so called because it frequents ponds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter inch`</hw> (?). <def>Same as <i>Inch of water</i>, under
<u>Water</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being watery; moisture; humidity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*ing</hw>, <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from <u>Water</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><col><b>Watering call</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>a sound of trumpet or
bugle summoning cavalry soldiers to assemble for the purpose of watering
their horses.</cd> -- <col><b>Watering cart</b></col>, <cd>a sprinkling
cart.  See <u>Water</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Watering place</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A place where water may be obtained, as for a ship,
for cattle, etc.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A place where there are
springs of medicinal water, or a place by the sea, or by some large body of
water, to which people resort for bathing, recreation, boating, etc.</cd> -
- <col><b>Watering pot</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A kind of bucket
fitted with a rose, or perforated nozzle, -- used for watering flowers,
paths, etc.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>Any one of
several species of marine bivalve shells of the genus <i>Aspergillum</i>,
or <i>Brechites</i>. The valves are small, and consolidated with the
capacious calcareous tube which incases the entire animal. The tube is
closed at the anterior end by a convex disk perforated by numerous pores,
or tubules, and resembling the rose of a watering pot.</cd> --
<col><b>Watering trough</b></col>, <cd>a trough from which cattle, horses,
and other animals drink.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>w&aelig;terisc</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Resembling water; thin; watery.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Feed upon such nice and <i>waterish</i> diet.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Somewhat watery; moist; as, <i>waterish</i>
land.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*ish*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being
waterish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter joint`</hw> (?). <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A joint in a stone
pavement where the stones are left slightly higher than elsewhere, the rest
of the surface being sunken or dished. The raised surface is intended to
prevent the settling of water in the joints.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter jun"ket</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The common
sandpiper.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter-laid`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a left-hand
twist; -- said of cordage; as, a <i>water-laid</i>, or left-hand,
rope.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Wa`ter*land"er</hw> (?), <hw>Wa`ter*land"i*an</hw> (?) }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of a body of Dutch
Anabaptists who separated from the Mennonites in the sixteenth century; --
so called from a district in North Holland denominated
<i>Waterland</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter la"ver*ock</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The common
sandpiper.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*leaf`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any
plant of the American genus <i>Hydrophyllum</i>, herbs having white or pale
blue bell-shaped flowers.</def>  <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter leg`</hw> (?). <i>(Steam Boilers)</i> <def>See <u>Leg</u>,
7.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter lem"on</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The edible fruit of two
species of passion flower (<i>Passiflora laurifolia</i>, and <i>P.
maliformis</i>); -- so called in the West Indies.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of water;
dry.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter let"tuce</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant (<i>Pistia
stratiotes</i>) which floats on tropical waters, and forms a rosette of
spongy, wedge-shaped leaves.</def>  <i>J. Smith (Dict. Econ.
Plants).</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter lev"el</hw> (?). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The level formed by
the surface of still water.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of leveling instrument.  See under
<u>Level</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter lil`y</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A blossom or plant of any
species of the genus Nymph&aelig;a, distinguished for its large floating
leaves and beautiful flowers.  See <u>Nymph&aelig;a</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The name is extended to various plants of other related genera,
as <i>Nuphar</i>, <i>Euryale</i>, <i>Nelumbo</i>, and <i>Victoria</i>.  See
<u>Euryale</u>, <u>Lotus</u>, and <u>Victoria</u>, 1.</p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter lime`</hw> (?). <def>Hydraulic lime.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter line`</hw> (?). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Shipbuilding)</i>
<def>Any one of certain lines of a vessel, model, or plan, parallel with
the surface of the water at various heights from the keel.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In a half-breadth plan, the water lines are outward curves
showing the horizontal form of the ship at their several heights; in a
sheer plan, they are projected as straight horizontal lines.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Any one of several lines marked
upon the outside of a vessel, corresponding with the surface of the water
when she is afloat on an even keel. The lowest line indicates the vessel's
proper submergence when not loaded, and is called the <i>light water
line</i>; the highest, called the <i>load water line</i>, indicates her
proper submergence when loaded.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Water-line model</b></col> <i>(Shipbuilding)</i>, <cd>a model of
a vessel formed of boards which are shaped according to the water lines as
shown in the plans and laid upon each other to form a solid model.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter liz"ard</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any aquatic lizard
of the genus <i>Varanus</i>, as the monitor of the Nile.  See
<u>Monitor</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter lo"cust</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A thorny leguminous tree
(<i>Gleditschia monosperma</i>) which grows in the swamps of the
Mississippi valley.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter-logged</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Filled or
saturated with water so as to be heavy, unmanageable, or loglike; -- said
of a vessel, when, by receiving a great quantity of water into her hold,
she has become so heavy as not to be manageable by the helm.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*man</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Watermen</b></plw> (&?;).</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A man who plies for hire on rivers, lakes, or
canals, or in harbors, in distinction from a seaman who is engaged on the
high seas; a man who manages fresh-water craft; a boatman; a
ferryman.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An attendant on cab stands, etc., who supplies
water to the horses.</def>  [Eng.]  <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A water demon.</def>  <i>Tylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*mark`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A mark indicating the height to which water has risen, or at which it
has stood; the usual limit of high or low water.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A letter, device, or the like, wrought into
paper during the process of manufacture.</def></p>

<p>&fist; "The watermark in paper is produced by bending the wires of the
mold, or by wires bent into the shape of the required letter or device, and
sewed to the surface of the mold; -- it has the effect of making the paper
thinner in places. The old makers employed <i>watermarks</i> of an
eccentric kind. Those of Caxton and other early printers were an oxhead and
star, a collared dog's head, a crown, a shield, a jug, etc. A fool's cap
and bells, employed as a watermark, gave the name to <i>foolscap</i> paper;
a postman's horn, such as was formerly in use, gave the name to <i>post</i>
paper."  <i>Tomlinson.</i>
</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>See <u>Water line</u>, 2.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter mead"ow</hw> (?). <i>(Agric.)</i> <def>A meadow, or piece of
low, flat land, capable of being kept in a state of fertility by being
overflowed with water from some adjoining river or stream.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter meas"ure</hw> (?). <def>A measure formerly used for articles
brought by water, as coals, oysters, etc. The water-measure bushel was
three gallons larger than the Winchester bushel.</def>  <i>Cowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter meas"ur*er</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of
numerous species of water; the skater.  See <u>Skater</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*mel`on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The
very large ovoid or roundish fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (<i>Citrullus
vulgaris</i>) of many varieties; also, the plant itself. The fruit
sometimes weighs many pounds; its pulp is usually pink in color, and full
of a sweet watery juice. It is a native of tropical Africa, but is now
cultivated in many countries.  See <i>Illust.</i> of
<u>Melon</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter me"ter</hw> (?). <def>A contrivance for measuring a supply of
water delivered or received for any purpose, as from a street
main.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter mil"foil</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any plant of the genus
<i>Myriophyllum</i>, aquatic herbs with whorled leaves, the submersed ones
pinnately parted into capillary divisions.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter mill`</hw> (?). <def>A mill whose machinery is moved by
water; -- distinguished from a <i>windmill</i>, and a <i>steam
mill</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter mint`</hw> (?). <def>A kind of mint (<i>Mentha aquatica</i>)
growing in wet places, and sometimes having a perfume resembling
bergamot.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter mite`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any of numerous
species of aquatic mites belonging to <i>Hydrachna</i> and allied genera of
the family <i>Hydrachnid&aelig;</i>, usually having the legs fringed and
adapted for swimming. They are often red or red and black in color, and
while young are parasites of fresh-water insects and mussels.  Called also
<i>water tick</i>, and <i>water spider</i>.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1633 !></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter moc"ca*sin</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A venomous
North American snake (<i>Ancistrodon piscivorus</i>) allied to the
rattlesnake but destitute of a rattle. It lives in or about pools and
ponds, and feeds largely of fishes. Called also <i>water snake</i>,
<i>water adder</i>, <i>water viper</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter mole`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>The shrew mole.  See under <u>Shrew</u>.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>The duck mole.  See under <u>Duck</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter mon"i*tor</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A very large
lizard (<i>Varanaus salvator</i>) native of India. It frequents the borders
of streams and swims actively. It becomes five or six feet long. Called
also <i>two-banded monitor</i>, and <i>kabaragoya</i>. The name is also
applied to other aquatic monitors.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter mo"tor</hw> (?). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A water
engine.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A water wheel; especially, a small water wheel
driven by water from a street main.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter mouse`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several
species of mice belonging to the genus <i>Hydromys</i>, native of Australia
and Tasmania. Their hind legs are strong and their toes partially webbed.
They live on the borders of streams, and swim well. They are remarkable as
being the only rodents found in Australia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter mur"rain</hw> (?). <def>A kind of murrain affecting
cattle.</def>  <i>Crabb.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter newt`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous
species of aquatic salamanders; a triton.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter nymph`</hw> (?). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Myth.)</i> <def>A
goddess of any stream or other body of water, whether one of the Naiads,
Nereids, or Oceanides.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A water lily
(<i>Nymph&aelig;a</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter oat`</hw> (?). <def>Indian rice.  See under
<u>Rice</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter o*pos"sum</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See
<u>Yapock</u>, and the Note under <u>Opossum</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter or"de*al</hw> (?). <def>Same as <i>Ordeal by water</i>.  See
the Note under <u>Ordeal</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Wa"ter ou"sel</hw> (?), <hw>Wa"ter ou"zel</hw>  }.
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of small insessorial
birds of the genus <i>Cinclus</i> (or <i>Hydrobates</i>), especially the
European water ousel (<i>C. aquaticus</i>), and the American water ousel
(<i>C. Mexicanus</i>). These birds live about the water, and are in the
habit of walking on the bottom of streams beneath the water in search of
food.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter pars"nip</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any plant of the
aquatic umbelliferous genus <i>Sium</i>, poisonous herbs with pinnate or
dissected leaves and small white flowers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter par"tridge</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The ruddy
duck.</def>  [Local, U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter pen"ny*wort`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Marsh pennywort.
See under <u>Marsh</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter pep"per</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>Smartweed.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Waterwort.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter pheas"ant</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>The pintail.  See <u>Pintail</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The goosander.</def>  <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The
hooded merganser.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter pi"et</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The water
ousel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter pig`</hw> (?). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The capybara.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The gourami.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter pil"lar</hw> (?). <def>A waterspout.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter pim"per*nel</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A small white-
flowered shrub; brookweed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter pipe</hw> (?). <def>A pipe for conveying water.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter pitch"er</hw> (?). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A pitcher for
water.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One of a family of plants having
pitcher-shaped leaves. The sidesaddle flower (<i>Sarracenia purpurea</i>)
is the type.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter plant`</hw> (?). <def>A plant that grows in water; an aquatic
plant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter plan"tain</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of plant with
acrid leaves.  See under 2d <u>Plantain</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter plate`</hw> (?). <def>A plate heated by hot water contained
in a double bottom or jacket.</def>  <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter po"a</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Meadow reed grass.  See
under <u>Reed</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter poise`</hw> (?). <def>A hydrometer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter pore`</hw> (?), <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
pore by which the water tubes of various invertebrates open
externally.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One of certain minute pores in the
leaves of some plants. They are without true guardian cells, but in other
respects closely resemble ordinary stomata.</def>  <i>Goodale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*pot`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A vessel for holding
or conveying water, or for sprinkling water on cloth, plants,
etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter pow"er</hw> (?). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The power of water
employed to move machinery, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A fall of water which may be used to drive
machinery; a site for a water mill; a water privilege.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter pox`</hw> (?). <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A variety of chicken pox,
or varicella.</def>  <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter priv"i*lege</hw> (?). <def>The advantage of using water as a
mechanical power; also, the place where water is, or may be, so used.  See
under <u>Privilege</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*proof`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Proof against
penetration or permeation by water; impervious to water; as, a
<i>waterproof</i> garment; a <i>waterproof</i> roof.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*proof`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
substance or preparation for rendering cloth, leather, etc., impervious to
water.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Cloth made waterproof, or any article made of
such cloth, or of other waterproof material, as rubber; esp., an outer
garment made of such material.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*proof`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To render
impervious to water, as cloth, leather, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*proof`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The act or process of making waterproof.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Same as <u>Waterproof</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>,
1.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter purs"lane</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See under
<u>Purslane</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter qualm`</hw> (?). <i>(Med.)</i> <def>See <i>Water brash</i>,
under <u>Brash</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter rab"bit</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Water
hare</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter rad"ish</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A coarse yellow-flowered
plant (<i>Nasturtium amphibium</i>) related to the water cress and to the
horse-radish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter rail`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous
species of rails of the genus <i>Rallus</i>, as the common European species
(<i>Rallus aquaticus</i>).  See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Rail</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter ram`</hw> (?). <def>An hydraulic ram.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter rat`</hw> (?). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The water vole.  See under <u>Vole</u>.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The muskrat.</def>  <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The
beaver rat.  See under <u>Beaver</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A thief on the water; a pirate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter rate`</hw> (?). <def>A rate or tax for a supply of
water.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Wa"ter rat"tle</hw> (?). <hw>Wa"ter rat"tler</hw> (?). }
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The diamond rattlesnake (<i>Crotalus
adamanteus</i>); -- so called from its preference for damp places near
water.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter-ret`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Water-retted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Water-retting</u>.] <def>To ret, or rot, in water, as flax; to water-
rot.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter rice"</hw> (?). <def>Indian rice.  See under
<u>Rice</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter rock"et</hw> (?). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
cruciferous plant (<i>Nasturtium sylvestre</i>) with small yellow
flowers.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of firework to be discharged in the
water.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter-rot`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Water-rotted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Water-rotting</u>.] <def>To rot by steeping in water; to water-ret; as,
to <i>water-rot</i> hemp or flax.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter sail`</hw> (?). <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A small sail sometimes
set under a studding sail or under a driver boom, and reaching nearly to
the water.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter sap"phire</hw> (?). [Equiv. to F. <i>saphir d'eau</i>.]
<i>(Min.)</i> <def>A deep blue variety of iolite, sometimes used as a gem;
-- called also <i>saphir d'eau</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*scape"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Landscape</u>.]
<def>A sea view; -- distinguished from <i>landscape</i>.</def>  [Jocose]
  <i>Fairholt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter scor"pi*on</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See
<u>Nepa</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter screw`</hw> (?). <def>A screw propeller.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*shed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. G.
<i>wasserscheide</i>; <i>wasser</i> water + <i>scheide</i> a place where
two things separate, fr. <i>scheiden</i> to separate.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The whole region or extent of country which
contributes to the supply of a river or lake.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The line of division between two adjacent rivers
or lakes with respect to the flow of water by natural channels into them;
the natural boundary of a basin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter shield`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An aquatic American
plant (<i>Brasenia peltata</i>) having floating oval leaves, and the
covered with a clear jelly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*shoot`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A sprig or shoot from the root or stock of a tree.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>That which serves to guard from
falling water; a drip or dripstone.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A trough for discharging water.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter shrew`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several
species of shrews having fringed feet and capable of swimming actively. The
two common European species (<i>Crossopus fodiens</i>, and <i>C.
ciliatus</i>) are the best known. The most common American water shrew, or
marsh shrew (<i>Neosorex palustris</i>), is rarely seen, owing to its
nocturnal habits.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter snail`</hw> (?). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any aquatic pulmonate gastropod belonging to <i>Planorbis</i>,
<i>Limn&aelig;a</i>, and allied genera; a pond snail.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>The Archimedean screw.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter snake`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>A common North American colubrine snake (<i>Tropidonotus sipedon</i>)
which lives chiefly in the water.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any
species of snakes of the family <i>Homalopsid&aelig;</i>, all of which are
aquatic in their habits.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter-soak`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To soak water;
to fill the interstices of with water.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter sol`dier</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An aquatic European
plant (<i>Stratiotes aloides</i>) with bayonet-shaped leaves.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter souch`y</hw> (?). <i>(Cookery)</i> <def>A dish consisting of
small fish stewed and served in a little water.</def>  [Written also
<i>water souchet</i>.] See <u>Zoutch</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter span"iel</hw> (?). <def>A curly-haired breed of spaniels,
naturally very fond of the water.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter spar"row</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>The reed warbler.</def>  [Prov. Eng.] <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The
reed bunting.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter speed"well</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of speedwell
(<i>Veronica Anagallis</i>) found in wet places in Europe and
America.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter spi"der</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>An aquatic European spider (<i>Argyoneta aquatica</i>) which
constructs its web beneath the surface of the water on water plants. It
lives in a bell-shaped structure of silk, open beneath like a diving bell,
and filled with air which the spider carries down in the form of small
bubbles attached one at a time to the spinnerets and hind feet. Called also
<i>diving spider</i>.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A water mite.</def>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Any spider that habitually lives on or about the
water, especially the large American species (<i>Dolomedes lanceolatus</i>)
which runs rapidly on the surface of water; -- called also <i>raft
spider</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter spin`ner</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The water
spider.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*spout`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A remarkable
meteorological phenomenon, of the nature of a tornado or whirlwind, usually
observed over the sea, but sometimes over the land.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Tall columns, apparently of cloud, and reaching from the sea to
the clouds, are seen moving along, often several at once, sometimes
straight and vertical, at other times inclined and tortuous, but always in
rapid rotation. At their bases, the sea is violently agitated and heaped up
with a leaping or boiling motion, water, at least in some cases, being
actually carried up in considerable quantity, and scattered round from a
great height, as solid bodies are by tornadoes on land.  <i>Sir J.
Herschel.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter sprite`</hw> (?). <def>A sprite, or spirit, imagined as
inhabiting the water.</def>  <i>J. R. Drake.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter-stand`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tear-
filled.</def>  [R.] "Many an orphan's <i>water-standing</i> eye."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter star" grass`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An aquatic plant
(<i>Schollera graminea</i>) with grassy leaves, and yellow star-shaped
blossoms.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter star"wort`</hw> (?). <def>See under
<u>Starwort</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter sup*ply"</hw> (?). <def>A supply of water; specifically,
water collected, as in reservoirs, and conveyed, as by pipes, for use in a
city, mill, or the like.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter tab"by</hw> (?). <def>A kind of waved or watered tabby.  See
<u>Tabby</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter ta"ble</hw> (?). <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A molding, or other
projection, in the wall of a building, to throw off the water, -- generally
used in the United States for the first <i>table</i> above the surface of
the ground (see <u>Table</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 9), that is, for the
table at the top of the foundation and the beginning of the upper
wall.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*tath`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Water</i> +
<i>tath</i>, n.] <def>A kind of coarse grass growing in wet grounds, and
supposed to be injurious to sheep.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter ther*mom"e*ter</hw> (?). <i>(Physics)</i> <def>A thermometer
filled with water instead of mercury, for ascertaining the precise
temperature at which water attains its maximum density. This is about
39&deg; Fahr., or 4&deg; Centigrade; and from that point down to 32&deg;
Fahr., or 0&deg; Centigrade, or the freezing point, it expands.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter thief`</hw> (?). <def>A pirate.</def>  [R.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter thrush`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>A North American bird of the genus <i>Seiurus</i>, belonging to the
Warbler family, especially the common species (<i>S.
Noveboracensis</i>).</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The European water
ousel.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The pied wagtail.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter thyme`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See
<u>Anacharis</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter tick`</hw> (?). <def>Same as <u>Water mite</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter ti"ger</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A diving, or water,
beetle, especially the larva of a water beetle.  See <i>Illust.</i>
<i>b</i> of <u>Water beetle</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter-tight`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>So tight as to
retain, or not to admit, water; not leaky.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter torch`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The common cat-tail
(<i>Typha latifolia</i>), the spike of which makes a good torch soaked in
oil.</def>  <i>Dr. Prior.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter tow"er</hw> (?). <def>A large metal pipe made to be extended
vertically by sections, and used for discharging water upon burning
buildings.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter tree`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A climbing shrub
(<i>Tetracera alnifolia, or potatoria</i>) of Western Africa, which pours
out a watery sap from the freshly cut stems.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter tre"foil`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The buck
bean.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter tube`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of a system of
tubular excretory organs having external openings, found in many
invertebrates. They are believed to be analogous in function to the kidneys
of vertebrates.  See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Trematodea</u>, and
<u>Sporocyst</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter tu"pe*lo</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A species of large
tupelo (<i>Nyssa aquatica</i>) growing in swamps in the southern of the
United States.  See <u>Ogeechee lime</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter tur"key</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The American
snakebird.  See <u>Snakebird</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter tu tu`y&egrave;re"</hw> (?). <def>A tuy&egrave;re kept cool
by water circulating within a casing. It is used for hot blast.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter tu twist`</hw> (?). <def>Yarn made by the throstle, or water
frame.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1634 !></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter vine`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any plant of the genus
<i>Phytocrene</i>, climbing shrubs of Asia and Africa, the stems of which
are singularly porous, and when cut stream with a limpid potable
juice.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter vi"o*let</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See under
<u>Violet</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter vi"per</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Water
moccasin</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter vole`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See under
<u>Vole</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter wag"tail`</hw> (?). <def>See under <u>Wagtail</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*way`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Heavy
plank or timber extending fore and aft the whole length of a vessel's deck
at the line of junction with the sides, forming a channel to the scuppers,
which are cut through it. In iron vessels the waterway is variously
constructed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter way`</hw>. <def>Same as <u>Water course</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*weed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See
<u>Anacharis</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter wheel`</hw> (?). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Any wheel for
propelling machinery or for other purposes, that is made to rotate by the
direct action of water; -- called an <i>overshot wheel</i> when the water
is applied at the top, an <i>undershot wheel</i> when at the bottom, a
<i>breast wheel</i> when at an intermediate point; other forms are called
<i>reaction wheel</i>, <i>vortex wheel</i>, <i>turbine wheel</i>,
etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The paddle wheel of a steam vessel.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A wheel for raising water; a noria, or the
like.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter wil`low</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An American aquatic
plant (<i>Dianthera Americana</i>) with long willowlike leaves, and spikes
of small purplish flowers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter wing`</hw> (?). <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>One of two walls built on
either side of the junction of a bridge with the bank of a river, to
protect the abutment of the bridge and the bank from the action of the
current.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter witch`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>The dabchick.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The stormy petrel.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter-withe`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
vinelike plant (<i>Vitis Carib&aelig;a</i>) growing in parched districts in
the West Indies, and containing a great amount of sap which is sometimes
used for quenching thirst.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*work`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Paint.)</i> <def>Painting executed in size or distemper, on canvas or
walls, -- formerly, frequently taking the place of tapestry.</def>
<i>Shak. Fairholt.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An hydraulic apparatus, or a system of works or
fixtures, by which a supply of water is furnished for useful or ornamental
purposes, including dams, sluices, pumps, aqueducts, distributing pipes,
fountains, etc.; -- used chiefly in the plural.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*worn`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Worn, smoothed, or
polished by the action of water; as, <i>waterworn</i> stones.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any
plant of the natural order <i>Elatine&aelig;</i>, consisting of two genera
(<i>Elatine</i>, and <i>Bergia</i>), mostly small annual herbs growing in
the edges of ponds. Some have a peppery or acrid taste.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ter*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>w&aelig;terig</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to water; consisting of
water.</def>  "The <i>watery</i> god." <i>Dryden.</i> "Fish within their
<i>watery</i> residence." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Abounding with water; wet; hence,
tearful.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Resembling water; thin or transparent, as a
liquid; as, <i>watery</i> humors.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The oily and <i>watery</i> parts of the
aliment.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Hence, abounding in thin, tasteless, or insipid
fluid; tasteless; insipid; vapid; spiritless.</def></p>

<p><hw>Watt</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the distinguished
mechanician and scientist, James <i>Watt</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>A unit
of power or activity equal to 10<sup>7</sup> C.G.S. units of power, or to
work done at the rate of one joule a second.  An English horse power is
approximately equal to 746 watts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wat"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>watel</i>,
<i>watul</i>, <i>watol</i>, hurdle, covering, wattle; cf. OE. <i>watel</i>
a bag.  Cf. <u>Wallet</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A twig or flexible rod; hence, a hurdle made of
such rods.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And there he built with <i>wattles</i> from the marsh<BR>
A little lonely church in days of yore.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A rod laid on a roof to support the
thatch.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A naked
fleshy, and usually wrinkled and highly colored, process of the skin
hanging from the chin or throat of a bird or reptile.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Barbel of a fish.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The astringent bark of
several Australian trees of the genus <i>Acacia</i>, used in tanning; --
called also <i>wattle bark</i>.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>The trees from which the bark is obtained.  See <i>Savanna wattle</i>,
under <u>Savanna</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Wattle turkey</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>Same as
<u>Brush turkey</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wat"tle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wattled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wattling</u> (?).]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To bind with twigs.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To twist or interweave, one with another, as
twigs; to form a network with; to plat; as, to <i>wattle</i>
branches.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To form, by interweaving or platting
twigs.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The folded flocks, penned in their <i>wattled</i>
cotes.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wat"tle*bird`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of honey eaters
belonging to <i>Anthoch&aelig;ra</i> and allied genera of the family
<i>Meliphagid&aelig;</i>.  These birds usually have a large and conspicuous
wattle of naked skin hanging down below each ear. They are natives of
Australia and adjacent islands.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The best-known species (<i>Anthoch&aelig;ra carunculata</i>) has
the upper parts grayish brown, with a white stripe on each feather, and the
wing and tail quills dark brown or blackish, tipped with withe. Its
wattles, in life, are light blood-red. Called also <i>wattled crow</i>,
<i>wattled bee-eater</i>, <i>wattled honey eater</i>.  Another species
(<i>A. inauris</i>) is streaked with black, gray, and white, and its long
wattles are white, tipped with orange. The bush wattlebirds, belonging to
the genus <i>Anellobia</i>, are closely related, but lack conspicuous
wattles. The most common species (<i>A. mellivora</i>) is dark brown,
finely streaked with white. Called also <i>goruck creeper</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The Australian brush
turkey.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wat"tled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Furnished with wattles,
or pendent fleshy processes at the chin or throat.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>wattled</i> cocks strut to and fro.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wat"tling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or process of
binding or platting with twigs; also, the network so formed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Made with a <i>wattling</i> of canes or sticks.</blockquote>
<i>Dampier.</i></p>

<p><hw>Watt"me`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Watt</i> +
<i>meter</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An instrument for measuring power in
watts, -- much used in measuring the energy of an electric
current.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Waucht</hw>, <hw>Waught</hw>  } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.
<u>Quaff</u>.] <def>A large draught of any liquid.</def>  [Scot.]
<i>Jamieson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Waul</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Of imitative origin.]
<def>To cry as a cat; to squall; to wail.</def>  [Written also
<i>wawl</i>.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The helpless infant, coming <i>wauling</i> and crying into
the world.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Waur</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Worse</u>.]
<def>Worse.</def>  [Scot.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Murder and <i>waur</i> than murder.</blockquote> <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wave</hw> (w&amacr;v), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Waive</u>.</def>  <i>Sir H. Wotton. Burke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wave</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Waved</u> (w&amacr;vd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Waving</u>.] [OE. <i>waven</i>, AS. <i>wafian</i> to waver, to hesitate,
to wonder; akin to <i>w&aelig;fre</i> wavering, restless, MHG.
<i>wabern</i> to be in motion, Icel. <i>vafra</i> to hover about; cf. Icel.
<i>v&amacr;fa</i> to vibrate.  Cf. <u>Waft</u>, <u>Waver</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To play loosely; to move like a wave, one way
and the other; to float; to flutter; to undulate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His purple robes <i>waved</i> careless to the
winds.</blockquote> <i>Trumbull.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Where the flags of three nations has successively
<i>waved</i>.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be moved to and fro as a signal.</def>  <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled
state; to vacillate.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>waved</i> indifferently 'twixt doing them neither good
nor harm.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wave</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To move
one way and the other; to brandish.</def>  "[&AElig;neas] <i>waved</i> his
fatal sword."  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To raise into inequalities of surface; to give
an undulating form a surface to.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Horns whelked and <i>waved</i> like the enridged
sea.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To move like a wave, or by floating; to
waft.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To call attention to, or give a direction or
command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to
beckon; to signal; to indicate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Look, with what courteous action<BR>
It <i>waves</i> you to a more removed ground.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>She spoke, and bowing <i>waved</i><BR>
Dismissal.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wave</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Wave</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos>; not the same word as OE. <i>wawe</i>, <i>waghe</i>, a
wave, which is akin to E. <i>wag</i> to move. &radic;136.  See <u>Wave</u>,
<pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An advancing ridge or swell on the surface of a
liquid, as of the sea, resulting from the oscillatory motion of the
particles composing it when disturbed by any force their position of rest;
an undulation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>wave</i> behind impels the <i>wave</i>
before.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>A vibration propagated from
particle to particle through a body or elastic medium, as in the
transmission of sound; an assemblage of vibrating molecules in all phases
of a vibration, with no phase repeated; a wave of vibration; an undulation.
See <u>Undulation</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Water; a body of water.</def>  [Poetic] "Deep
drank Lord Marmion of the <i>wave</i>."  <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Build a ship to save thee from the flood,<BR>
I 'll furnish thee with fresh <i>wave</i>, bread, and wine.</blockquote>
<i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Unevenness; inequality of surface.</def>  <i>Sir
I. Newton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A waving or undulating motion; a signal made
with the hand, a flag, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>The undulating line or streak of luster on cloth
watered, or calendered, or on damask steel.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: A swelling or excitement of thought,
feeling, or energy; a tide; as, <i>waves</i> of enthusiasm.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Wave front</b></col> <i>(Physics)</i>, <cd>the surface of
initial displacement of the particles in a medium, as a wave of vibration
advances.</cd> -- <col><b>Wave length</b></col> <i>(Physics)</i>, <cd>the
space, reckoned in the direction of propagation, occupied by a complete
wave or undulation, as of light, sound, etc.; the distance from a point or
phase in a wave to the nearest point at which the same phase occurs.</cd> -
- <col><b>Wave line</b></col> <i>(Shipbuilding)</i>, <cd>a line of a
vessel's hull, shaped in accordance with the wave-line system.</cd> --
<col><b>Wave-line system</b></col>, <col><b>Wave-line theory</b></col>
<i>(Shipbuilding)</i>, <cd>a system or theory of designing the lines of a
vessel, which takes into consideration the length and shape of a wave which
travels at a certain speed.</cd> -- <col><b>Wave loaf</b></col>, <cd>a loaf
for a wave offering.</cd> <i>Lev. viii. 27.</i> -- <col><b>Wave
moth</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of numerous species of
small geometrid moths belonging to <i>Acidalia</i> and allied genera; -- so
called from the wavelike color markings on the wings.</cd> -- <col><b>Wave
offering</b></col>, <cd>an offering made in the Jewish services by waving
the object, as a loaf of bread, toward the four cardinal points.</cd>
<i>Num. xviii. 11.</i> -- <col><b>Wave of vibration</b></col>
<i>(Physics)</i>, <cd>a wave which consists in, or is occasioned by, the
production and transmission of a vibratory state from particle to particle
through a body.</cd> -- <col><b>Wave surface</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<i>(Physics)</i> <cd>A surface of simultaneous and equal displacement of
the particles composing a wave of vibration.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<i>(Geom.)</i> <cd>A mathematical surface of the fourth order which, upon
certain hypotheses, is the locus of a wave surface of light in the interior
of crystals. It is used in explaining the phenomena of double refraction.
See under <u>Refraction</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wave theory</b></col>.
<i>(Physics)</i> <cd>See <i>Undulatory theory</i>, under
<u>Undulatory</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Waved</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Exhibiting a wavelike form or outline; undulating; intended; wavy; as,
<i>waved</i> edge.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having a wavelike appearance; marked with
wavelike lines of color; as, <i>waved</i>, or watered, silk.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Having undulations like waves; --
said of one of the lines in heraldry which serve as outlines to the
ordinaries, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wave"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Free from waves;
undisturbed; not agitated; as, the <i>waveless</i> sea.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wave"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little wave; a
ripple.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"vel*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [After Dr. Wm.
<i>Wavel</i>, the discoverer.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A hydrous phosphate of
alumina, occurring usually in hemispherical radiated forms varying in color
from white to yellow, green, or black.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ver</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wavered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wavering</u>.] [OE. <i>waveren</i>, from AS. <i>w&aelig;fre</i>
wavering, restless.  See <u>Wave</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To play or move to and fro; to move one way and
the other; hence, to totter; to reel; to swing; to flutter.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With banners and pennons <i>wavering</i> with the
wind.</blockquote> <i>Ld. Berners.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou wouldst <i>waver</i> on one of these trees as a terror
to all evil speakers against dignities.</blockquote> <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be unsettled in opinion; to vacillate; to be
undetermined; to fluctuate; as, to <i>water</i> in judgment.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let us hold fast . . . without <i>wavering</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Heb. x. 23.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In feeble hearts, propense enough before<BR>
To <i>waver</i>, or fall <i>off and join with idols</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To reel; totter; vacillate.  See <u>Fluctuate</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Wa"ver</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Wave</u>, or
<u>Waver</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>A sapling left standing in a
fallen wood.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ver*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who wavers; one
who is unsettled in doctrine, faith, opinion, or the like.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ver*ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a wavering
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wa"ver*ing*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of wavering.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wave"son</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Wave</u>; cf.
<u>Jetsam</u>.] <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>Goods which, after shipwreck,
appear floating on the waves, or sea.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wave"-worn`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Worn by the
waves.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The shore that o'er his <i>wave-worn</i> basis
bowed.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wa"vey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
snow goose.</def>  [Canadian, & Local U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Wav"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being wavy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wav"ure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Waivure</u>.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Wav"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Rising
or swelling in waves; full of waves.</def>  "The <i>wavy</i> seas."
<i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Playing to and fro; undulating; as, <i>wavy</i>
flames.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let her glad valleys smile with <i>wavy</i>
corn.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Undulating on the border or
surface; waved.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Wa*was"keesh</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From an Indian name.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The wapiti, or wapiti, or American elk.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wawe</hw> (w&add;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Woe</u>.]
<def>Woe.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wawe</hw> (w&add;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wawe</i>,
<i>waghe</i>; cf. Icel. <i>v&amacr;gr</i>; akin to E. <i>wag</i>; not the
same word as <i>wave</i>.] <def>A wave.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.
Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wawl</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Waul</u>.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wax</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos>
<u>Waxed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Waxed</u>, and Obs. or Poetic
<u>Waxen</u> (&?;); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Waxing</u>.] [AS.
<i>weaxan</i>; akin to OFries. <i>waxa</i>, D. <i>wassen</i>, OS. & OHG.
<i>wahsan</i>, G. <i>wachsen</i>, Icel. <i>vaxa</i>, Sw. <i>v&auml;xa</i>,
Dan. <i>voxe</i>, Goth. <i>wahsjan</i>, Gr. &?; to increase, Skr.
<i>waksh</i>, <i>uksh</i>, to grow. &?;&?;&?;.  Cf. <u>Waist</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To increase in size; to grow bigger; to become
larger or fuller; -- opposed to <i>wane</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>waxing</i> and the waning of the moon.</blockquote>
<i>Hakewill.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Truth's treasures . . . never shall <i>wax</i> ne
wane.</blockquote> <i>P. Plowman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pass from one state to another; to become; to
grow; as, to <i>wax</i> strong; to <i>wax</i> warmer or colder; to
<i>wax</i> feeble; to <i>wax</i> old; to <i>wax</i> worse and
worse.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Your clothes are not <i>waxen</i> old upon you.</blockquote>
<i>Deut. xxix. 5.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Where young Adonis oft reposes,<BR>
<i>Waxing</i> well of his deep wound.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Waxing kernels</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>small tumors formed
by the enlargement of the lymphatic glands, especially in the groins of
children; -- popularly so called, because supposed to be caused by growth
of the body.</cd> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wax</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>weax</i>; akin to OFries.
<i>wax</i>, D. <i>was</i>, G. <i>wachs</i>, OHG. <i>wahs</i>, Icel. & Sw.
<i>vax</i>, Dan. <i>vox</i>, Lith. <i>vaszkas</i>, Russ. <i>vosk'</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and
employed by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually called
<i>beeswax</i>. It is first excreted, from a row of pouches along their
sides, in the form of scales, which, being masticated and mixed with
saliva, become whitened and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull
yellow.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Beeswax consists essentially of cerotic acid (constituting the
more soluble part) and of myricyl palmitate (constituting the less soluble
part).</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in
consistency or appearance.</def>  Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Cerumen, or earwax.</def>
See <u>Cerumen</u>.</p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A waxlike composition used for uniting
surfaces, for excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing
<i>wax</i>, grafting <i>wax</i>, etching <i>wax</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for
rubbing their thread.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A substance similar to
beeswax, secreted by several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax.
See <i>Wax insect</i>, below.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A waxlike product secreted by
certain plants.  See <i>Vegetable wax</i>, under
<u>Vegetable</u>.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A substance, somewhat resembling
wax, found in connection with certain deposits of rock salt and coal; --
called also mineral wax, and <i>ozocerite</i>.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(g)</i></sd> <def>Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the
sugar maple, and then cooling.</def>  [Local U. S.]</p>

<p><col><b>Japanese wax</b></col>, <cd>a waxlike substance made in Japan
from the berries of certain species of <i>Rhus</i>, esp. <i>R.
succedanea</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral wax</b></col>. <i>(Min.)</i>
<cd>See <u>Wax</u>, 2 <sd><i>(f)</i></sd>, above.</cd> -- <col><b>Wax
cloth</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Waxed cloth</i>, under <u>Waxed</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Wax end</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Waxed end</i>, under
<u>Waxed</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wax flower</b></col>, <cd>a flower made of,
or resembling, wax.</cd> -- <col><b>Wax insect</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of scale insects
belonging to the family <i>Coccid&aelig;</i>, which secrete from their
bodies a waxlike substance, especially the Chinese wax insect (<i>Coccus
Sinensis</i>) from which a large amount of the commercial Chinese wax is
obtained. Called also <i>pela</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wax light</b></col>,
<cd>a candle or taper of wax.</cd> -- <col><b>Wax moth</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a pyralid moth (<i>Galleria cereana</i>) whose
larv&aelig; feed upon honeycomb, and construct silken galleries among the
fragments. The moth has dusky gray wings streaked with brown near the outer
edge. The larva is yellowish white with brownish dots. Called also <i>bee
moth</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wax myrtle</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See
<u>Bayberry</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wax painting</b></col>, <cd>a kind of
painting practiced by the ancients, under the name of <i>encaustic</i>. The
pigments were ground with wax, and diluted. After being applied, the wax
was melted with hot irons and the color thus fixed.</cd> -- <col><b>Wax
palm</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A species of palm
(<i>Ceroxylon Andicola</i>) native of the Andes, the stem of which is
covered with a secretion, consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax,
which, when melted with a third of fat, makes excellent candles.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A Brazilian tree (<i>Copernicia cerifera</i>) the
young leaves of which are covered with a useful waxy secretion.</cd> --
<col><b>Wax paper</b></col>, <cd>paper prepared with a coating of white wax
and other ingredients.</cd> -- <col><b>Wax plant</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>,
<cd>a name given to several plants</cd>, as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The
Indian pipe (see under <u>Indian</u>).</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The
<i>Hoya carnosa</i>, a climbing plant with polished, fleshy leaves.</cd>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>Certain species of <i>Begonia</i> with similar
foliage.</cd> -- <col><b>Wax tree</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A tree or shrub (<i>Ligustrum lucidum</i>) of
China, on which certain insects make a thick deposit of a substance
resembling white wax.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A kind of sumac (<i>Rhus
succedanea</i>) of Japan, the berries of which yield a sort of wax.</cd>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>A rubiaceous tree (<i>El&aelig;agia utilis</i>) of
New Grenada, called by the inhabitants "<i>arbol del cera</i>."</cd> --
<col><b>Wax yellow</b></col>, <cd>a dull yellow, resembling the natural
color of beeswax.</cd></p>

<p><! p. 1635 !></p>

<p><hw>Wax</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Waxed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Waxing</u>.] <def>To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax; as, to
<i>wax</i> a thread or a table.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Waxed cloth</b></col>, <cd>cloth covered with a coating of wax,
used as a cover, of tables and for other purposes; -- called also <i>wax
cloth</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Waxed end</b></col>, <cd>a thread pointed with a
bristle and covered with shoemaker's wax, used in sewing leather, as for
boots, shoes, and the like; -- called also <i>wax end</i>.</cd>
<i>Brockett.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wax"ber`ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The
wax-covered fruit of the wax myrtle, or bayberry.  See <u>Bayberry</u>, and
<u>Candleberry tree</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wax"bill`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any one of numerous species of finchlike birds belonging to
<i>Estrelda</i> and allied genera, native of Asia, Africa, and Australia.
The bill is large, conical, and usually red in color, resembling sealing
wax. Several of the species are often kept as cage birds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wax"bird`</hw> (?), <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The waxwing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wax"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Made
of wax.</def>  "The female bee, that . . . builds her <i>waxen</i> cells."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Covered with wax; waxed; as, a <i>waxen</i>
tablet.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Resembling wax; waxy; hence, soft;
yielding.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Men have marble, women <i>waxen</i>, minds.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Waxen chatterer</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the Bohemian
chatterer.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wax"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or state of
being waxy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wax"wing`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any one of several species of small birds of the genus <i>Ampelis</i>,
in which some of the secondary quills are usually tipped with small horny
ornaments resembling red sealing wax. The Bohemian waxwing (see under
<u>Bohemian</u>) and the cedar bird are examples. Called also
<i>waxbird</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wax"work`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Work made of wax; especially, a figure or figures formed or partly of
wax, in imitation of real beings.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An American climbing shrub
(<i>Celastrus scandens</i>). It bears a profusion of yellow berrylike pods,
which open in the autumn, and display the scarlet coverings of the
seeds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wax"work`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One who works in wax; one who makes waxwork.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A bee that makes or produces wax.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wax"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resembling wax in
appearance or consistency; viscid; adhesive; soft; hence, yielding;
pliable; impressible.</def>  "<i>Waxy</i> to persuasion."  <i>Bp.
Hall.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Waxy degeneration</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>amyloid
degeneration.  See under <u>Amyloid</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Waxy
kidney</b></col>, <col><b>Waxy liver</b></col>, etc. <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a
kidney or liver affected by waxy degeneration.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Way</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Aphetic form of <i>away</i>.]
<def>Away.</def>  [Obs. or Archaic]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To do way</b></col>, <cd>to take away; to remove.</cd> [Obs.]
"<i>Do way</i> your hands." <i>Chaucer.</i> -- <col><b>To make way
with</b></col>, <cd>to make away with.  See under <u>Away</u>.</cd>
[Archaic]</p>

<p><hw>Way</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wey</i>, <i>way</i>, AS.
<i>weg</i>; akin to OS., D., OHG., & G. <i>weg</i>, Icel. <i>vegr</i>, Sw.
<i>v&auml;g</i>, Dan. <i>vei</i>, Goth. <i>wigs</i>, L. <i>via</i>, and AS.
<i>wegan</i> to move, L. <i>vehere</i> to carry, Skr. <i>vah</i>.
&radic;136.   Cf. <u>Convex</u>, <u>Inveigh</u>, <u>Vehicle</u>,
<u>Vex</u>, <u>Via</u>, <u>Voyage</u>, <u>Wag</u>, <u>Wagon</u>,
<u>Wee</u>, <u>Weigh</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That by, upon, or along, which one passes or
processes; opportunity or room to pass; place of passing; passage; road,
street, track, or path of any kind; as, they built a <i>way</i> to the
mine.</def>  "To find the <i>way</i> to heaven."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I shall him seek by <i>way</i> and eke by
street.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>way</i> seems difficult, and steep to
scale.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The season and <i>ways</i> were very improper for his
majesty's forces to march so great a distance.</blockquote>
<i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Length of space; distance; interval; as, a great
<i>way</i>; a long <i>way</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And whenever the <i>way</i> seemed long,<BR>
Or his heart began to fail.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A moving; passage; procession;
journey.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I prythee, now, lead the <i>way</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Course or direction of motion or process;
tendency of action; advance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If that <i>way</i> be your walk, you have not
far.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And let eternal justice take the <i>way</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The means by which anything is reached, or
anything is accomplished; scheme; device; plan.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My best <i>way</i> is to creep under his
gaberdine.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>By noble <i>ways</i> we conquest will prepare.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>What impious <i>ways</i> my wishes took!</blockquote>
<i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Manner; method; mode; fashion; style; as, the
<i>way</i> of expressing one's ideas.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Regular course; habitual method of life or
action; plan of conduct; mode of dealing.</def>  "Having lost the
<i>way</i> of nobleness."  <i>Sir. P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Her <i>ways</i> are <i>ways</i> of pleasantness, and all her
paths are peace.</blockquote> <i>Prov. iii. 17.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When men lived in a grander <i>way</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Sphere or scope of observation.</def>  <i>Jer.
Taylor.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The public ministers that fell in my
<i>way</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>Determined course; resolved mode of action or
conduct; as, to have one's <i>way</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Progress;
as, a ship has <i>way</i>.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>pl.</i> <def>The
timbers on which a ship is launched.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>The longitudinal
guides, or guiding surfaces, on the bed of a planer, lathe, or the like,
along which a table or carriage moves.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Right of way.  See
below.</def></p>

<p><col><b>By the way</b></col>, <cd>in passing; apropos; aside; apart
from, though connected with, the main object or subject of discourse.</cd>
-- <col><b>By way of</b></col>, <cd>for the purpose of; as being; in
character of.</cd> -- <col><b>Covert way</b></col>. <i>(Fort.)</i> <cd>See
<i>Covered way</i>, under <u>Covered</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>In the family
way</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Family</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>In the
way</b></col>, <cd>so as to meet, fall in with, obstruct, hinder, etc.</cd>
-- <col><b>In the way with</b></col>, <cd>traveling or going with; meeting
or being with; in the presence of.</cd> -- <col><b>Milky way</b></col>.
<i>(Astron.)</i> <cd>See <u>Galaxy</u>, 1.</cd> -- <col><b>No
way</b></col>, <col><b>No ways</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Noway</u>,
<u>Noways</u>, in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>On the way</b></col>,
<cd>traveling or going; hence, in process; advancing toward completion; as,
<i>on the way</i> to this country; <i>on the way</i> to success.</cd> --
<col><b>Out of the way</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Out</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Right of way</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a right of private passage
over another's ground. It may arise either by grant or prescription. It may
be attached to a house, entry, gate, well, or city lot, as well as to a
country farm.</cd> <i>Kent.</i> -- <col><b>To be under way</b></col>, or
<col><b>To have way</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to be in motion, as when
a ship begins to move.</cd> -- <col><b>To give way</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Give</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>To go one's way</b></col>, or <col><b>To come
one's way</b></col>, <cd>to go or come; to depart or come along.</cd>
<i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>To go the way of all the earth</b></col>, <cd>to
die.</cd> -- <col><b>To make one's way</b></col>, <cd>to advance in life by
one's personal efforts.</cd> -- <col><b>To make way</b></col>. <cd>See
under <u>Make</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Ways and
means</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Methods; resources;
facilities.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Legislation)</i> <cd>Means for
raising money; resources for revenue.</cd> -- <col><b>Way leave</b></col>,
<cd>permission to cross, or a right of way across, land; also, rent paid
for such right.</cd> [Eng] -- <col><b>Way of the cross</b></col>
<i>(Eccl.)</i>, <cd>the course taken in visiting in rotation the stations
of the cross.  See <u>Station</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 7
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd>.</cd> -- <col><b>Way of the rounds</b></col>
<i>(Fort.)</i>, <cd>a space left for the passage of the rounds between a
rampart and the wall of a fortified town.</cd> -- <col><b>Way
pane</b></col>, <cd>a pane for cartage in irrigated land.  See <u>Pane</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 4.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] -- <col><b>Way
passenger</b></col>, <cd>a passenger taken up, or set down, at some
intermediate place between the principal stations on a line of travel.</cd>
-- <col><b>Ways of God</b></col>, <cd>his providential government, or his
works.</cd> -- <col><b>Way station</b></col>, <cd>an intermediate station
between principal stations on a line of travel, especially on a
railroad.</cd> -- <col><b>Way train</b></col>, <cd>a train which stops at
the intermediate, or way, stations; an accommodation train.</cd> --
<col><b>Way warden</b></col>, <cd>the surveyor of a road.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Street; highway; road.  -- <u>Way</u>, <u>Street</u>,
<u>Highway</u>, <u>Road</u>. <i>Way</i> is generic, denoting any line for
passage or conveyance; a <i>highway</i> is literally one <i>raised</i> for
the sake of dryness and convenience in traveling; a <i>road</i> is,
strictly, a way for horses and carriages; a <i>street</i> is,
etymologically, a <i>paved</i> way, as early made in towns and cities; and,
hence, the word is distinctively applied to roads or highways in compact
settlements.</p>

<p><blockquote>All keep the broad <i>highway</i>, and take delight<BR>
With many rather for to go astray.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There is but one <i>road</i> by which to climb
up.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When night<BR>
Darkens the <i>streets</i>, then wander forth the sons<BR>
Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Way</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To go or travel to; to go
in, as a way or path.</def>  [Obs.] "In land not <i>wayed</i>."
<i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Way</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To move; to progress; to
go.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>On a time as they together <i>wayed</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Way"bill`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A list of passengers
in a public vehicle, or of the baggage or gods transported by a common
carrier on a land route. When the goods are transported by water, the list
is called a <i>bill of lading</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Way"bread`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wegbr&?;de</i>.
See <u>Way</u>, and <u>Broad</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The common dooryard
plantain (<i>Plantago major</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Way"bung`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An
Australian insessorial bird (<i>Corcorax melanorhamphus</i>) noted for the
curious actions of the male during the breeding season. It is black with a
white patch on each wing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wayed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Used to the way;
broken.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A horse that is not well <i>wayed</i>; he starts at every
bird that flies out the hedge.</blockquote> <i>Selden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Way"fare`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<i>Way</i> +
<i>fare</i> to go.] <def>To journey; to travel; to go to and fro.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A certain Laconian, as he <i>wayfared</i>, came unto a place
where there dwelt an old friend of his.</blockquote> <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Way"fare`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of journeying;
travel; passage.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Way"far`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who travels; a
traveler; a passenger.</def></p>

<p><hw>Way"far`ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Traveling; passing;
being on a journey.</def>  "A <i>wayfaring</i> man."  <i>Judg. xix.
17.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Wayfaring tree</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a European shrub
(<i>Viburnum lantana</i>) having large ovate leaves and dense cymes of
small white flowers.</cd> -- <col><b>American wayfaring tree</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the (<i>Viburnum lantanoides</i>).</cd></p>

<p><hw>Way"gate`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The tailrace of a
mill.</def>  <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Way"-go`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Going away;
departing; of or pertaining to one who goes away.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Way-going crop</b></col> <i>(Law of Leases)</i>, <cd>a crop of
grain to which tenants for years are sometimes entitled by custom; grain
sown in the fall to be reaped at the next harvest; a crop which will not
ripen until after the termination of the lease.</cd> <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Way"-goose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Wayz-
goose</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</def>  [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wayk</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Weak.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Way"lay`</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Waylaid</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Waylaying</u>.] [<i>Way</i> + <i>lay</i>.] <def>To lie in wait for; to
meet or encounter in the way; especially, to watch for the passing of, with
a view to seize, rob, or slay; to beset in ambush.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Falstaff, Bardolph, Peto, and Gadshill shall rob those men
that we have already <i>waylaid</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>She often contrived to <i>waylay</i> him in his
walks.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Way"lay`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who waylays
another.</def></p>

<p><hw>Way"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no road or path;
pathless.</def></p>

<p><hw>Way"le*way</hw> (?), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Welaway</u>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Way"mak`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who makes a way;
a precursor.</def>  [R.]  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Way"mark`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mark to guide in
traveling.</def></p>

<p><hw>Way"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Waymented</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Waymenting</u>.] [OE. <i>waymenten</i>, OF. <i>waimenter</i>,
<i>gaimenter</i>, <i>guaimenter</i>, from <i>wai</i>, <i>guai</i>, woe! (of
Teutonic origin; see <u>Woe</u>) and L. <i>lamentari</i> to lament.  See
<u>Lament</u>.] <def>To lament; to grieve; to wail.</def>  [Written also
<i>waiment</i>.] [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Thilke science . . . maketh a man to
<i>waymenten</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>For what boots it to weep and <i>wayment</i>,<BR>
When ill is chanced?</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Way"ment</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Grief; lamentation;
mourning.</def>  [Written also <i>waiment</i>.] [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>-ways</hw> (?). <def>A suffix formed from <i>way</i> by the addition
of the adverbial <i>-s</i> (see <u>-wards</u>). It is often used
interchangeably with <i>wise</i>; as, end<i>ways</i> or end<i>wise</i>;
no<i>ways</i> or no<i>wise</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Way" shaft`</hw> (?). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>A rock
shaft.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>An interior shaft, usually one
connecting two levels.</def>  <i>Raymond.</i></p>

<p><hw>Way"side`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The side of the way;
the edge or border of a road or path.</def></p>

<p><hw>Way"side`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the
wayside; as, <i>wayside</i> flowers.</def>  "A <i>wayside</i> inn."
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Way"ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>weiward</i>, for
<i>aweiward</i>, i. e., turned away.  See <u>Away</u>, and <u>-ward</u>.]
<def>Taking one's own way; disobedient; froward; perverse;
willful.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My wife is in a <i>wayward</i> mood.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Wayward</i> beauty doth not fancy move.</blockquote>
<i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Wilt thou forgive the <i>wayward</i> thought?</blockquote>
<i>Keble.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Way"ward*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Way"ward*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Way"-wise`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Skillful in finding
the way; well acquainted with the way or route; wise from having
traveled.</def></p>

<p><hw>Way"wis`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. G. <i>wegweiser</i> a
waymark, a guide; <i>weg</i> way + <i>weisen</i> to show, direct.] <def>An
instrument for measuring the distance which one has traveled on the road;
an odometer, pedometer, or perambulator.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>waywiser</i> to a coach, exactly measuring the miles,
and showing them by an index.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><hw>Way"wode</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Russ. <i>voevoda</i>, or
Pol. <i>woiewoda</i>; properly, a leader of an army, a leader in war.  Cf.
<u>Vaivode</u>.] <def>Originally, the title of a military commander in
various Slavonic countries; afterwards applied to governors of towns or
provinces. It was assumed for a time by the rulers of Moldavia and
Wallachia, who were afterwards called <i>hospodars</i>, and has also been
given to some inferior Turkish officers.</def>  [Written also
<i>vaivode</i>, <i>voivode</i>, <i>waiwode</i>, and <i>woiwode</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Way"wode*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office, province,
or jurisdiction of a waywode.</def></p>

<p><hw>Way"worn`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wearied by
traveling.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wayz"-goose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Wase</i> stubble +
<i>goose</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A stubble goose.</def>  [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An annual feast of the persons employed in a
printing office.</def>  [Written also <i>way-goose</i>.] [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>We</hw> (w&emacr;), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos>; <pos><i>pl.</i></pos>
of I. [<pos><i>Poss.</i></pos> <u>Our</u> (our) or <u>Ours</u> (ourz);
<pos><i>obj.</i></pos> <u>Us</u> (&ubreve;s).  See <u>I</u>.] [As.
<i>w&emacr;</i>; akin to OS. <i>w&imacr;</i>, OFries. & LG. <i>wi</i>, D.
<i>wij</i>, G. <i>wir</i>, Icel. <i>v&emacr;r</i>, Sw. & Dan. <i>vi</i>,
Goth. <i>weis</i>, Skr. <i>vayam</i>. &radic;190.] <def>The plural
nominative case of the pronoun of the first person; the word with which a
person in speaking or writing denotes a number or company of which he is
one, as the subject of an action expressed by a verb.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>We</i> is frequently used to express men in general, including
the speaker. <i>We</i> is also often used by individuals, as authors,
editors, etc., in speaking of themselves, in order to avoid the appearance
of egotism in the too frequent repetition of the pronoun <i>I</i>. The
plural style is also in use among kings and other sovereigns, and is said
to have been begun by King John of England. Before that time, monarchs used
the singular number in their edicts. The German and the French sovereigns
followed the example of King John in <u>a. d.</u> 1200.</p>

<p><hw>Weak</hw> (w&emacr;k), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Weaker</u> (-&etilde;r);
<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Weakest</u>.] [OE. <i>weik</i>, Icel.
<i>veikr</i>; akin to Sw. <i>vek</i>, Dan. <i>veg</i> soft, flexible,
pliant, AS. <i>w&amacr;c</i> weak, soft, pliant, D. <i>week</i>, G.
<i>weich</i>, OHG. <i>weih</i>; all from the verb seen in Icel.
<i>v&imacr;kja</i> to turn, veer, recede, AS. <i>w&imacr;can</i> to yield,
give way, G. <i>weichen</i>, OHG. <i>w&imacr;hhan</i>, akin to Skr.
<i>vij</i>, and probably to E. <i>week</i>, L. <i>vicis</i> a change, turn,
Gr. <grk>e'i`kein</grk> to yield, give way. &radic;132.  Cf. <u>Week</u>,
<u>Wink</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <u>Vicissitude</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Wanting physical strength.</def>  Specifically:
--</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Deficient in strength of body; feeble; infirm;
sickly; debilitated; enfeebled; exhausted.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A poor, infirm, <i>weak</i>, and despised old
man.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Weak</i> with hunger, mad with love.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Not able to sustain a great weight, pressure,
or strain; as, a <i>weak</i> timber; a <i>weak</i> rope.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Not firmly united or adhesive; easily broken or
separated into pieces; not compact; as, a <i>weak</i> ship.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>Not stiff; pliant; frail; soft; as, the
<i>weak</i> stalk of a plant.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>Not able to resist external force or onset;
easily subdued or overcome; as, a <i>weak</i> barrier; as, a <i>weak</i>
fortress.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <def>Lacking force of utterance or sound; not
sonorous; low; small; feeble; faint.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A voice not soft, <i>weak</i>, piping, and
womanish.</blockquote> <i>Ascham.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(g)</i></sd> <def>Not thoroughly or abundantly impregnated with
the usual or required ingredients, or with stimulating and nourishing
substances; of less than the usual strength; as, <i>weak</i> tea, broth, or
liquor; a <i>weak</i> decoction or solution; a <i>weak</i> dose of
medicine.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(h)</i></sd> <def>Lacking ability for an appropriate function or
office; as, <i>weak</i> eyes; a <i>weak</i> stomach; a <i>weak</i>
magistrate; a <i>weak</i> regiment, or army.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not possessing or manifesting intellectual,
logical, moral, or political strength, vigor, etc.</def>  Specifically: -
</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Feeble of mind; wanting discernment; lacking
vigor; spiritless; as, a <i>weak</i> king or magistrate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To think every thing disputable is a proof of a <i>weak</i>
mind and captious temper.</blockquote> <i>Beattie.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Origen was never <i>weak</i> enough to imagine that there
were two Gods.</blockquote> <i>Waterland.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Resulting from, or indicating, lack of
judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If evil thence ensue,<BR>
She first his <i>weak</i> indulgence will accuse.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Not having full confidence or conviction; not
decided or confirmed; vacillating; wavering.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Him that is <i>weak</i> in the faith receive ye, but not to
doubtful disputations.</blockquote> <i>Rom. xiv. 1.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>Not able to withstand temptation, urgency,
persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible;
vulnerable; as, <i>weak</i> resolutions; <i>weak</i> virtue.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Guard thy heart<BR>
On this <i>weak</i> side, where most our nature fails.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>Wanting in power to influence or bind; as,
<i>weak</i> ties; a <i>weak</i> sense of honor of duty.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <def>Not having power to convince; not supported by
force of reason or truth; unsustained; as, a <i>weak</i> argument or
case.</def>  "Convinced of his <i>weak</i> arguing."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A case so <i>weak</i> . . . hath much persisted
in.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(g)</i></sd> <def>Wanting in point or vigor of expression; as, a
<i>weak</i> sentence; a <i>weak</i> style.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(h)</i></sd> <def>Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be
prevalent; not potent; feeble.</def>  "<i>Weak</i> prayers."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(i)</i></sd> <def>Lacking in elements of political strength; not
wielding or having authority or energy; deficient in the resources that are
essential to a ruler or nation; as, a <i>weak</i> monarch; a <i>weak</i>
government or state.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I must make fair weather yet awhile,<BR>
Till Henry be more <i>weak</i>, and I more strong.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(k)</i></sd> <i>(Stock Exchange)</i> <def>Tending towards lower
prices; as, a <i>weak</i> market.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Pertaining
to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) and past
participle by adding to the present the suffix <i>-ed</i>, <i>-d</i>, or
the variant form <i>-t</i>; as in the verbs <i>abash</i>, <i>abashed</i>;
<i>abate</i>, <i>abated</i>; <i>deny</i>, <i>denied</i>; <i>feel</i>,
<i>felt</i>.  See <u>Strong</u>, 19 <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a noun in Anglo-
Saxon, etc., the stem of which ends in <i>-n</i>.  See <u>Strong</u>, 19
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Weak</i> is often used in the formation of self-explaining
compounds; as, <i>weak</i>-eyed, <i>weak</i>-handed, <i>weak</i>-hearted,
<i>weak</i>-minded, <i>weak</i>-spirited, and the like.</p>

<p><! p. 1636 !></p>

<p><col><b>Weak conjugation</b></col> <i>(Gram.)</i>, <cd>the conjugation
of weak verbs; -- called also <i>new, or regular, conjugation</i>, and
distinguished from the <i>old</i>, or <i>irregular</i>,
<i>conjugation</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Weak declension</b></col> <i>(Anglo-
Saxon Gram.)</i>, <cd>the declension of weak nouns; also, one of the
declensions of adjectives.</cd> -- <col><b>Weak side</b></col>, <cd>the
side or aspect of a person's character or disposition by which he is most
easily affected or influenced; weakness; infirmity.</cd> -- <col><b>Weak
sore</b></col> or <col><b>ulcer</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a sore covered
with pale, flabby, sluggish granulations.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Weak</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [Cf. AS. <i>w&?;can</i>.
<i>w&amacr;cian</i>.  See <u>Weak</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>To make
or become weak; to weaken.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Never to seek <i>weaking</i> variety.</blockquote>
<i>Marston.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weak"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Weakened</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Weakening</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to
deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to
<i>weaken</i> the body or the mind; to <i>weaken</i> the hands of a
magistrate; to <i>weaken</i> the force of an objection or an
argument.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Their hands shall be <i>weakened</i> from the work, that it
be not done.</blockquote> <i>Neh. vi. 9.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To reduce in quality, strength, or spirit; as,
to <i>weaken</i> tea; to <i>weaken</i> any solution or decoction.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weak"en</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become weak or weaker;
to lose strength, spirit, or determination; to become less positive or
resolute; as, the patient <i>weakened</i>; the witness <i>weakened</i> on
cross-examination.</def>  "His notion <i>weakens</i>, his discernings are
lethargied."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weak"en*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that
which, weakens.</def>  "[Fastings] <i>weakeners</i> of sin."
<i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weak"fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any fish of the genus <i>Cynoscion</i>; a squeteague; -- so called
from its tender mouth.  See <u>Squeteague</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Spotted weakfish</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the spotted
squeteague.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Weak"-heart`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having little
courage; of feeble spirit; dispirited; faint-hearted.</def>  "<i>Weak-
hearted</i> enemies."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weak"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat weak; rather
weak.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weak"ish*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or state of
being weakish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weak"-kneed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having weak knees;
hence, easily yielding; wanting resolution.</def>  <i>H. James.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weak"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Weak</i> + <i>-
ling</i>.] <def>A weak or feeble creature.</def>  <i>Shak.</i> "All looking
on him as a <i>weakling</i>, which would post to the grave."
<i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We may not be <i>weaklings</i> because we have a strong
enemy.</blockquote> <i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weak"ling</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Weak; feeble.</def>
<i>Sir T. North.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weak"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a weak manner; with
little strength or vigor; feebly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weak"ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Weaklier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Weakliest</u>.] <def>Not
strong of constitution; infirm; feeble; as, a <i>weakly</i> woman; a man of
a <i>weakly</i> constitution.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weak"-mind`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a weak
mind, either naturally or by reason of disease; feebleminded; foolish;
idiotic.</def>  -- <wf>Weak"-mind`ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Weak"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
quality or state of being weak; want of strength or firmness; lack of
vigor; want of resolution or of moral strength; feebleness.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is a mark of lack of strength or
resolution; a fault; a defect.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Many take pleasure in spreading abroad the <i>weakness</i>
of an exalted character.</blockquote> <i>Spectator.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Feebleness; debility; languor; imbecility; infirmness;
infirmity; decrepitude; frailty; faintness.</p>

<p><hw>Weal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The mark of a stripe.  See
<u>Wale</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weal</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To mark with stripes.  See
<u>Wale</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wele</i>, AS. <i>wela</i>,
<i>weola</i>, wealth, from <i>wel</i> well.  See <u>Well</u>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Wealth</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A sound, healthy, or prosperous state of a
person or thing; prosperity; happiness; welfare.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>God . . . grant you <i>wele</i> and prosperity.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>As we love the <i>weal</i> of our souls and
bodies.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To him linked in <i>weal</i> or woe.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Never was there a time when it more concerned the public
<i>weal</i> that the character of the Parliament should stand
high.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The body politic; the state; common
wealth.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The special watchmen of our English
<i>weal</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weal</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To promote the weal of; to
cause to be prosperous.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weal"-bal`anced</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Balanced or
considered with reference to public weal.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weald</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS.  See <u>Wold</u>.] <def>A
wood or forest; a wooded land or region; also, an open country; -- often
used in place names.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Fled all night long by glimmering waste and
<i>weald</i>,<BR>
And heard the spirits of the waste and <i>weald</i><BR>
Moan as she fled.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Weald clay</b></col> <i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>the uppermost member of
the Wealden strata.  See <u>Wealden</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Weald"en</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>weald</i>,
<i>wald</i>, a forest, a wood. So called because this formation occurs in
the <i>wealds</i>, or woods, of Kent and Sussex.  See <u>Weald</u>.]
<i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the lowest division of the
Cretaceous formation in England and on the Continent, which overlies the
O&ouml;litic series.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weald"en</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>The Wealden
group or strata.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weald"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a
weald, esp. to the weald in the county of Kent, England.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weal"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Weleful.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weals"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Wealsmen</b></plw> (#). [<i>Weal</i> + <i>man</i>.] <def>A
statesman; a politician.</def>  [R.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wealth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>welthe</i>, from
<i>wele</i>; cf. D. <i>weelde</i> luxury.  See <u>Weal</u> prosperity.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Weal; welfare; prosperity; good.</def>  [Obs.]
"Let no man seek his own, but every man another's <i>wealth</i>."  <i>1
Cor. x. 24.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Large possessions; a comparative abundance of
things which are objects of human desire; esp., abundance of worldly
estate; affluence; opulence; riches.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I have little <i>wealth</i> to lose.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Each day new <i>wealth</i>, without their care,
provides.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Wealth</i> comprises all articles of value and nothing
else.</blockquote> <i>F. A. Walker.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Active wealth</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Active</u>.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Riches; affluence; opulence; abundance.</p>

<p><hw>Wealth"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of wealth;
wealthy; prosperous.</def>  [R.] <i>Sir T. More.</i> --
<wf>Wealth"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Wealth"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a wealthy
manner; richly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I come to wive it <i>wealthily</i> in Padua.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wealth"i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being wealthy, or rich; richness; opulence.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wealth"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Wealthier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Wealthiest</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having wealth; having large possessions, or
larger than most men, as lands, goods, money, or securities; opulent;
affluent; rich.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>wealthy</i> Hebrew of my tribe.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou broughtest us out into a <i>wealthy</i>
place.</blockquote> <i>Ps. lxvi. 12.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, ample; full; satisfactory;
abundant.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>wealthy</i> witness of my pen.</blockquote> <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wean</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Weaned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Weaning</u>.] [OE. <i>wenen</i>, AS. <i>wenian</i>, <i>wennan</i>, to
accustom; akin to D. <i>wennen</i>, G. ge<i>w&ouml;hnen</i>, OHG.
gi<i>wennan</i>, Icel. <i>venja</i>, Sw. <i>v&auml;nja</i>, Dan.
<i>v&aelig;nne</i>, Icel. <i>vanr</i> accustomed, wont; cf. AS.
&amacr;<i>wenian</i> to wean, G. ent<i>w&ouml;hnen</i>.  See <u>Wont</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To accustom and reconcile, as a child or other
young animal, to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the
breast or udder; to cause to cease to depend on the mother
nourishment.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And the child grew, and was <i>weaned</i>; and Abraham made
a great feast the same day that Isaac was <i>weaned</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Gen. xxi. 8.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to detach or alienate the affections of,
from any object of desire; to reconcile to the want or loss of
anything.</def>  "<i>Wean</i> them from themselves."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The troubles of age were intended . . . to <i>wean</i> us
gradually from our fondness of life.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wean</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A weanling; a young
child.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I, being but a yearling <i>wean</i>.</blockquote> <i>Mrs.
Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wean"ed*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or state of
being weaned.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wean"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A weanling.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wean"ling</hw>, <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from <u>Wean</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>weaning</i> of the whelp is the great test of the
skill of the kennel man.</blockquote> <i>J. H. Walsh.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Weaning brash</b></col>. <i>(Med.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Brash</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wean"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Wean</i> + <i>-
ling</i>.] <def>A child or animal newly weaned; a wean.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wean"ling</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Recently weaned.</def>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weap"on</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wepen</i>, AS.
<i>w&?;pen</i>; akin to OS. <i>w&?;pan</i>, OFries. <i>w&?;pin</i>,
<i>w&?;pen</i>, D. <i>wapen</i>, G. <i>waffe</i>, OHG. <i>waffan</i>,
<i>w&amacr;fan</i>, Icel. <i>v&amacr;pn</i>, Dan. <i>vaaben</i>, Sw.
<i>vapen</i>, Goth. <i>w&?;pna</i>, pl.; of uncertain origin.  Cf.
<u>Wapentake</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An instrument of offensive of defensive combat;
something to fight with; anything used, or designed to be used, in
destroying, defeating, or injuring an enemy, as a gun, a sword,
etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>weapons</i> of our warfare are not
carnal.</blockquote> <i>2 Cor. x. 4.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They, astonished, all resistance lost,<BR>
All courage; down their idle <i>weapons</i> dropped.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: The means or instrument with which one
contends against another; as, argument was his only <i>weapon</i>.</def>
"Woman's <i>weapons</i>, water drops."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A thorn, prickle, or sting with
which many plants are furnished.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Concealed weapons</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Concealed</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Weapon salve</b></col>, <cd>a salve which
was supposed to cure a wound by being applied to the weapon that made
it.</cd>  [Obs.] <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weap"oned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Furnished with
weapons, or arms; armed; equipped.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weap"on*less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no
weapon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weap"on*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Weapons,
collectively; as, an array of <i>weaponry</i>.</def>  [Poetic]</p>

<p><hw>Wear</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Weir</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wear</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Veer</u>.]
<i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To cause to go about, as a vessel, by putting the helm
<i>up</i>, instead of <i>alee</i> as in tacking, so that the vessel's bow
is turned away from, and her stern is presented to, the wind, and, as she
turns still farther, her sails fill on the other side; to veer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wear</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos>
<u>Wore</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Worn</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. &
vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Wearing</u>. Before the 15th century <i>wear</i> was a
weak verb, the <pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> being <u>Weared</u>.] [OE.
<i>weren</i>, <i>werien</i>, AS. <i>werian</i> to carry, to wear, as arms
or clothes; akin to OHG. <i>werien</i>, <i>weren</i>, to clothe, Goth.
<i>wasjan</i>, L. <i>vestis</i> clothing, <i>vestire</i> to clothe, Gr.
&?;, Skr. <i>vas</i>.  Cf. <u>Vest</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To carry or bear upon the person; to bear upon
one's self, as an article of clothing, decoration, warfare, bondage, etc.;
to have appendant to one's body; to have on; as, to <i>wear</i> a coat; to
<i>wear</i> a shackle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What compass will you <i>wear</i> your
farthingale?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>On her white breast a sparkling cross s&?;&?;
<i>wore</i>,<BR>
Which Jews might kiss, and infidels adore.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To have or exhibit an appearance of, as an
aspect or manner; to bear; as, she <i>wears</i> a smile on her
countenance.</def>  "He <i>wears</i> the rose of youth upon him."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His innocent gestures <i>wear</i><BR>
A meaning half divine.</blockquote> <i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To use up by carrying or having upon one's self;
hence, to consume by use; to waste; to use up; as, to <i>wear</i> clothes
rapidly.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To impair, waste, or diminish, by continual
attrition, scraping, percussion, on the like; to consume gradually; to
cause to lower or disappear; to spend.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That wicked wight his days doth <i>wear</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The waters <i>wear</i> the stones.</blockquote> <i>Job xiv.
19.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To cause or make by friction or wasting; as, to
<i>wear</i> a channel; to <i>wear</i> a hole.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To form or shape by, or as by,
attrition.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Trials <i>wear</i> us into a liking of what, possibly, in
the first essay, displeased us.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To wear away</b></col>, <cd>to consume; to impair, diminish, or
destroy, by gradual attrition or decay.</cd> -- <col><b>To wear
off</b></col>, <cd>to diminish or remove by attrition or slow decay; as,
<i>to wear off</i> the nap of cloth.</cd> -- <col><b>To wear on or
upon</b></col>, <cd>to wear.</cd> [Obs.] "[I] <i>weared upon</i> my gay
scarlet gites [gowns.]" <i>Chaucer.</i> -- <col><b>To wear out</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To consume, or render useless, by attrition or
decay; as, <i>to wear out</i> a coat or a book.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<cd>To consume tediously.</cd> "<i>To wear out</i> miserable days."
<i>Milton.</i> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To harass; to tire.</cd> "[He] shall
<i>wear out</i> the saints of the Most High." <i>Dan vii. 25.</i>
<sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <cd>To waste the strength of; as, an old man <i>worn
out</i> in military service.</cd> -- <col><b>To wear the
breeches</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Breeches</u>.</cd> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Wear</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To endure
or suffer use; to last under employment; to bear the consequences of use,
as waste, consumption, or attrition; as, a coat <i>wears</i> well or ill; -
- hence, sometimes applied to character, qualifications, etc.; as, a man
<i>wears</i> well as an acquaintance.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be wasted, consumed, or diminished, by being
used; to suffer injury, loss, or extinction by use or time; to decay, or be
spent, gradually.</def>  "Thus <i>wore</i> out night."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Away, I say; time <i>wears</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou wilt surely <i>wear</i> away, both thou and this people
that is with thee.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xviii. 18.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His stock of money began to <i>wear</i> very
low.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The family . . . <i>wore</i> out in the earlier part of the
century.</blockquote> <i>Beaconsfield.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To wear off</b></col>, <cd>to pass away by degrees; as, the
follies of youth <i>wear off</i> with age.</cd> -- <col><b>To wear
on</b></col>, <cd>to pass on; as, time <i>wears on</i>.</cd> <i>G.
Eliot.</i> -- <col><b>To wear weary</b></col>, <cd>to become weary, as by
wear, long occupation, tedious employment, etc.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wear</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of
wearing, or the state of being worn; consumption by use; diminution by
friction; as, the <i>wear</i> of a garment.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The thing worn; style of dress; the
fashion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Motley 's the only <i>wear</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Wear and tear</b></col>, <cd>the loss by wearing, as of
machinery in use; the loss or injury to which anything is subjected by use,
accident, etc.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wear"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
worn; suitable to be worn.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wear"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who wears or carries as appendant to the body; as, the <i>wearer</i> of a
cloak, a sword, a crown, a shackle, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Cowls, hoods, and habits, with their <i>wearers</i>,
tossed,<BR>
And fluttered into rags.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which wastes or diminishes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wea"ri*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That may be
wearied.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wea"ri*ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Abounding in
qualities which cause weariness; wearisome.</def>  --
<wf>Wea"ri*ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Wea"ri*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Incapable of being
wearied.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wea"ri*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a weary
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wea"ri*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being weary or tried; lassitude; exhaustion of strength; fatigue.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With <i>weariness</i> and wine oppressed.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A man would die, though he were neither valiant nor
miserable, only upon a <i>weariness</i> to do the same thing so oft over
and over.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1637 !></p>

<p><hw>Wear"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
act of one who wears; the manner in which a thing wears; use; conduct;
consumption.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Belike he meant to ward, and there to see his
<i>wearing</i>.</blockquote> <i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is worn; clothes; garments.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Give me my nightly <i>wearing</i> and adieu.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wear"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, or
designed for, wear; as, <i>wearing</i> apparel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wear"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain, but
perhaps akin to <i>weary</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Weak; withered; shrunk.</def>  [Obs.] "A
<i>wearish</i> hand."  <i>Ford.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A little, <i>wearish</i> old man, very melancholy by
nature.</blockquote> <i>Burton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Insipid; tasteless; unsavory.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Wearish</i> as meat is that is not well
tasted.</blockquote> <i>Palsgrave.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wea"ri*some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Causing weariness;
tiresome; tedious; weariful; as, a <i>wearisome</i> march; a
<i>wearisome</i> day's work; a <i>wearisome</i> book.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>These high wild hills and rough uneven ways<BR>
Draws out our miles, and makes them <i>wearisome</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Irksome; tiresome; tedious; fatiguing; annoying;
vexatious.  See <u>Irksome</u>.</p>

<p>-- <wf>Wea"ri*some*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Wea"ri*some*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Wea"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Wearier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Weariest</u>.] [OE.
<i>weri</i>, AS. <i>w&?;rig</i>; akin to OS. <i>w&?;rig</i>, OHG.
<i>wu&?;rag</i>; of uncertain origin; cf. AS. <i>w&?;rian</i> to
ramble.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having the strength exhausted by toil or
exertion; worn out in respect to strength, endurance, etc.; tired;
fatigued.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I care not for my spirits if my legs were not
<i>weary</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[I] am <i>weary</i>, thinking of your task.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Causing weariness; tiresome.</def>
"<i>Weary</i> way." <i>Spenser.</i> "There passed a <i>weary</i> time."
<i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Having one's patience, relish, or contentment
exhausted; tired; sick; -- with <i>of</i> before the cause; as,
<i>weary</i> of marching, or of confinement; <i>weary</i> of
study.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Fatigued; tiresome; irksome; wearisome.</p>

<p><hw>Wea"ry</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Wearied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Wearying</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To reduce or exhaust the physical strength or
endurance of; to tire; to fatigue; as, to <i>weary</i> one's self with
labor or traveling.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>So shall he waste his means, <i>weary</i> his
soldiers.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make weary of anything; to exhaust the
patience of, as by continuance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I stay too long by thee; I <i>weary</i> thee.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To harass by anything irksome.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I would not cease<BR>
To <i>weary</i> him with my assiduous cries.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To weary out</b></col>, <cd>to subdue or exhaust by
fatigue.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To jade; tire; fatigue; fag.  See <u>Jade</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Wea"ry</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To grow tired; to become
exhausted or impatient; as, to <i>weary</i> of an undertaking.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wea"sand</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wesand</i>, AS.
<i>w&amacr;send</i>; akin to OFries. <i>w&amacr;sende</i>,
<i>w&amacr;sande</i>; cf. OHG. <i>weisunt</i>.] <def>The windpipe; --
called also, formerly, <i>wesil</i>.</def>  [Formerly, written also,
<i>wesand</i>, and <i>wezand</i>.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Cut his <i>weasand</i> with thy knife.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wea"sel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wesele</i>, AS.
<i>wesle</i>; akin to D. <i>wezel</i>, G. <i>wiesel</i>, OHG.
<i>wisala</i>, Icel. hreyi<i>v&imacr;sla</i>, Dan. <i>v&auml;sel</i>, Sw.
<i>vessla</i>; of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. &?;, &?;, cat, weasel.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of various species of small carnivores
belonging to the genus <i>Putorius</i>, as the ermine and ferret. They have
a slender, elongated body, and are noted for the quickness of their
movements and for their bloodthirsty habit in destroying poultry, rats,
etc.  The ermine and some other species are brown in summer, and turn white
in winter; others are brown at all seasons.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Malacca weasel</b></col>, <cd>the rasse.</cd> -- <col><b>Weasel
coot</b></col>, <cd>a female or young male of the smew; -- so called from
the resemblance of the head to that of a weasel. Called also <i>weasel
duck</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Weasel lemur</b></col>, <cd>a short-tailed lemur
(<i>Lepilemur mustelinus</i>). It is reddish brown above, grayish brown
below, with the throat white.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wea"sel-faced`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a thin,
sharp face, like a weasel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wea"ser</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
American merganser; -- called also <i>weaser sheldrake</i>.</def>  [Local,
U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Wea"si*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or state of
being weasy; full feeding; sensual indulgence.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Joye.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wea"sy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Weasand</u>.]
<def>Given to sensual indulgence; gluttonous.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Joye.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weath"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>weder</i>, AS.
<i>weder</i>; akin to OS. <i>wedar</i>, OFries. <i>weder</i>, D.
<i>weder</i>, <i>we&ecirc;r</i>, G. <i>wetter</i>, OHG. <i>wetar</i>, Icel.
<i>ve&eth;r</i>, Dan. <i>veir</i>, Sw. <i>v&auml;der</i> wind, air,
weather, and perhaps to OSlav. <i>vedro</i> fair weather; or perhaps to
Lith. <i>vetra</i> storm, Russ. <i>vieter'</i>, <i>vietr'</i>, wind, and E.
<i>wind</i>.  Cf. <u>Wither</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of the air or atmosphere with respect
to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or
cloudiness, or any other meteorological phenomena; meteorological condition
of the atmosphere; as, warm <i>weather</i>; cold <i>weather</i>; wet
<i>weather</i>; dry <i>weather</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Not amiss to cool a man's stomach this hot
<i>weather</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Fair <i>weather</i> cometh out of the north.</blockquote>
<i>Job xxxvii. 22.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Vicissitude of season; meteorological change;
alternation of the state of the air.</def>  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Storm; tempest.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What gusts of <i>weather</i> from that gathering cloud<BR>
My thoughts presage!</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A light rain; a shower.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Stress of weather</b></col>, <cd>violent winds; force of
tempests.</cd> -- <col><b>To make fair weather</b></col>, <cd>to flatter;
to give flattering representations.</cd> [R.] -- <col><b>To make
good</b></col>, or <col><b>bad</b></col>, <col><b>weather</b></col>
<i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to endure a gale well or ill; -- said of a vessel.</cd>
<i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>Under the weather</b></col>, <cd>ill; also,
financially embarrassed.</cd> [Colloq. U. S.] <i>Bartlett.</i> --
<col><b>Weather box</b></col>. <cd>Same as <i>Weather house</i>,
below.</cd> <i>Thackeray.</i> -- <col><b>Weather breeder</b></col>, <cd>a
fine day which is supposed to presage foul weather.</cd> -- <col><b>Weather
bureau</b></col>, <cd>a popular name for the signal service.  See <i>Signal
service</i>, under <u>Signal</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd> [U. S.] --
<col><b>Weather cloth</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a long piece of canvas
of tarpaulin used to preserve the hammocks from injury by the weather when
stowed in the nettings.</cd> -- <col><b>Weather door</b></col>.
<i>(Mining)</i> <cd>See <u>Trapdoor</u>, 2.</cd> -- <col><b>Weather
gall</b></col>. <cd>Same as <u>Water gall</u>, 2.</cd> [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Halliwell.</i> -- <col><b>Weather house</b></col>, <cd>a mechanical
contrivance in the form of a house, which indicates changes in atmospheric
conditions by the appearance or retirement of toy images.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>Peace to the artist whose ingenious thought<BR>
Devised the <i>weather house</i>, that useful toy!</blockquote>
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p>-- <col><b>Weather molding</b></col>, or <col><b>Weather
moulding</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a canopy or cornice over a door or a
window, to throw off the rain.</cd> -- <col><b>Weather of a windmill
sail</b></col>, <cd>the obliquity of the sail, or the angle which it makes
with its plane of revolution.</cd> -- <col><b>Weather report</b></col>,
<cd>a daily report of meteorological observations, and of probable changes
in the weather; esp., one published by government authority.</cd> --
<col><b>Weather spy</b></col>, <cd>a stargazer; one who foretells the
weather.</cd> [R.] <i>Donne.</i> -- <col><b>Weather strip</b></col>
<i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a strip of wood, rubber, or other material, applied to
an outer door or window so as to cover the joint made by it with the sill,
casings, or threshold, in order to exclude rain, snow, cold air,
etc.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Weath"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Weathered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Weathering</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To expose to the air; to air; to season by
exposure to air.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[An eagle] soaring through his wide empire of the air<BR>
To <i>weather</i> his broad sails.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This gear lacks <i>weathering</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to sustain the trying effect of; to bear
up against and overcome; to sustain; to endure; to resist; as, to
<i>weather</i> the storm.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>For I can <i>weather</i> the roughest gale.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>You will <i>weather</i> the difficulties yet.</blockquote>
<i>F. W. Robertson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To sail or pass to the windward
of; as, to <i>weather</i> a cape; to <i>weather</i> another ship.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Falconry)</i> <def>To place (a hawk) unhooded in
the open air.</def>  <i>Encyc. Brit.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To weather a point</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i>
<cd>To pass a point of land, leaving it on the lee side.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Hence, to gain or accomplish anything against
opposition.</cd> -- <col><b>To weather out</b></col>, <cd>to encounter
successfully, though with difficulty; as, <i>to weather out</i> a
storm.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Weath"er</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To undergo or endure the
action of the atmosphere; to suffer meteorological influences; sometimes,
to wear away, or alter, under atmospheric influences; to suffer waste by
weather.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The organisms . . . seem indestructible, while the hard
matrix in which they are imbedded has <i>weathered</i> from around
them.</blockquote> <i>H. Miller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weath"er</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Being toward
the wind, or windward -- opposed to <i>lee</i>; as, <i>weather</i> bow,
<i>weather</i> braces, <i>weather</i> gauge, <i>weather</i> lifts,
<i>weather</i> quarter, <i>weather</i> shrouds, etc.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Weather gauge</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i>
<cd>The position of a ship to the windward of another.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Fig.: A position of advantage or superiority;
advantage in position.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>To veer, and tack, and steer a cause<BR>
Against the <i>weather gauge</i> of laws.</blockquote> <i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p>-- <col><b>Weather helm</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a tendency on the
part of a sailing vessel to come up into the wind, rendering it necessary
to put the helm up, that is, toward the weather side.</cd> --
<col><b>Weather shore</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the shore to the
windward of a ship.</cd> <i>Totten.</i> -- <col><b>Weather tide</b></col>
<i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the tide which sets against the lee side of a ship,
impelling her to the windward.</cd> <i>Mar. Dict.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weath"er-beat`en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Beaten or
harassed by the weather; worn by exposure to the weather, especially to
severe weather.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weath"er-bit`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A
turn of the cable about the end of the windlass, without the
bits.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weath"er*bit`</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To
take another turn with, as a cable around a windlass.</def>
<i>Totten.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weath"er-bit`ten</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Eaten into,
defaced, or worn, by exposure to the weather.</def>  <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weath"er*board`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>That side of a vessel which is
toward the wind; the windward side.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A piece
of plank placed in a porthole, or other opening, to keep out
water.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A board
extending from the ridge to the eaves along the slope of the gable, and
forming a close junction between the shingling of a roof and the side of
the building beneath.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A clapboard or
feather-edged board used in weatherboarding.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weath"er-board`</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>To
nail boards upon so as to lap one over another, in order to exclude rain,
snow, etc.</def>  <i>Gwilt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weath"er*board`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Arch.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The covering or siding of a building, formed of
boards lapping over one another, to exclude rain, snow, etc.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Boards adapted or intended for such use.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weath"er-bound`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Kept in port or
at anchor by storms; delayed by bad weather; as, a <i>weather-bound</i>
vessel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weath"er*cock`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A vane, or weather vane; -- so called because originally often in the
figure of a cock, turning on the top of a spire with the wind, and showing
its direction.</def>  "As a <i>wedercok</i> that turneth his face with
every wind."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Noisy <i>weathercocks</i> rattled and sang of
mutation.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, any thing or person that turns easily and
frequently; one who veers with every change of current opinion; a fickle,
inconstant person.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weath"er*cock`</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To supply with a
weathercock; to serve as a weathercock for.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Whose blazing wyvern <i>weathercock</i> the
spire.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weath"er-driv`en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Driven by winds
or storms; forced by stress of weather.</def>  <i>Carew.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weath"ered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Arch.)</i> <def>Made sloping, so as to throw off water; as, a
<i>weathered</i> cornice or window sill.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Having the surface altered in
color, texture, or composition, or the edges rounded off by exposure to the
elements.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weath"er-fend`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To defend from
the weather; to shelter.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[We] barked the white spruce to <i>weather-fend</i> the
roof.</blockquote> <i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weath"er*glass`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An instrument to
indicate the state of the atmosphere, especially changes of atmospheric
pressure, and hence changes of weather, as a barometer or
baroscope.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Poor man's weatherglass</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Poor</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Weath"er*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>The
action of the elements on a rock in altering its color, texture, or
composition, or in rounding off its edges.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weath"er*li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i>
<def>The quality of being weatherly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weath"er*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Working,
or able to sail, close to the wind; as, a <i>weatherly</i> ship.</def>
<i>Cooper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weath"er*most`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i>
<def>Being farthest to the windward.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weath"er*proof`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Proof against
rough weather.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weath"er*wise`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Skillful in
forecasting the changes of the weather.</def>  <i>Hakluyt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weath"er*wis`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.
<u>Waywiser</u>.] <def>Something that foreshows the weather.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Derham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weath"er*worn`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Worn by the
action of, or by exposure to, the weather.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weave</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos>
<u>Wove</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Woven</u> (?), <u>Wove</u>;
<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Weaving</u>. The regular <pos><i>imp.
& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Weaved</u> (&?;), is rarely used.] [OE. <i>weven</i>,
AS. <i>wefan</i>; akin to D. <i>weven</i>, G. <i>weben</i>, OHG.
<i>weban</i>, Icel. <i>vefa</i>, Sw. <i>v&auml;fva</i>, Dan.
<i>v&aelig;ve</i>, Gr. &?;, v., &?; web, Skr. <i>&?;r&?;av&amacr;bhi</i>
spider, lit., wool weaver.  Cf. <u>Waper</u>, <u>Waffle</u>, <u>Web</u>,
<u>Weevil</u>, <u>Weft</u>, <u>Woof</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To unite, as threads of any kind, in such a
manner as to form a texture; to entwine or interlace into a fabric; as, to
<i>weave</i> wool, silk, etc.; hence, to unite by close connection or
intermixture; to unite intimately.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This <i>weaves</i> itself, perforce, into my
business.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>That in their green shops <i>weave</i> the smooth-haired
silk<BR>
To deck her sons.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And for these words, thus <i>woven</i> into
song.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To form, as cloth, by interlacing threads; to
compose, as a texture of any kind, by putting together textile materials;
as, to <i>weave</i> broadcloth; to <i>weave</i> a carpet; hence, to form
into a fabric; to compose; to fabricate; as, to <i>weave</i> the plot of a
story.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When she <i>weaved</i> the sleided silk.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Her starry wreaths the virgin jasmin
<i>weaves</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ld. Lytton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weave</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
practice weaving; to work with a loom.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To become woven or interwoven.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weave</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A particular method or pattern
of weaving; as, the cassimere <i>weave</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weav"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who weaves, or whose occupation is to weave.</def> "<i>Weavers</i> of
linen." <i>P. Plowman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A weaver bird.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An aquatic beetle of the
genus <i>Gyrinus</i>.  See <u>Whirling</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Weaver bird</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of
numerous species of Asiatic, Fast Indian, and African birds belonging to
<i>Ploceus</i> and allied genera of the family <i>Ploceid&aelig;</i>.
Weaver birds resemble finches and sparrows in size, colors, and shape of
the bill. They construct pensile nests composed of interlaced grass and
other similar materials.  In some of the species the nest is retort-shaped,
with the opening at the bottom of the tube.</cd> -- <col><b>Weavers'
shuttle</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>an East Indian marine univalve
shell (<i>Radius volva</i>); -- so called from its shape.  See
<i>Illust.</i> of <i>Shuttle shell</i>, under <u>Shuttle</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Weav"er*fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Weever</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Weever</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weav"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act
of one who, or that which, weaves; the act or art of forming cloth in a
loom by the union or intertexture of threads.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Far.)</i> <def>An incessant motion of a horse's
head, neck, and body, from side to side, fancied to resemble the motion of
a hand weaver in throwing the shuttle.</def>  <i>Youatt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wea"zand</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Weasand</u>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wea"zen</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Wizen</u>.]
<def>Thin; sharp; withered; wizened; as, a <i>weazen</i> face.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They were <i>weazen</i> and shriveled.</blockquote>
<i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wea"zen*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat weazen;
shriveled.</def>  [Colloq.] "<i>Weazeny</i>, baked pears."
<i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Web</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>webbe</i>, AS.
<i>webba</i>.  See <u>Weave</u>.] <def>A weaver.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Web</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>web</i>, AS. <i>webb</i>;
akin to D. <i>web</i>, <i>webbe</i>, OHG. <i>weppi</i>, G. <i>gewebe</i>,
Icel. <i>vefr</i>, Sw. <i>v&auml;f</i>, Dan. <i>v&aelig;v</i>.  See
<u>Weave</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which is woven; a texture; textile fabric;
esp., something woven in a loom.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Penelope, for her Ulysses' sake,<BR>
Devised a <i>web</i> her wooers to deceive.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Not <i>web</i> might be woven, not a shuttle thrown, or
penalty of exile.</blockquote> <i>Bancroft.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A whole piece of linen cloth as woven.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The texture of very fine thread spun by a spider
for catching insects at its prey; a cobweb.</def>  "The smallest spider's
<i>web</i>."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Tissue; texture; complicated
fabrication.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The somber spirit of our forefathers, who wove their
<i>web</i> of life with hardly a . . . thread of rose-color or
gold.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Such has been the perplexing ingenuity of commentators that
it is difficult to extricate the truth from the <i>web</i> of
conjectures.</blockquote> <i>W. Irving.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Carriages)</i> <def>A band of webbing used to
regulate the extension of the hood.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A thin metal sheet, plate, or strip, as of
lead.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And Christians slain roll up in <i>webs</i> of
lead.</blockquote> <i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p>Specifically: -</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The blade of a sword.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The sword, whereof the <i>web</i> was steel,<BR>
Pommel rich stone, hilt gold.</blockquote> <i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The blade of a saw.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The thin, sharp part of a colter.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>The bit of a key.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Mach. & Engin.)</i> <def>A plate or thin portion,
continuous or perforated, connecting stiffening ribs or flanges, or other
parts of an object.</def>  Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The thin vertical plate or portion connecting
the upper and lower flanges of an lower flanges of an iron girder, rolled
beam, or railroad rail.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A disk or solid construction serving, instead
of spokes, for connecting the rim and hub, in some kinds of car wheels,
sheaves, etc.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The arm of a crank between the shaft and the
wrist.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>The part of a blackmith's anvil between the
face and the foot.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Pterygium; -- called also
<i>webeye</i>.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The membrane which unites the
fingers or toes, either at their bases, as in man, or for a greater part of
their length, as in many water birds and amphibians.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The series of barbs
implanted on each side of the shaft of a feather, whether stiff and united
together by barbules, as in ordinary feathers, or soft and separate, as in
downy feathers.  See <u>Feather</u>.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1638 !></p>

<p><col><b>Pin and web</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>two diseases of the
eye, caligo and pterygium; -- sometimes wrongly explained as one disease.
See <u>Pin</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 8, and <u>Web</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 8.</cd> "He never yet had <i>pinne</i> or
<i>webbe</i>, his sight for to decay." <i>Gascoigne.</i> -- <col><b>Web
member</b></col> <i>(Engin.)</i>, <cd>one of the braces in a web
system.</cd> -- <col><b>Web press</b></col>, <cd>a printing press which
takes paper from a roll instead of being fed with sheets.</cd> --
<col><b>Web system</b></col> <i>(Engin.)</i>, <cd>the system of braces
connecting the flanges of a lattice girder, post, or the like.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Web</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Webbed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Webbing</u>.] <def>To unite or surround with a web, or as if with a web;
to envelop; to entangle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Webbed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Provided with a web.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having the toes united by a
membrane, or web; as, the <i>webbed</i> feet of aquatic fowls.</def></p>

<p><hw>Web"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who forms webs; a
weaver; a webster.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Web"bing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A woven band of cotton
or flax, used for reins, girths, bed bottoms, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Web"by</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a web
or webs; like a web; filled or covered with webs.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Bats on their <i>webby</i> wings in darkness
move.</blockquote> <i>Crabbe.</i></p>

<p><hw>We"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the name of Professor
<i>Weber</i>, a German electrician.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>The standard unit
of electrical quantity, and also of current.  See <u>Coulomb</u>, and
<u>Amp&?;re</u>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Web"eye`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>See
<u>Web</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 8.</def></p>

<p><hw>Web"-fin`gered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the
fingers united by a web for a considerable part of their length.</def></p>

<p><hw>Web"foot`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Webfeet</b></plw> (&?;).</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A foot the toes of which are connected by a
membrane.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any web-footed
bird.</def></p>

<p><hw>Web"-foot`ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having webbed feet;
palmiped; as, a goose or a duck is a <i>web-footed</i> fowl.</def></p>

<p><hw>Web"ster</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>webbestre</i>.  See
<u>Web</u>, <u>Weave</u>, and <u>-ster</u>.] <def>A weaver; originally, a
female weaver.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Brathwait.</i></p>

<p><hw>Web"ster*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So named after
<i>Webster</i>, the geologist.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A hydrous sulphate of
alumina occurring in white reniform masses.</def></p>

<p><hw>Web"-toed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the toes
united by a web for a considerable part of their length.</def></p>

<p><hw>Web"worm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any one of various species of moths whose gregarious larv&aelig; eat
the leaves of trees, and construct a large web to which they retreat when
not feeding.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The most destructive webworms belong to the family
<i>Bombycid&aelig;</i>, as the fall webworm (<i>Hyphantria textor</i>),
which feeds on various fruit and forest trees, and the common tent
caterpillar, which feeds on various fruit trees (see <i>Tent
caterpillar</i>, under <u>Tent</u>.)  The grapevine webworm is the larva of
a geometrid moth (see <i>Vine inchworm</i>, under <u>Vine</u>).</p>

<p><hw>Wed</hw> (w&ebreve;d), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wedd</i>; akin
to OFries. <i>wed</i>, OD. <i>wedde</i>, OHG, <i>wetti</i>, G. <i>wette</i>
a wager, Icel. <i>ve&eth;</i> a pledge, Sw. <i>vad</i> a wager, an appeal,
Goth. <i>wadi</i> a pledge, Lith. <i>vad&uring;ti</i> to redeem (a pledge),
LL. <i>vadium</i>, L. <i>vas</i>, <i>vadis</i>, bail, security,
<i>vadimonium</i> security, and Gr. &?;, &?; a prize.   Cf. <u>Athlete</u>,
<u>Gage</u> a pledge, <u>Wage</u>.] <def>A pledge; a pawn.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Gower. Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Let him be ware, his neck lieth to <i>wed</i> [<i>i. e.</i>,
for a security].</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wed</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos>
<u>Wedded</u>; <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Wedded</u> or <u>Wed</u>;
<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Wedding</u>.] [OE. <i>wedden</i>, AS.
<i>weddian</i> to covenant, promise, to wed, marry; akin to OFries.
<i>weddia</i> to promise, D. <i>wedden</i> to wager, to bet, G.
<i>wetten</i>, Icel. <i>ve&eth;ja</i>, Dan. <i>vedde</i>, Sw.
<i>v&auml;dja</i> to appeal, Goth. ga<i>wadj&omacr;n</i> to betroth.  See
<u>Wed</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To take for husband or for wife by a formal
ceremony; to marry; to espouse.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With this ring I thee <i>wed</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bk. of
Com. Prayer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I saw thee first, and <i>wedded</i> thee.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To join in marriage; to give in
wedlock.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And Adam, <i>wedded</i> to another Eve,<BR>
Shall live with her.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To unite as if by the affections or the
bond of marriage; to attach firmly or indissolubly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou art <i>wedded</i> to calamity.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Men are <i>wedded</i> to their lusts.</blockquote>
<i>Tillotson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[Flowers] are <i>wedded</i> thus, like beauty to old
age.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To take to one's self and support; to
espouse.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>They positively and concernedly <i>wedded</i> his
cause.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wed</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To contact matrimony; to
marry.</def>  "When I shall <i>wed</i>."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wed"dahs</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>(Ethnol.)</i>
<def>See <u>Veddahs</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wed"ded</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Joined in wedlock; married.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let w&?;alth, let honor, wait the <i>wedded</i>
dame.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to wedlock, or marriage.</def>
"<i>Wedded</i> love."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wed"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Wether</u>.</def>
<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wed"ding</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wedding</i>.]
<def>Nuptial ceremony; nuptial festivities; marriage; nuptials.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Simple and brief was the <i>wedding</i>, as that of Ruth and
of Boaz.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Certain anniversaries of an unbroken marriage have received
fanciful, and more or less appropriate, names. Thus, the fifth anniversary
is called the <i>wooden wedding</i>; the tenth, the <i>tin wedding</i>; the
fifteenth, the <i>crystal wedding</i>; the twentieth, the <i>china
wedding</i>; the twenty-fifth, the <i>silver wedding</i>; the fiftieth, the
<i>golden wedding</i>; the sixtieth, the <i>diamond wedding</i>. These
anniversaries are often celebrated by appropriate presents of wood, tin,
china, silver, gold, etc., given by friends.</p>

<p>&fist; <i>Wedding</i> is often used adjectively; as, <i>wedding</i>
cake, <i>wedding</i> cards, <i>wedding</i> clothes, <i>wedding</i> day,
<i>wedding</i> feast, <i>wedding</i> guest, <i>wedding</i> ring, etc.</p>

<p><blockquote>Let her beauty be her <i>wedding</i> dower.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Wedding favor</b></col>, <cd>a marriage favor.  See under
<u>Marriage</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wed"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Weather.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wedge</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wegge</i>, AS.
<i>wecg</i>; akin to D. <i>wig</i>, <i>wigge</i>, OHG. <i>wecki</i>, G.
<i>weck</i> a (wedge-shaped) loaf, Icel. <i>veggr</i>, Dan.
<i>v&aelig;gge</i>, Sw. <i>vigg</i>, and probably to Lith. <i>vagis</i> a
peg.  Cf. <u>Wigg</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A piece of metal, or other hard material, thick
at one end, and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting
wood, rocks, etc., in raising heavy bodies, and the like. It is one of the
six elementary machines called the <i>mechanical powers</i>.  See
<i>Illust.</i> of <i>Mechanical powers</i>, under
<u>Mechanical</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A solid of five sides, having a
rectangular base, two rectangular or trapezoidal sides meeting in an edge,
and two triangular ends.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A mass of metal, especially when of a wedgelike
form.</def>  "<i>Wedges</i> of gold."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Anything in the form of a wedge, as a body of
troops drawn up in such a form.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In warlike muster they appear,<BR>
In rhombs, and <i>wedges</i>, and half-moons, and wings.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The person whose name stands lowest on the list
of the classical tripos; -- so called after a person (<i>Wedge</i>wood) who
occupied this position on the first list of 1828.</def>  [Cant, Cambridge
Univ., Eng.]  <i>C. A. Bristed.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Fox wedge</b></col>. <i>(Mach. & Carpentry)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Fox</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Spherical wedge</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>,
<cd>the portion of a sphere included between two planes which intersect in
a diameter.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wedge</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Wedged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Wedging</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cleave or separate with a wedge or wedges, or
as with a wedge; to rive.</def>  "My heart, as <i>wedged</i> with a sigh,
would rive in twain."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To force or drive as a wedge is
driven.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Among the crowd in the abbey where a finger<BR>
Could not be <i>wedged</i> in more.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He 's just the sort of man to <i>wedge</i> himself into a
snug berth.</blockquote> <i>Mrs. J. H. Ewing.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To force by crowding and pushing as a wedge
does; as, to <i>wedge</i> one's way.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To press closely; to fix, or make fast, in the
manner of a wedge that is driven into something.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Wedged</i> in the rocky shoals, and sticking
fast.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To fasten with a wedge, or with wedges; as, to
<i>wedge</i> a scythe on the snath; to <i>wedge</i> a rail or a piece of
timber in its place.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Pottery)</i> <def>To cut, as clay, into wedgelike
masses, and work by dashing together, in order to expel air bubbles,
etc.</def>  <i>Tomlinson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wedge"bill`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>An Australian crested insessorial bird (<i>Sphenostoma cristatum</i>)
having a wedge-shaped bill. Its color is dull brown, like the earth of the
plains where it lives.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wedge"-formed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the form
of a wedge; cuneiform.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Wedge-formed characters</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Arrow-headed
characters</i>, under <u>Arrowheaded</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wedge"-shaped`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Having the shape of a wedge; cuneiform.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Broad and truncate at the summit,
and tapering down to the base; as, a <i>wedge-shaped</i> leaf.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wedge"-shell`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any one of numerous species of small marine bivalves belonging to
<i>Donax</i> and allied genera in which the shell is wedge-
shaped.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wedge"-tailed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Having a tail which has the middle pair of feathers longest, the rest
successively and decidedly shorter, and all more or less attenuate; -- said
of certain birds.  See <i>Illust.</i> of <i>Wood hoopoe</i>, under
<u>Wood</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Wedge-tailed eagle</b></col>, <cd>an Australian eagle (<i>Aquila
audax</i>) which feeds on various small species of kangaroos, and on lambs;
-- called also <i>mountain eagle</i>, <i>bold eagle</i>, and <i>eagle
hawk</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wedge-tailed gull</b></col>, <cd>an arctic gull
(<i>Rhodostethia rosea</i>) in which the plumage is tinged with rose; --
called also <i>Ross's gull</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wedge"wise`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the manner of a
wedge.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wedg"wood` ware`</hw> (?). [From the name of the inventor, Josiah
<i>Wedgwood</i>, of England.] <def>A kind of fine pottery, the most
remarkable being what is called <i>jasper</i>, either white, or colored
throughout the body, and capable of being molded into the most delicate
forms, so that fine and minute bas-reliefs like cameos were made of it, fit
even for being set as jewels.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wedg"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a wedge; wedge-
shaped.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wed"lock</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wedl&amacr;c</i> a
pledge, be trothal; <i>wedd</i> a pledge + <i>l&amacr;c</i> a gift, an
offering.  See <u>Wed</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Lake</u>,
<pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>, <u>Knowledge</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The ceremony, or the state, of marriage;
matrimony.</def>  "That blissful yoke . . . that men clepeth [call]
spousal, or <i>wedlock</i>."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>For what is <i>wedlock</i> forced but a hell,<BR>
An age of discord or continual strife?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A wife; a married woman.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Marriage</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Wed"lock</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To marry; to unite in
marriage; to wed.</def>  [R.] "Man thus <i>wedlocked</i>."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wednes"day</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wednesdai</i>,
<i>wodnesdei</i>, AS. <i>W&omacr;dnes d&aelig;g</i>, i. e., Woden's day (a
translation of L. <i>dies Mercurii</i>); fr. <i>W&omacr;den</i> the highest
god of the Teutonic peoples, but identified with the Roman god Mercury;
akin to OS. <i>W&omacr;dan</i>, OHG. <i>Wuotan</i>, Icel. <i>O&eth;inn</i>,
D. <i>woensdag</i> Wednesday, Icel. <i>&omacr;&eth;insdagr</i>, Dan. & Sw.
<i>onsdag</i>.  See <u>Day</u>, and cf. <u>Woden</u>, <u>Wood</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>The fourth day of the week; the next day after
Tuesday.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Ash Wednesday</b></col>. <cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wee</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>we</i> a bit, in <i>a
little we</i>, probably originally meaning, a little way, the word
<i>we</i> for <i>wei</i> being later taken as synonymous with
<i>little</i>.  See <u>Way</u>.] <def>A little; a bit, as of space, time,
or distance.</def>  [Obs. or Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Wee</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Very small; little.</def>
[Colloq. & Scot.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A little <i>wee</i> face, with a little yellow
beard.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weech"-elm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The
wych-elm.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weed</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wede</i>, AS.
<i>w&?;de</i>, <i>w&?;d</i>; akin to OS. <i>w&amacr;di</i>,
<i>giw&amacr;di</i>, OFries, <i>w&?;de</i>, <i>w&?;d</i>, OD. <i>wade</i>,
OHG. <i>w&amacr;t</i>, Icel. <i>v&amacr;&?;</i>, Zend <i>vadh</i> to
clothe.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A garment; clothing; especially, an upper or
outer garment.</def>  "Low&?;ly shepherd's <i>weeds</i>." <i>Spenser.</i>
"Woman's <i>weeds</i>." <i>Shak.</i> "This beggar woman's <i>weed</i>."
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He on his bed sat, the soft <i>weeds</i> he wore<BR>
Put off.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An article of dress worn in token of grief; a
mourning garment or badge; as, he wore a <i>weed</i> on his hat;
especially, in the plural, mourning garb, as of a woman; as, a widow's
<i>weeds</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In a mourning <i>weed</i>, with ashes upon her head, and
tears abundantly flowing.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weed</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sudden illness or relapse,
often attended with fever, which attacks women in childbed.</def>
[Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Weed</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>weed</i>, <i>weod</i>, AS.
<i>we&oacute;d</i>, <i>wi&oacute;d</i>, akin to OS. <i>wiod</i>, LG.
<i>woden</i> the stalks and leaves of vegetables D. <i>wieden</i> to weed,
OS. <i>wiod&omacr;n</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Underbrush; low shrubs.</def>  [Obs. or
Archaic]</p>

<p><blockquote>One rushing forth out of the thickest
<i>weed</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A wild and wanton pard . . . <BR>
Crouched fawning in the <i>weed</i>.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any plant growing in cultivated ground to the
injury of the crop or desired vegetation, or to the disfigurement of the
place; an unsightly, useless, or injurious plant.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Too much manuring filled that field with
<i>weeds</i>.</blockquote> <i>Denham.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The word has no definite application to any particular plant, or
species of plants. Whatever plants grow among corn or grass, in hedges, or
elsewhere, and are useless to man, injurious to crops, or unsightly or out
of place, are denominated <i>weeds</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Something unprofitable or troublesome;
anything useless.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Stock Breeding)</i> <def>An animal unfit to breed
from.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Tobacco, or a cigar.</def>  [Slang]</p>

<p><col><b>Weed hook</b></col>, <cd>a hook used for cutting away or
extirpating weeds.</cd>  <i>Tusser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weed</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Weeded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Weeding</u>.] [AS.
<i>we&oacute;dian</i>.  See 3d <u>Weed</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To free from noxious plants; to clear of weeds;
as, to <i>weed</i> corn or onions; to <i>weed</i> a garden.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To take away, as noxious plants; to remove, as
something hurtful; to extirpate.</def>  "<i>Weed</i> up thyme."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Wise fathers . . . <i>weeding</i> from their children ill
things.</blockquote> <i>Ascham.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more man's
nature runs to, the more ought law to <i>weed</i> it out.</blockquote>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To free from anything hurtful or
offensive.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>weeded</i> the kingdom of such as were devoted to
Elaiana.</blockquote> <i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Stock Breeding)</i> <def>To reject as unfit for
breeding purposes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weed"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which,
weeds, or frees from anything noxious.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weed"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Weeds, collectively;
also, a place full of weeds or for growing weeds.</def>  [R.]  <i>Dr. H.
More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weed"ing</hw>, <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from <u>Weed</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><col><b>Weeding chisel</b></col>, <cd>a tool with a divided chisel-like
end, for cutting the roots of large weeds under ground.</cd> --
<col><b>Weeding forceps</b></col>, <cd>an instrument for taking up some
sorts of plants in weeding.</cd> -- <col><b>Weeding fork</b></col>, <cd>a
strong, three-pronged fork, used in clearing ground of weeds; -- called
also <i>weeding iron</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Weeding hook</b></col>. <cd>Same
as <i>Weed hook</i>, under 3d <u>Weed</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Weeding
iron</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Weeding fork</i>, above.</cd> -- <col><b>Weeding
tongs</b></col>. <cd>Same as <i>Weeding forceps</i>, above.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Weed"ing-rhim`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Prov. E.
<i>rim</i> to remove.] <def>A kind of implement used for tearing up weeds
esp. on summer fallows.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Weed"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Free from weeds or noxious
matter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weed"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Weedier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Weediest</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to weeds; consisting of
weeds.</def>  "<i>Weedy</i> trophies."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Abounding with weeds; as, <i>weedy</i> grounds;
a <i>weedy</i> garden; <i>weedy</i> corn.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>See from the <i>weedy</i> earth a rivulet
break.</blockquote> <i>Bryant.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Scraggy; ill-shaped; ungainly; -- said of colts
or horses, and also of persons.</def>  [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Weed"y</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Dressed in weeds, or mourning
garments.</def>  [R. or Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote>She was as <i>weedy</i> as in the early days of her
mourning.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1639 !></p>

<p><hw>Week</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>weke</i>, <i>wike</i>,
<i>woke</i>, <i>wuke</i> AS. <i>weocu</i>, <i>wicu</i>, <i>wucu</i>; akin
to OS. <i>wika</i>, OFries. <i>wike</i>, D. <i>week</i>, G. <i>woche</i>,
OHG. <i>wohha</i>, <i>wehha</i>, Icel. <i>vika</i>, Sw. <i>vecka</i>, Dan.
<i>uge</i>, Goth. <i>wik&?;</i>, probably originally meaning, a succession
or change, and akin to G. <i>wechsel</i> change, L. <i>vicis</i> turn,
alternation, and E. <i>weak</i>.  Cf. <u>Weak</u>.] <def>A period of seven
days, usually that reckoned from one Sabbath or Sunday to the
next.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I fast twice in the <i>week</i>.</blockquote> <i>Luke xviii.
12.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Although it [the week] did not enter into the calendar of the
Greeks, and was not introduced at Rome till after the reign of Theodesius,
it has been employed from time immemorial in almost all Eastern countries.
<i>Encyc. Brit.</i>
</p>

<p><col><b>Feast of Weeks</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Pentecost</u>, 1.</cd> --
<col><b>Prophetic week</b></col>, <cd>a week of years, or seven years.</cd>
<i>Dan. ix. 24.</i> -- <col><b>Week day</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Day</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Week"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or
pertaining to a week, or week days; as, <i>weekly</i> labor.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Coming, happening, or done once a week;
hebdomadary; as, a <i>weekly</i> payment; a <i>weekly</i>
gazette.</def></p>

<p><hw>Week"ly</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Weeklies</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A publication issued once in seven
days, or appearing once a week.</def></p>

<p><hw>Week"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Once a week; by hebdomadal
periods; as, each performs service <i>weekly</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Week"wam</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Wigwam</u>.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Weel</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> <def>Well.</def>  [Obs.
or Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Weel</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>w&aemacr;l</i>. &radic;147.]
<def>A whirlpool.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Weel</hw> (?), <hw>Weel"y</hw> (?), }[Prov. E. <i>weel</i>,
<i>weal</i>, a wicker basket to catch eels; prob. akin to <i>willow</i>,
and so called as made of willow twigs.] <def>A kind of trap or snare for
fish, made of twigs.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Carew.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ween</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wenen</i>, AS.
<i>w&?;nan</i>, fr. <i>w&?;n</i> hope, expectation, opinion; akin to D.
<i>waan</i>, OFries. <i>w&?;n</i>, OS. & OHG. <i>w&amacr;n</i>, G.
<i>wahn</i> delusion, Icel. <i>v&amacr;n</i> hope, expectation, Goth.
<i>w&?;ns</i>, and D. <i>wanen</i> to fancy, G. <i>w&auml;hnen</i>, Icel.
<i>v&amacr;na</i> to hope, Goth. <i>w&?;njan</i>, and perhaps to E.
<i>winsome</i>, <i>wish</i>.] <def>To think; to imagine; to fancy.</def>
[Obs. or Poetic]  <i>Spenser. Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I have lost more than thou <i>wenest</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>For well I <i>ween</i>,<BR>
Never before in the bowers of light<BR>
Had the form of an earthly fay been seen.</blockquote> <i>J. R.
Drake.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Though never a dream the roses sent<BR>
Of science or love's compliment,<BR>
I <i>ween</i> they smelt as sweet.</blockquote> <i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weep</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
lapwing; the wipe; -- so called from its cry.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weep</hw>, obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Weep</u>, for
<i>wept</i>.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weep</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Wept</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Weeping</u>.] [OE.
<i>wepen</i>, AS. <i>w&?;pan</i>, from <i>w&?;p</i> lamentation; akin to
OFries. <i>w&?;pa</i> to lament, OS. <i>w&?;p</i> lamentation, OHG.
<i>wuof</i>, Icel. <i>&?;p</i> a shouting, crying, OS. <i>w&?;pian</i> to
lament, OHG. <i>wuoffan</i>, <i>wuoffen</i>, Icel. <i>&?;pa</i>, Goth.
<i>w&?;pjan</i>. &?;&?;&?;&?;.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Formerly, to express sorrow, grief, or anguish,
by outcry, or by other manifest signs; in modern use, to show grief or
other passions by shedding tears; to shed tears; to cry.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And they all <i>wept</i> sore, and fell on Paul's
neck.</blockquote> <i>Acts xx. 37.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Phocion was rarely seen to <i>weep</i> or to
laugh.</blockquote> <i>Mitford.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And eyes that wake to <i>weep</i>.</blockquote> <i>Mrs.
Hemans.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And they <i>wept</i> together in silence.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To lament; to complain.</def>  "They <i>weep</i>
unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat."  <i>Num. xi. 13.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To flow in drops; to run in drops.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The blood <i>weeps</i> from my heart.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To drop water, or the like; to drip; to be
soaked.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To hang the branches, as if in sorrow; to be
pendent; to droop; -- said of a plant or its branches.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weep</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
lament; to bewail; to bemoan.</def>  "I <i>weep</i> bitterly the dead."
<i>A. S. Hardy.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We wandering go<BR>
Through dreary wastes, and <i>weep</i> each other's woe.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To shed, or pour forth, as tears; to shed drop
by drop, as if tears; as, to <i>weep</i> tears of joy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Tears, such as angels <i>weep</i>, burst forth.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Groves whose rich trees <i>wept</i> odorous gums and
balm.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weep"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who weeps; esp., one who sheds tears.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A white band or border worn on the sleeve as a
badge of mourning.</def>  <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The capuchin.  See
<u>Capuchin</u>, 3 <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weep"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of weeping or
lamentation; grieving.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weep"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of one who weeps;
lamentation with tears; shedding of tears.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weep"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Grieving; lamenting; shedding tears.</def>  "<i>Weeping</i> eyes."
<i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Discharging water, or other liquid, in drops or
very slowly; surcharged with water.</def>  "<i>Weeping</i> grounds."
<i>Mortimer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Having slender, pendent branches; -- said of
trees; as, <i>weeping</i> willow; a <i>weeping</i> ash.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to lamentation, or those who
weep.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Weeping cross</b></col>, <cd>a cross erected on or by the
highway, especially for the devotions of penitents; hence, <i>to return by
the weeping cross</i>, to return from some undertaking in humiliation or
penitence.</cd> -- <col><b>Weeping rock</b></col>, <cd>a porous rock from
which water gradually issues.</cd> -- <col><b>Weeping sinew</b></col>,
<cd>a ganglion.  See <u>Ganglion</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</cd>
[Colloq.] -- <col><b>Weeping spring</b></col>, <cd>a spring that discharges
water slowly.</cd> -- <col><b>Weeping willow</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a
species of willow (<i>Salix Babylonica</i>) whose branches grow very long
and slender, and hang down almost perpendicularly.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Weep"ing*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a weeping
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weep"ing-ripe`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ripe for weeping;
ready to weep.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weer"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Wearish</u>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wee"sel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See
<u>Weasel</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weet</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> <def>Wet.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weet</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos>
<u>Wot</u> (?).] [See <u>Wit</u> to know.] <def>To know; to wit.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Tyndale. Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weet"-bird`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The wryneck; -- so called from its cry.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Weet"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Knowingly.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weet"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unknowing; also, unknown;
unmeaning.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weet"-weet`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called from its
piping cry when disturbed.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<def>The common European sandpiper.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The
chaffinch.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wee"ver</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably from F.
<i>vive</i>, OF. <i>vivre</i>, a kind of fish, L. <i>vipera</i> viper.  Cf.
<u>Viper</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of
edible marine fishes belonging to the genus <i>Trachinus</i>, of the family
<i>Trachinid&aelig;</i>. They have a broad spinose head, with the eyes
looking upward. The long dorsal fin is supported by numerous strong, sharp
spines which cause painful wounds.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The two British species are the great, or greater, weever
(<i>Trachinus draco</i>), which becomes a foot long (called also
<i>gowdie</i>, <i>sea cat</i>, <i>stingbull</i>, and <i>weaverfish</i>),
and the lesser weever (<i>T. vipera</i>), about half as large (called also
<i>otter pike</i>, and <i>stingfish</i>).</p>

<p><hw>Wee"vil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wivel</i>,
<i>wevil</i>, AS. <i>wifel</i>, <i>wibil</i>; akin to OD. <i>wevel</i>,
OHG. <i>wibil</i>, <i>wibel</i>, G. <i>wiebel</i>, <i>wibel</i>, and
probably to Lith. <i>vabalas</i> beetle, and E. <i>weave</i>.  See
<u>Weave</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of
snout beetles, or Rhynchophora, in which the head is elongated and usually
curved downward. Many of the species are very injurious to cultivated
plants. The larv&aelig; of some of the species live in nuts, fruit, and
grain by eating out the interior, as the plum weevil, or curculio, the nut
weevils, and the grain weevil (see under <u>Plum</u>, <u>Nut</u>, and
<u>Grain</u>). The larv&aelig; of other species bore under the bark and
into the pith of trees and various other plants, as the pine weevils (see
under <u>Pine</u>).  See also <i>Pea weevil</i>, <i>Rice weevil</i>,
<i>Seed weevil</i>, under <u>Pea</u>, <u>Rice</u>, and
<u>Seed</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wee"viled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Infested by weevils;
as, <i>weeviled</i> grain.</def>  [Written also <i>weevilled</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Wee"vil*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having weevils;
weeviled.</def>  [Written also <i>weevilly</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Wee"zel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See
<u>Weasel</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weft</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Wave</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weft</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Waif</u>.] <def>A thing
waved, waived, or cast away; a waif.</def>  [Obs.] "A forlorn <i>weft</i>."
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weft</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>weft</i>, <i>wefta</i>, fr.
<i>wefan</i>, to weave.  See <u>Weave</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The woof of cloth; the threads that cross the
warp from selvage to selvage; the thread carried by the shuttle in
weaving.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A web; a thing woven.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weft"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Texture.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Grew.</i></p>

<p><hw>We"go*tism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>we</i>, in
imitation of <i>egotism</i>.] <def>Excessive use of the pronoun <i>we</i>;
-- called also <i>weism</i>.</def>  [Colloq. or Cant]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Wehr"geld`</hw> (?), <hw>Wehr"gelt`</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>See
<u>Weregild</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wehr"wolf`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Werewolf</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Wei"gel*a</hw> (?), <hw>Wei*ge"li*a</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. So named after C. E. <i>Weigel</i>, a German
naturalist.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A hardy garden shrub (<i>Diervilla
Japonica</i>) belonging to the Honeysuckle family, with white or red
flowers. It was introduced from China.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weigh</hw> (w&amacr;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A
corruption of <u>Way</u>, used only in the phrase <i>under
weigh</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>An expedition was got under <i>weigh</i> from New
York.</blockquote> <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The Athenians . . . hurried on board and with considerable
difficulty got under <i>weigh</i>.</blockquote> <i>Jowett
(Thucyd.).</i></p>

<p><hw>Weigh</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Weighed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Weighing</u>.]
[OE. <i>weien</i>, <i>weyen</i>, <i>weghen</i>, AS. <i>wegan</i> to bear,
move; akin to D. <i>wegen</i> to weigh, G. <i>w&auml;gen</i>,
<i>wiegen</i>, to weigh, be<i>wegen</i> to move, OHG. <i>wegan</i>, Icel.
<i>vega</i> to move, carry, lift, weigh, Sw. <i>v&auml;ga</i> to weigh,
Dan. <i>veie</i>, Goth. ga<i>wigan</i> to shake, L. <i>vehere</i> to carry,
Skr. <i>vah</i>. &?;&?;&?;&?;.  See <u>Way</u>, and cf. <u>Wey</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to
swing up; as, to <i>weigh</i> anchor.</def>  "<i>Weigh</i> the vessel up."
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To examine by the balance; to ascertain the
weight of, that is, the force with which a thing tends to the center of the
earth; to determine the heaviness, or quantity of matter of; as, to
<i>weigh</i> sugar; to <i>weigh</i> gold.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou art <i>weighed</i> in the balances, and art found
wanting.</blockquote> <i>Dan. v. 27.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be equivalent to in weight; to
counterbalance; to have the heaviness of.</def>  "A body <i>weighing</i>
divers ounces."  <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To pay, allot, take, or give by
weight.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They <i>weighed</i> for my price thirty pieces of
silver.</blockquote> <i>Zech. xi. 12.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To examine or test as if by the balance; to
ponder in the mind; to consider or examine for the purpose of forming an
opinion or coming to a conclusion; to estimate deliberately and maturely;
to balance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A young man not <i>weighed</i> in state
affairs.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Had no better <i>weighed</i><BR>
The strength he was to cope with, or his own.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Regard not who it is which speaketh, but <i>weigh</i> only
what is spoken.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In nice balance, truth with gold she
<i>weighs</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Without sufficiently <i>weighing</i> his
expressions.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To consider as worthy of notice; to
regard.</def>  [Obs. or Archaic] "I <i>weigh</i> not you."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All that she so dear did <i>weigh</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To weigh down</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To
overbalance.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To oppress with weight; to
overburden; to depress.</cd> "To <i>weigh</i> thy spirits <i>down</i>."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weigh</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
have weight; to be heavy.</def>  "They only <i>weigh</i> the heavier."
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be considered as important; to have weight in
the intellectual balance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Your vows to her and me . . . will even
<i>weigh</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This objection ought to <i>weigh</i> with those whose
reading is designed for much talk and little knowledge.</blockquote>
<i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To bear heavily; to press hard.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff<BR>
Which <i>weighs</i> upon the heart.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To judge; to estimate.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Could not <i>weigh</i> of worthiness aright.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To weigh down</b></col>, <cd>to sink by its own weight.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Weigh</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Wey</u>.] <def>A certain
quantity estimated by weight; an English measure of weight.  See
<u>Wey</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weigh"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
weighed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weigh"age</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A duty or toil
paid for weighing merchandise.</def>  <i>Bouvier.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weigh"beam`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of large
steelyard for weighing merchandise; -- also called <i>weighmaster's
beam</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weigh"board`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mining)</i>
<def>Clay intersecting a vein.</def>  <i>Weale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weigh"bridge`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A weighing machine
on which loaded carts may be weighed; platform scales.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weigh"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who weighs;
specifically, an officer whose duty it is to weigh commodities.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weigh"-house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Weigh-houses</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A building at or within which
goods, and the like, are weighed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weigh"ing</hw>, <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from <u>Weigh</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><col><b>Weighing cage</b></col>, <cd>a cage in which small living
animals may be conveniently weighed.</cd> -- <col><b>Weighing
house</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Weigh-house</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Weighing
machine</b></col>, <cd>any large machine or apparatus for weighing;
especially, platform scales arranged for weighing heavy bodies, as loaded
wagons.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Weigh"lock`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A lock, as on a
canal, in which boats are weighed and their tonnage is settled.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weigh"mas`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One whose business
it is to weigh ore, hay, merchandise, etc.; one licensed as a public
weigher.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weight</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>weght</i>,
<i>wight</i>, AS. <i>gewiht</i>; akin to D. <i>gewigt</i>, G.
<i>gewicht</i>, Icel. <i>v&aelig;tt</i>, Sw. <i>vigt</i>, Dan.
<i>v&aelig;gt</i>.  See <u>Weigh</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality of being heavy; that property of
bodies by which they tend toward the center of the earth; the effect of
gravitative force, especially when expressed in certain units or standards,
as pounds, grams, etc.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Weight</i> differs from <i>gravity</i> in being the effect of
gravity, or the downward pressure of a body under the influence of gravity;
hence, it constitutes a measure of the force of gravity, and being the
resultant of all the forces exerted by gravity upon the different particles
of the body, it is proportional to the quantity of matter in the body.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The quantity of heaviness; comparative tendency
to the center of the earth; the quantity of matter as estimated by the
balance, or expressed numerically with reference to some standard unit; as,
a mass of stone having the <i>weight</i> of five hundred pounds.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>For sorrow, like a heavy-hanging bell,<BR>
Once set on ringing, with his own <i>weight</i> goes.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, pressure; burden; as, the <i>weight</i>
of care or business.</def>  "The <i>weight</i> of this said time."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>For the public all this <i>weight</i> he bears.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[He] who singly bore the world's sad
<i>weight</i>.</blockquote> <i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Importance; power; influence; efficacy;
consequence; moment; impressiveness; as, a consideration of vast
<i>weight</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In such a point of <i>weight</i>, so near mine
honor.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A scale, or graduated standard, of heaviness; a
mode of estimating weight; as, avoirdupois <i>weight</i>; troy
<i>weight</i>; apothecaries' <i>weight</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A ponderous mass; something heavy; as, a clock
<i>weight</i>; a paper <i>weight</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A man leapeth better with <i>weights</i> in his
hands.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A definite mass of iron, lead, brass, or other
metal, to be used for ascertaining the weight of other bodies; as, an ounce
<i>weight</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>The resistance against which a
machine acts, as opposed to the power which moves it.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><col><b>Atomic weight</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Atomic</u>, and cf. <u>Element</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Dead
weight</b></col>, <col><b>Feather weight</b></col>, <col><b>Heavy
weight</b></col>, <col><b>Light weight</b></col>, <cd>etc.  See under
<u>Dead</u>, <u>Feather</u>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Weight of
observation</b></col> <i>(Astron. & Physics)</i>, <cd>a number expressing
the most probable relative value of each observation in determining the
result of a series of observations of the same kind.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Ponderousness; gravity; heaviness; pressure; burden;
load; importance; power; influence; efficacy; consequence; moment;
impressiveness.</p>

<p><hw>Weight</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Weighted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Weighting</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To load with a weight or weights; to load down;
to make heavy; to attach weights to; as, to <i>weight</i> a horse or a
jockey at a race; to <i>weight</i> a whip handle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The arrows of satire, . . . <i>weighted</i> with
sense.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron. & Physics)</i> <def>To assign a weight
to; to express by a number the probable accuracy of, as an observation.
See <i>Weight of observations</i>, under <u>Weight</u>.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1640 !></p>

<p><hw>Weight"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a weighty
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weight"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being weighty; weight; force; importance;
impressiveness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weight"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no weight;
imponderable; hence, light.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weight"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Weightier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Weightiest</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a
<i>weighty</i> body.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to
convince; important; forcible; serious; momentous.</def>  "For sundry
<i>weighty</i> reasons."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Let me have your advice in a <i>weighty</i>
affair.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Rigorous; severe; afflictive.</def>  [R.]
"Attend our <i>weightier</i> judgment."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Heavy; ponderous; burdensome; onerous; forcible;
momentous; efficacious; impressive; cogent.</p>

<p>{ <hw>Weir</hw> (w&emacr;r), <hw>Wear</hw>,} <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE.
<i>wer</i>, AS. <i>wer</i>; akin to G. <i>wehr</i>, AS. <i>werian</i> to
defend, protect, hinder, G. <i>wehren</i>, Goth. <i>warjan</i>; and perhaps
to E. <i>wary</i>; or cf. Skr. <i>v&rsdot;</i> to check, hinder.
&radic;142.   Cf. <u>Garret</u>.]  <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A dam in a river
to stop and raise the water, for the purpose of conducting it to a mill,
forming a fish pond, or the like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A fence of stakes, brushwood, or the like, set
in a stream, tideway, or inlet of the sea, for taking fish.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A long notch with a horizontal edge, as in the
top of a vertical plate or plank, through which water flows, -- used in
measuring the quantity of flowing water.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weird</hw> (w&emacr;rd), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wirde</i>,
<i>werde</i>, AS. <i>wyrd</i> fate, fortune, one of the Fates, fr.
<i>weor&eth;an</i> to be, to become; akin to OS. <i>wurd</i> fate, OHG.
<i>wurt</i>, Icel. <i>ur&eth;r</i>. &radic;143.  See <u>Worth</u> to
become.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Fate; destiny; one of the Fates, or Norns; also,
a prediction.</def>  [Obs. or Scot.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A spell or charm.</def>  [Obs. or Scot.]  <i>Sir
W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weird</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to fate; concerned with
destiny.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to witchcraft; caused by, or
suggesting, magical influence; supernatural; unearthly; wild; as, a
<i>weird</i> appearance, look, sound, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Myself too had <i>weird</i> seizures.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Those sweet, low tones, that seemed like a <i>weird</i>
incantation.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Weird sisters</b></col>, <cd>the Fates.</cd> [Scot.]  <i>G.
Douglas.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Shakespeare uses the term for the three witches in Macbeth.</p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>weird sisters</i>, hand in hand,<BR>
Posters of the sea and land.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weird</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To foretell the fate of; to
predict; to destine to.</def>  [Scot.]  <i>Jamieson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weird"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being weird.</def></p>

<p><hw>We"ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Wegotism</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weive</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Waive</u>.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><hw>We"ka</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A New
Zealand rail (<i>Ocydromus australis</i>) which has wings so short as to be
incapable of flight.</def></p>

<p><hw>We"kau</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
small New Zealand owl (<i>Sceloglaux albifacies</i>). It has short wings
and long legs, and lives chiefly on the ground.</def></p>

<p><hw>We*keen"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
meadow pipit.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wel"a*way</hw> (?), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> [OE. <i>welaway</i>,
<i>walaway</i>, <i>weilawey</i>; <i>wei</i> wo! (Icel. <i>vei</i>) +
<i>la</i> lo! (AS. <i>l&amacr;</i>) + <i>wei</i> wo!; cf. AS. <i>w&amacr;
l&amacr; w&amacr;</i>.  See <u>Woe</u>.] <def>Alas!</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Then <i>welaway</i>, for she undone was clean.</blockquote>
<i>Wyatt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wel"-be*gone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wel-begon</i>.
See <u>Well</u>, and <u>Begone</u>.] <def>Surrounded with happiness or
prosperity.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Fair and rich and young and <i>wel-begone</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Welch</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Welsh</u>.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Welch"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Welsher</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Welch"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Welshman</u>.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Wel"come</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>welcome</i>,
<i>welcume</i>, <i>wilcume</i>, AS. <i>wilcuma</i> a welcome guest, from
<i>wil-</i>, as a prefix, akin to <i>willa</i> will + <i>cuma</i> a comer,
fr. <i>cuman</i> to come; hence, properly, one who comes so as to please
another's will; cf. Icel. <i>velkominn</i> welcome, G. <i>willkommen</i>.
See <u>Will</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, and Come.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Received with gladness; admitted willingly to
the house, entertainment, or company; as, a <i>welcome</i>
visitor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When the glad soul is made Heaven's <i>welcome</i>
guest.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Producing gladness; grateful; as, a
<i>welcome</i> present; <i>welcome</i> news.</def>  "O, <i>welcome</i>
hour!"  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Free to have or enjoy gratuitously; as, you are
<i>welcome</i> to the use of my library.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Welcome</i> is used elliptically for <i>you are welcome</i>.
"<i>Welcome</i>, great monarch, to your own."  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Welcome-to-our-house</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a kind of
spurge (<i>Euphorbia Cyparissias</i>).</cd>  <i>Dr. Prior.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wel"come</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Salutation to a newcomer.</def>  "<i>Welcome</i>
ever smiles."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Kind reception of a guest or newcomer; as, we
entered the house and found a ready <i>welcome</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His warmest <i>welcome</i> at an inn.</blockquote>
<i>Shenstone.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Truth finds an entrance and a <i>welcome</i>
too.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To bid welcome</b></col>, <cd>to receive with professions of
kindness.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>To thee and thy company I <i>bid</i><BR>
A hearty <i>welcome</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wel"come</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Welcomed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Welcoming</u>.] [AS. <i>wilcumian</i>.] <def>To salute with kindness, as
a newcomer; to receive and entertain hospitably and cheerfully; as, to
<i>welcome</i> a visitor; to <i>welcome</i> a new idea.</def>  "I
<i>welcome</i> you to land."  <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thus we salute thee with our early song,<BR>
And <i>welcome</i> thee, and wish thee long.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wel"come*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a welcome
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wel"come*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being welcome; gratefulness; agreeableness; kind reception.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wel"com*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who welcomes; one
who salutes, or receives kindly, a newcomer.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weld</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To wield.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weld</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>welde</i>; akin to Scot.
<i>wald</i>, Prov. G. <i>waude</i>, G. <i>wau</i>, Dan. & Sw. <i>vau</i>,
D. <i>wouw</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An herb (<i>Reseda luteola</i>)
related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America;
dyer's broom; dyer's rocket; dyer's weed; wild woad. It is used by dyers to
give a yellow color.</def>  [Written also <i>woald</i>, <i>wold</i>, and
<i>would</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Coloring matter or dye extracted from this
plant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weld</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Welded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Welding</u>.] [Probably
originally the same word as <i>well</i> to spring up, to gush; perhaps from
the Scand.; cf. Sw. <i>v&auml;lla</i> to weld, <i>uppv&auml;lla</i> to boil
up, to spring up, Dan. <i>v&aelig;lde</i> to gush, G. <i>wellen</i> to
weld.  See <u>Well</u> to spring.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To press or beat into intimate and permanent
union, as two pieces of iron when heated almost to fusion.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Very few of the metals, besides iron and platinum. are capable of
being welded. Horn and tortoise shell possess this useful property.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To unite closely or intimately.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Two women faster <i>welded</i> in one love.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weld</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being welded; the
joint made by welding.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Butt weld</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Butt</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Scarf weld</b></col>, <cd>a joint made by overlapping, and welding
together, the scarfed ends of two pieces.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Weld"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
welded.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weld"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who welds, or unites
pieces of iron, etc., by welding.</def></p>

<p><hw>Weld"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who welds, or wields.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A manager; an actual occupant.</def>  [Ireland.
Obs.] "The <i>welder</i> . . . who . . . lives miserably."
<i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wel"don's proc"ess</hw> (?), <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A process for the
recovery or regeneration of manganese dioxide in the manufacture of
chlorine, by means of milk of lime and the oxygen of the air; -- so called
after the inventor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wele</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Weal</u> prosperity.]
<def>Prosperity; happiness; well-being; weal.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wele"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Producing prosperity or
happiness; blessed.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>We"lew</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To welk, or
wither.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wel"fare`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Well</i> + <i>fare</i>
to go, to proceed, to happen.] <def>Well-doing or well-being in any
respect; the enjoyment of health and the common blessings of life;
exemption from any evil or calamity; prosperity; happiness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>How to study for the people's <i>welfare</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In whose deep eyes<BR>
Men read the <i>welfare</i> of the times to come.</blockquote>
<i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wel"far`ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Faring well; prosperous;
thriving.</def>  [Obs.] "A <i>welfaring</i> person."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Welk</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Welked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Welking</u>.] [OE. <i>welken</i>; cf. D. & G. <i>welken</i> to wither,
G. <i>welk</i> withered, OHG. <i>welc</i> moist.  See <u>Welkin</u>, and
cf. <u>Wilt</u>.] <def>To wither; to fade; also, to decay; to decline; to
wane.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>When ruddy Ph&?;bus 'gins to <i>welk</i> in
west.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The church, that before by insensible degrees <i>welked</i>
and impaired, now with large steps went down hill decaying.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Welk</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cause to wither; to wilt.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Mot thy <i>welked</i> neck be to-broke
[broken].</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To contract; to shorten.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Now sad winter <i>welked</i> hath the day.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To soak; also, to beat severely.</def>  [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Welk</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A pustule.  See 2d
<u>Whelk</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Welk</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
whelk.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Welked</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Whelked</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wel"kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>welken</i>,
<i>welkene</i>, <i>welkne</i>, <i>wolcne</i>, <i>weolcne</i>, AS.
<i>wolcen</i>, pl. <i>wolcnu</i>, a cloud; akin to D. <i>wolk</i>, OFries.
<i>wolken</i>, OS. <i>wolkan</i>, G. <i>wolke</i>, OHG. <i>wolchan</i>, and
probably to G. <i>welk</i> withered, OHG. <i>welc</i> moist, Russ. & OSlav.
<i>vlaga moisture</i>, Lith. <i>vilgyti</i> to moisten.] <def>The visible
regions of the air; the vault of heaven; the sky.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>On the <i>welkne</i> shoon the sterres lyght.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The fair <i>welkin</i> foully overcast.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When storms the <i>welkin</i> rend.</blockquote>
<i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Used adjectively by Shakespeare in the phase, "Your <i>welkin</i>
eye," with uncertain meaning.</p>

<p><hw>Well</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>welle</i>, AS.
<i>wella</i>, <i>wylla</i>, from <i>weallan</i> to well up, surge, boil;
akin to D. <i>wel</i> a spring or fountain. &?;&?;&?;&?;.  See <u>Well</u>,
<pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An issue of water from the earth; a spring; a
fountain.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Begin, then, sisters of the sacred <i>well</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A pit or hole sunk into the earth to such a
depth as to reach a supply of water, generally of a cylindrical form, and
often walled with stone or bricks to prevent the earth from caving
in.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The woman said unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw
with, and the <i>well</i> is deep.</blockquote> <i>John iv. 11.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A shaft made in the earth to obtain oil or
brine.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: A source of supply; fountain;
wellspring.</def>  "This <i>well</i> of mercy."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Dan Chaucer, <i>well</i> of English undefiled.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>well</i> of serious thought and pure.</blockquote>
<i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An inclosure
in the middle of a vessel's hold, around the pumps, from the bottom to the
lower deck, to preserve the pumps from damage and facilitate their
inspection.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A compartment in the middle of
the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes
perforated in the bottom to let in water for the preservation of fish alive
while they are transported to market.</def>  <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A
vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may
be drawn up out of water.</def>  <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>A depressed space
in the after part of the deck; -- often called the
<i>cockpit</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A hole or excavation in the earth,
in mining, from which run branches or galleries.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>An opening through the floors of
a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Metal.)</i> <def>The lower part of a furnace,
into which the metal falls.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Artesian well</b></col>, <col><b>Driven well</b></col>. <cd>See
under <u>Artesian</u>, and <u>Driven</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Pump
well</b></col>. <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>See <u>Well</u>, 5 <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>,
above.</cd> -- <col><b>Well boring</b></col>, <cd>the art or process of
boring an artesian well.</cd> -- <col><b>Well drain</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A drain or vent for water, somewhat like a well or
pit, serving to discharge the water of wet land.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<cd>A drain conducting to a well or pit.</cd> -- <col><b>Well
room</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A room where a well or spring is
situated; especially, one built over a mineral spring.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>A depression in the bottom of a
boat, into which water may run, and whence it is thrown out with a
scoop.</cd> -- <col><b>Well sinker</b></col>, <cd>one who sinks or digs
wells.</cd> -- <col><b>Well sinking</b></col>, <cd>the art or process of
sinking or digging wells.</cd> -- <col><b>Well staircase</b></col>
<i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a staircase having a wellhole (see <u>Wellhole</u>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd>), as distinguished from one which occupies the whole of
the space left for it in the floor.</cd> -- <col><b>Well sweep</b></col>.
<cd>Same as <u>Sweep</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 12.</cd> -- <col><b>Well
water</b></col>, <cd>the water that flows into a well from subterraneous
springs; the water drawn from a well.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Well</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Welled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Welling</u>.] [OE. <i>wellen</i>, AS. <i>wyllan</i>, <i>wellan</i>, fr.
<i>weallan</i>; akin to OFries. <i>walla</i>, OS. & OHG. <i>wallan</i>, G.
<i>wallen</i>, Icel. <i>vella</i>, G. <i>welle</i>, wave, OHG.
<i>wella</i>, <i>walm</i>, AS. <i>wylm</i>; cf. L. <i>volvere</i> to roll,
Gr. &?; to inwrap, &?; to roll.  Cf. <u>Voluble</u>, <u>Wallop</u> to boil,
<u>Wallow</u>, <u>Weld</u> of metal.] <def>To issue forth, as water from
the earth; to flow; to spring.</def>  "[Blood] <i>welled</i> from out the
wound." <i>Dryden.</i> "[Yon spring] <i>wells</i> softly forth."
<i>Bryant.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>From his two springs in Gojam's sunny realm,<BR>
Pure <i>welling</i> out, he through the lucid lake<BR>
Of fair Dambea rolls his infant streams.</blockquote> <i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Well</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To pour forth, as from a
well.</def>  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Well</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> and
<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> wanting, the deficiency being supplied by
<i>better</i> and <i>best</i>, from another root.] [OE. <i>wel</i>, AS.
<i>wel</i>; akin to OS., OFries., & D. <i>wel</i>, G. <i>wohl</i>, OHG.
<i>wola</i>, <i>wela</i>, Icel. & Dan. <i>vel</i>, Sw. <i>v&auml;l</i>,
Goth. <i>wa&iacute;la</i>; originally meaning, according to one's will or
wish.  See <u>Will</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, and cf.
<u>Wealth</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In a good or proper manner; justly; rightly; not
ill or wickedly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If thou doest not <i>well</i>, sin lieth at the
door.</blockquote> <i>Gen. iv. 7.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Suitably to one's condition, to the occasion, or
to a proposed end or use; suitably; abundantly; fully; adequately;
thoroughly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Lot . . . beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was
<i>well</i> watered everywhere.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xiii. 10.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>WE are <i>well</i>able to overcome it.</blockquote> <i>Num.
xiii. 30.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>She looketh <i>well</i> to the ways of her
household.</blockquote> <i>Prov. xxxi. 27.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Servant of God, <i>well</i> done! <i>well</i> hast thou
fought<BR>
The better fight.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Fully or about; -- used with numbers.</def>
[Obs.] "<i>Well</i> a ten or twelve."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Well</i> nine and twenty in a company.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>In such manner as is desirable; so as one could
wish; satisfactorily; favorably; advantageously; conveniently.</def>  "It
boded <i>well</i> to you."  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Know<BR>
In measure what the mind may <i>well</i> contain.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All the world speaks <i>well</i> of you.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Considerably; not a little; far.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Abraham and Sarah were old and <i>well</i> stricken in
age.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xviii. 11.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Well</i> is sometimes used elliptically for <i>it is well</i>,
as an expression of satisfaction with what has been said or done, and
sometimes it expresses concession, or is merely expletive; as, <i>well</i>,
the work is done; <i>well</i>, let us go; <i>well</i>, <i>well</i>, be it
so.</p>

<p>&fist; <i>Well</i>, like <i>above</i>, <i>ill</i>, and <i>so</i>, is
used before many participial adjectives in its usual adverbial senses, and
subject to the same custom with regard to the use of the hyphen (see the
Note under <u>Ill</u>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>); as, a <i>well</i>-affected
supporter; he was <i>well</i> affected toward the project; a <i>well</i>-
trained speaker; he was <i>well</i> trained in speaking; <i>well</i>-
educated, or <i>well</i> educated; <i>well</i>-dressed, or <i>well</i>
dressed; <i>well</i>-appearing; <i>well</i>-behaved; <i>well</i>-
controlled; <i>well</i>-designed; <i>well</i>-directed; <i>well</i>-formed;
<i>well</i>-meant; <i>well</i>-minded; <i>well</i>-ordered; <i>well</i>-
performed; <i>well</i>-pleased; <i>well</i>-pleasing; <i>well</i>-seasoned;
<i>well</i>-steered; <i>well</i>-tasted; <i>well</i>-told, etc. Such
compound epithets usually have an obvious meaning, and since they may be
formed at will, only a few of this class are given in the Vocabulary.</p>

<p><col><b>As well</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>As</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>As
well as</b></col>, <cd>and also; together with; not less than; one as much
as the other; as, a sickness long, <i>as well as</i> severe; London is the
largest city in England, <i>as well as</i> the capital.</cd> --
<col><b>Well enough</b></col>, <cd>well or good in a moderate degree; so as
to give satisfaction, or so as to require no alteration.</cd> --
<col><b>Well off</b></col>, <cd>in good condition; especially, in good
condition as to property or any advantages; thriving; prosperous.</cd> --
<col><b>Well to do</b></col>, <cd>well off; prosperous; -- used also
adjectively.</cd> "The class <i>well to do</i> in the world." <i>J. H.
Newman.</i> -- <col><b>Well to live</b></col>, <cd>in easy circumstances;
well off; well to do.</cd>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Well</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Good in condition or circumstances; desirable,
either in a natural or moral sense; fortunate; convenient; advantageous;
happy; as, it is <i>well</i> for the country that the crops did not fail;
it is <i>well</i> that the mistake was discovered.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It was <i>well</i> with us in Egypt.</blockquote> <i>Num.
xi. 18.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Being in health; sound in body; not ailing,
diseased, or sick; healthy; as, a <i>well</i> man; the patient is perfectly
<i>well</i>.</def>  "Your friends are <i>well</i>."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Is your father <i>well</i>, the old man of whom ye
spake?</blockquote> <i>Gen. xliii. 27.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Being in favor; favored; fortunate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He followed the fortunes of that family, and was <i>well</i>
with Henry the Fourth.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Marine Insurance)</i> <def>Safe; as, a chip
warranted <i>well</i> at a certain day and place.</def>
<i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Well"a*day</hw> (?), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> [Corrupted from
<i>wela way</i>.] <def>Alas! Welaway!</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wel"lat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
king parrakeet See under <u>King</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Well"-be`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or
condition of being well; welfare; happiness; prosperity; as, virtue is
essential to the <i>well-being</i> of men or of society.</def></p>

<p><hw>Well"-born`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Born of a noble or
respect able family; not of mean birth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Well"-bred`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having good
breeding; refined in manners; polite; cultivated.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I am as <i>well-bred</i> as the earl's
granddaughter.</blockquote> <i>Thackera&?;.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1641 !></p>

<p><hw>Well"do`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who does well;
one who does good to another; a benefactor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Well"do`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A doing well; right
performance of duties. Also used adjectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Well"drain`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Welldrained</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Well-draining</u>.] <def>To drain, as land; by means of wells, or pits,
which receive the water, and from which it is discharged by
machinery.</def></p>

<p><hw>Well"fare`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Welfare</u>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Well"-fa"vored</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Handsome;
wellformed; beautiful; pleasing to the eye.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Rachel was beautiful and <i>well-favored</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Gen. xxix. 17.</i></p>

<p><hw>Well"head`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A source, spring, or
fountain.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>At the <i>wellhead</i> the purest streams
arise.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Our public-school and university life is a great
<i>wellhead</i> of new and irresponsible words.</blockquote>
<i>Earle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Well"hole`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The open
space in a floor, to accommodate a staircase.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>The open space left beyond the ends of the steps of a
staircase.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A cavity which receives a counterbalancing
weight in certain mechanical contrivances, and is adapted also for other
purposes.</def>  <i>W. M. Buchanan.</i></p>

<p><hw>Well`-in*formed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Correctly
informed; provided with information; well furnished with authentic
knowledge; intelligent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wel`ling*to"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. So named after
the Duke of <i>Wellington</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name given to the "big
trees" (<i>Sequoia gigantea</i>) of California, and still used in England.
See <u>Sequoia</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wel"ling*tons</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [After the Duke of
<i>Wellington</i>.] <def>A kind of long boots for men.</def></p>

<p><hw>Well`-in*ten"tioned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having
upright intentions or honorable purposes.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Dutchmen who had sold themselves to France, as the
<i>wellintentioned</i> party.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Well"-known`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Fully known;
generally known or acknowledged.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A church well known with a <i>well-known</i>
rite.</blockquote> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p>

<p><hw>Well"-lik`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being in good
condition.</def>  [Obs. or Archaic]</p>

<p><blockquote>They also shall bring forth more fruit in their age, and
shall be fat and <i>well-liking</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bk. of Com. Prayer
(Ps. xcii.).</i></p>

<p><hw>Well`-man"nered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Polite; well-
bred; complaisant; courteous.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Well"-mean`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One whose
intention is good.</def>  "<i>Well-meaners</i> think no harm."
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Well"-mean`ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a good
intention.</def></p>

<p><hw>Well`-na"tured</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Good-natured;
kind.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Well-natured</i>, temperate, and wise.</blockquote>
<i>Denham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Well"-nigh`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Almost;
nearly.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Well"-plight`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being well
folded.</def>  [Obs.] "Her <i>well-plighted</i> frock."
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Well"-read`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of extensive
reading; deeply versed; -- often followed by <i>in</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Well"-seen`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having seen much;
hence, accomplished; experienced.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Well-seen</i> in arms and proved in many a
fight.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Well"-set`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Properly or firmly set.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Well put together; having symmetry of
parts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Well"-sped`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having good
success.</def></p>

<p><hw>Well"-spo`ken</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Well</i> +
<i>speak</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Speaking well; speaking with fitness or grace;
speaking kindly.</def>  "A knight <i>well-spoken</i>."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Spoken with propriety; as, <i>well-spoken</i>
words.</def></p>

<p><hw>Well"spring`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A fountain; a
spring; a source of continual supply.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Understanding is a <i>wellspring</i> of life unto him that
hath it; but the instruction of fools is folly.</blockquote> <i>Prov. xvi.
22.</i></p>

<p><hw>Well"-will`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who wishes
well, or means kindly.</def>  [R.] "A <i>well-willer</i> of yours."
<i>Brydges.</i></p>

<p><hw>Well"-wish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wish of
happiness.</def>  "A <i>well-wish</i> for his friends."
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Well"wish`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who wishes
another well; one who is benevolently or friendlily inclined.</def></p>

<p><hw>We'll</hw> (?). <def>Contraction for <i>we will</i> or <i>we
shall</i>.</def>  "<i>We'll</i> follow them."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wels</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The sheatfish; -- called also <i>waller</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Welsh</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>w&aelig;lisc</i>,
<i>welisc</i>, from <i>wealh</i> a stranger, foreigner, not of Saxon
origin, a Welshman, a Celt, Gael; akin to OHG. <i>walh</i>, whence G.
<i>w&auml;lsch</i> or <i>welsch</i>, Celtic, Welsh, Italian, French,
Foreign, strange, OHG. <i>walhisc</i>; from the name of a Celtic tribe.
See <u>Walnut</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to Wales, or its
inhabitants.</def>  [Sometimes written also <i>Welch</i>.]</p>

<p><col><b>Welsh flannel</b></col>, <cd>a fine kind of flannel made from
the fleece of the flocks of the Welsh mountains, and largely manufactured
by hand.</cd> -- <col><b>Welsh glaive</b></col>, or <col><b>Welsh
hook</b></col>, <cd>a weapon of war used in former times by the Welsh,
commonly regarded as a kind of poleax.</cd> <i>Fairholt.</i> <i>Craig.</i>
-- <col><b>Welsh mortgage</b></col> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i>, <cd>a species of
mortgage, being a conveyance of an estate, redeemable at any time on
payment of the principal, with an understanding that the profits in the
mean time shall be received by the mortgagee without account, in
satisfaction of interest.</cd> <i>Burrill.</i> -- <col><b>Welsh
mutton</b></col>, <cd>a choice and delicate kind of mutton obtained from a
breed of small sheep in Wales.</cd> -- <col><b>Welsh onion</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a kind of onion (<i>Allium fistulosum</i>) having hollow
inflated stalks and leaves, but scarcely any bulb, a native of Siberia. It
is said to have been introduced from Germany, and is supposed to have
derived its name from the German term <i>w&auml;lsch</i> foreign.</cd> --
<col><b>Welsh parsley</b></col>, <cd>hemp, or halters made from hemp.</cd>
[Obs. & Jocular] <i>J. Fletcher.</i> -- <col><b>Welsh rabbit</b></col>.
<cd>See under <u>Rabbit</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Welsh</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The language of Wales, or of the Welsh
people.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>The natives or inhabitants of
Wales.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The <i>Welsh</i> call themselves <i>Cymry</i>, in the plural, and
a Welshman <i>Cymro</i>, and their country <i>Cymru</i>, of which the
adjective is <i>Cymreig</i>, and the name of their language <i>Cymraeg</i>.
They are a branch of the Celtic family, and a relic of the earliest known
population of England, driven into the mountains of Wales by the Anglo-
Saxon invaders.</p>

<p><hw>Welsh"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who cheats at a
horse race; one who bets, without a chance of being able to pay; one who
receives money to back certain horses and absconds with it.</def>  [Written
also <i>welcher</i>.] [Slang, Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Welsh"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Welshmen</b></plw> (&?;).</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A native or inhabitant of Wales; one of the
Welsh.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A
squirrel fish.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The large-mouthed black
bass.  See <u>Black bass</u>.</def>  [Southern U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Wel"some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Prosperous; well.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Wyclif.</i> -- <wf>Wel"some*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>
<pos><i>Wyclif.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Welt</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>welte</i>, probably fr.
W. <i>gwald</i> a hem, a welt, <i>gwaldu</i> to welt or to hem.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to
an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it</def>; as;
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def> A small cord covered with cloth and sewed on a
seam or border to strengthen it; an edge of cloth folded on itself, usually
over a cord, and sewed down.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A hem, border,
or fringe.</def> [Obs.] <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>In shoemaking, a narrow
strip of leather around a shoe, between the upper leather and sole.</def>
<sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip
riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint.</def>
<sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a
flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.</def>
<sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <def>In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of
which the heel is formed.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>A narrow border, as of an
ordinary, but not extending around the ends.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Welt joint</b></col>, <cd>a joint, as of plates, made with a
welt, instead of by overlapping the edges.  See <u>Weld</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1 <sd><i>(d)</i></sd>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Welt</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Welted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Welting</u>.] <def>To
furnish with a welt; to sew or fasten a welt on; as, to <i>welt</i> a boot
or a shoe; to <i>welt</i> a sleeve.</def></p>

<p><hw>Welt</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To wilt.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Welte</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Weld</u>, to
wield.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wel"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Weltered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Weltering</u>.] [Freq. of OE. <i>walten</i> to roll over, AS.
<i>wealtan</i>; akin to LG. <i>weltern</i>, G. <i>walzen</i> to roll, to
waltz, sich <i>w&auml;lzen</i> to welter, OHG. <i>walzan</i> to roll, Icel.
<i>velta</i>, Dan. <i>v&aelig;lte</i>, Sw. <i>v&auml;ltra</i>,
<i>v&auml;lta</i>; cf. Goth. <i>waltjan</i>; probably akin to E.
<i>wallow</i>, <i>well</i>, v. i. &?;&?;&?;&?;.  See <u>Well</u>,
<pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Waltz</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To roll, as the body of an animal; to tumble
about, especially in anything foul or defiling; to wallow.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When we <i>welter</i> in pleasures and idleness, then we eat
and drink with drunkards.</blockquote> <i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>These wizards <i>welter</i> in wealth's waves.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He must not float upon his watery bier<BR>
Unwept, and <i>welter</i> to the parching wind,<BR>
Without the meed of some melodious tear.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The priests at the altar . . . <i>weltering</i> in their
blood.</blockquote> <i>Landor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To rise and fall, as waves; to tumble over, as
billows.</def>  "The <i>weltering</i> waves."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Waves that, hardly <i>weltering</i>, die away.</blockquote>
<i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Through this blindly <i>weltering</i> sea.</blockquote>
<i>Trench.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wel"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Wilt</u>, <pos><i>v.
i.</i></pos>] <def>To wither; to wilt.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Weltered</i> hearts and blighted . . .
memories.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wel"ter</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Horse Racing)</i> <def>Of,
pertaining to, or designating, the most heavily weighted race in a meeting;
as, a <i>welter</i> race; the <i>welter</i> stakes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wel"ter</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That in which any person or thing welters, or
wallows; filth; mire; slough.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The foul <i>welter</i> of our so-called religious or other
controversies.</blockquote> <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A rising or falling, as of waves; as, the
<i>welter</i> of the billows; the <i>welter</i> of a tempest.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Wel*witsch"i*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. So named after
the discoverer, Dr. Friedrich <i>Welwitsch</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An
African plant (<i>Welwitschia mirabilis</i>) belonging to the order
<i>Gnetace&aelig;</i>. It consists of a short, woody, topshaped stem, and
never more than two leaves, which are the cotyledons enormously developed,
and at length split into diverging segments.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wem</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Womb</u>.] <def>The
abdomen; the uterus; the womb.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wem</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wam</i>, <i>wamm</i>.]
<def>Spot; blemish; harm; hurt.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Withouten <i>wem</i> of you, through foul and
fair.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wem</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wemman</i>.] <def>To
stain; to blemish; to harm; to corrupt.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wem"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no wem, or blemish;
spotless.</def>  [Obs.] "Virgin <i>wemless</i>."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wen</hw> (w&ebreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wenn</i>; akin
to D. <i>wen</i>, LG. <i>wenne</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An indolent,
encysted tumor of the skin; especially, a sebaceous cyst.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wench</hw> (w&ebreve;nch), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wenche</i>,
for older <i>wenchel</i> a child, originally, weak, tottering; cf. AS.
<i>wencle</i> a maid, a daughter, <i>wencel</i> a pupil, orphan,
<i>wincel</i>, <i>winclu</i>, children, offspring, <i>wencel</i> weak,
<i>wancol</i> unstable, OHG. <i>wanchol</i>; perhaps akin to E.
<i>wink</i>.  See <u>Wink</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A young woman; a girl; a maiden.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Lord and lady, groom and <i>wench</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>That they may send again<BR>
My most sweet <i>wench</i>, and gifts to boot.</blockquote>
<i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He was received by the daughter of the house, a pretty,
buxom, blue-eyed little <i>wench</i>.</blockquote> <i>W. Black.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A low, vicious young woman; a drab; a
strumpet.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She shall be called his <i>wench</i> or his
leman.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>It is not a digression to talk of bawds in a discourse upon
<i>wenches</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spectator.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A colored woman; a negress.</def>  [U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Wench</hw> (w&ebreve;nch), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &
p. p.</i></pos> <u>Wenched</u> (w&ebreve;ncht); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Wenching</u>.] <def>To frequent the company of wenches, or
women of ill fame.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wench"er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
wenches; a lewd man.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wench"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being without a
wench.</def>  <i> Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wend</hw> (w&ebreve;nd), obs. <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Wene</u>.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wend</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Wended</u>, Obs. <u>Went</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wending</u>.] [AS. <i>wendan</i> to turn, to go, caus. of <i>windan</i>
to wind; akin to OS. <i>wendian</i>, OFries. <i>wenda</i>, D. <i>wenden</i>
to turn, G. <i>wenden</i>, Icel. <i>venda</i>, Sw. <i>v&auml;nda</i>, Dan.
<i>vende</i>, Goth. <i>wandjan</i>.  See <u>Wind</u> to turn, and cf.
<u>Went</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To go; to pass; to betake one's self.</def>  "To
Canterbury they <i>wend</i>."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To Athens shall the lovers <i>wend</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To turn round.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Sir W.
Raleigh.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wend</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To direct; to betake; --
used chiefly in the phrase to <i>wend one's way</i>. Also used
reflexively.</def>  "Great voyages to <i>wend</i>."  <i>Surrey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wend</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>A large
extent of ground; a perambulation; a circuit.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wende</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of
<u>Wene</u>.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Wend"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Wend"ish</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Of or pertaining the Wends, or their language.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wend"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The language of the
Wends.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wends</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing.
<singw><b>Wend</b></singw>. <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A Slavic tribe which once
occupied the northern and eastern parts of Germany, of which a small
remnant exists.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wene</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To ween.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wen"lock group`</hw> (?), <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>The middle subdivision
of the Upper Silurian in Great Britain; -- so named from the typical
locality in Shropshire.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wen"nel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Weanel</u>.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Tusser.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Wen"nish</hw> (?), <hw>Wen"ny</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[From <u>Wen</u>.] <def>Having the nature of a wen; resembling a wen; as, a
<i>wennish</i> excrescence.</def></p>

<p><hw>We*no"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
sand snake (<i>Charina plumbea</i>) of Western North America, of the family
<i>Erycid&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Went</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Wend</u>; -
- now obsolete except as the imperfect of <i>go</i>, with which it has no
etymological connection.  See <u>Go</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To the church both be they <i>went</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Went</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Course; way; path; journey;
direction.</def>  [Obs.] "At a turning of a <i>wente</i>."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>But here my weary team, nigh overspent,<BR>
Shall breathe itself awhile after so long a <i>went</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He knew the diverse <i>went</i> of mortal ways.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wen"tle*trap`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>wenteltrap</i> a
winding staircase; cf. G. <i>wendeltreppe</i>.] [Obs.] <def>Any one of
numerous species of elegant, usually white, marine shells of the genus
Scalaria, especially <i>Scalaria pretiosa</i>, which was formerly highly
valued; -- called also <i>staircase shell</i>.  See
<u>Scalaria</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wep</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of
<u>Weep</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wep"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Weapon.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wept</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Weep</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Werche</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To work.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Were</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To wear.  See 3d
<u>Wear</u>.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Were</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A weir.  See <u>Weir</u>.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer. Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>Were</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>werian</i>.] <def>To
guard; to protect.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Were</hw> (w&etilde;r; 277). [AS. <i>w&aemacr;re</i> (thou) wast,
<i>w&aemacr;ron</i> (we, you, they) were, <i>w&aemacr;re</i> imp. subj.
See <u>Was</u>.] <def>The imperfect indicative plural, and imperfect
subjunctive singular and plural, of the verb <i>be</i>.  See
<u>Be</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Were</hw> (w&emacr;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wer</i>; akin to
OS. & OHG. <i>wer</i>, Goth. <i>wa&iacute;r</i>, L. <i>vir</i>, Skr.
<i>v&imacr;ra</i>.  Cf. <u>Weregild</u>, and <u>Werewolf</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A man.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A fine for slaying a man; the money value set
upon a man's life; weregild.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Every man was valued at a certain sum, which was called his
<i>were</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bosworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Were"gild`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wergild</i>;
<i>wer</i> a man, value set on a man's life + <i>gild</i> payment of money;
akin to G. <i>wehrgeld</i>. &radic;285.  See <u>Were</u> a man, and
<u>Geld</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>The price of a
man's head; a compensation paid of a man killed, partly to the king for the
loss of a subject, partly to the lord of a vassal, and partly to the next
of kin. It was paid by the murderer.</def>  [Written also <i>weregeld</i>,
<i>weregelt</i>, etc.]  <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Were"wolf`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Werewolves</b></plw> (#). [AS. <i>werwulf</i>; <i>wer</i> a man +
<i>wulf</i> a wolf; cf. G. <i>w&auml;rwolf</i>, <i>w&auml;hrwolf</i>,
<i>wehrwolf</i>, a werewolf, MHG. <i>werwolf</i>. &radic;285.  See
<u>Were</u> a man, and <u>Wolf</u>, and cf. <u>Virile</u>, <u>World</u>.]
<def>A person transformed into a wolf in form and appetite, either
temporarily or permanently, whether by supernatural influences, by
witchcraft, or voluntarily; a lycanthrope. Belief in werewolves, formerly
general, is not now extinct.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>werwolf</i> went about his prey.</blockquote>
<i>William of Palerne.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The brutes that wear our form and face,<BR>
The <i>werewolves</i> of the human race.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p>{<hw>Werk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <hw>Werke</hw>  },
<pos><i>v.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Work</u>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wern</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See 1st <u>Warn</u>.]
<def>To refuse.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He is too great a niggard that will <i>wern</i><BR>
A man to light a candle at his lantern.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wer*ne"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
A. G. <i>Werner</i>, The German mineralogist and geologist, who classified
minerals according to their external characters, and advocated the theory
that the strata of the earth's crust were formed by depositions from water;
designating, or according to, Werner's system.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wer"ner*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Wernerian</u>.]
<i>(Min.)</i> <def>The common grayish or white variety of
soapolite.</def></p>

<p><hw>We*roo"le</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An
Australian lorikeet (<i>Ptilosclera versicolor</i>) noted for the variety
of its colors; -- called also <i>varied lorikeet</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Werre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>War.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1642 !></p>

<p><hw>Wer"rey</hw> (w&etilde;r"r&amacr;), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To
warray.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Werst</hw> (w&etilde;rst), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Verst</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wert</hw> (w&etilde;rt), <def>The second person singular, indicative
and subjunctive moods, imperfect tense, of the verb <i>be</i>. It is formed
from <i>were</i>, with the ending <i>-t</i>, after the analogy of
<i>wast</i>. Now used only in solemn or poetic style.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wert</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wart.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wer`y*an"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Wariangle</u>.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>We"sand</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Weasand</u>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wesh</hw> (?), obs. <pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Wash</u>.
<def>Washed.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>We"sil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Weasand</u>.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wes"ley*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Wesleyanism</u>.]
<def>Of or pertaining to Wesley or Wesleyanism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wes"ley*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>One who
adopts the principles of Wesleyanism; a Methodist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wes"ley*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl.)</i>
<def>The system of doctrines and church polity inculcated by John
<i>Wesley</i> (b. 1703; d. 1791), the founder of the religious sect called
Methodist; Methodism.  See <u>Methodist</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>,
2.</def></p>

<p><hw>West</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>west</i>, adv.; akin to
D. <i>west</i>, G. <i>west</i>, <i>westen</i>, OHG. <i>westan</i>, Icel.
<i>vestr</i>, Sw. <i>vest</i>, <i>vester</i>, <i>vestan</i>, Dan.
<i>vest</i>, <i>vesten</i>, and perhaps to L. <i>vesper</i> evening, Gr.
&?;. &?;&?;&?;&?;.  Cf. <u>Vesper</u>, <u>Visigoth</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The point in the heavens where the sun is seen
to set at the equinox; or, the corresponding point on the earth; that one
of the four cardinal points of the compass which is in a direction at right
angles to that of north and south, and on the left hand of a person facing
north; the point directly opposite to east.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And fresh from the <i>west</i> is the free wind's
breath.</blockquote> <i>Bryant.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A country, or region of country, which, with
regard to some other country or region, is situated in the direction toward
the west.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The Westen
hemisphere, or the New World so called, it having been discovered by
sailing westward from Europe; the Occident.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<i>(U. S. Hist. & Geog.)</i> <def>Formerly, that part of the  United States
west of the Alleghany mountains; now, commonly, the whole region west of
the Mississippi river; esp., that part which is north of the Indian
Territory, New Mexico, etc. Usually with the definite article.</def></p>

<p><col><b>West by north</b></col>, <col><b>West by south</b></col>,
<cd>according to the notation of the mariner's compass, that point which
lies 11&frac14;&deg; to the north or south, respectively, of the point due
west.</cd> -- <col><b>West northwest</b></col>, <col><b>West
southwest</b></col>, <cd>that point which lies 22&frac12;&deg; to the north
or south of west, or halfway between west and northwest or southwest,
respectively.  See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Compass</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>West</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Lying toward the west; situated
at the west, or in a western direction from the point of observation or
reckoning; proceeding toward the west, or coming from the west; as, a
<i>west</i> course is one toward the west; an east and <i>west</i> line; a
<i>west</i> wind blows from the west.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This shall be your <i>west</i> border.</blockquote> <i>Num.
xxxiv. 6.</i></p>

<p><col><b>West end</b></col>, <cd>the fashionable part of London,
commencing from the east, at Charing Cross.</cd></p>

<p><hw>West</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>west</i>.]
<def>Westward.</def></p>

<p><hw>West</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To pass to the west; to set, as the sun.</def>
[Obs.] "The hot sun gan to <i>west</i>."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To turn or move toward the west; to veer from
the north or south toward the west.</def></p>

<p><hw>West"er*ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Passing to the
west.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Toward heaven's descent had sloped his <i>westering</i>
wheel.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>West"er*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the
west; toward the west; coming from the west; western.</def></p>

<p><hw>West"er*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Toward the west;
westward.</def></p>

<p><hw>West"ern</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the west; situated in the
west, or in the region nearly in the direction of west; being in that
quarter where the sun sets; as, the <i>western</i> shore of France; the
<i>western</i> ocean.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Far o'er the glowing <i>western</i> main.</blockquote>
<i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a
<i>western</i> course; coming from the west; as, a <i>western</i>
breeze.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Western Church</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Latin Church</i>, under
<u>Latin</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Western empire</b></col> <i>(Hist.)</i>,
<cd>the western portion of the Roman empire, as divided, by the will of
Theodosius the Great, between his sons Honorius and Arcadius, <u>a. d.</u>
395.</cd></p>

<p><hw>West"ern*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or
inhabitant of the west.</def></p>

<p><hw>West"ern*most`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Situated the
farthest towards the west; most western.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>West` In"di*a</hw> (?), <hw>West` In"di*an</hw> (?).}
<def>Belonging or relating to the West Indies.</def></p>

<p><col><b>West India tea</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a shrubby plant
(<i>Capraria biflora</i>) having oblanceolate toothed leaves which are
sometimes used in the West Indies as a substitute for tea.</cd></p>

<p><hw>West` In"di*an</hw>. <def>A native of, or a dweller in, the West
Indies.</def></p>

<p><hw>West"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut. & Surv.)</i>
<def>The distance, reckoned toward the west, between the two meridians
passing through the extremities of a course, or portion of a ship's path;
the departure of a course which lies to the west of north.</def></p>

<p><hw>West"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A westerner.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>West"min`ster As*sem"bly</hw> (?). <def>See under
<u>Assembly</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>West"most`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Lying farthest to the
west; westernmost.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>West"ward</hw> (?), <hw>West"wards</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>westweard</i>.  See <u>West</u>, and <u>-
ward</u>. ] <def>Toward the west; as, to ride or sail
<i>westward</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Westward</i> the course of empire takes its
way.</blockquote> <i>Berkeley.</i></p>

<p><hw>West"ward</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Lying toward the
west.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Yond same star that's <i>westward</i> from the
pole.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>West"ward</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The western region or
countries; the west.</def></p>

<p><hw>West"ward*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a westward
direction.</def></p>

<p><hw>West"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Dizzy; giddy.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wet</hw> (w&ebreve;t), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Wetter</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos>
<u>Wettest</u>.] [OE. <i>wet</i>, <i>weet</i>, AS. <i>w&aemacr;t</i>; akin
to OFries. <i>w&emacr;t</i>, Icel. <i>v&amacr;tr</i>, Sw. <i>v&aring;t</i>,
Dan. <i>vaad</i>, and E. <i>water</i>. &radic;137.  See <u>Water</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Containing, or consisting of, water or other
liquid; moist; soaked with a liquid; having water or other liquid upon the
surface; as, <i>wet</i> land; a <i>wet</i> cloth; a <i>wet</i> table.</def>
"<i>Wet</i> cheeks."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Very damp; rainy; as, <i>wet</i> weather; a
<i>wet</i> season.</def>  "<i>Wet</i> October's torrent flood."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Employing, or done by means of,
water or some other liquid; as, the <i>wet</i> extraction of copper, in
distinction from <i>dry</i> extraction in which dry heat or fusion is
employed.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Refreshed with liquor; drunk.</def>  [Slang]
<i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Wet blanket</b></col>, <col><b>Wet dock</b></col>, <cd>etc.  See
under <u>Blanket</u>, <u>Dock</u>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Wet
goods</b></col>, <cd>intoxicating liquors.</cd> [Slang]</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Nasty; humid; damp; moist.  See <u>Nasty</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Wet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>w&aemacr;ta</i>.  See
<u>Wet</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Water or wetness; moisture or humidity in
considerable degree.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Have here a cloth and wipe away the <i>wet</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Now the sun, with more effectual beams,<BR>
Had cheered the face of earth, and dried the <i>wet</i><BR>
From drooping plant.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Rainy weather; foggy or misty weather.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A dram; a drink.</def>  [Slang]</p>

<p><hw>Wet</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Wet</u> (rarely <u>Wetted</u>); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wetting</u>.] [AS. <i>w&aemacr;tan</i>.] <def>To fill or moisten with
water or other liquid; to sprinkle; to cause to have water or other fluid
adherent to the surface; to dip or soak in a liquid; as, to <i>wet</i> a
sponge; to <i>wet</i> the hands; to <i>wet</i> cloth.</def>  "[The scene]
did draw tears from me and <i>wetted</i> my paper."  <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Ye mists and exhalations, that now rise . . . <BR>
Whether to deck with clouds the uncolored sky,<BR>
Or <i>wet</i> the thirsty earth with falling showers.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To wet one's whistle</b></col>, <cd>to moisten one's throat; to
drink a dram of liquor.</cd> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Let us drink the other cup <i>to wet our
whistles</i>.</blockquote> <i>Walton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wet"bird`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The chaffinch, whose cry is thought to foretell rain.</def>  [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Weth"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wether</i>, AS.
<i>we&eth;er</i>; akin to OS. <i>wethar</i>, <i>withar</i>, a ram, D.
<i>weder</i>, G. <i>widder</i>, OHG. <i>widar</i>, Icel. <i>ve&eth;r</i>,
Sw. <i>v&auml;dur</i>, Dan. <i>v&aelig;dder</i>, Goth. <i>wi&thorn;rus</i>
a lamb, L. <i>vitulus</i> calf, Skr. <i>vatsa</i>, L. <i>vetus</i> old, Gr.
<grk>'e`tos</grk> year; -- originally meaning, a yearling.  Cf.
<u>Veal</u>, <u>Veteran</u>.] <def>A castrated ram.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wet"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
quality or state of being wet; moisture; humidity; as, the <i>wetness</i>
of land; the <i>wetness</i> of a cloth.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A watery or moist state of the atmosphere; a
state of being rainy, foggy, or misty; as, the <i>wetness</i> of weather or
the season.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Wetness</i> generally implies more water or liquid than is
implied by <i>humidness</i> or <i>moisture</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Wet" nurse`</hw> (?). <def>A nurse who suckles a child, especially
the child of another woman.  Cf. <u>Dry nurse</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wet"-shod`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the feet, or
the shoes on the feet, wet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wet"tish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat wet; moist;
humid.</def></p>

<p><hw>We"vil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Weevil</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wex</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To grow; to
wax.</def>  [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> "Each <i>wexing</i> moon."
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wex</hw>, obs. <pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Wex</u>.
<def>Waxed.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wex</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wax.</def>  [Obs.] "Yelwe as
<i>wex</i>."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Way; road; path.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wey</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To weigh.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>weye</i>, AS.
<i>w&?;ge</i> weight. &?;&?;&?;&?;.  See <u>Weight</u>.] <def>A certain
measure of weight.</def>  [Eng.] "A <i>weye</i> of Essex cheese."  <i>Piers
Plowman.</i></p>

<p>&fist; A <i>wey</i> is 6&?; tods, or 182 pounds, of wool; a load, or
five quarters, of wheat, 40 bushels of salt, each weighing 56 pounds; 32
cloves of cheese, each weighing seven pounds; 48 bushels of oats and
barley; and from two cwt. to three cwt. of butter.  <i>Simmonds.</i></p>

<p><hw>Weyle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To wail.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wey"le*way</hw> (?), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Welaway</u>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Weyve</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To waive.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>We"zand</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Weasand</u>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Whaap</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called from one of its
notes.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The European curlew; -
- called also <i>awp</i>, <i>whaup</i>, <i>great whaup</i>, and <i>stock
whaup</i>.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The whimbrel; -- called also
<i>May whaup</i>, <i>little whaup</i>, and <i>tang whaup</i>.</def>  [Prov.
Eng. & Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Whack</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Whacked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Whacking</u>.] [Cf. <u>Thwack</u>.] <def>To strike; to beat; to give a
heavy or resounding blow to; to thrash; to make with whacks.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Rodsmen were <i>whacking</i>their way through willow
brakes.</blockquote> <i>G. W. Cable.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whack</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To strike anything with a
smart blow.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To whack away</b></col>, <cd>to continue striking heavy blows;
as, <i>to whack away</i> at a log.</cd> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Whack</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A smart resounding blow.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Whack"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who whacks.</def>  [Colloq.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anything very large; specif., a great lie; a
whapper.</def>  [Colloq.]
  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whack"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Very large;
whapping.</def>  [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Wha*hoo"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An
American tree, the winged elm. (<i>Ulmus alata</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Whala</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Whaled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Whaling</u>.] [Cf. <u>Wale</u>. ] <def>To lash with stripes; to wale; to
thrash; to drub.</def>  [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]  <i>Halliwell.
Bartlett.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whale</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>whal</i>, AS.
<i>hw&aelig;l</i>; akin to D. <i>wal</i>visch, G. <i>wal</i>,
<i>wal</i>fisch, OHG. <i>wal</i>, Icel. <i>hvalr</i>, Dan. & Sw.
<i>hval</i>, <i>hval</i>fisk.  Cf. <u>Narwhal</u>, <u>Walrus</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any aquatic mammal of the order <i>Cetacea</i>,
especially any one of the large species, some of which become nearly one
hundred feet long. Whales are hunted chiefly for their oil and baleen, or
whalebone.</def>
</p>

<p>&fist; The existing whales are divided into two groups: the toothed
whales (<i>Odontocete</i>), including those that have teeth, as the
cachalot, or sperm whale (see <u>Sperm whale</u>); and the baleen, or
whalebone, whales (<i>Mysticete</i>), comprising those that are destitute
of teeth, but have plates of baleen hanging from the upper jaw, as the
right whales. The most important species of whalebone whales are the
bowhead, or Greenland, whale (see <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Right whale</u>),
the Biscay whale, the Antarctic whale, the gray whale (see under
<u>Gray</u>), the humpback, the finback, and the rorqual.</p>

<p><col><b>Whale bird</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>Any one of several species of large Antarctic petrels which follow
whaling vessels, to feed on the blubber and floating oil; especially,
<i>Prion turtur</i> (called also <i>blue petrel</i>), and <i>Pseudoprion
desolatus</i>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The turnstone; -- so called
because it lives on the carcasses of whales.</cd> [Canada] -- <col><b>Whale
fin</b></col> <i>(Com.)</i>, <cd>whalebone.</cd> <i>Simmonds.</i> --
<col><b>Whale fishery</b></col>, <cd>the fishing for, or occupation of
taking, whales.</cd> -- <col><b>Whale louse</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>any one of several species of degraded amphipod crustaceans belonging
to the genus <i>Cyamus</i>, especially <i>C. ceti</i>. They are parasitic
on various cetaceans.</cd> -- <col><b>Whale's bone</b></col>,
<cd>ivory.</cd> [Obs.] -- <col><b>Whale shark</b></col>.
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The basking, or liver,
shark.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A very large harmless shark
(<i>Rhinodon typicus</i>) native of the Indian Ocean. It sometimes becomes
sixty feet long.</cd> -- <col><b>Whale shot</b></col>, <cd>the name
formerly given to spermaceti.</cd> -- <col><b>Whale's tongue</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a balanoglossus.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Whale"boat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A
long, narrow boat, sharp at both ends, used by whalemen.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whale"bone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A firm, elastic
substance resembling horn, taken from the upper jaw of the right whale;
baleen. It is used as a stiffening in stays, fans, screens, and for various
other purposes.  See <u>Baleen</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Whalebone is chiefly obtained from the bowhead, or Greenland,
whale, the Biscay whale, and the Antarctic, or southern, whale. It is
prepared for manufacture by being softened by boiling, and dyed black.</p>

<p><hw>Whale"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Whalemen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A man employed in the whale
fishery.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whal"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A vessel or person
employed in the whale fishery.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whal"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who whales, or beats; a
big, strong fellow; hence, anything of great or unusual size.</def>
[Colloq. U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Whal"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The hunting of
whales.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whal"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, or employed
in, the pursuit of whales; as, a <i>whaling</i> voyage; a <i>whaling</i>
vessel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whall</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Wall-eye</u>.] <def>A
light color of the iris in horses; wall-eye.</def>  [Written also
<i>whaul</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Whall"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the iris of light
color; -- said of horses.</def>  "<i>Whally</i> eyes."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whame</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
breeze fly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wham"mel</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Whelm</u>.]
<def>To turn over.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Whan</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>When.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whang</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Thong</u>.] <def>A
leather thong.</def>  [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Whang</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To beat.</def>  [Prov. Eng.
& Colloq. U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Whang*hee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See
<u>Wanghee</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Whap</hw> (?), <hw>Whop</hw>  }, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. OE.
<i>quappen</i> to palpitate, E. <i>quob</i>, <i>quaver</i>, <i>wabble</i>,
<i>awhape</i>, <i>wap</i>.] <def>To throw one's self quickly, or by an
abrupt motion; to turn suddenly; as, she <i>whapped</i> down on the floor;
the fish <i>whapped</i> over.</def>  <i>Bartlett.</i></p>

<p>&fist; This word is used adverbially in the north of England, as in the
United States, when anything vanishes, or is gone suddenly; as, <i>whap</i>
went the cigar out of my mouth.</p>

<p>{ <hw>Whap</hw>, <hw>Whop</hw>  }, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.
& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Whapped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Whapping</u>.] <def>To beat or strike.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Whap</hw>, <hw>Whop</hw>  }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A blow, or
quick, smart stroke.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Whap"per</hw> (?), <hw>Whop"per</hw>  }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Whap</u>.] <def>Something uncommonly large of the kind; something
astonishing; -- applied especially to a bold lie.</def>  [Colloq.]
</p>

<p>{ <hw>Whap"ping</hw> (?), <hw>Whop"ping</hw>  }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<def>Very large; monstrous; astonishing; as, a <i>whapping</i> story.</def>
[Colloq.]
</p>

<p><hw>Wharf</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Wharfs</b></plw> (#) or <plw><b>Wharves</b></plw> (#). [AS.
<i>hwerf</i>, <i>hwearf</i>, a returning, a change, from <i>hweorfan</i> to
turn, turn about, go about; akin to D. <i>werf</i> a wharf, G.
<i>werft</i>, Sw. <i>varf</i> a shipbuilder's yard, Dan. <i>verft</i>
wharf, dockyard, G. <i>werben</i> to enlist, to engage, woo, OHG.
<i>werban</i> to turn about, go about, be active or occupied, Icel.
<i>hverfa</i> to turn, Goth. <i>hwa&iacute;rban</i>, <i>hwarb&omacr;n</i>,
to walk.   Cf. <u>Whirl</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A structure or platform of timber, masonry,
iron, earth, or other material, built on the shore of a harbor, river,
canal, or the like, and usually extending from the shore to deep water, so
that vessels may lie close alongside to receive and discharge cargo,
passengers, etc.; a quay; a pier.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Commerce pushes its <i>wharves</i> into the
sea.</blockquote> <i>Bancroft.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Out upon the <i>wharfs</i> they came,<BR>
Knight and burgher, lord and dame.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The plural of this word is generally written <i>wharves</i> in
the United States, and <i>wharfs</i> in England; but many recent English
writers use <i>wharves</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [AS. <i>hwearf</i>.] <def>The bank of a river, or the
shore of the sea.</def>  [Obs.] "The fat weed that roots itself in ease on
Lethe <i>wharf</i>."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Wharf boat</b></col>, <cd>a kind of boat moored at the bank of a
river, and used for a wharf, in places where the height of the water is so
variable that a fixed wharf would be useless.</cd> [U. S.] <i>Bartlett.</i>
-- <col><b>Wharf rat</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>The common brown rat.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A neglected boy who
lives around the wharfs.</cd> [Slang]</p>

<p><! p. 1643 !></p>

<p><hw>Wharf</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wharfed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wharfing</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To guard or secure by a firm wall of timber or
stone constructed like a wharf; to furnish with a wharf or
wharfs.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To place upon a wharf; to bring to a
wharf.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wharf"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The fee or duty paid for the privilege of using
a wharf for loading or unloading goods; pierage, collectively;
quayage.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A wharf or wharfs, collectively;
wharfing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wharf"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Wharfs, collectively.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Hydraul. Engin.)</i> <def>A mode of facing sea
walls and embankments with planks driven as piles and secured by
ties.</def>  <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wharf"in*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [For <i>wharfager</i>.]
<def>A man who owns, or has the care of, a wharf.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Wharl</hw> (?), <hw>Wharl"ing</hw>, } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
guttural pronunciation of the letter <i>r</i>; a burr.  See <u>Burr</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 6.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A strange, uncouth <i>wharling</i> in their
speech.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wharp</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of fine sand from
the banks of the Trent, used as a polishing powder.</def>  [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>What</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron., a., & adv.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>hw&aelig;t</i>, neuter of <i>hw&amacr;</i> who; akin to OS. <i>hwat</i>
what, OFries. <i>hwet</i>, D. & LG. <i>wat</i>, G. <i>was</i>, OHG.
<i>waz</i>, <i>hwaz</i>, Icel. <i>hvat</i>, Sw. & Dan. <i>hvad</i>, Goth.
<i>hwa</i>. &radic;182.  See <u>Who</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>As an interrogative pronoun, used in asking
questions regarding either persons or things; as, <i>what</i> is this?
<i>what</i> did you say? <i>what</i> poem is this? <i>what</i> child is
lost?</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>What</i> see'st thou in the ground?</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>What</i> is man, that thou art mindful of
him?</blockquote> <i>Ps. viii. 4.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>What</i> manner of man is this, that even the winds and
the sea obey him!</blockquote> <i>Matt. viii. 27.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Originally, <i>what</i>, <i>when</i>, <i>where</i>, <i>which</i>,
<i>who</i>, <i>why</i>, etc., were interrogatives only, and it is often
difficult to determine whether they are used as interrogatives or
relatives.</p>

<p>   <i>What</i> in this sense, when it refers to things, may be used
either substantively or adjectively; when it refers to persons, it is used
only adjectively with a noun expressed, <i>who</i> being the pronoun used
substantively.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>As an exclamatory word: -- <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
Used absolutely or independently; -- often with a question following.</def>
"<i>What</i> welcome be thou."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>What</i>, could ye not watch with me one
hour?</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxvi. 40.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Used adjectively, meaning <i>how
remarkable</i>, or <i>how great</i>; as, <i>what</i> folly! <i>what</i>
eloquence! <i>what</i> courage!</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>What</i> a piece of work is man!</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>O <i>what</i> a riddle of absurdity!</blockquote>
<i>Young.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>What</i> in this use has <i>a</i> or <i>an</i> between itself
and its noun if the qualitative or quantitative importance of the object is
emphasized.</p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Sometimes prefixed to adjectives in an
adverbial sense, as nearly equivalent to <i>how</i>; as, <i>what</i> happy
boys!</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>What</i> partial judges are our love and
hate!</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>As a relative pronoun</def>: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Used substantively with the antecedent
suppressed, equivalent to <i>that which</i>, or <i>those</i> [persons]
<i>who</i>, or <i>those</i> [things] <i>which</i>; -- called a <i>compound
relative</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With joy beyond <i>what</i> victory bestows.</blockquote>
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I'm thinking Captain Lawton will count the noses of
<i>what</i> are left before they see their whaleboats.</blockquote>
<i>Cooper.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>What</i> followed was in perfect harmony with this
beginning.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I know well . . . how little you will be disposed to
criticise <i>what</i> comes to you from me.</blockquote> <i>J. H.
Newman.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Used adjectively, equivalent to <i>the</i> . .
. <i>which</i>; <i>the sort</i> or <i>kind of</i> . . . <i>which</i>;
rarely, <i>the</i> . . . <i>on</i>, or <i>at</i>, <i>which</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>See <i>what</i> natures accompany <i>what</i>
colors.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To restrain <i>what</i> power either the devil or any
earthly enemy hath to work us woe.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We know <i>what</i> master laid thy keel,<BR>
<i>What</i> workmen wrought thy ribs of steel.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Used adverbially in a sense corresponding to
the adjectival use; as, he picked <i>what</i> good fruit he saw.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Whatever; whatsoever; what thing soever; -- used
indefinitely.</def>  "<i>What</i> after so befall."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Whether it were the shortness of his foresight, the strength
of his will, . . . or <i>what</i> it was.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Used adverbially, in part; partly; somewhat; --
with a following preposition, especially, <i>with</i>, and commonly with
repetition.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>What</i> for lust [pleasure] and <i>what</i> for
lore.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thus, <i>what</i> with the war, <i>what</i> with the sweat,
<i>what</i> with the gallows, and <i>what</i> with poverty, I am custom
shrunk.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The year before he had so used the matter that <i>what</i>
by force, <i>what</i> by policy, he had taken from the Christians above
thirty small castles.</blockquote> <i>Knolles.</i></p>

<p>&fist; In such phrases as <i>I tell you what</i>, <i>what</i>
anticipates the following statement, being elliptical for <i>what I
think</i>, <i>what it is</i>, <i>how it is</i>, etc.  "I tell thee
<i>what</i>, corporal Bardolph, I could tear her." <i>Shak.</i>  Here
<i>what</i> relates to the last clause, "I could tear her;"  this is what I
tell you.</p>

<p>   <i>What not</i> is often used at the close of an enumeration of
several particulars or articles, it being an abbreviated clause, the verb
of which, being either the same as that of the principal clause or a
general word, as <i>be</i>, <i>say</i>, <i>mention</i>, <i>enumerate</i>,
etc., is omitted. "Men hunt, hawk, and <i>what not</i>." <i>Becon.</i>
"Some dead puppy, or log, or<i>what not</i>." <i>C. Kingsley.</i> "Battles,
tournaments, hunts, and <i>what not</i>." <i>De Quincey.</i> Hence, the
words are often used in a general sense with the force of a substantive,
equivalent to <i>anything you please</i>, <i>a miscellany</i>, <i>a
variety</i>, etc.  From this arises the name <i>whatnot</i>, applied to an
<i>&eacute;tag&egrave;re</i>, as being a piece of furniture intended for
receiving miscellaneous articles of use or ornament.
</p>

<p>   <i>But what</i> is used for <i>but that</i>, usually after a
negative, and excludes everything contrary to the assertion in the
following sentence. "Her needle is not so absolutely perfect in tent and
cross stitch <i>but what</i> my superintendence is advisable." <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i> "Never fear <i>but what</i> our kite shall fly as high." <i>Ld.
Lytton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>What ho!</b></col> <cd>an exclamation of calling.</cd> --
<col><b>What if</b></col>, <cd>what will it matter if; what will happen or
be the result if.</cd> "<i>What if</i> it be a poison?" <i>Shak.</i> --
<col><b>What of this</b></col>? <col><b>that?</b></col>
<col><b>it?</b></col> etc., <cd>what follows from this, that, it, etc.,
often with the implication that it is of no consequence.</cd>  "All this is
so; but <i>what of this</i>, my lord?" <i>Shak.</i> "The night is spent,
why, <i>what of that</i>?" <i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>What though</b></col>,
<cd>even granting that; allowing that; supposing it true that.</cd>
"<i>What though</i> the rose have prickles, yet't is plucked." <i>Shak.</i>
-- <col><b>What time</b></col>, or <col><b>What time as</b></col>,
<cd>when.</cd> [Obs. or Archaic] "<i>What time</i> I am afraid, I will
trust in thee." <i>Ps. lvi. 3.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>What time</i> the morn mysterious visions
brings.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>What</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Something; thing;
stuff.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>And gave him for to feed,<BR>
Such homely <i>what</i> as serves the simple &?;lown.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>What</hw>, <pos><i>interrog. adv.</i></pos> <def>Why? For what
purpose? On what account?</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>What</i> should I tell the answer of the
knight.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>But <i>what</i> do I stand reckoning upon advantages and
gains lost by the misrule and turbulency of the prelates? <i>What</i> do I
pick up so thriftily their scatterings and diminishings of the meaner
subject?</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>What*e'er"</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> <def>A contraction of
<i>what-ever</i>; -- used in poetry.</def>  "<i>Whate'er</i> is in his
way."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>What*ev"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> <def>Anything soever
which; the thing or things of any kind; being this or that; of one nature
or another; one thing or another; anything that may be; all that; the whole
that; all particulars that; -- used both substantively and
adjectively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Whatever</i> fortune stays from his word.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Whatever</i> Earth, all-bearing mother,
yields.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Whatever</i> be its intrinsic value.</blockquote> <i>J.
H. Newman.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Whatever</i> often follows a noun, being used elliptically.
"There being no room for any physical discovery <i>whatever</i>"
[<i>sc.</i> it may be].  <i>Whately.</i></p>

<p><hw>What"not</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See the Note under
<u>What</u>, <i>pron</i>., 5.] <def>A kind of stand, or piece of furniture,
having shelves for books, ornaments, etc.; an
&eacute;tag&egrave;re.</def></p>

<p><hw>What"so</hw> (?), <pos><i>indef. pron.</i></pos> <def>Whatsoever;
whosoever; whatever; anything that.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Whatso</i> he were, of high or low estate.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Whatso</i> the heaven in his wide vault
contains.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>What`so*e'er"</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> <def>A contraction
of <i>whatsoever</i>; -- used in poetry.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>What`so*ev"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron. & a.</i></pos>
<def>Whatever.</def>  "In <i>whatsoever</i> shape he lurk."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Whatsoever</i> God hath said unto thee, do.</blockquote>
<i>Gen. xxxi. 16.  </i></p>

<p>&fist; The word is sometimes divided by tmesis. "<i>What</i> things
<i>soever</i> ye desire."  <i>Mark xi. 24.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whaul</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Whall</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whaup</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See
<u>Whaap</u>.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wheal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>whele</i>, AS.
<i>hwele</i> putrefaction, <i>hwelian</i> to putrefy.] <def>A pustule; a
whelk.</def>  <i>Wiseman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wheal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Wale</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A more or less elongated mark raised by a
stroke; also, a similar mark made by any cause; a weal; a wale.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically <i>(Med.)</i>, a flat, burning or
itching eminence on the skin, such as is produced by a mosquito bite, or in
urticaria.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wheal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cornish <i>hwel</i>.]
<i>(Mining)</i> <def>A mine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wheal"worm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The harvest mite; -- so called from the <i>wheals</i>, caused by its
bite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wheat</hw> (hw&emacr;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>whete</i>, AS.
<i>hw&aemacr;te</i>; akin to OS. <i>hw&emacr;ti</i>, D. <i>weit</i>, G.
<i>weizen</i>, OHG. <i>weizzi</i>, Icel. <i>hveiti</i>, Sw. <i>hvete</i>,
Dan. <i>hvede</i>, Goth. <i>hwaiteis</i>, and E. <i>white</i>.  See
<u>White</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A cereal grass (<i>Triticum vulgare</i>)
and its grain, which furnishes a white flour for bread, and, next to rice,
is the grain most largely used by the human race.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Of this grain the varieties are numerous, as red wheat, white
wheat, bald wheat, bearded wheat, winter wheat, summer wheat, and the like.
Wheat is not known to exist as a wild native plant, and all statements as
to its origin are either incorrect or at best only guesses.</p>

<p><col><b>Buck wheat</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See
<u>Buckwheat</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>German wheat</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i>
<cd>See 2d <u>Spelt</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Guinea wheat</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name for Indian corn.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian
wheat</b></col>, or <col><b>Tartary wheat</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a
grain (<i>Fagopyrum Tartaricum</i>) much like buckwheat, but only half as
large.</cd> -- <col><b>Turkey wheat</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name for
Indian corn.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheat aphid</b></col>, or <col><b>Wheat
aphis</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of
Aphis and allied genera, which suck the sap of growing wheat.</cd> --
<col><b>Wheat beetle</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>A small, slender, rusty brown beetle (<i>Sylvanus Surinamensis</i>)
whose larv&aelig; feed upon wheat, rice, and other grains.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A very small, reddish brown, oval beetle
(<i>Anobium paniceum</i>) whose larv&aelig; eat the interior of grains of
wheat.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheat duck</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the
American widgeon.</cd> [Western U. S.] -- <col><b>Wheat fly</b></col>.
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>Same as <i>Wheat midge</i>, below.</cd> --
<col><b>Wheat grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a kind of grass
(<i>Agropyrum caninum</i>) somewhat resembling wheat. It grows in the
northern parts of Europe and America.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheat
jointworm</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <u>Jointworm</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Wheat louse</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any wheat
aphid.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheat maggot</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the
larva of a wheat midge.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheat midge</b></col>.
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A small two-winged fly
(<i>Diplosis tritici</i>) which is very destructive to growing wheat, both
in Europe and America. The female lays her eggs in the flowers of wheat,
and the larv&aelig; suck the juice of the young kernels and when full grown
change to pup&aelig; in the earth.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The Hessian
fly.  See under <u>Hessian</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheat moth</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any moth whose larv&aelig; devour the grains of
wheat, chiefly after it is harvested; a grain moth.  See <u>Angoumois
Moth</u>, also <i>Grain moth</i>, under <u>Grain</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheat
thief</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>gromwell; -- so called because it is a
troublesome weed in wheat fields.  See <u>Gromwell</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Wheat thrips</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a small brown
thrips (<i>Thrips cerealium</i>) which is very injurious to the grains of
growing wheat.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheat weevil</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The grain weevil.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The
rice weevil when found in wheat.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wheat"bird`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A bird that feeds on wheat, especially the chaffinch.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wheat"ear`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
small European singing bird (<i>Saxicola &oelig;nanthe</i>). The male is
white beneath, bluish gray above, with black wings and a black stripe
through each eye. The tail is black at the tip and in the middle, but white
at the base and on each side. Called also <i>checkbird</i>,
<i>chickell</i>, <i>dykehopper</i>, <i>fallow chat</i>, <i>fallow
finch</i>, <i>stonechat</i>, and <i>whitetail</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wheat"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>hw&aelig;ten</i>.]
<def>Made of wheat; as, <i>wheaten</i> bread.</def>  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wheat"sel bird`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The male of the
chaffinch.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wheat"stone's bridge`</hw> (?). <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>See under
<u>Bridge</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wheat"worm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A small nematode worm (<i>Anguillula tritici</i>) which attacks the
grains of wheat in the ear. It is found in wheat affected with smut, each
of the diseased grains containing a large number of the minute young of the
worm.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whed"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron. & conj.</i></pos>
<def>Whether.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Whee"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wheedled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wheedling</u> (?).] [Cf. G. <i>wedeln</i> to wag with the tail, as a
dog, <i>wedel</i> a fan, tail, brush, OHG. <i>wadal</i>; akin to G.
<i>wehen</i> to blow, and E. <i>wind</i>, n.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To entice by soft words; to cajole; to flatter;
to coax.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The unlucky art of <i>wheedling</i> fools.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And <i>wheedle</i> a world that loves him not.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To grain, or get away, by flattery.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A deed of settlement of the best part of her estate, which I
<i>wheedled</i> out of her.</blockquote> <i>Congreve.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whee"dle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To flatter; to coax; to
cajole.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wheel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wheel</i>,
<i>hweol</i>, AS. <i>hwe&oacute;l</i>, <i>hweogul</i>, <i>hweowol</i>; akin
to D. <i>wiel</i>, Icel. <i>hv&emacr;l</i>, Gr. <grk>ky`klos</grk>, Skr.
<i>cakra</i>; cf. Icel. <i>hj&omacr;l</i>, Dan. <i>hiul</i>, Sw.
<i>hjul</i>. &radic;218.  Cf. <u>Cycle</u>, <u>Cyclopedia</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A circular frame turning about an axis; a
rotating disk, whether solid, or a frame composed of an outer rim, spokes
or radii, and a central hub or nave, in which is inserted the axle, -- used
for supporting and conveying vehicles, in machinery, and for various
purposes; as, the <i>wheel</i> of a wagon, of a locomotive, of a mill, of a
watch, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The gasping charioteer beneath the <i>wheel</i><BR>
Of his own car.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any instrument having the form of, or chiefly
consisting of, a wheel.</def>  Specifically: --</p>

<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A spinning wheel.  See under
<u>Spinning</u>.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An instrument of torture formerly
used.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His examination is like that which is made by the rack and
<i>wheel</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p>&fist; This mode of torture is said to have been first employed in
Germany, in the fourteenth century. The criminal was laid on a cart wheel
with his legs and arms extended, and his limbs in that posture were
fractured with an iron bar. In France, where its use was restricted to the
most atrocious crimes, the criminal was first laid on a frame of wood in
the form of a St. Andrew's cross, with grooves cut transversely in it above
and below the knees and elbows, and the executioner struck eight blows with
an iron bar, so as to break the limbs in those places, sometimes finishing
by two or three blows on the chest or stomach, which usually put an end to
the life of the criminal, and were hence called <i>coups-de-grace</i> --
blows of mercy. The criminal was then unbound, and laid on a small wheel,
with his face upward, and his arms and legs doubled under him, there to
expire, if he had survived the previous treatment.  <i>Brande.</i>
</p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A circular frame having handles
on the periphery, and an axle which is so connected with the tiller as to
form a means of controlling the rudder for the purpose of
steering.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <i>(Pottery)</i> <def>A potter's wheel.  See under
<u>Potter</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he
wrought a work on the <i>wheels</i>.</blockquote> <i>Jer. xviii. 3.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Turn, turn, my <i>wheel</i>! This earthen jar<BR>
A touch can make, a touch can mar.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <i>(Pyrotechny)</i> <def>A firework which, while
burning, is caused to revolve on an axis by the reaction of the escaping
gases.</def></p>

<p><sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <i>(Poetry)</i> <def>The burden or refrain of a
song.</def></p>

<p>&fist; "This meaning has a low degree of authority, but is supposed from
the context in the few cases where the word is found."  <i>Nares.</i>
</p>

<p><blockquote>You must sing a-down a-down,<BR>
An you call him a-down-a.<BR>
O, how the <i>wheel</i> becomes it!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1644 !></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A bicycle or a tricycle; a velocipede.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A rolling or revolving body; anything of a
circular form; a disk; an orb.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A turn revolution; rotation; compass.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>According to the common vicissitude and <i>wheel</i> of
things, the proud and the insolent, after long trampling upon others, come
at length to be trampled upon themselves.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[He] throws his steep flight in many an a&euml;ry
<i>wheel</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>A wheel within a wheel</b></col>, or <col><b>Wheels within
wheels</b></col>, <cd>a complication of circumstances, motives, etc.</cd> -
- <col><b>Balance wheel</b></col>. <cd>See in the Vocab.</cd> --
<col><b>Bevel wheel</b></col>, <col><b>Brake wheel</b></col>, <col><b>Cam
wheel</b></col>, <col><b>Fifth wheel</b></col>, <col><b>Overshot
wheel</b></col>, <col><b>Spinning wheel</b></col>, etc. <cd>See under
<u>Bevel</u>, <u>Brake</u>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Core wheel</b></col>.
<i>(Mach.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A mortise gear.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A wheel having a rim perforated to receive wooden
cogs; the skeleton of a mortise gear.</cd> -- <col><b>Measuring
wheel</b></col>, <cd>an odometer, or perambulator.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheel
and axle</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>one of the elementary machines or
mechanical powers, consisting of a wheel fixed to an axle, and used for
raising great weights, by applying the power to the circumference of the
wheel, and attaching the weight, by a rope or chain, to that of the axle.
Called also <i>axis in peritrochio</i>, and <i>perpetual lever</i>, -- the
principle of equilibrium involved being the same as in the lever, while its
action is continuous.  See <i>Mechanical powers</i>, under
<u>Mechanical</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheel animal</b></col>, <i>or</i>
<col><b>Wheel animalcule</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of
numerous species of rotifers having a ciliated disk at the anterior
end.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheel barometer</b></col>. <i>(Physics)</i> <cd>See
under <u>Barometer</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheel boat</b></col>, <cd>a boat
with wheels, to be used either on water or upon inclined planes or
railways.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheel bug</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a
large North American hemipterous insect (<i>Prionidus cristatus</i>) which
sucks the blood of other insects. So named from the curious shape of the
prothorax.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheel carriage</b></col>, <cd>a carriage moving
on wheels.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheel chains</b></col>, <i>or</i> <col><b>Wheel
ropes</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the chains or ropes connecting the
wheel and rudder.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheel cutter</b></col>, <cd>a machine for
shaping the cogs of gear wheels; a gear cutter.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheel
horse</b></col>, <cd>one of the horses nearest to the wheels, as opposed to
a leader, or forward horse; -- called also <i>wheeler</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>Wheel lathe</b></col>, <cd>a lathe for turning railway-car
wheels.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheel lock</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A
letter lock.  See under <u>Letter</u>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A kind
of gunlock in which sparks were struck from a flint, or piece of iron
pyrites, by a revolving wheel.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>A kind of brake
a carriage.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheel ore</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a
variety of bournonite so named from the shape of its twin crystals.  See
<u>Bournonite</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheel pit</b></col> <i>(Steam
Engine)</i>, <cd>a pit in the ground, in which the lower part of the fly
wheel runs.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheel plow</b></col>, <i>or</i> <col><b>Wheel
plough</b></col>, <cd>a plow having one or two wheels attached, to render
it more steady, and to regulate the depth of the furrow.</cd> --
<col><b>Wheel press</b></col>, <cd>a press by which railway-car wheels are
forced on, or off, their axles.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheel race</b></col>,
<cd>the place in which a water wheel is set.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheel
rope</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a tiller rope.  See under
<u>Tiller</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheel stitch</b></col> <i>(Needlework)</i>,
<cd>a stitch resembling a spider's web, worked into the material, and not
over an open space.</cd> <i>Caulfeild & S. (Dict. of Needlework).</i> --
<col><b>Wheel tree</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a tree (<i>Aspidosperma
excelsum</i>) of Guiana, which has a trunk so curiously fluted that a
transverse section resembles the hub and spokes of a coarsely made wheel.
See <u>Paddlewood</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheel urchin</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any sea urchin of the genus <i>Rotula</i> having a
round, flat shell.</cd> -- <col><b>Wheel window</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>,
<cd>a circular window having radiating mullions arranged like the spokes of
a wheel.  Cf. <i>Rose window</i>, under <u>Rose</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wheel</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wheeled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wheeling</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To convey on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle;
as, to <i>wheel</i> a load of hay or wood.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn
or revolve; to cause to gyrate; to make or perform in a circle.</def>  "The
beetle <i>wheels</i> her droning flight."  <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Now heaven, in all her glory, shone, and rolled<BR>
Her motions, as the great first mover's hand<BR>
First <i>wheeled</i> their course.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wheel</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To turn on an axis, or as on an axis; to
revolve; to more about; to rotate; to gyrate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The moon carried about the earth always shows the same<BR>
face to us, not once <i>wheeling</i> upon her own center.</blockquote>
<i>Bentley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To change direction, as if revolving upon an
axis or pivot; to turn; as, the troops <i>wheeled</i> to the
right.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Being able to advance no further, they are in a fair way
to<BR>
<i>wheel</i> about to the other extreme.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To go round in a circuit; to fetch a
compass.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Then <i>wheeling</i> down the steep of heaven he
flies.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To roll forward.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thunder mixed with hail,<BR>
Hail mixed with fire, must rend the Egyptian sky,<BR>
And <i>wheel</i> on the earth, devouring where it rolls.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wheel"band`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The tire of a
wheel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wheel"bar`row</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A light vehicle
for conveying small loads. It has two handles and one wheel, and is rolled
by a single person.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wheel"bird`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The European goatsucker.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wheeled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having wheels; -- used
chiefly in composition; as, a four-<i>wheeled</i> carriage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wheel"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who wheels, or turns.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A maker of wheels; a wheelwright.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A wheel horse.  See under
<u>Wheel</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A steam vessel propelled by a
paddle wheel or by paddle wheels; -- used chiefly in the terms <i>side-
wheeler</i> and <i>stern-wheeler</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A worker on sewed muslin.</def>  [Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The European
goatsucker.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wheel"house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A small house on or above a vessel's deck,
containing the steering wheel.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def> A paddle
box.  See under <u>Paddle</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wheel"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of conveying anything, or traveling, on
wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act or practice of using a cycle;
cycling.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Condition of a road or roads, which admits of
passing on wheels; as, it is good <i>wheeling</i>, or bad
<i>wheeling</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A turning, or circular movement.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wheel"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Wheelmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>One who rides a bicycle or tricycle;
a cycler, or cyclist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wheel"-shaped`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Shaped like a wheel.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Expanding into a flat, circular
border at top, with scarcely any tube; as, a <i>wheel-shaped</i>
corolla.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wheel"swarf`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Swarf</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wheel"work`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>A
combination of wheels, and their connection, in a machine or
mechanism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wheel"-worn`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Worn by the action
of wheels; as, a <i>wheel-worn</i> road.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wheel"wright`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A man whose
occupation is to make or repair wheels and wheeled vehicles, as carts,
wagons, and the like.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wheel"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Circular; suitable to
rotation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wheen</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. AS. <i>hw&?;ne</i>,
<i>hw&?;ne</i>, a little, somewhat, <i>hw&?;n</i> little, few.] <def>A
quantity; a goodly number.</def>  [Scot.] "A <i>wheen</i> other dogs."
<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wheeze</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wheezed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wheezing</u>.] [OE. <i>whesen</i>, AS. <i>hw</i>&?;<i>san</i> (cf. Icel.
<i>hv&aelig;sa</i> to hiss, Sw. <i>hv&auml;sa</i>, Dan.
<i>hv&aelig;se</i>); akin to AS. <i>hw</i>&?;<i>sta</i> a cough, D.
<i>hoest</i>, G. <i>husten</i>, OHG. <i>huosto</i>, Icel. <i>h&?;sti</i>,
Lith. <i>kosti</i> to cough, Skr. <i>k&?;s</i>. &radic;43.  Cf.
<u>Husky</u> hoarse.] <def>To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or
whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.</def>  "<i>Wheezing</i>
lungs."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wheeze</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A piping
or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Phon.)</i> <def>An ordinary whisper exaggerated
so as to produce the hoarse sound known as the  "stage whisper." It is a
forcible whisper with some admixture of tone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wheez"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Breathing with
difficulty and with a wheeze; wheezing. Used also figuratively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wheft</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>See
<u>Waft</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 4.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whelk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>welk</i>, <i>wilk</i>,
AS. <i>weoloc</i>, <i>weloc</i>, <i>wiloc</i>.  Cf. <u>Whilk</u>, and
<u>Wilk</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one numerous species of large
marine gastropods belonging to <i>Buccinum</i> and allied genera;
especially, <i>Buccinum undatum</i>, common on the coasts both of Europe
and North America, and much used as food in Europe.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Whelk tingle</b></col>, <cd>a dog whelk.  See under
<u>Dog</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Whelk</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>whelke</i>, dim. of
<i>whele</i>.  See <u>Wheal</u> a pustule.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A papule; a pustule; acne.</def>  "His
<i>whelks</i> white."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Chin whelk</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>sycosis.</cd> --
<col><b>Rosy whelk</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>grog blossom.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Whelked</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having whelks; whelky;
as, <i>whelked</i> horns.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whelk"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having whelks, ridges, or protuberances; hence,
streaked; striated.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Shelly.</def>  "<i>Whelky</i> pearls."
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whelm</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Whelmed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Whelming</u>.] [OE. <i>whelmen</i> to turn over, akin to OE.
<i>whelven</i>, AS. <i>whelfan</i>, <i>hwylfan</i>, in <i>&?;whylfan</i>,
<i>&?;whelfan</i>, to overwhelm, cover over; akin to OS. <i>bihwelbian</i>,
D. <i>welven</i> to arch, G. <i>w&ouml;lben</i>, OHG. <i>welben</i>, Icel.
<i>hvelfa</i> to overturn; cf. Gr. &?; bosom, a hollow, a gulf.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cover with water or other fluid; to cover by
immersion in something that envelops on all sides; to overwhelm; to
ingulf.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She is my prize, or ocean <i>whelm</i> them
all!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>whelming</i> billow and the faithless
oar.</blockquote> <i>Gay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To cover completely, as if with water; to
immerse; to overcome; as, to <i>whelm</i> one in sorrows.</def>  "The
<i>whelming</i> weight of crime."  <i>J. H. Newman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover
it.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Mortimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whelp</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>hwelp</i>; akin to D.
<i>welp</i>, G. & OHG. <i>welf</i>, Icel. <i>hvelpr</i>, Dan. <i>hvalp</i>,
Sw. <i>valp</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One of the young of a dog or a beast of prey; a
puppy; a cub; as, a lion's <i>whelps</i>.</def>  "A bear robbed of her
<i>whelps</i>."  <i>2 Sam. xvii. 8.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A child; a youth; -- jocosely or in
contempt.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That awkward <i>whelp</i> with his money bags would have
made his entrance.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>One of the longitudinal ribs or
ridges on the barrel of a capstan or a windless; -- usually in the plural;
as, the <i>whelps</i> of a windlass.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>One of the teeth of a sprocket wheel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whelp</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Whelped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Whelping</u>.]
<def>To bring forth young; -- said of the female of the dog and some beasts
of prey.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whelp</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To bring forth, as cubs or
young; to give birth to.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Unless she had <i>whelped</i> it herself, she could not have
loved a thing better.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Did thy foul fancy <i>whelp</i> so black a
scheme?</blockquote> <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>When</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. <i>when</i>, <i>whan</i>,
<i>whenne</i>, <i>whanne</i>, AS. <i>hw&aelig;nne</i>, <i>hwanne</i>,
<i>hwonne</i>; akin to OS. <i>hwan</i>, OD. <i>wan</i>, OHG. <i>wanne</i>,
G. <i>wann</i> when, <i>wenn</i> if, when, Goth. <i>hwan</i> when, and to
E. <i>who</i>. &?;&?;&?;&?;.  See <u>Who</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>At what time; -- used interrogatively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>When</i> shall these things be?</blockquote> <i>Matt.
xxiv. 3.</i></p>

<p>&fist; See the Note under <u>What</u>, <i>pron</i>., 1.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>At what time; at, during, or after the time
that; at or just after, the moment that; -- used relatively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Kings may<BR>
Take their advantage <i>when</i> and how they list.</blockquote>
<i>Daniel.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Book lore ne'er served, <i>when</i> trial came,<BR>
Nor gifts, <i>when</i> faith was dead.</blockquote> <i>J. H.
Newman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>While; whereas; although; -- used in the manner
of a conjunction to introduce a dependent adverbial sentence or clause,
having a causal, conditional, or adversative relation to the principal
proposition; as, he chose to turn highwayman <i>when</i> he might have
continued an honest man; he removed the tree <i>when</i> it was the best in
the grounds.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Which time; then; -- used elliptically as a
noun.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I was adopted heir by his consent;<BR>
Since <i>when</i>, his oath is broke.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>When</i> was formerly used as an exclamation of surprise or
impatience, like <i>what</i>!</p>

<p><blockquote>Come hither; mend my ruff:<BR>
Here, <i>when</i>! thou art such a tedious lady!</blockquote> <i>J.
Webster.</i></p>

<p><col><b>When as</b></col>, <col><b>When that</b></col>, <cd>at the time
that; when.</cd> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>When as</i> sacred light began to dawn.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>When that</i> mine eye is famished for a
look.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>When"as`</hw> (?), <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> <def>Whereas; while</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Whenas</i>, if they would inquire into themselves, they
would find no such matter.</blockquote> <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whence</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. <i>whennes</i>,
<i>whens</i> (with adverbial <i>s</i>, properly a genitive ending; -- see
<u>-wards</u>), also <i>whenne</i>, <i>whanene</i>, AS. <i>hwanan</i>,
<i>hwanon</i>, <i>hwonan</i>, <i>hwanone</i>; akin to D. <i>when</i>.  See
<u>When</u>, and cf. <u>Hence</u>, <u>Thence</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>From what place; hence, from what or which
source, origin, antecedent, premise, or the like; how; -- used
interrogatively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Whence</i> hath this man this wisdom?</blockquote>
<i>Matt. xiii. 54.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Whence</i> and what art thou?</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>From what or which place, source, material,
cause, etc.; the place, source, etc., from which; -- used
relatively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Grateful to acknowledge <i>whence</i> his good<BR>
Descends.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>&fist; All the words of this class, <i>whence</i>, <i>where</i>,
<i>whither</i>, <i>whereabouts</i>, etc., are occasionally used as pronouns
by a harsh construction.</p>

<p><blockquote>O, how unlike the place from <i>whence</i> they
fell?</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i>
</p>

<p>&fist; <i>From whence</i>, though a pleonasm, is fully authorized by the
use of good writers.</p>

<p><blockquote><i>From whence</i> come wars and fightings among
you?</blockquote> <i>James iv. 1.</i></p>

<p><i>Of whence</i>, also a pleonasm, has become obsolete.</p>

<p><hw>Whence*ev"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv. & conj.</i></pos>
<def>Whencesoever.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Whence`forth"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>From, or forth
from, what or which place; whence.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whence`so*ev"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv. & conj.</i></pos> <def>From
what place soever; from what cause or source soever.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Any idea, <i>whencesoever</i> we have it.</blockquote>
<i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>When*e'er</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv. & conj.</i></pos>
<def>Whenever.</def></p>

<p><hw>When*ev"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv. & conj.</i></pos> <def>At whatever
time.</def>  "<i>Whenever</i> that shall be."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>When"nes</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Whence.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>When`so*ev"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv. & conj.</i></pos> <def>At what
time soever; at whatever time; whenever.</def>  <i>Mark xiv. 7.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wher</hw> (?), <hw>Where</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>pron. & conj.</i></pos>
[See <u>Whether</u>.] <def>Whether.</def>  [Sometimes written
<i>whe'r</i>.] [Obs.]  <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Men must enquire (this is mine assent),<BR>
<i>Wher</i> she be wise or sober or dronkelewe.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Where</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wher</i>,
<i>whar</i>, AS. <i>hw&?;r</i>; akin to D. <i>waar</i>, OS. <i>hw&?;r</i>,
OHG. <i>hw&amacr;r</i>, <i>w&amacr;r</i>, <i>w&amacr;</i>, G. <i>wo</i>,
Icel. and Sw. <i>hvar</i>, Dan. <i>hvor</i>, Goth. <i>hwar</i>, and E.
<i>who</i>; cf. Skr. <i>karhi</i> when. &radic;182.  See <u>Who</u>, and
cf. <u>There</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>At or in what place; hence, in what situation,
position, or circumstances; -- used interrogatively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>God called unto Adam, . . . <i>Where</i> art
thou?</blockquote> <i>Gen. iii. 9.</i></p>

<p>&fist; See the Note under <u>What</u>, <i>pron</i>., 1.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>At or in which place; at the place in which;
hence, in the case or instance in which; -- used relatively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She visited that place <i>where</i> first she was so
happy.</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Where</i> I thought the remnant of mine age<BR>
Should have been cherished by her childlike duty.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Where</i> one on his side fights, thousands will
fly.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>But <i>where</i> he rode one mile, the dwarf ran
four.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To what or which place; hence, to what goal,
result, or issue; whither; -- used interrogatively and relatively; as,
<i>where</i> are you going?</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But <i>where</i> does this tend?</blockquote>
<i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Lodged in sunny cleft,<BR>
<i>Where</i> the gold breezes come not.</blockquote> <i>Bryant.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Where</i> is often used pronominally with or without a
preposition, in elliptical sentences for a <i>place in which</i>, <i>the
place in which</i>, or <i>what place</i>.</p>

<p><blockquote>The star . . . stood over <i>where</i> the young child
was.</blockquote> <i>Matt. ii. 9.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The Son of man hath not <i>where</i> to lay his
head.</blockquote> <i>Matt. viii. 20.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Within about twenty paces of <i>where</i> we
were.</blockquote> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Where</i> did the minstrels come from?</blockquote>
<i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Where</i> is much used in composition with preposition, and
then is equivalent to a pronoun.  Cf. <u>Whereat</u>, <u>Whereby</u>,
<u>Wherefore</u>, <u>Wherein</u>, etc.</p>

<p><col><b>Where away</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>in what direction; as,
<i>where away</i> is the land?</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Whither</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Where</hw>, <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> <def>Whereas.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And flight and die is death destroying death;<BR>
<i>Where</i> fearing dying pays death servile breath.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Where</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Place; situation.</def>  [Obs.
or Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Finding the nymph asleep in secret
<i>where</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Where"a*bout`</hw> (?), <hw>Where"a*bouts`</hw> (?) },
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>About where; near what or which place; -- used
interrogatively and relatively; as, <i>whereabouts</i> did you meet
him?</def></p>

<p>&fist; In this sense, <i>whereabouts</i> is the common form.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Concerning which; about which.</def>  "The
object <i>whereabout</i> they are conversant."  <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1645 !></p>

<p>{ <hw>Where"a*bout`</hw> (?), <hw>Where"a*bouts`</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The place where a person or thing is; as, they
did not know his <i>whereabouts</i>.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A puzzling notice of thy <i>whereabout</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Where*as"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>At which place;
where.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>At last they came <i>whereas</i> that lady
bode.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Where*as"</hw>, <pos><i>conj.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Considering that; it being the case that; since;
-- used to introduce a preamble which is the basis of declarations,
affirmations, commands, requests, or like, that follow.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>When in fact; while on the contrary; the case
being in truth that; although; -- implying opposition to something that
precedes; or implying recognition of facts, sometimes followed by a
different statement, and sometimes by inferences or something
consequent.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Are not those found to be the greatest zealots who are most
notoriously ignorant? <i>whereas</i> true zeal should always begin with
true knowledge.</blockquote> <i>Sprat.</i></p>

<p><hw>Where*at"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>At which; upon which; whereupon; -- used
relatively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They vote; <i>whereat</i> his speech he thus
renews.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Whereat</i> he was no less angry and ashamed than
desirous to obey Zelmane.</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>At what; -- used interrogatively; as,
<i>whereat</i> are you offended?</def></p>

<p><hw>Where*by"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>By which; -- used relatively.</def>  "You take
my life when you take the means <i>whereby</i> I life."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>By what; how; -- used interrogatively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Whereby</i> shall I know this?</blockquote> <i>Luke i.
18.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wher*e'er"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Wherever; -- a
contracted and poetical form.</def>  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Where"fore</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv. & conj.</i></pos> [<i>Where</i> +
<i>for</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>For which reason; so; -- used
relatively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Wherefore</i> by their fruits ye shall know
them.</blockquote> <i>Matt. vii. 20.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>For what reason; why; -- used
interrogatively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But <i>wherefore</i> that I tell my tale.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Wherefore</i> didst thou doubt?</blockquote> <i>Matt.
xiv. 31.</i></p>

<p><hw>Where"fore</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>the reason why.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Where*form"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>Where</i> +
<i>from</i>.] <def>From which; from which or what place.</def>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Where*in"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In which; in which place, thing, time, respect,
or the like; -- used relatively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Her clothes <i>wherein</i> she was clad.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There are times <i>wherein</i> a man ought to be cautious as
well as innocent.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In what; -- used interrogatively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Yet ye say, <i>Wherein</i> have we wearied him!</blockquote>
<i>Mal. ii. 17.</i></p>

<p><hw>Where`in*to"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Into which; -- used relatively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Where is that palace <i>whereinto</i> foul things<BR>
Sometimes intrude not?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The brook, <i>whereinto</i> he loved to look.</blockquote>
<i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Into what; -- used interrogatively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Where"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of having a place; ubiety; situation; position.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A point hath no dimensions, but only a <i>whereness</i>, and
is next to nothing.</blockquote> <i>Grew.</i></p>

<p><hw>Where*of"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of which; of whom; formerly, also, with which; -
- used relatively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I do not find the certain numbers <i>whereof</i> their
armies did consist.</blockquote> <i>Sir J. Davies.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Let it work like Borgias' wine,<BR>
<i>Whereof</i> his sire, the pope, was poisoned.</blockquote>
<i>Marlowe.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Edward's seven sons, <i>whereof</i> thyself art
one.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of what; -- used interrogatively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Whereof</i> was the house built?</blockquote>
<i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Where*on"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>On which; -- used relatively; as, the earth
<i>whereon</i> we live.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>O fair foundation laid <i>whereon</i> to build.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>On what; -- used interrogatively; as,
<i>whereon</i> do we stand?</def></p>

<p><hw>Where*out"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Out of which.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The cleft <i>whereout</i> the lightning
breaketh.</blockquote> <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Where"so</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Wheresoever.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Where`so*e'er"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>
<def>Wheresoever.</def>  [Poetic]  "<i>Wheresoe'er</i> they rove."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Where`so*ev"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In what place
soever; in whatever place; wherever.</def></p>

<p><hw>Where*through"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Through
which.</def>  [R.] "<i>Wherethrough</i> that I may know."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Windows . . . <i>wherethrough</i> the sun<BR>
Delights to peep, to gaze therein on thee.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Where*to"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To which; -- used relatively.</def>
"<i>Whereto</i> we have already attained."  <i>Phil. iii. 16.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Whereto</i> all bonds do tie me day by day.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To what; to what end; -- used
interrogatively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Where`un*to"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Whereto</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Where`up*on"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Upon which; in
consequence of which; after which.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The townsmen mutinied and sent to Essex; <i>whereupon</i> he
came thither.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wher*ev"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>At or in whatever
place; wheresoever.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He can not but love virtue <i>wherever</i> it
is.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p>

<p><hw>Where*with"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>With which; -- used relatively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The love <i>wherewith</i> thou hast loved me.</blockquote>
<i>John xvii. 26.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>With what; -- used interrogatively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Wherewith</i> shall I save Israel?</blockquote> <i>Judg.
vi. 15.</i></p>

<p><hw>Where*with"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The necessary means or
instrument.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>So shall I have <i>wherewith</i> to answer him.</blockquote>
<i>Ps. cxix. 42.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>wherewith</i> to meet excessive loss by
radiation.</blockquote> <i>H. Spencer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Where`with*al"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv. & n.</i></pos>
<def>Wherewith.</def>  "<i>Wherewithal</i> shall we be clothed?"  <i>Matt.
vi. 31.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Wherewithal</i> shall a young man cleanse his
way?</blockquote> <i>Ps. cxix. 9.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[The builders of Babel], still with vain design,<BR>
New Babels, had they <i>wherewithal</i>, would build.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wher"ret</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [From <u>Whir</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To hurry; to trouble; to tease.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Bickerstaff.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To box (one) on the ear; to strike or box (the
ear); as, to <i>wherret</i> a child.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wher"ret</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A box on the ear.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wher"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Wherries</b></plw> (#). [Cf. Icel. <i>hverfr</i> shifty, crank,
<i>hverfa</i> to turn, E. <i>whirl</i>, <i>wharf</i>.] <i>(Naut.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A passenger barge or lighter plying on rivers;
also, a kind of light, half-decked vessel used in fishing.</def>  [Eng.]
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A long, narrow, light boat, sharp at both ends,
for fast rowing or sailing; esp., a racing boat rowed by one person with
sculls.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wher"ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. W. <i>chwerw</i> bitter.]
<def>A liquor made from the pulp of crab apples after the verjuice is
expressed; -- sometimes called <i>crab wherry</i>.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wher"so</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Wheresoever.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whet</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Whetted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Whetting</u>.] [AS. <i>hwettan</i>; akin to D. <i>wetten</i>, G.
<i>wetzen</i>, OHG. <i>wezzen</i>, Icel. <i>hvetja</i>, Sw.
<i>v&auml;ttja</i>, and AS. <i>hw&aelig;t</i> vigorous, brave, OS.
<i>hwat</i>, OHG. <i>waz</i>, <i>was</i>, sharp, Icel. <i>hvatr</i>, bold,
active, Sw. <i>hvass</i> sharp, Dan. <i>hvas</i>, Goth. <i>hwassaba</i>
sharply, and probably to Skr. <i>cud</i> to impel, urge on.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To rub or on with some substance, as a piece of
stone, for the purpose of sharpening; to sharpen by attrition; as, to
<i>whet</i> a knife.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The mower <i>whets</i> his scythe.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Here roams the wolf, the eagle <i>whets</i> his
beak.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make sharp, keen, or eager; to excite; to
stimulate; as, to <i>whet</i> the appetite or the courage.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Since Cassius first did <i>whet</i> me against
C&aelig;sar,<BR>
I have not slept.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To whet on</b></col>, <col><b>To whet forward</b></col>, <cd>to
urge on or forward; to instigate.</cd>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whet</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of whetting.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which whets or sharpens; esp., an
appetizer.</def>  "Sips, drams, and <i>whets</i>."  <i>Spectator.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Whet slate</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a variety of slate used
for sharpening cutting instruments; novaculite; -- called also <i>whetstone
slate</i>, and <i>oilstone</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wheth"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> [OE. <i>whether</i>, AS.
<i>hw&aelig;&?;er</i>; akin to OS. <i>hwe&?;ar</i>, OFries. <i>hweder</i>,
OHG. <i>hwedar</i>, <i>wedar</i>, G. <i>weder</i>, conj., neither, Icel.
<i>hv&amacr;rr</i> whether, Goth. <i>hwa&?;ar</i>, Lith. <i>katras</i>, L.
<i>uter</i>, Gr. &?;, &?;, Skr. <i>katara</i>, from the interrogatively
pronoun, in AS. <i>hw&amacr;</i> who. &?;&?;&?;&?;.  See <u>Who</u>, and
cf. <u>Either</u>, <u>Neither</u>, <u>Or</u>, <i>conj</i>.] <def>Which (of
two); which one (of two); -- used interrogatively and relatively.</def>
[Archaic]</p>

<p><blockquote>Now choose yourself <i>whether</i> that you
liketh.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>One day in doubt I cast for to compare<BR>
<i>Whether</i> in beauties' glory did exceed.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Whether</i> of them twain did the will of his
father?</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxi. 31.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wheth"er</hw>, <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> <def>In case; if; -- used to
introduce the first or two or more alternative clauses, the other or others
being connected by <i>or</i>, or by <i>or whether</i>. When the second of
two alternatives is the simple negative of the first it is sometimes only
indicated by the particle <i>not</i> or <i>no</i> after the correlative,
and sometimes it is omitted entirely as being distinctly implied in the
<i>whether</i> of the first.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And now who knows<BR>
But you, Lorenzo, <i>whether</i> I am yours?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>You have said; but <i>whether</i> wisely or no, let the
forest judge.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>For <i>whether</i> we live, we live unto the Lord; and
<i>whether</i> we die, we die unto the Lord; <i>whether</i> we live
therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.</blockquote> <i>Rom. xiv. 8.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>But <i>whether</i> thus these things, or <i>whether</i>
not;<BR>
<i>Whether</i> the sun, predominant in heaven,<BR>
Rise on the earth, or earth rise on the sun, . . . <BR>
Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Whether or no</b></col>, <cd>in either case; in any case; as, I
will go <i>whether or no</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Whether that</b></col>,
<cd>whether.</cd>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wheth"er*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The retention of the
afterbirth in cows.</def>  <i>Gardner.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whet"ile</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Whitile</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The green woodpecker, or yaffle.  See
<u>Yaffle</u>.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Whet"stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>hwetst&amacr;n</i>.] <def>A piece of stone, natural or artificial, used
for whetting, or sharpening, edge tools.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The dullness of the fools is the <i>whetstone</i> of the
wits.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Diligence is to the understanding as the <i>whetstone</i> to
the razor.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Some <i>whetstones</i> are used dry, others are moistened with
water, or lubricated with oil.</p>

<p><col><b>To give the whetstone</b></col>, <cd>to give a premium for
extravagance in falsehood.</cd>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Whet"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, whets, sharpens, or
stimulates.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A tippler; one who drinks whets.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Steele.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whet"tle*bones</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>The
vertebr&aelig; of the back.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]  <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whew</hw> (hw&umacr;), <pos><i>n. & interj.</i></pos> <def>A sound
like a half-formed whistle, expressing astonishment, scorn, or
dislike.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Whew duck</b></col>, <cd>the European widgeon.</cd> [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Whew</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To whistle with a shrill
pipe, like a plover.</def>  [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Whew"ell*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So named after Prof.
<i>Whewell</i> of Cambridge, England.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Calcium oxalate,
occurring in colorless or white monoclinic crystals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whew"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. W. <i>chwiwell</i> a
widgeon, <i>chwiws</i> widgeons, waterfowls; or cf. E. <i>whew</i>, v. i.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The European widgeon.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Whey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>hw&aelig;g</i>; cf. D.
<i>wei</i>, <i>hui</i>, Fries. <i>weye</i>, LG. <i>wey</i>, <i>waje</i>. ]
<def>The serum, or watery part, of milk, separated from the more thick or
coagulable part, esp. in the process of making cheese.</def> In this
process, the thick part is called <i>curd</i>, and the thin part
<i>whey</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Whey"ey</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of the nature of, or
containing, whey; resembling whey; wheyish.</def>  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whey"face`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is pale, as
from fear.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whey"-faced`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a pale or
white face, as from fright.</def>  "<i>Whey-faced</i> cavaliers."
<i>Aytoun.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whey"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat like whey;
wheyey.</def>  <i>J. Philips.</i> -- <wf>Whey"ish*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Which</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> [OE. <i>which</i>,
<i>whilk</i>, AS. <i>hwilc</i>, <i>hwylc</i>, <i>hwelc</i>, from the root
of <i>hw&amacr;</i> who + <i>l&imacr;c</i> body; hence properly, of what
sort or kind; akin to OS. <i>hwilik</i> which, OFries. <i>hwelik</i>, D.
<i>welk</i>, G. <i>welch</i>, OHG. <i>wel&imacr;h</i>, <i>hwel&imacr;h</i>,
Icel. <i>hv&imacr;l&imacr;kr</i>, Dan. & Sw. <i>hvilken</i>, Goth.
<i>hwileiks</i>, <i>hw</i>&?;<i>leiks</i>; cf. L. <i>qualis</i>.
&?;&?;&?;&?;.  See <u>Who</u>, and <u>Like</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and
cf. <u>Such</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>And <i>which</i> they weren and of what degree.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A interrogative pronoun, used both substantively
and adjectively, and in direct and indirect questions, to ask for, or refer
to, an individual person or thing among several of a class; as,
<i>which</i> man is it? <i>which</i> woman was it? <i>which</i> is the
house? he asked <i>which</i> route he should take; <i>which</i> is best, to
live or to die?  See the Note under <u>What</u>, <pos><i>pron.</i></pos>,
1.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Which</i> of you convinceth me of sin?</blockquote>
<i>John viii. 46.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A relative pronoun, used esp. in referring to an
antecedent noun or clause, but sometimes with reference to what is
specified or implied in a sentence, or to a following noun or clause
(generally involving a reference, however, to something which has
preceded). It is used in all numbers and genders, and was formerly used of
persons.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And when thou fail'st -- as God forbid the hour! --<BR>
Must Edward fall, <i>which</i> peril heaven forfend!</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>God . . . rested on the seventh day from all his work
<i>which</i> he had made.</blockquote> <i>Gen. ii. 2.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Our Father, <i>which</i> art in heaven.</blockquote>
<i>Matt. vi. 9.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The temple of God is holy, <i>which</i> temple ye
are.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. iii. 17.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A compound relative or indefinite pronoun,
standing for <i>any one which</i>, <i>whichever</i>, <i>that which</i>,
<i>those which</i>, <i>the</i> . . . <i>which</i>, and the like; as, take
<i>which</i> you will.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>The which</i> was formerly often used for <i>which</i>. The
expressions <i>which that</i>, <i>which as</i>, were also sometimes used by
way of emphasis.</p>

<p><blockquote>Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by <i>the which</i>
ye are called?</blockquote> <i>James ii. 7.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Which</i>, referring to a series of preceding sentences, or
members of a sentence, may have <i>all</i> joined to it adjectively. "All
<i>which</i>, as a method of a proclamation, is very convenient."
<i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Which*ev"er</hw> (?), <hw>Which`so*ev"er</hw> (?), } <pos><i>pron.
& a.</i></pos> <def>Whether one or another; whether one or the other;
which; that one (of two or more) which; as, <i>whichever</i> road you take,
it will lead you to town.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whid"ah bird`</hw> (?), <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several
species of finchlike birds belonging to the genus <i>Vidua</i>, native of
Asia and Africa. In the breeding season the male has very long, drooping
tail feathers. Called also <i>vida finch</i>, <i>whidah finch</i>,
<i>whydah bird</i>, <i>whydah finch</i>, <i>widow bird</i>, and <i>widow
finch</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Some of the species are often kept as cage birds, especially
<i>Vidua paradisea</i>, which is dark brownish above, pale buff beneath,
with a reddish collar around the neck.</p>

<p><hw>Whid"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Whither.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whiff</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>weffe</i> vapor, whiff,
probably of imitative origin; cf. Dan. <i>vift</i> a puff, gust, W.
<i>chwiff</i> a whiff, puff.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A sudden expulsion of air from the mouth; a
quick puff or slight gust, as of air or smoke.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But with the <i>whiff</i> and wind of his fell sword<BR>
The unnerved father falls.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The skipper, he blew a <i>whiff</i> from his pipe,<BR>
And a scornful laugh laughed he.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A glimpse; a hasty view.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The marysole, or sail
fluke.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whiff</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Whiffed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Whiffing</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to
puff.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff;
to puff or blow away.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Old Empedocles, . . . who, when he leaped into Etna, having
a dry, sear body, and light, the smoke took him, and <i>whiffed</i> him up
into the moon.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whiff</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To emit whiffs, as of
smoke; to puff.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whif"fet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little whiff or
puff.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whiff"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of one who, or that which,
whiffs.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mode of fishing with a hand line for pollack,
mackerel, and the like.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whif"fle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Whiffled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Whiffling</u> (?).] [Freq. of <i>whiff</i> to puff, perhaps influenced
by D. <i>weifelen</i> to waver.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of
wind; to shift, turn, or veer about.</def>  <i>D&?;mpier.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To change from one opinion or course to another;
to use evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A person of <i>whiffing</i> and unsteady turn of mind can
not keep close to a point of controversy.</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whif"fle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To disperse with, or as with, a whiff, or puff;
to scatter.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To wave or shake quickly; to cause to
whiffle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whif"fle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A fife or small
flute.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Douce.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whif"fler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who whiffles, or frequently changes his
opinion or course; one who uses shifts and evasions in argument; hence, a
trifler.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Every <i>whiffler</i> in a laced coat who frequents the
chocolate house shall talk of the constitution.</blockquote>
<i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who plays on a whiffle; a fifer or
piper.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An officer who went before procession to clear
the way by blowing a horn, or otherwise; hence, any person who marched at
the head of a procession; a harbinger.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Which like a mighty <i>whiffler</i> 'fore the king,<BR>
Seems to prepare his way.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1646 !></p>

<p>&fist; "<i>Whifflers</i>, or fifers, generally went first in a
procession, from which circumstance the name was transferred to other
persons who succeeded to that office, and at length was given to those who
went forward merely to clear the way for the procession.  . . . In the city
of London, young freemen, who march at the head of their proper companies
on the Lord Mayor's day, sometimes with flags, were called
<i>whifflers</i>, or <i>bachelor whifflers</i>, not because they cleared
the way, but because they went first, as <i>whifflers</i> did."
<i>Nares.</i>
</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l)</i> <def>The golden-eye.</def>
[Local, U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Whif"fle*tree`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Whippletree</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whig</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Whey</u>.]
<def>Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used
as a cooling beverage.</def>  [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Whig</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Said to be from <i>whiggam</i>, a
term used in Scotland in driving horses, <i>whiggamore</i> one who drives
horses (a term applied to some western Scotchmen), contracted to
<i>whig</i>. In 1648, a party of these people marched to Edinburgh to
oppose the king and the duke of Hamilton (the Whiggamore raid), and hence
the name of <i>Whig</i> was given to the party opposed to the court.  Cf.
Scot. <i>whig</i> to go quickly.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Eng. Politics)</i> <def>One of a political party
which grew up in England in the seventeenth century, in the reigns of
Charles I. and II., when great contests existed respecting the royal
prerogatives and the rights of the people. Those who supported the king in
his high claims were called <i>Tories</i>, and the advocates of popular
rights, of parliamentary power over the crown, and of toleration to
Dissenters, were, after 1679, called <i>Whigs</i>. The terms <i>Liberal</i>
and <i>Radical</i> have now generally superseded <i>Whig</i> in English
politics.  See the note under <u>Tory</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Amer. Hist.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A
friend and supporter of the American Revolution; -- opposed to <i>Tory</i>,
and <i>Royalist</i>.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of the political
party in the United States from about 1829 to 1856, opposed in politics to
the Democratic party.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whig</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Whigs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whig"ga*more</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Whig</u>.]
<def>A Whig; -- a cant term applied in contempt to Scotch
Presbyterians.</def>  [Scot.]  <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whig"gar*chy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Whig</i> + <i>-
archy</i>.] <def>Government by Whigs.</def>  [Cont]  <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whig"ger*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The principles or
practices of the Whigs; Whiggism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whig"gish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
Whigs; partaking of, or characterized by, the principles of
Whigs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whig"gish*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a Whiggish
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whig"gism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The principles of the
Whigs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whig"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A petty or inferior
Whig; -- used in contempt.</def>  <i>Spectator.</i></p>

<p><hw>While</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>hw&imacr;l</i>; akin to
OS. <i>hw&imacr;l</i>, <i>hw&imacr;la</i>, OFries. <i>hw&imacr;le</i>, D.
<i>wigl</i>, G. <i>weile</i>, OHG. <i>w&imacr;la</i>, <i>hw&imacr;la</i>,
<i>hw&imacr;l</i>, Icel. <i>hv&imacr;la</i> a bed, <i>hv&imacr;ld</i> rest,
Sw. <i>hvila</i>, Dan. <i>hvile</i>, Goth. <i>hweila</i> a time, and
probably to L. <i>quietus</i> quiet, and perhaps to Gr. &?; the proper time
of season. &radic;20.  Cf. <u>Quiet</u>, <u>Whilom</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Space of time, or continued duration, esp. when short; a time; as, one
<i>while</i> we thought him innocent.</def>  "All this <i>while</i>."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This mighty queen may no <i>while</i> endure.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[Some guest that] hath outside his welcome <i>while</i>,<BR>
And tells the jest without the smile.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I will go forth and breathe the air a
<i>while</i>.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which requires time; labor; pains.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Satan . . . cast him how he might quite her
<i>while</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>At whiles</b></col>, <cd>at times; at intervals.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>And so on us <i>at whiles</i> it falls, to claim<BR>
Powers that we dread.</blockquote> <i>J. H. Newman.</i></p>

<p>-- <col><b>The while</b></col>, <col><b>The whiles</b></col>, <cd>in or
during the time that; meantime; while.</cd> <i>Tennyson.</i> --
<col><b>Within a while</b></col>, <cd>in a short time; soon.</cd> --
<col><b>Worth while</b></col>, <cd>worth the time which it requires; worth
the time and pains; hence, worth the expense; as, it is not always <i>worth
while</i> for a man to prosecute for small debts.</cd></p>

<p><hw>While</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Whiled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Whiling</u>.]
<def>To cause to pass away pleasantly or without irksomeness or disgust; to
spend or pass; -- usually followed by <i>away</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The lovely lady <i>whiled</i> the hours away.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>While</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To loiter.</def>  [R.]
<i>Spectator.</i></p>

<p><hw>While</hw>, <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>During
the time that; as long as; whilst; at the same time that; as, <i>while</i>
I write, you sleep.</def>  "<i>While</i> I have time and space."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Use your memory; you will sensibly experience a gradual
improvement, <i>while</i> you take care not to overload it.</blockquote>
<i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, under which circumstances; in which case;
though; whereas.</def></p>

<p><col><b>While as</b></col>, <col><b>While that</b></col>, <cd>during or
at the time that.</cd> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>While</hw>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>Until; till.</def>  [Obs.
or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I may be conveyed into your chamber;<BR>
I'll lie under your bed <i>while</i> midnight.</blockquote> <i>Beau. &
Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whil`ere"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>While</i> +
<i>ere</i>] <def>A little while ago; recently; just now; erewhile.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Helpeth me now as I did you <i>whilere</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He who, with all heaven's heraldry, <i>whilere</i><BR>
Entered the world.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whiles</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [See <u>While</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, and <u>-wards</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Meanwhile; meantime.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The good knight <i>whiles</i> humming to himself the lay of
some majored troubadour.</blockquote> <i>Sir. W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>sometimes; at times.</def>  [Scot.]  <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><col><b>The whiles</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>While</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p><hw>Whiles</hw>, <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> <def>During the time that;
while.</def>  [Archaic]  <i>Chaucer. Fuller.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Agree with thine adversary quickly, <i>whiles</i> thou art
in the way with him.</blockquote> <i>Matt. v. 25.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whilk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Whelk</u> a
mollusk.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A kind of mollusk, a
whelk.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The scoter.</def>  [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Whilk</hw>, <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> <def>Which.</def>  [Obs. or
Scot.]</p>

<p>&fist; <i>Whilk</i> is sometimes used in Chaucer to represent the
Northern dialect.</p>

<p><hw>Whi"lom</hw> (hw&imacr;"l&ubreve;m), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>hw&imacr;lum</i>, properly, at times, dative pl. of <i>hw&imacr;l</i>;
akin to G. <i>weiland</i> formerly, OHG. <i>hw&imacr;l&omacr;m</i>, See
<u>While</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>Formerly; once; of old; erewhile;
at times.</def>  [Obs. or Poetic]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Whilom</i>, as olde stories tellen us,<BR>
There was a duke that highte Theseus.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whilst</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [From <u>Whiles</u>; cf.
<u>Amongst</u>.] <def>While.</def>  [Archaic]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Whilst</i> the emperor lay at Antioch.</blockquote>
<i>Gibbon.</i></p>

<p><col><b>The whilst</b></col>, <cd>in the meantime; while.</cd>
[Archaic.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whim</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Whimbrel</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The European widgeon.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Whim</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel. <i>hwima</i> to wander
with the eyes, <i>vim</i> giddiness, Norw. <i>kvima</i> to whisk or flutter
about, to trifle, Dan. <i>vimse</i> to skip, whisk, jump from one thing to
another, dial. Sw. <i>hvimsa</i> to be unsteady, dizzy, W. <i>chwimio</i>
to move briskly.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary
eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion; a humor; a
caprice.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let every man enjoy his <i>whim</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Churchill.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A large capstan or vertical drum
turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from
mines, or for other purposes; -- called also <i>whim gin</i>, and
<i>whimsey</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Whim gin</b></col> <i>(Mining)</i>, <cd>a whim.  See
<u>Whim</u>, 2.</cd> -- <col><b>Whim shaft</b></col> <i>(Mining)</i>, <cd>a
shaft through which ore, water, etc., is raised from a mine by means of a
whim.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Freak; caprice; whimsey; fancy.  -- <u>Whim</u>,
<u>Freak</u>, <u>Caprice</u>. <i>Freak</i> denotes an impulsive,
inconsiderate change of mind, as by a child or a lunatic. <i>Whim</i> is a
mental eccentricity due to peculiar processes or habits of thought.
<i>Caprice</i> is closely allied in meaning to <i>freak</i>, but implies
more definitely a quality of willfulness or wantonness.</p>

<p><hw>Whim</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be subject to, or indulge
in, whims; to be whimsical, giddy, or freakish.</def>  [R.]
<i>Congreve.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whim"brel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Whimper</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l)</i> <def>Any one of several species of small curlews,
especially the European species (<i>Numenius ph&aelig;opus</i>), called
also <i>Jack curlew</i>, <i>half curlew</i>, <i>stone curlew</i>, and
<i>tang whaup</i>.  See <i>Illustration</i> in <u>Appendix</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Hudsonian</b></col> or, <col><b>Eskimo</b></col>,
<col><b>whimbreal</b></col>, <cd>the Hudsonian curlew.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Whim"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Whim</i> + <i>-
ling</i>.] <def>One given to whims; hence, a weak, childish person; a
child.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Go, <i>whimling</i>, and fetch two or three grating
loaves.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whim"my</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of whims;
whimsical.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The study of Rabbinical literature either finds a man
<i>whimmy</i> or makes him so.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whim"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Whimpered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Whimpering</u>.] [Cf. Scot. <i>whimmer</i>, G. <i>wimmern</i>.] <def>To
cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain; as, a child
<i>whimpers</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Was there ever yet preacher but there were gainsayers that
spurned, that winced, that <i>whimpered</i> against him?</blockquote>
<i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whim"per</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To utter in alow,
whining tone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whim"per</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A low, whining, broken cry;
a low, whining sound, expressive of complaint or grief.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whim"per*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
whimpers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whim"ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Wimple</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whim"ple</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Whiffle</u>.] <def>To
whiffle; to veer.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Whim"sey</hw>, <hw>Whimsy</hw>  } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>;
<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Whimseys</b></plw> (#) or <plw><b>Whimsies</b></plw>
(#). [See <u>Whim</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful
or odd conceit.</def>  "The <i>whimsies</i> of poets and painters."
<i>Ray.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Men's folly, <i>whimsies</i>, and inconstancy.</blockquote>
<i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Mistaking the <i>whimseys</i> of a feverish brain for the
calm revelation of truth.</blockquote> <i>Bancroft.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A whim.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whim"sey</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To fill with whimseys,
or whims; to make fantastic; to craze.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>To have a man's brain <i>whimsied</i> with his
wealth.</blockquote> <i>J. Fletcher.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whim"si*cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From
<u>Whimsey</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Full of, or characterized by, whims; actuated by
a whim; having peculiar notions; queer; strange; freakish.</def>  "A
<i>whimsical</i> insult."  <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>My neighbors call me <i>whimsical</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Odd or fantastic in appearance; quaintly
devised; fantastic.</def>  "A <i>whimsical</i> chair."  <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Quaint; capricious; fanciful; fantastic.</p>

<p><hw>Whim`si*cal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being whimsical; whimsicalness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whim"si*cal*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a whimsical
manner; freakishly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whim"si*cal*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being whimsical; freakishness; whimsical disposition.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whim"sy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A whimsey.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whim"wham</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Formed from <i>whim</i> by
reduplication.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A whimsical thing; an odd device; a trifle; a
trinket; a gimcrack.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>They'll pull ye all to pieces for your
<i>whimwhams</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bear. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A whim, or whimsey; a freak.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [W. <i>chwyn</i> weeds, a single
weed.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Gorse; furze.
See <u>Furze</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Through the <i>whins</i>, and by the cairn.</blockquote>
<i>Burns.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Woad-waxed.</def>  <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Same as <u>Whinstone</u>.</def>  [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><col><b>Moor whin</b></col> or <col><b>Petty whin</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a low prickly shrub (<i>Genista Anglica</i>) common in
Western Europe.</cd> -- <col><b>Whin bruiser</b></col>, <cd>a machine for
cutting and bruising whin, or furze, to feed cattle on.</cd> --
<col><b>Whin Sparrow</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the hedge
sparrow.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] -- <col><b>Whin Thrush</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the redwing.</cd> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Whin"ber*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The
English bilberry; -- so called because it grows on moors among the whins,
or furze.</def>  <i>Dr. Prior.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whin"chat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called because it
frequents <i>whins</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small warbler
(<i>Pratincola rubetra</i>) common in Europe; -- called also
<i>whinchacker</i>, <i>whincheck</i>, <i>whin-clocharet</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whine</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Whined</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Whining</u>.] [OE. <i>whinen</i>, AS. <i>hw&imacr;nan</i> to make a
whistling, whizzing sound; akin to Icel. <i>hv&imacr;na</i>, Sw.
<i>hvina</i>, Dan. <i>hvine</i>, and probably to G. <i>wiehern</i> to
neigh, OHG. <i>wih&omacr;n</i>, <i>hweij&omacr;n</i>; perhaps of imitative
origin.  Cf. <u>Whinny</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>] <def>To utter a
plaintive cry, as some animals; to moan with a childish noise; to complain,
or to tell of sorrow, distress, or the like, in a plaintive, nasal tone;
hence, to complain or to beg in a mean, unmanly way; to moan basely.</def>
"<i>Whining</i> plovers."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The hounds were . . . staying their coming, but with a
<i>whining</i> accent, craving liberty.</blockquote> <i>Sir P.
Sidney.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Dost thou come here to <i>whine</i>?</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whine</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To utter or express
plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way; as, to <i>whine</i> out an
excuse.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whine</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A plaintive tone; the nasal,
childish tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whin"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which,
whines.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whinge</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To whine.</def>
[Scot.]  <i>Burns.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whing"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Whinyard</u>.] <def>A
kind of hanger or sword used as a knife at meals and as a weapon.</def>
[Scot. & Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The chief acknowledged that he had corrected her with his
<i>whinger</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whin"ing*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a whining
manner; in a tone of mean complaint.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whin"ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To whinny.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Whin"ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Whinnied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Whinnying</u>.] [From <u>Whine</u>] <def>To utter the ordinary call or
cry of a horse; to neigh.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whin"ny</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Whinnies</b></plw> (&?;). <def>The ordinary cry or call of a horse;
a neigh.</def>  "The stately horse . . . stooped with a low <i>whinny</i>."
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whin"ny</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Abounding in whin, gorse, or
furze.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A fine, large, <i>whinny</i>, . . . unimproved
common.</blockquote> <i>Sterne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whin"ock</hw> (hw&ibreve;n"&ubreve;k), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.
Scot. <i>whin</i>, <i>quhene</i>, a few, AS. <i>hw&emacr;ne</i>,
<i>hw&aemacr;ne</i>, a little, <i>hw&omacr;n</i> little, few.  Cf.
<u>Wheen</u>.] <def>The small pig of a litter.</def>  [Local, U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Whin"stone"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Whin</i> +
<i>stone</i>; cf. Scot. <i>quhynstane</i>.] <def>A provincial name given in
England to basaltic rocks, and applied by miners to other kind of dark-
colored unstratified rocks which resist the point of the pick. -- for
example, to masses of chert. <i>Whin-dikes</i>, and <i>whin-sills</i>, are
names sometimes given to veins or beds of basalt.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whin"yard</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Prov. E. & Scot.
<i>whingar</i>, <i>whinger</i>; perhaps from AS. <i>winn</i> contention,
war + <i>geard</i>, <i>gyrd</i>, a staff, rod, yard; or cf. AS.
<i>hw&imacr;nan</i> to whistle, E. <i>whine</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
sword, or hanger.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [From the shape of the bill.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The shoveler.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The poachard.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Whip</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Whipped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Whipping</u>.] [OE. <i>whippen</i> to overlay, as a cord, with other
cords, probably akin to G. & D. <i>wippen</i> to shake, to move up and
down, Sw. <i>vippa</i>, Dan. <i>vippe</i> to swing to and fro, to shake, to
toss up, and L. <i>vibrare</i> to shake.  Cf. <u>Vibrate</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To strike with a lash, a cord, a rod, or
anything slender and lithe; to lash; to beat; as, to <i>whip</i> a horse,
or a carpet.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To drive with lashes or strokes of a whip; to
cause to rotate by lashing with a cord; as, to <i>whip</i> a top.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To punish with a whip, scourge, or rod; to flog;
to beat; as, to <i>whip</i> a vagrant; to <i>whip</i> one with thirty nine
lashes; to <i>whip</i> a perverse boy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Who, for false quantities, was <i>whipped</i> at
school.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To apply that which hurts keenly to; to lash, as
with sarcasm, abuse, or the like; to apply cutting language to.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They would <i>whip</i> me with their fine wits.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking;
as, to <i>whip</i> wheat.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To beat (eggs, cream, or the like) into a froth,
as with a whisk, fork, or the like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To conquer; to defeat, as in a contest or game;
to beat; to surpass.</def>  [Slang, U. S.]</p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>To overlay (a cord, rope, or the like) with
other cords going round and round it; to overcast, as the edge of a seam;
to wrap; -- often with <i>about</i>, <i>around</i>, or
<i>over</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Its string is firmly <i>whipped</i> about with small
gut.</blockquote> <i>Moxon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric)
into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the
thread; as, to <i>whip</i> a ruffle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In half-<i>whipped</i> muslin needles useless
lie.</blockquote> <i>Gay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>To take or move by a sudden motion; to jerk; to
snatch; -- with <i>into</i>, <i>out</i>, <i>up</i>, <i>off</i>, and the
like.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She, in a hurry, <i>whips</i> up her darling under her
arm.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>whips</i> out his pocketbook every moment, and writes
descriptions of everything he sees.</blockquote> <i>Walpole.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To hoist or
purchase by means of a whip.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To secure the
end of (a rope, or the like) from untwisting by overcasting it with small
stuff.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <def>To fish (a body of water) with a rod and
artificial fly, the motion being that employed in using a whip.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Whipping</i> their rough surface for a
trout.</blockquote> <i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To whip in</b></col>, <cd>to drive in, or keep from scattering,
as hounds in a hurt; hence, to collect, or to keep together, as member of a
party, or the like.</cd> -- <col><b>To whip the cat</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To practice extreme parsimony.</cd> [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Forby.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To go from house to house working by
the day, as itinerant tailors and carpenters do.</cd> [Prov. & U. S.]</p>

<p><! p. 1647 !></p>

<p><hw>Whip</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To move nimbly; to start
or turn suddenly and do something; to whisk; as, he <i>whipped</i> around
the corner.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With speed from thence he <i>whipped</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Sackville.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Two friends, traveling, met a bear upon the way; the one
<i>whips</i> up a tree, and the other throws himself flat upon the
ground.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whip</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>whippe</i>.  See
<u>Whip</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An instrument or driving horses or other
animals, or for correction, consisting usually of a lash attached to a
handle, or of a handle and lash so combined as to form a flexible
rod.</def>  "[A] <i>whip's</i> lash."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In his right hand he holds a <i>whip</i>, with which he is
supposed to drive the horses of the sun.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A coachman; a driver of a carriage; as, a good
<i>whip</i>.</def>  <i>Beaconsfield.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One of the
arms or frames of a windmill, on which the sails are spread.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The length of the arm reckoned from the
shaft.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A small
tackle with a single rope, used to hoist light bodies.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The long pennant.  See <u>Pennant</u>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd></def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A huntsman who whips in the hounds; whipper-
in.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Eng. Politics)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A
person (as a member of Parliament) appointed to enforce party discipline,
and secure the attendance of the members of a Parliament party at any
important session, especially when their votes are needed.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A call made upon members of a Parliament party to
be in their places at a given time, as when a vote is to be
taken.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Whip and spur</b></col>, <cd>with the utmost haste.</cd> --
<col><b>Whip crane</b></col>, or <col><b>Whip purchase</b></col>, <cd>a
simple form of crane having a small drum from which the load is suspended,
turned by pulling on a rope wound around larger drum on the same axle.</cd>
-- <col><b>Whip gin</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Gin block</i>, under 5th
<u>Gin</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Whip grafting</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Grafting</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Whip hand</b></col>, <cd>the hand with
which the whip is used; hence, advantage; mastery; as, to have or get the
<i>whip hand</i> of a person.</cd> <i>Dryden.</i> -- <col><b>Whip
ray</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the European eagle ray.  See under
<u>Ray</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Whip roll</b></col> <i>(Weaving)</i>, <cd>a
roll or bar, behind the reeds in a loom, on which the warp threads
rest.</cd> -- <col><b>Whip scorpion</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any
one of numerous species of arachnids belonging to <i>Thelyphonus</i> and
allied genera. They somewhat resemble true scorpions, but have a long,
slender bristle, or lashlike organ, at the end of the body, instead of a
sting.</cd> -- <col><b>Whip snake</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any
one of various species of slender snakes.</cd>  Specifically:
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A bright green South American tree snake
(<i>Philodryas viridissimus</i>) having a long and slender body. It is not
venomous. Called also <i>emerald whip snake</i>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<cd>The coachwhip snake.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Whip"cord`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of hard-
twisted or braided cord, sometimes used for making whiplashes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whip"graft`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Whipgrafted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Whipgrafting</u>.] <def>To graft by cutting the scion and stock in a
certain manner.  See <i>Whip grafting</i>, under <u>Grafting</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whip"lash`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The lash of a whip, -
- usually made of thongs of leather, or of cords, braided or
twisted.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whip`pa*ree"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A large sting ray (<i>Dasybatis, or Trygon,
Sayi</i>) native of the Southern United States. It is destitute of large
spines on the body and tail.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A large sting
ray (<i>Rhinoptera bonasus</i>, or <i>R. quadriloba</i>) of the Atlantic
coast of the United States. Its snout appears to be four-lobed when viewed
in front, whence it is also called <i>cow-nosed ray</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whip"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who whips; especially, an officer who
inflicts the penalty of legal whipping.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who raises coal or merchandise with a tackle
from a chip's hold.</def>  [Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Spinning)</i> <def>A kind of simple
willow.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whip"per*in`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A huntsman who keeps the hounds from wandering,
and whips them in, if necessary, to the of chase.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, one who enforces the discipline of a
party, and urges the attendance and support of the members on all necessary
occasions.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whip"per*snap`per</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A diminutive,
insignificant, or presumptuous person.</def>  [Colloq.] "Little
<i>whippersnappers</i> like you."  <i>T. Hughes.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whip"ping</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>a & n.</i></pos> from <u>Whip</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><col><b>Whipping post</b></col>, <cd>a post to which offenders are tied,
to be legally whipped.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Whip"ple*tree`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Whip</u>, and
cf. <u>Whiffletree</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces,
or tugs, of a harness are fastened, and by which a carriage, a plow, or
other implement or vehicle, is drawn; a whiffletree; a swingletree; a
singletree.  See <u>Singletree</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[People] cut their own <i>whippletree</i> in the
woodlot.</blockquote> <i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The cornel tree.</def>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whip"-poor-will`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>An American bird (<i>Antrostomus vociferus</i>) allied to the
nighthawk and goatsucker; -- so called in imitation of the peculiar notes
which it utters in the evening.</def>  [Written also <i>whippowil</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Whip"saw`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A saw for dividing
timber lengthwise, usually set in a frame, and worked by two persons; also,
a fret saw.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whip"-shaped`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Shaped like the
lash of a whip; long, slender, round, and tapering; as, a <i>whip-
shaped</i> root or stem.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whip"staff`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A bar
attached to the tiller, for convenience in steering.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whip"stalk`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A
whipstock.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whip"ster</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Whip</i> + <i>-
ster</i>.] <def>A nimble little fellow; a whippersnapper.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Every puny <i>whipster</i> gets my sword.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whip"stick`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Whip handle;
whipstock.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whip"stitch`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A tailor; -- so called in contempt.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anything hastily put or stitched together;
hence, a hasty composition.</def>  [R.]  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Agric.)</i> <def>The act or process of
whipstitching.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whip"stitch`</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <i>(Agric.)</i> <def>To
rafter; to plow in ridges, as land.</def>  [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Whip"stock`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The rod or handle to
which the lash of a whip is fastened.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whipt</hw> (?), <pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Whip</u>.
<def>Whipped.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whip"-tom`-kel"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called in
imitation of its notes.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A vireo (<i>Vireo
altiloquus</i>) native of the West Indies and Florida; -- called also
<i>black-whiskered vireo</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whip"worm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called from its
shape.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A nematode worm (<i>Trichocephalus
dispar</i>) often found parasitic in the human intestine. Its body is
thickened posteriorly, but is very long and threadlike
anteriorly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whir</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Whirred</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Whirring</u>.] [Perhaps of imitative origin; cf. D. <i>hvirre</i> to
whirl, and E. <i>hurr</i>, <i>hurry</i>, <i>whirl</i>. &?;&?;&?;.] <def>To
whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or more quickly with
a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The partridge bursts away on <i>whirring</i>
wings.</blockquote> <i>Beattie.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whir</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Whir</u> to whiz.]
<def>To hurry a long with a whizzing sound.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>This world to me is like a lasting storm,<BR>
<i>Whirring</i> me from my friends.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whir</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A buzzing or whizzing sound
produced by rapid or whirling motion; as, the <i>whir</i> of a partridge;
the <i>whir</i> of a spinning wheel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whirl</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Whirled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Whirling</u>.] [OE. <i>whirlen</i>, probably from the Scand.; cf. Icel.
& Sw. <i>hvirfla</i>, Dan. <i>hvirvle</i>; akin to D. <i>wervelen</i>, G.
<i>wirbeln</i>, freq. of the verb seen in Icel. <i>hverfa</i> to turn.
&radic;16.  See <u>Wharf</u>, and cf. <u>Warble</u>, <u>Whorl</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with
velocity; to make to revolve.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>whirls</i> his sword around without
delay.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a
revolving motion; to snatch; to harry.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>See, see the chariot, and those rushing wheels,<BR>
That <i>whirled</i> the prophet up at Chebar flood.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The passionate heart of the poet is <i>whirl'd</i> into
folly.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whirl</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be turned round rapidly; to move round with
velocity; to revolve or rotate with great speed; to gyrate.</def>  "The
<i>whirling</i> year vainly my dizzy eyes pursue."  <i>J. H.
Newman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The wooden engine flies and <i>whirls</i>
about.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To move hastily or swiftly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But <i>whirled</i> away to shun his hateful
sight.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whirl</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Dan. <i>hvirvel</i>, Sw.
<i>hvirfvel</i>, Icel. <i>hvirfill</i> the crown of the head, G.
<i>wirbel</i> whirl, crown of the head, D. <i>wervel</i>.  See
<u>Whirl</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A turning with rapidity or velocity; rapid
rotation or circumvolution; quick gyration; rapid or confusing motion; as,
the <i>whirl</i> of a top; the <i>whirl</i> of a wheel.</def>  "In no
breathless <i>whirl</i>."  <i>J. H. Newman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The rapid . . . <i>whirl</i> of things here below interrupt
not the inviolable rest and calmness of the noble beings
above.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anything that moves with a whirling
motion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He saw Falmouth under gray, iron skies, and <i>whirls</i> of
March dust.</blockquote> <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A revolving hook used in twisting, as the hooked
spindle of a rope machine, to which the threads to be twisted are
attached.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Bot. & Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A whorl.  See
<u>Whorl</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whirl"a*bout`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Something that
whirls or turns about in a rapid manner; a whirligig.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whirl"bat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Anything moved with a
whirl, as preparatory for a blow, or to augment the force of it; -- applied
by poets to the cestus of ancient boxers.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>whirlbat</i> and the rapid race shall be<BR>
Reserved for C&aelig;sar.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whirl"-blast`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A whirling blast
or wind.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>whirl-blast</i> from behind the hill.</blockquote>
<i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whirl"bone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The huckle bone.</def>  [Obs.] <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>The patella, or kneepan.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Ainsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whirl"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which,
whirls.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whirl"i*cote</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An open car or
chariot.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Of old time coaches were not known in this island, but
chariots, or <i>whirlicotes</i>.</blockquote> <i>Stow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whirl"i*gig</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Whirl</i> +
<i>gig</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A child's toy, spun or whirled around like a
wheel upon an axis, or like a top.</def>  <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anything which whirls around, or in which
persons or things are whirled about, as a frame with seats or wooden
horses.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With a <i>whirligig</i> of jubilant mosquitoes spinning
about each head.</blockquote> <i>G. W. Cable.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A medi&aelig;val instrument for punishing petty
offenders, being a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot, in which the
offender was whirled round with great velocity.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species
of beetles belonging to <i>Gyrinus</i> and allied genera. The body is firm,
oval or boatlike in form, and usually dark colored with a bronzelike
luster. These beetles live mostly on the surface of water, and move about
with great celerity in a gyrating, or circular, manner, but they are also
able to dive and swim rapidly. The larva is aquatic. Called also
<i>weaver</i>, <i>whirlwig</i>, and <i>whirlwig beetle</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whirl"ing</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from
<u>Whirl</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><col><b>Whirling table</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Physics)</i>
<cd>An apparatus provided with one or more revolving disks, with weights,
pulleys, and other attachments, for illustrating the phenomena and laws of
centrifugal force, and the like.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A potter's
wheel.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Whirl"pit`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A whirlpool.</def>
[Obs.] "Raging <i>whirlpits</i>."  <i>Sandys.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whirl"pool`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An eddy or vortex of water; a place in a body of
water where the water moves round in a circle so as to produce a depression
or cavity in the center, into which floating objects may be drawn; any body
of water having a more or less circular motion caused by its flowing in an
irregular channel, by the coming together of opposing currents, or the
like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A sea monster of the whale kind.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The Indian Sea breedeth the most and the biggest fishes that
are; among which the whales and <i>whirlpools</i>, called
"bal&aelig;n&aelig;," take up in length as much as four . . . arpents of
land.</blockquote> <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whirl"wig`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Earwig</u>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A whirligig.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whirl"wind`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel.
<i>hvirfilvindr</i>, Sw. <i>hvirfvelvind</i>, Dan. <i>hvirvelvind</i>, G.
<i>wirbelwind</i>.  See <u>Whirl</u>, and <u>Wind</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the
tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward
current in the center; a vortex of air. It usually has a rapid progressive
motion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The swift dark <i>whirlwind</i> that uproots the woods.<BR>
And drowns the villages.</blockquote> <i>Bryant.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Some meteorologists apply the word <i>whirlwind</i> to the larger
rotary storm also, such as cyclones.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently
onward.</def>  "The <i>whirlwind</i> of hounds and hunters."
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whir"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To whir.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Whir"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>A
perforated steel die through which wires or tubes are drawn to form
them.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whisk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Whist</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>A game at cards; whist.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Taylor
(1630).</i></p>

<p><hw>Whisk</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably for <i>wisk</i>, and of
Scand. origin; cf. Icel. <i>visk</i> a wisp; akin to Dan. <i>visk</i>, Sw.
<i>viska</i>, D. <i>wisch</i>, OHG. <i>wisc</i>, G. <i>wisch</i>.  See
<u>Wisp</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of whisking; a rapid, sweeping motion,
as of something light; a sudden motion or quick puff.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This first sad <i>whisk</i><BR>
Takes off thy dukedom; thou art but an earl.</blockquote> <i>J.
Fletcher.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A small bunch of grass, straw, twigs, hair, or
the like, used for a brush; hence, a brush or small besom, as of broom
corn.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A small culinary instrument made of wire, or the
like, for whisking or beating eggs, cream, etc.</def>  <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's
dress.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My wife in her new lace <i>whisk</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Pepys.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>An impertinent fellow.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A plane used by coopers for evening
chines.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whisk</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Whisked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Whisking</u>.]
[Cf. Dan. <i>viske</i>, Sw. <i>viska</i>, G. <i>wischen</i>, D.
<i>wisschen</i>.  See <u>Whisk</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To sweep, brush, or agitate, with a light, rapid
motion; as, to <i>whisk</i> dust from a table; to <i>whisk</i> the white of
eggs into a froth.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To move with a quick, sweeping motion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He that walks in gray, <i>whisking</i> his riding
rod.</blockquote> <i>J. Fletcher.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I beg she would not impale worms, nor <i>whisk</i> carp out
of one element into another.</blockquote> <i>Walpole.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whisk</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To move nimbly at with
velocity; to make a sudden agile movement.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whisk"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a
quick, sweeping motion.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Formerly, the hair of the upper lip; a mustache;
-- usually in the plural.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Hoary <i>whiskers</i> and a forky beard.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>That part of the beard which grows
upon the sides of the face, or upon the chin, or upon both; as, side
<i>whiskers</i>; chin <i>whiskers</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A hair of the beard.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the
sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Iron rods extending on
either side of the bowsprit, to spread, or guy out, the stays,
etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whisk"ered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Formed into whiskers; furnished with whiskers;
having or wearing whiskers.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Our forefathers, a grave, <i>whiskered</i>
race.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having elongated hairs,
feathers, or bristles on the cheeks.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>whiskered</i> vermin race.</blockquote>
<i>Grainger.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whisk"er*less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being without
whiskers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whis"ket</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Wisket</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A basket; esp., a straw provender basket.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>A small lathe for turning wooden
pins.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1648 !></p>

<p><hw>Whis"key</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Whisky</u>,
a liquor.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Whis"key</hw>, <hw>Whis"ky</hw>, } <pos><i>n.</i></pos>;
<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Whiskeys</b></plw> (#) or <plw><b>Whiskies</b></plw>.
[See <u>Whisk</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> & <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>A
light carriage built for rapid motion; -- called also <i>tim-
whiskey</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whisk"in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A shallow drinking
bowl.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]  <i>Ray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whisk"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Sweeping along lightly.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Large; great.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Whis"ky</hw>, <hw>Whis"key</hw>  } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ir.
or Gael. <i>uisge</i> water (perhaps akin to E. <i>wash</i>, <i>water</i>)
in <i>uisgebeatha</i> whiskey, properly, water of life.  Cf.
<u>Usquebaugh</u>.] <def>An intoxicating liquor distilled from grain,
potatoes, etc., especially in Scotland, Ireland, and the United States. In
the United States, whisky is generally distilled from maize, rye, or wheat,
but in Scotland and Ireland it is often made from malted barley.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Bourbon whisky</b></col>, <cd>corn whisky made in Bourbon
County, Kentucky.</cd> -- <col><b>Crooked whisky</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Crooked</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Whisky Jack</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>the Canada jay (<i>Perisoreus Canadensis</i>). It is noted for its
fearless and familiar habits when it frequents the camps of lumbermen in
the winter season. Its color is dull grayish blue, lighter beneath. Called
also <i>moose bird</i>.</cd></p>

<p>{ <hw>Whis"ky*fied</hw>, <hw>Whis"key*fied</hw>  } (?),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Whisky</i> + <i>-fy</i>.] <def>Drunk with whisky;
intoxicated.</def>  [Humorous]  <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whisp</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Wisp</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whisp</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A flock of
snipe.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whis"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Whispered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Whispering</u>.] [AS. <i>hwisprian</i>; akin to G. <i>wispern</i>,
<i>wispeln</i>, OHG. <i>hwispal&?;n</i>, Icel. <i>hv&imacr;skra</i>, Sw.
<i>hviska</i>, Dan. <i>hviske</i>; of imitative origin.  Cf.
<u>Whistle</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to
be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to
talk without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous, or vocal,
sound.  See <u>Whisper</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make a low, sibilant sound or
noise.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The hollow, <i>whispering</i> breeze.</blockquote>
<i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To speak with suspicion, or timorous caution; to
converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>All that hate me <i>whisper</i> together against
me.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xli. 7.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whis"per</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To utter in a low and nonvocal tone; to say
under the breath; hence, to mention privately and confidentially, or in a
whisper.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They might buzz and <i>whisper</i> it one to
another.</blockquote> <i>Bentley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To address in a whisper, or low voice.</def>
[Archaic]</p>

<p><blockquote>And <i>whisper</i> one another in the ear.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Where gentlest breezes <i>whisper</i> souls
distressed.</blockquote> <i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform
privately.</def>  [Obs.] "He came to <i>whisper</i> Wolsey."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whis"per</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A low, soft, sibilant voice or utterance, which
can be heard only by those near at hand; voice or utterance that employs
only breath sound without tone, friction against the edges of the vocal
cords and arytenoid cartilages taking the place of the vibration of the
cords that produces tone; sometimes, in a limited sense, the sound produced
by such friction as distinguished from <i>breath sound</i> made by friction
against parts of the mouth.  See <u>Voice</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2, and
<i>Guide to Pronunciation</i>, &sect;&sect; 5, 153, 154.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The inward voice or <i>whisper</i> can not give a
tone.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Soft <i>whispers</i> through the assembly went.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A cautious or timorous speech.</def>
<i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Something communicated in secret or by
whispering; a suggestion or insinuation.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A low, sibilant sound.</def>  "The
<i>whispers</i> of the leaves."  <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whis"per*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who whispers.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A tattler; one who tells secrets; a conveyer of
intelligence secretly; hence; a backbiter; one who slanders secretly.</def>
<i>Prov. xvi. 28.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whis"per*ing</hw>, <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from
<u>Whisper</u>. <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><col><b>Whispering gallery</b></col>, or <col><b>Whispering
dome</b></col>, <cd>one of such a form that sounds produced in certain
parts of it are concentrated by reflection from the walls to another part,
so that whispers or feeble sounds are audible at a much greater distance
than under ordinary circumstances.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Whis"per*ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a whisper, or
low voice; in a whispering manner; with whispers.</def>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whis"per*ous*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>
<def>Whisperingly.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Whist</hw> (?), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> [Cf. G. <i>st</i>!
<i>pst</i>! <i>bst</i>! &?;&?;&?;.   Cf. <u>Hist</u>.] <def>Be silent; be
still; hush; silence.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Whist</u>, <i>interj</i>.]
<def>A certain game at cards; -- so called because it requires silence and
close attention. It is played by four persons (those who sit opposite each
other being partners) with a complete pack of fifty-two cards. Each player
has thirteen cards, and when these are played out, he hand is finished, and
the cards are again shuffled and distributed.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Points are scored for the tricks taken in excess of six, and for
the honors held. In <i>long whist</i>, now seldom played, ten points make
the game; in <i>short whist</i>, now usually played in England, five points
make the game. In <i>American whist</i>, so-called, honors are not counted,
and seven points by tricks make the game.</p>

<p><hw>Whist</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [From <u>Whist</u>,
<i>interj</i>.] <def>To hush or silence.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whist</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be or become silent or
still; to be hushed or mute.</def>  [R.]  <i>Surrey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whist</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Properly p. p. of <i>whist</i>,
v.] <def>Not speaking; not making a noise; silent; mute; still;
quiet.</def>  "So <i>whist</i> and dead a silence."  <i>Sir J.
Harrington.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The winds, with wonder <i>whist</i>,<BR>
Smoothly the waters kissed.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>&fist; This adjective generally follows its noun, or is used
predicatively.</p>

<p><hw>Whis"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Whistled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Whistling</u> (?).] [AS. <i>hwistlian</i>; akin to Sw. <i>hvissla</i>,
Dan. <i>hvisle</i>, Icel. <i>hv&imacr;sla</i> to whisper, and E.
<i>whisper</i>. &radic;43.  See <u>Whisper</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make a kind of musical sound, or series of
sounds, by forcing the breath through a small orifice formed by contracting
the lips; also, to emit a similar sound, or series of notes, from the mouth
or beak, as birds.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The weary plowman leaves the task of day,<BR>
And, trudging homeward, <i>whistles</i> on the way.</blockquote>
<i>Gay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make a shrill sound with a wind or steam
instrument, somewhat like that made with the lips; to blow a sharp, shrill
tone.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To sound shrill, or like a pipe; to make a
sharp, shrill sound; as, a bullet <i>whistles</i> through the
air.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The wild winds <i>whistle</i>, and the billows
roar.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whis"tle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To form, utter, or modulate by whistling; as, to
<i>whistle</i> a tune or an air.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To send, signal, or call by a whistle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He chanced to miss his dog; we stood still till he had
<i>whistled</i> him up.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To whistle off</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To dismiss by
a whistle; -- a term in hawking.</cd> "AS a long-winged hawk when he is
first <i>whistled off</i> the fist, mounts aloft." <i>Burton.</i>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Hence, in general, to turn loose; to abandon; to
dismiss.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>I 'ld <i>whistle</i> her <i>off</i>, and let her down the
wind<BR>
To prey at fortune.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>&fist; "A hawk seems to have been usually sent off in this way,
<i>against</i> the wind when sent in search of prey; <i>with</i> or
<i>down</i> the wind, when turned loose, and abandoned."  <i>Nares.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>Whis"tle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>hwistle</i> a pipe,
flute, whistle.  See <u>Whistle</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound,
made by forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or through
or instrument which gives a similar sound; the sound used by a sportsman in
calling his dogs; the shrill note of a bird; as, the sharp <i>whistle</i>
of a boy, or of a boatswain's pipe; the blackbird's mellow
<i>whistle</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Might we but hear<BR>
The folded flocks, penned in their wattled cotes, . . . <BR>
Or <i>whistle</i> from the lodge.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The countryman could not forbear smiling, . . . and by that
means lost his <i>whistle</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spectator.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They fear his <i>whistle</i>, and forsake the
seas.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The shrill sound made by wind passing among
trees or through crevices, or that made by bullet, or the like, passing
rapidly through the air; the shrill noise (much used as a signal, etc.)
made by steam or gas escaping through a small orifice, or impinging against
the edge of a metallic bell or cup.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An instrument in which gas or steam forced into
a cavity, or against a thin edge, produces a sound more or less like that
made by one who whistles through the compressed lips; as, a child's
<i>whistle</i>; a boatswain's <i>whistle</i>; a steam <i>whistle</i> (see
<i>Steam whistle</i>, under <u>Steam</u>).</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The bells she jingled, and the <i>whistle</i>
blew.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The mouth and throat; -- so called as being the
organs of whistling.</def>  [Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote>So was her jolly <i>whistle</i> well ywet.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Let's drink the other cup to wet our
<i>whistles</i>.</blockquote> <i>Walton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Whistle duck</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the American
golden-eye.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Whis"tle*fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A gossat, or rockling; -- called also <i>whistler</i>, <i>three-
bearded rockling</i>, <i>sea loach</i>, and <i>sorghe</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whis"tler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>hwistlere</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, whistles, or produces or
a whistling sound.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The ring
ousel.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The widgeon.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The golden-eye.</def>  <sd><i>(d)</i></sd>
<def>The golden plover and the gray plover.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The hoary, or northern,
marmot (<i>Arctomys pruinosus</i>).</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The whistlefish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whis"tle*wing`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The American golden-eye.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whis"tle*wood`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The
moosewood, or striped maple.  See <u>Maple</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whis"tling</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from
<u>Whistle</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><col><b>Whistling buoy</b></col>. <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Buoy</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Whistling coot</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>the American black scoter.</cd> -- <col><b>Whistling Dick</b></col>.
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>An Australian shrike thrush
(<i>Colluricincla Selbii</i>).</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The song
thrush.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] -- <col><b>Whistling duck</b></col>.
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The golden-eye.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A tree duck.</cd> -- <col><b>Whistling
eagle</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a small Australian eagle
(<i>Haliastur sphenurus</i>); -- called also <i>whistling hawk</i>, and
<i>little swamp eagle</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Whistling plover</b></col>.
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The golden plover.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The black-bellied, or gray, plover.</cd> --
<col><b>Whistling snipe</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the American
woodcock.</cd> -- <col><b>Whistling swan</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The European whooper swan; -- called also <i>wild
swan</i>, and <i>elk</i>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>An American swan
(<i>Olor columbianus</i>).  See under <u>Swan</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Whistling teal</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a tree duck, as
<i>Dendrocygna awsuree</i> of India.</cd> -- <col><b>Whistling
thrush</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Any one of
several species of singing birds of the genus <i>Myiophonus</i>, native of
Asia, Australia, and the East Indies. They are generally black, glossed
with blue, and have a patch of bright blue on each shoulder. Their note is
a loud and clear whistle.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The song
thrush.</cd> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Whis"tling*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a whistling
manner; shrilly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whist"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a whist manner;
silently.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Whit</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wight</i>, <i>wiht</i>,
AS. <i>wiht</i> a creature, a thing.  See <u>Wight</u>, and cf.
<u>Aught</u>, <u>Naught</u>.] <def>The smallest part or particle
imaginable; a bit; a jot; an iota; -- generally used in an adverbial phrase
in a negative sentence.</def>  "Samuel told him every <i>whit</i>." <i>1
Sam. iii. 18.</i> "Every <i>whit</i> as great."  <i>South.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>So shall I no <i>whit</i> be behind in duty.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>It does not me a <i>whit</i> displease.</blockquote>
<i>Cowley.</i></p>

<p><hw>White</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Whiter</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Whitest</u>.] [OE.
<i>whit</i>, AS. <i>hw&?;t</i>; akin to OFries. and OS. <i>hw&imacr;t</i>,
D. <i>wit</i>, G. <i>weiss</i>, OHG. <i>w&imacr;z</i>, <i>hw&imacr;z</i>,
Icel. <i>hv&imacr;tr</i>, Sw. <i>hvit</i>, Dan. <i>hvid</i>, Goth.
<i>hweits</i>, Lith. <i>szveisti</i>, to make bright, Russ. <i>sviet'</i>
light, Skr. <i>&?;v&?;ta</i> white, <i>&?;vit</i> to be bright. &?;&?;&?;.
Cf. <u>Wheat</u>, <u>Whitsunday</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the
spectrum combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or their
mixtures; having the color of pure snow; snowy; -- the opposite of
<i>black</i> or <i>dark</i>; as, <i>white</i> paper; a <i>white</i>
skin.</def>  "Pearls <i>white</i>."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>White as the <i>whitest</i> lily on a stream.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the
tinge of blood color; pale; pallid; as, <i>white</i> with fear.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Or whispering with <i>white</i> lips, "The foe!<BR>
They come! they come!"</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Having the color of purity; free from spot or
blemish, or from guilt or pollution; innocent; pure.</def></p>

<p><blockquote> <i>White</i> as thy fame, and as thy honor
clear.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>No <i>whiter</i> page than Addison's remains.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Gray, as from age; having silvery hair;
hoary.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Your high engendered battles 'gainst a head<BR>
So old and <i>white</i> as this.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Characterized by freedom from that which
disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favorable.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>On the whole, however, the dominie reckoned this as one of
the <i>white</i> days of his life.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Regarded with especial favor; favorite;
darling.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Come forth, my <i>white</i> spouse.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I am his <i>white</i> boy, and will not be
gullet.</blockquote> <i>Ford.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>White</i> is used in many self-explaining compounds, as
<i>white</i>-backed, <i>white</i>-bearded, <i>white</i>-footed.</p>

<p><col><b>White alder</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <i>Sweet pepper
bush</i>, under <u>Pepper</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>White ant</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of numerous species of social
pseudoneuropterous insects of the genus <i>Termes</i>. These insects are
very abundant in tropical countries, and form large and complex communities
consisting of numerous asexual workers of one or more kinds, of large-
headed asexual individuals called <i>soldiers</i>, of one or more queens
(or fertile females) often having the body enormously distended by the
eggs, and, at certain seasons of numerous winged males, together with the
larv&aelig; and pup&aelig; of each kind in various stages of development.
Many of the species construct large and complicated nests, sometimes in the
form of domelike structures rising several feet above the ground and
connected with extensive subterranean galleries and chambers. In their
social habits they closely resemble the true ants. They feed upon animal
and vegetable substances of various kinds, including timber, and are often
very destructive to buildings and furniture.</cd> -- <col><b>White
arsenic</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>arsenious oxide,
As<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, a substance of a white color, and vitreous
adamantine luster, having an astringent, sweetish taste. It is a deadly
poison.</cd> -- <col><b>White bass</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a
fresh-water North American bass (<i>Roccus chrysops</i>) found in the Great
Likes.</cd> -- <col><b>White bear</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the
polar bear.  See under <u>Polar</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>White blood
cell</b></col>. <i>(Physiol.)</i> <cd>See <u>Leucocyte</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>White brand</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the snow goose.</cd>
-- <col><b>White brass</b></col>, <cd>a white alloy of copper; white
copper.</cd> -- <col><b>White campion</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A kind of catchfly (<i>Silene stellata</i>) with
white flowers.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A white-flowered Lychnis
(<i>Lychnis vespertina</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>White canon</b></col> <i>(R.
C. Ch.)</i>, <cd>a Premonstratensian.</cd> -- <col><b>White caps</b></col>,
<cd>the members of a secret organization in various of the United States,
who attempt to drive away or reform obnoxious persons by lynch-law methods.
They appear masked in white.</cd> -- <col><b>White cedar</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an evergreen tree of North America (<i>Thuja
occidentalis</i>), also the related <i>Cupressus thyoides</i>, or
<i>Cham&aelig;cyparis sph&aelig;roidea</i>, a slender evergreen conifer
which grows in the so-called cedar swamps of the Northern and Atlantic
States. Both are much valued for their durable timber. In California the
name is given to the <i>Libocedrus decurrens</i>, the timber of which is
also useful, though often subject to dry rot. <i>Goodale.</i> The white
cedar of Demerara, Guiana, etc., is a lofty tree (<i>Icica, or Bursera,
altissima</i>) whose fragrant wood is used for canoes and cabinetwork, as
it is not attacked by insect.</cd> -- <col><b>White cell</b></col>.
<i>(Physiol.)</i> <cd>See <u>Leucocyte</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>White cell-
blood</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>leucocyth&aelig;mia.</cd> --
<col><b>White clover</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a species of small
perennial clover bearing white flowers. It furnishes excellent food for
cattle and horses, as well as for the honeybee.  See also under
<u>Clover</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>White copper</b></col>, <cd>a whitish alloy
of copper.  See <i>German silver</i>, under <u>German</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>White copperas</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a native hydrous
sulphate of iron; coquimbite.</cd> -- <col><b>White coral</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>an ornamental branched coral (<i>Amphihelia
oculata</i>) native of the Mediterranean.</cd> -- <col><b>White
corpuscle</b></col>. <i>(Physiol.)</i> <cd>See <u>Leucocyte</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>White cricket</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the tree
cricket.</cd> -- <col><b>White crop</b></col>, <cd>a crop of grain which
loses its green color, or becomes white, in ripening, as wheat, rye,
barley, and oats, as distinguished from a <i>green crop</i>, or a <i>root
crop</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>White currant</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a
variety of the common red currant, having white berries.</cd> --
<col><b>White daisy</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the oxeye daisy.  See
under <u>Daisy</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>White damp</b></col>, <cd>a kind of
poisonous gas encountered in coal mines.</cd> <i>Raymond.</i> --
<col><b>White elephant</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a whitish, or
albino, variety of the Asiatic elephant.</cd> -- <col><b>White
elm</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a majestic tree of North America (<i>Ulmus
Americana</i>), the timber of which is much used for hubs of wheels, and
for other purposes.</cd> -- <col><b>White ensign</b></col>. <cd>See
<i>Saint George's ensign</i>, under <u>Saint</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>White
feather</b></col>, <cd>a mark or symbol of cowardice.  See <i>To show the
white feather</i>, under <u>Feather</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> --
<col><b>White fir</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name given to several
coniferous trees of the Pacific States, as <i>Abies grandis</i>, and <i>A.
concolor</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>White flesher</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>the ruffed grouse.  See under <u>Ruffed</u>.</cd> [Canada] --
<col><b>White frost</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Hoarfrost</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>White game</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the white
ptarmigan.</cd> -- <col><b>White garnet</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>,
<cd>leucite.</cd> -- <col><b>White grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an
American grass (<i>Leersia Virginica</i>) with greenish-white
pale&aelig;.</cd> -- <col><b>White grouse</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The white ptarmigan.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<cd>The prairie chicken.</cd> [Local, U. S.] -- <col><b>White
grub</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the larva of the June bug and other
allied species. These grubs eat the roots of grasses and other plants, and
often do much damage.</cd> -- <col><b>White hake</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the squirrel hake.  See under
<u>Squirrel</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>White hawk</b></col>, or
<col><b>kite</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the hen harrier.</cd> --
<col><b>White heat</b></col>, <cd>the temperature at which bodies become
incandescent, and appear white from the bright light which they emit.</cd>
-- <col><b>White hellebore</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant of the
genus <i>Veratrum</i> (<i>V. album</i>) See <u>Hellebore</u>, 2.</cd> --
<col><b>White herring</b></col>, <cd>a fresh, or unsmoked, herring, as
distinguished from a <i>red</i>, or <i>cured</i>, herring.</cd> [R.]
<i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>White hoolet</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the
barn owl.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] -- <col><b>White horses</b></col>
<i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>white-topped waves; whitecaps.</cd> -- <col><b>The
White House</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>House</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>White
ibis</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>an American ibis (<i>Guara
alba</i>) having the plumage pure white, except the tips of the wings,
which are black. It inhabits tropical America and the Southern United
States. Called also <i>Spanish curlew</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>White
iron</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Thin sheets of iron coated with
tin; tinned iron.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A hard, silvery-white cast
iron containing a large proportion of combined carbon.</cd> --
<col><b>White iron pyrites</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>marcasite.</cd> --
<col><b>White land</b></col>, <cd>a tough clayey soil, of a whitish hue
when dry, but blackish after rain.</cd> [Eng.] -- <col><b>White
lark</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the snow bunting.</cd> --
<col><b>White lead</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A carbonate of lead
much used in painting, and for other purposes; ceruse.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Min.)</i> <cd>Native lead carbonate; cerusite.</cd>
-- <col><b>White leather</b></col>, <cd>buff leather; leather tanned with
alum and salt.</cd> -- <col><b>White leg</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>milk
leg.  See under <u>Milk</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>White lettuce</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>rattlesnake root.  See under <u>Rattlesnake</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>White lie</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Lie</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>White light</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Physics)</i>
<cd>Light having the different colors in the same proportion as in the
light coming directly from the sun, without having been decomposed, as by
passing through a prism.  See the Note under <u>Color</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A kind of firework
which gives a brilliant white illumination for signals, etc.</cd> --
<col><b>White lime</b></col>, <cd>a solution or preparation of lime for
whitewashing; whitewash.</cd> -- <col><b>White line</b></col>
<i>(Print.)</i>, <cd>a void space of the breadth of a line, on a printed
page; a blank line.</cd> -- <col><b>White meat</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Any light-colored flesh, especially of
poultry.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Food made from milk or eggs, as
butter, cheese, etc.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>Driving their cattle continually with them, and feeding only
upon their milk and <i>white meats</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p>-- <col><b>White merganser</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the
smew.</cd> -- <col><b>White metal</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Any
one of several white alloys, as pewter, britannia, etc.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Metal.)</i> <cd>A fine grade of copper sulphide
obtained at a certain stage in copper smelting.</cd> -- <col><b>White
miller</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The common
clothes moth.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A common American bombycid moth
(<i>Spilosoma Virginica</i>) which is pure white with a few small black
spots; -- called also <i>ermine moth</i>, and <i>virgin moth</i>.  See
<i>Woolly bear</i>, under <u>Woolly</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>White
money</b></col>, <cd>silver money.</cd> -- <col><b>White mouse</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the albino variety of the common mouse.</cd> --
<col><b>White mullet</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, a silvery mullet
(<i>Mugil curema</i>) ranging from the coast of the United States to
Brazil; -- called also <i>blue-back mullet</i>, and <i>liza</i>. --
<col><b>White nun</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the smew; -- so called
from the white crest and the band of black feathers on the back of its
head, which give the appearance of a hood.</cd> -- <col><b>White
oak</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Oak</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>White owl</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>The snowy owl.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The barn owl.</cd> --
<col><b>White partridge</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the white
ptarmigan.</cd> -- <col><b>White perch</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A North American fresh-water bass (<i>Morone
Americana</i>) valued as a food fish.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The
croaker, or fresh-water drum.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>Any California
surf fish.</cd> -- <col><b>White pine</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See the
Note under <u>Pine</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>White poplar</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a European tree (<i>Populus alba</i>) often cultivated
as a shade tree in America; abele.</cd> -- <col><b>White poppy</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the opium-yielding poppy.  See <u>Poppy</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>White powder</b></col>, <cd>a kind of gunpowder formerly believed
to exist, and to have the power of exploding without noise.</cd> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A pistol charged with <i>white powder</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p>-- <col><b>White precipitate</b></col>. <i>(Old Chem.)</i> See under
<u>Precipitate</u>. -- <col><b>White rabbit</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The American northern hare in its winter
pelage.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>An albino rabbit.</cd> --
<col><b>White rent</b></col>, <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Eng. Law)</i>
<cd>Formerly, rent payable in silver; -- opposed to <i>black rent</i>.  See
<u>Blackmail</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A
rent, or duty, of eight pence, payable yearly by every tinner in Devon and
Cornwall to the Duke of Cornwall, as lord of the soil.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] --
<col><b>White rhinoceros</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>The one-horned, or Indian, rhinoceros (<i>Rhinoceros Indicus</i>).  See
<u>Rhinoceros</u>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The umhofo.</cd> --
<col><b>White ribbon</b></col>, <cd>the distinctive badge of certain
organizations for the promotion of temperance or of moral purity; as, the
<i>White-ribbon</i> Army.</cd> -- <col><b>White rope</b></col>
<i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>untarred hemp rope.</cd> -- <col><b>White
rot</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Either of several
plants, as marsh pennywort and butterwort, which were thought to produce
the disease called <i>rot</i> in sheep.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A
disease of grapes.  See <i>White rot</i>, under <u>Rot</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>White sage</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a white, woolly undershrub
(<i>Eurotia lanata</i>) of Western North America; -- called also <i>winter
fat</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>White salmon</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>the silver salmon.</cd> -- <col><b>White salt</b></col>, <cd>salt dried
and calcined; decrepitated salt.</cd> -- <col><b>White scale</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a scale insect (<i>Aspidiotus Nerii</i>) injurious
to the orange tree.  See <i>Orange scale</i>, under <u>Orange</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>White shark</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a species of man-
eating shark.</cd> See under <u>Shark</u>. -- <col><b>White
softening</b></col>. <i>(Med.)</i> <cd>See <i>Softening of the brain</i>,
under <u>Softening</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>White spruce</b></col>.
<i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <u>Spruce</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</cd> --
<col><b>White squall</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a sudden gust of wind,
or furious blow, which comes up without being marked in its approach
otherwise than by whitecaps, or white, broken water, on the surface of the
sea.</cd> -- <col><b>White staff</b></col>, <cd>the badge of the lord high
treasurer of England.</cd> <i>Macaulay.</i> -- <col><b>White
stork</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the common European stork.</cd> --
<col><b>White sturgeon</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See
<u>Shovelnose</u> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd>.</cd> -- <col><b>White
sucker</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The common
sucker.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The common red horse (<i>Moxostoma
macrolepidotum</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>White swelling</b></col>
<i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a chronic swelling of the knee, produced by a strumous
inflammation of the synovial membranes of the kneejoint and of the
cancellar texture of the end of the bone forming the kneejoint; -- applied
also to a lingering chronic swelling of almost any kind.</cd> --
<col><b>White tombac</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Tombac</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>White trout</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the white weakfish,
or silver squeteague (<i>Cynoscion nothus</i>), of the Southern United
States.</cd> -- <col><b>White vitriol</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>hydrous
sulphate of zinc.  See <i>White vitriol</i>, under <u>Vitriol</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>White wagtail</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the common, or
pied, wagtail.</cd> -- <col><b>White wax</b></col>, <cd>beeswax rendered
white by bleaching.</cd> -- <col><b>White whale</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the beluga.</cd> -- <col><b>White
widgeon</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the smew.</cd> -- <col><b>White
wine</b></col>. <cd>any wine of a clear, transparent color, bordering on
white, as Madeira, sherry, Lisbon, etc.; -- distinguished from wines of a
deep red color, as port and Burgundy.</cd>  "<i>White wine</i> of Lepe."
<i>Chaucer.</i> -- <col><b>White witch</b></col>, <cd>a witch or wizard
whose supernatural powers are supposed to be exercised for good and
beneficent purposes.</cd> <i>Addison.</i>  <i>Cotton Mather.</i> --
<col><b>White wolf</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A
light-colored wolf (<i>Canis laniger</i>) native of Thibet; -- called also
<i>chanco</i>, <i>golden wolf</i>, and <i>Thibetan wolf</i>.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The albino variety of the gray wolf.</cd> --
<col><b>White wren</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the willow warbler; -
- so called from the color of the under parts.</cd></p>

<p><! p. 1649 !></p>

<p><hw>White</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The color of pure snow; one of the natural
colors of bodies, yet not strictly a color, but a composition of all
colors; the opposite of black; whiteness.  See the Note under <u>Color</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Finely attired in a of <i>white</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Something having the color of snow; something
white, or nearly so; as, the <i>white</i> of the eye.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, the central part of the butt in
archery, which was formerly painted white; the center of a mark at which a
missile is shot.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>'T was I won the wager, though you hit the
<i>white</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A person with a white skin; a member of the
white, or Caucasian, races of men.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A white pigment; as, Venice
<i>white</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species
of butterflies belonging to <i>Pieris</i>, and allied genera in which the
color is usually white.  See <i>Cabbage butterfly</i>, under
<u>Cabbage</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Black and white</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Black</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Flake white</b></col>, <col><b>Paris white</b></col>, etc. <cd>See
under <u>Flack</u>, <u>Paris</u>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>White of a
seed</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the albumen.  See <u>Albumen</u>, 2.</cd>
-- <col><b>White of egg</b></col>, <cd>the viscous pellucid fluid which
surrounds the yolk in an egg, particularly in the egg of a fowl. In a hen's
egg it is alkaline, and contains about 86 per cent of water and 14 per cent
of solid matter, the greater portion of which is egg albumin. It likewise
contains a small amount of globulin, and traces of fats and sugar, with
some inorganic matter.  Heated above 60&deg; C. it coagulates to a solid
mass, owing to the albumin which it contains.</cd> <i>Parr.</i> --
<col><b>White of the eye</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the white part of
the ball of the eye surrounding the transparent cornea.</cd></p>

<p><hw>White</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Whited</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Whiting</u>.] [AS.
<i>hw&imacr;tan</i>.] <def>To make white; to whiten; to whitewash; to
bleach.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Whited</i> sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful
outward, but are within full of . . . uncleanness.</blockquote> <i>Matt.
xxiii. 27.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>So as no fuller on earth can <i>white</i> them.</blockquote>
<i>Mark. ix. 3.</i></p>

<p><hw>White"back`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The canvasback.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"bait`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The young of several species of herrings,
especially of the common herring, esteemed a great delicacy by epicures in
England.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A small translucent fish
(<i>Salanx Chinensis</i>) abundant at certain seasons on the coasts of
China and Japan, and used in the same manner as the European
whitebait.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"beam`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The
common beam tree of England (<i>Pyrus Aria</i>); -- so called from the
white, woolly under surface of the leaves.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"beard`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An old man; a
graybeard.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"bel`ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The American widgeon, or baldpate.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The prairie chicken.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"bill`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The American coot.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"-blaze`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>White-
face</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"blow`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same
as <i>Whitlow grass</i>, under <u>Whitlow</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"boy`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
favorite.</def>  [Obs.] See <u>White</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, 6. "One of
God's <i>whiteboys</i>."  <i>Bunyan.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One of an association of poor Roman catholics
which arose in Ireland about 1760, ostensibly to resist the collection of
tithes, the members of which were so called from the white shirts they wore
in their nocturnal raids.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"boy`ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The conduct or
principle of the Whiteboys.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"cap`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The European redstart; -- so
called from its white forehead.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The
whitethroat; -- so called from its gray head.</def>  <sd><i>(c)</i></sd>
<def>The European tree sparrow.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A wave whose crest breaks into white foam, as
when the wind is freshening.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"coat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The skin of a
newborn seal; also, the seal itself.</def>  [Sealers' Cant]</p>

<p><hw>White"-ear`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The wheatear.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"-eye`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any one of several species of small Old World singing of the genus
<i>Zosterops</i>, as <i>Zosterops palpebrosus</i> of India, and <i>Z.
c&oelig;rulescens</i> of Australia. The eyes are encircled by a ring of
white feathers, whence the name. Called also <i>bush creeper</i>, and
<i>white-eyed tit</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"-face`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A white mark in the
forehead of a horse, descending almost to the nose; -- called also
<i>white-blaze</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any one of several species of <i>Coregonus</i>, a
genus of excellent food fishes allied to the salmons. They inhabit the
lakes of the colder parts of North America, Asia, and Europe. The largest
and most important American species (<i>C. clupeiformis</i>) is abundant in
the Great Lakes, and in other lakes farther north. Called also <i>lake
whitefish</i>, and <i>Oswego bass</i>.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The
menhaden.</def>  <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The beluga, or white
whale.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Various other fishes are locally called <i>whitefish</i>, as the
silver salmon, the whiting <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>, the yellowtail, and the
young of the bluefish (<i>Pomatomus saltatrix</i>).</p>

<p><hw>White"flaw`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Whitlow</u>.]
<i>(Med.)</i> <def>A whitlow.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>White"-foot`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Far.)</i> <def>A
white mark on the foot of a horse, between the fetlock and the
coffin.</def></p>

<p><hw>White" fri`ar</hw> (?). <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>A mendicant monk of the
Carmelite order, so called from the white cloaks worn by the order.  See
<u>Carmelite</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>White`-front"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a white
front; as, the <i>white-fronted</i> lemur.</def></p>

<p><col><b>White-fronted goose</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the white
brant, or snow goose.  See <i>Snow goose</i>, under <u>Snow</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>White"head`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The blue-winged snow goose.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The surf scoter.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"-heart`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
somewhat heart-shaped cherry with a whitish skin.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"-hot`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>White with heat;
heated to whiteness, or incandescence.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"-limed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Whitewashed or
plastered with lime.</def>  "<i>White-limed</i> walls."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>White"-liv`ered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a pale
look; feeble; hence, cowardly; pusillanimous; dastardly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They must not be milksops, nor <i>white-livered</i>
knights.</blockquote> <i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>White"ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like, or coming near to,
white.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Whit"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Whitened</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Whitening</u>.] [OE. <i>whitenen</i>; cf. Icel. <i>hv&imacr;tna</i>.]
<def>To grow white; to turn or become white or whiter; as, the hair
<i>whitens</i> with age; the sea <i>whitens</i> with foam; the trees in
spring <i>whiten</i> with blossoms.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whit"en</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make white; to bleach;
to blanch; to whitewash; as, to <i>whiten</i> a wall; to <i>whiten</i>
cloth.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The broad stream of the Foyle then <i>whitened</i> by vast
flocks of wild swans.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Blanch</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Whit"en*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that
which, whitens; a bleacher; a blancher; a whitewasher.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>hw&imacr;tness</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being white; white
color, or freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface.</def>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Want of a sanguineous tinge; paleness; as from
terror, grief, etc.</def>  "The <i>whiteness</i> in thy cheek."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Freedom from stain or blemish; purity;
cleanness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He had kept<BR>
The <i>whiteness</i> of his soul, and thus men o'er him wept.</blockquote>
<i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Nakedness.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A flock of swans.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whit"en*ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of making or becoming
white.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is used to render white;
whiting.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><col><b>Whitening stone</b></col>, <cd>a sharpening and polishing stone
used by cutlers; also, a finishing grindstone of fine texture.</cd></p>

<p><hw>White"-pot`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of food made
of milk or cream, eggs, sugar, bread, etc., baked in a pot.</def>
<i>King.</i></p>

<p><hw>White"rump`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The American black-tailed godwit.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whites</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Leucorrh&?;a.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The finest flour made from white
wheat.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Cloth or garments of a plain white
color.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"side`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The golden-eye.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"smith`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who works in tinned or galvanized iron, or
white iron; a tinsmith.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A worker in iron who finishes or polishes the
work, in distinction from one who forges it.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"ster</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>White</i> + <i>-
ster</i>.] <def>A bleacher of linen; a whitener; a whitster.</def>  [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>White"tail`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The Virginia deer.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The wheatear.</def>  [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>White"thorn`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The
hawthorn.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"throat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the common
European species (<i>Sylvia cinerea</i>), called also <i>strawsmear</i>,
<i>nettlebird</i>, <i>muff</i>, and <i>whitecap</i>, the garden
whitethroat, or golden warbler (<i>S. hortensis</i>), and the lesser
whitethroat (<i>S. curruca</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>White"top`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Fiorin.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"wall`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The spotted flycatcher; -- so called from the white color of the under
parts.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>White"wash`</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Any wash or liquid composition for whitening
something, as a wash for making the skin fair.</def>  <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A composition of line and water, or of whiting
size, and water, or the like, used for whitening walls, ceilings, etc.;
milk of lime.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"wash`</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Whitewashed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Whitewashing</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To apply a white liquid composition to; to
whiten with whitewash.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make white; to give a fair external
appearance to; to clear from imputations or disgrace; hence, to clear (a
bankrupt) from obligation to pay debts.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"wash`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
whitewashes.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"-wa`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Far.)</i> <def>A
dangerous disease of sheep.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"weed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
perennial composite herb (<i>Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum</i>) with
conspicuous white rays and a yellow disk, a common weed in grass lands and
pastures; -- called also <i>oxeye daisy</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"wing`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The chaffinch; -- so called from the white bands
on the wing.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The velvet duck.</def></p>

<p><hw>White"wood`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The soft and easily-
worked wood of the tulip tree (<i>Liriodendron</i>). It is much used in
cabinetwork, carriage building, etc.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Several other kinds of light-colored wood are called
<i>whitewood</i> in various countries, as the wood of <i>Bignonia
leucoxylon</i> in the West Indies, of <i>Pittosporum bicolor</i> in
Tasmania, etc.</p>

<p><col><b>Whitewood bark</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under
<u>Canella</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>White"wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Wild camomile.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A
kind of Solomon's seal (<i>Polygonum officinale</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Whit"flaw`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Whitlow</u>.]
<def>Whitlow.</def>  [Obs.] "The nails fallen off by <i>whitflaws</i>."
<i>Herrick.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whith"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. <i>whider</i>. AS.
<i>hwider</i>; akin to E. <i>where</i>, <i>who</i>; cf. Goth.
<i>hvadr&emacr;</i> whither.  See <u>Who</u>, and cf. <u>Hither</u>,
<u>Thither</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To what place; -- used interrogatively; as,
<i>whither</i> goest thou?</def> "<i>Whider</i> may I flee?"
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Sir Valentine, <i>whither</i> away so fast?</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To what or which place; -- used
relatively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That no man should know . . . <i>whither</i> that he
went.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We came unto the land <i>whither</i> thou sentest
us.</blockquote> <i>Num. xiii. 27.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To what point, degree, end, conclusion, or
design; whereunto; whereto; -- used in a sense not physical.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Nor have I . . . <i>whither</i> to appeal.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Any whither</b></col>, <cd>to any place; anywhere.</cd> [Obs.]
"<i>Any whither</i>, in hope of life eternal." <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> --
<col><b>No whither</b></col>, <cd>to no place; nowhere.</cd> [Obs.]  <i>2
Kings v. 25.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Where.  -- <u>Whither</u>, <u>Where</u>. <i>Whither</i>
properly implies motion to place, and <i>where</i> rest in a place.
<i>Whither</i> is now, however, to a great extent, obsolete, except in
poetry, or in compositions of a grave and serious character and in language
where precision is required. <i>Where</i> has taken its place, as in the
question, "<i>Where</i> are you going?"</p>

<p><! p. 1650 !></p>

<p><hw>Whith`er*so*ev"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>Whither</i> +
<i>soever</i>.] <def>To whatever place; to what place soever; wheresoever;
as, I will go <i>whithersoever</i> you lead.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whith"er*ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In what
direction; toward what or which place.</def>  <i>R. of Brunne.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Whitherward</i> to turn for a good course of life was by
no means too apparent.</blockquote> <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whit"ile</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Perhaps properly, the
cutter (see <u>Whittle</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>), or cf. <i>whitewall</i>,
<i>witwal</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The yaffle.</def>  [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Whit"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>White</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A common
European food fish (<i>Melangus vulgaris</i>) of the Codfish family; --
called also <i>fittin</i>.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A North American
fish (<i>Merlucius vulgaris</i>) allied to the preceding; -- called also
<i>silver hake</i>.</def>  <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Any one of several
species of North American marine sci&aelig;noid food fishes belonging to
genus <i>Menticirrhus</i>, especially <i>M. Americanus</i>, found from
Maryland to Brazil, and <i>M. littoralis</i>, common from Virginia to
Texas; -- called also <i>silver whiting</i>, and <i>surf
whiting</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Various other fishes are locally called <i>whiting</i>, as the
kingfish <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>, the sailor's choice <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>, the
Pacific tomcod, and certain species of lake whitefishes.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Chalk prepared in an impalpable powder by
pulverizing and repeated washing, used as a pigment, as an ingredient in
putty, for cleaning silver, etc.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Whiting pollack</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>Same as
<u>Pollack</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Whiting pout</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>the bib, 2.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Whit"ing-mop`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A young whiting.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A fair lass.</def>  "This pretty <i>whiting-
mop</i>."  <i>Massinger.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whit"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>White</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Somewhat white; approaching white; white in a
moderate degree.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Covered with an opaque white
powder.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whit"ish*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being whitish or somewhat white.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whit"leath`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>White</i> +
<i>leather</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Leather dressed or tawed with alum, salt, etc.,
remarkable for its pliability and toughness; white leather.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The paxwax.  See
<u>Paxwax</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whit"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>White</i> + <i>-
ling</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A young full trout during its second
season.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Whit"low</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prov. E. <i>whickflaw</i>,
for <i>quickflaw</i>, i. e., a flaw or sore at the quick; cf. Icel.
<i>kvika</i> the quick under the nail or under a horse's hoof.  See
<u>Quick</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and <u>Flaw</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An inflammation of the fingers or
toes, generally of the last phalanx, terminating usually in suppuration.
The inflammation may occupy any seat between the skin and the bone, but is
usually applied to a felon or inflammation of the periosteal structures of
the bone.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Far.)</i> <def>An inflammatory disease of the
feet. It occurs round the hoof, where an acrid matter is
collected.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Whitlow grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>name given to several
inconspicuous herbs, which were thought to be a cure for the whitlow, as
<i>Saxifraga tridactylites</i>, <i>Draba verna</i>, and several species of
<i>Paronychia</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Whit"low-wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Same as <i>Whitlow grass</i>, under <u>Whitlow</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whit"mon`day</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>The
day following Whitsunday; -- called also <i>Whitsun Monday</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whit"ney*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called after J.D.
<i>Whitney</i>, an American geologist.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>an arsenide of
copper from Lake Superior.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whit"son</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Whitsun</u>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Whit"sour`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>White</i> +
<i>sour</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A sort of apple.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whit"ster</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Contracted fr.
<i>whitester</i>.] <def>A whitener; a bleacher; a whitester.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>whitsters</i> in Datchet mead.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whit"sun</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or
observed at, Whitsuntide; as, <i>Whitsun</i> week; <i>Whitsun</i> Tuesday;
<i>Whitsun</i> pastorals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whit"sun*day</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>White</i> +
<i>Sunday</i>.]  <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>The seventh Sunday,
and the fiftieth day, after Easter; a festival of the church in
commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost;
Pentecost; -- so called, it is said, because, in the primitive church,
those who had been newly baptized appeared at church between Easter and
Pentecost in white garments.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>See the Note under
<u>Term</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 12.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whit"sun*tide`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Whitsunday</i> +
<i>tide</i>.] <def>The week commencing with Whitsunday, esp. the first
three days -- Whitsunday, Whitsun Monday, and Whitsun Tuesday; the time of
Pentecost.</def>  <i>R. of Gloucester.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whit"ten tree`</hw> (?). [Probably from <i>white</i>; cf. AS.
<i>hwitingtre&oacute;w</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Either of two shrubs
(<i>Viburnum Lantana</i>, and <i>V. Opulus</i>), so called on account of
their whitish branches.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whit"ter*ick</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The curlew.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Whit"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>hw&imacr;tel</i>,
from <i>hwit</i> white; akin to Icel. <i>hv&imacr;till</i> a white bed
cover.  See <u>White</u>.] <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A grayish, coarse
double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of England, over the
shoulders, like a cloak or shawl.</def> <i>C. Kingsley.</i>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Same as <i>Whittle shawl</i>, below.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Whittle shawl</b></col>, <cd>a kind of fine woolen shawl,
originally and especially a white one.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Whit"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>thwitel</i>, fr. AS.
<i>pw&imacr;tan</i> to cut.  Cf. <u>Thwittle</u>, <u>Thwaite</u> a piece of
ground.] <def>A knife; esp., a pocket, sheath, or clasp knife.</def>  "A
butcher's <i>whittle</i>." <i>Dryden.</i> "Rude <i>whittles</i>."  <i>
Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He wore a Sheffield <i>whittle</i> in his hose.</blockquote>
<i>Betterton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whit"tle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Whittled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Whittling</u> (?).]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To pare or cut off the surface of with a small
knife; to cut or shape, as a piece of wood held in the hand, with a clasp
knife or pocketknife.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited;
esp., to excite with liquor; to inebriate.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>"In vino veritas."  When men are well <i>whittled</i>, their
tongues run at random.</blockquote> <i>Withals.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whit"tle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To cut or shape a piece
of wood with am small knife; to cut up a piece of wood with a
knife.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Dexterity with a pocketknife is a part of a Nantucket
education; but I am inclined to think the propensity is national. Americans
must and will <i>whittle</i>.</blockquote> <i>Willis.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whit"tlings</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>Chips made by
one who whittles; shavings cut from a stick with a knife.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whit"tret</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
weasel.</def>  [Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Whit"tues`day</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>The
day following Whitmonday; -- called also <i>Whitsun Tuesday</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whit"wall`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Same as <u>Whetile</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whit"worth ball`</hw> (?). <i>(Gun.)</i> <def>A prejectile used in
the Whitworth gun.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whit"worth gun`</hw> (?). <i>(Gun.)</i> <def>A form of rifled cannon
and small arms invented by Sir Joseph <i>Whitworth</i>, of Manchester,
England.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In Mr. Whitworth's system, the bore of the gun has a polygonal
section, and the twist is rapid. The ball, which is pointed in front, is
made to fit the bore accurately, and is very much elongated, its length
being about three and one half times as great as its diameter.  <i>H. L.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whit"y-brown`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of a color between
white and brown.</def>  <i>Pegge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whiz</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Whizzed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Whizzing</u>.] [Of imitative origin. &?;&?;&?;.  Cf. <u>Whistle</u>, and
<u>Hiss</u>.] <def>To make a humming or hissing sound, like an arrow or
ball flying through the air; to fly or move swiftly with a sharp hissing or
whistling sound.</def>  [Written also <i>whizz</i>.]</p>

<p><blockquote>It flew, and <i>whizzing</i>, cut the liquid
way.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whiz</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A hissing and humming
sound.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Like the <i>whiz</i> of my crossbow.</blockquote>
<i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whiz"zing*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With a whizzing
sound.</def></p>

<p><hw>Who</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Possess.</i></pos>
<u>whose</u> (?); <pos><i>object.</i></pos> <u>Whom</u> (?).] [OE.
<i>who</i>, <i>wha</i>, AS. <i>hw&amacr;</i>, interrogative pron., neut.
<i>hw&aelig;t</i>; akin to OFries. <i>hwa</i>, neut. <i>hwet</i>, OS.
<i>hw&emacr;</i>, neut. <i>hwat</i>, D. <i>wie</i>, neut. <i>wat</i>, G.
<i>wer</i>, neut. <i>was</i>, OHG. <i>wer</i>, <i>hwer</i>, neut.
<i>waz</i>, <i>hwaz</i>, Icel. <i>hvat</i>, neut., Dan. <i>hvo</i>, neut.
<i>hvad</i>, Sw. <i>ho</i>, <i>hvem</i>, neut. <i>hvad</i>, Goth.
<i>hwas</i>, fem. <i>hw&omacr;</i>, neut. <i>hwa</i>, Lith. <i>kas</i>, Ir.
& Gael. <i>co</i>, W. <i>pwy</i>, L. <i>quod</i>, neuter of <i>qui</i>, Gr.
<grk>po`teros</grk> whether, Skr. <i>kas</i>. &radic;182.   Cf. <u>How</u>,
<u>Quantity</u>, <u>Quorum</u>, <u>Quote</u>, <u>Ubiquity</u>, <u>What</u>,
<u>When</u>, <u>Where</u>, <u>Whether</u>, <u>Which</u>, <u>Whither</u>,
<u>Whom</u>, <u>Why</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a
relative pronoun also; -- used always substantively, and either as singular
or plural.  See the Note under <u>What</u>, <pos><i>pron.</i></pos>, 1.  As
interrogative pronouns, <i>who</i> and <i>whom</i> ask the question: What
or which person or persons? <i>Who</i> and <i>whom</i>, as relative
pronouns (in the sense of <i>that</i>), are properly used of persons
(corresponding to <i>which</i>, as applied to things), but are sometimes,
less properly and now rarely, used of animals, plants, etc.  <i>Who</i> and
<i>whom</i>, as compound relatives, are also used especially of persons,
meaning the person that; the persons that; the one that; whosoever.</def>
"Let <i>who</i> will be President."  <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[He] should not tell <i>whose</i> children they
were.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There thou tell'st of kings, and <i>who</i> aspire;<BR>
<i>Who</i> fall, <i>who</i> rise, <i>who</i> triumph, <i>who</i> do
moan.</blockquote> <i>Daniel.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Adders <i>who</i> with cloven tongues<BR>
Do hiss into madness.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Whom</i> I could pity thus forlorn.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>How hard is our fate, <i>who</i> serve in the
state.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Who</i> cheapens life, abates the fear of
death.</blockquote> <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The brace of large greyhounds, <i>who</i> were the
companions of his sports.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One; any; one.</def>  [Obs., except in the
archaic phrase, as who should say.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>As who should say</i>, it were a very dangerous matter if
a man in any point should be found wiser than his forefathers
were.</blockquote> <i>Robynson (More's Utopia).</i></p>

<p><hw>Whoa</hw> (?), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> <def>Stop; stand; hold.
See <u>Ho</u>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Who"bub</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Hubbub.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Who*ev"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> <def>Whatever person;
any person who; be or she who; any one who; as, he shall be punished,
<i>whoever</i> he may be.</def>  "<i>Whoever</i> envies or repines."
<i>Milton.</i> "<i>Whoever</i> the king favors."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whole</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>hole</i>, <i>hol</i>,
<i>hal</i>, <i>hool</i>, AS. <i>h&amacr;l</i> well, sound, healthy; akin to
OFries. & OS. <i>h&?;l</i>, D. <i>heel</i>, G. <i>heil</i>, Icel.
<i>heill</i>, Sw. <i>hel</i> whole, Dan. <i>heel</i>, Goth. <i>hails</i>
well, sound, OIr. <i>c&?;l</i> augury.  Cf. <u>Hale</u>, <u>Hail</u> to
greet, <u>Heal</u> to cure, <u>Health</u>, <u>Holy</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Containing the total amount, number, etc.;
comprising all the parts; free from deficiency; all; total; entire; as, the
<i>whole</i> earth; the <i>whole</i> solar system; the <i>whole</i> army;
the <i>whole</i> nation.</def> "On their <i>whole</i> host I flew unarmed."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>whole</i> race of mankind.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Complete; entire; not defective or imperfect;
not broken or fractured; unimpaired; uninjured; integral; as, a
<i>whole</i> orange; the egg is <i>whole</i>; the vessel is
<i>whole</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My life is yet <i>whole</i> in me.</blockquote> <i>2 Sam. i.
9.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Possessing, or being in a state of, heath and
soundness; healthy; sound; well.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[She] findeth there her friends <i>hole</i> and
sound.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They that be <i>whole</i> need not a physician.</blockquote>
<i>Matt. ix. 12.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When Sir Lancelot's deadly hurt was
<i>whole</i>.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Whole blood</b></col>. <i>(Law of Descent)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Blood</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</cd> -- <col><b>Whole note</b></col>
<i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>the note which represents a note of longest duration in
common use; a semibreve.</cd> -- <col><b>Whole number</b></col>
<i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>a number which is not a fraction or mixed number; an
integer.</cd> -- <col><b>Whole snipe</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the
common snipe, as distinguished from the smaller jacksnipe.</cd> [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- All; total; complete; entire; integral; undivided;
uninjured; unimpaired; unbroken; healthy.  -- <u>Whole</u>, <u>Total</u>,
<u>Entire</u>, <u>Complete</u>. When we use the word <i>whole</i>, we refer
to a thing as made up of <i>parts</i>, none of which are wanting; as, a
<i>whole</i> week; a <i>whole</i> year; the <i>whole</i> creation. When we
use the word <i>total</i>, we have reference to all as taken together, and
forming a single <i>totality</i>; as, the <i>total</i> amount; the
<i>total</i> income. When we speak of a thing as <i>entire</i>, we have no
reference to parts at all, but regard the thing as an <i>integer</i>, <i>i.
e.</i>, continuous or unbroken; as, an <i>entire</i> year; <i>entire</i>
prosperity. When we speak of a thing as <i>complete</i>, there is reference
to some progress which results in a <i>filling out</i> to some end or
object, or a perfected state with no deficiency; as, <i>complete</i>
success; a <i>complete</i> victory.</p>

<p><blockquote>All the <i>whole</i> army stood agazed on him.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>One <i>entire</i> and perfect chrysolite.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Lest <i>total</i> darkness should by night regain<BR>
Her old possession, and extinguish life.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>So absolute she seems,<BR>
And in herself <i>complete</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts; totality; all of a thing,
without defect or exception; a thing complete in itself.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>"This not the <i>whole</i> of life to live,<BR>
Nor all of death to die.</blockquote> <i>J. Montgomery.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A regular combination of parts; a
system.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Parts answering parts shall slide into a
<i>whole</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Committee of the whole</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Committee</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Upon the whole</b></col>, <cd>considering
all things; taking everything into account; in view of all the
circumstances or conditions.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Totality; total; amount; aggregate; gross.</p>

<p><hw>Whole"-hoofed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having an
undivided hoof, as the horse.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whole"-length`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Representing the
whole figure; -- said of a picture or statue.</def>  --
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>  <def>A portrait or statue representing the whole
figure.</def>
</p>

<p><hw>Whole"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being whole, entire, or sound; entireness; totality;
completeness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whole"sale`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Sale of goods by the
piece or large quantity, as distinguished from <i>retail</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>By wholesale</b></col>, <cd>in the mass; in large quantities;
without distinction or discrimination.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>Some, from vanity or envy, despise a valuable book, and
throw contempt upon it <i>by wholesale</i>.</blockquote> <i>I.
Watts.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whole"sale`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Pertaining to, or engaged in, trade by the piece or large quantity;
selling to retailers or jobbers rather than to consumers; as, a
<i>wholesale</i> merchant; the <i>wholesale</i> price.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Extensive and indiscriminate; as,
<i>wholesale</i> slaughter.</def>  "A time for <i>wholesale</i> trust."
<i>Mrs. Humphry Ward.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whole"some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Wholesomer</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Wholesomest</u>.]
[<i>Whole</i> + <i>some</i>; cf. Icel. <i>heilsamr</i>, G. <i>heilsam</i>,
D. <i>heilzaam</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Tending to promote health; favoring health;
salubrious; salutary.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Wholesome</i> thirst and appetite.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>From which the industrious poor derive an agreeable and
<i>wholesome</i> variety of food.</blockquote> <i>A Smith.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Contributing to the health of the mind;
favorable to morals, religion, or prosperity; conducive to good; salutary;
sound; as, <i>wholesome</i> advice; <i>wholesome</i> doctrines;
<i>wholesome</i> truths; <i>wholesome</i> laws.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>wholesome</i> tongue is a tree of life.</blockquote>
<i>Prov. xv. 4.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I can not . . . make you a <i>wholesome</i> answer; my wit's
diseased.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>wholesome</i> suspicion began to be
entertained.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Sound; healthy.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Whole"some*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Whole"some*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Whole"-souled`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Thoroughly imbued
with a right spirit; noble-minded; devoted.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whol"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In
a whole or complete manner; entirely; completely; perfectly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Nor <i>wholly</i> overcome, nor <i>wholly</i>
yield.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To the exclusion of other things; totally;
fully.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They employed themselves <i>wholly</i> in domestic
life.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whom</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wham</i>, AS. dative
<i>hw&amacr;m</i>, <i>hw&?;m</i>.  See <u>Who</u>.] <def>The objective case
of <i>who</i>.  See <u>Who</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In Old English, <i>whom</i> was also commonly used as a dative.
Cf. <u>Him</u>.</p>

<p><blockquote>And every grass that groweth upon root<BR>
She shall eke know, and <i>whom</i> it will do boot.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whom`so*ev"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> <def>The objective
of <i>whosoever</i>.  See <u>Whosoever</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Most High ruleth in the kingdow of men, and giveth it to
<i>whomsoever</i> he will.</blockquote> <i>Dan. iv. 17.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whoo"bub</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Hubbub.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whoop</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See Hoopoe.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The hoopoe.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whoop</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Whooped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Whooping</u>.]
[OE. <i>houpen</i>.  See <u>Hoop</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To utter a whoop, or loud cry, as eagerness,
enthusiasm, or enjoyment; to cry out; to shout; to halloo; to utter a war
whoop; to hoot, as an owl.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Each <i>whooping</i> with a merry shout.</blockquote>
<i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When naught was heard but now and then the howl<BR>
Of some vile cur, or <i>whooping</i> of the owl.</blockquote> <i>W.
Browne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cough or breathe with a sonorous inspiration,
as in whooping cough.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whoop</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To insult with shouts; to
chase with derision.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And suffered me by the voice of slaves to be<BR>
<i>Whooped</i> out of Rome.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1651 !></p>

<p><hw>Whoop</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A shout
of pursuit or of war; a very of eagerness, enthusiasm, enjoyment,
vengeance, terror, or the like; an halloo; a hoot, or cry, as of an
owl.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A fox, crossing the road, drew off a considerable
detachment, who clapped spurs to their horses, and pursued him with
<i>whoops</i> and halloos.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>whoop</i> of the crane.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A loud, shrill, prolonged sound or sonorous
inspiration, as in whooping cough.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whoop"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which,
whooops.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Woopher swan</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See the Note
under <u>Swan</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Whoop"ing</hw>, <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from <u>Whoop</u>,
<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><col><b>Whooping cough</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a violent,
convulsive cough, returning at longer or shorter intervals, and consisting
of several expirations, followed by a sonorous inspiration, or whoop; chin
cough; hooping cough.</cd> <i>Dunglison.</i> -- <col><b>Whooping
crane</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a North American crane (<i>Crus
Americana</i>) noted for the loud, whooplike note which it utters.</cd> --
<col><b>Whooping swan</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the whooper swan.
See the Note under <u>Swan</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Whoot</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [See <u>Hoot</u>.] <def>To
hoot.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Whop</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Whap</u>.</def>  <i>Forby.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whop</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Whap</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whop"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Whapper</u>.]
</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, whops.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Same as <u>Whapper</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whore</hw> (h&omacr;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>hore</i>, AS.
<i>h&omacr;re</i>; akin to D. <i>hoer</i>, <i>hoere</i>, G. <i>hure</i>,
OHG. <i>huora</i>, <i>huorra</i>, Icel. <i>h&omacr;ra</i>, Dan.
<i>hore</i>, Sw. <i>hora</i>, Goth. <i>h&omacr;rs</i> an adulterer, AS.
<i>h&omacr;r</i> adultery, OHG. <i>huor</i>, and probably to L.
<i>carus</i> dear.  Cf. <u>Charity</u>.] <def>A woman who practices
unlawful sexual commerce with men, especially one who prostitutes her body
for hire; a prostitute; a harlot.</def>  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Harlot; courtesan; prostitute; strumpet.</p>

<p><hw>Whore</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Whored</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Whoring</u>.] [Cf.
Icel. <i>h&?;ra</i>.  See <u>Whore</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To have unlawful sexual intercourse; to practice
lewdness.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Script.)</i> <def>To worship false and impure
gods.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whore</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To corrupt by lewd
intercourse; to make a whore of; to debauch.</def>  [R.]
<i>Congreve.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whore"dom</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>hordom</i>; cf.
Icel. <i>h&?;rd&?;mr</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The practice of unlawful intercourse with the
other sex; fornication; lewdness.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Script.)</i> <def>The sin of worshiping idols;
idolatry.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>O Ephraim, thou committest <i>whoredom</i>, and Israel is
defiled; they will not . . . turn unto their God.</blockquote> <i>Hos. v.
3, 4.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whore"mas`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A man who practices lewdness; a lecher; a whoremonger.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One keeps or procures whores for others; a pimp;
a procurer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whore"mas`ter*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the
character of a whoremaster; lecherous; libidinous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whore"mon`ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A whoremaster; a
lecher; a man who frequents the society of whores.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whore"son</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A bastard;
colloquially, a low, scurvy fellow; -- used generally in contempt, or in
coarse humor. Also used adjectively.</def>  [Archaic]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whor"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resembling a whore in
character or conduct; addicted to unlawful pleasures; incontinent; lewd;
unchaste.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Whor"ish*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Whor"ish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Whorl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>whorvil</i> the whirl
of a spindle; akin to AS. <i>hweorfa</i> the whirl of a spindle,
<i>hweorfan</i> to turn; cf. OD. <i>worvel</i> the whirl of a spindle.  See
<u>Whirl</u>, <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos>] </p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A circle of two or more leaves,
flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A volution, or turn, of the
spire of a univalve shell.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Spinning)</i> <def>The fly of a
spindle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whorled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Furnished with whorls;
arranged in the form of a whorl or whorls; verticillate; as, <i>whorled</i>
leaves.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whorl"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A potter's
wheel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whort</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Whortleberry</u>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The whortleberry, or bilberry.  See <u>Whortleberry</u>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whor"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The
whortleberry, or bilberry.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[He] looked ahead of him from behind a tump of
<i>whortles</i>.</blockquote> <i>R. D. Blackmore.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whor"tle*ber`ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wyrtil</i> a
small shrub (dim. of <i>wyrt</i> wort) + E. <i>berry</i>.  See <u>Wort</u>,
and cf. <u>Huckleberry</u>, <u>Hurtleberry</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>In England, the fruit of <i>Vaccinium
Myrtillus</i>; also, the plant itself.  See <u>Bilberry</u>, 1.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The fruit of several shrubby plants of the genus
<i>Gaylussacia</i>; also, any one of these plants.  See
<u>Huckleberry</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whose</hw> (h&oomac;z), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> [OE. <i>whos</i>,
<i>whas</i>, AS. <i>hw&aelig;s</i>, gen. of <i>hw&amacr;</i>.  See
<u>Who</u>.] <def>The possessive case of <i>who</i> or <i>which</i>.  See
<u>Who</u>, and <u>Which</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Whose</i> daughter art thou? tell me, I pray
thee.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xxiv. 23.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The question <i>whose</i> solution I require.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whose`so*ev"er</hw> (-s&osl;*&ebreve;v"&etilde;r),
<pos><i>pron.</i></pos> <def>The possessive of <i>whosoever</i>.  See
<u>Whosoever</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Who"so</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> <def>Whosoever.</def>  <i>
Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Whoso</i> shrinks or falters now, . . . <BR>
Brand the craven on his brow!</blockquote> <i>Whittier.</i></p>

<p><hw>Who`so*ev"er</hw> (h&oomac;`s&osl;*&ebreve;v"&etilde;r),
<pos><i>pron.</i></pos> <def>Whatsoever person; any person whatever that;
whoever.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Whosoever</i> will, let him take . . .
freely.</blockquote> <i>Rev. xxii. 17.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whot</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Hot.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whur</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Probably of imitative
origin.  Cf. <u>Hurr</u>, <u>Hurry</u>, <u>Whir</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make a rough, humming sound, like one who
pronounces the letter <i>r</i> with too much force; to whir; to
birr.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To snarl or growl, as a dog.</def>
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whur</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A humming or whirring
sound, like that of a body moving through the air with velocity; a
whir.</def></p>

<p><hw>Whur"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Hurry</u>.]
<def>To whisk along quickly; to hurry.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Whurrying</i> the chariot with them to the
shore.</blockquote> <i>Vicars.</i></p>

<p><hw>Whurt</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See
<u>Whort</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Why</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. <i>whi</i>, <i>why</i>,
AS. <i>hw&imacr;</i>, <i>hw&?;</i>, instrumental case of <i>hw&amacr;</i>,
<i>hw&aelig;t</i>; akin to Icel. <i>hv&imacr;</i> why, Dan. & Sw.
<i>hvi</i>; cf. Goth. <i>hw&?;</i>. &?;.  See <u>Who</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>For what cause, reason, or purpose; on what
account; wherefore; -- used interrogatively.  See the Note under
<u>What</u>, <i>pron</i>., 1.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for <i>why</i> will ye
die, O house of Israel?</blockquote> <i>Ezek. xxxiii. 11.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>For which; on account of which; -- used
relatively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>No ground of enmity between us known<BR>
<i>Why</i> he should mean me ill or seek to harm.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Turn the discourse; I have a reason <i>why</i><BR>
I would not have you speak so tenderly.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The reason or cause for which; that on account
of which; on what account; as, I know not <i>why</i> he left town so
suddenly; -- used as a compound relative.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Why</i> is sometimes used as an interjection or an expletive
in expression of surprise or content at a turn of affairs; used also in
calling. "<i>Why</i>, Jessica!"  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If her chill heart I can not move,<BR>
<i>Why</i>, I'll enjoy the very love.</blockquote> <i>Cowley.</i></p>

<p>Sometimes, also, it is used as a noun.</p>

<p><blockquote>The how and the <i>why</i> and the where.</blockquote>
<i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><col><b>For why</b></col>, <cd>because; why.  See <u>Forwhy</u>.</cd>
[Obs. or Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Why</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A young heifer.</def>  [Prov.
Eng.]  <i>Grose.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Whyd"ah bird`</hw> (?), or <hw>Whyd"ah finch`</hw> (?) }.
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The whidah bird.</def></p>

<p><hw>Why"-not`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A violent and
peremptory procedure without any assigned reason; a sudden conclusive
happening.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>When the church<BR>
Was taken with a <i>why-not</i> in the lurch.</blockquote>
<i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This game . . . was like to have been lost with a <i>why-
not</i>.</blockquote> <i>Nug&aelig; Antiq.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wich</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A variant of 1st
<u>Wick</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wich"i*tas</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing.
<singw><b>Wichita</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A tribe of
Indians native of the region between the Arkansas and Red rivers. They are
related to the Pawnees.  See <u>Pawnees</u>.</def></p>

<p>{<hw>Wick</hw> (?), or <hw>Wich</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>w&imacr;c</i> village, fr. L. <i>vicus</i>. In some names of places,
perhaps fr. Icel. <i>v&imacr;k</i> an inlet, creek, bay.  See
<u>Vicinity</u>, and cf. <u>Villa</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A street; a village; a castle; a dwelling; a
place of work, or exercise of authority; -- now obsolete except in
composition; as, baili<i>wick</i>, War<i>wick</i>, Green<i>wick</i>.</def>
<i>Stow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Curling)</i> <def>A narrow port or passage in the
rink or course, flanked by the stones of previous players.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wick</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wicke</i>, <i>weyke</i>,
<i>weke</i>, AS. <i>weoca</i> or <i>wecca</i>; cf. D. <i>wiek</i> a roll of
lint, Prov. G. <i>wicke</i>, and <i>wieche</i>, OHG. <i>wiohha</i>, Sw.
<i>veke</i>, Dan. <i>v&aelig;ge</i>; of uncertain origin.] <def>A bundle of
fibers, or a loosely twisted or braided cord, tape, or tube, usually made
of soft spun cotton threads, which by capillary attraction draws up a
steady supply of the oil in lamps, the melted tallow or wax in candles, or
other material used for illumination, in small successive portions, to be
burned.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But true it is, that when the oil is spent<BR>
The light goes out, and <i>wick</i> is thrown away.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wick</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <i>(Curling)</i> <def>To strike a
stone in an oblique direction.</def>  <i>Jamieson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wick"e</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wicked.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Piers Plowman.</i> "With full <i>wikke</i> intent."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wicked</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a wick; -- used
chiefly in composition; as, a two-<i>wicked</i> lamp.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wick"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wicked</i>, fr.
<i>wicke</i> wicked; probably originally the same word as <i>wicche</i>
wizard, witch.  See <u>Witch</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Evil in principle or practice; deviating from
morality; contrary to the moral or divine law; addicted to vice or sin;
sinful; immoral; profligate; -- said of persons and things; as, a
<i>wicked</i> king; a <i>wicked</i> woman; a <i>wicked</i> deed;
<i>wicked</i> designs.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Hence, then, and evil go with thee along,<BR>
Thy offspring, to the place of evil, hell,<BR>
Thou and thy <i>wicked</i> crew!</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Never, never, <i>wicked</i> man was wise.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Cursed; baneful; hurtful; bad; pernicious;
dangerous.</def>  [Obs.] "<i>Wicked</i> dew."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This were a <i>wicked</i> way, but whoso had a
guide.</blockquote> <i>P. Plowman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Ludicrously or sportively mischievous; disposed
to mischief; roguish.</def>  [Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Pen looked uncommonly <i>wicked</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Iniquitous; sinful; criminal; guilty; immoral; unjust;
unrighteous; unholy; irreligious; ungodly; profane; vicious; pernicious;
atrocious; nefarious; heinous; flagrant; flagitious; abandoned.  See
<u>Iniquitous</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Wick"ed*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a wicked manner; in
a manner, or with motives and designs, contrary to the divine law or the
law of morality; viciously; corruptly; immorally.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I have sinned, and I have done <i>wickedly</i>.</blockquote>
<i>2 Sam. xxiv. 17.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wick"ed*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
quality or state of being wicked; departure from the rules of the divine or
the moral law; evil disposition or practices; immorality; depravity;
sinfulness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>God saw that the <i>wickedness</i> of man was
great.</blockquote> <i>Gen. vi. 5.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Their inward part is very <i>wickedness</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Ps. v. 9.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A wicked thing or act; crime; sin;
iniquity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I'll never care what <i>wickedness</i> I do,<BR>
If this man comes to good.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wick"en tree`</hw> (?). <def>Same as <u>Quicken tree</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wick"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wiker</i>,
<i>wikir</i>, osier, probably akin to AS. <i>w&imacr;can</i> to give way.
Cf. <u>Weak</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small pliant twig or osier; a rod for making
basketwork and the like; a withe.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Wickerwork; a piece of wickerwork, esp. a
basket.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Then quick did dress<BR>
His half milk up for cheese, and in a press<BR>
Of wicker pressed it.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Same as 1st <u>Wike</u>.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wick"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Made of, or covered
with, twigs or osiers, or wickerwork.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Each one a little <i>wicker</i> basket had,<BR>
Made of fine twigs, entrail&eacute;d curiously.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wick"ered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Made of, secured by,
or covered with, wickers or wickerwork.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ships of light timber, <i>wickered</i> with osier between,
and covered over with leather.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wick"er*work`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A texture of
osiers, twigs, or rods; articles made of such a texture.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wick"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wiket</i>, OF.
<i>wiket</i>, <i>guichet</i>, F. <i>quichet</i>; probably of Scand. origin;
cf. Icel. <i>v&?;k</i> a small creek, inlet, bay, <i>vik</i> a corner.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small gate or door, especially one forming
part of, or placed near, a larger door or gate; a narrow opening or
entrance cut in or beside a door or gate, or the door which is used to
close such entrance or aperture. <i>Piers Plowman</i>.</def>  "Heaven's
<i>wicket</i>."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And so went to the high street, . . . and came to the great
tower, but the gate and <i>wicket</i> was fast closed.</blockquote> <i>Ld.
Berners.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>wicket</i>, often opened, knew the key.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A small gate by which the chamber of canal locks
is emptied, or by which the amount of water passing to a water wheel is
regulated.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Cricket)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A small
framework at which the ball is bowled. It consists of three rods, or
stumps, set vertically in the ground, with one or two short rods, called
<i>bails</i>, lying horizontally across the top.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>The ground on which the wickets are set.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A place of shelter made of the boughs of trees,
-- used by lumbermen, etc.</def>  [Local, U. S.]  <i>Bartlett.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>The space between the pillars,
in postand-stall working.</def>  <i>Raymond.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Wicket door</b></col>, <col><b>Wicket gate</b></col>, <cd>a
small door or gate; a wicket.  See def. 1, above.</cd> <i>Bunyan.</i> --
<col><b>Wicket keeper</b></col> <i>(Cricket)</i>, <cd>the player who stands
behind the wicket to catch the balls and endeavor to put the batsman
out.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wick"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>the material of which wicks
are made; esp., a loosely braided or twisted cord or tape of
cotton.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Wic"lif*ite</hw>, <hw>Wick"liff*ite</hw>  } (?),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Wyclifite</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wic"o*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See
<u>Leatherwood</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wid"dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Withy</u>.] <def>A
rope or halter made of flexible twigs, or withes, as of birch.</def>
[Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Wide</hw> (w&imacr;d), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Wider</u> (-&etilde;r);
<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Widest</u>.] [OE. <i>wid</i>, <i>wyde</i>, AS.
<i>w&imacr;d</i>; akin to OFries. & OS. <i>w&imacr;d</i>, D. <i>wijd</i>,
G. <i>weit</i>, OHG. <i>w&imacr;t</i>, Icel. <i>v&imacr;&eth;r</i>, Sw. &
Dan. <i>vid</i>; of uncertain origin.]  <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having
considerable distance or extent between the sides; spacious across; much
extended in a direction at right angles to that of length; not narrow;
broad; as, <i>wide</i> cloth; a <i>wide</i> table; a <i>wide</i> highway; a
<i>wide</i> bed; a <i>wide</i> hall or entry.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The chambers and the stables weren <i>wyde</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Wide</i> is the gate . . . that leadeth to
destruction.</blockquote> <i>Matt. vii. 18.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having a great extent every way; extended;
spacious; broad; vast; extensive; as, a <i>wide</i> plain; the <i>wide</i>
ocean; a <i>wide</i> difference.</def>  "This <i>wyde</i> world."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>For sceptered cynics earth were far too <i>wide</i> a
den.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When the <i>wide</i> bloom, on earth that lies,<BR>
Seems of a brighter world than ours.</blockquote> <i>Bryant.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of large scope; comprehensive; liberal; broad;
as, <i>wide</i> views; a <i>wide</i> understanding.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Men of strongest head and <i>widest</i>
culture.</blockquote> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Of a certain measure between the sides;
measuring in a direction at right angles to that of length; as, a table
three feet <i>wide</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Remote; distant; far.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The contrary being so <i>wide</i> from the truth of
Scripture and the attributes of God.</blockquote> <i>Hammond.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Far from truth, from propriety, from necessity,
or the like.</def>  "Our <i>wide</i> expositors."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>It is far <i>wide</i> that the people have such
judgments.</blockquote> <i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>How <i>wide</i> is all this long pretense !</blockquote>
<i>Herbert.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>On one side or the other of the mark; too far
side-wise from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Surely he shoots <i>wide</i> on the bow hand.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I was but two bows <i>wide</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Massinger.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Phon.)</i> <def>Made, as a vowel, with a less
tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the mouth organs; -- opposed
to <i>primary</i> as used by Mr. Bell, and to <i>narrow</i> as used by Mr.
Sweet. The effect, as explained by Mr. Bell, is due to the relaxation or
tension of the pharynx; as explained by Mr. Sweet and others, it is due to
the action of the tongue. The wide of &emacr; (&emacr;ve) is &ibreve;
(&ibreve;ll); of &amacr; (&amacr;te) is &ebreve; (&ebreve;nd), etc.  See
<i>Guide to Pronunciation</i>, &sect; 13-15.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Wide</i> is often prefixed to words, esp. to participles and
participial adjectives, to form self-explaining compounds; as, <i>wide</i>-
beaming, <i>wide</i>-branched, <i>wide</i>-chopped, <i>wide</i>-echoing,
<i>wide</i>-extended, <i>wide</i>-mouthed, <i>wide</i>-spread, <i>wide</i>-
spreading, and the like.</p>

<p><col><b>Far and wide</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Far</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Wide gauge</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under <u>Cauge</u>,
6.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wide</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [As. <i>w&imacr;de</i>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To a distance; far; widely; to a great distance or
extent; as, his fame was spread <i>wide</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[I] went <i>wyde</i> in this world, wonders to
hear.</blockquote> <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>So as to leave or have a great space between the
sides; so as to form a large opening.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>So as to be or strike far from, or on one side
of, an object or purpose; aside; astray.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wide</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which
is wide; wide space; width; extent.</def>  "The waste <i>wide</i> of that
abyss."  <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which goes wide, or to one side of the
mark.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1652 !></p>

<p><hw>Wide`-a*wake"</hw> (w&imacr;d`&adot;*w&amacr;k"),
<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Fully awake; not drowsy or dull; hence, knowing;
keen; alert.</def>  <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wide`-a*wake"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A broad-brimmed, low-
crowned felt hat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wide"gap`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The angler; -- called also <i>widegab</i>, and
<i>widegut</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wide"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In a
wide manner; to a wide degree or extent; far; extensively; as, the gospel
was <i>widely</i> disseminated by the apostles.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Very much; to a great degree or extent; as, to
differ <i>widely</i> in opinion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wid"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Widened</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Widening</u>.] <def>To make wide or wider; to extend in breadth; to
increase the width of; as, to <i>widen</i> a field; to <i>widen</i> a
breach; to <i>widen</i> a stocking.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wid"en</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To grow wide or wider; to
enlarge; to spread; to extend.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Arches <i>widen</i>, and long aisles extend.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wide"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
quality or state of being wide; breadth; width; great extent from side to
side; as, the <i>wideness</i> of a room.</def>  "I landed in a small creek
about the <i>wideness</i> of my canoe."  <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Large extent in all directions; broadness;
greatness; as, the <i>wideness</i> of the sea or ocean.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wide"spread`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Spread to a great
distance; widely extended; extending far and wide; as, <i>widespread</i>
wings; a <i>widespread</i> movement.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wide"where`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [See <u>Wide</u>, and
<u>Where</u>.] <def>Widely; far and wide.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Widg"eon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably from an old French
form of F. <i>vigeon</i>, <i>vingeon</i>, <i>gingeon</i>; of uncertain
origin; cf. L. <i>vipio</i>, <i>-onis</i>, a kind of small crane.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks,
especially those belonging to the subgenus <i>Mareca</i>, of the genus
<i>Anas</i>. The common European widgeon (<i>Anas penelope</i>) and the
American widgeon (<i>A. Americana</i>) are the most important species. The
latter is called also <i>baldhead</i>, <i>baldpate</i>, <i>baldface</i>,
<i>baldcrown</i>, <i>smoking duck</i>, <i>wheat</i>, <i>duck</i>, and
<i>whitebelly</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Bald-faced</b></col>, or <col><b>Green-headed</b></col>,
<cd>widgeon, the American widgeon.</cd> -- <col><b>Black widgeon</b></col>,
<cd>the European tufted duck.</cd> -- <col><b>Gray widgeon</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The gadwall.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The
pintail duck.</cd> -- <col><b>Great headed widgeon</b></col>, <cd>the
poachard.</cd> -- <col><b>Pied widgeon</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>The poachard.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The goosander.</cd> --
<col><b>Saw-billed widgeon</b></col>, <cd>the merganser.</cd> --
<col><b>Sea widgeon</b></col>. <cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd> --
<col><b>Spear widgeon</b></col>, <cd>the goosander.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] --
<col><b>Spoonbilled widgeon</b></col>, <cd>the shoveler.</cd> --
<col><b>White widgeon</b></col>, <cd>the smew.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
widgeon</b></col>, <cd>the wood duck.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wid"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Moderately wide.</def>
<i>Tyndall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wid"man*st&auml;t`ten fig"ures</hw> (?). <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Certain
figures appearing on etched meteoric iron; -- so called after A. B.
<i>Widmanst&auml;tten</i>, of Vienna, who first described them in 1808.
See the Note and <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Meteorite</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wid"ow</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>widewe</i>,
<i>widwe</i>, AS. <i>weoduwe</i>, <i>widuwe</i>, <i>wuduwe</i>; akin to
OFries. <i>widwe</i>, OS. <i>widowa</i>, D. <i>weduwe</i>, G.
<i>wittwe</i>, <i>witwe</i>, OHG. <i>wituwa</i>, <i>witawa</i>, Goth.
<i>widuw&?;</i>, Russ. <i>udova</i>, OIr. <i>fedb</i>, W. <i>gweddw</i>, L.
<i>vidua</i>, Skr. <i>vidhav&amacr;</i>; and probably to Skr. <i>vidh</i>
to be empty, to lack; cf. Gr. &?; a bachelor. &?;&?;&?;&?;.  Cf.
<u>Vidual</u>.] <def>A woman who has lost her husband by death, and has not
married again; one living bereaved of a husband.</def>  "A poor
<i>widow</i>."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Grass widow</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Grass</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Widow bewitched</b></col>, <cd>a woman separated from her husband;
a grass widow.</cd> [Colloq.] -- <col><b>Widow-in-mourning</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the macavahu.</cd> -- <col><b>Widow
monkey</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a small South American monkey
(<i>Callithrix lugens</i>); -- so called on account of its color, which is
black except the dull whitish arms, neck, and face, and a ring of pure
white around the face.</cd> -- <col><b>Widow's chamber</b></col> <i>(Eng.
Law)</i>, <cd>in London, the apparel and furniture of the bedchamber of the
widow of a freeman, to which she was formerly entitled.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wid"ow</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Widowed.</def>  "A
<i>widow</i> woman." <i>1 Kings xvii. 9.</i> "This <i>widow</i> lady."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wid"ow</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Widowed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Widowing</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To reduce to the condition of a widow; to
bereave of a husband; -- rarely used except in the past
participle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Though in thus city he<BR>
Hath <i>widowed</i> and unchilded many a one,<BR>
Which to this hour bewail the injury.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To deprive of one who is loved; to strip of
anything beloved or highly esteemed; to make desolate or bare; to
bereave.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>widowed</i> isle, in mourning,<BR>
Dries up her tears.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Tress of their shriveled fruits<BR>
Are <i>widowed</i>, dreary storms o'er all prevail.</blockquote> <i>J.
Philips.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Mourn, <i>widowed</i> queen; forgotten Sion,
mourn.</blockquote> <i>Heber.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To endow with a widow's right.</def>  [R.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To become, or survive as, the widow of.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Let me be married to three kings in a forenoon, and
<i>widow</i><BR>
<i>them all</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wid"ow bird`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Whidan
bird</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wid"ow*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A man who has lost his
wife by death, and has not married again.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wid"ow*er*hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of
being a widower.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wid"ow*hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The state of being a widow; the time during which a woman is widow;
also, rarely, the state of being a widower.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Johnson clung to her memory during a <i>widowhood</i> of
more than thirty years.</blockquote> <i>Leslie Stephen.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Estate settled on a widow.</def>  [Obs.] "I 'll
assure her of her <i>widowhood</i> . . . in all my lands."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wid"ow-hunt`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who courts
widows, seeking to marry one with a fortune.</def>  <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wid"ow*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Becoming or like a
widow.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wid"ow-mak`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who makes
widows by destroying husbands.</def>  [R.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wid"ow-wail`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
low, narrowleaved evergreen shrub (<i>Cneorum tricoccon</i>) found in
Southern Europe.</def></p>

<p><hw>Width</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Wide</u>.] <def>The
quality of being wide; extent from side to side; breadth; wideness; as, the
<i>width</i> of cloth; the <i>width</i> of a door.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wid"u*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a
widow; vidual.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Bale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wid"we</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A widow.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wield</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wielded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wielding</u>.] [OE. <i>welden</i> to govern, to have power over, to
possess, AS. <i>geweldan</i>, <i>gewyldan</i>, from <i>wealdan</i>; akin to
OS. <i>waldan</i>, OFries. <i>walda</i>, G. <i>walten</i>, OHG.
<i>waltan</i>, Icel. <i>valda</i>, Sw. <i>v&aring;lla</i> to occasion, to
cause, Dan. <i>volde</i>, Goth. <i>waldan</i> to govern, rule, L.
<i>valere</i> to be strong.   Cf. <u>Herald</u>, <u>Valiant</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To govern; to rule; to keep, or have in charge;
also, to possess.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>When a strong armed man keepeth his house, all things that
he <i>wieldeth</i> ben in peace.</blockquote> <i>Wyclif (Luke xi.
21).</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Wile [ne will] ye <i>wield</i> gold neither silver ne money
in your girdles.</blockquote> <i>Wyclif (Matt. x. 9.)</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To direct or regulate by influence or authority;
to manage; to control; to sway.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The famous orators . . . whose resistless eloquence<BR>
<i>Wielded</i> at will that fierce democraty.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Her newborn power was <i>wielded</i> from the first by
unprincipled and ambitions men.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To use with full command or power, as a thing
not too heavy for the holder; to manage; to handle; hence, to use or
employ; as, to <i>wield</i> a sword; to <i>wield</i> the scepter.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Base Hungarian wight! wilt thou the spigot
<i>wield</i>!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Part <i>wield</i> their arms, part curb the foaming
steed.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Nothing but the influence of a civilized power could induce
a savage to <i>wield</i> a spade.</blockquote> <i>S. S. Smith.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To wield the scepter</b></col>, <cd>to govern with supreme
command.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wield"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
wielded.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wield"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or power of
wielding.</def>  [Obs.] "Our weak <i>wieldance</i>."  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wield"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who wields or
employs; a manager; a controller.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>wielder</i> of the great arm of the war.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wield"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Power; authority;
rule.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>To have them in your might and in your
<i>wielding</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wield"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not to be wielded;
unmanageable; unwieldy.</def>  [R.] "<i>Wieldless</i> might."
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wield"some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Admitting of being
easily wielded or managed.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Golding.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wield"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
wielded; manageable; wieldable; -- opposed to <i>unwieldy</i>.</def>  [R.]
<i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wier</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Weir</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wier`an"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Same as <u>Wariangle</u>.</def>  [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wier"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Wearish</u>.]
<def>Wet; moist; marshy.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wi"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Wire</u>; cf.
<u>Fiery</u>.] <def>Wiry.</def>  [Obs.] "<i>Wiery</i> gold."
<i>Peacham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wife</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Wives</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>wif</i>, AS. <i>wif</i>; akin to
OFries. & OS. <i>wif</i>, D. <i>wijf</i>, G. <i>weib</i>, OHG.
<i>w&imacr;b</i>, Icel. <i>v&imacr;f</i>, Dan. <i>viv</i>; and perhaps to
Skr. <i>vip</i> excited, agitated, inspired, <i>vip</i> to tremble, L.
<i>vibrare</i> to vibrate, E. <i>vibrate</i>.  Cf. Tacitus, [" Germania"
8]: Inesse quin etiam sanctum aliquid et providum putant, nec aut consilia
earum aspernantur aut responsa neglegunt.   Cf. <u>Hussy</u> a jade,
<u>Woman</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A woman; an adult female; -- now used in
literature only in certain compounds and phrases, as ale<i>wife</i>,
fish<i>wife</i>, good<i>wife</i>, and the like.</def>  " Both men and
<i>wives</i>."  <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>On the green he saw sitting a <i>wife</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The lawful consort of a man; a woman who is
united to a man in wedlock; a woman who has a husband; a married woman; --
correlative of <i>husband</i>.</def>  " The husband of one <i>wife</i>."
<i>1 Tin. iii. 2.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Let every one you . . . so love his <i>wife</i> even as
himself, and the <i>wife</i> see that she reverence her
husband.</blockquote> <i>Eph. v. 33.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To give to wife</b></col>, <col><b>To take to wife</b></col>,
<cd>to give or take (a woman) in marriage.</cd> -- <col><b>Wife's
equity</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>the equitable right or claim of a
married woman to a reasonable and adequate provision, by way of settlement
or otherwise, out of her choses in action, or out of any property of hers
which is under the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery, for the support
of herself and her children.</cd>  <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wife"hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>wifh&amacr;d</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Womanhood.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being a wife; the character of a
wife.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wife"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without a wife;
unmarried.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wife"like`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or
like, a wife or a woman.</def>  " <i>Wifelike</i> government."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wife"ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>w&imacr;flic</i>.]
<def>Becoming or life; of or pertaining to a wife.</def>  "<i>Wifely</i>
patience."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>With all the tenderness of <i>wifely</i> love.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wig</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Abbreviation from
<i>periwig</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A covering for the head, consisting of hair
interwoven or united by a kind of network, either in imitation of the
natural growth, or in abundant and flowing curls, worn to supply a
deficiency of natural hair, or for ornament, or according to traditional
usage, as a part of an official or professional dress, the latter
especially in England by judges and barristers.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An old seal; -- so called by
fishermen.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Wig tree</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <i>Smoke tree</i>,
under <u>Smoke</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wig</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wigged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wigging</u> (?).] <def>To censure or rebuke; to hold up to reprobation;
to scold.</def>  [Slang]</p>

<p><hw>Wig"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of canvaslike
cotton fabric, used to stiffen and protect the lower part of trousers and
of the skirts of women's dresses, etc.; -- so called from <i>Wigan</i>, the
name of a town in Lancashire, England.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wi"geon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
widgeon.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Wigg</hw> (?), <hw>Wig</hw>  }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. D.
<i>wegge</i> a sort of bread, G. <i>weck</i>, orig., a wedge-shaped loaf or
cake.  See <u>Wedge</u>.] <def>A kind of raised seedcake.</def>
"<i>Wiggs</i> and ale."  <i>Pepys.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wigged</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the head covered
with a wig; wearing a wig.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wig"ger*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
wig or wigs; false hair.</def>  [R.]  <i>A. Trollope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any cover or screen, as red-tapism.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Fire peels the <i>wiggeries</i> away from them
[facts.]</blockquote> <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wig"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Wag</u>,
<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, <u>Waggle</u>.] <def>To move to and fro with a
quick, jerking motion; to bend rapidly, or with a wavering motion, from
side to side; to wag; to squirm; to wriggle; as, the dog <i>wiggles</i> his
tail; the tadpole <i>wiggles</i> in the water.</def> [Prov. Eng. & Colloq.
U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Wig"gle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Act of wiggling; a
wriggle.</def>  [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Wig"gler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
young, either larva or pupa, of the mosquito; -- called also
<i>wiggletail</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wig"her</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. G. <i>wiehern</i>, E.
<i>whine</i>.] <def>To neigh; to whinny.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Beau. &
Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wight</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Weight.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wight</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wight</i>, <i>wiht</i>, a
wight, a whit, AS. <i>wiht</i>, <i>wuht</i>, a creature, a thing; skin to
D. <i>wicht</i> a child, OS. & OHG. <i>wiht</i> a creature, thing, G.
<i>wicht</i> a creature, Icel. <i>v&aelig;tt&?;</i> a wight,
<i>v&aelig;tt&?;</i> a whit, Goth. <i>wa&iacute;hts</i>,
<i>wa&iacute;ht</i>, thing; cf. Russ. <i>veshche</i> a thing. &?;.   Cf.
<u>Whit</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A whit; a bit; a jot.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>She was fallen asleep a little <i>wight</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A supernatural being.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A human being; a person, either male or female;
-- now used chiefly in irony or burlesque, or in humorous language.</def>
"Worst of all <i>wightes</i>."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Every <i>wight</i> that hath discretion.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Oh, say me true if thou wert mortal
<i>wight</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wight</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wight</i>, <i>wiht</i>,
probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. <i>v&imacr;gr</i> in fighting
condition, neut. <i>v&imacr;gh &?;&?;&?; v&imacr;g</i> war, akin to AS.
<i>w&imacr;g</i> See <u>Vanquish</u>.] <def>Swift; nimble; agile; strong
and active.</def>  [Obs. or Poetic]</p>

<p><blockquote>'T is full <i>wight</i>, God wot, as is a roe.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He was so wimble and so <i>wight</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They were Night and Day, and Day and Night,<BR>
Pilgrims <i>wight</i> with steps forthright.</blockquote>
<i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wight"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Swiftly; nimbly;
quickly.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wig"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having or wearing no
wig.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wig"wag`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [See <u>Wag</u>,
<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To signal by means of a flag
waved from side to side according to a code adopted for the purpose.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Wig"wam</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the Algonquin or
Massachusetts Indian word <i>w&emacr;k</i>, "his house," or "dwelling
place;" with possessive and locative affixes, <i>w&emacr;-kou-om-ut</i>,
"in his (or their) house," contracted by the English to <i>weekwam</i>, and
<i>wigwam</i>.] <def>An Indian cabin or hut, usually of a conical form, and
made of a framework of poles covered with hides, bark, or mats; -- called
also <i>tepee</i>.</def>  [Sometimes written also <i>weekwam</i>.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Very spacious was the <i>wigwam</i>,<BR>
Made of deerskin dressed and whitened,<BR>
With the gods of the Dacotahs<BR>
Drawn and painted on its curtains.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p>&fist; "The <i>wigwam</i>, or Indian house, of a circular or oval shape,
was made of bark or mats laid over a framework of branches of trees stuck
in the ground in such a manner as to converge at the top, where was a
central aperture for the escape of smoke from the fire beneath. The better
sort had also a lining of mats. For entrance and egress, two low openings
were left on opposite sides, one or the other of which was closed with bark
or mats, according to the direction of the wind."  <i>Palfrey.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>Wike</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A temporary mark or
boundary, as a bough of a tree set up in marking out or dividing anything,
as tithes, swaths to be mowed in common ground, etc.; -- called also
<i>wicker</i>.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wike</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wic</i>.  See <u>Wick</u> a
village.] <def>A home; a dwelling.</def>  [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wik"ke</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wicked.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wild</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Wilder</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Wildest</u>.] [OE.
<i>wilde</i>, AS. <i>wilde</i>; akin to OFries. <i>wilde</i>, D.
<i>wild</i>, OS. & OHG. <i>wildi</i>, G. <i>wild</i>, Sw. & Dan.
<i>vild</i>, Icel. <i>villr</i> wild, bewildered, astray, Goth.
<i>wilpeis</i> wild, and G. & OHG. <i>wild</i> game, deer; of uncertain
origin.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural
haunts, as the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily
approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a <i>wild</i> boar; a
<i>wild</i> ox; a <i>wild</i> cat.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Winter's not gone yet, if the <i>wild</i> geese fly that
way.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Growing or produced without culture; growing or
prepared without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated; brought
forth by unassisted nature or by animals not domesticated; as, <i>wild</i>
parsnip, <i>wild</i> camomile, <i>wild</i> strawberry, <i>wild</i>
honey.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The woods and desert caves,<BR>
With <i>wild</i> thyme and gadding vine o'ergrown.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as,
<i>wild</i> land.</def>  "To trace the forests <i>wild</i>."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture;
ferocious; rude; as, <i>wild</i> natives of Africa or America.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Not submitted to restraint, training, or
regulation; turbulent; tempestuous; violent; ungoverned; licentious;
inordinate; disorderly; irregular; fanciful; imaginary; visionary;
crazy.</def>  "Valor grown <i>wild</i> by pride." <i>Prior.</i> "A
<i>wild</i>, speculative project." <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>What are these<BR>
So withered and so <i>wild</i> in their attire ?</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>With mountains, as with weapons, armed; which makes<BR>
<i>Wild</i> work in heaven.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>wild</i> winds howl.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Search then the ruling passion, there, alone<BR>
The <i>wild</i> are constant, and the cunning known.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a
<i>wild</i> roadstead.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Indicating strong emotion, intense excitement,
or &?;ewilderment; as, a <i>wild</i> look.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Hard to steer; -- said of a
vessel.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Many plants are named by prefixing <i>wild</i> to the names of
other better known or cultivated plants to which they a bear a real or
fancied resemblance; as, <i>wild</i> allspice, <i>wild</i> pink, etc.  See
the Phrases below.</p>

<p><! p. 1653 !></p>

<p><col><b>To run wild</b></col>, <cd>to go unrestrained or untamed; to
live or untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.</cd> --
<col><b>To sow one's wild oats</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Oat</u>.</cd></p>

<p><col><b>Wild allspice</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>spicewood.</cd> --
<col><b>Wild balsam apple</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an American climbing
cucurbitaceous plant (<i>Echinocystis lobata</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Wild
basil</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a fragrant labiate herb (<i>Calamintha
Clinopodium</i>) common in Europe and America.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild
bean</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name of several leguminous plants,
mostly species of <i>Phaseolus</i> and <i>Apios</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild
bee</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of numerous species of
undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee when it has escaped
from domestication and built its nest in a hollow tree or among rocks.</cd>
-- <col><b>Wild bergamot</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Bergamot</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild boar</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>the European wild hog (<i>Sus scrofa</i>), from which the common
domesticated swine is descended.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild brier</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>any uncultivated species of brier.  See
<u>Brier</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild bugloss</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an
annual rough-leaved plant (<i>Lycopsis arvensis</i>) with small blue
flowers.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild camomile</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>one or
more plants of the composite genus <i>Matricaria</i>, much resembling
camomile.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild cat</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A European carnivore (<i>Felis catus</i>) somewhat
resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and having a short tail.
It is destructive to the smaller domestic animals, such as lambs, kids,
poultry, and the like.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The common American
lynx, or bay lynx.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>A wheel
which can be adjusted so as to revolve either with, or on, the shaft of a
capstan.</cd> <i>Luce.</i> -- <col><b>Wild celery</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i>
<cd>See <i>Tape grass</i>, under <u>Tape</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild
cherry</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Any uncultivated
tree which bears cherries. The wild red cherry is <i>Prunus
Pennsylvanica</i>.  The wild black cherry is <i>P. serotina</i>, the wood
of which is much used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a
compact texture.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The fruit of various species
of <i>Prunus</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild cinnamon</b></col>. <cd>See the Note
under <u>Canella</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild comfrey</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>,
<cd>an American plant (<i>Cynoglossum Virginicum</i>) of the Borage family.
It has large bristly leaves and small blue flowers.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild
cumin</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an annual umbelliferous plant
(<i>Lag&oelig;cia cuminoides</i>) native in the countries about the
Mediterranean.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild drake</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<cd>the mallard.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild elder</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an
American plant (<i>Aralia hispida</i>) of the Ginseng family.</cd> --
<col><b>Wild fowl</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>any wild bird,
especially any of those considered as game birds.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild
goose</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of
undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose (<i>Branta
Canadensis</i>), the European bean goose, and the graylag.  See
<u>Graylag</u>, and <i>Bean goose</i>, under <u>Bean</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Wild goose chase</b></col>, <cd>the pursuit of something
unattainable, or of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild
goose.</cd> <i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>Wild honey</b></col>, <cd>honey made by
wild bees, and deposited in trees, rocks, the like.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild
hyacinth</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <u>Hyacinth</u>, 1
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild Irishman</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>,
<cd>a thorny bush (<i>Discaria Toumatou</i>) of the Buckthorn family, found
in New Zealand, where the natives use the spines in tattooing.</cd> --
<col><b>Wild land</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Land not cultivated,
or in a state that renders it unfit for cultivation.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Land which is not settled and cultivated.</cd> --
<col><b>Wild licorice</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Licorice</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild mammee</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>,
<cd>the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a tropical American tree
(<i>Rheedia lateriflora</i>); -- so called in the West Indies.</cd> --
<col><b>Wild marjoram</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a labiate plant
(<i>Origanum vulgare</i>) much like the sweet marjoram, but less
aromatic.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild oat</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass
(<i>Arrhenatherum avenaceum</i>).</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>See <i>Wild
oats</i>, under <u>Oat</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild pieplant</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a species of dock (<i>Rumex hymenosepalus</i>) found
from Texas to California. Its acid, juicy stems are used as a substitute
for the garden rhubarb.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild pigeon</b></col>.
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The rock dove.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The passenger pigeon.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild
pink</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an American plant (<i>Silene
Pennsylvanica</i>) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of catchfly.</cd> --
<col><b>Wild plantain</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an arborescent
endogenous herb (<i>Heliconia Bihai</i>), much resembling the banana. Its
leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies as coverings for
packages of merchandise.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild plum</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Any kind of plum growing without cultivation.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The South African prune.  See under
<u>Prune</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild rice</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See
<i>Indian rice</i>, under <u>Rice</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild
rosemary</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the evergreen shrub <i>Andromeda
polifolia</i>.  See <i>Marsh rosemary</i>, under <u>Rosemary</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Wild sage</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <u>Sagebrush</u>.</cd> -
- <col><b>Wild sarsaparilla</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a species of
ginseng (<i>Aralia nudicaulis</i>) bearing a single long-stalked leaf.</cd>
-- <col><b>Wild sensitive plant</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>either one of
two annual leguminous herbs (<i>Cassia Cham&aelig;crista</i>, and <i>C.
nictitans</i>), in both of which the leaflets close quickly when the plant
is disturbed.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild service</b></col>.<i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See
<u>Sorb</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild Spaniard</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>any
one of several umbelliferous plants of the genus <i>Aciphylla</i>, natives
of New Zealand. The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the plants
form an impenetrable thicket.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild turkey</b></col>.
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See 2d <u>Turkey</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wild</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An uninhabited and
uncultivated tract or region; a forest or desert; a wilderness; a waste;
as, the <i>wilds</i> of America; the <i>wilds</i> of Africa.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>then Libya first, of all her moisture drained,<BR>
Became a barren waste, a <i>wild</i> of sand.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wild</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Wildly; as, to talk
<i>wild</i>.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wild"-cat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Unsound; worthless; irresponsible; unsafe; -- said to have been
originally applied to the notes of an insolvent bank in Michigan upon which
there was the figure of a panther.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Railroad)</i> <def>Running without control;
running along the line without a train; as, a <i>wild-cat</i>
locomotive.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wilde"beest`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>wild</i> wild +
<i>beeste</i> beast.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The gnu.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wild"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Become wild.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>An old garden plant escaped and <i>wilded</i>.</blockquote>
<i>J. Earle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wil"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wildered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wildering</u>.] [Akin to E. <i>wild</i>, Dan. for<i>vilde</i> to
bewilder, Icel. <i>villr</i> bewildered, <i>villa</i> to bewilder; cf. AS.
<i>wildor</i> a wild animal.  See <u>Wild</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and
cf. <u>Wilderness</u>.] <def>To bewilder; to perplex.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Long lost and <i>wildered</i> in the maze of
fate.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Again the <i>wildered</i> fancy dreams<BR>
Of spouting fountains, frozen as they rose.</blockquote> <i>Bryant.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wild"er*ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
plant growing in a state of nature; especially, one which has run wild, or
escaped from cultivation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wil"der*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being
bewildered; confusion; bewilderment.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And snatched her breathless from beneath<BR>
This <i>wilderment</i> of wreck and death.</blockquote> <i>Moore.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wil"der*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wildernesse</i>,
<i>wilderne</i>,probably from AS. <i>wildor</i> a wild beast; cf. D.
<i>wildernis</i> wilderness.  See <u>Wilder</u>, <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A tract of land, or a region, uncultivated and
uninhabited by human beings, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain; a
wild; a waste; a desert; a pathless waste of any kind.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The wat'ry <i>wilderness</i> yields no supply.</blockquote>
<i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A disorderly or neglected place.</def>
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Quality or state of being wild; wildness.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>These paths and bowers doubt not but our joint hands.<BR>
Will keep from <i>wilderness</i> with ease.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wild"fire</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
composition of inflammable materials, which, kindled, is very hard to
quench; Greek fire.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Brimstone, pitch, <i>wildfire</i> . . . burn cruelly, and
hard to quench.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An old name
for erysipelas.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A disease of sheep,
attended with inflammation of the skin.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A sort of lightning unaccompanied by
thunder.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Wild"grave`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G. <i>wildgraf</i> or D.
<i>wildgraaf</i>.  See <u>Wild</u>, and cf. <u>Margrave</u>.] <def>A
waldgrave, or head forest keeper.  See <u>Waldgrave</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>wildgrave</i> winds his bugle horn.</blockquote>
<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wild"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A wild or
uncultivated plant; especially, a wild apple tree or crab apple; also, the
fruit of such a plant.</def>  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Ten ruddy <i>wildings</i> in the wood I found.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The fruit of the tree . . . is small, of little juice, and
bad quality. I presume it to be a <i>wilding</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Landor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wild"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not tame, domesticated, or
cultivated; wild.</def>  [Poetic] "<i>Wilding</i> flowers."
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The ground squirrel gayly chirps by his den,<BR>
And the <i>wilding</i> bee hums merrily by.</blockquote> <i>Bryant.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wild"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat wild; rather
wild.</def>  "A <i>wildish</i> destiny."  <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wild"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a wild manner; without
cultivation; with disorder; rudely; distractedly; extravagantly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wild"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being wild; an uncultivated or untamed state; disposition to rove or go
unrestrained; rudeness; savageness; irregularity; distraction.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wild"wood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wild or unfrequented
wood. Also used adjectively; as, <i>wildwood</i> flowers; <i>wildwood</i>
echoes.</def>  <i>Burns.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wile</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wile</i>, AS.
<i>w&imacr;l</i>; cf. Icel. <i>v&?;l</i>, <i>v&aelig;l</i>.  Cf.
<u>Guile</u>.] <def>A trick or stratagem practiced for insnaring or
deception; a sly, insidious; artifice; a beguilement; an
allurement.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand
against the <i>wiles</i> of the devil.</blockquote> <i>Eph. vi. 11.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Not more almighty to resist our might,<BR>
Than wise to frustrate all our plots and <i>wiles</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wile</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
practice artifice upon; to deceive; to beguile; to allure.</def>  [R.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To draw or turn away, as by diversion; to while
or while away; to cause to pass pleasantly.</def>  <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wile"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of wiles;
trickish; deceitful.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wil"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, <hw>Wil"ful*ly</hw>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos>, <hw>Wil"ful*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>See <u>Willful</u>, <u>Willfully</u>, and
<u>Willfulness</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wi"li*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being wily; craftiness; cunning; guile.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wilk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See
<u>Whelk</u>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Will</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wille</i>, AS.
<i>willa</i>; akin to OFries. <i>willa</i>, OS. <i>willeo</i>,
<i>willio</i>, D.  <i>wil</i>, G. <i>wille</i>, Icel. <i>vili</i>, Dan.
<i>villie</i>, Sw. <i>vilja</i>, Goth <i>wilja</i>.  See <u>Will</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The power of choosing; the faculty or endowment
of the soul by which it is capable of choosing; the faculty or power of the
mind by which we decide to do or not to do; the power or faculty of
preferring or selecting one of two or more objects.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It is necessary to form a distinct notion of what is meant
by the word "volition" in order to understand the import of the word
<i>will</i>, for this last word expresses the power of mind of which
"volition" is the act.</blockquote> <i>Stewart.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Will</i> is an ambiguous word, being sometimes put for
the faculty of willing; sometimes for the act of that faculty, besides
[having] other meanings. But "volition" always signifies the act of
willing, and nothing else.</blockquote> <i>Reid.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Appetite is the <i>will's</i> solicitor, and the <i>will</i>
is appetite's controller; what we covet according to the one, by the other
we often reject.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>will</i> is plainly that by which the mind chooses
anything.</blockquote> <i>J. Edwards.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The choice which is made; a determination or
preference which results from the act or exercise of the power of choice; a
volition.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The word "will," however, is not always used in this its
proper acceptation, but is frequently substituted for "volition", as when I
say that my hand mover in obedience to my <i>will</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Stewart.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The choice or determination of one who has
authority; a decree; a command; discretionary pleasure.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thy <i>will</i> be done.</blockquote> <i>Matt. vi.
10.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Our prayers should be according to the <i>will</i> of
God.</blockquote> <i>Law.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Strong wish or inclination; desire;
purpose.</def></p>

<p>&fist; "<i>Inclination</i> is another word with which <i>will</i> is
frequently confounded. Thus, when the apothecary says, in Romeo and Juliet,
--</p>

<p><blockquote>My poverty, but not my <i>will</i>, consents; . . . <BR>
Put this in any liquid thing you will,<BR>
And drink it off.</blockquote></p>

<p>the word <i>will</i> is plainly used as, synonymous with
<i>inclination</i>; not in the strict logical sense, as the immediate
antecedent of action. It is with the same latitude that the word is used in
common conversation, when we speak of doing a thing which duty prescribes,
against one's own <i>will</i>; or when we speak of doing a thing
<i>willingly</i> or <i>unwillingly</i>."  <i>Stewart.</i>
</p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>That which is strongly wished or
desired.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What's your <i>will</i>, good friar?</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The mariner hath his <i>will</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Arbitrary disposal; power to control, dispose,
or determine.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Deliver me not over unto the <i>will</i> of mine
enemies.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xxvii. 12.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The legal declaration of a person's
mind as to the manner in which he would have his property or estate
disposed of after his death; the written instrument, legally executed, by
which a man makes disposition of his estate, to take effect after his
death; testament; devise.  See the Note under <u>Testament</u>,
1.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Wills are <i>written</i> or <i>nuncupative</i>, that is, oral.
See <i>Nuncupative will</i>, under <u>Nuncupative</u>.</p>

<p><col><b>At will</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>at pleasure. To hold an
estate <i>at the will</i> of another, is to enjoy the possession at his
pleasure, and be liable to be ousted at any time by the lessor or
proprietor. An estate <i>at will</i> is at the will of both parties.</cd> -
- <col><b>Good will</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Good</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Ill will</b></col>, <cd>enmity; unfriendliness; malevolence.</cd> -
- <col><b>To have one's will</b></col>, <cd>to obtain what is desired; to
do what one pleases.</cd> -- <col><b>Will worship</b></col>, <cd>worship
according to the dictates of the will or fancy; formal worship.</cd> [Obs.]
-- <col><b>Will worshiper</b></col>, <cd>one who offers will worship.</cd>
[Obs.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> -- <col><b>With a will</b></col>, <cd>with
willingness and zeal; with all one's heart or strength; earnestly;
heartily.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Will</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & auxiliary.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Would</u> (?). Indic. present, I <i>will</i>
(Obs. I <i>wol</i>), thou <i>wilt</i>, he <i>will</i> (Obs. he <i>wol</i>);
we, ye, they <i>will</i>.] [OE. <i>willen</i>, imp. <i>wolde</i>; akin to
OS. <i>willan</i>, OFries. <i>willa</i>, D. <i>willen</i>, G.
<i>wollen</i>, OHG. <i>wollan</i>, <i>wellan</i>, Icel. & Sw. <i>vilja</i>,
Dan. <i>ville</i>, Goth. <i>wiljan</i>, OSlav. <i>voliti</i>, L.
<i>velle</i> to wish, <i>volo</i> I wish; cf. Skr. <i>v&rsdot;</i> to
choose, to prefer.  Cf. <u>Voluntary</u>, <u>Welcome</u>, <u>Well</u>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To wish; to desire; to incline to
have.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A wife as of herself no thing ne sholde [should]<BR>
<i>Wille</i> in effect, but as her husband <i>wolde</i>
[would].</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Caleb said unto her, What <i>will</i> thou ?</blockquote>
<i>Judg. i. 14.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They <i>would</i> none of my counsel.</blockquote> <i>Prov.
i. 30.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>As an auxiliary, <i>will</i> is used to denote
futurity dependent on the verb. Thus, in first person, "I <i>will</i>"
denotes willingness, consent, promise; and when "will" is emphasized, it
denotes determination or fixed purpose; as, I <i>will</i> go if you wish; I
<i>will</i> go at all hazards. In the second and third persons, the idea of
distinct volition, wish, or purpose is evanescent, and simple certainty is
appropriately expressed; as, "You <i>will</i> go," or "He <i>will</i> go,"
describes a future event as a fact only. To emphasize <i>will</i> denotes
(according to the tone or context) certain futurity or fixed
determination.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Will</i>, auxiliary, may be used elliptically for <i>will
go</i>. "<i>I'll</i> to her lodgings."  <i>Marlowe.</i>
</p>

<p>&fist; As in <i>shall</i> (which see), the second and third persons may
be virtually converted into the first, either by question or indirect
statement, so as to receive the meaning which belongs to <i>will</i> in
that person; thus, "<i>Will</i> you go?" (answer, "I <i>will</i> go") asks
assent, requests, etc.; while "<i>Will</i> he go?" simply inquires
concerning futurity; thus, also,"He says or thinks he <i>will</i> go," "You
say or think you <i>will</i> go," both signify willingness or consent.</p>

<p>&fist; <i>Would</i>, as the preterit of <i>will</i>, is chiefly employed
in conditional, subjunctive, or optative senses; as, he <i>would</i> go if
he could; he could go if he <i>would</i>; he said that he <i>would</i> go;
I <i>would</i> fain go, but can not; I <i>would</i> that I were young
again; and other like phrases. In the last use, the first personal pronoun
is often omitted; as, <i>would</i> that he were here; <i>would</i> to
Heaven that it were so; and, omitting the <i>to</i> in such an adjuration.
"<i>Would</i> God I had died for thee." <i>Would</i> is used for both
present and future time, in conditional propositions, and <i>would have</i>
for past time; as, he <i>would</i> go now if he were ready; if it should
rain, he <i>would</i> not go; he <i>would have</i> gone, had he been able.
<i>Would not</i>, as also <i>will not</i>, signifies refusal. "He was
angry, and <i>would not</i> go in." <i>Luke xv. 28.</i>  <i>Would</i> is
never a past participle.</p>

<p>&fist; In Ireland, Scotland, and the United States, especially in the
southern and western portions of the United States, <i>shall</i> and
<i>will</i>, <i>should</i> and <i>would</i>, are often misused, as in the
following examples: --</p>

<p><blockquote>I am able to devote as much time and attention to other
subjects as I <i>will</i> [shall] be under the necessity of doing next
winter.</blockquote> <i>Chalmers.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A countryman, telling us what he had seen, remarked that if
the conflagration went on, as it was doing, we <i>would</i> [should] have,
as our next season's employment, the Old Town of Edinburgh to
rebuild.</blockquote> <i>H. Miller.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I feel assured that I <i>will</i> [shall] not have the
misfortune to find conflicting views held by one so enlightened as your
excellency.</blockquote> <i>J. Y. Mason.</i>
</p>

<p><! p. 1654 !></p>

<p><hw>Will</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be willing; to be
inclined or disposed; to be pleased; to wish; to desire.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And behold, there came a leper and worshiped him, saying,
Lord if thou <i>wilt</i>, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus . . . touched
him, saying, I <i>will</i>; be thou clean.</blockquote> <i>Matt. viii. 2,
3.</i></p>

<p>&fist; This word has been confused with <i>will</i>, v. i., to choose,
which, unlike this, is of the weak conjugation.</p>

<p><col><b>Will I, nill I</b></col>, or <col><b>Will ye, hill ye</b></col>,
or <col><b>Will he, nill he</b></col>, <cd>whether I, you, or he will it or
not; hence, without choice; compulsorily; -- sometimes corrupted into
<i>willy nilly</i>.</cd> "If I must take service <i>willy nilly</i>." <i>J.
H. Newman.</i> "Land for all who would till it, and reading and writing
<i>will ye, nill ye</i>."  <i>Lowell.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>Will</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Willed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Willing</u>. Indic.
present I <i>will</i>, thou <i>willeth</i>, he <i>wills</i>; we, ye, they
<i>will</i>.] [Cf. AS. <i>willian</i>.  See <u>Will</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To form a distinct volition of; to determine by
an act of choice; to ordain; to decree.</def>  "What she <i>will</i> to do
or say."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>By all law and reason, that which the Parliament <i>will</i>
not, is no more established in this kingdom.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Two things he [God] <i>willeth</i>, that we should be good,
and that we should be happy.</blockquote> <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To enjoin or command, as that which is
determined by an act of volition; to direct; to order.</def>  [Obs. or
R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>They <i>willed</i> me say so, madam.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Send for music,<BR>
And <i>will</i> the cooks to use their best of <i>cunning</i><BR>
To please the palate.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>As you go, <i>will</i> the lord mayor . . . <BR>
To attend our further pleasure presently.</blockquote> <i>J.
Webster.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To give or direct the disposal of by testament;
to bequeath; to devise; as, to <i>will</i> one's estate to a child; also,
to order or direct by testament; as, he <i>willed</i> that his nephew
should have his watch.</def></p>

<p><hw>Will</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To exercise an act of
volition; to choose; to decide; to determine; to decree.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>At Winchester he lies, so himself
<i>willed</i>.</blockquote> <i>Robert of Brunne.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He that shall turn his thoughts inward upon what passes in
his own mind when he <i>wills</i>.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I contend for liberty as it signifies a power in man to do
as he <i>wills</i> or pleases.</blockquote> <i>Collins.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wil"lem*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>Willem</i> I.,
king of the Netherlands.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A silicate of zinc, usually
occurring massive and of a greenish yellow color, also in reddish crystals
(troostite) containing manganese.</def></p>

<p><hw>Will"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who wills.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wil"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
large North American snipe (<i>Symphemia semipalmata</i>); -- called also
<i>pill-willet</i>, <i>will-willet</i>, <i>semipalmated tattler</i>, or
<i>snipe</i>, <i>duck snipe</i>, and <i>stone curlew</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Carolina willet</b></col>, <cd>the Hudsonian godwit.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Will"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Will</i> + <i>full</i>.]
[Written also <i>wilful</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of set purpose; self-determined; voluntary; as,
<i>willful</i> murder.</def>  <i>Foxe.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In <i>willful poverty chose to lead his
life</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou to me<BR>
Art all things under heaven, all places thou,<BR>
Who, for my <i>willful</i> crime, art banished hence.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Governed by the will without yielding to reason;
obstinate; perverse; inflexible; stubborn; refractory; as, a <i>willful</i>
man or horse.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Will"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Will"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Wil"li*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who works at a
willying machine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Will"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Will</u>,
<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Free to do or to grant; having the mind
inclined; not opposed in mind; not choosing to refuse; disposed; not
averse; desirous; consenting; complying; ready.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Felix, <i>willing</i> to show the Jews a pleasure, left Paul
bound.</blockquote> <i>Acts xxiv. 27.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>With wearied wings and <i>willing</i> feet.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[Fruit] shaken in August from the <i>willing</i>
boughs.</blockquote> <i>Bryant.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Received of choice, or without reluctance;
submitted to voluntarily; chosen; desired.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[They] are held, with his melodious harmony,<BR>
In <i>willing</i> chains and sweet captivity.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Spontaneous; self-moved.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>No spouts of blood run <i>willing</i> from a
tree.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Will"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a willing manner;
with free will; without reluctance; cheerfully.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The condition of that people is not so much to be envied as
some would <i>willingly</i> represent it.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Will"ing*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being willing; free choice or consent of the will; freedom from
reluctance; readiness of the mind to do or forbear.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Sweet is the love which comes with
<i>willingness</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Wil"li*waw</hw>, <hw>Wil"ly*waw</hw>  } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A whirlwind, or whirlwind squall, encountered in the
Straits of Magellan.</def>  <i>W. C. Russell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wil"lock</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The common guillemot.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>The puffin.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Will"-o'-the-wisp`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Ignis
fatuus</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wil"low</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wilowe</i>,
<i>wilwe</i>, AS. <i>wilig</i>, <i>welig</i>; akin to OD. <i>wilge</i>, D.
<i>wilg</i>, LG. <i>wilge</i>.  Cf. <u>Willy</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any tree or shrub of the genus
<i>Salix</i>, including many species, most of which are characterized often
used as an emblem of sorrow, desolation, or desertion. "A wreath of
<i>willow</i> to show my forsaken plight." <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> Hence, a
lover forsaken by, or having lost, the person beloved, is said to <i>wear
the willow</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And I must <i>wear the willow</i> garland<BR>
For him that's dead or false to me.</blockquote> <i>Campbell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Textile Manuf.)</i> <def>A machine in which
cotton or wool is opened and cleansed by the action of long spikes
projecting from a drum which revolves within a box studded with similar
spikes; -- probably so called from having been originally a cylindrical
cage made of willow rods, though some derive the term from <i>winnow</i>,
as denoting the winnowing, or cleansing, action of the machine. Called also
<i>willy</i>, <i>twilly</i>, <i>twilly devil</i>, and
<i>devil</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Almond willow</b></col>, <col><b>Pussy willow</b></col>,
<col><b>Weeping willow</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Almond</u>, <u>Pussy</u>, and <u>Weeping</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Willow
biter</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>the blue tit.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] --
<col><b>Willow fly</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a greenish European
stone fly (<i>Chloroperla viridis</i>); -- called also <i>yellow
Sally</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Willow gall</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a
conical, scaly gall produced on willows by the larva of a small dipterous
fly (<i>Cecidomyia strobiloides</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Willow
grouse</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the white ptarmigan.  See
<u>ptarmigan</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Willow lark</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the sedge warbler.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] --
<col><b>Willow ptarmigan</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>The European reed bunting, or black-headed bunting.  See under
<u>Reed</u>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A sparrow (<i>Passer
salicicolus</i>) native of Asia, Africa, and Southern Europe.</cd> --
<col><b>Willow tea</b></col>, <cd>the prepared leaves of a species of
willow largely grown in the neighborhood of Shanghai, extensively used by
the poorer classes of Chinese as a substitute for tea.</cd>
<i>McElrath.</i> -- <col><b>Willow thrush</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>a variety of the veery, or Wilson's thrush.  See <u>Veery</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Willow warbler</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a very small
European warbler (<i>Phylloscopus trochilus</i>); -- called also <i>bee
bird</i>, <i>haybird</i>, <i>golden wren</i>, <i>pettychaps</i>, <i>sweet
William</i>, <i>Tom Thumb</i>, and <i>willow wren</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wil"low</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To open and cleanse,
as cotton, flax, or wool, by means of a willow.  See <u>Willow</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wil"lowed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Abounding with
willows; containing willows; covered or overgrown with willows.</def>
"<i>Willowed</i> meads."  <i>Collins.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wil"low*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A willow.  See
<u>Willow</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wil"low-herb`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
perennial herb (<i>Epilobium spicatum</i>) with narrow willowlike leaves
and showy rose-purple flowers. The name is sometimes made to include other
species of the same genus.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Spiked willow-herb</b></col>, <cd>a perennial herb (<i>Lythrum
Salicaria</i>) with willowy leaves and spiked purplish flowers.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wil"low*ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the color of the
willow; resembling the willow; willowy.</def>  <i>Walton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wil"low-thorn`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
thorny European shrub (<i>Hippopha&euml; rhamnoides</i>) resembling a
willow.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wil"low-weed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A European species of loosestrife (<i>Lysimachia
vulgaris</i>).</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any kind of Polygonum with
willowlike foliage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wil"low-wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Same as <u>Willow-weed</u>.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any plant of the order <i>Salicace&aelig;</i>, or
the Willow family.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wil"low*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Abounding with willows.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Where <i>willowy</i> Camus lingers with
delight.</blockquote> <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Resembling a willow; pliant; flexible; pendent;
drooping; graceful.</def></p>

<p><hw>Will"some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Written also
<i>wilsome</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Willful; obstinate.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fat; indolent.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Doubtful; uncertain.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Will"some*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wil"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Willow</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A large wicker basket.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Textile Manuf.)</i> <def>Same as 1st
<u>Willow</u>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wil"ly*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The process of cleansing
wool, cotton, or the like, with a willy, or willow.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Willying machine</b></col>. <cd>Same as 1st <u>Willow</u>,
2.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wil"ly nil"ly</hw> (?). <def>See <i>Will I, nill I</i>, etc., under
3d <u>Will</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wil"ne</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wilnian</i>.]
<def>To wish; to desire.</def>  [Obs.] "He <i>willneth</i> no destruction."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wilt</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>2d pers. sing.</i></pos> of
<u>Will</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wilt</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Wilting</u>.] [Written also <i>welt</i>, a modification of <i>welk</i>.]
<def>To begin to wither; to lose freshness and become flaccid, as a plant
when exposed when exposed to drought, or to great heat in a dry day, or
when separated from its root; to droop;. to wither.</def>  [Prov. Eng. & U.
S.]</p>

<p><hw>Wilt</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cause
to begin to wither; to make flaccid, as a green plant.</def>  [Prov. Eng.
U. S.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to cause to languish; to depress or
destroy the vigor and energy of.</def>  [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Despots have <i>wilted</i> the human race into sloth and
imbecility.</blockquote> <i>Dr. T. Dwight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wil"ton car`pet</hw> (?). <def>A kind of carpet woven with loops
like the Brussels, but differing from it in having the loops cut so as to
form an elastic velvet pile; -- so called because made originally at
<i>Wilton</i>, England.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wil"we</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Willow.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wil"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Wilier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Wiliest</u>.] [From
<u>Wile</u>.] <def>Full of wiles, tricks, or stratagems; using craft or
stratagem to accomplish a purpose; mischievously artful; subtle.</def>
"<i>Wily</i> and wise." <i>Chaucer.</i> "The <i>wily</i> snake."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This false, <i>wily</i>, doubling disposition of
mind.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Cunning; artful; sly; crafty.  See <u>Cunning</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Wim"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wimbil</i>; akin to
Dan. <i>vimmel</i>, OD. <i>wemelen</i> to bore.  Cf. <u>Gimlet</u>.]
<def>An instrument for boring holes, turned by a handle.</def>
Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A gimlet.</def>  " It is but like
the little <i>wimble</i>, to let in the greater auger." <i>Selden.</i>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A stonecutter's brace for boring holes in
stone.</def>  <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>An auger used for boring in
earth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wim"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wimbled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wimbling</u> (?).] <def>To bore or pierce, as with a wimble.</def>  "A
foot soldier . . . <i>wimbled</i> also a hole through said coffin."
<i>Wood.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wim"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. Sw. <i>vimmel</i>kantig
giddy, whimsical, dial. Sw. <i>vimmla</i> to be giddy or skittish, and E.
<i>whim</i>.] <def>Active; nimble.</def>[Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wim"brel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
whimbrel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wim"ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wimpel</i>, AS.
<i>winpel</i>; akin to D. & G. <i>wimpel</i> a pennant, streamer, OHG.
<i>wimpal</i> a veil, Icel. <i>vimpill</i>, Dan. & Sw. <i>vimpel</i> a
pennant, streamer; of uncertain origin.  Cf. <u>Gimp</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A covering of silk, linen, or other material,
for the neck and chin, formerly worn by women as an outdoor protection, and
still retained in the dress of nuns.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Full seemly her <i>wympel</i> ipinched is.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>For she had laid her mournful stole aside,<BR>
And widowlike sad <i>wimple</i> thrown away.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Then Vivian rose,<BR>
And from her brown-locked head the <i>wimple</i> throws.</blockquote> <i>M.
Arnold.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A flag or streamer.</def>  <i>Weale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wim"ple</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wimpled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wimpling</u> (?).]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To clothe with a wimple; to cover, as with a
veil; hence, to hoodwink.</def>  "She sat <i>ywympled</i> well."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This <i>wimpled</i>, whining, purblind, wayward
boy.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To draw down, as a veil; to lay in folds or
plaits, as a veil.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cause to appear as if laid in folds or
plaits; to cause to ripple or undulate; as, the wind <i>wimples</i> the
surface of water.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wim"ple</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To lie in folds; also, to
appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to ripple; to undulate.</def>
"<i>Wimpling</i> waves."  <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>For with a veil, that <i>wimpled</i> everywhere,<BR>
Her head and face was hid.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>With me through . . . meadows stray,<BR>
Where <i>wimpling</i> waters make their way.</blockquote>
<i>Ramsay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Win</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Won</u> (?), Obs. <u>Wan</u> (&?;); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Winning</u>.] [OE. <i>winnen</i>, AS. <i>winnan</i> to
strive, labor, fight, endure; akin to OFries. <i>winna</i>, OS.
<i>winnan</i>, D. <i>winnen</i> to win, gain, G. ge<i>winnen</i>, OHG.
<i>winnan</i> to strive, struggle, Icel. <i>vinna</i> to labor, suffer,
win, Dan. <i>vinde</i> to win, Sw.  <i>vinna</i>, Goth. <i>winnan</i> to
suffer, Skr. <i>van</i> to wish, get, gain, conquer. &radic;138.  Cf.
<u>Venerate</u>, <u>Winsome</u>, <u>Wish</u>, <u>Wont</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To gain by superiority in competition or
contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to <i>win</i>
the prize in a gate; to <i>win</i> money; to <i>win</i> a battle, or to
<i>win</i> a country.</def>  "This city for to <i>win</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i>
"Who thus shall Canaan <i>win</i>."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thy well-breathed horse<BR>
Impels the flying car, and <i>wins</i> the course.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance;
to gain or obtain, as by solicitation or courtship.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thy virtue <i>wan</i> me; with virtue preserve
me.</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>She is a woman; therefore to be <i>won</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To gain over to one's side or party; to obtain
the favor, friendship, or support of; to render friendly or approving; as,
to <i>win</i> an enemy; to <i>win</i> a jury.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to
overtake.</def>  [Archaic]</p>

<p><blockquote>Even in the porch he him did <i>win</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And when the stony path began,<BR>
By which the naked peak they <i>wan</i>,<BR>
Up flew the snowy ptarmigan.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>To extract, as ore or
coal.</def>  <i>Raymond.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To gain; get; procure; earn.  See <u>Gain</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Win</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To gain the victory; to be
successful; to triumph; to prevail.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Nor is it aught but just<BR>
That he, who in debate of truth hath <i>won</i>,<BR>
should <i>win</i> in arms.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To win of</b></col>, <cd>to be conqueror over.</cd> [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>To win on</b></col> or <col><b>upon</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To gain favor or influence with.</cd> "You have a
softness and beneficence <i>winning on</i> the hearts of others."
<i>Dryden.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To gain ground on.</cd> "The rabble
. . . will in time <i>win upon</i> power." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wince</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Winced</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wincing</u> (?).] [OE. <i>wincen</i>, <i>winchen</i>, OF.
<i>quencir</i>, <i>guenchir</i>, <i>guenchier</i>, <i>giencier</i>,
<i>guinchier</i>, and (assumed) <i>winchier</i>, <i>winchir</i>, to give
way, to turn aside, fr. OHG. <i>wankjan</i>, <i>wenken</i>, to give way, to
waver, fr.  <i>winchan</i> to turn aside, to nod, akin to E. <i>wink</i>.
See <u>Wink</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to
flinch; to start back.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I will not stir, nor <i>wince</i>, nor speak a
word.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To kick or flounce when unsteady, or impatient
at a rider; as, a horse <i>winces</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wince</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of one who
winces.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wince</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Winch</u>.] <i>(Dyeing &
Calico Printing)</i> <def>A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing
cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits
so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment. at
will.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Wince pit</b></col>, <col><b>Wince pot</b></col>, <cd>a tank or
a pit where cloth in the process of dyeing or manufacture is washed, dipped
in a mordant, or the like.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Win"cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which,
winces, shrinks, or kicks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Win"cey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Linsey-
woolsey.</def></p>

<p><hw>Winch</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [See <u>Wince</u>.] <def>To
wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Winch</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kick, as of a beast, from
impatience or uneasiness.</def>  <i>Shelton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Winch</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>winche</i>, AS.
<i>wince</i> a winch, a reel to wind thread upon.  Cf. <u>Wink</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a
machine, a grindstone, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An instrument with which to turn or strain
something forcibly.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An axle or drum turned by a crank with a handle,
or by power, for raising weights, as from the hold of a ship, from mines,
etc.; a windlass.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A wince.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1655 !></p>

<p><hw>Win"cing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of washing
cloth, dipping it in dye, etc., with a wince.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Wincing machine</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A wince.</cd>
<i>Ure.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A succession of winces.  See
<u>Wince</u>.</cd>  <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Win"co*pipe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
little red flower, no doubt the pimpernel, which, when it opens in the
morning, is supposed to bode a fair day.  See <u>Pimpernel</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There is small red flower in the stubble fields, which
country people call the <i>wincopipe</i>; which if it opens in the morning,
you may be sure a fair day will follow.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wind</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wound</u> (wound) (rarely <u>Winded</u>); <pos><i>p. pr. &
vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Winding</u>.] [OE. <i>winden</i>, AS. <i>windan</i>;
akin to OS. <i>windan</i>, D. & G. <i>winden</i>, OHG. <i>wintan</i>, Icel.
& Sw. <i>vinda</i>, Dan. <i>vinde</i>, Goth. <i>windan</i> (in comp.).  Cf.
<u>Wander</u>, <u>Wend</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To turn completely, or with repeated turns;
especially, to turn about something fixed; to cause to form convolutions
about anything; to coil; to twine; to twist; to wreathe; as, to <i>wind</i>
thread on a spool or into a ball.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Whether to <i>wind</i><BR>
The woodbine round this arbor.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To entwist; to infold; to encircle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Sleep, and I will <i>wind</i> thee in arms.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To have complete control over; to turn and bend
at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.</def>
"To turn and <i>wind</i> a fiery Pegasus."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In his terms so he would him <i>wind</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Gifts blind the wise, and bribes do please<BR>
And <i>wind</i> all other witnesses.</blockquote> <i>Herrick.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Were our legislature vested in the prince, he might
<i>wind</i> and turn our constitution at his pleasure.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To introduce by insinuation; to
insinuate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>You have contrived . . . to <i>wind</i><BR>
Yourself into a power tyrannical.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Little arts and dexterities they have to <i>wind</i> in such
things into discourse.</blockquote> <i>Gov. of Tongue.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To cover or surround with something coiled
about; as, to <i>wind</i> a rope with twine.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To wind off</b></col>, <cd>to unwind; to uncoil.</cd> --
<col><b>To wind out</b></col>, <cd>to extricate.</cd> [Obs.]
<i>Clarendon.</i> -- <col><b>To wind up</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>To coil into a ball or small compass, as a skein of thread; to coil
completely.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To bring to a conclusion or
settlement; as, <i>to wind up</i> one's affairs; to <i>wind up</i> an
argument.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To put in a state of renewed or
continued motion, as a clock, a watch, etc., by winding the spring, or that
which carries the weight; hence, to prepare for continued movement or
action; to put in order anew.</cd>  "Fate seemed <i>to wind</i> him
<i>up</i> for fourscore years." <i>Dryden.</i> "Thus they <i>wound up</i>
his temper to a pitch." <i>Atterbury.</i> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <cd>To
tighten (the strings) of a musical instrument, so as to tune it.</cd>
"<i>Wind up</i> the slackened strings of thy lute." <i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wind</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
turn completely or repeatedly; to become coiled about anything; to assume a
convolved or spiral form; as, vines <i>wind</i> round a pole.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>So swift your judgments turn and <i>wind</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To have a circular course or direction; to
crook; to bend; to meander; as, to <i>wind</i> in and out among
trees.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And where the valley <i>winded</i> out below,<BR>
The murmuring main was heard, and scarcely heard, to flow.</blockquote>
<i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He therefore turned him to the steep and rocky path which .
. . <i>winded</i> through the thickets of wild boxwood and other low
aromatic shrubs.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To go to the one side or the other; to move this
way and that; to double on one's course; as, a hare pursued turns and
<i>winds</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The lowing herd <i>wind</i> &?;lowly o'er the
lea.</blockquote> <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To wind out, to extricate one's self; to escape.<BR>
Long struggling underneath are they could <i>wind</i><BR>
<i>Out</i> of such prison.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wind</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of winding or
turning; a turn; a bend; a twist; a winding.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wind</hw> (w&ibreve;nd, <i>in poetry and singing often</i>
w&imacr;nd; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wind</i>; akin to OS.,
OFries., D., & G. <i>wind</i>, OHG. <i>wint</i>, Dan. & Sw. <i>vind</i>,
Icel. <i>vindr</i>, Goth <i>winds</i>, W. <i>gwynt</i>, L. <i>ventus</i>,
Skr. <i>v&amacr;ta</i> (cf. Gr. <grk>'ah`ths</grk> a blast, gale,
<grk>'ah^nai</grk> to breathe hard, to blow, as the wind); originally a p.
pr. from the verb seen in Skr. <i>v&amacr;</i> to blow, akin to AS.
<i>w&amacr;wan</i>, D. <i>waaijen</i>, G. <i>wehen</i>, OHG.
<i>w&amacr;en</i>, <i>w&amacr;jen</i>, Goth. <i>waian</i>. &radic;131.  Cf.
<u>Air</u>, <u>Ventail</u>, <u>Ventilate</u>, <u>Window</u>,
<u>Winnow</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Air naturally in motion with any degree of
velocity; a current of air.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Except <i>wind</i> stands as never it stood,<BR>
It is an ill <i>wind</i> that turns none to good.</blockquote>
<i>Tusser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Winds</i> were soft, and woods were green.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Air artificially put in motion by any force or
action; as, the <i>wind</i> of a cannon ball; the <i>wind</i> of a
bellows.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal
organs, or by an instrument.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Their instruments were various in their kind,<BR>
Some for the bow, and some for breathing <i>wind</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Power of respiration; breath.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If my <i>wind</i> were but long enough to say my prayers, I
would repent.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Air or gas generated in the stomach or bowels;
flatulence; as, to be troubled with <i>wind</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Air impregnated with an odor or scent.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A pack of dogfish had him in the <i>wind</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A direction from which the wind may blow; a
point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points, which are
often called the <i>four winds</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Come from the four <i>winds</i>, O breath, and breathe upon
these slain.</blockquote> <i>Ezek. xxxvii. 9.</i></p>

<p>&fist; This sense seems to have had its origin in the East. The Hebrews
gave to each of the four cardinal points the name of <i>wind</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Far.)</i> <def>A disease of sheep, in which the
intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent
inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle
words.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Nor think thou with <i>wind</i><BR>
Of airy threats to awe.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The dotterel.</def>  [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p>&fist; <i>Wind</i> is often used adjectively, or as the first part of
compound words.</p>

<p><col><b>All in the wind</b></col>. <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>All</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Before the wind</b></col>.
<i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Before</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Between wind
and water</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>in that part of a ship's side or
bottom which is frequently brought above water by the rolling of the ship,
or fluctuation of the water's surface. Hence, colloquially, (as an injury
to that part of a vessel, in an engagement, is particularly dangerous) the
vulnerable part or point of anything.</cd> -- <col><b>Cardinal
winds</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Cardinal</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd> -
- <col><b>Down the wind</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>In the direction
of, and moving with, the wind; as, birds fly swiftly <i>down the
wind</i>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Decaying; declining; in a state of
decay.</cd>  [Obs.]  "He went <i>down the wind</i> still."
<i>L'Estrange.</i> -- <col><b>In the wind's eye</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>,
<cd>directly toward the point from which the wind blows.</cd> --
<col><b>Three sheets in the wind</b></col>, <cd>unsteady from drink.</cd>
[Sailors' Slang] -- <col><b>To be in the wind</b></col>, <cd>to be
suggested or expected; to be a matter of suspicion or surmise.</cd>
[Colloq.] -- <col><b>To carry the wind</b></col> <i>(Man.)</i>, <cd>to toss
the nose as high as the ears, as a horse.</cd> -- <col><b>To raise the
wind</b></col>, <cd>to procure money.</cd> [Colloq.] --
<col><b>To</b></col> <col><b>take, or have</b></col>, <col><b>the
wind</b></col>, <cd>to gain or have the advantage.</cd> <i>Bacon.</i> --
<col><b>To take the wind out of one's sails</b></col>, <cd>to cause one to
stop, or lose way, as when a vessel intercepts the wind of another.</cd>
[Colloq.] -- <col><b>To take wind</b></col>, <i>or</i> <col><b>To get
wind</b></col>, <cd>to be divulged; to become public; as, the story <i>got
wind</i>, or <i>took wind</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wind band</b></col>
<i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a band of wind instruments; a military band; the wind
instruments of an orchestra.</cd> -- <col><b>Wind chest</b></col>
<i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a chest or reservoir of wind in an organ.</cd> --
<col><b>Wind dropsy</b></col>. <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>Tympanites.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Emphysema of the subcutaneous
areolar tissue.</cd> -- <col><b>Wind egg</b></col>, <cd>an imperfect,
unimpregnated, or addled egg.</cd> -- <col><b>Wind furnace</b></col>.
<cd>See the Note under <u>Furnace</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wind
gauge</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Gauge</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wind
gun</b></col>. <cd>Same as <u>Air gun</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wind
hatch</b></col> <i>(Mining)</i>, <cd>the opening or place where the ore is
taken out of the earth.</cd> -- <col><b>Wind instrument</b></col>
<i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>an instrument of music sounded by means of wind,
especially by means of the breath, as a flute, a clarinet, etc.</cd> --
<col><b>Wind pump</b></col>, <cd>a pump moved by a windmill.</cd> --
<col><b>Wind rose</b></col>, <cd>a table of the points of the compass,
giving the states of the barometer, etc., connected with winds from the
different directions.</cd> -- <col><b>Wind sail</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>A wide tube or funnel of canvas,
used to convey a stream of air for ventilation into the lower compartments
of a vessel.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The sail or vane of a
windmill.</cd> -- <col><b>Wind shake</b></col>, <cd>a crack or incoherence
in timber produced by violent winds while the timber was growing.</cd> --
<col><b>Wind shock</b></col>, <cd>a wind shake.</cd> -- <col><b>Wind
side</b></col>, <cd>the side next the wind; the windward side.</cd> [R.]
<i>Mrs. Browning.</i> -- <col><b>Wind rush</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>the redwing.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] -- <col><b>Wind wheel</b></col>, <cd>a
motor consisting of a wheel moved by wind.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
wind</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>the flutes and reed instruments of an
orchestra, collectively.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wind</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Winded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Winding</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To expose to the wind; to winnow; to
ventilate.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to
nose; as, the hounds <i>winded</i> the game.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To drive hard, or force to
violent exertion, as a horse, so as to render scant of wind; to put out of
breath.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To rest, as a horse, in order to
allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To wind a ship</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to turn it end for
end, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wind</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [From <u>Wind</u>, moving
air, but confused in sense and in conjugation with <i>wind</i> to turn.]
[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Wound</u> (wound), R. <u>Winded</u>;
<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Winding</u>.] <def>To blow; to sound
by blowing; esp., to sound with prolonged and mutually involved
notes.</def>  "Hunters who <i>wound</i> their horns."  <i>Pennant.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Ye vigorous swains, while youth ferments your blood, . . .
<BR>
<i>Wind</i> the shrill horn.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>That blast was <i>winded</i> by the king.</blockquote>
<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wind"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Wind</u> air in
motion.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Gun.)</i> <def>The difference between the
diameter of the bore of a gun and that of the shot fired from it.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The sudden compression of the air caused by a
projectile in passing close to another body.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wind"as</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See 3d
<u>Windlass</u>.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wind"bore`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The lower, or bottom,
pipe in a lift of pumps in a mine.</def>  <i>Ansted.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wind"bound`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i>
<def>prevented from sailing, by a contrary wind.  See
<u>Weatherbound</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wind"-break`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To break the
wind of; to cause to lose breath; to exhaust.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>'T would <i>wind-break</i> a mule to vie burdens with
her.</blockquote> <i>Ford.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wind"-break`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A clump of trees
serving for a protection against the force of wind.</def>  [Local, U.
S.]</p>

<p><hw>Wind"-bro`ken</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the power
of breathing impaired by the rupture, dilatation, or running together of
air cells of the lungs, so that while the inspiration is by one effort, the
expiration is by two; affected with pulmonary emphysema or with heaves; --
said of a horse.</def>  <i>Youatt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wind"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Wind</u> to
turn.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, winds; hence, a creeping
or winding plant.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An apparatus used for winding silk, cotton,
etc., on spools, bobbins, reels, or the like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>One in a flight of steps which
are curved in plan, so that each tread is broader at one end than at the
other; -- distinguished from <i>flyer</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wind"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [Prov. E.
<i>winder</i> a fan, and to winnow. &?;.  Cf. <u>Winnow</u>.] <def>To fan;
to clean grain with a fan.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wind"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A blow taking away the
breath.</def>  [Slang]</p>

<p><hw>Wind"er</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To wither; to fail.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wind"fall`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Anything blown down or off by the wind, as fruit from a tree, or the
tree itself, or a portion of a forest prostrated by a violent wind,
etc.</def>  "They became a <i>windfall</i> upon the sudden."
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An unexpected legacy, or other gain.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He had a mighty <i>windfall</i> out of doubt.</blockquote>
<i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wind"fall`en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Blown down by the
wind.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wind"-fer`ti*lized</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Anemophilous; fertilized by pollen borne by the wind.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wind"flow`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The
anemone; -- so called because formerly supposed to open only when the wind
was blowing.  See <u>Anemone</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wind"gall`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Far.)</i> <def>A soft
tumor or synovial swelling on the fetlock joint of a horse; -- so called
from having formerly been supposed to contain air.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wind"hov`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From its habit of
hovering over one spot.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The kestrel; -- called
also <i>windbibber</i>, <i>windcuffer</i>, <i>windfanner</i>.</def>  [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wind"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The quality or state of being windy or tempestuous; as, the
<i>windiness</i> of the weather or the season.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fullness of wind; flatulence.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Tendency to generate wind or gas; tendency to
produce flatulence; as, the <i>windiness</i> of vegetables.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Tumor; puffiness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The swelling <i>windiness</i> of much
knowledge.</blockquote> <i>Brerewood.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wind"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Wind</u> to blow.]
<i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A call by the boatswain's whistle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wind"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Wind</u> to twist.]
<def>Twisting from a direct line or an even surface; circuitous.</def>
<i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wind"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A turn or turning; a bend;
a curve; flexure; meander; as, the <i>windings</i> of a road or
stream.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To nurse the saplings tall, and curl the grove<BR>
With ringlets quaint, and wanton <i>windings</i> wove.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Winding engine</b></col>, <cd>an engine employed in mining to
draw up buckets from a deep pit; a hoisting engine.</cd> -- <col><b>Winding
sheet</b></col>, <cd>a sheet in which a corpse is wound or wrapped.</cd> --
<col><b>Winding tackle</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a tackle consisting of
a fixed triple block, and a double or triple movable block, used for
hoisting heavy articles in or out of a vessel.</cd>  <i>Totten.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wind"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a winding
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wind"lace</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Windlass</u>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Two arblasts, . . . with <i>windlaces</i> and
quarrels.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wind"lass</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>[Perhaps from <i>wind</i> to
turn + <i>lace</i>.] <def>A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout
course; a shift.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wind"lass</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To take a roundabout
course; to work warily or by indirect means.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Hammond.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wind"lass</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>windelas</i>,
<i>windas</i>, Icel. <i>vindil&amacr;ss</i>, <i>vind&amacr;s</i>, fr.
<i>vinda</i> to wind + <i>&amacr;ss</i> a pole; cf. Goth. <i>ans</i> a
beam.  See <u>Wind</u> to turn.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A machine for raising weights, consisting of a
horizontal cylinder or roller moving on its axis, and turned by a crank,
lever, or similar means, so as to wind up a rope or chain attached to the
weight. In vessels the windlass is often used instead of the capstan for
raising the anchor. It is usually set upon the forecastle, and is worked by
hand or steam.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for
bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Chinese windlass</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Differential
windlass</i>, under <u>Differential</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wind"lass</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To raise with, or
as with, a windlass; to use a windlass.</def>  <i>The Century.</i></p>

<p><hw>Win"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Wind</u> to
turn.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A spindle; a kind of reel; a winch.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The redwing.</def>  [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wind"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Having no wind; calm.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Wanting wind; out of breath.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Win"dle*strae`</hw> (?), <hw>Win"dle*straw`</hw> (?) },
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A grass used for making ropes or
for plaiting, esp. <i>Agrostis Spica-ventis</i>.</def>  [Prov. Eng. &
Scot.]  <i>Shelley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wind"mill`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mill operated by
the power of the wind, usually by the action of the wind upon oblique vanes
or sails which radiate from a horizontal shaft.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Win"dore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A corrupt. of
<i>window</i>; or perh. coined on the wrong assumption that <i>window</i>
is from <i>wind + door</i>.] <def>A window.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><hw>Win"dow</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>windowe</i>,
<i>windoge</i>, Icel. <i>vindauga</i> window, properly, wind eye; akin to
Dan. <i>vindue</i>. &?;&?;&?;&?;.  See <u>Wind</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>,
and <u>Eye</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An opening in the wall of a building for the
admission of light and air, usually closed by casements or sashes
containing some transparent material, as glass, and capable of being opened
and shut at pleasure.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I leaped from the <i>window</i> of the citadel.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote> Then to come, in spite of sorrow,<BR>
And at my <i>window</i> bid good morrow.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The shutter, casement, sash with
its fittings, or other framework, which closes a window opening.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A figure formed of lines crossing each
other.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Till he has <i>windows</i> on his bread and
butter.</blockquote> <i>King.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1656 !></p>

<p><col><b>French window</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a casement window in
two folds, usually reaching to the floor; -- called also <i>French
casement</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Window back</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>the
inside face of the low, and usually thin, piece of wall between the window
sill and the floor below.</cd> -- <col><b>Window blind</b></col>, <cd>a
blind or shade for a window.</cd> -- <col><b>Window bole</b></col>,
<cd>part of a window closed by a shutter which can be opened at will.</cd>
[Scot.] -- <col><b>Window box</b></col>, <cd>one of the hollows in the
sides of a window frame for the weights which counterbalance a lifting
sash.</cd>  -- <col><b>Window frame</b></col>, <cd>the frame of a window
which receives and holds the sashes or casement.</cd> -- <col><b>Window
glass</b></col>, <cd>panes of glass for windows; the kind of glass used in
windows.</cd> -- <col><b>Window martin</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>the common European martin.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] -- <col><b>Window
oyster</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a marine bivalve shell
(<i>Placuna placenta</i>) native of the East Indies and China. Its valves
are very broad, thin, and translucent, and are said to have been used
formerly in place of glass.</cd> -- <col><b>Window pane</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Arch.)</i> <cd>See <u>Pane</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3 <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>.</cd>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <u>Windowpane</u>, in the Vocabulary.</cd> --
<col><b>Window sash</b></col>, <cd>the sash, or light frame, in which panes
of glass are set for windows.</cd> -- <col><b>Window seat</b></col>, <cd>a
seat arranged in the recess of a window.  See <i>Window stool</i>, under
<u>Stool</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Window shade</b></col>, <cd>a shade or blind
for a window; usually, one that is hung on a roller.</cd> -- <col><b>Window
shell</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the window oyster.</cd> --
<col><b>Window shutter</b></col>, <cd>a shutter or blind used to close or
darken windows.</cd> -- <col><b>Window sill</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>,
<cd>the flat piece of wood, stone, or the like, at the bottom of a window
frame.</cd> -- <col><b>Window swallow</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>the common European martin.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] -- <col><b>Window
tax</b></col>, <cd>a tax or duty formerly levied on all windows, or
openings for light, above the number of eight in houses standing in cities
or towns.</cd> [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Win"dow</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Windowed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Windowing</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To furnish with windows.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To place at or in a window.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Wouldst thou be <i>windowed</i> in great Rome and see<BR>
Thy master thus with pleach'd arms, bending down<BR>
His corrigible neck?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Win"dowed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having windows or
openings.</def>  [R.] "Looped and <i>windowed</i> raggedness."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Win"dow*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of a
window.</def>  <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Win"dow*pane`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Arch.)</i> <def>See <u>Pane</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, (3)
<sd><i>b</i></sd>.</def>  [In this sense, written also <i>window
pane</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A thin, spotted American
turbot (<i>Pleuronectes maculatus</i>) remarkable for its translucency. It
is not valued as a food fish. Called also <i>spotted turbot</i>,
<i>daylight</i>, <i>spotted sand flounder</i>, and <i>water
flounder</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Win"dow*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having little
crossings or openings like the sashes of a window.</def>  [R.]
<i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wind"pipe`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The
passage for the breath from the larynx to the lungs; the trachea; the
weasand.  See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Lung</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wind"-plant`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
windflower.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wind"-rode`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i>
<def>Caused to ride or drive by the wind in opposition to the course of the
tide; -- said of a vessel lying at anchor, with wind and tide opposed to
each other.</def>  <i>Totten.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wind"row`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Wind</i> +
<i>row</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A row or line of hay raked together for the
purpose of being rolled into cocks or heaps.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Sheaves of grain set up in a row, one against
another, that the wind may blow between them.</def>  [Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The green border of a field, dug up in order to
carry the earth on other land to mend it.</def>  [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wind"row</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Windrowed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Windrowing</u>.] <def>To arrange in lines or windrows, as hay when newly
made.</def>  <i>Forby.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wind"sor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A town in Berkshire,
England.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Windsor bean</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Bean</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Windsor chair</b></col>, <cd>a kind of strong,
plain, polished, wooden chair.</cd> <i>Simmonds.</i> -- <col><b>Windsor
soap</b></col>, <cd>a scented soap well known for its excellence.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wind"storm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A storm characterized
by high wind with little or no rain.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wind"-suck`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Far.)</i> <def>A horse given to wind-sucking</def>  <i>Law.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The kestrel.</def>  <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wind"-suck`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Far.)</i> <def>A
vicious habit of a horse, consisting in the swallowing of air; -- usually
associated with crib-biting, or cribbing.  See <u>Cribbing</u>,
4.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wind"tight`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>So tight as to
prevent the passing through of wind.</def>  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wind"ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The point or side from
which the wind blows; as, to ply to the <i>windward</i>; -- opposed to
<i>leeward</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To lay an anchor to the windward</b></col>, <cd>a figurative
expression, signifying to adopt precautionary or anticipatory measures for
success or security.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wind"ward</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Situated toward the point
from which the wind blows; as, the <i>Windward</i> Islands.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wind"ward</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Toward the wind; in the
direction from which the wind blows.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wind"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Windier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Windiest</u>.] [AS.
<i>windig</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized
by wind; exposed to wind.</def>  "The <i>windy</i> hill."  <i>M.
Arnold.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Blown with the <i>windy</i> tempest of my
heart.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Next the wind; windward.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It keeps on the <i>windy</i> side of care.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Tempestuous; boisterous; as, <i>windy</i>
weather.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Serving to occasion wind or gas in the
intestines; flatulent; as, <i>windy</i> food.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Attended or caused by wind, or gas, in the
intestines.</def>  "A <i>windy</i> colic."  <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Empty; airy.</def>  "<i>Windy</i> joy."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Here's that <i>windy</i> applause, that poor, transitory
pleasure, for which I was dishonored.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>win</i>, AS. <i>win</i>,
fr. L. <i>vinum</i> (cf. Icel. <i>v&imacr;n</i>; all from the Latin); akin
to Gr. <i><grk>o'i^nos</grk></i>, <i>&?;</i>, and E. <i>withy</i>.  Cf.
<u>Vine</u>, <u>Vineyard</u>, <u>Vinous</u>, <u>Withy</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The expressed juice of grapes, esp. when
fermented; a beverage or liquor prepared from grapes by squeezing out their
juice, and (usually) allowing it to ferment.</def>  "Red <i>wine</i> of
Gascoigne."  <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Wine</i> is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and
whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.</blockquote> <i>Prov. xx.
1.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Bacchus, that first from out the purple grape<BR>
Crushed the sweet poison of misused <i>wine</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Wine is essentially a dilute solution of ethyl alcohol,
containing also certain small quantities of ethers and ethereal salts which
give character and bouquet. According to their color, strength, taste,
etc., wines are called <i>red</i>, <i>white</i>, <i>spirituous</i>,
<i>dry</i>, <i>light</i>, <i>still</i>, etc.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A liquor or beverage prepared from the juice of
any fruit or plant by a process similar to that for grape wine; as, currant
<i>wine</i>; gooseberry <i>wine</i>; palm <i>wine</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The effect of drinking wine in excess;
intoxication.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Noah awoke from his <i>wine</i>.</blockquote> <i>Gen. ix.
24.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Birch wine</b></col>, <col><b>Cape wine</b></col>, etc. <cd>See
under <u>Birch</u>, <u>Cape</u>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Spirit of
wine</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Spirit</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>To have drunk
wine of ape</b></col> or <col><b>wine ape</b></col>, <cd>to be so drunk as
to be foolish.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> -- <col><b>Wine acid</b></col>.
<i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See <i>Tartaric acid</i>, under <u>Tartaric</u>.</cd>
[Colloq.] -- <col><b>Wine apple</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a large red
apple, with firm flesh and a rich, vinous flavor.</cd> -- <col><b>Wine
bag</b></col>, <cd>a wine skin.</cd> -- <col><b>Wine biscuit</b></col>,
<cd>a kind of sweet biscuit served with wine.</cd> -- <col><b>Wine
cask</b></col>, <cd>a cask for holding wine, or which holds, or has held,
wine.</cd> -- <col><b>Wine cellar</b></col>, <cd>a cellar adapted or used
for storing wine.</cd> -- <col><b>Wine cooler</b></col>, <cd>a vessel of
porous earthenware used to cool wine by the evaporation of water; also, a
stand for wine bottles, containing ice.</cd> -- <col><b>Wine fly</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>small two-winged fly of the genus <i>Piophila</i>,
whose larva lives in wine, cider, and other fermented liquors.</cd> --
<col><b>Wine grower</b></col>, <cd>one who cultivates a vineyard and makes
wine.</cd> -- <col><b>Wine measure</b></col>, <cd>the measure by which
wines and other spirits are sold, smaller than beer measure.</cd> --
<col><b>Wine merchant</b></col>, <cd>a merchant who deals in wines.</cd> --
<col><b>Wine of opium</b></col> <i>(Pharm.)</i>, <cd>a solution of opium in
aromatized sherry wine, having the same strength as ordinary laudanum; --
also <i>Sydenham's laudanum</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wine press</b></col>,
<cd>a machine or apparatus in which grapes are pressed to extract their
juice.</cd> -- <col><b>Wine skin</b></col>, <cd>a bottle or bag of skin,
used, in various countries, for carrying wine.</cd> -- <col><b>Wine
stone</b></col>, <cd>a kind of crust deposited in wine casks.  See 1st
<u>Tartar</u>, 1.</cd> -- <col><b>Wine vault</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>A vault where wine is stored.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A place
where wine is served at the bar, or at tables; a dramshop.</cd>
<i>Dickens.</i> -- <col><b>Wine vinegar</b></col>, <cd>vinegar made from
wine.</cd> -- <col><b>Wine whey</b></col>, <cd>whey made from milk
coagulated by the use of wine.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wine"ber`ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The red currant.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>The bilberry.</def>  <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A peculiar New Zealand
shrub (<i>Coriaria ruscifolia</i>), in which the petals ripen and afford an
abundant purple juice from which a kind of wine is made. The plant also
grows in Chili.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wine"bib`ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who drinks much
wine.</def> <i>Prov. xxiii. 20.</i>  -- <wf>Wine"bib`bing</wf> (#),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Wine"glass`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small glass from
which to drink wine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wine"glass`ful</hw> (?);, n. pl. <plw><b>Wineglassfuls</b></plw>
(&?;). <def>As much as a wineglass will hold; enough to fill a wineglass.
It is usually reckoned at two fluid ounces, or four
tablespoonfuls.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wine"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>destitute of wine; as,
<i>wineless</i> life.</def></p>

<p><hw>Win"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>vinerie</i>.]
<def>A place where grapes are converted into wine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>winge</i>, <i>wenge</i>;
probably of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. & Sw. <i>vinge</i>, Icel.
<i>v&aelig;ngr</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One of the two anterior limbs of a bird,
pterodactyl, or bat. They correspond to the arms of man, and are usually
modified for flight, but in the case of a few species of birds, as the
ostrich, auk, etc., the wings are used only as an assistance in running or
swimming.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young,
spreadeth abroad her <i>wings</i>, taketh them, beareth them on her
<i>wings</i>.</blockquote> <i>Deut. xxxii. 11.</i></p>

<p>&fist; In the wing of a bird the long quill feathers are in series. The
<i>primaries</i> are those attached to the ulnar side of the hand; the
<i>secondaries</i>, or <i>wing coverts</i>, those of the forearm: the
<i>scapulars</i>, those that lie over the humerus; and the <i>bastard
feathers</i>, those of the short outer digit.  See <i>Illust.</i> of
<u>Bird</u>, and <u>Plumage</u>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any similar member or instrument used for the
purpose of flying.</def>  Specifically: <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One of the two pairs of upper thoracic appendages
of most hexapod insects.  They are broad, fanlike organs formed of a double
membrane and strengthened by chitinous veins or nervures.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of the large pectoral fins of the flying
fishes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Passage by flying; flight; as, to take
<i>wing</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Light thickens; and the crow<BR>
Makes <i>wing</i> to the rooky wood.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Motive or instrument of flight; means of flight
or of rapid motion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Fiery expedition be my <i>wing</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Anything which agitates the air as a wing does,
or which is put in winglike motion by the action of the air, as a fan or
vane for winnowing grain, the vane or sail of a windmill, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>An ornament worn on the shoulder; a small
epaulet or shoulder knot.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Any appendage resembling the wing of a bird or
insect in shape or appearance.</def>  Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot
of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any membranaceous expansion, as that along the sides of
certain stems, or of a fruit of the kind called samara.</def>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Either of the two side petals of a
papilionaceous flower.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>One of two corresponding appendages attached; a
sidepiece.</def>  Hence: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A side
building, less than the main edifice; as, one of the <i>wings</i> of a
palace.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>The longer side of
crownworks, etc., connecting them with the main work.</def>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Hort.)</i> <def>A side shoot of a tree or plant; a
branch growing up by the side of another.</def>  [Obs.] <sd><i>(d)</i></sd>
<i>(Mil.)</i> <def>The right or left division of an army, regiment,
etc.</def>  <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>That part of the hold
or orlop of a vessel which is nearest the sides.  In a fleet, one of the
extremities when the ships are drawn up in line, or when forming the two
sides of a triangle.</def>  <i>Totten.</i> <sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <def>One of
the sides of the stags in a theater.</def></p>

<p><col><b>On the wing</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Supported by, or
flying with, the wings another.</cd> -- <col><b>On the wings of the
wind</b></col>, <cd>with the utmost velocity.</cd> -- <col><b>Under the
wing</b></col>, or <col><b>wings</b></col>, <col><b>of</b></col>, <cd>under
the care or protection of.</cd> -- <col><b>Wing and wing</b></col>
<i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>with sails hauled out on either side; -- said of a
schooner, or her sails, when going before the wind with the foresail on one
side and the mainsail on the other; also said of a square-rigged vessel
which has her studding sails set.   Cf. <u>Goosewinged</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Wing case</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>one of the anterior
wings of beetles, and of some other insects, when thickened and used to
protect the hind wings; an elytron; -- called also <i>wing cover</i>.</cd>
-- <col><b>Wing covert</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>one of the small
feathers covering the bases of the wing quills.  See <u>Covert</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</cd> -- <col><b>Wing gudgeon</b></col>
<i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>an iron gudgeon for the end of a wooden axle, having
thin, broad projections to prevent it from turning in the wood.  See
<i>Illust.</i> of <u>Gudgeon</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wing shell</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>wing case of an insect.</cd> -- <col><b>Wing
stroke</b></col>, <cd>the stroke or sweep of a wing.</cd> -- <col><b>Wing
transom</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the uppermost transom of the stern; -
- called also <i>main transom</i>.</cd> <i>J. Knowles.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wing</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Winged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Winging</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To furnish with wings; to enable
to fly, or to move with celerity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Who heaves old ocean, and who<i>wings</i> the
storms.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Living, to <i>wing</i> with mirth the weary
hours.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To supply with wings or sidepieces.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The main battle, whose puissance on either side<BR>
Shall be well <i>winged</i> with our chiefest horse.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To transport by flight; to cause to
fly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I, an old turtle,<BR>
Will <i>wing</i> me to some withered bough.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To move through in flight; to fly
through.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There's not an arrow <i>wings</i> the sky<BR>
But fancy turns its point to him.</blockquote> <i>Moore.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To cut off the wings of; to wound in the wing;
to disable a wing of; as, to <i>wing</i> a bird.</def>
</p>

<p><col><b>To wing a flight</b></col>, <cd>to exert the power of flying; to
fly.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Winged</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Furnished with wings; transported by flying; having winglike
expansions.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Soaring with wings, or as if with wings; hence,
elevated; lofty; sublime.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>How <i>winged</i> the sentiment that virtue is to be
followed for its own sake.</blockquote> <i>J. S. Harford.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Swift; rapid.</def>  "Bear this sealed brief
with <i>winged</i> haste to the lord marshal."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Wounded or hurt in the wing.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Furnished with a leaflike
appendage, as the fruit of the elm and the ash, or the stem in certain
plants; alate.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Represented with wings, or having
wings, of a different tincture from the body.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Fanned with wings; swarming with birds.</def>
"The <i>winged</i> air darked with plumes."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wing"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>One of
the casks stowed in the wings of a vessel's hold, being smaller than such
as are stowed more amidships.</def>  <i>Totten.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wing"fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
sea robin having large, winglike pectoral fins.  See <i>Sea robin</i>,
under <u>Robin</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wing"-foot`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Having wings attached to the feet; as, <i>wing-footed</i> Mercury;
hence, swift; moving with rapidity; fleet.</def>  <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Having
part or all of the feet adapted for flying.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>Having the anterior lobes of the foot so modified as to form a pair of
winglike swimming organs; -- said of the pteropod mollusks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wing"-hand`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Having the anterior limbs or hands adapted for flight, as the bats and
pterodactyls.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wing"-leaved`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>Having pinnate or pinnately divided leaves.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wing"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no wings; not able
to ascend or fly.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Wingless bird</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the
apteryx.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wing"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A
little wing; a very small wing.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A bastard wing, or
alula.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wing"man*ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Wing</u>, in
imitation of <i>horsemanship</i>.] <def>Power or skill in flying.</def>
[R.]  <i>Duke of Argyll.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wing"-shell`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any one of various species of marine bivalve
shells belonging to the genus <i>Avicula</i>, in which the hinge border
projects like a wing.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any marine gastropod
shell of the genus <i>Strombus</i>.  See <u>Strombus</u>.</def>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Any pteropod shell.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wing"y</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having
wings; rapid.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With <i>wingy</i> speed outstrip the eastern
wind.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Soaring with wings, or as if with wings;
volatile airy.</def>  [Obs. or R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Those <i>wingy</i> mysteries in divinity.</blockquote>
<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1657 !></p>

<p><hw>Wink</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Winked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Winking</u>.] [OE. <i>winken</i>, AS. <i>wincian</i>; akin to D.
<i>wenken</i>, G. <i>winken</i> to wink, nod, beckon, OHG. <i>winchan</i>,
Sw. <i>vinka</i>, Dan. <i>vinke</i>, AS. <i>wancol</i> wavering, OHG.
<i>wanchal</i> wavering, <i>wanch&?;n</i> to waver, G. <i>wanken</i>, and
perhaps to E. <i>weak</i>; cf. AS. <i>wincel</i> a corner.  Cf.
<u>Wench</u>, <u>Wince</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To nod; to sleep; to nap.</def>  [Obs.]
"Although I wake or <i>wink</i>."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>
<sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To shut the eyes quickly; to close the eyelids with
a quick motion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He must <i>wink</i>, so loud he would cry.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And I will <i>wink</i>, so shall the day seem
night.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They are not blind, but they <i>wink</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Tillotson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To close and open the eyelids quickly; to
nictitate; to blink.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A baby of some three months old, who <i>winked</i>, and
turned aside its little face from the too vivid light of day.</blockquote>
<i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To give a hint by a motion of the eyelids, often
those of one eye only.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Wink</i> at the footman to leave him without a
plate.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To avoid taking notice, as if by shutting the
eyes; to connive at anything; to be tolerant; -- generally with
<i>at</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The times of this ignorance God <i>winked
at</i>.</blockquote> <i>Acts xvii. 30.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And yet, as though he knew it not,<BR>
His knowledge <i>winks</i>, and lets his humors reign.</blockquote>
<i>Herbert.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Obstinacy can not be <i>winked</i> at, but must be
subdued.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To be dim and flicker; as, the light
<i>winks</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Winking monkey</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the white-
nosed monkey (<i>Cersopithecus nictitans</i>).</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wink</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause (the eyes) to
wink.</def>[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Wink</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of
closing, or closing and opening, the eyelids quickly; hence, the time
necessary for such an act; a moment.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I have not slept one <i>wink</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I could eclipse and cloud them with a
<i>wink</i>.</blockquote> <i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A hint given by shutting the eye with a
significant cast.</def>  <i>Sir. P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The stockjobber thus from Change Alley goes down,<BR>
And tips you, the freeman, a <i>wink</i>.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wink"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who winks.</def>  <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A horse's blinder; a blinker.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wink"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a winking manner;
with the eye almost closed.</def>  <i>Peacham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Win"kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wincle</i>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any periwinkle.</def>
<i>Holland.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any one of various marine spiral
gastropods, esp., in the United States, either of two species of
<i>Fulgar</i> (<i>F. canaliculata</i>, and <i>F. carica</i>).</def></p>

<p>&fist; These are large mollusks which often destroy large numbers of
oysters by drilling their shells and sucking their blood.</p>

<p><col><b>Sting winkle</b></col>, <cd>a European spinose marine shell
(<i>Murex erinaceus</i>).  See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Murex</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Win"kle-hawk`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>winkel-haak</i>
a carpenter's square.] <def>A rectangular rent made in cloth; -- called
also <i>winkle-hole</i>.</def>  [Local, U. S.]  <i>Bartlett.</i></p>

<p><hw>Win"nard 2</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The redwing.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Win`ne*ba"goes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; sing.
<singw><b>Winnebago</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A tribe of
North American Indians who originally occupied the region about Green Bay,
Lake Michigan, but were driven back from the lake and nearly exterminated
in 1640 by the IIlinnois.</def></p>

<p><hw>Win"ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who wins, or gains
by success in competition, contest, or gaming.</def></p>

<p><hw>Win"ning</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Attracting; adapted to
gain favor; charming; as, a <i>winning</i> address.</def>  "Each mild and
<i>winning</i> note."  <i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><hw>Win"ning</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act
of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The money, etc., gained by success in
competition or contest, esp, in gambling; -- usually in the
plural.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ye seek land and sea for your <i>winnings</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A new
opening.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The portion of a coal field out
for working.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Winning headway</b></col> <i>(Mining)</i>, <cd>an excavation for
exploration, in post-and-stall working.</cd> -- <col><b>Winning
post</b></col>, <cd>the post, or goal, at the end of a race.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Win"ning*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a winning
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Win"ning*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being winning.</def>  "<i>Winningness</i> in style."  <i>J.
Morley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Win"nin*ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The land-locked variety of the common salmon.</def>  [Canada]</p>

<p><hw>Win"now</hw> (w&ibreve;n"n&osl;), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Winnowed</u> (-n&osl;d); <pos><i>p. pr.
& vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Winnowing</u>.] [OE. <i>windewen</i>, <i>winewen</i>,
AS. <i>windwian</i>; akin to Goth. <i>winpjan</i> (in comp.), <i>winpi</i>-
skauro a fan, L. <i>ventilare</i> to fan, to winnow; cf. L. <i>wannus</i> a
fan for winnowing, G. <i>wanne</i>, OHG. <i>wanna</i>. &radic;131.  See
<u>Wind</u> moving air, and cf. <u>Fan</u>., <pos><i>n.</i></pos>,
<u>Ventilate</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To separate, and drive off, the chaff from by
means of wind; to fan; as, to <i>winnow</i> grain.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ho <i>winnoweth</i> barley to-night in the threshing
floor.</blockquote> <i>Ruth. iii. 2.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To sift, as for the purpose of separating
falsehood from truth; to separate, as bad from good.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Winnow</i> well this thought, and you shall find<BR>
This light as chaff that flies before the wind.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To beat with wings, or as with
wings.</def>[Poetic]</p>

<p><blockquote>Now on the polar winds; then with quick fan<BR>
<i>Winnows</i> the buxom air.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Win"now</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To separate chaff
from grain.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Winnow</i> not with every wind.</blockquote> <i>Ecclus.
v. 9.</i></p>

<p><hw>Win"now*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that
which, winnows; specifically, a winnowing machine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Win"now*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of one who, or
that which, winnows.</def></p>

<p><hw>Win"row`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A windrow.</def></p>

<p><hw>Win"sing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Winsome.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Win"some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Winsomer</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Winsomest</u>.] [AS.
<i>wynsum</i>, fr. <i>wynn</i> joy; akin to OS. <i>wunnia</i>, OHG.
<i>wunna</i>, <i>wunni</i>, G. <i>wonne</i>, Goth. <i>wunan</i> to rejoice
(in un<i>wunands</i> sad), AS. <i>wunian</i> to dwell. &?;&?;&?;&?;.  See
<u>Win</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, <u>Wont</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Cheerful; merry; gay; light-hearted.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Misled by ill example, and a <i>winsome</i>
nature.</blockquote> <i>Jeffrey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Causing joy or pleasure; gladsome;
pleasant.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Still plotting how their hungry ear<BR>
That <i>winsome</i> voice again might hear.</blockquote>
<i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Win"some*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The characteristic of
being winsome; attractiveness of manner.</def>  <i>J. R. Green.</i></p>

<p><hw>Win"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>winter</i>; akin to
OFries. & D. <i>winter</i>, OS. & OHG. <i>wintar</i>, G. <i>winter</i>, D.
& Sw. <i>vinter</i>, Icel. <i>vetr</i>, Goth. <i>wintrus</i>; of uncertain
origin; cf. Old Gallic <i>vindo-</i> white (in comp.), OIr. <i>find</i>
white. &?;&?;&?;&?;.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The season of the year in which the sun shines
most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year.</def>  "Of
thirty <i>winter</i> he was old."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And after summer evermore succeeds<BR>
Barren <i>winter</i>, with his wrathful nipping cold.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Winter</i> lingering chills the lap of May.</blockquote>
<i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p>&fist; North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the
months of December, January, and February (see <u>Season</u>).
Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice,
about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March
21st.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The period of decay, old age, death, or the
like.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Life's autumn past, I stand on <i>winter's</i>
verge.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Winter apple</b></col>, <cd>an apple that keeps well in winter,
or that does not ripen until winter.</cd> -- <col><b>Winter
barley</b></col>, <cd>a kind of barley that is sown in autumn.</cd> --
<col><b>Winter berry</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd> the name of several
American shrubs (<i>Ilex verticillata</i>, <i>I. l&aelig;vigata</i>, etc.)
of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter.</cd>
-- <col><b>Winter bloom</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A
plant of the genus Azalea.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A plant of the
genus <i>Hamamelis</i> (<i>H. Viginica</i>); witch-hazel; -- so called from
its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling.</cd> --
<col><b>Winter bud</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a statoblast.</cd> --
<col><b>Winter cherry</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant (<i>Physalis
Alkekengi</i>) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in
the inflated and persistent calyx.  See <u>Alkekengi</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Winter cough</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a form of chronic
bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter.</cd> -- <col><b>Winter
cress</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant
(<i>Barbarea vulgaris</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Winter crop</b></col>, <cd>a
crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder
during the winter.</cd> -- <col><b>Winter duck</b></col>.
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The pintail.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The old squaw.</cd> -- <col><b>Winter egg</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>an egg produced in the autumn by many
invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ
from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being
enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner
different from that of the summer eggs.</cd> -- <col><b>Winter
fallow</b></col>, <cd>ground that is fallowed in winter.</cd> --
<col><b>Winter fat</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>Same as <i>White sage</i>,
under <u>White</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Winter fever</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>,
<cd>pneumonia.</cd> [Colloq.] -- <col><b>Winter flounder</b></col>.
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See the Note under <u>Flounder</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Winter gull</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the common European
gull; -- called also <i>winter mew</i>.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] -- <col><b>Winter
itch</b></col>. <i>(Med.)</i> <cd>See <i>Prarie itch</i>, under
<u>Prairie</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Winter lodge</b></col>, or <col><b>Winter
lodgment</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>Same as <u>Hibernaculum</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Winter mew</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>Same as <i>Winter
gull</i>, above.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] -- <col><b>Winter moth</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of geometrid moths
which come forth in winter, as the European species (<i>Cheimatobia
brumata</i>). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in
the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless.</cd> --
<col><b>Winter oil</b></col>, <cd>oil prepared so as not to solidify in
moderately cold weather.</cd> -- <col><b>Winter pear</b></col>, <cd>a kind
of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until
winter.</cd> -- <col><b>Winter quarters</b></col>, <cd>the quarters of
troops during the winter; a winter residence or station.</cd> --
<col><b>Winter rye</b></col>, <cd>a kind of rye that is sown in
autumn.</cd> -- <col><b>Winter shad</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the
gizzard shad.</cd> -- <col><b>Winter sheldrake</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the goosander.</cd> [Local, U. S.] --
<col><b>Winter sleep</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>hibernation.</cd> -
- <col><b>Winter snipe</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the dunlin.</cd>
-- <col><b>Winter solstice</b></col>. <i>(Astron.)</i> <cd>See
<u>Solstice</u>, 2.</cd> -- <col><b>Winter teal</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the green-winged teal.</cd> -- <col><b>Winter
wagtail</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the gray wagtail (<i>Motacilla
melanope</i>).</cd> [Prov. Eng.] -- <col><b>Winter wheat</b></col>,
<cd>wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the
following summer.</cd> -- <col><b>Winter wren</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a small American wren (<i>Troglodytes
hiemalis</i>) closely resembling the common wren.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Win"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wintered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wintering</u>.] <def>To pass the winter; to hibernate; as, to
<i>winter</i> in Florida.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Because the haven was not commodious to <i>winter</i> in,
the more part advised to depart thence.</blockquote> <i>Acts xxvii.
12.</i></p>

<p><hw>Win"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To keep, feed or manage,
during the winter; as, to winter young cattle on straw.</def></p>

<p><hw>Win"ter-beat`en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Beaten or
harassed by the severe weather of winter.</def>  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Win"ter*green`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
plant which keeps its leaves green through the winter.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In England, the name <i>wintergreen</i> is applied to the species
of <i>Pyrola</i> which in America are called <i>English wintergreen</i>,
and <i>shin leaf</i>  (see Shin leaf, under <u>Shin</u>.) In America, the
name <i>wintergreen</i> is given to <i>Gaultheria procumbens</i>, a low
evergreen aromatic plant with oval leaves clustered at the top of a short
stem, and bearing small white flowers followed by red berries; -- called
also <i>checkerberry</i>, and sometimes, though improperly, <i>partridge
berry</i>.</p>

<p><col><b>Chickweed wintergreen</b></col>, <cd>a low perennial
primulaceous herb (<i>Trientalis Americana</i>); -- also called <i>star
flower</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Flowering wintergreen</b></col>, <cd>a low
plant (<i>Polygala paucifolia</i>) with leaves somewhat like those of the
wintergreen (<i>Gaultheria</i>), and bearing a few showy, rose-purple
blossoms.</cd> -- <col><b>Spotted wintergreen</b></col>, <cd>a low
evergreen plant (<i>Chimaphila maculata</i>) with ovate, white-spotted
leaves.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Win"ter-ground`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To coved over
in the season of winter, as for protection or shelter; as, to <i>winter-
ground</i> the roods of a plant.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The ruddock would . . . bring thee all this,<BR>
Yea, and furred moss besides, when flowers are none<BR>
To <i>winter-ground</i> thy corse.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Win"ter*kill`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Winterkilled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Winterkilling</u>.] <def>To kill by the cold, or exposure to the
inclemency of winter; as, the wheat was <i>winterkilled</i>.</def>  [U.
S.]</p>

<p><hw>Win"ter*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like winter; wintry;
cold; hence, disagreeable, cheerless; as, <i>winterly</i> news.</def>  [R.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The sir growing more <i>winterly</i> in the month of
April.</blockquote> <i>Camden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Win"ter-proud`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having too rank
or forward a growth for winter.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When either corn is <i>winter-proud</i>, or other plants put
forth and bud too early.</blockquote> <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Win"ter-rig`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Winter</u>
and <u>Ridge</u>.] <def>To fallow or till in winter.</def>  [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Win"ter's bark`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The aromatic bark of
tree (<i>Drimys, or Drymis, Winteri</i>) of the Magnolia family, which is
found in Southern Chili. It was first used as a cure for scurvy by its
discoverer, Captain John <i>Winter</i>, vice admiral to sir Francis Drake,
in 1577.</def></p>

<p><hw>Win"ter*tide`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Winter time.</def>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Win"ter*weed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
kind of speedwell (<i>Veronica hederifolia</i>) which spreads chiefly in
winter.</def>  <i>Dr. Prior.</i></p>

<p><hw>Win"ter*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wintry.</def></p>

<p><hw>Win"try</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wintrig</i>.]
<def>Suitable to winter; resembling winter, or what belongs to winter;
brumal; hyemal; cold; stormy; wintery.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Touch our chilled hearts with vernal smile,<BR>
Our <i>wintry</i> course do thou beguile.</blockquote> <i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><hw>Win"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the taste or
qualities of wine; vinous; as, grapes of a <i>winy</i> taste.</def>
<i>Dampier.</i></p>

<p><hw>Winze</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mining.)</i> <def>A small
shaft sunk from one level to another, as for the purpose of
ventilation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wipe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Sw. <i>vipa</i>, Dan.
<i>vibe</i>, the lapwing.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The lapwing.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wipe</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Wiped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Wiping</u>.] [OE.
<i>vipen</i>, AS. <i>w&imacr;pian</i>; cf. LG. <i>wiep</i> a wisp of straw,
Sw. <i>vepa</i> to wrap up, to cuddle one's self up, <i>vepa</i> a blanket;
perhaps akin to E. <i>whip</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To rub with something soft for cleaning; to
clean or dry by rubbing; as, to <i>wipe</i> the hands or face with a
towel.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let me <i>wipe</i> thy face.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I will <i>wipe</i> Jerusalem as a man <i>wipeth</i> a dish,
<i>wiping</i> it, and turning it upside down.</blockquote> <i>2 Kings xxi.
13.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate;
-- usually followed by <i>away</i>, <i>off</i> or <i>out</i>. Also used
figuratively.</def>  "To <i>wipe</i> out our ingratitude."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Some natural tears they dropped, but <i>wiped</i> them
soon.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cheat; to defraud; to trick; -- usually
followed by <i>out</i>.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If they by coveyne [covin] or gile be <i>wiped</i> beside
their goods.</blockquote> <i>Robynson (More's Utopia)</i></p>

<p><col><b>To wipe a joint</b></col> <i>(Plumbing)</i>, <cd>to make a
joint, as between pieces of lead pipe, by surrounding the junction with a
mass of solder, applied in a plastic condition by means of a rag with which
the solder is shaped by rubbing.</cd> -- <col><b>To wipe the nose
of</b></col>, <cd>to cheat.</cd> [Old Slang]</p>

<p><hw>Wipe</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Act of
rubbing, esp. in order to clean.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A blow; a stroke; a hit; a swipe.</def>
[Low]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A gibe; a jeer; a severe sarcasm.</def>
<i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A handkerchief.</def>  [Thieves' Cant or
Slang]</p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Stain; brand.</def>  [Obs.] "Slavish
<i>wipe</i>."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wip"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who, or that which, wipes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Something used for wiping, as a towel or
rag.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>A piece generally projecting from
a rotating or swinging piece, as an axle or rock shaft, for the purpose of
raising stampers, lifting rods, or the like, and leaving them to fall by
their own weight; a kind of cam.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Firearms)</i> <def>A rod, or an attachment for a
rod, for holding a rag with which to wipe out the bore of the
barrel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wir"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wirbled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wirbling</u> (?).] [Cf. <u>Warble</u>, <u>Whirl</u>.] <def>To whirl; to
eddy.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The waters went <i>wirbling</i> above and
around.</blockquote> <i>Owen. Meredith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wirche</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i. & t.</i></pos> <def>To work</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wire</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wir</i>, AS. <i>wir</i>;
akin to Icel. <i>v&imacr;rr</i>, Dan. <i>vire</i>, LG. <i>wir</i>,
<i>wire</i>; cf. OHG. <i>wiara</i> fine gold; perhaps akin to E.
<i>withy</i>. <i>&?;&?;&?;&?;</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic
substance formed to an even thread by being passed between grooved rollers,
or drawn through holes in a plate of steel.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Wire is made of any desired form, as round, square, triangular,
etc., by giving this shape to the hole in the drawplate, or between the
rollers.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A telegraph wire or cable; hence, an electric
telegraph; as, to send a message by <i>wire</i>.</def>  [Colloq.]</p>

<p><col><b>Wire bed</b></col>, <col><b>Wire mattress</b></col>, <cd>an
elastic bed bottom or mattress made of wires interwoven or looped together
in various ways.</cd> -- <col><b>Wire bridge</b></col>, <cd>a bridge
suspended from wires, or cables made of wire.</cd> -- <col><b>Wire
cartridge</b></col>, <cd>a shot cartridge having the shot inclosed in a
wire cage.</cd> -- <col><b>Wire cloth</b></col>, <cd>a coarse cloth made of
woven metallic wire, -- used for strainers, and for various other
purposes.</cd> -- <col><b>Wire edge</b></col>, <cd>the thin, wirelike
thread of metal sometimes formed on the edge of a tool by the stone in
sharpening it.</cd> -- <col><b>Wire fence</b></col>, <cd>a fence consisting
of posts with strained horizontal wires, wire netting, or other wirework,
between.</cd> -- <col><b>Wire gauge</b></col> or <col><b>gage</b></col>.
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A gauge for measuring the diameter of wire,
thickness of sheet metal, etc., often consisting of a metal plate with a
series of notches of various widths in its edge.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<cd>A standard series of sizes arbitrarily indicated, as by numbers, to
which the diameter of wire or the thickness of sheet metal in usually made,
and which is used in describing the size or thickness. There are many
different standards for wire gauges, as in different countries, or for
different kinds of metal, the Birmingham wire gauges and the American wire
gauge being often used and designated by the abbreviations <i>B. W. G.</i>
and <i>A. W. G.</i> respectively.</cd> -- <col><b>Wire gauze</b></col>,
<cd>a texture of finely interwoven wire, resembling gauze.</cd> --
<col><b>Wire grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>either of the two common
grasses <i>Eleusine Indica</i>, valuable for hay and pasture, and <i>Poa
compressa</i>, or blue grass.  See <u>Blue grass</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wire
grub</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a wireworm.</cd> -- <col><b>Wire
iron</b></col>, <cd>wire rods of iron.</cd> -- <col><b>Wire
lathing</b></col>, <cd>wire cloth or wire netting applied in the place of
wooden lathing for holding plastering.</cd> -- <col><b>Wire
mattress</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Wire bed</i>, above.</cd> -- <col><b>Wire
micrometer</b></col>, <cd>a micrometer having spider lines, or fine wires,
across the field of the instrument.</cd> -- <col><b>Wire nail</b></col>,
<cd>a nail formed of a piece of wire which is headed and pointed.</cd> --
<col><b>Wire netting</b></col>, <cd>a texture of woven wire coarser than
ordinary wire gauze.</cd> -- <col><b>Wire rod</b></col>, <cd>a metal rod
from which wire is formed by drawing.</cd> -- <col><b>Wire rope</b></col>,
<cd>a rope formed wholly, or in great part, of wires.</cd></p>

<p><! p. 1658 !></p>

<p><hw>Wire</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wired</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wiring</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To bind with wire; to attach with
wires; to apply wire to; as, to <i>wire</i> corks in bottling
liquors.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To put upon a wire; as, to <i>wire</i>
beads.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To snare by means of a wire or wires.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To send (a message) by telegraph.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Wire</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To pass
like a wire; to flow in a wirelike form, or in a tenuous stream.</def>
[R.]  <i>P. Fletcher.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To send a telegraphic message.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Wire"draw`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos>
<u>Wiredrew</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Wiredrawn</u> (?);
<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Wiredrawing</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To form (a piece of metal) into wire, by drawing
it through a hole in a plate of steel.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to draw by art or violence.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My sense has been <i>wiredrawn</i> into
blasphemy.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, also, to draw or spin out to great length
and tenuity; as, to <i>wiredraw</i> an argument.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Such twisting, such <i>wiredrawing</i>, was never seen in a
court of justice.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Steam Engine)</i> <def>To pass, or to draw off,
(as steam) through narrow ports, or the like, thus reducing its pressure or
force by friction.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wire"-draw`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who draws
metal into wire.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wire"-heel`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Far.)</i> <def>A
disease in the feet of a horse or other beast.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wire"-pull`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who pulls the
wires, as of a puppet; hence, one who operates by secret means; an
intriguer.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Political <i>wire-pullers</i> and convention
packers.</blockquote> <i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wire"-pull`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of pulling
the wires, as of a puppet; hence, secret influence or management,
especially in politics; intrigue.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wire"-tailed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Having some or all of the tail quills terminated in a long, slender,
pointed shaft, without a web or barbules.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wire"work`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Work, especially
openwork, formed of wires.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wire"-work`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
manufactures articles from wire.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wire"worm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One of the larv&aelig; of various species of
snapping beetles, or elaters; -- so called from their slenderness and the
uncommon hardness of the integument.  Wireworms are sometimes very
destructive to the roots of plants.  Called also <i>wire grub</i>.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A galleyworm.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wir"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being
wiry.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wir"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Written also
<i>wiery</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Made of wire; like wire; drawn out like
wire.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Capable of endurance; tough; sinewy; as, a
<i>wiry</i> frame or constitution.</def>  "A little <i>wiry</i> sergeant of
meek demeanor and strong sense."  <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He bore his age well, and seemed to retain a <i>wiry</i>
vigor and alertness.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wis</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Aphetic form of <i>iwis</i>,
<i>ywis</i>; or fr. Icel. <i>viss</i> certain.  See <u>Ywis</u>.]
<def>Certainly; really; indeed.</def>  [Obs.] "As <i>wis</i> God helpe me."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wis</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Due to mistaking OE. <i>iwis</i>
certain, AS. <i>gewiss</i>, for <i>I wis</i>.  See <u>Ywis</u>.] <def>To
think; to suppose; to imagine; -- used chiefly in the first person sing.
present tense, <i>I wis</i>.  See the Note under <u>Ywis</u>.</def>  [Obs.
or Poetic] "Howe'er you <i>wis</i>."  <i>R. Browning.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Nor do I know how long it is<BR>
(For I have lain entranced, I <i>wis</i>).</blockquote>
<i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wis"ard</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Wizard</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wis"dom</hw> (-d&ubreve;m), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>w&imacr;sd&omacr;m</i>.  See <u>Wise</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and <u>-
dom</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality of being wise; knowledge, and the
capacity to make due use of it; knowledge of the best ends and the best
means; discernment and judgment; discretion; sagacity; skill;
dexterity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We speak also not in wise words of man's <i>wisdom</i>, but
in the doctrine of the spirit.</blockquote> <i>Wyclif (1 Cor. ii.
13).</i></p>

<p><blockquote> Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is <i>wisdom</i>; and to
depart from evil is understanding.</blockquote> <i>Job xxviii. 28.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>It</i> is hoped that our rulers will act with dignity and
<i>wisdom</i> that they will yield everything to reason, and refuse
everything to force.</blockquote> <i>Ames.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls
<i>wisdom</i>.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The results of wise judgments; scientific or
practical truth; acquired knowledge; erudition.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Moses was learned in all the <i>wisdom</i> of the Egyptians,
and was mighty in words and in deeds.</blockquote> <i>Acts vii. 22.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Prudence; knowledge.  <u>Wisdom</u>, <u>Prudence</u>,
<u>Knowledge</u>. <i>Wisdom</i> has been defined to be "the use of the best
means for attaining the best ends." "We conceive," says Whewell, "
<i>prudence</i> as the virtue by which we select right means for given
ends, while <i>wisdom</i> implies the selection of right ends as well as of
right means." Hence, <i>wisdom</i> implies the union of high mental and
moral excellence. <i>Prudence</i> (that is, <i>providence</i>, or forecast)
is of a more negative character; it rather consists in avoiding danger than
in taking decisive measures for the accomplishment of an object. Sir Robert
Walpole was in many respects a <i>prudent</i> statesman, but he was far
from being a <i>wise</i> one. Burke has said that <i>prudence</i>, when
carried too far, degenerates into a "reptile virtue," which is the more
dangerous for its plausible appearance.  <i>Knowledge</i>, a more
comprehensive term, signifies the simple apprehension of facts or
relations. "In strictness of language," says Paley, " there is a difference
between <i>knowledge</i> and <i>wisdom</i>; <i>wisdom</i> always supposing
action, and action directed by it."</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Knowledge</i> and <i>wisdom</i>, far from being one,<BR>
Have ofttimes no connection. <i>Knowledge</i> dwells<BR>
In heads replete with thoughts of other men;<BR>
<i>Wisdom</i>, in minds attentive to their own.<BR>
<i>Knowledge</i>, a rude, unprofitable mass,<BR>
The mere materials with which <i>wisdom</i> builds,<BR>
Till smoothed, and squared, and fitted to its place,<BR>
Does but encumber whom it seems to enrich.<BR>
<i>Knowledge</i> is proud that he has learned so much;<BR>
<i>Wisdom</i> is humble that he knows no more.</blockquote>
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Wisdom tooth</b></col>, <cd>the last, or back, tooth of the full
set on each half of each jaw in man; -- familiarly so called, because
appearing comparatively late, after the person may be supposed to have
arrived at the age of wisdom.  See the Note under <u>Tooth</u>, 1.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wise</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Wiser</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Wisest</u>.] [OE.
<i>wis</i>, AS. <i>w&imacr;s</i>; akin to OS. & OFries. <i>w&imacr;s</i>,
D. <i>wijs</i>, G. <i>weise</i>, OHG. <i>w&imacr;s</i>, <i>w&imacr;si</i>,
Icel. <i>v&imacr;ss</i>, Sw. <i>vis</i>, Dan. <i>viis</i>, Goth.
<i>weis</i>; akin to <i>wit</i>, v. i.  See <u>Wit</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Righteous</u>, <u>Wisdom</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of
extensive information; erudite; learned.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They are <i>wise</i> to do evil, but to do good they have no
knowledge.</blockquote> <i>Jer. iv. 22.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, especially, making due use of knowledge;
discerning and judging soundly concerning what is true or false, proper or
improper; choosing the best ends and the best means for accomplishing them;
sagacious.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When clouds appear, <i>wise</i> men put their
cloaks.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>From a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are
able to make thee <i>wise</i> unto salvation.</blockquote> <i>2 Tim. iii.
15.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous;
specifically, skilled in divination.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Fal.</i>  There was, mine host, an old fat woman even now
with me; but she's gone.<BR>
<i>Sim.</i>  Pray you, sir, was't not the <i>wise</i> woman of
Brentford?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary;
subtle; crafty.</def>  [R.]  "Thou art . . . no novice, but a governor wily
and <i>wise</i>."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Nor, on the other side,<BR>
Will I be penuriously <i>wise</i><BR>
<i>As to make money</i>, <i>that's my slave</i>, <i>my
idol</i>.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Lords do not care for me:<BR>
I am too <i>wise</i> to die yet.</blockquote> <i>Ford.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Dictated or guided by wisdom; containing or
exhibiting wisdom; well adapted to produce good effects; judicious;
discreet; as, a <i>wise</i> saying; a <i>wise</i> scheme or plan;
<i>wise</i> conduct or management; a <i>wise</i> determination.</def>
"Eminent in <i>wise</i> deport."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To make it wise</b></col>, <cd>to make it a matter of
deliberation.</cd>  [Obs.] " We thought it was not worth <i>to make it
wise</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i> -- <col><b>Wise in years</b></col>, <cd>old
enough to be wise; wise from age and experience; hence, aged; old.</cd>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A very grave, state bachelor, my dainty one;<BR>
He's <i>wise in years</i>, and of a temperate warmth.</blockquote>
<i>Ford.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>You are too <i>wise in years</i>, too full of counsel,<BR>
For my green experience.</blockquote> <i>Ford.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wise</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wise</i>, AS.
<i>w&imacr;se</i>; akin to OS. <i>w&imacr;sa</i>, OFries. <i>w&imacr;s</i>,
D. <i>wijs</i>, <i>wijze</i>, OHG. <i>w&imacr;sa</i>, G. <i>weise</i>, Sw.
<i>vis</i>, Dan. <i>viis</i>, Icel. &ouml;&?;ru<i>v&imacr;s</i> otherwise;
from the root of E. <i>wit</i>; hence, originally, knowledge, skill.  See
<u>Wit</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Guise</u>.] <def>Way of being
or acting; manner; mode; fashion.</def>  "All armed in complete
<i>wise</i>."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To love her in my beste <i>wyse</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This song she sings in most commanding
<i>wise</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Let not these blessings then, sent from above,<BR>
Abused be, or spilt in profane <i>wise</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p>&fist; This word is nearly obsolete, except in such phrases as <i>in any
wise</i>, <i>in no wise</i>, <i>on this wise</i>, etc. " Fret not thyself
<i>in any wise</i> to do evil." <i>Ps. xxxvii. 8.</i> "He shall <i>in no
wise</i> lose his reward." <i>Matt. x. 42.</i> " <i>On this wise</i> ye
shall bless the children of Israel." <i>Num. vi. 23.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Wise</i> is often used as a suffix in composition, as in
like<i>wise</i>, no<i>wise</i>, length<i>wise</i>, etc., in which words
<i>-ways</i> is often substituted with the same sense; as, no<i>ways</i>,
length<i>ways</i>, etc.</p>

<p><hw>Wise"a*cre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OD. <i>wijssegger</i> or
G. <i>weissager</i> a foreteller, prophet, from <i>weissagen</i> to
foretell, to prophesy, OHG. <i>w&imacr;ssag&?;n</i>, corrupted (as if
compounded of the words for <i>wise</i> and <i>say</i>) fr.
<i>w&imacr;zzag&?;n</i>, fr. <i>w&imacr;zzag&?;</i> a prophet, akin to AS.
<i>w&imacr;tiga</i>, <i>w&imacr;tga</i>, from the root of E. <i>wit</i>.
See <u>Wit</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A learned or wise man.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Pythagoras learned much . . . becoming a mighty
<i>wiseacre</i>.</blockquote> <i>Leland.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who makes undue pretensions to wisdom; a
would-be-wise person; hence, in contempt, a simpleton; a dunce.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wise"-heart`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wise; knowing;
skillful; sapient; erudite; prudent.</def>  <i>Ex. xxviii. 3.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wise"-like`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resembling that
which is wise or sensible; judicious.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The only <i>wise-like</i> thing I heard anybody
say.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wise"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who pretends to be
wise; a wiseacre; a witling.</def>  <i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wise"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a wise manner;
prudently; judiciously; discreetly; with wisdom.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And <i>wisely</i> learn to curb thy sorrows
wild.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wise"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wisdom.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wish</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wished</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wishing</u>.] [OE. <i>wischen</i>, <i>weschen</i>, <i>wuschen</i>, AS.
<i>w&?;scan</i>; akin to D. <i>wenschen</i>, G. <i>w&uuml;nschen</i>, Icel.
<i>&aelig;eskja</i>, Dan. <i>&ouml;nske</i>, Sw. <i>&ouml;nska</i>; from
AS. <i>w&?;sc</i> a wish; akin to OD. & G. <i>wunsch</i>, OHG.
<i>wunsc</i>, Icel. <i>&?;sk</i>, Skr. <i>v&amacr;&?;ch&amacr;</i> a wish,
<i>v&amacr;&?;ch</i> to wish; also to Skr. <i>van</i> to like, to wish.
&?;.  See <u>Winsome</u>, <u>Win</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, and cf.
<u>Wistful</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To have a desire or yearning; to long; to
hanker.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They cast four anchors out of the stern, and <i>wished</i>
for the day.</blockquote> <i>Acts xxvii. 29.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This is as good an argument as an antiquary could
<i>wish</i> for.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wish</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
desire; to long for; to hanker after; to have a mind or disposition
toward.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I would not <i>wish</i><BR>
Any companion in the world but you.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I <i>wish</i> above all things that thou mayest
prosper.</blockquote> <i>3. John 2.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To frame or express desires concerning; to
invoke in favor of, or against, any one; to attribute, or cal down, in
desire; to invoke; to imprecate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I would not <i>wish</i> them to a fairer death.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I <i>wish</i> it may not prove some ominous foretoken of
misfortune to have met with such a miser as I am.</blockquote> <i>Sir P.
Sidney.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Let them be driven backward, and put to shame, that
<i>wish</i> me evil.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xl. 14.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To recommend; to seek confidence or favor in
behalf of.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I would be glad to thrive, sir,<BR>
And I was <i>wished</i> to your worship by a gentleman.</blockquote> <i>B.
Jonson.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Desire</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Wish</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Desire;
eager desire; longing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Behold, I am according to thy <i>wish</i> in God a
stead.</blockquote> <i>Job xxxiii. 6.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Expression of desire; request; petition; hence,
invocation or imprecation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Blistered be thy tongue for such a <i>wish</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A thing desired; an object of desire.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Will he, wise, let loose at once his ire . . . <BR>
To give his enemies their <i>wish</i>!</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wish"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable or worthy of
being wished for; desirable.</def>  <i>Udall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wish"bone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The forked bone in
front of the breastbone in birds; -- called also <i>merrythought</i>, and
<i>wishing bone</i>.  See <u>Merrythought</u>, and
<u>Furculum</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wish"ed*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>According to wish;
conformably to desire.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wish"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who wishes or
desires; one who expresses a wish.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wish"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Wistful</u>.]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having desire, or ardent desire; longing.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Showing desire; as, <i>wishful</i>
eyes.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>From Scotland am I stolen, even of pure love<BR>
To greet mine own land with my <i>wishful</i> sight.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Desirable; exciting wishes.</def>  [R.]
<i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Wish"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Wish"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Wish"ing</hw>, <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from <u>Wish</u>,
<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><col><b>Wishing bone</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Wishbone</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Wishing cap</b></col>, <cd>a cap fabled to give one whatever he
wishes for when wearing it.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wish"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>According to desire;
longingly; with wishes.</def>  [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]  <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wish"ton*wish</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably of American
Indian origin.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The prairie dog.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wish"-wash`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Any weak, thin
drink.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wish"y-wash`y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Wash</u>.]
<def>Thin and pale; weak; without strength or substance; -- originally said
of liquids. Fig., weak-minded; spiritless.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A weak <i>wishy-washy</i> man who had hardly any mind of his
own.</blockquote> <i>A. Trollope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wish"y-wash`y</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A weak or thin drink
or liquor; wish-wash.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wis"ket</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A whisket, or
basket.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]  <i>Ainsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wis"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [See <u>Wis</u>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos>] <def>Certainly.</def>  [Obs.] "God so <i>wisly</i>
have mercy on me."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wisp</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wisp</i>, <i>wips</i>;
probably akin to D. & G. <i>wisch</i>, Icel. <i>visk</i>, and perhaps to L.
<i>virga</i> a twig, rod.  Cf. <u>Verge</u> a rod, <u>Whisk</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small bundle, as of straw or other like
substance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In a small basket, on a <i>wisp</i> of hay.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A whisk, or small broom.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A Will-o'-the-wisp; an ignis fatuus.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>wisp</i> that flickers where no foot can
tread.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wisp</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Wisped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Wisping</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To brush or dress, an with a wisp.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To rumple.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]
<i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wisp"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Formed of a wisp, or of
wisp; as, a <i>wispen</i> broom.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wis"se</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>w&imacr;sian</i>.
See <u>Wise</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>To show; to teach; to inform;
to guide; to direct.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Ere we depart I shall thee so well <i>wisse</i><BR>
That of mine house ne shalt thou never misse.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wist</hw> (?), archaic <pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Wit</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos> <def>Knew.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wis*ta"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] [So named after
Caspar <i>Wistar</i>, an American anatomist.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of
climbing leguminous plants bearing long, pendulous clusters of pale bluish
flowers.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The species commonest in cultivation is the <i>Wistaria
Sinensis</i> from Eastern Asia. <i>W. fruticosa</i> grows wild in the
southern parts of the United States.</p>

<p><hw>Wist"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [For <i>wishful</i>; perhaps
influenced by <i>wistly</i>, which is probably corrupted from OE.
<i>wisly</i> certainly (from Icel. <i>viss</i> certain, akin to E.
<i>wit</i>).  See <u>Wish</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Longing; wishful; desirous.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Lifting up one of my sashes, I cast many a <i>wistful</i>,
melancholy look towards the sea.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Full of thought; eagerly attentive; meditative;
musing; pensive; contemplative.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That he who there at such an hour hath been,<BR>
Will <i>wistful</i> linger on that hallowed spot.</blockquote>
<i>Byron.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Wist"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Wist"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Wis"tit</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. from native name: cf. F.
<i>ouistiti</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small South American monkey; a
marmoset.</def>  [Written also <i>wistiti</i>, and <i>ouistiti</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Wist"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [See <u>Wistful</u>.]
<def>Attentively; observingly.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wis"ton*wish</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>See <u>Wishtonwish</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wit</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>inf.</i></pos>
(To) <u>Wit</u>; <pos><i>pres. sing.</i></pos> <u>Wot</u>;
<pos><i>pl.</i></pos> <u>Wite</u>; <pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Wist(e)</u>;
<pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Wist</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wit(t)ing</u>.  See the Note below.] [OE. <i>witen</i>, pres. <i>ich
wot</i>, <i>wat</i>, I know (wot), imp. <i>wiste</i>, AS. <i>witan</i>,
pres. <i>w&amacr;t</i>, imp. <i>wiste</i>, <i>wisse</i>; akin to OFries.
<i>wita</i>, OS. <i>witan</i>, D. <i>weten</i>, G. <i>wissen</i>, OHG.
<i>wizzan</i>, Icel. <i>vita</i>, Sw. <i>veta</i>, Dan. <i>vide</i>, Goth.
<i>witan</i> to observe, <i>wait</i> I know, Russ. <i>vidiete</i> to see,
L. <i>videre</i>, Gr. &?;, Skr. <i>vid</i> to know, learn; cf. Skr.
<i>vid</i> to find. &?;&?;&?;&?;.  Cf. <u>History</u>, <u>Idea</u>,
<u>Idol</u>, <u>-oid</u>, <u>Twit</u>, <u>Veda</u>, <u>Vision</u>,
<u>Wise</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> & <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <u>Wot</u>.]
<def>To know; to learn.</def>  "I <i>wot</i> and <i>wist</i> alway."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1659 !></p>

<p>&fist; The present tense was inflected as follows; sing. 1st pers.
<i>wot</i>; 2d pers. <i>wost</i>, or <i>wot(t)est</i>; 3d pers. <i>wot</i>,
or <i>wot(t)eth</i>; pl. <i>witen</i>, or <i>wite</i>. The following
variant forms also occur; pres. sing. 1st & 3d pers. <i>wat</i>,
<i>woot</i>; pres. pl. <i>wyten</i>, or <i>wyte</i>, <i>weete</i>,
<i>wote</i>, <i>wot</i>; imp. <i>wuste</i> (Southern dialect); p. pr.
<i>wotting</i>. Later, other variant or corrupt forms are found, as, in
Shakespeare, 3d pers. sing. pres. <i>wots</i>.</p>

<p><blockquote>Brethren, we do you to <i>wit</i> [make you to know] of the
grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia.</blockquote> <i>2 Cor.
viii. 1.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou <i>wost</i> full little what thou meanest.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We <i>witen</i> not what thing we prayen here.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When that the sooth in <i>wist</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>&fist; This verb is now used only in the infinitive, <i>to wit</i>,
which is employed, especially in legal language, to call attention to a
particular thing, or to a more particular specification of what has
preceded, and is equivalent to <i>namely</i>, <i>that is to say</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Wit</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>witt</i>, <i>wit</i>;
akin to OFries. <i>wit</i>, G. <i>witz</i>, OHG. <i>wizz&imacr;</i>, Icel.
<i>vit</i>, Dan. <i>vid</i>, Sw. <i>vett</i>. &radic;133.  See <u>Wit</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Mind; intellect; understanding; sense.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Who knew the <i>wit</i> of the Lord? or who was his
counselor?</blockquote> <i>Wyclif (Rom. xi. 34).</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A prince most prudent, of an excellent<BR>
And unmatched <i>wit</i> and judgment.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Will puts in practice what <i>wit</i> deviseth.</blockquote>
<i>Sir J. Davies.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He wants not <i>wit</i> the dander to decline.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mental faculty, or power of the mind; -- used
in this sense chiefly in the plural, and in certain phrases; as, to lose
one's <i>wits</i>; at one's <i>wits'</i> end, and the like.</def>  "Men's
<i>wittes</i> ben so dull."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I will stare him out of his <i>wits</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Felicitous association of objects not usually
connected, so as to produce a pleasant surprise; also. the power of readily
combining objects in such a manner.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The definition of <i>wit</i> is only this, that it is a
propriety of thoughts and words; or, in other terms, thoughts and words
elegantly adapted to the subject.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Wit</i> which discovers partial likeness hidden in
general diversity.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Wit</i> lying most in the assemblage of ideas, and
putting those together with quickness and variety wherein can be found any
resemblance or congruity, thereby to make up pleasant pictures in the
fancy.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A person of eminent sense or knowledge; a man of
genius, fancy, or humor; one distinguished for bright or amusing sayings,
for repartee, and the like.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In Athens, where books and <i>wits</i> were ever busier than
in any other part of Greece, I find but only two sorts of writings which
the magistrate cared to take notice of; those either blasphemous and
atheistical, or libelous.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Intemperate <i>wits</i> will spare neither friend nor
foe.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>wit</i> herself, Amelia weds a <i>wit</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Young.</i></p>

<p><col><b>The five wits</b></col>, <cd>the five senses; also, sometimes,
the five qualities or faculties, <i>common wit</i>, <i>imagination</i>,
<i>fantasy</i>, <i>estimation</i>, and <i>memory</i>.</cd>  <i>Chaucer.
Nares.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>But my <i>five wits</i> nor my five senses can<BR>
Dissuade one foolish heart from serving thee.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Ingenuity; humor; satire; sarcasm; irony; burlesque.  --
<u>Wit</u>, <u>Humor</u>. <i>Wit</i> primarily meant mind; and now denotes
the power of seizing on some thought or occurrence, and, by a sudden turn,
presenting it under aspects wholly new and unexpected -- apparently natural
and admissible, if not perfectly just, and bearing on the subject, or the
parties concerned, with a laughable keenness and force. "What I want," said
a pompous orator, aiming at his antagonist, "is common sense."
"<i>Exactly</i>!" was the whispered reply. The pleasure we find in
<i>wit</i> arises from the ingenuity of the turn, the sudden surprise it
brings, and the patness of its application to the case, in the new and
ludicrous relations thus flashed upon the view. <i>Humor</i> is a quality
more congenial to the English mind than <i>wit</i>. It consists primarily
in taking up the peculiarities of a <i>humorist</i> (or eccentric person)
and drawing them out, as Addison did those of Sir Roger de Coverley, so
that we enjoy a hearty, good-natured laugh at his unconscious manifestation
of whims and oddities. From this original sense the term has been widened
to embrace other sources of kindly mirth of the same general character. In
a well-known caricature of English reserve, an Oxford student is
represented as standing on the brink of a river, greatly agitated at the
sight of a drowning man before him, and crying out, "O that I had been
<i>introduced</i> to this gentleman, that I might save his life!  The,
"Silent Woman" of Ben Jonson is one of the most <i>humorous</i>
productions, in the original sense of the term, which we have in our
language.</p>

<p><hw>Witch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Wick</u> of a lamp.]
<def>A cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat, and
used as a taper.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Witch</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wicche</i>, AS.
<i>wicce</i>, fem., <i>wicca</i>, masc.; perhaps the same word as AS.
<i>w&imacr;tiga</i>, <i>w&imacr;tga</i>, a soothsayer (cf.
<u>Wiseacre</u>); cf. Fries. <i>wikke</i>, a witch, LG. <i>wikken</i> to
predict, Icel. <i>vitki</i> a wizard, <i>vitka</i> to bewitch.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who practices the black art, or magic; one
regarded as possessing supernatural or magical power by compact with an
evil spirit, esp. with the Devil; a sorcerer or sorceress; -- now applied
chiefly or only to women, but formerly used of men as well.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There was a man in that city whose name was Simon, a
<i>witch</i>.</blockquote> <i>Wyclif (Acts viii. 9).</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He can not abide the old woman of Brentford; he swears she's
a <i>witch</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An ugly old woman; a hag.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who exercises more than common power of
attraction; a charming or bewitching person; also, one given to mischief; -
- said especially of a woman or child.</def>  [Colloq.]</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A certain curve of the third
order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name <i>versiera</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The stormy petrel.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Witch balls</b></col>, <cd>a name applied to the interwoven
rolling masses of the stems of herbs, which are driven by the winds over
the steppes of Tartary.  Cf. <u>Tumbleweed</u>.</cd> <i>Maunder (Treas. of
Bot.)</i> -- <col><b>Witches' besoms</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>tufted
and distorted branches of the silver fir, caused by the attack of some
fungus.</cd> <i>Maunder (Treas. of Bot.)</i> -- <col><b>Witches'
butter</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name of several gelatinous
cryptogamous plants, as <i>Nostoc commune</i>, and <i>Exidia
glandulosa</i>.  See <u>Nostoc</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Witch grass</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a kind of grass (<i>Panicum capillare</i>) with minute
spikelets on long, slender pedicels forming a light, open panicle.</cd> --
<col><b>Witch meal</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>vegetable sulphur.  See
under <u>Vegetable</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Witch</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Witched</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Witching</u>.] [AS. <i>wiccian</i>.] <def>To bewitch; to fascinate; to
enchant.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[I 'll] <i>witch</i> sweet ladies with my words and
looks.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Whether within us or without<BR>
The spell of this illusion be<BR>
That <i>witches</i> us to hear and see.</blockquote> <i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Witch"craft`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>wiccecr&aelig;ft</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The practices or art of witches; sorcery;
enchantments; intercourse with evil spirits.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Power more than natural; irresistible
influence.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He hath a <i>witchcraft</i><BR>
Over the king in 's tongue.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Witch"-elm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See
<u>Wych-elm</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Witch"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Witcheries</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Sorcery;
enchantment; witchcraft.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Great Comus,<BR>
Deep skilled in all his mother's <i>witcheries</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A woman infamous . . . for <i>witcheries</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fascination; irresistible influence;
enchantment.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He never felt<BR>
The <i>witchery</i> of the soft blue sky.</blockquote>
<i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The dear, dear <i>witchery</i> of song.</blockquote>
<i>Bryant.</i></p>

<p><hw>Witch"-ha`zel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Wych-elm</u>,
and <u>Hazel</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The wych-elm.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An American shrub or small tree (<i>Hamamelis
Virginica</i>), which blossoms late in autumn.</def></p>

<p><hw>Witch"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That witches or enchants;
suited to enchantment or witchcraft; bewitching.</def>  "The very
<i>witching</i> time of night." <i>Shak.</i> -- <wf>Witch"ing*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Witch"-tree`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The
witch-hazel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wit"chuck`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The sand martin, or bank swallow.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wit"-crack`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who breaks
jests; a joker.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wit"craft`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Art or skill of the mind; contrivance; invention; wit.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Camden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The art of reasoning; logic.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Wite</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>w&imacr;tan</i>; akin
to D. <i>wijten</i>, G. ver<i>weisen</i>, Icel. <i>v&imacr;ta</i> to mulct,
and E. <i>wit</i>; cf. AS. <i>w&imacr;tan</i> to see, L.
animad<i>vertere</i> to observe, to punish. &?;&?;&?;&?;.  See <u>Wit</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>To reproach; to blame; to censure; also, to
impute as blame.</def>  [Obs. or Scot.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Though that I be jealous, <i>wite</i> me not.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There if that I misspeak or say,<BR>
<i>Wite</i> it the ale of Southwark, I you pray.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wite</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>w&imacr;te</i> punishment.
&?;&?;&?;&?;.  See <u>Wite</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>Blame;
reproach.</def>  [Obs. or Scot.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wite"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Blameless.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wit"en</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>pl. pres.</i></pos> of
<u>Wit</u>.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wit"e*na*ge*mote`</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>witena
gem&omacr;t</i> an assembly of the wise; <i>wita</i> a wise man +
<i>gem&omacr;t</i> assembly.] <i>(AS. Hist.)</i> <def>A meeting of wise
men; the national council, or legislature, of England in the days of the
Anglo-Saxons, before the Norman Conquest.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wit"fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The ladyfish <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wit"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wise; sensible.</def>
[R.]  <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>With</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Withe</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>With</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> [OE. <i>with</i>, AS.
<i>wi&?;</i> with, against; akin to AS. <i>wi&?;er</i> against, OFries.
<i>with</i>, OS. <i>wi&?;</i>, <i>wi&?;ar</i>, D. <i>weder</i>,
<i>we&ecirc;r</i> (in comp.), G. <i>wider</i> against, <i>wieder</i> gain,
OHG. <i>widar</i> again, against, Icel. <i>vi&?;</i> against, with, by, at,
Sw. <i>vid</i> at, by, Dan. <i>ved</i>, Goth. <i>wipra</i> against, Skr.
<i>vi</i> asunder.  Cf. <u>Withdraw</u>, <u>Withers</u>, <u>Withstand</u>.]
<def><i>With</i> denotes or expresses some situation or relation of
nearness, proximity, association, connection, or the like.</def>  It is
used especially: --</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To denote a close or direct relation of
opposition or hostility; -- equivalent to <i>against</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thy servant will . . . fight <i>with</i> this
Philistine.</blockquote> <i>1 Sam. xvii. 32.</i></p>

<p>&fist; In this sense, common in Old English, it is now obsolete except
in a few compounds; as, <i>with</i>hold; <i>with</i>stand; and after the
verbs <i>fight</i>, <i>contend</i>, <i>struggle</i>, and the like.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To denote association in respect of situation or
environment; hence, among; in the company of.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I will buy <i>with</i> you, talk <i>with</i> you, walk
<i>with</i> you, and so following; but I will not eat <i>with</i> you,
drink <i>with</i> you, nor pray <i>with</i> you.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Pity your own, or pity our estate,<BR>
Nor twist our fortunes <i>with</i> your sinking fate.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>See where on earth the flowery glories lie;<BR>
<i>With</i> her they flourished, and <i>with</i> her they die.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There is no living <i>with</i> thee nor without
thee.</blockquote> <i>Tatler.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Such arguments had invincible force <i>with</i> those pagan
philosophers.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To denote a connection of friendship, support,
alliance, assistance, countenance, etc.; hence, on the side of.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Fear not, for I am <i>with</i> thee, and will bless
thee.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xxvi. 24.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To denote the accomplishment of cause, means,
instrument, etc; -- sometimes equivalent to <i>by</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That <i>with</i> these fowls I be all to-rent.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou wilt be like a lover presently,<BR>
And tire the hearer <i>with</i> a book of words.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[He] entertained a coffeehouse <i>with</i> the following
narrative.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>With</i> receiving your friends within and amusing them
without, you lead a good, pleasant, bustling life of it.</blockquote>
<i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To denote association in thought, as for
comparison or contrast.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Can blazing carbuncles <i>with</i> her compare.</blockquote>
<i>Sandys.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To denote simultaneous happening, or immediate
succession or consequence.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>With</i> that she told me . . . that she would hide no
truth from me.</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>With</i> her they flourished, and <i>with</i> her they
die.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>With</i> this he pointed to his face.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To denote having as a possession or an
appendage; as, the firmament <i>with</i> its stars; a bride <i>with</i> a
large fortune.</def>  "A maid <i>with</i> clean hands."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>With</i> and <i>by</i> are closely allied in many of their
uses, and it is not easy to lay down a rule by which to distinguish their
uses.  See the Note under <u>By</u>.</p>

<p><hw>With*al"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>With</i> +
<i>all</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>With this; with that.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He will scarce be pleased <i>withal</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Together with this; likewise; at the same time;
in addition; also.</def>  [Archaic]</p>

<p><blockquote>Fy on possession<BR>
But if a man be virtuous <i>withal</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If you choose that, then I am yours
<i>withal</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>How modest in exception, and <i>withal</i><BR>
How terrible in constant resolution.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>With*al"</hw>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>With; -- put after its
object, at the end of sentence or clause in which it stands.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>This diamond he greets your wife <i>withal</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled
<i>withal</i>.</blockquote> <i>Lev. v. 3.</i></p>

<p><hw>With"am*ite</hw> (w&ibreve;&thlig;"<i>a</i>m*&imacr;t),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From its discoverer, H. <i>Witham</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i>
<def>A variety of epidote, of a reddish color, found in Scotland.</def></p>

<p><hw>With*draw"</hw> (w&ibreve;&thlig;*dr&add;"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>
[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Withdrew</u> (-dr&udd;"); <pos><i>p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Withdrawn</u> (-dr&add;n"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Withdrawing</u>.] [<i>With</i> against + <i>draw.</i>]
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or
enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire; as, to
<i>withdraw</i> aid, favor, capital, or the like.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Impossible it is that God should <i>withdraw</i> his
presence from anything.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To take back; to recall or retract; as, to
<i>withdraw</i> false charges.</def></p>

<p><hw>With*draw"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To retire; to retreat;
to quit a company or place; to go away; as, he <i>withdrew</i> from the
company.</def>  "When the sea <i>withdrew</i>."  <i>King Horn.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To recede; retrograde; go back.</p>

<p><hw>With*draw"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
withdrawing; withdrawment; retreat; retraction.</def>  <i>Fielding.</i></p>

<p><hw>With*draw"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who withdraws;
one who takes back, or retracts.</def></p>

<p><hw>With*draw"ing-room`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See
<u>Withdraw</u>, and cf. <u>Drawing-room</u>.] <def>A room for retirement
from another room, as from a dining room; a drawing-room.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A door in the middle leading to a parlor and <i>withdrawing-
room</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>With*draw"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
withdrawing; withdrawal.</def>  <i>W. Belsham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Withe</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>withe</i>.
&?;&?;&?;&?;.  See <u>Withy</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] [Written also
<i>with</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a
band; a willow or osier twig; a withy.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A band consisting of a twig twisted.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>An iron attachment on one end of
a mast or boom, with a ring, through which another mast or boom is rigged
out and secured; a wythe.</def>  <i>R. H. Dana, Jr.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A partition between flues in a
chimney.</def></p>

<p><hw>Withe</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Withed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Withing</u>.]
<def>To bind or fasten with withes.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>You shall see him <i>withed</i>, and haltered, and staked,
and baited to death.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>With"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Withered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Withering</u>.] [OE. <i>wideren</i>; probably the same word as
<i>wederen</i> to weather (see <u>Weather</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos> &
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>); or cf. G. <i>verwittern</i> to decay, to be weather-
beaten, Lith. <i>vysti</i> to wither.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless;
to become sapless; to dry or shrivel up.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Shall he hot pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the
fruit thereof, that it <i>wither</i>?</blockquote> <i>Ezek. xvii.
9.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to
pin&?; away, as animal bodies.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This is man, old, wrinkled, faded,
<i>withered</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There was a man which had his hand
<i>withered</i>.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xii. 10.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Now warm in love, now <i>with'ring</i> in the
grave.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass
away.</def>  "Names that must not <i>wither</i>."  <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>States thrive or <i>wither</i> as moons wax and
wane.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>With"er</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
cause to fade, and become dry.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it
<i>withereth</i> the grass, and the flower thereof falleth.</blockquote>
<i>James i. 11.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want
of animal moisture.</def>  "Age can not <u>wither</u> her."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Shot forth pernicious fire<BR>
Among the accursed, that <i>withered</i> all their strength.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to
blight; as, a reputation <i>withered</i> by calumny.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The passions and the cares that <i>wither</i>
life.</blockquote> <i>Bryant.</i></p>

<p><hw>With"er*band`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Withers</i> +
<i>band</i>.] <i>(Far.)</i> <def>A piece of iron in a saddle near a horse's
withers, to strengthen the bow.</def></p>

<p><hw>With"ered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Faded; dried up;
shriveled; wilted; wasted; wasted away.</def>  -- <wf>With"ered*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>With"er*ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tending to wither;
causing to shrink or fade.</def>  -- <wf>With"er*ing*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>With"er*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called after Dr. W.
<i>Withering</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Barium carbonate occurring in white
or gray six-sided twin crystals, and also in columnar or granular
masses.</def></p>

<p><hw>With"er*ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Wither</i> + <i>-
ling</i>.] <def>A withered person; one who is decrepit.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>With"er*nam</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>wi&eth;ern&amacr;m</i>; <i>wi&eth;er</i> against + <i>n&amacr;m</i> a
seizure, fr. <i>niman</i> to take.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>A second or
reciprocal distress of other goods in lieu of goods which were taken by a
first distress and have been eloigned; a taking by way of reprisal; --
chiefly used in the expression <i>capias in withernam</i>, which is the
name of a writ used in connection with the action of replevin (sometimes
called a <i>writ of reprisal</i>), which issues to a defendant in replevin
when he has obtained judgment for a return of the chattels replevied, and
fails to obtain them on the <i>writ of return</i>.</def>
<i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1660 !></p>

<p><hw>Withe"-rod`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
North American shrub (<i>Viburnum nudum</i>) whose tough osierlike shoots
are sometimes used for binding sheaves.</def></p>

<p><hw>With"ers</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [Properly, the parts
which resist the pull or strain in drawing a load; fr. OE. <i>wither</i>
resistance, AS. <i>wi&eth;re</i>, fr. <i>wi&eth;er</i> against; akin to G.
<i>wider</i>rist withers.  See <u>With</u>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos>]
<def>The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base of the
neck.  See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Horse</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let the galled jade wince; our <i>withers</i> are
unwrung.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>With"er-wrung`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Injured or hurt
in the withers, as a horse.</def></p>

<p><hw>With*hold"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos>
<u>Withheld</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Withheld</u>, Obs. or
Archaic <u>Withholden</u> (&?;); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Withholding</u>.] [<i>With</i> again, against, back + <i>hold</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To hold back; to restrain; to keep from
action.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Withhold</i>, O sovereign prince, your hasty hand<BR>
From knitting league with him.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To retain; to keep back; not to grant; as, to
<i>withhold</i> assent to a proposition.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Forbid who will, none shall from me <i>withhold</i><BR>
Longer thy offered good.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To keep; to maintain; to retain.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>To <i>withhold</i> it the more easily in heart.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>With*hold"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
withholds.</def></p>

<p><hw>With*hold"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of
withholding.</def></p>

<p><hw>With*in"</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> [OE. <i>withinne</i>,
<i>withinnen</i>, AS. <i>wi&eth;innan</i>; <i>wi&eth;</i> with, against,
toward + <i>innan</i> in, inwardly, within, from <i>in</i> in.  See
<u>With</u>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos>, <u>In</u>,
<pos><i>prep.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In the inner or interior part of; inside of; not
without; as, <i>within</i> doors.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>O, unhappy youth!<BR>
Come not <i>within</i> these doors; <i>within</i> this roof<BR>
The enemy of all your graces lives.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Till this be cured by religion, it is as impossible for a
man to be happy -- that is, pleased and contented <i>within</i> himself --
as it is for a sick man to be at ease.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In the limits or compass of; not further in
length than; as, <i>within</i> five miles; not longer in time than; as,
<i>within</i> an hour; not exceeding in quantity; as, expenses kept
<i>within</i> one's income.</def>  "That he repair should again
<i>within</i> a little while."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Within</i> these five hours lived Lord Hastings,<BR>
Untainted, unexamined, free, at liberty.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, inside the limits, reach, or influence
of; not going outside of; not beyond, overstepping, exceeding, or the
like.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Both he and she are still <i>within</i> my
power.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Within himself<BR>
The danger lies, yet lies <i>within</i> his power.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Were every action concluded <i>within</i> itself, and drew
no consequence after it, we should, undoubtedly, never err in our choice of
good.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>With*in"</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In the
inner part; inwardly; internally.</def>  "The wound festers <i>within</i>."
<i>Carew.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Ills from <i>within</i> thy reason must
prevent.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In the house; in doors; as, the master is
<i>within</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>With*in"forth`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Within; inside;
inwardly.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[It is much greater] labor for to <i>withinforth</i> call
into mind, without sight of the eye withoutforth upon images, what he
before knew and thought upon.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Peacock.</i></p>

<p><hw>With*in"side`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the inner
parts; inside.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Graves.</i></p>

<p><hw>With*out"</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> [OE. <i>withoute</i>,
<i>withouten</i>, AS. <i>wi&eth;&?;tan</i>; <i>wi&eth;</i> with, against,
toward + <i>&?;tan</i> outside, fr. <i>&?;t</i> out.  See <u>With</u>,
<pos><i>prep.</i></pos>, <u>Out</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>On or at the outside of; out of; not within; as,
<i>without</i> doors.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Without</i> the gate<BR>
Some drive the cars, and some the coursers rein.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Out of the limits of; out of reach of;
beyond.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Eternity, before the world and after, is <i>without</i> our
reach.</blockquote> <i>T. Burnet.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not with; otherwise than with; in absence of,
separation from, or destitution of; not with use or employment of;
independently of; exclusively of; with omission; as, <i>without</i> labor;
<i>without</i> damage.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I wolde it do <i>withouten</i> negligence.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Wise men will do it <i>without</i> a law.</blockquote>
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Without</i> the separation of the two monarchies, the
most advantageous terms . . . must end in our destruction.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There is no living with thee nor <i>without</i>
thee.</blockquote> <i>Tatler.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To do without</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Do</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Without day</b></col> [a translation of L. <i>sine die</i>],
<cd>without the appointment of a day to appear or assemble again; finally;
as, the Fortieth Congress then adjourned <i>without day</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>Without recourse</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Recourse</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>With*out"</hw>, <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> <def>Unless; except; --
introducing a clause.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>You will never live to my age <i>without</i> you keep
yourselves in breath with exercise, and in heart with
joyfulness.</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Now rarely used by good writers or speakers.</p>

<p><hw>With*out"</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>On or
art the outside; not on the inside; not within; outwardly;
externally.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Without</i> were fightings, within were
fears.</blockquote> <i>2 Cor. vii. 5.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Outside of the house; out of doors.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The people came unto the house <i>without</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>With*out"-door`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Outdoor;
exterior.</def>  [Obs.] "Her <i>without-door</i> form."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>With*out"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>Without.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>With*out"forth`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Without;
outside' outwardly.  Cf. <u>Withinforth</u>.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>With*say"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To contradict; to
gainsay; to deny; to renounce.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If that he his Christendom <i>withsay</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>With*set"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To set against; to
oppose.</def>  [Obs.] "Their way he them <i>withset</i>."  <i>R. of
Brunne.</i></p>

<p><hw>With*stand"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Withstood</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Withstanding</u>.] [AS. <i>wi&eth;standan</i>.  See <u>With</u>,
<pos><i>prep.</i></pos>, and <u>Stand</u>.] <def>To stand against; to
oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral force; as, to
<i>withstand</i> an attack of troops; to <i>withstand</i> eloquence or
arguments.</def>  <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I <i>withstood</i> him to the face.</blockquote> <i>Gal. ii.
11.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Some village Hampden, that, with dauntless breast.<BR>
The little tyrant of his fields <i>withstood</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><hw>With*stand"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
withstands, or opposes; an opponent; a resisting power.</def></p>

<p><hw>With*stood"</hw> (?), <pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <def>o&?;
<u>Withstand</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>With"vine`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Withe</i> +
<i>vine</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Quitch grass.</def></p>

<p><hw>With"wind`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>wi&eth;owinde</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of bindweed
(<i>Convolvulus arvensis</i>).</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He bare a burden ybound with a broad list,<BR>
In a <i>withewyndes</i> wise ybounden about.</blockquote> <i>Piers
Plowman.</i></p>

<p><hw>With"wine`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Withvine</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>With"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Withies</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>withe</i>, <i>wipi</i>, AS.
<i>w&imacr;&?;ig</i> a willow, willow twig; akin to G. <i>weide</i> willow,
OHG. <i>w&imacr;da</i>, Icel. <i>v&imacr;&?;ja</i>, a withy, Sw.
<i>vide</i> a willow twig, Dan. <i>vidie</i> a willow, osier, Gr. &?;, and
probably to L. <i>vitis</i> a vine, <i>viere</i> to plait, Russ.
<i>vite</i>. &radic;141.  Cf. <u>Wine</u>, <u>Withe</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The osier willow (<i>Salix
viminalis</i>).  See <u>Osier</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A withe.  See <u>Withe</u>, 1.</def></p>

<p><hw>With"y</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Made of withes; like a withe;
flexible and tough; also, abounding in withes.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The stream is brimful now, and lies high in this little
<i>withy</i> plantation.</blockquote> <i>G. Eliot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wit"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Wit</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>Knowledge.</def>  [Obs.] "Withouten
<i>witing</i> of any other wight."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wit"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of wit or
understanding; wanting thought; hence, indiscreet; not under the guidance
of judgment.</def>  "<i>Witless</i> bravery."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A witty mother! <i>witless</i> else her son.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Witless</i> pity breedeth fruitless love.</blockquote>
<i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Wit"less*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Wit"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Wit"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Wit</i> + <i>-ling</i>;
cf. G. <i>witzling</i>.] <def>A person who has little wit or understanding;
a pretender to wit or smartness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A beau and <i>witing</i> perished in the
forming.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Ye newspaper <i>witlings</i>! ye pert scribbling
folks!</blockquote> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wit"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>witness</i>,
ge<i>witnes</i>, from <i>witan</i> to know. &radic;133.  See <u>Wit</u>,
<pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Attestation of a fact or an event;
testimony.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>May we with . . . the <i>witness</i> of a good conscience,
pursue him with any further revenge?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If I bear <i>witness</i> of myself, my <i>witness</i> is not
true.</blockquote> <i>John v. 31.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which furnishes evidence or
proof.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Laban said to Jacob, . . . This heap be <i>witness</i>, and
this pillar be <i>witness</i>.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xxxi. 51, 52.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who is cognizant; a person who beholds, or
otherwise has personal knowledge of, anything; as, an eye<i>witness</i>; an
ear<i>witness</i>.</def>  "Thyself art <i>witness</i> I am betrothed."
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Upon my looking round, I was <i>witness</i> to appearances
which filled me with melancholy and regret.</blockquote> <i>R.
Hall.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One who
testifies in a cause, or gives evidence before a judicial tribunal; as, the
<i>witness</i> in court agreed in all essential facts.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One who sees the execution of an instrument, and
subscribes it for the purpose of confirming its authenticity by his
testimony; one who witnesses a will, a deed, a marriage, or the
like.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Privileged witnesses</b></col>. <i>(Law)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Privileged</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>With a witness</b></col>,
<cd>effectually; to a great degree; with great force, so as to leave some
mark as a testimony.</cd> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote>This, I confess, is haste <i>with a
witness</i>.</blockquote> <i>South.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>Wit"ness</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Witnessed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Witnessing</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To see or know by personal presence; to have
direct cognizance of.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This is but a faint sketch of the incalculable calamities
and horrors we must expect, should we ever <i>witness</i> the triumphs of
modern infidelity.</blockquote> <i>R. Hall.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>General Washington did not live to <i>witness</i> the
restoration of peace.</blockquote> <i>Marshall.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To give testimony to; to testify to; to
attest.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Behold how many things they <i>witness</i> against
thee.</blockquote> <i>Mark xv. 4.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To see the execution of, as an
instrument, and subscribe it for the purpose of establishing its
authenticity; as, to <i>witness</i> a bond or a deed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wit"ness</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To bear testimony; to
give evidence; to testify.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The men of Belial <i>witnessed</i> against him.</blockquote>
<i>1 Kings xxi. 13.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>witnessing</i> of the truth was then so generally
attended with this event [martyrdom] that martyrdom now signifies not only
to <i>witness</i>, but to <i>witness</i> to death.</blockquote>
<i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wit"ness*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
witness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wit"-snap`per</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who affects
repartee; a wit-cracker.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wit"-starved`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Barren of wit;
destitute of genius.</def>  <i>Examiner.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wit"ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having (such) a wit or
understanding; as, a quick-<i>witted</i> boy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wit"tic*as`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Formed like
<i>criticaster</i>.] <def>A witling.</def>  [R.]  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wit"ti*cism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Witty</u>.]
<def>A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an
attempt at wit; a conceit.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He is full of conceptions, points of epigram, and
<i>witticisms</i>; all which are below the dignity of heroic
verse.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wit"ti*fied</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Witty</i> + <i>-
fy</i> + <i>-ed</i>.] <def>Possessed of wit; witty.</def>  [R.]  <i>R.
North.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wit"ti*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a witty manner;
wisely; ingeniously; artfully; with wit; with a delicate turn or phrase, or
with an ingenious association of ideas.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Who his own harm so <i>wittily</i> contrives.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wit"ti*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being
witty.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wit"ting*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [See <u>Wit</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>Knowingly; with knowledge; by design.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wit"tol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Said to be for <i>white
tail</i>, and so called in allusion to its white tail; but cf.
<i>witwal</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The wheatear.</def>  [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A man who knows his wife's infidelity and
submits to it; a tame cuckold; -- so called because the cuckoo lays its
eggs in the wittol's nest.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wit"tol*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a wittol;
cuckoldly.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Witts</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>Tin ore
freed from earthy matter by stamping.</def>  <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wit"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Wittier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Wittiest</u>.] [AS.
<i>witig</i>, <i>wittig</i>.  See <u>Wit</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Possessed of wit; knowing; wise; skillful;
judicious; clever; cunning.</def>  [Obs.] "The deep-revolving <i>witty</i>
Buckingham."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Especially, possessing wit or humor; good at
repartee; droll; facetious; sometimes, sarcastic; as, a <i>witty</i>
remark, poem, and the like.</def>  "Honeycomb, who was so unmercifully
<i>witty</i> upon the women."  <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Acute; smart; sharp; arch; keen; facetious; amusing;
humorous; satirical; ironical; taunting.</p>

<p>{ <hw>Wit"wal`</hw>, <hw>Wit"wall`</hw>  } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
[Akin to G. <i>wittewal</i>, <i>wiedewall</i>, MHG. <i>witewal</i>, D.
<i>wiedewaal</i>, <i>wielewaal</i>, OD. <i>weduwael</i>, and perhaps the
same word as OE. <i>wodewale</i>.  Cf. <u>Wood</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>,
<u>Wittol</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The golden
oriole.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The greater spotted
woodpecker.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wit"worm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that
which, feeds on or destroys wit.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wive</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Wived</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Wiving</u>.] [AS.
<i>w&imacr;fian</i>, <i>gew&imacr;fian</i>.  See <u>Wite</u>.] <def>To
marry, as a man; to take a wife.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Wherefore we pray you hastily to <i>wive</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wive</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To match
to a wife; to provide with a wife.</def>  "An I could get me but a wife . .
.  I were manned, horsed, and <i>wived</i>."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To take for a wife; to marry.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I have <i>wived</i> his sister.</blockquote> <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wive"hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wifehood.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wive"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wifeless.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Homilies.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wive"ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wifely.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Udall.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Wiv"er</hw> (?), <hw>Wiv"ern</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE.
<i>wivere</i> a serpent, OF. <i>wivre</i>, <i>guivre</i>, F. <i>givre</i>,
<i>guivre</i>, wiver, from L. <i>vipera</i>; probably influenced by OHG.
<i>wipera</i>, from the Latin.  See <u>Viper</u>, and cf.
<u>Weever</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>A fabulous two-legged, winged
creature, like a cockatrice, but having the head of a dragon, and without
spurs.</def>  [Written also <i>wyvern</i>.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The jargon of heraldry, its griffins, its mold warps, its
<i>wiverns</i>, and its dragons.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The weever.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wives</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <def><i>pl.</i> of
<u>Wife</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wiz"ard</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably from <i>wise</i> +
<i>-ard</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A wise man; a sage.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>See how from far upon the eastern road<BR>
The star-led <i>wizards</i> [Magi] haste with odors sweet!</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One devoted to the black art; a magician; a
conjurer; a sorcerer; an enchanter.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The wily <i>wizard</i> must be caught.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wiz"ard</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Enchanting; charming.</def>  <i>Collins.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Haunted by wizards.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Where Deva spreads her <i>wizard</i> stream.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wiz"ard*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resembling or becoming a
wizard; wizardlike; weird.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wiz"ard*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The character or
practices o&?; wizards; sorcery; magic.</def>  "He acquired a reputation
bordering on <i>wizardry</i>."  <i>J. A. Symonds.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wiz"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wisenen</i>, AS.
<i>wisnian</i> akin to <i>weornian</i> to decay, OHG. <i>wesan&?;n</i> to
grow dry, G. ver<i>wesen</i> to rot, Icel. <i>visna</i> to wither, Sw.
<i>vissna</i>, Dan. <i>visne</i>, and probably to L. <i>virus</i> an
offensive odor, poison.  Cf. <u>Virus</u>.] <def>To wither; to dry.</def>
[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Wiz"en</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wizened; thin; weazen;
withered.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A little lonely, <i>wizen</i>, strangely clad
boy.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wiz"en</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The weasand.</def>  [Prov.
Eng. & Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Wiz"ened</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Dried; shriveled;
withered; shrunken; weazen; as, a <i>wizened</i> old man.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wiz"en-faced`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a
shriveled, thin, withered face.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wlat"some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wlatian</i> to
disgust, irk, <i>wl&?;tta</i> loathing.] <def>Loathsome; disgusting;
hateful.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Murder is . . . <i>wlatsom</i> and abhominable to
God.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Woe</u>.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Woad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wod</i>, AS.
<i>w&amacr;d</i>; akin to D. <i>weede</i>, G. <i>waid</i>, OHG.
<i>weit</i>, Dan. <i>vaid</i>, <i>veid</i>, Sw. <i>veide</i>, L.
<i>vitrum</i>.] [Written also <i>wad</i>, and <i>wade</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An herbaceous cruciferous plant
(<i>Isatis tinctoria</i>). It was formerly cultivated for the blue coloring
matter derived from its leaves.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A blue dyestuff, or coloring matter, consisting
of the powdered and fermented leaves of the <i>Isatis tinctoria</i>. It is
now superseded by indigo, but is somewhat used with indigo as a ferment in
dyeing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Their bodies . . . painted with <i>woad</i> in sundry
figures.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Wild woad</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the weld (<i>Reseda
luteola</i>).  See <u>Weld</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Woad mill</b></col>, <cd>a
mill grinding and preparing woad.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Woad"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Colored or stained with
woad.</def>  "Man tattoed or <i>woaded</i>, winter-clad in skins."
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Woad"-wax`en</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Wood-wax</u>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A leguminous plant (<i>Genista tinctoria</i>) of Europe
and Russian Asia, and adventitious in America; -- called also
<i>greenwood</i>, <i>greenweed</i>, <i>dyer's greenweed</i>, and
<i>whin</i>, <i>wood-wash</i>, <i>wood-wax</i>, and <i>wood-
waxen</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Woald</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Weld</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wob"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Wabble</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wode</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>w&omacr;d</i>.]
<def>Mad.  See <u>Wood</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wode</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wood.</def>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wode"geld`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Wood</u>, and
<u>Geld</u>.] <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>A geld, or payment, for wood.</def>
<i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wo"den</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>W&omacr;den</i>; akin
to OS. <i>W&omacr;dan</i>, OHG. <i>Wuotan</i>, Icel. <i>O&eth;inn</i>, and
probably to E. <i>wood</i>, a.  Cf. <u>Wednesday</u>.] <i>(Northern
Myth.)</i> <def>A deity corresponding to Odin, the supreme deity of the
Scandinavians.  <i>Wednesday</i> is named for him.  See
<u>Odin</u>.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1661 !></p>

<p><hw>Woe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wo</i>, <i>wa</i>, woo,
AS. <i>w&amacr;</i>, interj.; akin to D. <i>wee</i>, OS. & OHG.
<i>w&emacr;</i>, G. <i>weh</i>, Icel. <i>vei</i>, Dan. <i>vee</i>, Sw.
<i>ve</i>, Goth. <i>wai</i>; cf. L. <i>vae</i>, Gr. &?;. &radic;128.  Cf.
<u>Wail</u>.] [Formerly written also <i>wo</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thus saying, from her side the fatal key,<BR>
Sad instrument of all our <i>woe</i>, she took.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[They] weep each other's <i>woe</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A curse; a malediction.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Can there be a <i>woe</i> or curse in all the stores of
vengeance equal to the malignity of such a practice?</blockquote>
<i>South.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Woe</i> is used in denunciation, and in exclamations of
sorrow. " <i>Woe</i> is me! for I am undone."  <i>Isa. vi. 5.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>O! <i>woe</i> were us alive [i.e., in life].</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Woe</i> unto him that striveth with his
Maker!</blockquote> <i>Isa. xlv. 9.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Woe worth</b></col>, <cd>Woe be to.  See <u>Worth</u>,
<pos><i>v. i.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Woe worth</i> the chase, <i>woe worth</i> the day,<BR>
That costs thy life, my gallant gray!</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Woe</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Woeful; sorrowful.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>His clerk was <i>woe</i> to do that deed.</blockquote>
<i>Robert of Brunne.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Woe</i> was this knight and sorrowfully he
sighed.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And looking up he waxed wondrous <i>woe</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Woe"-be*gone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wo begon</i>.
See <u>Woe</u>, and <u>Begone</u>, <i>p. p.</i>] <def>Beset or overwhelmed
with woe; immersed in grief or sorrow; woeful.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>So <i>woe-begone</i> was he with pains of love.</blockquote>
<i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Woe"ful</hw>, <hw>Wo"ful</hw>  } (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or
calamity; afflicted; wretched; unhappy; sad.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>How many <i>woeful</i> widows left to bow<BR>
To sad disgrace!</blockquote> <i>Daniel.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Bringing calamity, distress, or affliction; as,
a <i>woeful</i> event; <i>woeful</i> want.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>O <i>woeful</i> day! O day of woe!</blockquote>
<i>Philips.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Wretched; paltry; miserable; poor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What <i>woeful</i> stuff this madrigal would
be!</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Woe"ful*ly</hw>, <hw>Wo"ful*ly</hw>, } <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>
<def>In a woeful manner; sorrowfully; mournfully; miserably;
dolefully.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Woe"ful*ness</hw>, <hw>Wo"ful*ness</hw>, } <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<def>The quality or state of being woeful; misery; wretchedness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Woe"some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Woeful.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Langhorne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Woke</hw> (?), <pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<def><u>Wake</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wol</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>See 2d
<u>Will</u>.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wold</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wold</i>, <i>wald</i>,
AS. <i>weald</i>, <i>wald</i>, a wood, forest; akin to OFries. & OS.
<i>wald</i>, D. <i>woud</i>, G. <i>wald</i>, Icel. <i>v&ouml;llr</i>, a
field, and probably to Gr. &?; a grove, Skr. <i>v&amacr;&?;a</i> a garden,
inclosure.  Cf. <u>Weald</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A wood; a forest.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A plain, or low hill; a country without wood,
whether hilly or not.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And from his further bank &AElig;tolia's <i>wolds</i>
espied.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The wind that beats the mountain, blows<BR>
More softly round the open <i>wold</i>.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wold</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Weld</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wolde</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Will</u>.
See <u>Would</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wolf</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Wolves</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>wolf</i>, <i>wulf</i>, AS.
<i>wulf</i>; akin to OS. <i>wulf</i>, D. & G. <i>wolf</i>, Icel.
<i>&umacr;lfr</i>, Sw. <i>ulf</i>, Dan. <i>ulv</i>, Goth. <i>wulfs</i>,
Lith. <i>vilkas</i>, Russ. <i>volk'</i>, L. <i>lupus</i>, Gr.
<grk>ly`kos</grk>, Skr. <i>v&rsdot;ka</i>; also to Gr. <grk>"e`lkein</grk>
to draw, drag, tear in pieces. &radic;286.   Cf. <u>Lupine</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, <u>Lyceum</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species
of wild and savage carnivores belonging to the genus <i>Canis</i> and
closely allied to the common dog. The best-known and most destructive
species are the European wolf (<i>Canis lupus</i>), the American gray, or
timber, wolf (<i>C. occidentalis</i>), and the prairie wolf, or coyote.
Wolves often hunt in packs, and may thus attack large animals and even
man.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the destructive, and
usually hairy, larv&aelig; of several species of beetles and grain moths;
as, the bee <i>wolf</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Any very ravenous, rapacious, or
destructive person or thing; especially, want; starvation; as, they toiled
hard to keep the <i>wolf</i> from the door.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A white worm, or maggot, which infests
granaries.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>An eating ulcer or sore.  Cf.
<u>Lupus</u>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>If God should send a cancer upon thy face, or a <i>wolf</i>
into thy side.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The harsh,
howling sound of some of the chords on an organ or piano tuned by unequal
temperament.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>In bowed instruments, a
harshness due to defective vibration in certain notes of the
scale.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Textile Manuf.)</i> <def>A willying
machine.</def>  <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Black wolf</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>A black variety of the European wolf which is common in the
Pyrenees.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A black variety of the American gray
wolf.</cd> -- <col><b>Golden wolf</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the
Thibetan wolf (<i>Canis laniger</i>); -- called also <i>chanco</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>Indian wolf</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>an Asiatic wolf
(<i>Canis pallipes</i>) which somewhat resembles a jackal. Called also
<i>landgak</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Prairie wolf</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>the coyote.</cd> -- <col><b>Sea wolf</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Strand wolf</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>the striped hyena.</cd> -- <col><b>Tasmanian
wolf</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the zebra wolf.</cd> --
<col><b>Tiger wolf</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the spotted
hyena.</cd> -- <col><b>To keep the wolf from the door</b></col>, <cd>to
keep away poverty; to prevent starvation.  See <u>Wolf</u>, 3, above.</cd>
<i>Tennyson.</i> -- <col><b>Wolf dog</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The mastiff, or shepherd dog, of the Pyrenees,
supposed by some authors to be one of the ancestors of the St. Bernard
dog.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The Irish greyhound, supposed to have
been used formerly by the Danes for chasing wolves.</cd>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>A dog bred between a dog and a wolf, as the Eskimo
dog.</cd> -- <col><b>Wolf eel</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a wolf
fish.</cd> -- <col><b>Wolf fish</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one
of several species of large, voracious marine fishes of the genus
<i>Anarrhichas</i>, especially the common species (<i>A. lupus</i>) of
Europe and North America. These fishes have large teeth and powerful jaws.
Called also <i>catfish</i>, <i>sea cat</i>, <i>sea wolf</i>, <i>stone
biter</i>, and <i>swinefish</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wolf net</b></col>, <cd>a
kind of net used in fishing, which takes great numbers of fish.</cd> --
<col><b>Wolf's peach</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the tomato, or love apple
(<i>Lycopersicum esculentum</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Wolf spider</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of numerous species of running ground
spiders belonging to the genus <i>Lycosa</i>, or family
<i>Lycosid&aelig;</i>. These spiders run about rapidly in search of their
prey. Most of them are plain brown or blackish in color.  See
<i>Illust.</i> in App.</cd> -- <col><b>Zebra wolf</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a savage carnivorous marsupial (<i>Thylacinus
cynocephalus</i>) native of Tasmania; -- called also <i>Tasmanian
wolf</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wolf"ber`ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An
American shrub (<i>Symphoricarpus occidentalis</i>) which bears soft white
berries.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wolff"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Discovered, or first described, by Caspar Friedrich <i>Wolff</i>
(1733-1794), the founder of modern embryology.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Wolffian body</b></col>, <cd>the mesonephros.</cd> --
<col><b>Wolffian duct</b></col>, <cd>the duct from the Wolffian
body.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wolf"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a wolf; having the
qualities or form of a wolf; as, a <i>wolfish</i> visage; <i>wolfish</i>
designs.</def></p>

<p>-- <wf>Wolf"ish*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Wolf"ish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Wolf"kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little or young
wolf.</def>  <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wolf"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A young wolf.</def>
<i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wol"fram</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Same
as <u>Wolframite</u>.</def>
</p>

<p><hw>Wol"fram*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
salt of wolframic acid; a tungstate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wol*fram"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of or
pertaining to wolframium.  See <u>Tungstic</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wol"fram*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G., <i>wolframit</i>,
<i>wolfram</i>; <i>wolf</i> wolf + <i>rahm</i> cream, soot; cf. G.
<i>wolfsruss</i> wolfram, lit., wolf's soot.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Tungstate
of iron and manganese, generally of a brownish or grayish black color,
submetallic luster, and high specific gravity. It occurs in cleavable
masses, and also crystallized. Called also <i>wolfram</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wol*fra"mi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.  See
<u>Wolfram</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The technical name of the element
tungsten.  See <u>Tungsten</u>.</def>
</p>

<p><hw>Wolfs"bane`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
poisonous plant (<i>Aconitum Lycoctonum</i>), a kind of monkshood; also, by
extension, any plant or species of the genus <i>Aconitum</i>.  See
<u>Aconite</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wolf's"-claw`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
kind of club moss.  See <u>Lycopodium</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wolf's"-foot`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Club
moss.  See <u>Lycopodium</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wolf's"-milk`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any
kind of spurge (<i>Euphorbia</i>); -- so called from its acrid milky
juice.</def></p>

<p><hw>Woll</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>See 2d
<u>Will</u>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wol"las*ton*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [After Dr. W. H.
<i>Wollaston</i>, an English chemist, who died in 1828.] <i>(Min.)</i>
<def>A silicate of lime of a white to gray, red, or yellow color, occurring
generally in cleavable masses, rarely in tabular crystals; tabular
spar.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wolle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wool.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Wol`ver*ene"</hw>, <hw>Wol`ver*ine"</hw>  } (?),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Wolf</u>, with a dim suffix; prob. so called
from its supposed wolfish qualities.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The glutton.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A nickname for an inhabitant of Michigan.</def>
[U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Wolves</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <def><pos><i>pl.</i></pos> of
<u>Wolf</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wolv"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wolfish.</def>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wom"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Women</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>woman</i>, <i>womman</i>,
<i>wumman</i>, <i>wimman</i>, <i>wifmon</i>, AS. <i>w&imacr;fmann</i>,
<i>w&imacr;mmann</i>; <i>w&imacr;f</i> woman, wife + <i>mann</i> a man.
See <u>Wife</u>, and <u>Man</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An adult female person; a grown-up female
person, as distinguished from a man or a child; sometimes, any female
person.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Women</i> are soft, mild pitiful, and
flexible.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he
a <i>woman</i>.</blockquote> <i>Gen. ii. 22.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I have observed among all nations that the <i>women</i>
ornament themselves more than the men; that, wherever found, they are the
same kind, civil, obliging, humane, tender beings, inclined to be gay and
cheerful, timorous and modest.</blockquote> <i>J. Ledyard.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The female part of the human race;
womankind.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Man is destined to be a prey to <i>woman</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A female attendant or servant.</def>  " By her
<i>woman</i> I sent your message."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Woman hater</b></col>, <cd>one who hates women; one who has an
aversion to the female sex; a misogynist.</cd>  <i>Swift.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>Wom"an</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To act
the part of a woman in; -- with indefinite <i>it</i>.</def>
<i>Daniel.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make effeminate or womanish.</def>  [R.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To furnish with, or unite to, a woman.</def>
[R.] "To have him see me <i>woman'd</i>."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>{<hw>Wom"an*head</hw> (?), <hw>Wom"an*hede</hw> (?)},
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Womanhood.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wom"an*hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The state of being a woman; the distinguishing character or qualities
of a woman, or of womankind.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Unspotted faith, and comely <i>womanhood</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Perhaps the smile and the tender tone<BR>
Came out of her pitying <i>womanhood</i>.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Women, collectively; womankind.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wom"an*ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Suitable to a woman,
having the qualities of a woman; effeminate; not becoming a man; -- usually
in a reproachful sense.  See the Note under <u>Effeminate</u>.</def>  " Thy
tears are <i>womanish</i>." <i>Shak.</i> " <i>Womanish</i> entreaties."
<i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A voice not soft, weak, piping, and <i>womanish</i>, but
audible, strong, and manlike.</blockquote> <i>Ascham.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Wom"an*ish*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Wom"an*ish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Wom"an*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make like a
woman; to make effeminate.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>V. Knox.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wom"an*kind`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The females of the
human race; women, collectively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A sanctuary into which <i>womankind</i>, with her tools of
magic, the broom and mop, has very infrequent access.</blockquote>
<i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wom"an*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without a woman or
women.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wom"an*like</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a woman;
womanly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Womanlike</i>, taking revenge too deep.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wom"an*li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being womanly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There is nothing wherein their <i>womanliness</i> is more
honestly garnished than with silence.</blockquote> <i>Udall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wom"an*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Becoming a woman;
feminine; as, <i>womanly</i> behavior.</def>  <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A blushing, <i>womanly</i> discovering grace.</blockquote>
<i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wom"an*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the manner of a
woman; with the grace, tenderness, or affection of a woman.</def>
<i>Gascoigne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Womb</hw> (w&oomac;m), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wombe</i>,
<i>wambe</i>, AS. <i>wamb</i>, <i>womb</i>; akin to D. <i>wam</i> belly,
OS. & OHG. <i>wamba</i>, G. <i>wamme</i>, <i>wampe</i>, Icel.
<i>v&ouml;mb</i>, Sw. <i>v&aring;mb</i>, Dan. <i>vom</i>, Goth.
<i>wamba</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The belly; the abdomen.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And he coveted to fill his <i>woman</i> of the cods that the
hogs eat, and no man gave him.</blockquote> <i>Wyclif (Luke xv.
16).</i></p>

<p><blockquote>An I had but a belly of any indifferency, I were simply the
most active fellow in Europe. My <i>womb</i>, my <i>womb</i>, my
<i>womb</i> undoes me.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The uterus.  See
<u>Uterus</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The place where anything is generated or
produced.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>womb</i> of earth the genial seed
receives.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Any cavity containing and enveloping
anything.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The center spike of gold<BR>
Which burns deep in the bluebell's <i>womb</i>.</blockquote> <i>R.
Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Womb</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To inclose in a womb, or as
in a womb; to breed or hold in secret.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wom"bat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native name,
<i>womback</i>, <i>wombach</i>, in Australia.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any
one of three species of Australian burrowing marsupials of the genus
<i>Phascolomys</i>, especially the common species (<i>P. ursinus</i>).
They are nocturnal in their habits, and feed mostly on roots.</def></p>

<p><hw>Womb"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capacious.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wom"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <def><pos><i>pl.</i></pos> of
<u>Woman</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Won</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Win</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Won</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [See 1st <u>Wone</u>.] <def>To
dwell or abide.</def>  [Obs. or Scot.] " Where he <i>wans</i> in forest
wild."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This land where I have <i>woned</i> thus long.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Won</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Dwelling; wone.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Won"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wonder</i>,
<i>wunder</i>, AS. <i>wundor</i>; akin to D. <i>wonder</i>, OS.
<i>wundar</i>, OHG. <i>wuntar</i>, G. <i>wunder</i>, Icel. <i>undr</i>, Sw.
& Dan. <i>under</i>, and perhaps to Gr. &?; to gaze at.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That emotion which is excited by novelty, or the
presentation to the sight or mind of something new, unusual, strange,
great, extraordinary, or not well understood; surprise; astonishment;
admiration; amazement.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They were filled with <i>wonder</i> and amazement at that
which had happened unto him.</blockquote> <i>Acts iii. 10.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Wonder</i> is the effect of novelty upon
ignorance.</blockquote> <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Wonder</i> expresses less than <i>astonishment</i>, and much
less than <i>amazement</i>. It differs from <i>admiration</i>, as now used,
in not being necessarily accompanied with love, esteem, or approbation.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A cause of wonder; that which excites surprise;
a strange thing; a prodigy; a miracle.</def>  " Babylon, the <i>wonder</i>
of all tongues."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To try things oft, and never to give over, doth
<i>wonders</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I am as a <i>wonder</i> unto many.</blockquote> <i>Ps. lxxi.
7.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Seven wonders of the world</b></col>. <cd>See in the Dictionary
of Noted Names in Fiction.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Won"der</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wondered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wondering</u>.] [AS. <i>wundrian</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be affected with surprise or admiration; to
be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I could not sufficiently <i>wonder</i> at the intrepidity of
these diminutive mortals.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We cease to <i>wonder</i> at what we
understand.</blockquote> <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with
uncertain expectation; to query in the mind; as, he <i>wondered</i> why
they came.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I <i>wonder</i>, in my soul,<BR>
What you would ask me, that I should deny.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Won"der</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wonderful.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>After that he said a <i>wonder</i> thing.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Won"der</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Wonderfully.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Won"dered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having performed
wonders; able to perform wonderful things.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Won"der*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
wonders.</def></p>

<p><hw>Won"der*ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Adapted to excite
wonder or admiration; surprising; strange; astonishing.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Marvelous; amazing.  See <u>Marvelous</u>.</p>

<p>-- <wf>Won"der*ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Won"der*ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Won"der*ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a wondering
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Won"der*land`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A land full of
wonders, or marvels.</def>  <i>M. Arnold.</i></p>

<p><hw>Won"der*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wundorlice</i>.]
<def>Wonderfully; wondrously.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1662 !></p>

<p><hw>Won"der*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Surprise;
astonishment; a wonderful appearance; a wonder.</def>  <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All the common sights they view,<BR>
Their <i>wonderment</i> engage.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Won"der*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Wondrous</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Won"ders</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Wondrous</u>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>They be <i>wonders</i> glad thereof.</blockquote> <i>Sir T.
More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Won"der*struck`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Struck with
wonder, admiration, or surprise.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Won"der*work`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>wundorweorc</i>.] <def>A wonderful work or act; a prodigy; a
miracle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Such as in strange land<BR>
He found in <i>wonderworks</i> of God and Nature's hand.</blockquote>
<i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><hw>Won"der-work`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who performs
wonders, or miracles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Won"der-work`ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Doing wonders or
surprising things.</def></p>

<p><hw>Won"drous</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wonders</i>, adv.
(later also adj.).  See <u>Wonder</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>-
wards</u>.] <def>In a wonderful or surprising manner or degree;
wonderfully.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>For sylphs, yet mindful of their ancient race,<BR>
Are, as when women, <i>wondrous</i> fond of place.</blockquote>
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And now there came both mist and snow,<BR>
And it grew <i>wondrous</i> cold.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Won"drous</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wonderful; astonishing;
admirable; marvelous; such as excite surprise and astonishment;
strange.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That I may . . . tell of all thy <i>wondrous</i>
works.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xxvi. 7.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Won"drous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Won"drous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>Chloe complains, and <i>wondrously</i>'s
aggrieved.</blockquote> <i>Granville.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wone</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wonen</i>,
<i>wunen</i>, <i>wonien</i>, <i>wunien</i>, AS. <i>wunian</i>.
&?;&?;&?;&?;.  See <u>Wont</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>To dwell; to
abide.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Their habitation in which they <i>woned</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wone</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE.  See <u>Wone</u>, <pos><i>v.
i.</i></pos>, <u>Wont</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Dwelling; habitation; abode.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Custom; habit; wont; use; usage.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>To liven in delight was all his <i>wone</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wong</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wang</i>, <i>wong</i>.]
<def>A field.</def>  [Obs.] <i>Spelman.</i> "Woods and <i>wonges</i>."
<i>Havelok the Dane.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wong"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Wanger</u>.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Won"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Dwelling.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Won't</hw> (?). <def>A colloquial contraction of <i>woll not</i>.
Will not.  See <u>Will</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Often pronounced w&ubreve;nt in New England.</p>

<p><hw>Wont</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [For <i>woned</i>, p. p. of
<i>won</i>, <i>wone</i>, to dwell, AS. <i>wunian</i>; akin to D.
<i>wonen</i>, OS. <i>wun&?;n</i>, OHG, <i>won&?;n</i>, G. <i>wohnen</i>,
and AS. <i>wund</i>, ge<i>wuna</i>, custom, habit; orig. probably, to take
pleasure; cf. Icel. <i>una</i> to dwell, to enjoy, Goth. <i>wunan</i> to
rejoice (in un<i>wunands</i> sad); and akin to Skr. <i>van</i> to like, to
wish. &?;&?;&?;&?;.  Cf. <u>Wean</u>, <u>Win</u>.] <def>Using or doing
customarily; accustomed; habituated; used.</def>  "As he was <i>wont</i> to
go."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If the ox were <i>wont</i> to push with his
horn.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxi. 29.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wont</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Custom; habit; use;
usage.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They are . . . to be called out to their military motions,
under sky or covert, according to the season, as was the Roman
<i>wont</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>From childly <i>wont</i> and ancient use.</blockquote>
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wont</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos>
<u>Wont</u>, <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Wont</u>, or <u>Wonted</u>;
<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Wonting</u>.] <def>To be accustomed or
habituated; to be used.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A yearly solemn feast she <i>wont</i> to make.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wont</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To accustom; -- used
reflexively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wont"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Accustomed; customary;
usual.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Again his <i>wonted</i> weapon proved.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Like an old piece of furniture left alone in its
<i>wonted</i> corner.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>She was <i>wonted</i> to the place, and would not
remove.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wont"ed*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being accustomed.</def>  [R.]  <i>Eikon Basilike.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wont"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unaccustomed.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Woo</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wooed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wooing</u>.] [OE. <i>wowen</i>, <i>wo&?;en</i>, AS. <i>w&?;gian</i>, fr.
<i>w&?;h</i> bent, crooked, bad; akin to OS. <i>w&amacr;h</i> evil, Goth.
un<i>wahs</i> blameless, Skr. <i>va&?;c</i> to waver, and perhaps to E.
<i>vaccilate</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To solicit in love; to court.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Each, like the Grecian artist, <i>wooes</i><BR>
The image he himself has wrought.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To court solicitously; to invite with
importunity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thee, chantress, oft the woods among<BR>
I <i>woo</i>, to hear thy even song.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I <i>woo</i> the wind<BR>
That still delays his coming.</blockquote> <i>Bryant.</i></p>

<p><hw>Woo</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To court; to make love.</def>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wood</hw> (w&oocr;d), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wod</i>, AS.
<i>w&omacr;d</i>; akin to OHG. <i>wuot</i>, Icel. <i>&omacr;&eth;r</i>,
Goth. <i>w&omacr;ds</i>, D. <i>woede</i> madness, G. <i>wuth</i>,
<i>wut</i>, also to AS. <i>w&omacr;&eth;</i> song, Icel.
<i>&omacr;&eth;r</i>, L. <i>vates</i> a seer, a poet.  Cf.
<u>Wednesday</u>.] <def>Mad; insane; possessed; rabid; furious;
frantic.</def>  [Obs.] [Written also <i>wode</i>.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Our hoste gan to swear as [if] he were
<i>wood</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wood</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To grow mad; to act like a
madman; to mad.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wood</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wode</i>, <i>wude</i>, AS.
<i>wudu</i>, <i>wiodu</i>; akin to OHG. <i>witu</i>, Icel. <i>vi&?;r</i>,
Dan. & Sw. <i>ved</i> wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. <i>fiodh</i>, W.
<i>gwydd</i> trees, shrubs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A large and thick collection of trees; a forest
or grove; -- frequently used in the plural.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Light thickens, and the crow<BR>
Makes wing to the rooky <i>wood</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The substance of trees and the like; the hard
fibrous substance which composes the body of a tree and its branches, and
which is covered by the bark; timber.</def>  "To worship their own work in
<i>wood</i> and stone for gods."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The fibrous material which makes
up the greater part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby plants,
and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems. It consists of elongated
tubular or needle-shaped cells of various kinds, usually interwoven with
the shinning bands called <i>silver grain</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Wood consists chiefly of the carbohydrates cellulose and lignin,
which are isomeric with starch.</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other
uses.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Wood acid</b></col>, <col><b>Wood vinegar</b></col>
<i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a complex acid liquid obtained in the dry distillation
of wood, and containing large quantities of acetic acid; hence,
specifically, acetic acid. Formerly called <i>pyroligneous acid</i>.</cd> -
- <col><b>Wood anemone</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a delicate flower
(<i>Anemone nemorosa</i>) of early spring; -- also called
<i>windflower</i>.  See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Anemone</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Wood ant</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a large ant (<i>Formica
rufa</i>) which lives in woods and forests, and constructs large
nests.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood apple</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>. <cd>See
<i>Elephant apple</i>, under <u>Elephant</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
baboon</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the drill.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
betony</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Same as
<u>Betony</u>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The common American lousewort
(<i>Pedicularis Canadensis</i>), a low perennial herb with yellowish or
purplish flowers.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood borer</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The larva of any one of numerous species of boring
beetles, esp. elaters, longicorn beetles, buprestidans, and certain
weevils.  See <i>Apple borer</i>, under <u>Apple</u>, and <i>Pine
weevil</i>, under <u>Pine</u>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The larva of
any one of various species of lepidopterous insects, especially of the
clearwing moths, as the peach-tree borer (see under <u>Peach</u>), and of
the goat moths.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>The larva of various species
of hymenopterous of the tribe Urocerata.  See <u>Tremex</u>.</cd>
<sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <cd>Any one of several bivalve shells which bore in
wood, as the teredos, and species of Xylophaga.</cd> <sd><i>(e)</i></sd>
<cd>Any one of several species of small Crustacea, as the <i>Limnoria</i>,
and the boring amphipod (<i>Chelura terebrans</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
carpet</b></col>, <cd>a kind of floor covering made of thin pieces of wood
secured to a flexible backing, as of cloth.</cd> <i>Knight.</i> --
<col><b>Wood cell</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a slender cylindrical or
prismatic cell usually tapering to a point at both ends. It is the
principal constituent of woody fiber.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood choir</b></col>,
<cd>the choir, or chorus, of birds in the woods.</cd> [Poetic]
<i>Coleridge.</i> -- <col><b>Wood coal</b></col>, <cd>charcoal; also,
lignite, or brown coal.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood cricket</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a small European cricket (<i>Nemobius
sylvestris</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Wood culver</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>the wood pigeon.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood cut</b></col>, <cd>an engraving
on wood; also, a print from such an engraving.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
dove</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the stockdove.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
drink</b></col>, <cd>a decoction or infusion of medicinal woods.</cd> --
<col><b>Wood duck</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A
very beautiful American duck (<i>Aix sponsa</i>). The male has a large
crest, and its plumage is varied with green, purple, black, white, and red.
It builds its nest in trees, whence the name.  Called also <i>bridal
duck</i>, <i>summer duck</i>, and <i>wood widgeon</i>.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The hooded merganser.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd>
<cd>The Australian maned goose (<i>Chlamydochen jubata</i>).</cd> --
<col><b>Wood echo</b></col>, <cd>an echo from the wood.</cd> --
<col><b>Wood engraver</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>An engraver on
wood.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>Any of several
species of small beetles whose larv&aelig; bore beneath the bark of trees,
and excavate furrows in the wood often more or less resembling coarse
engravings; especially, <i>Xyleborus xylographus</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
engraving</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The act or art engraving on
wood; xylography.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>An engraving on wood; a wood
cut; also, a print from such an engraving.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
fern</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <i>Shield fern</i>, under
<u>Shield</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood fiber</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>Fibrovascular tissue.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Wood
comminuted, and reduced to a powdery or dusty mass.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
fretter</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of numerous species of
beetles whose larv&aelig; bore in the wood, or beneath the bark, of
trees.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood frog</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a
common North American frog (<i>Rana sylvatica</i>) which lives chiefly in
the woods, except during the breeding season. It is drab or yellowish
brown, with a black stripe on each side of the head.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
germander</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Germander</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Wood god</b></col>, <cd>a fabled sylvan deity.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
grass</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Grass</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Wood grouse</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>The capercailzie.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The spruce partridge.
See under <u>Spruce</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood guest</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the ringdove.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] -- <col><b>Wood
hen</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Any one of
several species of Old World short-winged rails of the genus
<i>Ocydromus</i>, including the weka and allied species.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The American woodcock.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
hoopoe</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of Old
World arboreal birds belonging to <i>Irrisor</i> and allied genera. They
are closely allied to the common hoopoe, but have a curved beak, and a
longer tail.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood ibis</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>any one of several species of large, long-legged, wading birds
belonging to the genus <i>Tantalus</i>. The head and neck are naked or
scantily covered with feathers. The American wood ibis (<i>Tantalus
loculator</i>) is common in Florida.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood lark</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a small European lark (<i>Alauda arborea</i>),
which, like, the skylark, utters its notes while on the wing. So called
from its habit of perching on trees.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood laurel</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a European evergreen shrub (<i>Daphne
Laureola</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Wood leopard</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>a European spotted moth (<i>Zeuzera &aelig;sculi</i>) allied to the
goat moth. Its large fleshy larva bores in the wood of the apple, pear, and
other fruit trees.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood lily</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>,
<cd>the lily of the valley.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood lock</b></col>
<i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a piece of wood close fitted and sheathed with copper,
in the throating or score of the pintle, to keep the rudder from
rising.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood louse</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Any one of numerous species of terrestrial isopod
Crustacea belonging to <i>Oniscus</i>, <i>Armadillo</i>, and related
genera.  See <i>Sow bug</i>, under Sow, and <i>Pill bug</i>, under
<u>Pill</u>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Any one of several species of
small, wingless, pseudoneuropterous insects of the family
<i>Psocid&aelig;</i>, which live in the crevices of walls and among old
books and papers.  Some of the species are called also <i>book lice</i>,
and <i>deathticks</i>, or <i>deathwatches</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
mite</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of numerous small mites of
the family <i>Oribatid&aelig;</i>. They are found chiefly in woods, on tree
trunks and stones.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood mote</b></col>. <i>(Eng. Law)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Formerly, the forest court.</cd>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The court of attachment.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
nettle</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Nettle</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Wood nightshade</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>woody nightshade.</cd>
-- <col><b>Wood nut</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the filbert.</cd> --
<col><b>Wood nymph</b></col>. <i>(a)</i> <cd>A nymph inhabiting the woods;
a fabled goddess of the woods; a dryad.</cd>  "The <i>wood nymphs</i>,
decked with daisies trim." <i>Milton.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>Any one of several species of handsomely colored
moths belonging to the genus <i>Eudryas</i>. The larv&aelig; are bright-
colored, and some of the species, as <i>Eudryas grata</i>, and <i>E.
unio</i>, feed on the leaves of the grapevine.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>Any one of several species of handsomely colored
South American humming birds belonging to the genus <i>Thalurania</i>. The
males are bright blue, or green and blue.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
offering</b></col>, <cd>wood burnt on the altar.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>We cast the lots . . . for the <i>wood
offering</i>.</blockquote> <i>Neh. x. 34.</i></p>

<p>-- <col><b>Wood oil</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a resinous oil obtained
from several East Indian trees of the genus <i>Dipterocarpus</i>, having
properties similar to those of copaiba, and sometimes substituted for it.
It is also used for mixing paint.  See <u>Gurjun</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
opal</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a striped variety of coarse opal, having
some resemblance to wood.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood paper</b></col>, <cd>paper
made of wood pulp.  See <i>Wood pulp</i>, below.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
pewee</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a North American tyrant flycatcher
(<i>Contopus virens</i>). It closely resembles the pewee, but is
smaller.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood pie</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any
black and white woodpecker, especially the European great spotted
woodpecker.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood pigeon</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons
belonging to <i>Palumbus</i> and allied genera of the family
<i>Columbid&aelig;</i>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The ringdove.</cd> --
<col><b>Wood puceron</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a plant louse.</cd>
-- <col><b>Wood pulp</b></col> <i>(Technol.)</i>, <cd>vegetable fiber
obtained from the poplar and other white woods, and so softened by
digestion with a hot solution of alkali that it can be formed into sheet
paper, etc. It is now produced on an immense scale.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
quail</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of East
Indian crested quails belonging to <i>Rollulus</i> and allied genera, as
the red-crested wood quail (<i>R. roulroul</i>), the male of which is
bright green, with a long crest of red hairlike feathers.</cd> --
<col><b>Wood rabbit</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the cottontail.</cd>
-- <col><b>Wood rat</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several
species of American wild rats of the genus <i>Neotoma</i> found in the
Southern United States; -- called also <i>bush rat</i>. The Florida wood
rat (<i>Neotoma Floridana</i>) is the best-known species.</cd> --
<col><b>Wood reed grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a tall grass (<i>Cinna
arundinacea</i>) growing in moist woods.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
reeve</b></col>, <cd>the steward or overseer of a wood.</cd> [Eng.] --
<col><b>Wood rush</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>any plant of the genus
<i>Luzula</i>, differing from the true rushes of the genus <i>Juncus</i>
chiefly in having very few seeds in each capsule.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
sage</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name given to several labiate plants of
the genus <i>Teucrium</i>.  See <u>Germander</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
screw</b></col>, <cd>a metal screw formed with a sharp thread, and usually
with a slotted head, for insertion in wood.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
sheldrake</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the hooded merganser.</cd> --
<col><b>Wood shock</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the fisher.  See
<u>Fisher</u>, 2.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood shrike</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of numerous species of Old World singing
birds belonging to <i>Grallina</i>, <i>Collyricincla</i>, <i>Prionops</i>,
and allied genera, common in India and Australia. They are allied to the
true shrikes, but feed upon both insects and berries.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
snipe</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The American
woodcock.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>An Asiatic snipe (<i>Gallinago
nemoricola</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Wood soot</b></col>, <cd>soot from burnt
wood.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood sore</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See
<i>Cuckoo spit</i>, under <u>Cuckoo</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
sorrel</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant of the genus Oxalis (<i>Oxalis
Acetosella</i>), having an acid taste.  See <i>Illust.</i> (<i>a</i>) of
<u>Shamrock</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood spirit</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i>
<cd>See <i>Methyl alcohol</i>, under <u>Methyl</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
stamp</b></col>, <cd>a carved or engraved block or stamp of wood, for
impressing figures or colors on fabrics.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
star</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of small
South American humming birds belonging to the genus <i>Calothorax</i>. The
male has a brilliant gorget of blue, purple, and other colors.</cd> --
<col><b>Wood sucker</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the yaffle.</cd> --
<col><b>Wood swallow</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of numerous
species of Old World passerine birds belonging to the genus <i>Artamus</i>
and allied genera of the family <i>Artamid&aelig;</i>. They are common in
the East Indies, Asia, and Australia. In form and habits they resemble
swallows, but in structure they resemble shrikes. They are usually black
above and white beneath.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood tapper</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any woodpecker.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
tar</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Tar</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
thrush</b></col>, <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>An American
thrush (<i>Turdus mustelinus</i>) noted for the sweetness of its song.  See
under <u>Thrush</u>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The missel thrush.</cd> -
- <col><b>Wood tick</b></col>. <cd>See in Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
tin</b></col>. <i>(Min.)</i>. <cd>See <u>Cassiterite</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Wood titmouse</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the
goldcgest.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood tortoise</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>the sculptured tortoise.  See under <u>Sculptured</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Wood vine</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the white bryony.</cd> --
<col><b>Wood vinegar</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Wood acid</i>, above.</cd> --
<col><b>Wood warbler</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>Any one of numerous species of American warblers of the genus
<i>Dendroica</i>.  See <u>Warbler</u>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A
European warbler (<i>Phylloscopus sibilatrix</i>); -- called also <i>green
wren</i>, <i>wood wren</i>, and <i>yellow wren</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood
worm</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a larva that bores in wood; a wood
borer.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood wren</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The wood warbler.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The
willow warbler.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wood</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wooded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wooding</u>.] <def>To supply with wood, or get supplies of wood for; as,
to <i>wood</i> a steamboat or a locomotive.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1663 !></p>

<p><hw>Wood</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To take or get a supply
of wood.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wood"bind`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Woodbine.</def>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A garland . . . of <i>woodbind</i> or hawthorn
leaves.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wood"bine`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wudubind</i> black
ivy; -- so named as binding about trees.  See <u>Wood</u>, and <u>Bind</u>,
<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A climbing
plant having flowers of great fragrance (<i>Lonicera Periclymenum</i>); the
honeysuckle.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The Virginia creeper.  See
<i>Virginia creeper</i>, under <u>Virginia</u>.</def>  [Local, U. S.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Beatrice, who even now<BR>
Is couched in the <i>woodbine</i> coverture.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wood"-bound`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Incumbered with
tall, woody hedgerows.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wood"bur*y-type`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [After the name of
the inventor, W. <i>Woodbury</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A process in photographic printing, in which a
relief pattern in gelatin, which has been hardened after certain
operations, is pressed upon a plate of lead or other soft metal. An
intaglio impression in thus produced, from which pictures may be directly
printed, but by a slower process than in common printing.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A print from such a plate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wood"chat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any one of several species of Asiatic singing
birds belonging to the genera <i>Ianthia</i> and <i>Larvivora</i>. They are
closely allied to the European robin. The males are usually bright blue
above, and more or less red or rufous beneath.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<def>A European shrike (<i>Enneoctonus rufus</i>). In the male the head and
nape are rufous red; the back, wings, and tail are black, varied with
white.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wood"chuck`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A common large North American marmot (<i>Arctomys
monax</i>). It is usually reddish brown, more or less grizzled with gray.
It makes extensive burrows, and is often injurious to growing crops. Called
also <i>ground hog</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The yaffle, or green
woodpecker.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wood"cock`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wuducoc</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species
of long-billed limicoline birds belonging to the genera <i>Scolopax</i> and
<i>Philohela</i>. They are mostly nocturnal in their habits, and are highly
esteemed as game birds.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The most important species are the European (<i>Scolopax
rusticola</i>) and the American woodcock (<i>Philohela minor</i>), which
agree very closely in appearance and habits.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: A simpleton.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>If I loved you not, I would laugh at you, and see you<BR>
Run your neck into the noose, and cry, "A <i>woodcock</i>!"</blockquote>
<i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Little woodcock</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The common
American snipe.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The European snipe.</cd> --
<col><b>Sea woodcock fish</b></col>, <cd>the bellows fish.</cd> --
<col><b>Woodcock owl</b></col>, <cd>the short-eared owl (<i>Asio
brachyotus</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Woodcock shell</b></col>, <cd>the shell of
certain mollusks of the genus <i>Murex</i>, having a very long canal, with
or without spines.</cd> -- <col><b>Woodcock snipe</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Snipe</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wood"crack`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The nuthatch.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wood"craft`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Skill and practice
in anything pertaining to the woods, especially in shooting, and other
sports in the woods.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Men of the glade and forest! leave<BR>
Your <i>woodcraft</i> for the field of fight.</blockquote>
<i>Bryant.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wood"cut`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An engraving on wood;
also, a print from it. Same as <i>Wood cut</i>, under
<u>Wood</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wood"cut`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>A person who cuts wood.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An engraver on wood.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Wood"cut`ting</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
act or employment of cutting wood or timber.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act or art of engraving on wood.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Wood"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Supplied or covered with
wood, or trees; as, land <i>wooded</i> and watered.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The brook escaped from the eye down a deep and <i>wooded</i>
dell.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wood"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Made
or consisting of wood; pertaining to, or resembling, wood; as, a
<i>wooden</i> box; a <i>wooden</i> leg; a <i>wooden</i> wedding.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Clumsy; awkward; ungainly; stiff;
spiritless.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When a bold man is out of countenance, he makes a very
<i>wooden</i> figure on it.</blockquote> <i>Collier.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His singing was, I confess, a little
<i>wooden</i>.</blockquote> <i>G. MacDonald.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Wooden spoon</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Cambridge
University, Eng.)</i> <cd>The last junior optime who takes a university
degree, -- denoting one who is only fit to stay at home and stir
porridge.</cd>  "We submit that a <i>wooden spoon</i> of our day would not
be justified in calling Galileo and Napier blockheads because they never
heard of the differential calculus." <i>Macaulay.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>
<cd>In some American colleges, the lowest appointee of the junior year;
sometimes, one especially popular in his class, without reference to
scholarship.  Formerly, it was a custom for classmates to present to this
person a wooden spoon with formal ceremonies.</cd> -- <col><b>Wooden
ware</b></col>, <cd>a general name for buckets, bowls, and other articles
of domestic use, made of wood.</cd> -- <col><b>Wooden wedding</b></col>.
<cd>See under <u>Wedding</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wood"en*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Clumsily; stupidly;
blockishly.</def>  <i>R. North.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wood"en*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality of being
wooden; clumsiness; stupidity; blockishness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We set our faces against the <i>woodenness</i> which then
characterized German philology.</blockquote> <i>Sweet.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Wood"hack`</hw> (?), <hw>Wood"hack`er</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The yaffle.</def>  [Prov.
Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wood"hew`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A woodpecker.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wood"hole`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A place where wood is
stored.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wood"house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A house or shed in
which wood is stored, and sheltered from the weather.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wood"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state
of being woody.</def>  <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wood"knack`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The yaffle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wood"land</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Land covered with wood
or trees; forest; land on which trees are suffered to grow, either for fuel
or timber.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Here hills and vales, the <i>woodland</i> and the plain,<BR>
Here earth and water seem to strive again.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Woodlands</i> and cultivated fields are harmoniously
blended.</blockquote> <i>Bancroft.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wood"land</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
woods or woodland; living in the forest; sylvan.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She had a rustic, <i>woodland</i> air.</blockquote>
<i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Like summer breeze by <i>woodland</i> stream.</blockquote>
<i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Woodland caribou</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See under
<u>Caribou</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wood"land*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A dweller in a
woodland.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wood"-lay`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A
young oak, or other timber plant, laid down in a hedge among the whitethorn
or other plants used in hedges.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wood"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no wood; destitute
of wood.</def>  <i>Mitford.</i> -- <wf>Wood"less*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Wood"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a wood, mad, or raving
manner; madly; furiously.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wood"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Woodmen</b></plw> (&?;). [Written also <i>woodsman</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A forest officer appointed to take care of the
king's woods; a forester.</def>  [Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A sportsman; a hunter.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[The duke] is a better <i>woodman</i> than thou takest him
for.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who cuts down trees; a woodcutter.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Woodman</i>, spare that tree.</blockquote> <i>G. P.
Morris.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>One who dwells in the woods or forest; a
bushman.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wood"meil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Wadmol</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wood"mon`ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wood
seller.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wood"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Wood</u> mad.]
<def>Anger; madness; insanity; rage.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Woodness</i> laughing in his rage.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wood"-note`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Wood</i>, n. +
<i>note</i>.] <def>A wild or natural note, as of a forest bird.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Or sweetest Shakespeare, fancy's child,<BR>
Warble his native <i>wood-notes</i> wild.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wood"peck`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
woodpecker.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wood"peck`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any one of numerous species of scansorial birds belonging to
<i>Picus</i> and many allied genera of the family
<i>Picid&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; These birds have the tail feathers pointed and rigid at the tip
to aid in climbing, and a strong chisellike bill with which they are able
to drill holes in the bark and wood of trees in search of insect
larv&aelig; upon which most of the species feed. A few species feed partly
upon the sap of trees (see <i>Sap sucker</i>, under <u>Sap</u>), others
spend a portion of their time on the ground in search of ants and other
insects.</p>

<p>   The most common European species are the greater spotted woodpecker
(<i>Dendrocopus major</i>), the lesser spotted woodpecker (<i>D.
minor</i>), and the green woodpecker, or yaffle (see <u>Yaffle</u>).</p>

<p>   The best-known American species are the pileated woodpecker (see
under <u>Pileated</u>), the ivory-billed woodpecker (<i>Campephilus
principalis</i>), which is one of the largest known species, the red-headed
woodpecker, or red-head (<i>Melanerpes erythrocephalus</i>), the red-
bellied woodpecker (<i>M. Carolinus</i>) (see <u>Chab</u>), the
superciliary woodpecker (<i>M. superciliaris</i>), the hairy woodpecker
(<i>Dryobates villosus</i>), the downy woodpecker (<i>D. pubescens</i>),
the three-toed, woodpecker (<i>Picoides Americanus</i>), the golden-winged
woodpecker (see <u>Flicker</u>), and the sap suckers.  See also
<u>Carpintero</u>.</p>

<p><col><b>Woodpecker hornbill</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a black
and white Asiatic hornbill (<i>Buceros pica</i>) which resembles a
woodpecker in color.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wood"rock`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A
compact woodlike variety of asbestus.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Wood"ruff`</hw> (?), <hw>Wood"roof`</hw> (?), }
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wudurofe</i>.  See <u>Wood</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Ruff</u> a plaited collar.] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>A little European herb (<i>Asperula odorata</i>) having a pleasant
taste. It is sometimes used for flavoring wine.  See <i>Illust.</i> of
<u>Whorl</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wood"-sare`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Wood</i> + Prov. E.
<i>sare</i> for <i>sore</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of froth seen on
herbs.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wood"-sere`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The time when there
no sap in the trees; the winter season.</def>  [Written also <i>wood-
seer</i>.] [Obs.]  <i>Tusser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Woods"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Woodsmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A woodman; especially, one who lives
in the forest.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wood's" met"al</hw> (?). <def>A fusible alloy consisting of one or
two parts of cadmium, two parts of tin, four of lead, with seven or eight
part of bismuth. It melts at from 66&deg; to 71&deg; C.  See <i>Fusible
metal</i>, under <u>Fusible</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wood"stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A
striped variety of hornstone, resembling wood in appearance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Woods"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the
woods or forest.</def>  [Colloq. U. S.]</p>

<p><blockquote>It [sugar making] is <i>woodsy</i>, and savors of
trees.</blockquote> <i>J. Burroughs.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wood" tick`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several
species of ticks of the genus <i>Ixodes</i> whose young cling to bushes,
but quickly fasten themselves upon the bodies of any animal with which they
come in contact. When they attach themselves to the human body they often
produce troublesome sores. The common species of the Northern United States
is <i>Ixodes unipunctata</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wood"wall`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The yaffle.</def>  [Written also <i>woodwale</i>, and
<i>woodwele</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Wood"ward`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eng. Forest Law)</i>
<def>An officer of the forest, whose duty it was to guard the
woods.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wood*war"di*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. After Thomas J.
<i>Woodward</i>, an English botanist.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of ferns,
one species of which (<i>Woodwardia radicans</i>) is a showy plant in
California, the Azores, etc.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Wood"-wash`</hw> (?), <hw>Wood"-wax`</hw> (?), <hw>Wood"-
wax`en</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wuduweaxe</i>.]
<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Woadwaxen</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wood"work`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Work made of wood;
that part of any structure which is wrought of wood.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wood"worm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>See <i>Wood worm</i>, under <u>Wood</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wood"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Abounding with wood or woods; as, <i>woody</i> land.</def>  "The
<i>woody</i> wilderness."  <i>Bryant.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Secret shades<BR>
Of <i>woody</i> Ida's inmost grove.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of, or containing, wood or woody
fiber; ligneous; as, the <i>woody</i> parts of plants.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to woods; sylvan.</def>  [R.]
"<i>Woody</i> nymphs, fair Hamadryades."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Woody fiber</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>Fiber or tissue consisting of slender, membranous tubes tapering at
each end.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A single wood cell.  See under
<u>Wood</u>.</cd> <i>Goodale.</i> -- <col><b>Woody nightshade</b></col>.
<i>(Bot.)</i>. <cd>See <u>Bittersweet</u>, 3 <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</cd> --
<col><b>Woody pear</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the inedible, woody, pear-
shaped fruit of several Australian proteaceous trees of the genus
<i>Xylomelum</i>; -- called also <i>wooden pear</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Woo"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>w&omacr;gere</i>.  See
<u>Woo</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>One who wooes; one who courts or
solicits in love; a suitor.</def>  "A thriving <i>wooer</i>."
<i>Gibber.</i></p>

<p><hw>Woof</hw> (w&oomac;f), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>oof</i>, AS.
<i>&omacr;wef</i>, <i>&omacr;web</i>, <i>&amacr;web</i>; <i>on</i>,
<i>an</i>, on + <i>wef</i>, <i>web</i>, fr. <i>wefan</i> to weave. The
initial <i>w</i> is due to the influence of E. <i>weave</i>.  See
<u>On</u>, <u>Weave</u>, and cf. <u>Abb</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The threads that cross the warp in a woven
fabric; the weft; the filling; the thread usually carried by the shuttle in
weaving.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Texture; cloth; as, a pall of softest
<i>woof</i>.</def>  <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Woo"fell</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
European blackbird.</def>  "The <i>woofell</i> near at hand that hath a
golden bill."  <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Woof"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a close texture;
dense; as, a <i>woofy</i> cloud.</def>  <i>J. Baillie.</i></p>

<p><hw>Woo`hoo"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
sailfish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Woo"ing*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a wooing manner;
enticingly; with persuasiveness.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wook"</hw> (w&omacr;k), obs. <pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Wake</u>.
<def>Woke.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wool</hw> (w&oocr;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wolle</i>,
<i>wulle</i>, AS. <i>wull</i>; akin to D. <i>wol</i>, OHG. <i>wolla</i>, G.
<i>wolle</i>, Icel. & Sw. <i>ull</i>, Dan. <i>uld</i>, Goth, <i>wulla</i>,
Lith. <i>vilna</i>, Russ. <i>volna</i>, L. <i>vellus</i>, Skr.
<i>&umacr;r&nsdot;&amacr;</i> wool, <i>v&rsdot;</i> to cover. &radic;146,
287.  Cf. <u>Flannel</u>, <u>Velvet</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The soft and curled, or crisped, species of hair
which grows on sheep and some other animals, and which in fineness
sometimes approaches to fur; -- chiefly applied to the fleecy coat of the
sheep, which constitutes a most essential material of clothing in all cold
and temperate climates.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Wool</i> consists essentially of keratin.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Short, thick hair, especially when crisped or
curled.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Wool</i> of bat and tongue of dog.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A sort of pubescence, or a
clothing of dense, curling hairs on the surface of certain
plants.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Dead pulled wool</b></col>, <cd>wool pulled from a carcass.</cd>
-- <col><b>Mineral wool</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Mineral</u>.</cd> --
<col><b>Philosopher's wool</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See <i>Zinc
oxide</i>, under <u>Zinc</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Pulled wool</b></col>,
<cd>wool pulled from a pelt, or undressed hide.</cd> -- <col><b>Slag
wool</b></col>. <cd>Same as <i>Mineral wool</i>, under <u>Mineral</u>.</cd>
-- <col><b>Wool ball</b></col>, <cd>a ball or mass of wool.</cd> --
<col><b>Wool burler</b></col>, <cd>one who removes little burs, knots, or
extraneous matter, from wool, or the surface of woolen cloth.</cd> --
<col><b>Wool comber</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>One whose occupation
is to comb wool.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A machine for combing
wool.</cd> -- <col><b>Wool grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a kind of
bulrush (<i>Scirpus Eriophorum</i>) with numerous clustered woolly
spikes.</cd> -- <col><b>Wool scribbler</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Woolen
scribbler</i>, under <u>Woolen</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd> --
<col><b>Wool sorter's disease</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a disease,
resembling malignant pustule, occurring among those who handle the wool of
goats and sheep.</cd> -- <col><b>Wool staple</b></col>, <cd>a city or town
where wool used to be brought to the king's staple for sale.</cd> [Eng.] --
<col><b>Wool stapler</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>One who deals in
wool.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>One who sorts wool according to its
staple, or its adaptation to different manufacturing purposes.</cd> --
<col><b>Wool winder</b></col>, <cd>a person employed to wind, or make up,
wool into bundles to be packed for sale.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Woold</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Woolded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Woolding</u>.] [D. <i>woelen</i>, be<i>woelen</i>; akin to G.
<i>wuhlen</i>, be<i>wuhlen</i>. &radic;146.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To wind,
or wrap; especially, to wind a rope round, as a mast or yard made of two or
more pieces, at the place where it has been fished or scarfed, in order to
strengthen it.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1664 !></p>

<p><hw>Woold"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A stick used to tighten the rope in woolding.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Rope Making)</i> <def>One of the handles of the
top, formed by a wooden pin passing through it.  See 1st <u>Top</u>,
2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Woold"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The act of winding or wrapping anything with a
rope, as a mast.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A rope used for binding
masts and spars.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wool"-dyed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Dyed before being
made into cloth, in distinction from <i>piece-dyed</i>; ingrain.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wooled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having (such) wool; as, a
fine-<i>wooled</i> sheep.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wool"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wollen</i>; cf. AS.
<i>wyllen</i>.  See <u>Wool</u>.] [Written also <i>woollen</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Made of wool; consisting of wool; as,
<i>woolen</i> goods.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to wool or woolen cloths; as,
<i>woolen</i> manufactures; a <i>woolen</i> mill; a <i>woolen</i>
draper.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Woolen scribbler</b></col>, <cd>a machine for combing or
preparing wool in thin, downy, translucent layers.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wool"en</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also <i>woollen</i>.]
<def>Cloth made of wool; woollen goods.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wool`en*et"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A thin, light fabric
of wool.</def>  [Written also <i>woollenet</i>, <i>woolenette</i>, and
<i>woollenette</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Woo"lert</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The
barn owl.</def>  [Prov. Eng.] [Written also <i>oolert</i>, and
<i>owlerd</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Wool"fell`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Wool</i> + <i>fell</i>
a skin.] <def>A skin with the wool; a skin from which the wool has not been
sheared or pulled.</def>  [Written also <i>woolfel</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Wool"gath`er*ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Indulging in a
vagrant or idle exercise of the imagination; roaming upon a fruitless
quest; idly fanciful.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wool"gath`er*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Indulgence in idle
imagination; a foolish or useless pursuit or design.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His wits were a <i>woolgathering</i>, as they
say.</blockquote> <i>Burton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wool"grow`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who raises
sheep for the production of wool.</def>  -- <wf>Wool"grow`ing</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Wool"-hall`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A trade market in
the woolen districts.</def>  [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wool"head`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The buffel duck.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wool"li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or
state of being woolly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wool"ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Consisting of wool; as, a <i>woolly</i> covering; a <i>woolly</i>
fleece.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Resembling wool; of the nature of wool.</def>
"My fleece of <i>woolly</i> hair."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Clothed with wool.</def>  "<i>Woolly</i>
breeders."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Clothed with a fine, curly
pubescence resembling wool.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Woolly bear</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the hairy larva
of several species of bombycid moths. The most common species in the United
States are the salt-marsh caterpillar (see under <u>Salt</u>), the black
and red woolly bear, or larva of the Isabella moth (see <i>Illust.</i>,
under <u>Isabella Moth</u>), and the yellow woolly bear, or larva of the
American ermine moth (<i>Spilosoma Virginica</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Woolly
butt</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an Australian tree (<i>Eucalyptus
longifolia</i>), so named because of its fibrous bark.</cd> --
<col><b>Woolly louse</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a plant louse
(<i>Schizoneura, or Erisoma, lanigera</i>) which is often very injurious to
the apple tree. It is covered with a dense coat of white filaments somewhat
resembling fine wool or cotton. In exists in two forms, one of which
infests the roots, the other the branches.  See <i>Illust.</i> under
<u>Blight</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Woolly macaco</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>,
<cd>the mongoose lemur.</cd> -- <col><b>Woolly maki</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a long-tailed lemur (<i>Indris laniger</i>) native
of Madagascar, having fur somewhat like wool; -- called also <i>avahi</i>,
and <i>woolly lemur</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Woolly monkey</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any South American monkey of the genus
<i>Lagothrix</i>, as the caparro.</cd> -- <col><b>Woolly
rhinoceros</b></col> <i>(Paleon.)</i>, <cd>an extinct rhinoceros
(<i>Rhinoceros tichorhinus</i>) which inhabited the arctic regions, and was
covered with a dense coat of woolly hair. It has been found frozen in the
ice of Siberia, with the flesh and hair well preserved.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wool"ly-head`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A negro.</def>
[Low]</p>

<p><hw>Wool"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Woolmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>One who deals in wool.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wool"pack`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A pack or bag of wool
weighing two hundred and forty pounds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wool"sack`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sack or bag of
wool; specifically, the seat of the lord chancellor of England in the House
of Lords, being a large, square sack of wool resembling a divan in
form.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wool"sey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Wool</u>.]
<def>Linsey-woolsey.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wool"stock`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A heavy wooden
hammer for milling cloth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wool"ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>Wool</i> + <i>-
ward</i>.] <def>In wool; with woolen raiment next the skin.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wool"ward-go`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wearing of
woolen clothes next the skin as a matter of penance.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Their . . . <i>woolward-going</i>, and rising at
midnight.</blockquote> <i>Tyndale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Woon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Dwelling.  See
<u>Wone</u>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Woo"ra*li</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Curare</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Woos"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Oozy; wet.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wootz</hw> (w&oomac;ts), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Perhaps a corruption
of Canarese <i>ukku</i> steel.] <def>A species of steel imported from the
East Indies, valued for making edge tools; Indian steel. It has in
combination a minute portion of alumina and silica.</def></p>

<p><hw>Woo"yen</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See
<u>Yuen</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wo"pen</hw> (?), obs. <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Weep</u>.
<def>Wept.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wor"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See
<u>Wormil</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Word</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>word</i>; akin to
OFries. & OS. <i>word</i>, D. <i>woord</i>, G. <i>wort</i>, Icel.
<i>or&eth;</i>, Sw. & Dan. <i>ord</i>, Goth. <i>wa&uacute;rd</i>, OPruss.
<i>wirds</i>, Lith. <i>vardas</i> a name, L. <i>verbum</i> a word; or
perhaps to Gr. <grk>"rh`twr</grk> an orator.  Cf. <u>Verb</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The spoken sign of a conception or an idea; an
articulate or vocal sound, or a combination of articulate and vocal sounds,
uttered by the human voice, and by custom expressing an idea or ideas; a
single component part of human speech or language; a constituent part of a
sentence; a term; a vocable.</def>  "A glutton of <i>words</i>."  <i>Piers
Plowman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>You cram these <i>words</i> into mine ears, against<BR>
The stomach of my sense.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Amongst men who confound their ideas with <i>words</i>,
there must be endless disputes.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, the written or printed character, or
combination of characters, expressing such a term; as, the <i>words</i> on
a page.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Talk; discourse; speech;
language.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Why should calamity be full of <i>words</i>?</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Be thy <i>words</i> severe;<BR>
Sharp as he merits, but the sword forbear.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Account; tidings; message; communication;
information; -- used only in the singular.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I pray you . . . bring me <i>word</i> thither<BR>
How the world goes.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Signal; order; command; direction.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Give the <i>word</i> through.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Language considered as implying the faith or
authority of the person who utters it; statement; affirmation; declaration;
promise.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Obey thy parents; keep thy <i>word</i> justly.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I know you brave, and take you at your
<i>word</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I desire not the reader should take my
<i>word</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Verbal contention; dispute.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Some <i>words</i> there grew 'twixt Somerset and
me.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>A brief remark or observation; an expression; a
phrase, clause, or short sentence.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>All the law is fulfilled in one <i>word</i>, even in this;
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.</blockquote> <i>Gal. v.
14.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>She said; but at the happy <i>word</i> "he lives,"<BR>
My father stooped, re-fathered, o'er my wound.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There is only one other point on which I offer a <i>word</i>
of remark.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><col><b>By word of mouth</b></col>, <cd>orally; by actual speaking.
</cd> <i>Boyle.</i> -- <col><b>Compound word</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Compound</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Good word</b></col>,
<cd>commendation; favorable account.</cd> "And gave the harmless fellow a
<i>good word</i>." <i>Pope.</i> -- <col><b>In a word</b></col>,
<cd>briefly; to sum up.</cd> -- <col><b>In word</b></col>, <cd>in
declaration; in profession.</cd>  "Let us not love <i>in word</i>, . . .
but in deed and in truth." <i>1 John iii. 8.</i> -- <col><b>Nuns of the
Word Incarnate</b></col> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i>, <cd>an order of nuns founded
in France in 1625, and approved in 1638. The order, which also exists in
the United States, was instituted for the purpose of doing honor to the
"Mystery of the Incarnation of the Son of God."</cd>  -- <col><b>The
word</b></col>, <i>or</i> <col><b>The Word</b></col>. <i>(Theol.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The gospel message; esp., the Scriptures, as a
revelation of God.</cd>  "Bold to speak <i>the word</i> without fear."
<i>Phil. i. 14.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The second person in the
Trinity before his manifestation in time by the incarnation; among those
who reject a Trinity of persons, some one or all of the divine attributes
personified.</cd> <i>John i. 1.</i> -- <col><b>To eat one's
words</b></col>, <cd>to retract what has been said.</cd> -- <col><b>To have
the words for</b></col>, <cd>to speak for; to act as spokesman.</cd>
[Obs.] "Our host <i>hadde the wordes for</i> us all." <i>Chaucer.</i> --
<col><b>Word blindness</b></col> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>inability to
understand printed or written words or symbols, although the person
affected may be able to see quite well, speak fluently, and write
correctly.</cd> <i>Landois & Stirling.</i> -- <col><b>Word
deafness</b></col> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>inability to understand spoken
words, though the person affected may hear them and other sounds, and hence
is not deaf.</cd> -- <col><b>Word dumbness</b></col> <i>(Physiol.)</i>,
<cd>inability to express ideas in verbal language, though the power of
speech is unimpaired.</cd> -- <col><b>Word for word</b></col>, <cd>in the
exact words; verbatim; literally; exactly; as, to repeat anything <i>word
for word</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Word painting</b></col>, <cd>the act of
describing an object fully and vividly by words only, so as to present it
clearly to the mind, as if in a picture.</cd> -- <col><b>Word
picture</b></col>, <cd>an accurate and vivid description, which presents an
object clearly to the mind, as if in a picture.</cd> -- <col><b>Word
square</b></col>, <cd>a series of words so arranged that they can be read
vertically and horizontally with like results.</cd></p>

<p><pre><tt><b><BR>
H E A R T<BR>
E M B E R<BR>
A B U S E<BR>
R E S I N<BR>
T R E N T</b><BR>
<BR>
(A word square)<BR>
</tt></pre></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Term</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Word</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To use words, as in
discussion; to argue; to dispute.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Word</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Worded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Wording</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To express in words; to phrase.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The apology for the king is the same, but <i>worded</i> with
greater deference to that great prince.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To ply with words; also, to cause to be by the
use of a word or words.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To flatter with words; to cajole.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To word it</b></col>, <cd>to bandy words; to dispute.</cd>
[Obs.] "<i>To word it</i> with a shrew."  <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><hw>Word"book`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. D.
<i>woordenboek</i>, G. <i>w&ouml;rterbuch</i>.] <def>A collection of words;
a vocabulary; a dictionary; a lexicon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Word"-catch`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who cavils at
words.</def></p>

<p><hw>Word"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A speaker.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Withlock.</i></p>

<p><hw>Word"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a wordy
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Word"i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being wordy, or abounding with words; verboseness.</def>
<i>Jeffrey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Word"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or manner of
expressing in words; style of expression; phrasing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It is believed this <i>wording</i> was above his known
style.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Word"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Respecting words; full of
words; wordy.</def>  [R.] <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i> -- <wf>Word"ish*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>The truth they hide by their dark
<i>woordishness</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir K. Digby.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wor"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of several pivoted
pieces forming the throat of an adjustable die used in drawing wire, lead
pipe, etc.</def>  <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Word"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not using words; not
speaking; silent; speechless.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Words"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who deals in
words, or in mere words; a verbalist.</def>  [R.] "Some speculative
<i>wordsman</i>."  <i>H. Bushnell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Word"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Wordier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Wordiest</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to words; consisting of words;
verbal; as, a <i>wordy</i> war.</def>  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Using many words; verbose; as, a <i>wordy</i>
speaker.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Containing many words; full of words.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We need not lavish hours in <i>wordy</i>
periods.</blockquote> <i>Philips.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wore</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Wear</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wore</hw>, <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Ware</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Work</hw> (w&ucirc;rk), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>work</i>,
<i>werk</i>, <i>weorc</i>, AS. <i>weorc</i>, <i>worc</i>; akin to OFries.
<i>werk</i>, <i>wirk</i>, OS., D., & G. <i>werk</i>, OHG. <i>werc</i>,
<i>werah</i>, Icel. & Sw. <i>verk</i>, Dan. <i>v&aelig;rk</i>, Goth.
ga<i>wa&uacute;rki</i>, Gr. <grk>'e`rgon</grk>, &digamma;<grk>e`rgon</grk>,
work, <grk>"re`zein</grk> to do, <grk>'o`rganon</grk>  an instrument,
<grk>'o`rgia</grk> secret rites, Zend <i>verez</i> to work. &radic;145.
Cf. <u>Bulwark</u>, <u>Energy</u>, <u>Erg</u>, <u>Georgic</u>,
<u>Liturgy</u>, <u>Metallurgy</u>, <u>Organ</u>, <u>Orgy</u>,
<u>Surgeon</u>, <u>Wright</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or
intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil;
employment; sometimes, specifically, physical labor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Man hath his daily <i>work</i> of body or mind<BR>
Appointed.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The matter on which one is at work; that upon
which one spends labor; material for working upon; subject of exertion; the
thing occupying one; business; duty; as, to take up one's <i>work</i>; to
drop one's <i>work</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Come on, Nerissa; I have <i>work</i> in hand<BR>
That you yet know not of.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In every <i>work</i> that he began . . . he did it with all
his heart, and prospered.</blockquote> <i>2 Chron. xxxi. 21.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is produced as the result of labor;
anything accomplished by exertion or toil; product; performance; fabric;
manufacture; in a more general sense, act, deed, service, effect, result,
achievement, feat.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To leave no rubs or blotches in the
<i>work</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>work</i> some praise,<BR>
And some the architect.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Fancy . . . <BR>
Wild <i>work</i> produces oft, and most in dreams.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The composition or dissolution of mixed bodies . . . is the
chief <i>work</i> of elements.</blockquote> <i>Sir K. Digby.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>That which is
produced by mental labor; a composition; a book; as, a <i>work</i>, or the
<i>works</i>, of Addison.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Flowers, figures,
or the like, wrought with the needle; embroidery.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I am glad I have found this napkin; . . . <BR>
I'll have the <i>work</i> ta'en out,<BR>
And give 't Iago.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>pl.</i> <def>Structures in civil, military, or
naval engineering, as docks, bridges, embankments, trenches,
fortifications, and the like; also, the structures and grounds of a
manufacturing establishment; as, iron <i>works</i>; locomotive
<i>works</i>; gas <i>works</i>.</def>  <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <i>pl.</i>
<def>The moving parts of a mechanism; as, the <i>works</i> of a
watch.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Manner of working; management; treatment; as,
unskillful <i>work</i> spoiled the effect.</def>  <i>Bp.
Stillingfleet.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>The causing of motion against a
resisting force. The amount of work is proportioned to, and is measured by,
the product of the force into the amount of motion along the direction of
the force.  See <i>Conservation of energy</i>, under <u>Conservation</u>,
<i>Unit of work</i>, under <u>Unit</u>, also <u>Foot pound</u>, <u>Horse
power</u>, <u>Poundal</u>, and <u>Erg</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Energy is the capacity of doing <i>work</i> . . .
<i>Work</i> is the transference of energy from one system to
another.</blockquote> <i>Clerk Maxwell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>Ore before it is dressed.</def>
<i>Raymond.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Script.)</i> <def>Performance of moral
duties; righteous conduct.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He shall reward every man according to his
<i>works</i>.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xvi. 27.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Faith, if it hath not <i>works</i>, is dead.</blockquote>
<i>James ii. 17.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Muscular work</b></col> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>the work done by
a muscle through the power of contraction.</cd> -- <col><b>To go to
work</b></col>, <cd>to begin laboring; to commence operations; to contrive;
to manage.</cd>  "I 'll <i>go</i> another way <i>to work</i> with him."
<i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>To set on work</b></col>, <cd>to cause to begin
laboring; to set to work.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Hooker.</i> -- <col><b>To set to
work</b></col>, <cd>to employ; to cause to engage in any business or
labor.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Work</hw> (w&ucirc;rk), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Worked</u> (w&ucirc;rkt), or <u>Wrought</u> (r&add;t);
<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Working</u>.] [AS. <i>wyrcean</i>
(imp. <i>worthe</i>, <i>wrohte</i>, p. p. <i>geworht</i>, <i>gewroht</i>);
akin to OFries. <i>werka</i>, <i>wirka</i>, OS. <i>wirkian</i>, D.
<i>werken</i>, G. <i>wirken</i>, Icel. <i>verka</i>, <i>yrkja</i>,
<i>orka</i>, Goth. <i>wa&uacute;rkjan</i>. &radic;145.  See <u>Work</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To exert one's self for a purpose; to put forth
effort for the attainment of an object; to labor; to be engaged in the
performance of a task, a duty, or the like.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>O thou good Kent, how shall I live and <i>work</i>,<BR>
To match thy goodness?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Go therefore now, and <i>work</i>; for there shall no straw
be given you.</blockquote> <i>Ex. v. 18.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Whether we <i>work</i> or play, or sleep or wake,<BR>
Our life doth pass.</blockquote> <i>Sir J. Davies.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, in a general sense, to operate; to act;
to perform; as, a machine <i>works</i> well.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We bend to that the <i>working</i> of the
heart.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, figuratively, to be effective; to have
effect or influence; to conduce.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We know that all things <i>work</i> together for good to
them that love God.</blockquote> <i>Rom. viii. 28.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This so <i>wrought</i> upon the child, that afterwards he
desired to be taught.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>She marveled how she could ever have been <i>wrought</i>
upon to marry him.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To carry on business; to be engaged or employed
customarily; to perform the part of a laborer; to labor; to toil.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They that <i>work</i> in fine flax . . . shall be
confounded.</blockquote> <i>Isa. xix. 9.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To be in a state of severe exertion, or as if in
such a state; to be tossed or agitated; to move heavily; to strain; to
labor; as, a ship <i>works</i> in a heavy sea.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Confused with <i>working</i> sands and rolling
waves.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To make one's way slowly and with difficulty; to
move or penetrate laboriously; to proceed with effort; -- with a following
preposition, as <i>down</i>, <i>out</i>, <i>into</i>, <i>up</i>,
<i>through</i>, and the like; as, scheme <i>works</i> out by degrees; to
<i>work</i> into the earth.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Till body up to spirit <i>work</i>, in bounds<BR>
Proportioned to each kind.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To ferment, as a liquid.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>working</i> of beer when the barm is put
in.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>To act or operate on the stomach and bowels, as
a cathartic.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Purges . . . <i>work</i> best, that is, cause the blood so
to do, . . . in warm weather or in a warm room.</blockquote>
<i>Grew.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1665 !></p>

<p><col><b>To work at</b></col>, <cd>to be engaged in or upon; to be
employed in.</cd> -- <col><b>To work to windward</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>,
<cd>to sail or ply against the wind; to tack to windward.</cd>  <i>Mar.
Dict.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>Work</hw> (w&ucirc;rk), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>To labor or operate upon; to give exertion and effort to; to prepare
for use, or to utilize, by labor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He could have told them of two or three gold mines, and a
silver mine, and given the reason why they forbare to <i>work</i> them at
that time.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To produce or form by labor; to bring forth by
exertion or toil; to accomplish; to originate; to effect; as, to
<i>work</i> wood or iron into a form desired, or into a utensil; to
<i>work</i> cotton or wool into cloth.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Each herb he knew, that <i>works</i> or good or
ill.</blockquote> <i>Harte.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To produce by slow degrees, or as if
laboriously; to bring gradually into any state by action or motion.</def>
"Sidelong he <i>works</i> his way."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>So the pure, limpid stream, when foul with stains<BR>
Of rushing torrents and descending rains,<BR>
<i>Works</i> itself clear, and as it runs, refines,<BR>
Till by degrees the floating mirror shines.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To influence by acting upon; to prevail upon; to
manage; to lead.</def>  "<i>Work</i> your royal father to his ruin."
<i>Philips.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To form with a needle and thread or yarn;
especially, to embroider; as, to <i>work</i> muslin.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To set in motion or action; to direct the action
of; to keep at work; to govern; to manage; as, to <i>work</i> a
machine.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Knowledge in building and <i>working</i> ships.</blockquote>
<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Now, Marcus, thy virtue's the proof;<BR>
Put forth thy utmost strength, <i>work</i> every nerve.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The mariners all 'gan <i>work</i> the ropes,<BR>
Where they were wont to do.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To cause to ferment, as liquor.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To work a passage</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to pay for a
passage by doing work.</cd> -- <col><b>To work double tides</b></col>
<i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to perform the labor of three days in two; -- a phrase
which alludes to a practice of working by the night tide as well as by the
day.</cd> -- <col><b>To work in</b></col>, <cd>to insert, introduce,
mingle, or interweave by labor or skill.</cd> -- <col><b>To work
into</b></col>, <cd>to force, urge, or insinuate into; as, <i>to work</i>
one's self <i>into</i> favor or confidence.</cd> -- <col><b>To work
off</b></col>, <cd>to remove gradually, as by labor, or a gradual process;
as, beer <i>works off</i> impurities in fermenting.</cd> -- <col><b>To work
out</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To effect by labor and
exertion.</cd> "<i>Work out</i> your own salvation with fear and
trembling." <i>Phil. ii. 12.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To erase; to
efface.</cd> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Tears of joy for your returning spilt,<BR>
<i>Work out</i> and expiate our former guilt.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To solve, as a problem.</cd> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd>
<cd>To exhaust, as a mine, by working.</cd> -- <col><b>To work
up</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To raise; to excite; to stir up; as,
<i>to work up</i> the passions to rage.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>The sun, that rolls his chariot o'er their heads,<BR>
<i>Works up</i> more fire and color in their cheeks.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To expend in any work, as materials; as, they
have <i>worked up</i> all the stock.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd>
<i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>To make over or into something else, as yarns drawn from
old rigging, made into spun yarn, foxes, sennit, and the like; also, to
keep constantly at work upon needless matters, as a crew in order to punish
them.</cd> <i>R. H. Dana, Jr.</i></p>

<p><hw>Work"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
worked, or worth working; as, a <i>workable</i> mine; <i>workable</i>
clay.</def></p>

<p><hw>Work"a*day`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See
<u>Workyday</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Work"bag`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A bag for holding
implements or materials for work; especially, a reticule, or bag for
holding needlework, and the like.</def></p>

<p><hw>Work"bas`ket</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A basket for
holding materials for needlework, or the like.</def></p>

<p><hw>Work"bench`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A bench on which
work is performed, as in a carpenter's shop.</def></p>

<p><hw>Work"box`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A box for holding
instruments or materials for work.</def></p>

<p><hw>Work"day`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>weorcd&aelig;g</i>.] <def>A day on which work is performed, as
distinguished from Sunday, festivals, etc., a working day.</def></p>

<p><hw>Work"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a <i>worker</i> in
brass.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Professors of holiness, but <i>workers</i> of
iniquity.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the neuter, or
sterile, individuals of the social ants, bees, and white ants. The workers
are generally females having the sexual organs imperfectly developed.  See
<u>Ant</u>, and <i>White ant</i>, under <u>White</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Work"fel`low</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One engaged in the
same work with another; a companion in work.</def></p>

<p><hw>Work"folk`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>People that
labor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Work"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of work;
diligent.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Work"house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Workhouses</b></plw> (#). [AS. <i>weorch&?;s</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A house where any manufacture is carried on; a
workshop.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A house in which idle and vicious persons are
confined to labor.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A house where the town poor are maintained at
public expense, and provided with labor; a poorhouse.</def></p>

<p><hw>Work"ing</hw>, <def><pos><i>a & n.</i></pos> from
<u>Work</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The word must cousin be to the <i>working</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Working beam</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Beam</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> 10.</cd> -- <col><b>Working class</b></col>, <cd>the
class of people who are engaged in manual labor, or are dependent upon it
for support; laborers; operatives; -- chiefly used in the plural.</cd> --
<col><b>Working day</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Day</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Working drawing</b></col>, <cd>a
drawing, as of the whole or part of a structure, machine, etc., made to a
scale, and intended to be followed by the workmen. Working drawings are
either <i>general</i> or <i>detail</i> drawings.</cd> -- <col><b>Working
house</b></col>, <cd>a house where work is performed; a workhouse.</cd> --
<col><b>Working point</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>that part of a machine
at which the effect required; the point where the useful work is
done.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Work"ing-day</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, or
characteristic of, working days, or workdays; everyday; hence, plodding;
hard-working.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>O, how full of briers in this <i>working-day</i>
world.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Work"ing*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Workingmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A laboring man; a man who earns
his daily support by manual labor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Work"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Without
work; not laboring; as, many people were still <i>workless</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not carried out in practice; not exemplified in
fact; as, <i>workless</i> faith.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Sir T. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Work"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Workmen</b></plw> (#). [AS. <i>weorcmann</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A man employed in labor, whether in tillage or
manufactures; a worker.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, especially, a skillful artificer or
laborer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Work"man*like`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Becoming a
workman, especially a skillful one; skillful; well performed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Work"man*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Becoming a skillful
workman; skillful; well performed; workmanlike.</def></p>

<p><hw>Work"man*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a skillful manner;
in a manner becoming a skillful workman.</def>  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Work"man*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
art or skill of a workman; the execution or manner of making
anything.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Due reward<BR>
For her praiseworthy <i>workmanship</i> to yield.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Beauty is nature's brag, and must be shown . . . <BR>
Where most may wonder at the <i>workmanship</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is effected, made, or produced;
manufacture, something made by manual labor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Not any skilled in <i>workmanship</i> embossed.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>By how much Adam exceeded all men in perfection, by being
the immediate <i>workmanship</i> of God.</blockquote> <i>Sir W.
Raleigh.</i></p>

<p><hw>Work"mas`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The performer of
any work; a master workman.</def>  [R.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Work"room`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Any room or apartment
used especially for labor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Work"ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Workmanship.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Work"shop`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A shop where any
manufacture or handiwork is carried on.</def></p>

<p><hw>Work"ta`ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A table for holding
working materials and implements; esp., a small table with drawers and
other conveniences for needlework, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Work"wom`an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Workwomen</b></plw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A woman who
performs any work; especially, a woman skilled in needlework.</def></p>

<p><hw>Work"y*day`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Workday</u>,
<u>Workingday</u>.] <def>A week day or working day, as distinguished from
Sunday or a holiday. Also used adjectively.</def>  [Written also
<i>workiday</i>, and <i>workaday</i>.] [Obs. or Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Prithee, tell her but a <i>workyday</i>
fortune.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>World</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>world</i>,
<i>werld</i>, <i>weorld</i>, <i>weoreld</i>, AS. <i>weorold</i>,
<i>worold</i>; akin to OS. <i>werold</i>, D. <i>wereld</i>, OHG.
<i>weralt</i>, <i>worolt</i>, <i>werolt</i>, <i>werlt</i>, G. <i>welt</i>,
Icel. <i>ver&ouml;ld</i>, Sw. <i>verld</i>, Dan. <i>verden</i>; properly,
the age of man, lifetime, humanity; AS. <i>wer</i> a man + a word akin to
E. <i>old</i>; cf. AS. <i>yld</i> lifetime, age, <i>ylde</i> men, humanity.
Cf. <u>Werewolf</u>, <u>Old</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The earth and the surrounding heavens; the
creation; the system of created things; existent creation; the
universe.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The invisible things of him from the creation of the
<i>world</i> are clearly seen.</blockquote> <i>Rom. 1. 20.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>With desire to know,<BR>
What nearer might concern him, how this <i>world</i><BR>
Of heaven and earth conspicuous first began.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any planet or heavenly body, especially when
considered as inhabited, and as the scene of interests analogous with human
interests; as, a plurality of <i>worlds</i>.</def>  "Lord of the
<i>worlds</i> above."  <i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Amongst innumerable stars, that shone<BR>
Star distant, but high-hand seemed other <i>worlds</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There may be other <i>worlds</i>, where the inhabitants have
never violated their allegiance to their almighty Sovereign.</blockquote>
<i>W. B. Sprague.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The earth and its inhabitants, with their
concerns; the sum of human affairs and interests.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That forbidden tree, whose mortal taste<BR>
Brought death into the <i>world</i>, and all our woe.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>In a more restricted sense, that part of the
earth and its concerns which is known to any one, or contemplated by any
one; a division of the globe, or of its inhabitants; human affairs as seen
from a certain position, or from a given point of view; also, state of
existence; scene of life and action; as, the Old <i>World</i>; the New
<i>World</i>; the religious <i>world</i>; the Catholic <i>world</i>; the
upper <i>world</i>; the future <i>world</i>; the heathen
<i>world</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>One of the greatest in the Christian <i>world</i><BR>
Shall be my surety.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Murmuring that now they must be put to make war beyond the
<i>world's</i> end -- for so they counted Britain.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The customs, practices, and interests of men;
general affairs of life; human society; public affairs and occupations; as,
a knowledge of the <i>world</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Happy is she that from the <i>world</i>
retires.</blockquote> <i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If knowledge of the <i>world</i> makes man perfidious,<BR>
May Juba ever live in ignorance.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Individual experience of, or concern with, life;
course of life; sum of the affairs which affect the individual; as, to
begin the <i>world</i> with no property; to lose all, and begin the
<i>world</i> anew.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>The inhabitants of the earth; the human race;
people in general; the public; mankind.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Since I do purpose to marry, I will think nothing to any
purpose that the <i>world</i> can say against it.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Tell me, wench, how will the <i>world</i> repute me<BR>
For undertaking so unstaid a journey?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>The earth and its affairs as distinguished from
heaven; concerns of this life as distinguished from those of the life to
come; the present existence and its interests; hence, secular affairs;
engrossment or absorption in the affairs of this life; worldly corruption;
the ungodly or wicked part of mankind.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I pray not for the <i>world</i>, but for them which thou
hast given me; for they are thine.</blockquote> <i>John xvii. 9.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Love not the <i>world</i>, neither the things that are in
the <i>world</i>. If any man love the <i>world</i>, the love of the Father
is not in him. For all that is in the <i>world</i>, the lust of the flesh,
and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but
is of the <i>world</i>.</blockquote> <i>1 John ii. 15, 16.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>As an emblem of immensity, a great multitude or
quantity; a large number.</def>  "A <i>world</i> of men." <i>Chapman.</i>
"A <i>world</i> of blossoms for the bee."  <i>Bryant.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Nor doth this wood lack <i>worlds</i> of
company.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>world</i> of woes dispatched in little
space.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><col><b>All . . . in the world</b></col>, <cd>all that exists; all that
is possible; as, <i>all</i> the precaution <i>in the world</i> would not
save him.</cd> -- <col><b>A world to see</b></col>, <cd>a wonder to see;
something admirable or surprising to see.</cd> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>O, you are novices; 't is a <i>world to see</i><BR>
How tame, when men and women are alone,<BR>
A meacock wretch can make the curstest shrew.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>-- <col><b>For all the world</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>
<cd>Precisely; exactly.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>For any
consideration.</cd> -- <col><b>Seven wonders of the world</b></col>.
<cd>See in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.</cd> -- <col><b>To go
to the world</b></col>, <cd>to be married.</cd> [Obs.] "Thus <i>goes</i>
every one <i>to the world</i> but I . . . ; I may sit in a corner and cry
heighho for a husband!" <i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>World's end</b></col>,
<cd>the end, or most distant part, of the world; the remotest regions.</cd>
-- <col><b>World without end</b></col>, <cd>eternally; forever;
everlastingly; as if in a state of existence having no end.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>Throughout all ages, <i>world without end</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Eph. iii. 21.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>World"li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of
being worldly; a predominant passion for obtaining the good things of this
life; covetousness; addictedness to gain and temporal enjoyments; worldly-
mindedness.</def></p>

<p><hw>World"ling</hw> (?), [<i>World</i> + <i>-ling</i>.] <def>A person
whose soul is set upon gaining temporal possessions; one devoted to this
world and its enjoyments.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A foutre for the world and <i>worldlings</i>
base.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If we consider the expectations of futurity, the
<i>worldling</i> gives up the argument.</blockquote> <i>Rogers.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And <i>worldlings</i> blot the temple's gold.</blockquote>
<i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><hw>World"ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>woroldlic</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Relating to the world; human; common; as,
<i>worldly</i> maxims; <i>worldly</i> actions.</def> "I thus neglecting
<i>worldly</i> ends."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Many years it hath continued, standing by no other
<i>worldly</i> mean but that one only hand which erected it.</blockquote>
<i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to this world or life, in
contradistinction from the life to come; secular; temporal; devoted to this
life and its enjoyments; bent on gain; as, <i>worldly</i> pleasures,
affections, honor, lusts, men.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With his soul fled all my <i>worldly</i>
solace.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Lay, as opposed to <i>clerical</i>.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>World"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With relation to this
life; in a worldly manner.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Subverting <i>worldly</i> strong and <i>worldly</i> wise<BR>
By simply meek.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>World"ly-mind`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Devoted to
worldly interests; mindful of the affairs of the present life, and
forgetful of those of the future; loving and pursuing this world's goods,
to the exclusion of piety and attention to spiritual concerns.</def>  --
<wf>World"ly*mind`ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>World"ly-wise`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wise in regard to
things of this world.</def>  <i>Bunyan.</i></p>

<p><hw>World"-wide`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Extended throughout
the world; as, <i>world-wide</i> fame.</def>  <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Worm</hw> (w&ucirc;rm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>worm</i>,
<i>wurm</i>, AS. <i>wyrm</i>; akin to D. <i>worm</i>, OS. & G. <i>wurm</i>,
Icel. <i>ormr</i>, Sw. & Dan. <i>orm</i>, Goth. <i>wa&uacute;rms</i>, L.
<i>vermis</i>, Gr. &?; a wood worm.  Cf. <u>Vermicelli</u>,
<u>Vermilion</u>, <u>Vermin</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A creeping or a crawling animal of any kind or
size, as a serpent, caterpillar, snail, or the like.</def>  [Archaic]</p>

<p><blockquote>There came a viper out of the heat, and leapt on his hand.
When the men of the country saw the <i>worm</i> hang on his hand, they
said, This man must needs be a murderer.</blockquote> <i>Tyndale (Acts
xxviii. 3, 4).</i></p>

<p><blockquote>'T is slander,<BR>
Whose edge is sharper than the sword, whose tongue<BR>
Outvenoms all the <i>worms</i> of Nile.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When Cerberus perceived us, the great <i>worm</i>,<BR>
His mouth he opened and displayed his tusks.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any small creeping animal or reptile, either
entirely without feet, or with very short ones, including a great variety
of animals; as, an earth<i>worm</i>; the blind<i>worm</i>.</def>
Specifically: <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any helminth; an
entozo&ouml;n.</def>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any annelid.</def>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>An insect larva.</def>  <sd><i>(d)</i></sd>
<i>pl.</i> <def>Same as <u>Vermes</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or
afflicts one's mind with remorse.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>worm</i> of conscience still begnaw thy
soul!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A being debased and despised.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I am a <i>worm</i>, and no man.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xxii.
6.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Anything spiral, vermiculated, or resembling a
worm</def>; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The thread of a screw.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The threads of screws, when bigger than can be made in screw
plates, are called <i>worms</i>.</blockquote> <i>Moxon.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A spiral instrument or screw, often like a
double corkscrew, used for drawing balls from firearms.</def>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A certain muscular band in the
tongue of some animals, as the dog; the lytta.  See <u>Lytta</u>.</def>
<sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>The condensing tube of a still, often curved and
wound to economize space.  See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Still</u>.</def>
<sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>A short revolving screw, the
threads of which drive, or are driven by, a worm wheel by gearing into its
teeth or cogs.  See <i>Illust.</i> of <i>Worm gearing</i>, below.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Worm abscess</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>an abscess produced by
the irritation resulting from the lodgment of a worm in some part of the
body.</cd> -- <col><b>Worm fence</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Fence</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Worm gear</b></col>. <i>(Mach.)</i>
<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A worm wheel.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Worm
gearing.</cd> -- <col><b>Worm gearing</b></col>, <cd>gearing consisting of
a worm and worm wheel working together.</cd> -- <col><b>Worm
grass</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>See <u>Pinkroot</u>,
2 <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</cd>  <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The white stonecrop
(<i>Sedum album</i>) reputed to have qualities as a vermifuge.</cd> <i>Dr.
Prior.</i> -- <col><b>Worm oil</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>an anthelmintic
consisting of oil obtained from the seeds of <i>Chenopodium
anthelminticum</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Worm powder</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>,
<cd>an anthelmintic powder.</cd> -- <col><b>Worm snake</b></col>.
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <i>Thunder snake</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>, under
<u>Thunder</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Worm tea</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>an
anthelmintic tea or tisane.</cd> -- <col><b>Worm tincture</b></col>
<i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a tincture prepared from dried earthworms, oil of
tartar, spirit of wine, etc.</cd> [Obs.] -- <col><b>Worm wheel</b></col>,
<cd>a cogwheel having teeth formed to fit into the spiral spaces of a screw
called a <i>worm</i>, so that the wheel may be turned by, or may turn, the
worm; -- called also <i>worm gear</i>, and sometimes <i>tangent wheel</i>.
See <i>Illust.</i> of <i>Worm gearing</i>, above.</cd></p>

<p><! p. 1666 !></p>

<p><hw>Worm</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wormed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Worming</u>.] <def>To work slowly, gradually, and secretly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When debates and fretting jealousy<BR>
Did <i>worm</i> and work within you more and more,<BR>
Your color faded.</blockquote> <i>Herbert.</i></p>

<p><hw>Worm</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
effect, remove, drive, draw, or the like, by slow and secret means; --
often followed by <i>out</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They find themselves <i>wormed</i> out of all
power.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They . . . <i>wormed</i> things out of me that I had no
desire to tell.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To clean by means of a worm; to draw a wad or
cartridge from, as a firearm.  See <u>Worm</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> 5
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cut the worm, or lytta, from under the tongue
of, as a dog, for the purpose of checking a disposition to gnaw. The
operation was formerly supposed to guard against canine madness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The men assisted the laird in his sporting parties,
<i>wormed</i> his dogs, and cut the ears of his terrier
puppies.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To wind rope, yarn, or other
material, spirally round, between the strands of, as a cable; to wind with
spun yarn, as a small rope.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ropes . . . are generally <i>wormed</i> before they are
served.</blockquote> <i>Totten.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To worm one's self into</b></col>, <cd>to enter into gradually
by arts and insinuations; as, <i>to worm one's self into</i>
favor.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wor"mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See
<u>Wormil</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Worm"-eat`en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Eaten, or eaten into, by a worm or by worms; as, <i>worm-eaten</i>
timber.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Concave as a covered goblet, or a <i>worm-eaten</i>
nut.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Worn-out; old; worthless.</def>  [R.]  <i>Sir W.
Raleigh.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Worm"-eat`en*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [R.]  <i>Dr. John
Smith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wormed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Penetrated by worms;
injured by worms; worm-eaten; as, <i>wormed</i> timber.</def></p>

<p><hw>Worm"hole`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A burrow made by a
worm.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wor"mi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i>
<def>Discovered or described by Olanus <i>Wormius</i>, a Danish
anatomist.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Wormian bones</b></col>, <cd>small irregular plates of bone
often interposed in the sutures between the large cranial bones.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wor"mil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. 1st <u>Warble</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any botfly larva which
burrows in or beneath the skin of domestic and wild animals, thus producing
sores. They belong to various species of <i>Hypoderma</i> and allied
genera. Domestic cattle are often infested by a large species.  See
<u>Gadfly</u>. Called also <i>warble</i>, and <i>worble</i>.</def>
[Written also <i>wormal</i>, <i>wormul</i>, and <i>wornil</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Far.)</i> <def>See 1st <u>Warble</u>, 1
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Worm"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little
worm.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>O dusty <i>wormling</i>! dost thou strive and stand<BR>
With heaven's high monarch?</blockquote> <i>Sylvester.</i></p>

<p><hw>Worm"seed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any one
of several plants, as <i>Artemisia santonica</i>, and <i>Chenopodium
anthelminticum</i>, whose seeds have the property of expelling worms from
the stomach and intestines.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Wormseed mustard</b></col>, <cd>a slender, cruciferous plant
(<i>Erysinum cheiranthoides</i>) having small lanceolate leaves.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Worm"-shaped`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Shaped like a
worm; &?;hick and almost cylindrical, but variously curved or bent; as, a
<i>worm-shaped</i> root.</def></p>

<p><hw>Worm"-shell`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any species of Vermetus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wor"mul</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See
<u>Wornil</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Worm"wood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>werm&?;d</i>, akin
to OHG. <i>wermuota</i>, <i>wormuota</i>, G. <i>wermuth</i>, <i>wermut</i>;
of uncertain origin.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A composite plant (<i>Artemisia
Absinthium</i>), having a bitter and slightly aromatic taste, formerly used
as a tonic and a vermifuge, and to protect woolen garments from moths. It
gives the peculiar flavor to the cordial called absinthe. The volatile oil
is a narcotic poison. The term is often extended to other species of the
same genus.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anything very bitter or grievous;
bitterness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and
<i>wormwood</i>.</blockquote> <i>Deut. xxix. 18.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Roman wormwood</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an American weed
(<i>Ambrosia artemisi&aelig;folia</i>); hogweed.</cd> -- <col><b>Tree
wormwood</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a species of Artemisia (probably
<i>Artemisia variabilis</i>) with woody stems.</cd> -- <col><b>Wormwood
hare</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a variety of the common hare
(<i>Lepus timidus</i>); -- so named from its color.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Worm"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Wormier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Wormiest</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Containing a worm; abounding with worms.</def>
"<i>Wormy</i> beds."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Like or pertaining to a worm; earthy;
groveling.</def></p>

<p><hw>Worn</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Wear</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Worn land</b></col>, <cd>land that has become exhausted by
tillage, or which for any reason has lost its fertility.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wor"nil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See
<u>Wormil</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Worn"-out`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Consumed, or rendered
useless, by wearing; as, <i>worn-out</i> garments.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Wor"ral</hw> (?), <hw>Wor"rel</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An Egyptian fork-tongued lizard, about four feet
long when full grown.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wor"ri*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
worries.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wor"ri*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Worry</u>.]
<def>Trouble; anxiety; worry.</def>  [Colloq. U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Wor"ri*some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inclined to worry or
fret; also, causing worry or annoyance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wor"rit</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To worry; to
annoy.</def>  [Illiterate]</p>

<p><hw>Wor"rit</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Worry; anxiety.</def>
[Illiterate]</p>

<p><hw>Wor"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Worried</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Worrying</u>.] [OE. <i>worowen</i>, <i>wirien</i>, to strangle, AS.
<i>wyrgan</i> in <i>&amacr;wyrgan</i>; akin to D. <i>worgen</i>,
<i>wurgen</i>, to strangle, OHG. <i>wurgen</i>, G. <i>w&uuml;rgen</i>,
Lith. <i>verszti</i>, and perhaps to E. <i>wring</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack
repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A hellhound that doth hunt us all to death;<BR>
That dog that had his teeth before his eyes,<BR>
To <i>worry</i> lambs and lap their gentle blood.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To harass or beset with importunity, or with
care an anxiety; to vex; to annoy; to torment; to tease; to fret; to
trouble; to plague.</def>  "A church <i>worried</i> with reformation."
<i>South.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Let them rail,<BR>
And <i>worry</i> one another at their pleasure.</blockquote>
<i>Rowe.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Worry</i> him out till he gives consent.</blockquote>
<i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To harass with labor; to fatigue.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Wor"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To feel or express
undue care and anxiety; to manifest disquietude or pain; to be fretful; to
chafe; as, the child <i>worries</i>; the horse <i>worries</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wor"ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Worries</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A state of undue solicitude; a state
of disturbance from care and anxiety; vexation; anxiety; fret; as, to be in
a <i>worry</i>.</def>  "The whir and <i>worry</i> of spindle and of loom."
<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wor"ry*ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a worrying
manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Worse</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, <pos><i>compar.</i></pos> of
<u>Bad</u>. [OE. <i>werse</i>, <i>worse</i>, <i>wurse</i>, AS.
<i>wiersa</i>, <i>wyrsa</i>, a comparative with no corresponding positive;
akin to OS. <i>wirsa</i>, OFries. <i>wirra</i>, OHG. <i>wirsiro</i>, Icel.
<i>verri</i>, Sw. <i>v&auml;rre</i>, Dan. <i>v&auml;rre</i>, Goth.
<i>wa&iacute;rsiza</i>, and probably to OHG. <i>werran</i> to bring into
confusion, E. <i>war</i>, and L. <i>verrere</i> to sweep, sweep along. As
<i>bad</i> has no comparative and superlative, <i>worse</i> and
<i>worst</i> are used in lieu of them, although etymologically they have no
relation to <i>bad</i>.] <def>Bad, ill, evil, or corrupt, in a greater
degree; more bad or evil; less good; specifically, in poorer health; more
sick; -- used both in a physical and moral sense.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Or <i>worse</i>, if men <i>worse</i> can
devise.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[She] was nothing bettered, but rather grew
<i>worse</i>.</blockquote> <i>Mark v. 26.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Evil men and seducers shall wax <i>worse</i> and
<i>worse</i>.</blockquote> <i>2 Tim. iii. 13.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There are men who seem to believe they are not bad while
another can be found <i>worse</i>.</blockquote> <i>Rambler.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>"But I love him." "Love him? <i>Worse</i> and
<i>worse</i>."</blockquote> <i>Gay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Worse</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Loss;
disadvantage; defeat.</def>  "Judah was put to the <i>worse</i> before
Israel."  <i>Kings xiv. 12.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is worse; something less good; as,
think not the <i>worse</i> of him for his enterprise.</def></p>

<p><hw>Worse</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wiers</i>, <i>wyrs</i>;
akin to OS. & OHG. <i>wirs</i>, Icel. <i>verr</i>, Goth,
<i>wa&iacute;rs</i>; a comparative adverb with no corresponding positive.
See <u>Worse</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>In a worse degree; in a manner
more evil or bad.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Now will we deal <i>worse</i> with thee than with
them.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xix. 9.</i></p>

<p><hw>Worse</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wursien</i>, AS.
<i>wyrsian</i> to become worse.] <def>To make worse; to put disadvantage;
to discomfit; to worst.  See <u>Worst</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><blockquote>Weapons more violent, when next we meet,<BR>
May serve to better us and <i>worse</i> our foes.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wors"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
make worse; to deteriorate; to impair.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It is apparent that, in the particular point of which we
have been conversing, their condition is greatly
<i>worsened</i>.</blockquote> <i>Southey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To get the better of; to worst.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Wors"en</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To grow or become
worse.</def>  <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Indifferent health, which seemed rather to <i>worsen</i>
than improve.</blockquote> <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wors"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Worse.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Thou dost deserve a <i>worser</i> end.</blockquote> <i>Beau.
& Fl.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>From <i>worser</i> thoughts which make me do
amiss.</blockquote> <i>Bunyan.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A dreadful quiet felt, and, <i>worser</i> far<BR>
Than arms, a sullen interval of war.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p>&fist; This old and redundant form of the comparative occurs
occasionally in the best authors, although commonly accounted a vulgarism.
It has, at least, the analogy of <i>lesser</i> to sanction its issue.  See
<u>Lesser</u>. "The experience of man's <i>worser</i> nature, which
intercourse with ill-chosen associates, by choice or circumstance,
peculiarly teaches."  <i>Hallam.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wor"ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>worshipe</i>,
<i>wur&eth;scipe</i>, AS. <i>weor&eth;scipe</i>; <i>weor&eth;</i> worth +
<i>-scipe</i> -ship.  See <u>Worth</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and <u>-
ship</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Excellence of character; dignity; worth;
worthiness.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A man of <i>worship</i> and honour.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Elfin, born of noble state,<BR>
And muckle <i>worship</i> in his native land.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Honor; respect; civil deference.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Of which great worth and <i>worship</i> may be
won.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Then shalt thou have <i>worship</i> in the presence of them
that sit at meat with thee.</blockquote> <i>Luke xiv. 10.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a title of honor, used in addresses to
certain magistrates and others of rank or station.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My father desires your <i>worships'</i>
company.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The act of paying divine honors to the Supreme
Being; religious reverence and homage; adoration, or acts of reverence,
paid to God, or a being viewed as God.</def>  "God with idols in their
<i>worship</i> joined."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>worship</i> of God is an eminent part of religion,
and prayer is a chief part of religious <i>worship</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Tillotson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Obsequious or submissive respect; extravagant
admiration; adoration.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>'T is your inky brows, your black silk hair,<BR>
Your bugle eyeballs, nor your cheek of cream,<BR>
That can my spirits to your <i>worship</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>An object of worship.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In attitude and aspect formed to be<BR>
At once the artist's <i>worship</i> and despair.</blockquote>
<i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Devil worship</b></col>, <col><b>Fire worship</b></col>,
<col><b>Hero worship</b></col>, <cd>etc.  See under <u>Devil</u>,
<u>Fire</u>, <u>Hero</u>, etc.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wor"ship</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Worshiped</u> (?) or <u>Worshipped</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. &
vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Worshiping</u> or <u>Worshipping</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To respect; to honor; to treat with civil
reverence.</def>  [Obsoles.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Our grave . . . shall have a tongueless mouth,<BR>
Not <i>worshiped</i> with a waxen epitaph.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This holy image that is man God
<i>worshipeth</i>.</blockquote> <i>Foxe.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pay divine honors to; to reverence with
supreme respect and veneration; to perform religious exercises in honor of;
to adore; to venerate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But God is to be <i>worshiped</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When all our fathers <i>worshiped</i> stocks and
stones.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To honor with extravagant love and extreme
submission, as a lover; to adore; to idolize.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With bended knees I daily <i>worship</i> her.</blockquote>
<i>Carew.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To adore; revere; reverence; bow to; honor.</p>

<p><hw>Wor"ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To perform acts of
homage or adoration; esp., to perform religious service.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Our fathers <i>worshiped</i> in this mountain; and ye say
that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to
<i>worship</i>.</blockquote> <i>John iv. 20.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Was it for this I have loved . . . and <i>worshiped</i> in
silence?</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wor`ship*a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality
of being worthy to be worshiped.</def>  [R.]  <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wor"ship*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
worshiped; worthy of worship.</def>  [R.]  <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wor"ship*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who worships;
one who pays divine honors to any being or thing; one who adores.</def>
[Written also <i>worshipper</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Wor"ship*ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Entitled to
worship, reverence, or high respect; claiming respect; worthy of honor; --
often used as a term of respect, sometimes ironically.</def>  "This is
<i>worshipful</i> society."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[She is] so dear and <i>worshipful</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Wor"ship*ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Wor"ship*ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Worst</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> of
<u>Bad</u>. [OE. <i>werst</i>, <i>worste</i>, <i>wurste</i>, AS.
<i>wyrst</i>, <i>wierst</i>, <i>wierrest</i>.  See <u>Worse</u>,
<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Bad, evil, or pernicious, in the highest degree,
whether in a physical or moral sense.  See <u>Worse</u>.</def>  "Heard so
oft in <i>worst</i> extremes."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote> I have a wife, the <i>worst</i> that may be.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If thou hadst not been born the <i>worst</i> of men,<BR>
Thou hadst been a knave and flatterer.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Worst</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which is most bad or
evil; the most severe, pernicious, calamitous, or wicked state or
degree.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>worst</i> is not<BR>
So long as we can say, This is the <i>worst</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He is always sure of finding diversion when the <i>worst</i>
comes to the <i>worst</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Worst</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Worsted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Worsting</u>.] [See
<u>Worse</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> & <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>To gain
advantage over, in contest or competition; to get the better of; to defeat;
to overthrow; to discomfit.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The . . . Philistines were <i>worsted</i> by the captivated
ark.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Worst</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To grow worse; to
deteriorate.</def>  [R.] "Every face . . . <i>worsting</i>."  <i>Jane
Austen.</i></p>

<p><hw>Worst"ed</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>Worsted</i>,
now spelled <i>Worstead</i>, a town in Norfolk, England; for
<i>Worthstead</i>.  See <u>Worth</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, and
<u>Stead</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Well-twisted yarn spun of long-staple wool which
has been combed to lay the fibers parallel, used for carpets, cloth,
hosiery, gloves, and the like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fine and soft woolen yarn, untwisted or lightly
twisted, used in knitting and embroidery.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wort</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wort</i>, <i>wurt</i>,
AS. <i>wyrt</i> herb, root; akin to OS. <i>wurt</i>, G. <i>wurz</i>, Icel.
<i>jurt</i>, <i>urt</i>, Dan. <i>urt</i>, Sw. <i>&ouml;rt</i>, Goth.
<i>wa&uacute;rts</i> a root, L. <i>radix</i>, Gr. &?; a root, &?; a branch,
young shoot, &?; a branch, and E. <i>root</i>, n.  Cf. <u>Licorice</u>,
<u>Orchard</u>, <u>Radish</u>, <u>Root</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>,
<u>Whortleberry</u>, <u>Wort</u> an infusion of malt.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant of any kind.</def></p>

<p>&fist; This word is now chiefly used in combination, as in
cole<i>wort</i>, fig<i>wort</i>, St. John's-<i>wort</i>, wound<i>wort</i>,
etc.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Cabbages.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wort</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>worte</i>, <i>wurte</i>,
AS. <i>wyrte</i>; akin to OD. <i>wort</i>, G. <i>w&uuml;rze</i>,
bier<i>w&uuml;rze</i>, Icel. <i>virtr</i>, Sw. <i>v&ouml;rt</i>.  See
<u>Wort</u> an herb.] <def>An infusion of malt which is unfermented, or is
in the act of fermentation; the sweet infusion of malt, which ferments and
forms beer; hence, any similar liquid in a state of incipient
fermentation.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Wort</i> consists essentially of a dilute solution of sugar,
which by fermentation produces alcohol and carbon dioxide.</p>

<p><hw>Worth</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [OE. <i>worthen</i>,
<i>wur&thorn;en</i>, to become, AS. <i>weor&eth;an</i>; akin to OS.
<i>wer&eth;an</i>, D. <i>worden</i>, G. <i>werden</i>, OHG. <i>werdan</i>,
Icel. <i>ver&eth;a</i>, Sw. <i>varda</i>, Goth. <i>wa&iacute;rpan</i>, L.
<i>vertere</i> to turn, Skr. <i>vr.t</i>, v. i., to turn, to roll, to
become. &radic;143.  Cf. <u>Verse</u>, -<u>ward</u>, <u>Weird</u>.] <def>To
be; to become; to betide; -- now used only in the phrases, woe <i>worth</i>
the day, woe <i>worth</i> the man, etc., in which the verb is in the
imperative, and the nouns <i>day</i>, <i>man</i>, etc., are in the dative.
Woe <i>be to</i> the day, woe <i>be to</i> the man, etc., are equivalent
phrases.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I counsel . . . to let the cat <i>worthe</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>worth</i> upon [got upon] his steed gray.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Worth</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>worth</i>,
<i>wur&thorn;</i>, AS. <i>weor&eth;</i>, <i>wurE</i>; akin to OFries.
<i>werth</i>, OS. <i>wer&eth;</i>, D. <i>waard</i>, OHG. <i>werd</i>, G.
<i>wert</i>, <i>werth</i>, Icel. <i>ver&eth;r</i>, Sw. <i>v&auml;rd</i>,
Dan. <i>v&aelig;rd</i>, Goth. <i>wa&iacute;rps</i>, and perhaps to E.
<i>wary</i>.  Cf. <u>Stalwart</u>, <u>Ware</u> an article of merchandise,
<u>Worship</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Valuable; of worthy; estimable; also, worth
while.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>It was not <i>worth</i> to make it wise.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Equal in value to; furnishing an equivalent for;
proper to be exchanged for.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A ring he hath of mine <i>worth</i> forty
ducats.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All our doings without charity are nothing
<i>worth</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bk. of Com. Prayer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If your arguments produce no conviction, they are
<i>worth</i> nothing to me.</blockquote> <i>Beattie.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Deserving of; -- in a good or bad sense, but
chiefly in a good sense.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To reign is <i>worth</i> ambition, though in
hell.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This is life indeed, life <i>worth</i>
preserving.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Having possessions equal to; having wealth or
estate to the value of.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>At Geneva are merchants reckoned <i>worth</i> twenty hundred
crowns.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Worth while</b></col>, or <col><b>Worth the while</b></col>.
<cd>See under <u>While</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd>
</p>

<p><hw>Worth</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>worth</i>,
<i>wur&thorn;</i>, AS. <i>weor&eth;</i>, <i>wur&eth;</i>; <i>weor&eth;</i>,
<i>wur&eth;</i>, adj.  See <u>Worth</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That quality of a thing which renders it
valuable or useful; sum of valuable qualities which render anything useful
and sought; value; hence, often, value as expressed in a standard, as
money; equivalent in exchange; price.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What 's <i>worth</i> in anything<BR>
But so much money as 't will bring?</blockquote> <i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Value in respect of moral or personal qualities;
excellence; virtue; eminence; desert; merit; usefulness; as, a man or
magistrate of great <i>worth</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To be of worth, and worthy estimation.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>As none but she, who in that court did dwell,<BR>
Could know such worth, or worth describe so well.</blockquote>
<i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To think how modest worth neglected lies.</blockquote>
<i>Shenstone.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Desert; merit; excellence; price; rate.</p>

<p><! p. 1667 !></p>

<p><hw>Worth"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of worth; worthy;
deserving.</def>  <i>Marston.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wor"thi*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a worthy manner;
excellently; deservedly; according to merit; justly; suitably;
becomingly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>You <i>worthily</i> succeed not only to the honors of your
ancestors, but also to their virtues.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Some may very <i>worthily</i> deserve to be
hated.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wor"thi*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being worthy; desert; merit; excellence; dignity; virtue; worth.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Who is sure he hath a soul, unless<BR>
It see, and judge, and follow <i>worthiness</i>?</blockquote>
<i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>She is not worthy to be loved that hath not some feeling of
her own <i>worthiness.</i></blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The prayers which our Savior made were for his own
<i>worthiness</i> accepted.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><hw>Worth"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>weor&eth;le&aacute;s</i>.] <def>Destitute of worth; having no value,
virtue, excellence, dignity, or the like; undeserving; valueless; useless;
vile; mean; as, a <i>worthless</i> garment; a <i>worthless</i> ship; a
<i>worthless</i> man or woman; a <i>worthless</i> magistrate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>'T is a <i>worthless</i> world to win or lose.</blockquote>
<i>Byron.</i></p>

<p>-- <wf>Worth"less*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Worth"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Wor"thy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Worthier</u> (&?;); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Worthiest.</u>] [OE.
<i>worthi</i>, <i>wur&thorn;i</i>, from <i>worth</i>, <i>wur&thorn;</i>,
n.; cf. Icel. <i>ver&eth;ugr</i>, D. <i>waardig</i>, G. <i>w&uuml;rdig</i>,
OHG. <i>wird&imacr;g</i>.  See <u>Worth</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having worth or excellence; possessing merit;
valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Full <i>worthy</i> was he in his lordes war.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>These banished men that I have kept withal<BR>
Are men endued with <i>worthy</i> qualities.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Happier thou mayst be, <i>worthier</i> canst not
be.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This <i>worthy</i> mind should <i>worthy</i> things
embrace.</blockquote> <i>Sir J. Davies.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having suitable, adapted, or equivalent
qualities or value; -- usually with <i>of</i> before the thing compared or
the object; more rarely, with a following infinitive instead of <i>of</i>,
or with <i>that</i>; as, <i>worthy</i> of, equal in excellence, value, or
dignity to; entitled to; meriting; -- usually in a good sense, but
sometimes in a bad one.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>No, Warwick, thou art <i>worthy</i> of the
sway.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The merciless Macdonwald,<BR>
<i>Worthy</i> to be a rebel.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Whose shoes I am not <i>worthy</i> to bear.</blockquote>
<i>Matt. iii. 11.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And thou art <i>worthy</i> that thou shouldst not know<BR>
More happiness.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The lodging is well <i>worthy</i> of the guest.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of high station; of high social position.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Worthy</i> women of the town.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Worthiest of blood</b></col> <i>(Eng. Law of Descent)</i>,
<cd>most worthy of those of the same blood to succeed or inherit; --
applied to males, and expressive of the preference given them over
females.</cd>  <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wor"thy</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Worthies</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A man of eminent worth or value; one
distinguished for useful and estimable qualities; a person of conspicuous
desert; -- much used in the plural; as, the <i>worthies</i> of the church;
political <i>worthies</i>; military <i>worthies</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The blood of ancient <i>worthies</i> in his
veins.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wor"thy</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To render worthy; to
exalt into a hero.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wost</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>2d pers. sing. pres.</i></pos> of
<u>Wit</u>, to know.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wot</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>1st & 3d pers. sing. pres.</i></pos> of
<u>Wit</u>, to know.  See the <u>Note</u> under <u>Wit</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos></def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Brethren, I <i>wot</i> that through ignorance ye did
it.</blockquote> <i>Acts iii. 17.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Wot"est</hw> (?), <hw>Wot"test</hw>, } <def><pos><i>2d pers. sing.
pres.</i></pos> of <u>Wit</u>, to know.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Wot"eth</hw> (?), <hw>Wot"teth</hw>, } <def><pos><i>3d pers. sing.
pres.</i></pos> of <u>Wit</u>, to know.</def>  [Obs.]  "He <i>wotteth</i>
neither what he babbleth, nor what he meaneth." <i>Tyndale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Woul</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To howl.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Would</hw> (?), <pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Will</u>. [OE. & AS.
<i>wolde</i>.  See <u>Will</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>Commonly used
as an auxiliary verb, either in the past tense or in the conditional or
optative present.  See 2d & 3d <u>Will</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Would</i> was formerly used also as the past participle of
<u>Will</u>.</p>

<p><blockquote>Right as our Lord hath <i>would</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Would</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See 2d
<u>Weld</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Would"-be`</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Desiring or
professing to be; vainly pretending to be; as, a <i>would-be</i>
poet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Would"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Emotion of desire;
inclination; velleity.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Hammond.</i></p>

<p><hw>Would"ing*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Willingness;
desire.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Woulfe" bot`tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A
kind of wash bottle with two or three necks; -- so called after the
inventor, Peter <i>Woulfe</i>, an English chemist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wound</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Wind</u>
to twist, and <u>Wind</u> to sound by blowing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wound</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wounde</i>,
<i>wunde</i>, AS. <i>wund</i>; akin to OFries. <i>wunde</i>, OS.
<i>wunda</i>, D. <i>wonde</i>, OHG. <i>wunta</i>, G. <i>wunde</i>, Icel.
<i>und</i>, and to AS., OS., & G. <i>wund</i> sore, wounded, OHG.
<i>wunt</i>, Goth. <i>wunds</i>, and perhaps also to Goth. <i>winnan</i> to
suffer, E. <i>win</i>. &radic;140.  Cf. Zounds.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A hurt or injury caused by violence;
specifically, a breach of the skin and flesh of an animal, or in the
substance of any creature or living thing; a cut, stab, rent, or the
like.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Showers of blood<BR>
Rained from the <i>wounds</i> of slaughtered Englishmen.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: An injury, hurt, damage, detriment, or the
like, to feeling, faculty, reputation, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Criminal Law)</i> <def>An injury to the person by
which the skin is divided, or its continuity broken; a lesion of the body,
involving some solution of continuity.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Walker condemns the pronunciation <i>woond</i> as a "capricious
novelty." It is certainly opposed to an important principle of our
language, namely, that the Old English long sound written <i>ou</i>, and
pronounced like French <i>ou</i> or modern English <i>oo</i>, has regularly
changed, when accented, into the diphthongal sound usually written with the
same letters <i>ou</i> in modern English, as in <i>ground</i>,
<i>hound</i>, <i>round</i>, <i>sound</i>. The use of <i>ou</i> in Old
English to represent the sound of modern English <i>oo</i> was borrowed
from the French, and replaced the older and Anglo-Saxon spelling with
<i>u</i>. It makes no difference whether the word was taken from the French
or not, provided it is old enough in English to have suffered this change
to what is now the common sound of <i>ou</i>; but words taken from the
French at a later time, or influenced by French, may have the French
sound.</p>

<p><col><b>Wound gall</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>an elongated
swollen or tuberous gall on the branches of the grapevine, caused by a
small reddish brown weevil (<i>Ampeloglypter sesostris</i>) whose
larv&aelig; inhabit the galls.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wound</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wounded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wounding</u>.] [AS. <i>wundian</i>. &radic;140.  See <u>Wound</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To hurt by violence; to produce a breach, or
separation of parts, in, as by a cut, stab, blow, or the like.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The archers hit him; and he was sore <i>wounded</i> of the
archers.</blockquote> <i>1 Sam. xxxi. 3.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To hurt the feelings of; to pain by disrespect,
ingratitude, or the like; to cause injury to.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When ye sin so against the brethren, and <i>wound</i> their
weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. viii.
12.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wound"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being
wounded; vulnerable.</def>  [R.]  <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wound"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which,
wounds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wound"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a woundy manner;
excessively; woundy.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wound"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Free from wound or
hurt; exempt from being wounded; invulnerable.</def>  "Knights whose
<i>woundless</i> armor rusts."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[Slander] may miss our name,<BR>
And hit the woundless air.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wound"wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any
one of certain plants whose soft, downy leaves have been used for dressing
wounds, as the kidney vetch, and several species of the labiate genus
<i>Stachys</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wound"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessive.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Such a world of holidays, that 't a <i>woundy</i> hindrance
to a poor man that lives by his labor.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wound"y</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Excessively;
extremely.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A am <i>woundy</i> cold.</blockquote> <i>Ford.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wou"ra*li</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
Curare.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wou"-wou`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called from its cry.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The agile, or silvery, gibbon; -- called also
camper.  See <u>Gibbon</u>.</def>  [Written also <i>wow-wow</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Wove</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>p. pr. & rare vb. n.</i></pos> of
<u>Weave</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wov"en</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Weave</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Woven paper</b></col>, or <col><b>Wove paper</b></col>,
<cd>writing paper having an even, uniform surface, without
watermarks.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wowe</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To woo.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wowf</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Disordered or unsettled in
intellect; deranged.</def>  [Scot.]  <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wowke</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Week.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wow"-wow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>See <u>Wou-wou</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wox</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Wax</u>.</def>
<i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wox"en</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Wax</u>.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrack</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A thin, flying cloud; a
rack.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wrack</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To rack; to torment.</def>
[R.]</p>

<p><hw>Wrack</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wrak</i> wreck.  See
<u>Wreck</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Wreck; ruin; destruction.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i>  "A world devote to universal <i>wrack</i>."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any marine vegetation cast up on the shore,
especially plants of the genera <i>Fucus</i>, <i>Laminaria</i>, and
<i>Zostera</i>, which are most abundant on northern shores.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Coarse seaweed of any
kind.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Wrack grass</b></col>, or <col><b>Grass wrack</b></col>
<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>eelgrass.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wrack</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To wreck.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrack"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ruinous;
destructive.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wrain"-bolt`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as
<u>Wringbolt</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wraith</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Scot. <i>wraith</i>,
<i>warth</i>; probably originally, a guardian angel, from Icel.
<i>v&ouml;r&eth;r</i> a warden, guardian, akin to E. <i>ward</i>.  See
<u>Ward</u> a guard.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An apparition of a person in his exact likeness,
seen before death, or a little after; hence, an apparition; a specter; a
vision; an unreal image.</def>  [Scot.]</p>

<p><blockquote>She was uncertain if it were the gypsy or her
<i>wraith</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>O, hollow <i>wraith</i> of dying fame.</blockquote>
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Sometimes, improperly, a spirit thought to
preside over the waters; -- called also <i>water wraith</i>.</def>  <i>M.
G. Lewis.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wran"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wrangled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wrangling</u> (?).] [OE. <i>wranglen</i> to wrestle.  See <u>Wrong</u>,
<u>Wring</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To argue; to debate; to dispute.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and
noisily; to brawl; to altercate.</def>  "In spite of occasional
<i>wranglings</i>."  <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>For a score of kingdoms you should
<i>wrangle</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He did not know what it was to <i>wrangle</i> on indifferent
points.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wran"gle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To involve in a quarrel
or dispute; to embroil.</def>  [R.]  <i>Bp. Sanderson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wran"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An angry dispute; a
noisy quarrel; a squabble; an altercation.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Altercation; bickering; brawl; jar; jangle; contest;
controversy.  See <u>Altercation</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Wran"gler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An
angry disputant; one who disputes with heat or peevishness.</def>  "Noisy
and contentious <i>wranglers</i>." <i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One of those who stand in the first rank of
honors in the University of Cambridge, England. They are called, according
to their rank, senior <i>wrangler</i>, second <i>wrangler</i>, third
<i>wrangler</i>, etc.  Cf. <u>Optime</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wran"gler*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The honor or position
of being a wrangler at the University of Cambridge, England.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wran"gle*some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Contentious;
quarrelsome.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]  <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Wran"nock</hw> (?), <hw>Wran"ny</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The common wren.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wrap</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [A corrupt spelling of
<i>rap</i>.] <def>To snatch up; transport; -- chiefly used in the p. p.
<i>wrapt</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Lo! where the stripling, <i>wrapt</i> in wonder,
roves.</blockquote> <i>Beattie.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrap</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Wrapped</u> (?) or <u>Wrapt</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wrapping</u>.] [OE. <i>wrappen</i>, probably akin to E. <i>warp</i>.
&radic;144.  Cf. <u>Warp</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To wind or fold together; to arrange in
folds.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Then cometh Simon Peter, . . . and seeth . . . the napkin
that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but
<i>wrapped</i> together in a place by itself.</blockquote> <i>John xx. 6,
7.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Like one that <i>wraps</i> the drapery of his couch<BR>
About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.</blockquote>
<i>Bryant.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cover by winding or folding; to envelop
completely; to involve; to infold; -- often with <i>up</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I . . . <i>wrapt</i> in mist<BR>
Of midnight vapor, glide obscure.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To conceal by enveloping or infolding; to hide;
hence, to involve, as an effect or consequence; to be followed
by.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Wise poets that <i>wrap</i> truth in tales.</blockquote>
<i>Carew.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To be wrapped up in</b></col>, <cd>to be wholly engrossed in; to
be entirely dependent on; to be covered with.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>Leontine's young wife, <i>in</i> whom all his happiness was
<i>wrapped up</i>, died in a few days after the death of her
daughter.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Things reflected on in gross and transiently . . . are
thought <i>to be wrapped up in</i> impenetrable obscurity.</blockquote>
<i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrap</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wrapper; -- often used in the
plural for blankets, furs, shawls, etc., used in riding or
traveling.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wrap"page</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The act of wrapping.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which wraps; envelope; covering.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wrap"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who, or that which, wraps.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That in which anything is wrapped, or inclosed;
envelope; covering.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, a loose outer garment; an article
of dress intended to be wrapped round the person; as, a morning
<i>wrapper</i>; a gentleman's <i>wrapper</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wrap"ras`cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of coarse
upper coat, or overcoat, formerly worn.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wrasse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [W. <i>gwrachen</i>.]
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous edible, marine, spiny-finned
fishes of the genus <i>Labrus</i>, of which several species are found in
the Mediterranean and on the Atlantic coast of Europe. Many of the species
are bright-colored.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Among the European species are the ballan wrasse (<i>Labrus
maculatus</i>), the streaked wrasse (<i>L. lineatus</i>), the red wrasse
(<i>L. mixtus</i>), the comber wrasse (<i>L. comber</i>), the blue-striped,
or cook, wrasse (see <i>Peacock fish</i>, under <u>Peacock</u>), the
rainbow wrasse (<i>L. vulgaris</i>), and the seawife.</p>

<p><hw>Wras"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wrastlen</i>.
See <u>Wrestle</u>.] <def>To wrestle.</def>  [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Colloq.
U. S.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Who <i>wrastleth</i> best naked, with oil
enoint.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrath</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wrathe</i>,
<i>wra&thorn;&thorn;e</i>, <i>wrethe</i>, <i>wr&aelig;&eth;&eth;e</i>, AS.
<i>wr&aemacr;&eth;&eth;o</i>, fr. <i>wr&amacr;&eth;</i> wroth; akin to
Icel. <i>rei&eth;i</i> wrath.  See <u>Wroth</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Violent anger; vehement exasperation;
indignation; rage; fury; ire.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Wrath</i> is a fire, and jealousy a weed.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When the <i>wrath</i> of king Ahasuerus was
appeased.</blockquote> <i>Esther ii. 1.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Now smoking and frothing<BR>
Its tumult and <i>wrath</i> in.</blockquote> <i>Southey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The effects of anger or indignation; the just
punishment of an offense or a crime.</def>  "A revenger to execute
<i>wrath</i> upon him that doeth evil."  <i>Rom. xiii. 4.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Anger; fury; rage; ire; vengeance; indignation;
resentment; passion.  See <u>Anger</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Wrath</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Wroth</u>.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wrath</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To anger; to enrage; --
also used impersonally.</def>  [Obs.]  "I will not <i>wrathen</i> him."
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If him <i>wratheth</i>, be ywar and his way
shun.</blockquote> <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrath"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>Full of wrath; very angry; greatly incensed; ireful; passionate; as, a
wrathful man.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Springing from, or expressing, wrath; as, a
wrathful countenance.</def>  "<i>Wrathful</i> passions." <i>Sprat.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Furious; raging; indignant; resentful.</p>

<p>-- <wf>Wrath"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Wrath"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Wrath"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a wrathy manner;
very angrily; wrathfully.</def>  [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Wrath"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Free from anger or
wrath.</def>  <i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrath"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Very angry.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Wraw</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. dial. Sw. <i>vr&aring;</i>
willful, disobedient.] <def>Angry; vexed; wrathful.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>With this speech the cock wex wroth and
<i>wraw</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wraw"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ill-tempered.</def>
[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrawl</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. Dan. <i>vraale</i>, Sw.
<i>vr&aring;la</i> to brawl, to roar, Dan. <i>vraal</i> a bawling, roaring,
<i>vr&aelig;le</i> to cry, weep, whine.] <def>To cry, as a cat; to
waul.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1668 !></p>

<p><hw>Wraw"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Peevishness; ill
temper; anger.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wray</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wr&?;gan</i> to
accuse.  See <u>Bewray</u>.] <def>To reveal; to disclose.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>To no wight thou shalt this counsel
<i>wray</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wreak</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To reck; to care.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wreak</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wreaked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wreaking</u>.] [OE. <i>wrek&?;&?;</i> to revenge, punish, drive out, AS.
<i>wrecan</i>; akin to OFries. <i>wreka</i>, OS. <i>wrekan</i> to punish,
D. <i>wreken</i> to avenge, G. <i>r&auml;chen</i>, OHG. <i>rehhan</i>,
Icel. <i>reka</i> to drive, to take vengeance, Goth. <i>wrikan</i> to
persecute, Lith. <i>vargas</i> distress, <i>vargti</i> to suffer distress,
L. <i>urgere</i> to drive, urge, Gr. &?; to shut, Skr. &?; to turn away.
Cf. <u>Urge</u>, <u>Wreck</u>, <u>Wretch</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To revenge; to avenge.</def>  [Archaic]</p>

<p><blockquote>He should <i>wreake</i> him on his foes.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Another's wrongs to <i>wreak</i> upon thyself.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Come <i>wreak</i> his loss, whom bootless ye
complain.</blockquote> <i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To execute in vengeance or passion; to inflict;
to hurl or drive; as, to <i>wreak</i> vengeance on an enemy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>On me let Death <i>wreak</i> all his rage.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Now was the time to be avenged on his old enemy, to
<i>wreak</i> a grudge of seventeen years.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>But gather all thy powers,<BR>
And <i>wreak</i> them on the verse that thou dost weave.</blockquote>
<i>Bryant.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wreak</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. AS. <i>wr&aelig;c</i> exile,
persecution, misery.  See <u>Wreak</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]
<def>Revenge; vengeance; furious passion; resentment.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Shak. Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wreak"en</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Wreak</u>.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wreak"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Wreak</u>.]
<def>Avenger.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The stork, the <i>wrekere</i> of avouterye
[adultery].</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wreak"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Revengeful; angry;
furious.</def> [Obs.] -- <wf>Wreak"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wreak"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unrevengeful; weak.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wreath</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Wreaths</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>wrethe</i>, AS.
<i>wr&aemacr;&eth;</i> a twisted band, fr. <i>wr&imacr;&eth;an</i> to
twist.  See <u>Writhe</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Something twisted, intertwined, or curled; as, a
<i>wreath</i> of smoke; a <i>wreath</i> of flowers.</def>  "A <i>wrethe</i>
of gold."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[He] of his tortuous train<BR>
Curled many a wanton <i>wreath</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A garland; a chaplet, esp. one given to a
victor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Conquest doth grant<BR>
He dear <i>wreath</i> to the Grecian combatant.</blockquote>
<i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Far back in the ages,<BR>
The plow with <i>wreaths</i> was crowned.</blockquote> <i>Bryant.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>An appendage to the shield, placed
above it, and supporting the crest (see <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Crest</u>). It
generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the
principal metal, the other like the principal color in the arms.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wreathe</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos>
<u>Wreathed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Wreathed</u>;
<pos><i>Archaic</i></pos> <u>Wreathen</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb.
n.</i></pos> <u>Wreathing</u>.] [See <u>Wreath</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]
[Written also <i>wreath</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cause to revolve or writhe; to twist about;
to turn.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>And from so heavy sight his head did
<i>wreathe</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To twist; to convolve; to wind one about
another; to entwine.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The nods and smiles of recognition into which this singular
physiognomy was <i>wreathed</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>From his slack hand the garland <i>wreathed</i> for Eve<BR>
Down dropped.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To surround with anything twisted or convolved;
to encircle; to infold.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Each <i>wreathed</i> in the other's arms.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Dusk faces with withe silken turbants
<i>wreathed</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And with thy winding ivy <i>wreathes</i> her
lance.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To twine or twist about; to surround; to
encircle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In the flowers that <i>wreathe</i> the sparkling bowl,<BR>
Fell adders hiss.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wreathe</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be intewoven or
entwined; to twine together; as, a bower of <i>wreathing</i> trees.</def>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wreath"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Twisted; made into a
wreath.</def>  "<i>Wreathen</i> work of pure gold."  <i>Ex. xxviii.
22.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wreath"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of a
wreath.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wreath"-shell`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A marine shell of the genus <i>Turbo</i>.  See <u>Turbo</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wreath"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wreathed; twisted;
curled; spiral; also, full of wreaths.</def>  "<i>Wreathy</i> spires, and
cochleary turnings about."  <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrec"che</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wretch.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wrec"che</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wretched.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wreche</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wreak.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wreck</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & n.</i></pos> <def>See 2d & 3d
<u>Wreak</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wreck</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wrak</i>, AS.
<i>wr&aelig;c</i> exile, persecution, misery, from <i>wrecan</i> to drive
out, punish; akin to D. <i>wrak</i>, adj., damaged, brittle, n., a wreck,
<i>wraken</i> to reject, throw off, Icel. <i>rek</i> a thing drifted
ashore, Sw. <i>vrak</i> refuse, a wreck, Dan. <i>vrag</i>.  See
<u>Wreak</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Wrack</u> a marine
plant.] [Written also <i>wrack</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The destruction or injury of a vessel by being
cast on shore, or on rocks, or by being disabled or sunk by the force of
winds or waves; shipwreck.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Hard and obstinate<BR>
As is a rock amidst the raging floods,<BR>
'Gainst which a ship, of succor desolate,<BR>
Doth suffer <i>wreck</i>, both of herself and goods.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Destruction or injury of anything, especially by
violence; ruin; as, the <i>wreck</i> of a railroad train.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>wreck</i> of matter and the crush of
worlds.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Its intellectual life was thus able to go on amidst the
<i>wreck</i> of its political life.</blockquote> <i>J. R. Green.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The ruins of a ship stranded; a ship dashed
against rocks or land, and broken, or otherwise rendered useless, by
violence and fracture; as, they burned the <i>wreck</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The remain of anything ruined or fatally
injured.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To the fair haven of my native home,<BR>
The <i>wreck</i> of what I was, fatigued I come.</blockquote>
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Goods, etc., which, after a
shipwreck, are cast upon the land by the sea.</def>  <i>Bouvier.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wreck</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wrecked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wrecking</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To destroy, disable, or seriously damage, as a
vessel, by driving it against the shore or on rocks, by causing it to
become unseaworthy, to founder, or the like; to shipwreck.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Supposing that they saw the king's ship
<i>wrecked</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To bring wreck or ruin upon by any kind of
violence; to destroy, as a railroad train.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer
ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Weak and envied, if they should conspire,<BR>
They <i>wreck</i> themselves.</blockquote> <i>Daniel.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wreck</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To
suffer wreck or ruin.</def>  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To work upon a wreck, as in saving property or
lives, or in plundering.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wreck"age</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The act of wrecking, or state of being wrecked.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which has been wrecked; remains of a
wreck.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wreck"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who causes a wreck, as by false lights, and the like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who searches fro, or works upon, the wrecks
of vessels, etc. Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> One who visits a wreck
for the purpose of plunder. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> One who is employed in
saving property or lives from a wrecked vessel, or in saving the vessel;
as, the <i>wreckers</i> of Key West.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A vessel employed by wreckers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wreck"fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called because it
often comes in with <i>wreckage</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A stone
bass.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wreck"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Causing wreck;
involving ruin; destructive.</def>  "By <i>wreckful</i> wind."
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wreck"ing</hw>, <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from <u>Wreck</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><col><b>Wrecking car</b></col> <i>(Railway)</i>, <cd>a car fitted up
with apparatus and implements for removing the wreck occasioned by an
accident, as by a collision.</cd> -- <col><b>Wrecking pump</b></col>, <cd>a
pump especially adapted for pumping water from the hull of a wrecked
vessel.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wreck"-mas`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person
appointed by law to take charge of goods, etc., thrown on shore after a
shipwreck.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Wreke</hw> (r&emacr;k), <hw>Wreeke</hw>  }, <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos> <def>See 2d <u>Wreak</u>.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wren</hw> (r&ebreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wrenne</i>, AS.
<i>wrenna</i>, <i>wr&aelig;nna</i>, perhaps akin to <i>wr&aemacr;ne</i>
lascivious.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species
of small singing birds belonging to <i>Troglodytes</i> and numerous allied
of the family <i>Troglodytid&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Among the species best known are the house wren (<i>Troglodytes
a&euml;don</i>) common in both Europe and America, and the American winter
wren (<i>T. hiemalis</i>).  See also <i>Cactus wren</i>, <i>Marsh wren</i>,
and <i>Rock wren</i>, under <u>Cactus</u>, <u>Marsh</u>, and
<u>Rock</u>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species
of small singing birds more or less resembling the true wrens in size and
habits.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Among these are several species of European warblers; as, the
reed wren (see <i>Reed warbler</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>, under <u>Reed</u>),
the sedge wren (see <i>Sedge warbler</i>, under <u>Sedge</u>), the willow
wren (see <i>Willow warbler</i>, under <u>Willow</u>), the golden-crested
wren, and the ruby-crowned wren (see <u>Kinglet</u>).</p>

<p><col><b>Ant wren</b></col>, <cd>any one of numerous South American birds
of the family <i>Formicarid&aelig;</i>, allied to the ant thrushes.</cd> --
<col><b>Blue wren</b></col>, <cd>a small Australian singing bird
(<i>Malurus cyaneus</i>), the male of which in the breeding season is
bright blue. Called also <i>superb warbler</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Emu
wren</b></col>. <cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Wren
babbler</b></col>, <cd>any one of numerous species of small timaline birds
belonging to <i>Alcippe</i>, <i>Stachyris</i>, <i>Timalia</i>, and several
allied genera. These birds are common in Southern Asia and the East
Indies.</cd> -- <col><b>Wren tit</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Ground wren</i>,
under <u>Ground</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wren warbler</b></col>, <cd>any one of
several species of small Asiatic and African singing birds belonging to
<i>Prinia</i> and allied genera. These birds are closely allied to the
tailor birds, and build their nests in a similar manner.  See also
<u>Pincpinc</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wrench</hw> (r&ebreve;nch), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wrench</i>
deceit, AS. <i>wrenc</i> deceit, a twisting; akin to G. <i>rank</i>
intrigue, crookedness, <i>renken</i> to bend, twist, and E. <i>wring</i>.
&radic;144.  See <u>Wring</u>, and cf. <u>Ranch</u>, <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Trick; deceit; fraud; stratagem.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>His wily <i>wrenches</i> thou ne mayst not
flee.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A violent twist, or a pull with
twisting.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He wringeth them such a <i>wrench</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Skelton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The injurious effect upon biographic literature of all such
<i>wrenches</i> to the truth, is diffused everywhere.</blockquote> <i>De
Quincey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A sprain; an injury by twisting, as in a
joint.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Means; contrivance.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>An instrument, often a simple bar or lever with
jaws or an angular orifice either at the end or between the ends, for
exerting a twisting strain, as in turning bolts, nuts, screw taps, etc.; a
screw key. Many wrenches have adjustable jaws for grasping nuts, etc., of
different sizes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>The system made up of a force and
a couple of forces in a plane perpendicular to that force. Any number of
forces acting at any points upon a rigid body may be compounded so as to be
equivalent to a wrench.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Carriage wrench</b></col>, <cd>a wrench adapted for removing or
tightening the nuts that confine the wheels on the axles, or for turning
the other nuts or bolts of a carriage or wagon.</cd> -- <col><b>Monkey
wrench</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Monkey</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wrench
hammer</b></col>, <cd>a wrench with the end shaped so as to admit of being
used as a hammer.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wrench</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Wrenched</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Wrenching</u>.]
[OE. <i>wrenchen</i>, AS. <i>wrencan</i> to deceive, properly, to twist,
from <i>wrenc</i> guile, deceit, a twisting. &?;&?;&?;&?;.  See
<u>Wrench</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To pull with a twist; to wrest, twist, or force
by violence.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Wrench</i> his sword from him.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Forthwith this frame of mine was <i>wrenched</i><BR>
With a woeful agony.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To strain; to sprain; hence, to distort; to
pervert.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>You <i>wrenched</i> your foot against a stone.</blockquote>
<i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrest</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wrested</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wresting</u>.] [OE. <i>wresten</i>, AS. <i>wr&?;stan</i>; akin to
<i>wr&?;&?;</i> a twisted band, and <i>wr&imacr;&?;n</i> to twist.  See
<u>Writhe</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To turn; to twist; esp., to twist or extort by
violence; to pull of force away by, or as if by, violent wringing or
twisting.</def>  "The secret <i>wrested</i> from me."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Our country's cause,<BR>
That drew our swords, now secret <i>wrests</i> them from our
hand.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They instantly <i>wrested</i> the government out of the
hands of Hastings.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To turn from truth; to twist from its natural or
proper use or meaning by violence; to pervert; to distort.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Wrest</i> once the law to your authority.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou shalt not <i>wrest</i> the judgment of thy
poor.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxiii. 6.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Their arts of <i>wresting</i>, corrupting, and false
interpreting the holy text.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To tune with a wrest, or key.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Wrest</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of
wresting; a wrench; a violent twist; hence, distortion; perversion.</def>
<i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Active or moving power.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A key to tune a stringed instrument of
music.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The minstrel . . . wore round his neck a silver chain, by
which hung the <i>wrest</i>, or key, with which he tuned his
harp.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A partition in a water wheel, by which the form
of the buckets is determined.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Wrest pin</b></col> <i>(Piano Manuf.)</i>, <cd>one of the pins
around which the ends of the wires are wound in a piano.</cd>
<i>Knight.</i> -- <col><b>Wrest plank</b></col> <i>(Piano Manuf.)</i>,
<cd>the part in which the wrest pins are inserted.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wrest"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who
wrests.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wres"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wrestled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wrestling</u> (?).] [OE. <i>wrestlen</i>, <i>wrastlen</i>, AS.
<i>wr&?;stlian</i>, freq. of <i>wr&?;stan</i> to wrest; akin to OD.
<i>wrastelen</i> to <i>wrestle</i>.  See <u>Wrest</u>, <pos><i>v.
t.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To contend, by grappling with, and striving to
trip or throw down, an opponent; as, they <i>wrestled</i>
skillfully.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To-morrow, sir, I <i>wrestle</i> for my credit, and he that
escapes me without some broken limb shall acquit him well.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Another, by a fall in <i>wrestling</i>, started the end of
the clavicle from the sternum.</blockquote> <i>Wiseman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to struggle; to strive earnestly; to
contend.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Come, <i>wrestle</i> with thy affections.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We <i>wrestle</i> not against flesh and blood.</blockquote>
<i>Eph. vi. 12.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Difficulties with which he had himself
<i>wrestled</i>.</blockquote> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wres"tle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To wrestle with; to seek
to throw down as in wrestling.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wres"tle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A struggle between two
persons to see which will throw the other down; a bout at wrestling; a
wrestling match; a struggle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Whom in a <i>wrestle</i> the giant catching aloft, with a
terrible hug broke three of his ribs.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wres"tler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>wr&aemacr;stlere</i>.] <def>One who wrestles; one who is skillful in
wrestling.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wretch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wrecche</i>, AS.
<i>wrecca</i>, <i>wr&aelig;cca</i>, an exile, a wretch, fr. <i>wrecan</i>
to drive out, punish; properly, an exile, one driven out, akin to AS.
<i>wr&aelig;c</i> an exile, OS. <i>wrekkio</i> a stranger, OHG.
<i>reccheo</i> an exile.  See <u>Wreak</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A miserable person; one profoundly
unhappy.</def>  "The <i>wretch</i> that lies in woe."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Hovered thy spirit o'er thy sorrowing son,<BR>
<i>Wretch</i> even then, life's journey just begun?</blockquote>
<i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One sunk in vice or degradation; a base,
despicable person; a vile knave; as, a profligate <i>wretch</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Wretch</i> is sometimes used by way of slight or ironical pity
or contempt, and sometimes to express tenderness; as we say, <i>poor
thing</i>. "Poor <i>wretch</i> was never frighted so."  <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wretch"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Very
miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by, deep affliction or distress, as from
want, anxiety, or grief; calamitous; woeful; very afflicting.</def>  "To
what <i>wretched</i> state reserved!"  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>O cruel! Death! to those you are more kind<BR>
Than to the <i>wretched</i> mortals left behind.</blockquote>
<i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Worthless; paltry; very poor or mean; miserable;
as, a <i>wretched</i> poem; a <i>wretched</i> cabin.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hatefully contemptible; despicable;
wicked.</def>  [Obs.] "<i>Wretched</i> ungratefulness."  <i>Sir P.
Sidney.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Nero reigned after this Claudius, of all men
<i>wretchedest</i>, ready to all manner [of] vices.</blockquote>
<i>Capgrave.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wretch"ed*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a wretched manner;
miserably; despicable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wretch"ed*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>The quality or state of being wretched; utter misery.</def>  <i>Sir W.
Raleigh.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A wretched object; anything despicably.</def>
[Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Eat worms and such <i>wretchedness</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wretch"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wretched.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wretch"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Reckless</u>.]
<def>Reckless; hence, disregarded.</def> [Obs.] -- <wf>Wretch"less*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.] -- <wf>Wretch"less*ness</wf>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.]  <i>Bk. of Com. Prayer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Your deaf ears should listen<BR>
Unto the <i>wretchless</i> clamors of the poor.</blockquote> <i>J.
Webster.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrey</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Wray</u>.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrie</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & v.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Wry</u>.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrig</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To wriggle.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Skelton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrig"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wriggled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wriggling</u> (?).] [Freq. of <i>wrig</i>, probably from OE.
<i>wrikken</i> to move to and fro; cf. LG. <i>wriggeln</i>, D.
<i>wrikken</i>, Sw. <i>vricka</i>, Dan. <i>vrikke</i>.] <def>To move the
body to and fro with short, writhing motions, like a worm; to squirm; to
twist uneasily or quickly about.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Both he and successors would often <i>wriggle</i> in their
seats,<BR>
 as long as the cushion lasted.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrig"gle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To move with short,
quick contortions; to move by twisting and squirming; like a
worm.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Covetousness will <i>wriggle</i> itself out at a small
hole.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Wriggling</i> his body to recover<BR>
His seat, and cast his right leg over.</blockquote> <i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrig"gle</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wriggling; frisky; pliant;
flexible.</def>  [Obs.] "Their <i>wriggle</i> tails."  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1669 !></p>

<p><hw>Wrig"gler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that
which, wriggles.</def>  <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wright</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wrighte</i>,
<i>writhe</i>, AS. <i>wyrtha</i>, fr. <i>wyrcean</i> to work. &radic;145.
See <u>Work</u>.] <def>One who is engaged in a mechanical or manufacturing
business; an artificer; a workman; a manufacturer; a mechanic; esp., a
worker in wood; -- now chiefly used in compounds, as in mill<i>wright</i>,
wheel<i>wright</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He was a well good <i>wright</i>, a carpenter.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wright"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A rare
alkaloid found in the bark of an East Indian apocynaceous tree (<i>Wrightia
antidysenterica</i>), and extracted as a bitter white crystalline
substance. It was formerly used as a remedy for diarrh&oelig;a. Called also
<i>conessine</i>, and <i>neriine</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wring</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wrung</u> (?), Obs. <u>Wringed</u> (&?;); <pos><i>p. pr. &
vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Wringing</u>.] [OE. <i>wringen</i>, AS. <i>wringan</i>;
akin to LG. & D. <i>wringen</i>, OHG. <i>ringan</i> to struggle, G.
<i>ringen</i>, Sw. <i>vr&auml;nga</i> to distort, Dan. <i>vringle</i> to
twist.  Cf. <u>Wrangle</u>, <u>Wrench</u>, <u>Wrong</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To twist and compress; to turn and strain with
violence; to writhe; to squeeze hard; to pinch; as, to <i>wring</i> clothes
in washing.</def>  "Earnestly <i>wringing</i> Waverley's hand." <i>Sir W.
Scott.</i> "<i>Wring</i> him by the nose." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[His steed] so sweat that men might him
<i>wring</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The king began to find where his shoe did <i>wring</i>
him.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The priest shall bring it [a dove] unto the altar, and
<i>wring</i> off his head.</blockquote> <i>Lev. i. 15.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to pain; to distress; to torment; to
torture.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Too much grieved and <i>wrung</i> by an uneasy and strait
fortune.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Didst thou taste but half the griefs<BR>
That <i>wring</i> my soul, thou couldst not talk thus coldly.</blockquote>
<i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To distort; to pervert; to wrest.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>How dare men thus <i>wring</i> the Scriptures?</blockquote>
<i>Whitgift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To extract or obtain by twisting and
compressing; to squeeze or press (out); hence, to extort; to draw forth by
violence, or against resistance or repugnance; -- usually with <i>out</i>
or <i>form</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Your overkindness doth <i>wring</i> tears from
me.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece
together, and <i>wringed</i> the dew out of the fleece.</blockquote>
<i>Judg. vi. 38.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To subject to extortion; to afflict, or oppress,
in order to enforce compliance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To <i>wring</i> the widow from her 'customed
right.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The merchant adventures have been often wronged and
<i>wringed</i> to the quick.</blockquote> <i>Hayward.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To bend or strain out of its
position; as, to <i>wring</i> a mast.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wring</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To writhe; to twist, as
with anguish.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>'T is all men's office to speak patience<BR>
To those that <i>wring</i> under the load of sorrow.</blockquote>
<i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Look where the sister of the king of France<BR>
Sits <i>wringing</i> of her hands, and beats her breast.</blockquote>
<i>Marlowe.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wring</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A writhing, as in anguish; a
twisting; a griping.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wring"bolt`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Shipbuilding)</i> <def>A
bolt used by shipwrights, to bend and secure the planks against the timbers
till they are fastened by bolts, spikes, or treenails; -- not to be
confounded with <i>ringbolt</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wring"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One
who, or that which, wrings; hence, an extortioner.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A machine for pressing water out of anything,
particularly from clothes after they have been washed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wring"ing</hw>, <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from <u>Wring</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><col><b>Wringing machine</b></col>, <cd>a wringer.  See <u>Wringer</u>,
2.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wring"staff`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Wringstaves</b></plw> (&?;). <i>(Shipbuilding)</i> <def>A strong
piece of plank used in applying wringbolts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wrin"kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A winkle.</def>
[Local, U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Wrin"kle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wrinkil</i>, AS.
<i>wrincle</i>; akin to OD. <i>wrinckel</i>, and prob. to Dan.
<i>rynke</i>, Sw. <i>rynka</i>, Icel. <i>hrukka</i>, OHG. <i>runza</i>, G.
<i>runzel</i>, L. <i>ruga</i>. &?;&?;&?;&?;.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small ridge, prominence, or furrow formed by
the shrinking or contraction of any smooth substance; a corrugation; a
crease; a slight fold; as, <i>wrinkle</i> in the skin; a <i>wrinkle</i> in
cloth.</def> "The <i>wrinkles</i> in my brows."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Within I do not find <i>wrinkles</i> and used heart, but
unspent youth.</blockquote> <i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>hence, any roughness; unevenness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Not the least <i>wrinkle</i> to deform the sky.</blockquote>
<i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [Perhaps a different word, and a dim. AS.
<i>wrenc</i> a twisting, deceit.  Cf. <u>Wrench</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]
<def>A notion or fancy; a whim; as, to have a new <i>wrinkle</i>.</def>
[Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Wrin"kle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wrinkled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wrinkling</u> (?).]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To contract into furrows and prominences; to
make a wrinkle or wrinkles in; to corrugate; as, <i>wrinkle</i> the skin or
the brow.</def>  "Sport that <i>wrinkled</i> Care derides."
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Her <i>wrinkled</i> form in black and white
arrayed.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to make rough or uneven in any
way.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A keen north wind that, blowing dry,<BR>
<i>Wrinkled</i> the face of deluge, as decayed.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Then danced we on the <i>wrinkled</i> sand.</blockquote>
<i>Bryant.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To wrinkle at</b></col>, <cd>to sneer at.</cd> [Obs.]
<i>Marston.</i>
</p>

<p><hw>Wrin"kle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To shrink into furrows
and ridges.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wrin"kly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of wrinkles;
having a tendency to be wrinkled; corrugated; puckered.</def>  <i>G.
Eliot.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His old <i>wrinkly</i> face grew quite blown out at
last.</blockquote> <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wriste</i>,
<i>wrist</i>, AS. <i>wrist</i>; akin to OFries. <i>wriust</i>, LG.
<i>wrist</i>, G. <i>rist</i> wrist, instep, Icel. <i>rist</i> instep, Dan.
& Sw. <i>vrist</i>, and perhaps to E. <i>writhe</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The joint, or the region of the
joint, between the hand and the arm; the carpus.  See
<u>Carpus</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He took me by the <i>wrist</i>, and held me
hard.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>A stud or pin which forms a
journal; -- also called <i>wrist pin</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Bridle wrist</b></col>, <cd>the wrist of the left hand, in which
a horseman holds the bridle.</cd> -- <col><b>Wrist clonus</b></col>. [NL.
<i>clonus</i>, fr. Gr. &?;.  See <u>Clonic</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <cd>A series
of quickly alternating movements of flexion and extension of the wrist,
produced in some cases of nervous disease by suddenly bending the hand back
upon the forearm.</cd> -- <col><b>Wrist drop</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>,
<cd>paralysis of the extensor muscles of the hand, affecting the hand so
that when an attempt is made to hold it out in line with the forearm with
the palm down, the hand drops. It is chiefly due to plumbism. Called also
<i>hand drop</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wrist plate</b></col> <i>(Steam
Engine)</i>, <cd>a swinging plate bearing two or more wrists, for operating
the valves.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wrist"band</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The band of the
sleeve of a shirt, or other garment, which covers the wrist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wrist"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A covering for the
wrist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wrist"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An elastic band worn
around the wrist, as for the purpose of securing the upper part of a
glove.</def></p>

<p><hw>Writ</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>3d pers. sing. pres.</i></pos> of
<u>Write</u>, for <i>writeth</i>.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Writ</hw>, archaic <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Write</u>.</def>  <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Writ</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>writ</i>, ge<i>writ</i>.
See <u>Write</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which is written; writing; scripture; --
applied especially to the Scriptures, or the books of the Old and New
testaments; as, sacred <i>writ</i>.</def>  "Though in Holy <i>Writ</i> not
named."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Then to his hands that <i>writ</i> he did betake,<BR>
Which he disclosing read, thus as the paper spake.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Babylon, so much spoken of in Holy <i>Writ</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Knolles.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>An instrument in writing, under
seal, in an epistolary form, issued from the proper authority, commanding
the performance or nonperformance of some act by the person to whom it is
directed; as, a <i>writ</i> of entry, of error, of execution, of
injunction, of mandamus, of return, of summons, and the like.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Writs</i> are usually witnessed, or <i>tested</i>, in the name
of the chief justice or principal judge of the court out of which they are
issued; and those directed to a sheriff, or other ministerial officer,
require him to <i>return</i> them on a day specified. In former English law
and practice, writs in civil cases were either <i>original</i> or
<i>judicial</i>; the former were issued out of the Court of Chancery, under
the great seal, for the summoning of a defendant to appear, and were
granted before the suit began and in order to begin the same; the latter
were issued out of the court where the original was returned, after the
suit was begun and during the pendency of it. <i>Tomlins</i>.
<i>Brande</i>. <i>Encyc</i>. <i>Brit</i>. The term <i>writ</i> is supposed
by Mr. Reeves to have been derived from the fact of these
<i>formul&aelig;</i> having always been expressed in <i>writing</i>, being,
in this respect, distinguished from the other proceedings in the ancient
action, which were conducted <i>orally</i>.</p>

<p><col><b>Writ of account</b></col>, <col><b>Writ of capias</b></col>,
<cd>etc.  See under <u>Account</u>, <u>Capias</u>, etc.</cd> --
<col><b>Service of a writ</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Service</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Writ`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ability or
capacity to write.</def>  [R.]  <i>Walpole.</i></p>

<p><hw>Writ"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of, or
suitable for, being written down.</def></p>

<p><hw>Writ"a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inclined to much
writing; -- correlative to <i>talkative</i>.</def>  [R.]  <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Write</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos>
<u>Wrote</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Written</u> (?);
<pos><i>Archaic imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Writ</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. &
vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Writing</u>.] [OE. <i>writen</i>, AS.
<i>wr&imacr;tan</i>; originally, to scratch, to score; akin to OS.
<i>wr&imacr;tan</i> to write, to tear, to wound, D. <i>rijten</i> to tear,
to rend, G. <i>reissen</i>, OHG. <i>r&imacr;zan</i>, Icel.
<i>r&imacr;ta</i> to write, Goth. <i>writs</i> a stroke, dash, letter.  Cf.
<u>Race</u> tribe, lineage.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To set down, as legible characters; to form the
conveyance of meaning; to inscribe on any material by a suitable
instrument; as, to <i>write</i> the characters called letters; to
<i>write</i> figures.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To set down for reading; to express in legible
or intelligible characters; to inscribe; as, to <i>write</i> a deed; to
<i>write</i> a bill of divorcement; hence, specifically, to set down in an
epistle; to communicate by letter.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Last night she enjoined me to <i>write</i> some lines to one
she loves.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I chose to <i>write</i> the thing I durst not speak<BR>
To her I loved.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to compose or produce, as an
author.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I purpose to <i>write</i> the history of England from the
accession of King James the Second down to a time within the memory of men
still living.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave; as,
truth <i>written</i> on the heart.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To make known by writing; to record; to prove by
one's own written testimony; -- often used reflexively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He who <i>writes</i> himself by his own inscription is like
an ill painter, who, by writing on a shapeless picture which he hath drawn,
is fain to tell passengers what shape it is, which else no man could
imagine.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To write to</b></col>, <cd>to communicate by a written document
to.</cd> -- <col><b>Written laws</b></col>, <cd>laws deriving their force
from express legislative enactment, as contradistinguished from
<i>unwritten</i>, or common, law.  See the Note under <u>Law</u>, and
<i>Common law</i>, under <u>Common</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p><hw>Write</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To form
characters, letters, or figures, as representative of sounds or ideas; to
express words and sentences by written signs.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>So it stead you, I will <i>write</i>,<BR>
Please you command.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be regularly employed or occupied in writing,
copying, or accounting; to act as clerk or amanuensis; as, he <i>writes</i>
in one of the public offices.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To frame or combine ideas, and express them in
written words; to play the author; to recite or relate in books; to
compose.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They can <i>write</i> up to the dignity and character of the
authors.</blockquote> <i>Felton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To compose or send letters.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>wrote</i> for all the Jews that went out of his realm
up into Jewry concerning their freedom.</blockquote> <i>1 Esdras iv.
49.</i></p>

<p><hw>Writ"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS.
<i>wr&imacr;tere</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who writes, or has written; a scribe; a
clerk.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They [came] that handle the pen of the
<i>writer</i>.</blockquote> <i>Judg. v. 14.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>My tongue is the pen of a ready <i>writer</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Ps. xlv. 1.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who is engaged in literary composition as a
profession; an author; as, a <i>writer</i> of novels.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This pitch, as ancient <i>writers</i> do report, doth
defile.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A clerk of a certain rank in the service of the
late East India Company, who, after serving a certain number of years,
became a factor.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Writer of the tallies</b></col> <i>(Eng. Law)</i>, an officer of
the exchequer of England, who acted as clerk to the auditor of the receipt,
and wrote the accounts upon the tallies from the tellers' bills. The use of
<i>tallies</i> in the exchequer has been abolished. <i>Wharton (Law.
Dict.)</i> -- <col><b>Writer's</b></col> <col><b>cramp, palsy, or
spasm</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a painful spasmodic affection of the
muscles of the fingers, brought on by excessive use, as in writing, violin
playing, telegraphing, etc. Called also <i>scrivener's palsy</i>.</cd> --
<col><b>Writer to the signet</b></col>. <cd>See under
<u>Signet</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Writ"er*ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office of a
writer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Writhe</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos>
<u>Writhed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Writhed</u>, Obs. or Poetic
<u>Writhen</u> (&?;); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Writhing</u>.]
[OE. <i>writhen</i>, AS. <i>wr&imacr;&?;an</i> to twist; akin to OHG.
<i>r&imacr;dan</i>, Icel. <i>r&imacr;&?;a</i>, Sw. <i>vrida</i>, Dan.
<i>vride</i>.  Cf. <u>Wreathe</u>, <u>Wrest</u>, <u>Wroth</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To twist; to turn; now, usually, to twist or
turn so as to distort; to wring.</def>  "With <i>writhing</i> [turning] of
a pin."  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Then Satan first knew pain,<BR>
And <i>writhed</i> him to and fro.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Her mouth she <i>writhed</i>, her forehead taught to
frown.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His battle-<i>writhen</i> arms, and mighty
hands.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To wrest; to distort; to pervert.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The reason which he yieldeth showeth the least part of his
meaning to be that whereunto his words are <i>writhed</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To extort; to wring; to wrest.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The nobility hesitated not to follow the example of their
sovereign in <i>writhing</i> money from them by every species of
oppression.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Writhe</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To twist or contort the
body; to be distorted; as, to <i>writhe</i> with agony. Also used
figuratively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>After every attempt, he felt that he had failed, and
<i>writhed</i> with shame and vexation.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Writh"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a twisted
distorted from.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>writhen</i> staff his step unstable
guides.</blockquote> <i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wri"thle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Freq. of <i>writhe</i>.]
<def>To wrinkle.</def>  [Obs.]  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Writ"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The
act or art of forming letters and characters on paper, wood, stone, or
other material, for the purpose of recording the ideas which characters and
words express, or of communicating them to others by visible
signs.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anything written or printed; anything expressed
in characters or letters</def>; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any legal
instrument, as a deed, a receipt, a bond, an agreement, or the like.</def>
<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any written composition; a pamphlet; a work; a
literary production; a book; as, the <i>writings</i> of Addison.</def>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>An inscription.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And Pilate wrote a title . . . And the <i>writing</i> was,
Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.</blockquote> <i>John xix.
19.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Handwriting; chirography.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Writing book</b></col>, <cd>a book for practice in
penmanship.</cd> -- <col><b>Writing desk</b></col>, <cd>a desk with a
sloping top for writing upon; also, a case containing writing materials,
and used in a similar manner.</cd> -- <col><b>Writing lark</b></col>
<i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the European yellow-hammer; -- so called from the
curious irregular lines on its eggs.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] -- <col><b>Writing
machine</b></col>. <cd>Same as <u>Typewriter</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Writing
master</b></col>, <cd>one who teaches the art of penmanship.</cd> --
<col><b>Writing obligatory</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a bond.</cd> --
<col><b>Writing paper</b></col>, <cd>paper intended for writing upon with
ink, usually finished with a smooth surface, and sized.</cd> --
<col><b>Writing school</b></col>, <cd>a school for instruction in
penmanship.</cd> -- <col><b>Writing table</b></col>, <cd>a table fitted or
used for writing upon.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Writ"ten</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Write</u>,
<pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Wriz"zle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To wrinkle.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wro"ken</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Wreak</u>.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrong</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Wring</u>.
Wrung.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrong</hw> (?; 115), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wrong</i>,
<i>wrang</i>, a. & n., AS. <i>wrang</i>, n.; originally, awry, wrung, fr.
<i>wringan</i> to wring; akin to D. <i>wrang</i> bitter, Dan. <i>vrang</i>
wrong, Sw. <i>vr&aring;ng</i>, Icel. <i>rangr</i> awry, wrong.  See
<u>Wring</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Twisted; wry; as, a <i>wrong</i> nose.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Wyclif (Lev. xxi. 19).</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not according to the laws of good morals,
whether divine or human; not suitable to the highest and best end; not
morally right; deviating from rectitude or duty; not just or equitable; not
true; not legal; as, a <i>wrong</i> practice; <i>wrong</i> ideas;
<i>wrong</i> inclinations and desires.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not fit or suitable to an end or object; not
appropriate for an intended use; not according to rule; unsuitable;
improper; incorrect; as, to hold a book with the <i>wrong</i> end
uppermost; to take the <i>wrong</i> way.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I have deceived you both; I have directed you to
<i>wrong</i> places.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Not according to truth; not conforming to fact
or intent; not right; mistaken; erroneous; as, a <i>wrong</i>
statement.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the
<i>wrong</i> side of a garment or of a piece of cloth.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Injurious; unjust; faulty; detrimental; incorrect;
erroneous; unfit; unsuitable.</p>

<p><hw>Wrong</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a wrong manner; not
rightly; amiss; morally ill; erroneously; wrongly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ten censure <i>wrong</i> for one that writes
amiss.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrong</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wrang</i>.  See
<u>Wrong</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>That which is not right.</def>
Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Nonconformity or disobedience to
lawful authority, divine or human; deviation from duty; -- the opposite of
moral <i>right</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When I had <i>wrong</i> and she the right.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>One spake much of right and <i>wrong</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Deviation or departure from truth or fact;
state of falsity; error; as, to be in the <i>wrong</i>.</def>
<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Whatever deviates from moral rectitude; usually,
an act that involves evil consequences, as one which inflicts injury on a
person; any injury done to, or received from; another; a trespass; a
violation of right.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Friend, I do thee no <i>wrong</i>.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xx.
18.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>As the king of England can do no <i>wrong</i>, so neither
can he do right but in his courts and by his courts.</blockquote>
<i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The obligation to redress a <i>wrong</i> is at least as
binding as that of paying a debt.</blockquote> <i>E. Evereth.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Wrongs, legally, are <i>private</i> or <i>public</i>.
<i>Private</i> wrongs are civil injuries, immediately affecting
individuals; <i>public</i> wrongs are crimes and misdemeanors which affect
the community.  <i>Blackstone.</i>
</p>

<p><! p. 1670 !></p>

<p><hw>Wrong</hw> (?; 115), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p.
p.</i></pos> <u>Wronged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos>
<u>Wronging</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To treat with injustice; to deprive of some
right, or to withhold some act of justice from; to do undeserved harm to;
to deal unjustly with; to injure.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He that sinneth . . . <i>wrongeth</i> his own
soul.</blockquote> <i>Prov. viii. 36.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To impute evil to unjustly; as, if you suppose
me capable of a base act, you <i>wrong</i> me.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I rather choose<BR>
To <i>wrong</i> the dead, to <i>wrong</i> myself and you,<BR>
Than I will <i>wrong</i> such honorable men.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrong"do`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn>
<def>One who injures another, or who does wrong.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>One who commits a tort or trespass;
a trespasser; a tort feasor.</def>  <i>Ayliffe.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrong"do`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Evil or wicked behavior
or action.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wrong"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who wrongs or
injures another.</def> <i>Shak.</i>  "<i>Wrongers</i> of the world."
<i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrong"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of wrong;
injurious; unjust; unfair; as, a <i>wrongful</i> taking of property;
<i>wrongful</i> dealing.</def> -- <wf>Wrong"ful*ly</wf>,
<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Wrong"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Wrong"head`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person of a
perverse understanding or obstinate character.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Wrong"head`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wrongheaded.</def>  [R.]
<i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrong"head`ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wrong in opinion or
principle; having a perverse understanding; perverse.</def>  --
<wf>Wrong"head`ed*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> --
<wf>Wrong"head`ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>  <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrong"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not wrong; void or free
from wrong.</def> [Obs.] -- <wf>Wrong"less*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>
[Obs.]  <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrong"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a wrong manner;
unjustly; erroneously; wrong; amiss; as, he judges <i>wrongly</i> of my
motives.</def>  "And yet wouldst <i>wrongly</i> win."  <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrong"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being wrong; wrongfulness; error; fault.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The best great <i>wrongnesses</i> within
themselves.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Butler.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The rightness or <i>wrongness</i> of this view.</blockquote>
<i>Latham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wron"gous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. OE. <i>wrongwis</i>.
See <u>Wrong</u>, and cf. <u>Righteous</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Constituting, or of the nature of, a wrong;
unjust; wrongful.</def>  [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>Not right; illegal; as,
<i>wrongous</i> imprisonment.</def>  <i>Craig.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrong"-timed`</hw> (?; 115), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Done at an
improper time; ill-timed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wroot</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Write</u>.
Wrote.</def>  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrote</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wroten</i>.  See 1st
<u>Root</u>.] <def>To root with the snout.  See 1st <u>Root</u>.</def>
[Obs.]  <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrote</hw>, <def><pos><i>imp. & archaic p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Write</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wroth</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wroth</i>, <i>wrap</i>,
AS. <i>wr&amacr;&eth;</i> wroth, crooked, bad; akin to
<i>wr&imacr;&eth;an</i> to writhe, and to OS. <i>wr&emacr;&eth;</i>angry,
D. <i>wreed</i> cruel, OHG. <i>reid</i> twisted, Icel. <i>rei&eth;r</i>
angry, Dan. & Sw. <i>vred</i>.  See <u>Writhe</u>, and cf. <u>Wrath</u>.]
<def>Full of wrath; angry; incensed; much exasperated; wrathful.</def>
"<i>Wroth</i> to see his kingdom fail."  <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Revel and truth as in a low degree,<BR>
They be full <i>wroth</i> [<i>i. e.</i>, at enmity] all day.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Cain was very <i>wroth</i>, and his countenance
fell.</blockquote> <i>Gen. iv. 5.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrought</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Work</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Alas that I was <i>wrought</i> [created]!</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wrought</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Worked; elaborated; not
rough or crude.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Wrought iron</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Iron</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wrung</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of
<u>Wring</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wry</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>wre&oacute;n</i>.]
<def>To cover.</def>  [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Wrie</i> you in that mantle.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos>
<u>Wrier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Wriest</u>.] [Akin to OE.
<i>wrien</i> to twist, to bend, AS. <i>wrigian</i> to tend towards, to
drive.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a
<i>wry</i> mouth.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, deviating from the right direction;
misdirected; out of place; as, <i>wry</i> words.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Not according to the <i>wry</i> rigor of our neighbors, who
never take up an old idea without some extravagance in its
application.</blockquote> <i>Landor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Wrested; perverted.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He . . . puts a <i>wry</i> sense upon Protestant
writers.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Wry face</b></col>, <cd>a distortion of the countenance
indicating impatience, disgust, or discomfort; a grimace.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Wry</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To twist;
to writhe; to bend or wind.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To deviate from the right way; to go away or
astray; to turn side; to swerve.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This Phebus gan awayward for to <i>wryen</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>How many<BR>
Must murder wives much better than themselves<BR>
For <i>wrying</i> but a little!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wry</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos>
<u>Wried</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Wrying</u>.] [OE.
<i>wrien</i>.  See <u>Wry</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>To twist; to
distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex.</def>  <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Guests by hundreds, not one caring<BR>
If the dear host's neck were <i>wried</i>.</blockquote> <i>R.
Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wry"bill`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>See <u>Crookbill</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wry"mouth`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>Any one of several species of large, elongated, marine fishes of the
genus <i>Cryptacanthodes</i>, especially <i>C. maculatus</i> of the
American coast. A whitish variety is called <i>ghostfish</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wry"neck</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in
which the neck is drawn to one side by a rigid contraction of one of the
muscles of the neck; torticollis.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species
of Old World birds of the genus <i>Jynx</i>, allied to the woodpeckers;
especially, the common European species (<i>J. torguilla</i>); -- so called
from its habit of turning the neck around in different directions. Called
also <i>cuckoo's mate</i>, <i>snakebird</i>, <i>summer bird</i>,
<i>tonguebird</i>, and <i>writheneck</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wry"necked`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a distorted
neck; having the deformity called <i>wryneck</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wry"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of
being wry, or distorted.</def>  <i>W. Montagu.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wryth"en</hw> (?), obs. <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Writhe</u>.
<def>Writhen.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wul"fen*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So named after F. X.
<i>Wulfen</i>, an Australian mineralogist.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Native lead
molybdate occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually tabular, and of a
bright orange-yellow to red, gray, or brown color; -- also called <i>yellow
lead ore</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wull</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>See 2d
<u>Will</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Pour out to all that <i>wull</i>.</blockquote>
<i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wung"-out`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the sails set
in the manner called <i>wing-and-wing</i>.</def>  [Sailors' slang]</p>

<p><hw>Wur"ba*gool</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>A fruit bat (<i>Pteropus medius</i>) native of India. It is similar to
the flying fox, but smaller.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wur"mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See
<u>Wormil</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wur"ra*luh</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The Australian white-quilled honey eater (<i>Entomyza
albipennis</i>).</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Wust</hw> (?), <hw>Wuste</hw>  }, obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos>
of <u>Wit</u>.</def>  <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wy`an*dots"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing.
<singw><b>Wyandot</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Hurons</u>.</def>  [Written also <i>Wyandottes</i>, and
<i>Yendots</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Wych"-elm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wiche</i> a kind
of elm, AS. <i>wice</i> a kind of tree.  Cf. <u>Wicker</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i>
<def>A species of elm (<i>Ulmus montana</i>) found in Northern and Western
Europe; Scotch elm.</def></p>

<p>&fist; By confusion this word is often written <i>witch-elm</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Wych"-ha`zel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The
wych-elm; -- so called because its leaves are like those of the
hazel.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Wyc"lif*ite</hw>, <hw>Wyc"liff*ite</hw>  } (?),
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A follower of Wyclif, the English reformer; a
Lollard.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wyd</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wide.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wye</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i>
<plw><b>Wyes</b></plw> (&?;).</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The letter Y.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of crotch.  See <u>Y</u>,
<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wyke</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Week.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wy"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A
helmeted Australian cockatoo (<i>Calyptorhynchus funereus</i>); -- called
also <i>funeral cockatoo</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wynd</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Wind</u> to turn.]
<def>A narrow lane or alley.</def>  [Scot.]  <i>Jamieson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The narrow <i>wynds</i>, or alleys, on each side of the
street.</blockquote> <i>Bryant.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wyn"ker*nel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>
<def>The European moor hen.</def>  [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wynn</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of timber truck, or
carriage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wype</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The wipe, or lapwing.</def>
[Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Wys</hw> (w&imacr;z), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wise.</def>  [Obs.]
<i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Wythe</hw> (w&imacr;th), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i>.
<def>Same as <u>Withe</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 4.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Wyte</hw> (w&imacr;t), <hw>Wy"ten</hw> (w&imacr;"t'n) }, obs.
<def><pos><i>pl. pres.</i></pos> of <u>Wit</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Wy"vern</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Same as
<u>Wiver</u>.</def></p>

